What to do with Slack Jaw in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

It can feel like those Slack Jaw survivors in Quarantine Zone are in awe of your impressive inspection skills, but sadly, that isn’t the truth.

Forced to be a mouth-breather in Checkpoint Alpha who cannot help but chain-smoke—because for some strange reason everyone else is—some survivors are dealing with some serious Slack Jaw. And this is no rare occurrence in this apocalypse. Whether they’re shocked a zombie apocalypse has reached their doorstep, or are dealing with some kind of ailment, here is what you need to know about Slack Jaw in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.

How to inspect Slack Jaw in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

Slack Jaw is one of the earliest signs of potential infection that you’ll run into inside Checkpoint Alpha. Survivors displaying a Slack Jaw (or open mouth) require a full examination before you send them into The Block, because it’s clear that said survivor has an ailment. You must turn to the Reflex Hammer (which you’ll get on day 5 in the Campaign mode) whenever a survivor arrives at the checkpoint with an open mouth (when they’re not talking).

A Slack Jaw simply means that the survivor exhibiting this physicality needs their reflexes tested. It’s not an indication of infection as it isn’t on the symptoms list. There are three results from the reflex test to be aware of, which will point you to either Quarantine or Liquidation. The Crossed Reflex is when the survivor attacks you with the arm you didn’t test. This can be used in the early- to mid-game as evidence for the zombie virus.

You can then send them to the Lab if you’ve spotted an Unknown Symptom, or straight to Liquidation. Never assume that a Slack Jaw is a sure sign that they’re infected. You must investigate further and look for other symptoms. An open mouth refers only to their reflexes, and if no other symptoms are present aside from the Crossed Reflex, then they shouldn’t be liquidized. It is possible (albeit rare) to get an aggressive response during the test in an otherwise healthy patient. That survivor is then a non-infected who should be sent to The Block.

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The Matioscope is the most advanced infection-detection tool you can use in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check, and mastering it will be immensely useful for identifying potential dangers.

Checking a survivor’s eye is one of the basic steps in determining who might be infected. The Matioscope takes this to the next level by allowing you to scan their retina. Doing so will allow you to catch certain symptoms that might remain undetectable otherwise.

Let’s look at how you can obtain and use the Matioscope like an expert in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check.

How to get the Matioscope in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

If you’re playing in the endless mode, you’ll obtain the Matioscope from the very beginning. If you’re playing the campaign, you’ll unlock the Matioscope on the 16th day. If you’ve started playing, reaching day 16 should take a few hours at a minimum, based on how thorough you are with the investigations.

Select the tool from your item wheel by pressing Q and then choosing the Matioscope. Use the LMB to zoom in and pan across the survivor’s retina. You’ll be looking for specific symptoms that will help you decide if they’re infected, a potential suspect, or harmless (more on symptoms later). You can move the camera with your standard WASD buttons and change layers as required.

All Matioscope symptoms in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check

Most devices in Quarantine Zone: The Last Check have at least one hidden symptom. With the Matioscope, things are relatively easy to find.

The following symptoms are safe to have:

• Ocular Spicular Bacterium: Dense white hair-like organisms that are pretty common.
• Thread Cluster: Similar to the Ocular Spicular Bacterium but less dense.
• Ocular Helminth: Purple colored bacteria that’s not a problem
• Adenoviral Body: Orange-yellow body with horns coming out.

The following symptoms can become a worry as they can turn the survivor into a zombie.

• Chromatic Staphylococcus: Red colored head with neurons stemming out from its end.
• Phage Complex: A gold-colored organism that has a band running across its body

The following symptoms mean that your survivor is positively infected and will turn into a zombie.

• Necrotic Plume: An organism that’s circular in shape and has an amoeba-like body.
• Corneal Infiltrate: Charcoal-like black pigments that hint at necrosis setting inside the victim.

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