On May 8th Papa Moloch, leader of the Ridleybank Resistance Front, declared a solemn crusade. Whilst on Excursion III, harmanz had occupied the Homeland and promptly commenced to much mockery and bragging on the Urban Dead wiki. With Excursion III concluded, Moloch decided that it was time to retake the Zombie Homeland. That same night, Nichols Mall in Stansbury Village was rapidly attacked, ruined and sacked within 48 hours.
However, as fate would have it, Nichols would not go down that easily. The proud workers of the Kilt Store, only found tucked around in the Mall’s Southwest corner, rallied their fellow harmanz to restore and retake the mall for the harmanz.
Five weeks later, the mall still stood in harman hands. However, it was not easy. The combined forces of the RRF have continued to lay a prolonged siege on the area. Breakins occurred regularly, with the harmanz rallying in time to prevent a beachhead from forming. Steadily the numbers grew on each side. Safehouses neighboring the Mall were rapidly cleared and the zombies enjoyed many bra!nz, but yet the Mall still stood. However, the siege has proven a success for the Front. With resources and defenders flooding the Mall, the harmanz let their guard down in the Homeland. While this reporter was unfortunately detained for two weeks, the notorious Blackmore NT building in Ridleybank was reclaimed. Ever since then feral zombies and others have made steady advances in Ridleybank. Harmanz did not recover Blackmore, and die hard defenders of the Blackmore Bastard Brigade were found in abundance holding the lines at the Mall.
But has Nichol’s become another Giddings? Obviously game updates have swung the tide in favor of each side. At the time of this writing, there were nearly 500 harmanz in the mall actively holding the line, and more then 200 zombies giving them trouble.
I had the privilege of speaking with Kilt Store Employee Zimon, amongst other harmanz defending the mall. Zimon is so kind as to consent to me printing some of his comments.
<Zimon|> well, i’m enjoying the siege even more then i enjoyed all of Pitneybank
<Zimon|> so in that respect, it’s been a collossal win regardless of the outcome
<Zimon|> that said, I really have not been amused with making long journeys for syringes
<Zimon|> but that’s all part of the fun
Zimon’s remarks on the trek for syringes tells the untold story, not readily seen from the walls of the Mall. RRF, and other zombie groups, have steadily sacked nearby Necrotech Facilities. However, the mall remaining in live hands tells of an equally well played game from the harmanz, and it appears that this siege was in a stalemate, with neither side having a solid advantage on the other.
That all changed on Friday the 13th (June). LUE forces had moved into the area, and despite some foolery amongst harman defenders, a surprise attack was luanched. LUE and Gore Corps death cultists fought side by side in a rapid attack on the NW corner of the Mall. Even though there were many panicky radio reports asking for help on the part of the defenders, apparently they were largely ignored and discounted. With the gunfire dying down and the Death Cultists leaving, the zombies quickly broke through. Despite a valiant attempt from a few active defenders to close this gap, swarms of zombies quickly came in. Rapidly devouring and enjoying the bloodshed, the zombies cleared the corners one by one moving clockwise. In 11 bloody hours, the mall was cleared and every corner ruined.
News In Passing
Radio Spam On the Rise ‘Now at 1137% and continuing upwards’
- by Tarman
Those who tune in to the airwaves for real information are sadly lacking in satisfaction these days. There have been many pirate radio broadcasters out there who enjoy nothing more than a full day’s work of playing Rick Astley and reciting poetry, thus depriving the radio of much of its effectiveness as a tool for survival. The airwaves are filled with crap.
That being said, lots of it is enjoyable crap. Many radio pirates have a sense of humour, and broadcast things which are comedically entertaining. PKer groups are notorious for giving their handiwork a mass distribution over the airwaves. And as zambahz, the radio if possessed at all is merely a source of entertainment. Who among us does not enjoy the panic, frustration, screaming and arguing of our foodz? Zambahz in general support the spamination of radio, both on a tactical front and for pure enjoyment.
