250ish days now without a beaker or rad remover. But... I can't really complain because we haven't restarted on an update. Can't confirm that's a bug. My point is the replayability.
My crew started messing around on an early play-through and we found a beaker in the first week. RNG I guess. But...
my understanding is that randomly at any time ( day time even ) a horde can spawn and the mechanic directs them to your location. You can see this in the server logs. Usually their a welcome exp bonus. But i have had dogs literally spawn on top of me.. oh the horror!
The good thin with these...
currently Have a mine some 30 blocks down. I get a "3" when hiding and never hear any zombies anymore
ON horde night they dug a massive hole allway way down and killed me.. so make sure you go to your "Not Base" when it's fright night :)
1. On Horde night you leave your base. Base avoids the attack.
2. A platform hanging off the side of a building lets you snip them all day long.
3. A ramp with a high point near your platform and the zombies will attempt to climb to the highest point to reach you then fall off. Once fallen...