Time

"Midnight" is that dreaded time at which the ghouls smash themselves upon the barricaded civilizations of the living. "Midnight" takes place at 23:00 (11 p.m.) game time, oddly enough, and lasts for ten minutes. None of these events take place if the town hasn't reached the quota of 40 citizens.

Effects on the Player

• Action Points are restored.
• Status Effects resolve, or progress (depending on the effect):
  • If the player is not Refreshed Refreshed they will become Thirsty Thirsty.
  • Thirsty Thirsty becomes Dehydrated Dehydrated! if not Refreshed Refreshed.
  • Drunk Drunk becomes Hangover Hungover.
  • Fed Fed, Refreshed Refreshed and Hangover Hungover are removed.
• If the player is Wounded Wounded, they will become Infected Infected.
• If the player is Infected Infected, they have a 50% chance of dying.
• If they are Dehydrated Dehydrated!, then they will die if not Refreshed Refreshed.
• If they are Hooked! Hooked! and not Drugged Drugged they will die.
• If they are camping in the World Beyond, they either die or receive a bonus to scavenging depending on chance.
• If they are in the World Beyond and haven't set up a camp, they die.

Effects on the Town

• The town's voted-upon upgrade is put into effect, immediately before the attack.
• The town is attacked by zombies, pitting defensive measures against the attacking goons.
  • Temporary defenses are resolved and removed.
• The daily "Midnight Bulletin" of The News Corpse is published.
• The Well is refreshed.
• Bonuses provided by construction sites and buildings go into effect (i.e. Search Tower Searchtower)
• If the town has a Reactor and it hasn't been repaired, the game instantly ends and all citizens are killed by the explosion (verify)

Time

In real life, the midnight attack takes place at:

22:00 GMT (UK Western European Time)

17:00 EST (GMT -5)(USA Eastern Standard Time)

14:00 PST (GMT -8)(USA Pacific Standard Time)

08:00 AEST (GMT +10) (Australian Eastern Standard Time)