A few ways to lose zombies.

[lugaru 103]

I'm not sure if I can say "the more I play, the more I love this game". It was love at first sight... but for sure the more I play, the less I hate it. Now when I start a new character, I usually get good stuff in no time, and rarely die naked in the middle of nowhere covered in zombie bites.

That said zombies are a still pain, so here are some quick ways to lose them:

No weapon, or conserving ammo.

Find a steep hill: if it is steep enough that you slow to a "walk" speed, it will do the same to them... then you get a nice head start once you go over the hill. Just dont stop to bandage yourself, or worse, make a fire and relax. They will keep walking in that direction even if they cant see you. This is useful between towns along the coast and in the middle of nowhere.

Find a barn or warehouse: If you already have 3 or 4 zombies chasing you... well nothing wrong with adding a few more by running into a civilized area looking for a barn or warehouse. It should not be too hard to go in one door and out the other, usually losing the whole gang. Just be slow, and wait until they are halfway into the large structure.

Find another player: You know... so he can help you... not so you can scrape off the whole group of zombies onto him (they chase the nearest player). If you do use him to scrape them off... well that is no worse than shooting a stranger, so expect to get shot if he has a gun.

Take lots of corners: Run, take lots of corners, shortcuts, go around fences... and go prone once you dont see any zombies behind you (1 and 3 on the numpad). This takes some practice, and even then might not work.

You have an axe, pistol or similar weapon.

Edge of civilization: Let them chase you far out of town and then turn around and employ some slashes, headshots or other attacks. Why get out of town? To not attract more... it is better to face 2 zombies in the middle of nowhere than every zombie in town.

Run into a house: Congratz, you are now trapped. If you use a quiet weapon, you can take them out one by one. If you use a loud weapon... expect lots of zombies to crawl through that door.

Hope this helps other new players!

[Tizoc 11]

I've ran into a house a few times, even then you can juke them like you would a barn or warehouse, you just have a lot less time to scavenge/go murder mode on them.

The only time zombies are ever really dangerous is when you take risks. Like, I'm running from zombies but I really, REALLY want to see what's in that tiny house. I'mma try and axe these buggers then get back there. That's when I die. I find that unless absolutely necessary (I'm bleeding out/dehydration/hunger) you really should never fight them. Ammo/guns are too scare to waste when you'll need them for PvP, and trying to go berserker with a hatchet can make the situation worse.

Edited July 31, 2012 by Tizoc

[chunkeymonkey79 86]

With the zombie hearing being fixed in this update, walking into a house with one entrance is almost a game over. I shot one zombie with a Winchester, and then the whole town comes knocking. Burned through nearly all my ammo.

[Tizoc 11]

With the zombie hearing being fixed in this update, walking into a house with one entrance is almost a game over. I shot one zombie with a Winchester, and then the whole town comes knocking. Burned through nearly all my ammo.

I guess it depends on how many you attract, I've escaped 4-5 just by booking it past them.

[lugaru 103]

Yeah, I had gotten used to deaf zombies. Lost like 2k blood stuck in a little shack shooting my akm, until I finally followed my own advice... got far away, shot the couple that where still on me, took care of my wounds.

[HMS 115]

lugaru your picture is by far the scariest thing I have ever seen.

I always end up running myself stupid into a dead-end like one of those infernal 1-way-out industrial shacks that usually holds a windshield or toolbox. In that case, I push myself out and with any luck am only hit once and then try to do a better job scrambling around corners to really lose them.

[xWildChild 30]

the easiest way is to find a big bush or a pinetree and then just lay down under it, afk for 2 mins then crawl away

[:VADER: 88]

lol while playing today I literately ran into a barn and dropped 50+ zombies

Edited August 1, 2012 by :VADER:

[crockett (DayZ) 41]

A cheap way to do ity, is run across a bridge or dock of you are close to the coast. The Zombies for what ever reason can't walk on them..

[lugaru 103]

lugaru your picture is by far the scariest thing I have ever seen.

lol, me at my old office (when I worked in bank fraud) on Halloween... back when I weighed a bit more too.

I was going to post docks and such but I have not used them much, at least not solo. With a team they are great to walk out on and have some head shot practice. With this new patch nerfing weapons my head shot rate is way up.