List of government actions

This page is a list of actions that governments will commit in wake of a plague. Most government actions will mostly negate the statistic bonuses granted by evolving certain traits. Government actions can only take place if the disease has been spotted, has enough attention being brought to it, and the countries' government has not fallen. The stats affected by government actions include*

• Infectivity - Chance of disease being spread.
• Severity - Affects the chance of a higher cure budget and less time required to research the cure.
• Lethality - Average death rates.
• Public order - Changes City Cam, and affects how stable the target country is.
• Corpse transmission - Affects infectivity bonus from corpses.
• Cure funding - Affects how much the selected country can contribute towards the cure.
• Combat strength - Affects humanity's ability to kill zombies.
• Ape lethality - Affects the rate at which apes are killed off in the current country.

Standard Plagues

These actions are presented in most of the scenarios and plagues in the game, which are basic procedures that governments will take when the disease starts to become more and more serious.

Corpse Disposal Actions

When the player's disease starts to kill more and more people in a specific country, governments will take the measure of isolating the bodies of those who died from the disease to avoid further contagion and protect healthy people. As the disease kills a higher percentage of people in a certain country, the governments will take very drastic measures regarding the disposal of the bodies, so much so that the public order of the country will decrease somewhat due to these actions.

Specific Statistics for each Corpse Disposal Action

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Central Corpse Disposal Local Priority 10 Global Priority 0 Conditions At least 0.1% of the country's population has died from the disease Effects -1 in both Local Infectivity and Severity, in addition to -0.1 in Corpse Transmissions Government Action Using Mass Graves Local Priority 50 Global Priority 0 Conditions At least 0.5% of the country's population has died from the disease The government must first conduct Central Corpse Disposal for this action to be executed Effects -2 in Infectivity, -1 in Severity, -0.1 in Corpse Transmission & -0.1 Public Order Government Action Burning Corpses Local Priority 80 Global Priority 0 Conditions At least 10% of the country's population has died from the disease The government has first established mass graves for corpses in order for this action to be carried out Effects -3 in Infectivity, -1 in Severity, -0.1 in Corpse Transmission & -0.1 Public Order

Environmental Transmission Actions

In the event that the player evolves certain transmissions, the governments of different countries will try to isolate the population from all sources of infection of the disease, such as distributing bottled water to prevent healthy people from consuming contaminated water or distributing face masks to prevent airborne transmission. As the disease becomes much more serious, governments around the world will use drastic measures to avoid any contagion, such as closing water supplies and closing public buildings to avoid crowds, which will cause public order to be reduced in the country.

Specific Statistics for each Environmental Transmission Action

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Dispensing bottled water Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Water 1 Required Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action Water Supplies shut down Local Priority 60 Global Priority 0 Conditions Water 2 Required The country's government must have previously distributed bottled water Effects -6 in Local Infectivity & -0.02 in Public Order Government Action Face masks distributed Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Air 1 Required Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action All public buildings closed Local Priority 60 Global Priority 0 Conditions Air 2 Required The country's government must have previously distributed face masks Effects -6 in Local Infectivity & -0.02 in Public Order

Animal Control Actions

In the event that the player evolves transmissions related to certain animals, the governments of different countries will begin to isolate the population of those animals, and in the event that the disease becomes very serious, they will begin to eradicate the entire population of infected animals in the nation, which will cause small reductions in public order.

Specific Statistics for each Animal Control Action

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Distributing insect repellant Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Insect 1 Required Effects -4 in Local Infectivity Government Action Nationwide insecticide spraying Local Priority 40 Global Priority 0 Conditions Insect 2 Required The country's government must first distribute insect repellant for this action to be carried out Effects -6 in Local Infectivity & -0.01 in Public Order Government Action Exterminating pigeons Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Bird 1 Required Effects -4 in Local Infectivity Government Action Exterminating all birds Local Priority 40 Global Priority 0 Conditions Bird 2 Required The country's government must previously execute a pigeon extermination program in order to carry out this one Effects -6 in Local Infectivity & -0.01 in Public Order Government Action Exterminating rats Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Rodent 1 Required Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action Exterminating all rodents Local Priority 40 Global Priority 0 Conditions Rodent 2 Required The country's government must previously launch a rat extermination iniciative in order to implement this action Effects -6 in Local Infectivity Government Action Livestock movements banned Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Livestock 1 Required Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action All livestock culled Local Priority 40 Global Priority 0 Conditions Livestock 2 Required The country's government must previously execute a ban of livestock movements in order to carry out this one Effects -5 in Local Infectivity & -0.01 in Public Order

Transportation Actions

In the event that the world begins to worry about the spread of a disease, governments will gradually begin to close different access routes to the country, such as airports and seaports, and even borders if they deem it necessary. Some scenarios such as Who Cares and Created Equal alter the priority values of these actions to have them implemented earlier or later in the game.

Specific Statistics for each Transportation Actions (Normal Standard Game)

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Airports Closed Local Priority 13 Global Priority 20 Conditions The country has an airport available Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action Ports Closed Local Priority 28 Global Priority 35 Conditions The country has a port available Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action Land Borders Closed Local Priority 23 Global Priority 30 Conditions The country's land borders are open Effects -3 in Local Infectivity

Healthcare & Research Actions

Governments of different countries will occasionally undertake certain initiatives in order to strengthen the health system and ensure disease prevention, such as establishing trauma centers or conducting national blood testing programs.

