this game is pissing me off

[Punished_Stallion]

still near the beginning. trying to burn nests but after you burn one a whole horde of zombies automatically know where you are despite me throwing a molotov from far away. so im just running around til my stamina ♥♥♥♥♥ the bed and i die. this wouldnt be so bad is the zombies werent psyhic and always knew my location. about to drop this. game isnt fun

[Kellion]

We may have a different definition of "a whole horde of zombies" because I've only ever seen maybe 3-4 of them coming out of a nest after throwing a molotov at it.

A real horde is when there are enough of them to fill your whole screen, and you pray you have not run out of napalm!

[Zoopy]

Yeah, it's really silly when they know exactly where you are. It doesn't happen consistently, though. For me it only happened sometimes.

If possible, try to throw from a location that has hiding spots around it, like bushes or something. That helped me with the psychic zombies.

[The Dess 2023 GOTY Edition]

You could just shoot them you know? ^^

[Glemt]

Originally posted by Punished_Stallion:

still near the beginning. trying to burn nests but after you burn one a whole horde of zombies automatically know where you are despite me throwing a molotov from far away. so im just running around til my stamina ♥♥♥♥♥ the bed and i die. this wouldnt be so bad is the zombies werent psyhic and always knew my location. about to drop this. game isnt fun

I finished ALL nests in the game with one simple tactic:
1 ) Take a fire weapon (molotovs will do fine for the first 20 hours in the game),
2) Stand as far back as possible while still being able to hit the nest,
3) Aim to throw (while keeping step 2 in mind)
4) Release and -immediately- start running

This works even in buildings where you have no choice but to get really close. If you start running as soon as you release, and just run quite far (let's say just far enough that you would still -maybe- hit with your crossbow) they won't ever know where you are. Oh, and I'd like to add that I burnt all of them during the day.

[Ashley]

Eh you can throw them from bushes and i've found they don't find you. But granted there almost always isn't a bush anywhere close to a nest

[YouPromi]

Lol what a noob. You better go to YouTube and let other play it for you.

[Shodan]

Not true at all and I'm playing for the first time, on Survival II difficulty as well. Try paying attention to the game or at least ask for advice on how to play it instead of coming here just to rant about the game being bad for invalid reasons.

Anyway, even if you somehow manage to get spotted after throwing a molotov at a nest, it's usually up to 3 zombies which you can easily kill with just 1 bullet to the head each, even with the worst pistol in the game (which you have by default, don't even need to find it), even on Survival II difficulty, so I really don't see the problem.

Basically:

Originally posted by YouPromi:

Lol what a noob. You better go to YouTube and let other play it for you.

But fine, here's actual tip which can be applied in all games involving stealth, even multiplayer:

Relocation.

Relocate as soon as you take a shot because it's logical for your enemies to look in the direction where the shot came from (which is always obvious), so if you remain there, you'll be spotted for sure. If you quickly change your position before your enemies even realize what hit them, not only will they lose you, but you'll also have an opportunity to get them from behind. I always use this tactic in Rainbow Six Siege and it never fails, yet actual (good) players are obviously much smarter than AI in a singleplayer game.

Games like Sniper Elite and Splinter Cell have a strong emphasis on this mechanic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1WF22xSEgU

[76561199140724733]

Stealth only really works if you're in a bush after triggering a Nest, so more often than not you will have to fight them or run really far away. Since you're in the early game, your Stamina cap is low, so jumping on your Bike to run away after triggering a Nest with a Molotov probably is the safest way to do it.

[The Sundance Kid]

They aren't zombies, they're feral humans, dumbass. Pay more attention to the story

[Papa Kilo]

It's explained somewhere (can't remember where exactly) that the Freakers have a hive mind mentality. If there is a horde in the immediate vicinity of a nest it is likely they will be alerted by you setting it ablaze. There was one nest in particular i had to re-visit later in the game (when i had better skills and gear) because a horde was situated in a nearby cave or just migrating around the immediate area, both within eye / earshot of the nest i'd just set on fire. There may also be the odd straggler nearby who may be alerted by setting a nest on fire, but as a general rule of thumb most of the advice on this thread is pretty sound. I only experienced the occurrence described above once.
Certainly by no means game breaking !

[LV-426 Survivor]

I noticed that when playing in survival mode and burning nests, the freakers know exactly where you are. I did the first logging camp mission to test this after seeing this thread. 6 nests to burn and i used the incendiary bolts from a great distance and they saw me 100%, even when i jumped into a dumpster before they appeared, they ran to the dumpster and banged on it before walking off. I have only experienced this in survival mode though with other modes behaving as you would expect. Just my 2c.

[Welsenfürst]

Originally posted by Punished_Stallion:

still near the beginning. trying to burn nests but after you burn one a whole horde of zombies automatically know where you are despite me throwing a molotov from far away. so im just running around til my stamina ♥♥♥♥♥ the bed and i die. this wouldnt be so bad is the zombies werent psyhic and always knew my location. about to drop this. game isnt fun

buelschit

[cdasdf]

Originally posted by Good Ol' Dessy Dess 2021 Edition:

You could just shoot them you know? ^^

one of the dumbest comments ive ever seen....

[ManwithNoname]

3 freakers does not a horde make. I mean it sounds like you're on survival difficulty so maybe easy is more your speed. I'm playing my first play through on Survival II and I'm really enjoying the level of challenge. I mean it's not SOD2 on the hardest difficulty but it's definitely going to PP slap you more then the typical open world power fantasy. Like I said sounds like you want easy or normie mode.

[Dumar]

Originally posted by Punished_Stallion:

still near the beginning. trying to burn nests but after you burn one a whole horde of zombies automatically know where you are despite me throwing a molotov from far away. so im just running around til my stamina ♥♥♥♥♥ the bed and i die. this wouldnt be so bad is the zombies werent psyhic and always knew my location. about to drop this. game isnt fun

Bro... You legit can RUN and you don't have to kill them... Just run away.

OR, you can hide in any bushes and remain still... But you will need to deal with them as they come.

My goodness, this mechanic is making you cry? Lol.. Weird.