I’ve been messing around on the .55 update for a good portion of the day and captured a few notes about the zombies in this update:
– They can survive a single Mosin shot unless it is the head. Close range shotgun blast appears to kill in one shot.
– They are much faster then previous zombies. Strafing around them to axe them isn’t going to work as well. They turn around much more quickly than previously.
– It can take up to 4-5 splitting axe swings to the body to kill them. Single headshot seems to work as well.
– They hit much more quickly and seem to be able get in 2-3 hits at time. The damage isn’t terrible and I didn’t bleed that often.
– Stealth seems to work pretty well. Crouch walking you can get almost right behind them without them being alerted. Running or crouch running within about 15-20 feet with their back turned seem to agro them.
– If they were facing towards you and you were out in the open, they seem to argo probably around 50 feet or so
– I also didn’t notice a larger number of zombies than normal. I ran to the top of the tower in Novo and only saw about 2-3 zombies from all angles. I also ran around Severograd for a while and only ran into one zombie at a time.
This could all change when this goes to stable but I just wanted to share my experience. They will definitely not be just a push over anymore once stable hits .55.
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