In addition, among these government actions are those of Research Funding, these add a blue flask, which represents the research work of the cure contributed by a country. Depends on the country's cure priority and cannot excede their maximum allowed flasks.  Every Research Funding level is irrelevant the more flasks become destroyed.

Specific Statistics for each Healthcare & Research Action (Normal Standard Game)

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Drug Research safeguards removed Local Priority 75 Global Priority 0 Conditions At least 10% of the country's population has died from the disease Effects +0.1 in Cure Allocation Government Action Human Experimentation approved Local Priority 95 Global Priority 0 Conditions Half of the country's population is dead Effects +0.5 in Cure Allocation & +0.1 in Public Order Government Action Prioritise health care for Infected Local Priority 8 Global Priority 0 Conditions Disease is discovered Effects -2 in Local Infectivity, -3 in Severity & -0.5 in Lethality Government Action Set Up Trauma Centers Local Priority 20 Global Priority 0 Conditions Disease is discovered Effects -5 in Severity & -0.5 in Lethality Government Action Infectious Disease Teams mobilised Local Priority 30 Global Priority 30 Conditions Disease is discovered Effects +0.5 in Cure Allocation & -5 in Local Infectivity Government Action Pandemic Alert issued Local Priority 40 Global Priority 15 Conditions Disease is discovered Effects -5 in Local Infectivity Government Action Nationwide blood tests conducted Local Priority 20 Global Priority 20 Conditions Blood 1 Required Effects -3 in Local Infectivity Government Action All hospitals closed Local Priority 60 Global Priority 0 Conditions Blood 2 Required The government must first conduct national blood tests for this action to occur Effects -5 in Local Infectivity & -0.02 in Public Order

Society Stability Actions

In the event that the disease becomes too lethal and begins to wipe out a large part of a country's population, governments will begin to take much more drastic measures to maintain control, such as declaring a national emergency or shutting down mobile networks.

In the case that a country's government falls, public order will be greatly reduced and the country will enter into chaos, causing all progress for the cure to be halted in this territory. In addition, some factors such as infectivity, severity and lethality will increase considerably in the country. When the government collapses the land borders will be opened again. Alternatively, if a cure is discovered and the population recovers, the governments of some of the countries that were most affected by the disease may still fall. Additionally, there is a slight variation of this action/event, in which if the disease has rapidly killed the entire population of a country, the game will display a different message which is "Government has collapsed".

Specific Statistics for each Society Stability Action (Normal Standard Game)

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Scroll down for more content Government Action Curfews in place Local Priority 60 Global Priority 0 Conditions Disease is discovered Effects -3 in Local Infectivity & +0.1 in Public Order Government Action National Emergency announced Local Priority 55 Global Priority 0 Conditions The government must have previously implemented Curfews in place Effects -1 in Local Infectivity & +0.05 in Public Order Government Action Martial Law declared Local Priority 85 Global Priority 0 Conditions The government must have previously implemented Curfews in place Effects -5 in Local Infectivity & +0.15 in Public Order Government Action Internet shut down Local Priority 80 Global Priority 80 Conditions At least 1% of the country's population has died from the disease National Emergency has been previously announced in the country Effects -2 in Local Infectivity & +0.1 in Public Order Government Action Mobile networks shut down Local Priority 80 Global Priority 80 Conditions At least 1% of the country's population has died from the disease National Emergency has been previously announced in the country Effects -2 in Local Infectivity & +0.1 in Public Order

Special Plagues

Neurax Worm

Main Article: List of government actions (Neurax Worm)

The special plague type of Neurax Worm presents symptoms that help control the brain of those infected. In countries with large numbers of infected people, as different symptoms evolve, the disease can alter the sense of society by causing them to do maniacal or dangerous things that will help to deteriorate public order in that country.

Necroa Virus

Main Article: List of government actions (Necroa Virus)

In the special plague of the Necroa Virus, the government's actions mainly consist in strengthening the country's armed forces and arming the civilian population in order to combat the zombified population. Occasionally, country governments will alert the population in which areas are considered hostile or dangerous such as urban and rural areas in addition to refugee camps and hospitals.

Simian Flu

Main Article: List of government actions (Simian Flu)

The government actions in Simian Flu are mainly based on the interactions between the human population and the apes, in which during most of the game, the humans will try to track and hunt down the ape population because they are responsible for spreading the disease and finding a cure based on the apes' corpses. Unlike earlier diseases, government actions can now increase the local danger of an area due to the breakdown of public order, indirectly resulting in increased casualties.

Shadow Plague

Shadow Plague's government actions are strongly related to arming the civilian population to stop the vampire, as well as being based on methods of containing vampires in various works of fiction such as the use of garlic and wooden stakes as a weapon of defense.

Sources

• Standard Plague Government Actions - (Game File Name: govactions__standard.txt) (Game Version: 1.18.0 (Android))
  • Note: All the information on this page was obtained by extracting the game files using external tools, in addition some variables have been transformed from decimals to percentages such as the requirement of infected or dead population for an action to be performed.