Madman attacks: "Last night some crazy McGee cut through the fence, crawled into our supply shed, took off all of his clothes and coated himself in flour. We had to kill him, but it was probably for the best. ~Phillips" lolwut?
I've figured out what buildings can be turned into what. <=> means you can replace the building either way, => means you cant replace it back.
the "functional" buildings.
apartments <=> school,
bar <=> laboratory,
big farm => cant be replaced,
church <=> hospital,
farm <=> suburb,
police staion => cant be replaced,
trailer park => farm,
the "useless" places.
8-12 mart => bar or lab,
all-mart => 25 defense upgrade,
graveyard => cant be replaced,
mall => 25 defense upgrade,
mcnoodles => church or hospital,
motel => apartment or school,
office => apartment or school,
park => farm or suburb,
parking lot => farm or suburb,
rubble => farm or suburb,
warehouse => church or hospital,
XOR gas => bar or lab,
there's a achievement for finishing the game without dying, though it doesnt matter what ending. so how did I do it? i didnt get my clothes, didnt get any coins, didnt read any clues, didnt talk to anyone (except my boss, who then fired me), didnt buy any gifts, and absolutely repulsed my date. go Clarence.
if you beat the game on easy first before trying for the 30 pointer badge, you'll have a better idea what to expect. such as the fact that if you cure zombie-ism then keep playing, zombies won't respawn anymore (not including horde attacks.)
to beat the game on harder or nightmare, you just have to have the main part of your soldier army ready to go by no later than day 30.. so instead of waste time taking over farms, let 2 or so scavengers take care of food needs, so you can concentrate on recruiting and retaking subrurbs/apartments. once you have too many soldiers to feed with just scavengers, you will probably already have enough manpower to take over a lab and a few farms, and kill the zombies outside your wall often enough to keep pressure off your walls. just don't take over buildings you don't need, because then your fort is a bigger target. 25 defense for a police station or mall simply isn't worth the trouble