A complete guide to The War Z (W.I.P.)

A complete guide to The War Z by Purerock100

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Controls

The contols in The War Z are as simple as it gets. All controls may be re-binded in the options menu.

Movement:
W - Walk Forward (Quiet obvious.)
S - Walk Backwards
A - Strafe Left
D - Strafe Right
C - Third Person (Note that the crosshair is off for firefights)
Z - Prone
Ctrl - Duck
Shift - Sprint
Spacebar - Jump

Weapons: (Not these are not numpad.)
Q - Switch from Secondary to Primary and Vise Versa.
1 - Switch to Primary Weapon
2 - Switch to Secondary Weapon
3, 4, 5, 6 - Eat/Drink/Use item in specific slot.
Backspace - Holster / Hide your current weapon.

Chat / Misc:
Enter - Begin Chatting
F1 - By default you will be on Proximity chat.
F2 - Global Chat allowing you to talk to everyone.
F3 - Clan only Chat
Esc - Bring up the Menu
Tab - Show the player list

Characters and Gamemodes

There are currently 7 characters to choose from. Below are the names of the characters (left-right on character menu):
Ex Military (Male)
Ex Cage Fighter (Male)
Hunter (Female)
Mechanic (Female)
Rebel without a cause (Male)
Average Joe (Male)
Rockin' Rollah (Female)
Each character has a variation of clothing they can wear. (Usually around 4 options for each portion of the body).

Gamemodes:
You can choose from either the Normal or Hardcore gamemode.
Normal - On death your character looses only your items.
Hardcore - On death your entire character is deleted.

Zombies and Detection

Zombies are well... zombies!

Zombies can detect you *mostly* by smell. This at the moment cannot be avoided, but later in development "Zombie Repellent" will be added into the game.

Sound - Attracts zombies from miles away. For example if you fire a Sniper Rifle then you will be, well, ♥♥♥♥♥♥. But if you were to swing a bat you wouldn't attract many zombies.

Sight - Doesn't attract as many zombies. They're basicly blind, yet they can still detect you with this. Sight does not mean that if you stand 50 feet infront of them on a road they will see you. It is actually like a radius. If you get too close, they will detect you.

The safest place you can be from zombies are NOT safezones. Players can lure them into the zones! One of the safest places you can be from zombies are across the counter of a Post Office. Yes, this may seem silly, but it's true.

Detection:
Standing Still - 1/4 of Sight bar and no sound. To be Detected: Very Close
Prone - 1/4 of Sight bar and 1/50 of sound. To be Detected: Very Close
Crouching Still - 1/4 of Sight bar and no sound. To be Detected: Very Close
Crouching - 1/2 of Sight bar and 1/50 of sound. To be Detected: Close
Walking - 3/4 of Sight bar and 1/50 of sound. To be Detected: Far/Medium
Sprinting - 1/1 of Sight bar and 1/50 of sound. To be Detected: Far

Loot Spots

All kinds of items can be found in the world of War Z. Ranging from ham to sniper rifles to medpacks.
Use the following map to find the locations (easy) to find what you need.
Cartographer Map.[warz.neon-gaming.de]
All places are implied that you can find MISC items.

Post Offices - Low Level pistols, melee, food and water.
General Stores - Food, Water, Medical Supplies, Low level guns and ammo.
Restraunt - Food, water, Medical Supplies and Ammo.
Fire Stations - Medical Supplies, Guns and Body Armour.
Police Stations - Body Armour, Food, Water, Meds and Guns. (Including Blaser and M107)
Police Cars - Pistols, Meds and Guns. (Rarely AKM / MP5 and very rarely the Blaser)
Ambulance - Medical supplies.
Firetruck - Medical Supplies, Guns.
Helicopter Crash Site - Guns, Meds, Ammo,
Camp Trailers - Melee, food, water and meds.
Church - Meds, Low Tier guns, Food and Water.
Plane Crash - Just about everything.

Weapon Specific Details (Not yet created)

Here are the specific details on every single weapon!

• Melee
  
  Flashlight..............................Bat
  Common ..............................Common
  15 Damage...........................25 Damage
  Slow, Low Noise....................Slow, Low Noise
  
  Hammer................................Metal Bat
  Common...............................Marketplace Only
  35 Damage...........................15 Damage
  Slow, Low Noise....................Slow, Low Noise.
  
  Kandy Kane..........................Pickaxe
  Common...............................Rare
  40 Damage...........................40 Damage
  Slow, Low Noise....................Slow, Low Noise.
  
  Hatchet................................Tactical Knife
  Rare....................................Rare
  50 Damage..........................40 Damage
  Slow, Low Noise...................Slow, Low Noise
  

[Drubens]

hi

[GMR]

hi

[2cwldys]

Another possible thing is make a new character; go to a safe zone like blue ridge and farm off items people drop on official servers (lott of hackers) then go to a private server or repeat to get some stuff

[2cwldys]

A excellent guide sir.

[Aroused Tuna]

flatbed trucks are safe too

[{R-CO} Azrael]

Outdated now ~ but good guide otherwise, helped me some when it was made

[Yeetingsly]

I found a metal bat in a loot spawn. They are not purely marketplace items.

[CCT]

안녕 im fero korea

[Flora]

i love this guide its so helpful

[Terupenguin]

thnx a lot!