Automated Emergency Broadcast System

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The Automated Emergency Broadcast System (AEBS) is a radio station on a randomized frequency that will tell the player about the weather for the current day and the next day, as well as other useful information. The day is considered to start at 1 AM. It will have a random frequency between 88 MHz and 108 MHz that can be divided nicely by 0.2 MHz. Example frequencies: 88 MHz, 92.6 MHz, 103.4 MHz. 108 MHz is not a possible value for the AEBS. As it cannot be an already taken frequency, there are 95 potential frequencies for AEBS.

Info

Every hour, on the hour, the radio station will announce:

Forecasts of the minimum and maximum temperature, humidity, and wind strength for the current day and following day.
Forecasts of fog, rain, and snow for the current day and following day.
Extreme weather events 2-5 days out, such as thunderstorms, tropical storms, and blizzards.
An announcement if the helicopter metagame event will occur during the current day: Air Activity detected.
- This means the player can stay inside for the entire day to not be spotted and avoid the helicopter.
- This announcement comes at the end of the report and updates at 8 AM. Wait for a few seconds after the final weather update until turning off the radio.
Information about the power grid:
- Two days before power shutoff: Knox Power Grid: Power fluctuations detected..
- One day before power shutoff: Knox Power Grid: Systems failing. Network compromised.
- Day of power shutoff (and following days): Knox Power Grid: Blackout.
Occasional pieces of military chatter and codes as part of the in-game lore. These lines have no impact on gameplay.

Unlike other radio stations, the AEBS station never shuts off. Like other radio stations, during weather events reception may be poor, causing transmission to be garbled. This can make it difficult to determine when a weather event will conclude. Currently, although the power shutoff is announced on the AEBS, the water shutoff is not.

Usage

The AEBS is (arguably) essential to gameplay, especially prior to the helicopter metagame event and the power shutoff. The knowledge of weather events prior to their occurrence can also be useful later on for farming or looting. While the frequency of the AEBS station is randomized per playthrough, it is consistent throughout the run. If the player finds a radio with the AEBS station preset, note that this will not save it for future usage. The player must save it as a custom preset or make a note of it if they want to manually use it on other radio devices. If the player has a walkie talkie and some earbuds, they can listen to the AEBS stealthily. Alternatively, radios in vehicles can be tuned to the AEBS for mobile listening. The AEBS will always be accessible on any civilian radio device.

Secret transmissions

These following broadcasts are extremely rare to be heard on the AEBS channel, they are apparently mostly from the military and they can be heard on any day, month or moment of the game and do not have a predefined Date of which moment of the day or time they will play.

AEBS_random_5

<bzzt>..elp me! <fzzt> for the love of <szzt> PLEASE NO!! <fzzt> help... <wzzt>

AEBS_random_6

AEBS_random_7

<bzzt>..IT'S BREACHED!... <bzzt> DAMMIT, HOLD IT! WE NEED ASSI... <wzzt>

AEBS_random_8

AEBS_random_9

<bzzt>... escaped... <fzzt> moving to ...<wzzt>

AEBS_random_10

<bzzt> Operation Artemis... <fzzt> high priority ...<wzzt>

AEBS_random_11

<bzzt>... who's sending these out? <fzzt> I mean we got the orders, but ...<wzzt>

AEBS_random_12

<bzzt>... i don't trust him <fzzt> who says... can't be true <wzzt>

AEBS_random_13

<bzzt>... said they came from the East <fzzt> repeat: East... <wzzt>

(end of the dialogues. probably in build 42 more secret lines etc. will be added on the AEBS channel )

Most likely, all of these dialogues above can play in random order in the game.

Effects

Reduces the boredom moodle.

Finding the frequency

Manually finding the frequency

Players can also search manually for the frequency of this station. This can be done by picking a frequency, starting from 88 MHz and then continuously increasing the frequency by 0.2 MHz and then waiting a few seconds for a line to appear from the radio. In case no line appears or the typical sound of radio, not in a short series, then it's probably not the frequency. Continue until 20-30 in-game minutes have been passed, as the broadcast takes about 30 minutes. Also check the wavelength symbol. In case the wavelength is not making large waves, the radio isn't connected to a channel.

Radios with the frequency as a preset

In case the player can't find the frequency, the frequency can also be found on looted radios sometimes. You can also find the frequency on car radio's, in case manual finding or radio in the player's surrounding don't have it. As long as the battery works of the vehicle, the radio can be turned on. The car key is not required to check the radio. Police cars often have the Automated Emergency Broadcast System preset on their radio.

Trivia

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Operation Artemis in real life was an operation, formally European Union Force Democratic Republic of the Congo (EUFOR), was a short-term European Union-led UN-authorized military mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2003, during the Ituri conflict. ARTEMIS is considered the first military operation led by the EU, the first autonomous EU operation, the first rapid response mission of the EU, first operation outside Europe, first operation applying the principle of the framework nation and first example of "relay operation", conducted in cooperation between the EU and the United Nations. The deployment of EUFOR troops quickly decreased the conflict's intensity. It marked the first autonomous EU military mission outside Europe and an important milestone in development of the European Security and Defense Policy which maybe has nothing to do with Project Zomboid since it takes place in 1993, but Artemis also is the name of the goddess of childbirth.
As seen in AEBS_random_11, apparently not even the military knows who is giving them orders through the AEBS channel after society fell