Virote_Considon... Sounds like you have a tough game going there
The Nasty Horror will be coming for you from the Radio Station soon.
Concerning the CTD. I did not experience any crashes in all the months play testing all factions. Can you replay and get the same CTD? This may not be due to the game. Save any games where you have a CTD so it can be analyzed.
Good Feedback you guys and I can see that you are all discovering the many new game additions and changes.
As a Human, you can win the Game playing as any Faction.
There are many possible strategies that can be played to win. Like all games, you will go through a "Learning Curve" where you understand more factors that you can use to advantage.
Yes, the Zombies will gain almost all Buildings from the other Factions that you are not playing as...so you must gain as many buildings as possible as early as possible to gain a better position.
One technique I use is to place units along the Borders and across areas in unbroken lines. Even lesser units will provide this because when fortified on a Skyscraper for example, they are more difficult to kill. This will cause the Zombies to go after other easier targets and provide you time to build and gain more techs as you grow. The important thing is to Block off any area where the Zombies can get through to you. Double units on lesser terrain as needed. Expand this Line of units as you build more of them and continue to grow, effectively expanding into the Zombie Territory and covering all their Terrain around buildings you want to capture.
...This weakens them and at the same time protects your buildings. You can then "Bombard" Shoot/Snipe the zombie building until you have Killed the Sated Alpha Zombies and any stronger units they have in the Building...then capture it.
Use your "Special Units" collectively when playing as any Faction..they are stronger and very effective when used together.
Save a Great Leader for Rush Building a Sewer Access immediately in a Building you just captured so you will be able to send Special units or your Leader to help guard against the Zombie attacks at the New building. Again Cover your Borders so you have an expanding line of defense.
Many Buildings will help you far more than I can tell you. Capture the Wild Boar Inn and build "Booze Imports"...you will have Great Benefits from this in all your buildings. *I like to keep the Farmers at War against the Zombies by trading them techs to ally against the Zombies. I then allow the Zombies to capture the Wild Boar Inn and I am right there immediately to capture it and rush build a sewer access with a Great Leader I have saved for the Job.
Because the AI Factions tend to lose their buildings to the Zombies, you will be able to capture the buildings after the Zombies gain them and not have to go to war with the Other Factions. As you gain power and usually when you would feel that you are not ready, another Faction such as the Farmers will probably go to war against you. Just keep your Defensive Borders and play aggressively.
Keep the Buildings you gain because you will have more power, I personally keep all buildings when I play. IF you find that you need to Raze a building, you probably captured it before you had the ability to keep it. Use what you know about how to weaken buildings such as covering their terrain squares with fortified units then Bombard the building. Use Many Units to surround, cover and attack the Zombies. IF you send out one at a time to fight...it will die but in mass numbers, they are stronger. Bombard with Hordes of units with this ability.
As you gain the feel for the game and know when and what to expect, you will be able to prepare for it better. Strong Units such as the Crawling Brains and Monster Spiders should be "Bombarded" first then if still alive, killed with even lessor units.
Each Faction has a different way to be played that is built in that will help you play them better. This all will take a little time for you to understand but will come to you from playing and reading the Civilopedia entries.
I like all Factions and find it difficult to pick only one that I like Best. They are all Fun so it just depends on the type game I want to play as well as the Type Units I want to have to play with when I choose a Faction to play.
Don't let the Zombies "Rope A Dope" you into attacking a unit until you have Great Power. It is far better to keep many units and use them wisely such as blocking access to your buildings than to run one or a few units at a time out and get them killed. IF the Zombies see a "Hole" where they can get at you, they will send masive Hordes so Use Defense Tactics and gain the buildings you can as fast as you can when you have the units and way to keep the buildings you capture.
Good Luck on your Strategies, many ways so play YOUR Way...
