Inside an Apartment - First Entry Into a Building
The first couple of dozen moves a player executes can be be done by following the game tutorial. These first couple of dozen moves will be roughly the same for every player unless the player actually turns off the game tutorial. (Turn off by clicking "x" in the right hand upper corner of the tutorial text area).
The tutorial will lead you, as soon as possible, to an apartment - partly to keep you reasonably safe in the game as a newcomer and to teach/tutor you through how to:
equip items (clothing, weapons)
This point in the game and this spot on the map is called "Homecoming"
There's a little icon that looks like a file folder over to the right. It's the "Menu" and if you go into the menu, you'll be able to access an "Activity Log" which records co-ordinates, where you've been, what you've done and accomplished so far. If you're away from the game for a day or two and want to double-check what you completed the last time you were playing Zombie Pandemic - go into the menu and activity log.
Inside this first apartment, a few game-generated notes pop up. If you're playing a sort-out-the-mystery strategy here, take your time and read all the notes.
If you go into the Menu at the right again, there's an area called "Notes" where you can type in things about the game you think are important. Locations/map co-ordinates, names of characters you've encountered, names of other players you might ally with, etc.
I looted in this apartment, even though notes informed me I am (TUMBLRFan is) probably inside sister Amy's apartment - or my own apartment that was recently visited by Amy (or Amy lives with my game character) and possibly another younger sister.
In the closet I managed to scavenge a pair of Aviator Goggles:
Once I collected these goggles out of the closet, I equipped them as protection against enemies.
Altogether so far, TUMBLRFan has collected some iron pipes, aviator glasses, and two baseball bats. I've equipped both bats that my player now has slung on his back, ready for battle:
Alright - so my character still looks pretty vulnerable to attack, right?
In his pajamas with no shoes still, nothing else for armor and only two baseball bats for weapons.
Tumblrfan needs to go scavenge some more and hope to find items that can be equipped as armor or sold at a store once I navigate to the right building.
