To those who hate the new zombies...

[Omega (DayZ) 0]

Tips: Zig zag around buildings, shrubs, fences, anything in the environment that can conceal you for even a short amount of time as you sprint away.

Run into buildings and while they're walking, loot what you need and again run out.

If trapped in said building due to zombies following you e.g. you're up some stairs and they're waiting below, there's normally trash cans or whisky bottles you can throw to distract them away from their camp spot.

If in darkness, simply crouching or proning while hidden can let you escape when used correctly.

Flares are good distractions whether aggroed or not, but beware they draw attention to you by that potential bandits may capatalize on.

Will update this post with more information as I come across it through playing.

p.s feel free to input your own methods and these were all tested in broad daylight, so there's no excuse to complain about the difficulty of the current zombies.

[some_kid 0]

Along with flares to distract the zed's smoke grenades work even better if you have any. Smoke has the added benefits of not making an enormous glow for bandits, and even draw zombies from a greater distance than flares.

[agathangalos 0]

Oh I agree these could all work, except for the fact it requires the zombies to not be right on your ass testing the firmness of your buns. Zig zagging is completely worthless. The zombies move around everything perfectly without missing a beat. In my experience, not even buildings stop them.

[Omega (DayZ) 0]

Oh I agree these could all work' date=' except for the fact it requires the zombies to not be right on your ass testing the firmness of your buns. Zig zagging is completely worthless. The zombies move around everything perfectly without missing a beat. In my experience, not even buildings stop them.

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That's strange then, because I've managed to escape from them right on my ass just by running through fields. Occasionally i'll turn around briefly and notice 1-2 missing out of 5, without the use of any buildings or expert manuevering.

[some_kid 0]

Weaving in and out of buildings in a small town worked for me as well, don't run straight :P

[agathangalos 0]

Oh I agree these could all work' date=' except for the fact it requires the zombies to not be right on your ass testing the firmness of your buns. Zig zagging is completely worthless. The zombies move around everything perfectly without missing a beat. In my experience, not even buildings stop them.

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That's strange then, because I've managed to escape from them right on my ass just by running through fields. Occasionally i'll turn around briefly and notice 1-2 missing out of 5, without the use of any buildings or expert manuevering.

I ran for like 10 minutes and never once shook the two chasing me. I decided to keep going to try things out. I had ~20 after me at one point, most of them fell off after a short while (LIKE THEY FREAKING SHOULD), but there were always 3-4 breathing right down my neck no matter what I did.

Honestly, they should add another zombie type. A very rare and very obvious type that never stops following you, but can be outrun. The others should be even FASTER, but lose interest fairly quickly.

[Latros 1]

Yea ive managed to evade them multiple times.... just gotta get creative, the old through the barn then cut around it works well :)