Spawn

[The Sundew Rascal]

I love the concept of the anomolies and the walky bois, but damn, those jumpy bois are the biggest nuisance. They just eat away at my half as i try and shoot them and are just so annoying lol. Any tips.

[D Scriptus]

1) Listen. Always listen to your environment. Never sprint to the point where you can't run anymore. With your ears open, if you hear them buzzing try and find them first. But keep moving - NOT running. Make sure you have stamina enough to dodge at all times.

2) Spawn are the worst when they surprise you - don't be caught dead on stamina, and when you hear them try and find them first. They will either circle you, or stop and look - then come for you. They are a little unpredictable, but they will always jump at you when in range.

3) Be aware of your surroundings.
When they get close, start a sprint in any direction that DOESN'T have anomalies. Be aware of your environment. When they jump, while you're sprint-dodging look for them where they land -and either end them with a pistol or sks bayonet or - my fav, knife them.

When facing multiple spawn, keep dodging until the last one jumps and go for it - quickly. Spawn faceplant when they miss, and get stuck for a few seconds - if they don't miss they get on their feet and attack again a lot faster. Don't let them do that.

Also, even if you're using a silenced weapon, the bullet isn't - unless you paid extra for subsonic rounds. Using regular rounds with a silencer can still attract more enemies, and yeah, probably more spawns.

Knives are silent, cheap and throwable. Keep one handy. Or two.

[nifty50]

The best advice for spawns is that they stun themselves when they jump and miss. They're vulnerable then. Keep moving (especially sideways/strafing) and when they pounce, use a bullet or knife. Spawns aren't too "tough"... 1-2 pistol shots will kill them.

As Scriptus says, listen. Almost all enemies have a specific sound they make that will warn you that they are around. Spawns are no different, and you usually can spot them before they attack.

You can't flat-out outrun a spawn. You will run out of stamina before they stop. That doesn't mean that you can't run, but running should be to break line of sight and prepare.

[Zellfreid]

Yeah, dodge then knife is the way to go.