Zombies

[jocosa]

I know there was a post in the forums, regarding Zombie/kill math. And I can't find it. It basically talked about how you could kill 5 dragons by a certain date, and get those kill slots back again on the 31st, while still being able to use resurrect on that first batch of killed dragons. Thus allowing you to try for more Zombies then if you had just gone for the 5 kills on the 31st itself.

Does anyone know the post I mean, or if not, help my addled brain with it?

Ideally what I'd like to get this year is 1-2 more adults, and 2-3 hatchies.

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[mondat]

Fellow dragonkiller here. I remember talking to somebody from here last year after Halloween who said they'd create a Zombiehatchie army this year as well, was it you by chance?

It basically talked about how you could kill 5 dragons by a certain date, and get those kill slots back again on the 31st, while still being able to use resurrect on that first batch of killed dragons
Easy-peasy: Kills have a two week cooldown. If you kill 5 dragons on the 17th, you can kill another 5 dragons on the 31st. Just be careful to revive them before the gravestones disappear (remember the time when you killed them).

I myself already started with my little Zombiehatchie army. Have 7 eggs which will be hatched on the 10th and the resulting hatchies will be fogged until 17th so they die by time-out. I will take eggs from the AP too.

Forum post you're looking for:
http://forums.dragcave.net/index.php?showtopic=128136&st=0&#entry5730050

Hope this helps! :)

[novembermond]

not op, but thanks, this is very helpful *takes notes*

[mondat]

You're welcome, glad I could help c:

[jocosa]

Not me. :)

And that does help, all of it, A LOT!! Thanks! Hrm, seems like I need to get going on eggs right now then.

Ugh, the 31st is a Friday. Going to make the timing a pain. I work then, with no PC access. I won't be able to revive them until around 7:30pm PST. Ugh, math.

[mondat]

Glad I could help!

Yeah the time management is a pain :/

[jocosa]

Quick question .. I'm snagging my eggs in a few. I'm working towards a 7:15pm die/resurrect time. How do you get enough eggs to hatch, but ensure they die fogged, and don't grow up? Thanks!

[mondat]

The best way to ensure they do not grow up is by keeping them fogged after hatching until death, or by fogging them before reaching the 4day mark at least and not accidentally unhide them when they're under 4d - once the hatchies reach 4d they'll grow up if they have enough views (they will have the views from hatching) and are not fogged. Fogged hatchies die fogged and turn into tombstones by themselves, you do not need to do anything.

[jocosa]

And do time out deaths count as kills? If not, then this way kills 5 on the 17th, leaving those 5 slots open on the 31st since there would be no BSA cool down period?

Was thinking I wanted to add 1 more adult, then all hatchie Zombies, but I think I want all hatchie Zombies, just trying to wrap my slow brain around having at least 15 available hatchies at that time, to make up for ones who evade the kill shot. Which, written like that sounds awful. Oops!

Suggestions or hints would be greatly appreciated! I have 7 random CB eggs hidden on my scroll now, that I'll incu-hatch Friday, then let die fogged as you suggested. They should hatch between 7:15 & 7:16pm PST.

[mondat]

My reply is definitely too late, but I haven't been online. I even accidentally killed my first egg batch because I totally forgot about Dragon Cave, oops.

Anyway, time out deaths do not count as a kill, it is therefore recommended to use your 10 Kill slots for adult dragons only.
You can have as many time out death hatchlings you want, they just have to be gravestones on the 31st (gravestones stay on your scroll for 2 weeks) so you can revive them.