Zombie question

[Belmorn 0]

Hey first of all if this topic was already been chewed on then im sorry but i havent found anything.

Well hte last time i played DayZ was 2 or 3 month ago and yesterday i started playing again. Ofc I did ready the changes they made but one thing is a bit annoying, the distance on which Zombies engage you.

The last time i played i was able to sneak myself through hordes of zombies without them noticing me. Now they engage me from a very far distance sometimes i dont even move im just laying in the grass watching them and suddenly one zombie starts running towards me :/

Is there something i miss? Is it a bug?

It would be very helpfull to me if someone could give me an advice how to be "zombie free" again :)

[icetal0n 4]

Zombies sight is now vastly improved during the day but if you stay crouched or prone they wont spot you from far. But if standing and they are looking right at you they will agro. At night though you are nearly invisible to them. They can only hear you when its really dark. I don't know how many times I have agro-ed loads of zombies at night and just run away and they cant find me so they un-agro.

[Belmorn 0]

Okay good to know :) and thanks for the quick answer :) gonna read a bit more in the forum to find a good way to survive :)