Rumors emerged early on in the outbreak that there was a small chance of survival, but these were swiftly proved false hope. Bites are the gravest and inevitably lead to the death (and reanimation) of the subject. While a lucky survivor may be able to shake off a few uncoordinated attackers, zombies' tendency to move in groups can leave an individual surrounded, doomed to a grisly demise at the hands of the ravenous horde.Īttacks by zombies cause four kinds of injury: bites, scratches, lacerations, and blunt trauma ('punches'). These attacks hinder the victim's movement. Zombies attack their prey by approaching and attempting to grab and bite. Zombies take the most direct route available to them to reach the noise source, with no concern as to whether this happens to be through the player's shelter. Needless to say, these mass movements pose great short-term risk to the player. These events are part of the metagame, redistributing the zombie hordes over the map to balance gameplay over long periods of time. For example a helicopter might fly overhead, a dog may bark, or gunshots may be fired in the distance by an unseen survivor. The zombies in that horde will follow that leader around.Īt irregular intervals, events outside the player's control will cause zombies to migrate en-masse. Zombies tend to roam in hordes, with one of those zombies being the designated horde leader.

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