Spiderdude20 32 Posted February 11, 2014 I apologize if this has already been answered. The search function sucks for me, since I couldn't find anything on this topic. So as I'm looting the houses and buildings, I hear the familiar dreadful sounds of a zombie that saw me. Instead of staying to fight and risk getting killed, I decide to run like hell and hopefully lose them. I run pretty far, and I don't see the zombie immediately. At first I think I'm safe. But then, the shambling figure approaches. Goddammit! So I run and try to barricade myself in a house. The zombie turns into a zombie ghost, and I am forced to fight and kill it with my bare hands. Score one for the survivor, but that leads me to wonder... Note, I know this game is in alpha. I bought it knowing that fact right away. I love this game, and I want to see it improve. I have no intentions of leaving, and I will kill anything that wants to kill me. With that said, I need to know this. Is it possible to lose a zombie that's chasing you? If so, how? If not, is it a current glitch that needs fixing, or was it programed this way? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLLZ 55 Posted February 12, 2014 Zombies rule all, one min they solid next min they ghost! Anyways, Z's run anywhere they want because they are not restricted by geometry, stairs is your friend, ladders is your friend, if one invades the house your are raiding then its time to move on my friend. Double tappng the "w" will make you sprint . Keep it moving until you find an axe, look in barns for that. if you are on the coast, either direction you move in will get you to a big city, but remember stay on the coast and watch out for bandits( they like to snipe noobs, so just zig-zag if you hear shots) anywho, get gear and explore, have fun , its only the beginning! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
InflatedLyric 39 Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Ladders are very dangerous, if you heard one call out friendly it was a lie. Never trust a ladder. Also only stay on the coast if you want to get killed by people hiding in the trees, I suggest hiding in the trees.Edit: totally forgot to address the question, lose the infected by LoS, but they do not see most buildings or walls. Use trees, bushes, hills and do not just run straight. After breaking LoS, run to the next point of cover. The infected are rather easy to lose. Edited February 12, 2014 by InflatedLyric Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BadAsh (DayZ) 1513 Posted February 12, 2014 You have to lose line of sight of them after they have reached their initial destination. Currently zombies run from point to point. When the zombie notices you it runs to the position you were in when it saw you and doesn't stop until it reaches that point. So you have to be out of sight (and some distance away) when it has reached that destination, otherwise it will trigger another destination point for that it will run to without stopping. So the key is to be out of sight when it reaches the destination point. Alternatively just sprinting away, changing directions from time to time, so you don't run in a straight line (otherwise it will eventually suddenly catch up to you if you pause for a longer time), will cause considerable distance from you and the zombie, and cause it to stop when it loses sight from tress or hills. Last, but not least in effectiveness, is having the zombie chasing you downhill. While it is doing this, let it come close enough for an attack (make sure not close enough for it to hit). Attacking while going downhill has the tendency to make the zombie stumble fall and kill itself. At least that is how it used to be, that is one noticeable bug, so it may have been fixed or be fixed in some upcoming patch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
