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Ambush Predation
Reanimated zombies often remain still - waiting for humans to approach them. Reanimated zombies get combat advantage
Autolytic Delay
Virus slows release of digestive enzymes from cells' lysosomes - slowing decomposition of corpse
Cold Resistance 1
Pathogen evolves to withstand cold temperatures and climates
Cold Resistance 2
Lower intracellular water volume prevents freezing. Increased effectiveness in cold climates
Cranial Metastasis
Partial neuron development triggered in lungs - allowing some decapitated corpses to re-animate
Drifting Fermentation
Controlled decomposition causes zombies to bloat. Horde can drift in sea currents - significantly increasing ocean travel speed
Drug Resistance 1
Pathogen becomes resistant to class 1 and 2 antivirals. Increase effectiveness in wealthy countries
Drug Resistance 2
Pathogen develops resistance to class 3 and 4 antivirals. Increase effectiveness in wealthy countries
Dyskinetic Movement
Involuntary movements keep zombie coordinated with the horde - improving movement speed
Echopraxia
Frontal lobe damage causes infected to mimic each others' movement patterns, improving navigation of obstacles and overall speed of the horde
Engorged Quadriceps
Nutrients stripped from other parts of the corpse and used to repair leg muscles in order to improve horde speed
Epidermal Digestion
Digestive enzymes break down the skin of the corpse to provide nutrients. Enables re-animation of severely mutilated corpses
Genetic Hardening
Pathogen becomes harder to analyse in the lab. Decreases future research speed
Genetic ReShuffle 1
Pathogen DNA strands reassembled. More work needed to develop a cure
Genetic ReShuffle 2
A new strain of the pathogen now exists, increasing the work needed to develop a cure
Heat Resistance 1
Pathogen evolves to withstand hot temperatures and climates
Heat Resistance 2
Pathogen avoids cellular breakdown in high temperatures. Increased effectiveness in hot climates
Horde Instinct
Active ability lets Zombies form hordes to travel across land and water and attack new lands
Horde Mentality
Zombies more likely to follow others. Zombie horde size increases into the thousands
Horde Pheromones
Horde leaders produce pheromones to attract zombies to them. Zombie hordes can be millions strong
Horde Vocalisation
Horde leaders attract nearby zombies with distinctive moans. Hordes can have hundreds of thousands of zombies
Liquefactive Necrosis
Reanimated zombies have partially liquefied internal organs which rupture easily. Reanimated zombies get combat advantage
Liquefactive Resistance
Virus denatures hydrolytic enzymes, slowing liquefactive necrosis and decomposition of the corpse
Mummification
A severely decayed zombie is able to enter a state of hibernation. Reduces rate of zombie decay, especially in hot countries