Difficulty

Difficulty settings alter various mechanics and have a significant impact on the gameplay experience of After Inc..

Common factors regarding upscaling difficulties

• Starting authority drops
• Morale, Abandonment process change faster. And more Authority loss from low morale.
• Maximum health of the Settlement decrease, and support strength to fighters reduced.
• Zombies are stronger, faster, aggressive and more be agitated. Fighters strength is reduced and more vulnerable.
• Worst situations can begin happen at the low population of the start, chance increase for worst outcome. And more Morale reduced if player delay answering it.
• Goals patience times is reduced, and more authority loss for not complete goal.
• Stamina cost for reclaim area action increased.
• Maximum stamina cost for scavenging resource increased.
• Fuel consumption during Winter increase, and more morale penalty for lack of fuel.

List of difficulties

Casual

For new players or those wanting a quick game

• High levels of trust.
• The world is full of beauty.
• Zombies can't run.

Normal

For experienced Survivors

• Trust needs to be earned.
• The world is full of ghosts.
• Zombies have no teeth.

Brutal

For strategic geniuses living in concrete bunkers

• No one trusts you.
• The world is full of danger.
• Zombies are hungry.

Mega Brutal

For players who thought Brutal was Casual

• Trust died with everything else.
• The world is devastated.
• Zombies are near unstoppable

Additional Mega Brutal difficulties

Unlike other Ndemic Creations games, After Inc. has additional levels of Mega Brutal. Each level adds on from the previous one.

Level	New mechanic
Mega Brutal 2	Regenerative Activation Dead zombies would occationally reanimate after combat.
Mega Brutal 3	Masticatory Tension Infected masticatory muscles become engorged, allowing zombies to bite through thick clothing. Chance some injured fighters turn into Zombies.
Mega Brutal 4	Necroa Mummification Zombies were able to hibernate more effectively when they run out of prey. More zombies can attack.
Mega Brutal 5	Horde Instinct Zombies get stronger, the more zombies are in a zone. Taunt zombies to split them up.

Trivia

• To be noted.