Zombie Outbreak



The Zombie Outbreak is an official event released by Jagex in the Reports of Strange Activity at Clan Wars update. The event started on the 25th and will end on the 31st of October. It is on at the same time as the 2010 Hallowe'en event.

During the event, zombies and "Infected Jagex Moderators" will randomly appear in the Clan Wars free-for-all portal. The event is on all worlds. As the event progresses, more and more Jagex Moderators will become "infected" which will increase the amount of zombies in each wave outbreak.

Alpha Base Program
A program has been created by Jagex called Alpha Base Program. Three Alpha Base Program gatherings will be held over the duration of the event. At each gathering players can join together with the surviving Jagex Moderators and fellow zombie hunters to learn zombie survival techniques, as well as go hunting with a larger group.

The three gatherings are on: All Alpha Bases will be held at the Jolly Boar Inn.
 * Monday 25th October - 10:01pm UTC
 * Thursday 28th October - 10am UTC
 * Sunday 31st October - 7pm UTC

The event
In the event the player can do 3 tasks:

Zombie hunting
Many players are hunting the zombies in the hopes of killing a Jagex Moderator or just for the fun of it. The most commonly taken approach is to join one of the 20 Jagex Clan Chats. This makes finding the outbreaks much easier as a Jagex Moderator will pop in every now and then to warn players of an incoming attack, giving them time to prepare. Each chat is maintained by a player Moderator.

Jagex Moderators
From what is said on the Update page and forum thread, it is believed that Jagex Moderators can be killed and infected by the zombies. Once killed in battle, a Jagex Moderator turns into an infected Jagex Moderator who will bolster the enemy numbers as well as being a formidable fighting force themselves. Currently there are sixteen infected Jagex Moderators with seventeen uninfected. Jagex Moderators will remain safe during the outbreak but will be attacked by an infected Mod once all the zombies are killed. The Jagex Moderator must kill the infected Moderator or become infected themselves.

Trivia

 * The zombies randomly shout phrases in unison, such as "Brains!" or "Cabbage...".