Easy way to fix the 'no zombies in woods problem'

[bjarnidk 9]

Now just in case you haven't thought of it.

Obviously we want the woods to be our safe haven, but no place should be completely safe in a world like this.

Simply make about 30-40 zombies spawn randomly in the forest areas.

This would give you a SLIGHT chance to meet a stray zombie when booking it through the woods but only so slight that it wouldn't be a threat and you would most likely only meat one (since 40 zombies are scattered throughout the whole forest area).

It would simply add that tiny little touch of having at least a CHANCE to meet zombies in the forest but more for added excitement and drama than for challenge.

Also off topic: Are there ghosts in this game or are some players just expert stalkers?

Me and a friend were running in the bleak early morning on a road far away from anything really and all of a sudden we see this player looking right at us 100 meters away. We stopped and asked if he was friendly or not to which he replied by running into the tree line never to be seen again. We thought no more of it but kept our guard up and stopped every now and then to listen for his footsteps but decided that he must be long gone and headed the other direction anyways.

About 30 minutes later we are in this empty little village scavenging when a flare goes off right in the middle of the village, 20 meters away from where we were standing...None of us threw that flare.

We did not see or hear from that person(?) again.

[That Lamer 0]

No zombies in the woods? Doesn't sound like a problem to me.

[Synchronicity 2]

I like it! Not enough to make them a legitimate threat, but enough to mess with your sense of security in the woods. Bonus points for adding an extra layer of unease by forcing players to (potentially) blow their cover by firing at the Z.

[Hase1 1]

This is a great idea. However, perhaps even less than 40? It'd also be cool with chances of meeting a mutated super zombie (maybe just smarter than the regular zombies or survives abit more shots or do more damage or something like that with a really neat model) or something like that.. perhaps abit like these invisible guys in STALKER but without invisibility.

[gibonez 3633]

Yea lets keep zombies out of the woods.

[_Profile_Shame 37]

it would be nice to have something in the woods that keeps you on your toes. bears have been suggested, this low zombie chance is also something I think would add to the games atmosphere.