Why are there SO many zombies??

[jasonzostov3]

Im playing on medium (very new to game) and everywhere i go there are packs of zombies....all stuck together and they see me from very far as well...longest i have lasted is 6 hours in game time.

[Ficelle]

Surrvival (i guess it is what you call normal) is not really for newbies

This game is quite hard at first and Survival is mostly for people with some experience
Play One week later

It is the zombie apocalypse, not the zombie minor annoyance

[jasonzostov3]

Do difficulty levels decide how many zeds there are? Or there HP etc?

[Ficelle]

One week later has less zombies, with nerfed senses, so they are worst at spotting and tracking the player
Probably some more easiness compared to Survival

Still, it is the zombie apocalypse, dont expect an easy game with a zombie here and there conveniently awating to be killed by the superhero

You could also just play Sandbox
There are all the presets settings for you to see the exact differences
And you can make your own too

[Triangular Brick]

One Week Later as @Ficelle said is good for beginners. It'll help you know most of the game's mechanics. There is no point playing with a too high difficulty to LEARN the game.
Also do not use fire weapons until you know the game a bit.

Come back in survival mode after you've survived at least 1 month in One Week Later mode.
If you're still not ready just go in sandbox mode with One Week Later presets and make it a little bit more difficult.

What traits do you pick for character creation?
How do you die most of the time?

[jasonzostov3]

Yes i am playing on one week later now, still finding it a bit hard.
I pick Fire Officer for the sprinting and stout traits, and cats vision for better night seeing.....

I usually die by accidentally getting bitten and infected and can't make bandages, or can't find a well secured house to at least put curtains up on all the windows. I never die from hunger/thirst.

[VelxraTV]

The zombies are pretty meh threat wise. So the game has to have tons of them to make things interesting.

Still takes mods to bring the zombies to life though.

[Triangular Brick]

Your problem is fighting/not being cautious enough then.
I suggest you watch some video tutorial for combat. It is the most important thing to master as a beginner if you want to survive, you'll always eventually get into a fight with zombies even if you avoid it as much as possible. It's like a military from the special forces not knowing how to fight, right?

A random video i've found for you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JduW2fEBzI

Think about rebinding your keys as well to get the most of it.
If you use 1 2 3 keys you'll gain a crazy amount of time to switch between your weapons.

After a zombie kill, always do a 360° look around. ALWAYS!
Personal advice: Do not enter a house by the window. Your character will take some time to land on the ground and if several zombies are waiting for you on the sides (where you don't see) maybe you'll just have time to push or kill one of them but the one in your back could bite/scratch you.
I always secure an area before looting it. One tip to do so:
When entering a house, DON'T RUN and close every door you can find. When everyone is killed outside of the rooms you have closed, open these one by one. That way you can handle less zombies easily.

[Death]

Originally posted by CTN Phaco:

Personal advice: Do not enter a house by the window. Your character will take some time to land on the ground and if several zombies are waiting for you on the sides (where you don't see) maybe you'll just have time to push or kill one of them but the one in your back could bite/scratch you.

This is the only part I don't agree with as I always use windows to gain entry. What I do suggest though is to always look through all the windows before entering any of them.

[Herr Morlock]

Originally posted by Geronimo:

The zombies are pretty meh threat wise. So the game has to have tons of them to make things interesting.

Still takes mods to bring the zombies to life though.

You have to have seen some of the classical zombie movies of the past (70s) to understand, why the zombies in PZ are as dumb and slow, as they are.
Some of us (like me) really despise the way zombies are depicted in some modern movies. Like being able to open doors, climb on ladders, sprint and whatever else...

In the good old days, zombies were thought of, more as a natural disaster than some masses of single enemies. One of them is easy to kill. A group of them is dangerous, although they are slow moving...

[Triangular Brick]

Death That's why i tagged this advice as personnal because i know a lot of people use windows to get in.
I always look around all windows and doors before looting the house, but the thing is:
In One Week Later mode if you scream to get them out of the house they don't hear as good as in survival mode. So some zombies can stay inside and the scenario i warned OP about can happen.

We have different points of view, so that's up to OP now! :)
Tell us how many time you survive!

[Badshot Bob]

Sometimes I set the zombies up to crazy amounts but make them super weak and easy to kill. Still pretty difficult just because there are so many.

[jasonzostov3]

Im sorry yell to get them out??

[Ficelle]

You can yell to attract / awake nearby zombies
Q by default i think

[Death]

Originally posted by CTN Phaco:

Death That's why i tagged this advice as personnal because i know a lot of people use windows to get in.
I always look around all windows and doors before looting the house, but the thing is:
In One Week Later mode if you scream to get them out of the house they don't hear as good as in survival mode. So some zombies can stay inside and the scenario i warned OP about can happen.

We have different points of view, so that's up to OP now! :)
Tell us how many time you survive!

I'm quite capable of survival. What ends up getting me killed is going out and hunting large groups of zombies with a shotgun (clearing the mall has caused a death or two as well) after I get bored of just surviving. But I have never just been bit going through windows. Not even once. I also don't scream to get them to come out, because that can draw them from other directions as well. If I don't see anything through the windows I climb in and sneak around and kill any zombies I come across until the house/building is clear and then I go about looting. My longest time was 6 months before the boredom set in and I had to go on a killing spree at the mall.

Originally posted by jasonzostov3:

Im sorry yell to get them out??

I recommend only using this when trying to lure large groups away from an area and not using it to lure them from buildings. You press Q to yell by the way.

[Triangular Brick]

@Death I think i was misunderstood because I was asking OP how much time he survives now with our tips, not you! ^^

I'm also waiting for the animation build because i am at the same point, but still can't find a way to survive the 6 months later mode though.

About attracting zombies nearby when i scream: I always attract the whole street to loose them farther, so that i can clear the house by screaming if some of them are stuck inside and then i can start to secure the house.

I also don't say your way to do it isn't the right one, i mean... It's just amazing to see we don't have the same way to adapt to this apocalyptic world and OP will take the advices he feels right for him! :)