Heavy load
Heavy load is a moodle that represents the character's over-encumbrance.
Overview
The player is carrying too much. This results in slower movement, and reduced endurance recovery. The chances of tripping from stumbling into zombies, running, jumping over fences, and failing to climb tall walls increases with this moodle's severity. At 'very heavy load' and above, the character cannot recover endurance by standing idle, further movement will drain it, and they will take continuous, non-lethal damage. Sitting on the ground, in a vehicle, or resting on furniture will halt the damage.
Moodle levels
Fairly Heavy Load
"Carrying a little too much."
- Total encumbrance >100% capacity
- 13% increased chance to trip when run/sprint vaulting a low fence.
- 5% less critical chance, 7% less attack speed, 8% less chance to climb tall fences.
- 19% slower walking/running/sprinting speed.
- Endurance recovery decreased.
- The chance of blocking zombie attacks is reduced by 2%.
Heavy Load
"Movement speed reduced."
- Total encumbrance >125% capacity
- 26% increased chance to trip when run/sprint vaulting a low fence.
- 10% less critical chance, 14% less attack speed, 16% less chance to climb tall fences, 37% slower walking/running speed.
- Sprinting disabled.
- Endurance recovery severely decreased.
- The chance of blocking zombie attacks is reduced by 4%.
Very Heavy Load
"Movement speed highly reduced."
- Total encumbrance >150% capacity
- 39% increased chance to trip when run/sprint vaulting a low fence.
- 15% less critical chance.
- 21% less attack speed, 24% less chance to climb tall fences, 56% slower walking/running speed.
- Running disabled.
- Endurance decreases slowly while moving, endurance recovery stops entirely.
- The player will take damage gradually until reaching 75% Health.
- The chance of blocking zombie attacks is reduced by 6%.
Extremely Heavy Load
"Can't take much more! Movement compromised."
- Total encumbrance >175% capacity
- 52% increased chance to trip when run/sprint vaulting a low fence.
- 20% less critical chance, 28% less attack speed. 32% less chance to climb tall fences, 75% slower walking speed.
- Endurance decreases at a moderate rate while moving, endurance recovery stops entirely,
- The player will take damage gradually until reaching 75% Health.
- The chance of blocking zombie attacks is reduced by 8%.
Trivia
- The moodle icon for Encumberance or Heavy Load depicts a stick figure hauling a massive package. However, this design can also be interpreted as a human head with its neck craned due to the heavy weight. What do you see? It's like a Rorschach test.