<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Society has collapsed. Global warming has gotten the best of the polar ice caps and the melting ice has released a savage disease.  It rots the body, the victim's flesh seems to melt off as the pain destroys the mind. Soon all that's left is a mindless, aggressive half rotten beast.<br/><br/>Necrotic Hydrophobia. That's what the experts call it. Not that helps very much......<br/><br/>The only good news is that if your immune then it can't be transferred to you. Even if the beasts bite you, however due to the high levels of bacteria in the infested's mouth, a bite is almost a death sentence as well. The bad news is...only 10% of the human population is immune....and few animals are, leaving a very limited source of meat. <br/><br/>Now, the world only has the immune and the infected. It's a race for survival. A race to find a safe place, a place free of infection.<br/><br/>Months ago the radios and TV's went silent. The last of the governments have collapsed. You are on your own, waiting to die. After all, who can survive in a world that's slowly drowning with no life boat in sight?  <br/><br/>The ice caps are still melting and the world's sinking below the waves. Most islands are gone and it will not be long before the continents are completely submerged. There's only a little solid ground left.<br/><br/>On a whim, your turn your hand powered radio on. There's a message! Broadcasting over all frequencies. You're told of hope, of a future for mankind. All you have to do is make it to Cole's Harbor, a small harbor in Melville, Washington. <br/><br/>You make your way hastily there, only arriving to see the last rescue boat slowly sailing off into the distance. You're too late. You have literally missed the boat. <br/><br/>There's a poster tacked to the entrance, among other places around the harbor. It's meant to be found and viewed.<br/>It reads:  “Rescue is still available. The ship does not launch until August 2nd 2015. Make your way to Brisbane Australia, coordinates Latitude:S 27° 22' 18.3623"<br/>Longitude:E 153° 1' 3.281. Rescue is available. There is hope. Humanity will survive.”<br/><br/>August.....that's 5 months away! Surely you can make your way across the globe in that time.<br/><br/>Do you pick a ship and leave immediately or do you search for weapons and supplies first?</strong></span>