Zombie mode

An example of a Zombie mode game appearing on the multiplayer screen

**Zombie mode** is a mode added in version 1.76. It is also the only mode where it is PvE, or Players vs Bots.

## Description

The mode was added on March 11, 2022, on the 1.76 update. The goal is to eradicate the virus, or the zombie bots. Originally, the game mode was brutal, as you would never live for more than 2 minutes max, which is comparable to Very Hard bots in singleplayer.

Some bots get balance each tick faster than others. They also attack at full strength, but keep in mind, some bots have a lot more balance than you. The game makes more difficult by allowing bots to share balance with each other. It may well be that a bot suddenly gets a lot of balance and you have nothing but defending.

Interestingly, the more players on the map, the faster bots grow and has larger balance limit. Growth is proportional to number of players. Which means the more players, the harder it is, because all the players need play good. Over **60** players is going to be hard to beat.

The bot names were only a list of 7 names, but after the 1.78 update, the names became the names from the 1.76 update.

## Strategies

* Players should not stand close to each other because this interferes with the expansion of your territories.
* There are too many people here who want to go to Europe, but you're only making it worse! Before you play, think about where you want to go besides Europe.
* One of the best starting strategies is to choose a coastal region to begin with. This will allow you to get less attacks from zombies and keep your balance. If not on a coastal region, make sure there is a player nearby to protect your back.
* **Don't expand too quickly** In the beginning. Interest is the highest at the beginning of the game, so stacking balance is necessary to. Learn an opening such as the Greenbiscuit opening for optimal expansion (or slow expansion). If every do this, we can win
* Dont attack zombies until you cannot expand your territory
* Wait until zombie fullsends to attack it
* Help players with balance if you cannot expand your own territory (communication)
* If a zombie bot suddenly gets many balance, wait until this bot fullsending towards you and later you can attack it back when it has low balance (attacks). Additionally, if you have an ally nearby, ally can attack this zombie bot while it attacks you or in other way. It is important to destroy this bot because it will constantly get a lot of balance from other bots. If no ally around, you need to defend and let the zombie waste their balance. Sometimes, this zombie won't get balance because the attention is focused on other players. This is your chance to destroy this zombie or stack balance. If you are alone (all players are death), you will face defeat because the zombie will continuously get balance of the entire world. All Zombies focus on you.
* If you're tired of losing games due to lack of support, you can play with dirty tricks to create a second account through another browser or via handy and put it nearby. With second accounts you can transfer balance to your main account

## History

2022
1.76
 May
2022
1.77.9999
 Zombie mode appear only about every 5 minutes after the last one