Zombies + ladders

[Mr.M]

Guess i should have asked earlier... But which zombies can climb up ladders?

Had a nice visit of feral zombies... xD
I shot at one like a berserk on the roof when suddenly all his friends came up - i accidently jumped off to the ground and died too fast to take a closer look at all of them;

[Mhaelrath Imultis]

So far every zombie I've seen can climb ladders. I always knock off the top part of the ladder and put a few wood frames above where the ladder leads. It's kind of stupid, but I guess they don't want an elevated position to be a complete safe haven.

[Mytheos]

@OP

All zombies but dogs, and of course hornets.

[Mytheos]

Originally posted by toxic zombie:

So far every zombie I've seen can climb ladders. I always knock off the top part of the ladder and put a few wood frames above where the ladder leads. It's kind of stupid, but I guess they don't want an elevated position to be a complete safe haven.

Actually as of A13, spider zombies are part of the normal zombie spawn...and not just Feral hordes now.

So you have to do a bit more than knock out ladder rungs now.

[Mr.M]

KK already thought something like that.

Its not like the ladder was my main defense - i fled on the roof as soon as they broke through my moat and wall, didnt expect that such strong zombies as the feral exist lol was careless.

Thanks for the infos.

[Albino Noodle]

Originally posted by Mytheos:

@OP

All zombies but dogs, and of course hornets.

I've seen dogs climb ladder this patch.....................was quite a shock.

[Mhaelrath Imultis]

Originally posted by Mytheos:

Originally posted by toxic zombie:

So far every zombie I've seen can climb ladders. I always knock off the top part of the ladder and put a few wood frames above where the ladder leads. It's kind of stupid, but I guess they don't want an elevated position to be a complete safe haven.

Actually as of A13, spider zombies are part of the normal zombie spawn...and not just Feral hordes now.

So you have to do a bit more than knock out ladder rungs now.

Well I surround the rooftop with spikes too. And knocking out the top part of the ladders have been working so far. Maybe I've just been lucky?

[Ragequit Inc.]

Originally posted by toxic zombie:

Originally posted by Mytheos:

Actually as of A13, spider zombies are part of the normal zombie spawn...and not just Feral hordes now.

So you have to do a bit more than knock out ladder rungs now.

Well I surround the rooftop with spikes too. And knocking out the top part of the ladders have been working so far. Maybe I've just been lucky?

You meant the bottom part? Knocking off the top part would mean you can't get up either. Which you may want, just in case you happen to fall off, or are running back a with a bunch of nasties chasing you.

[Mhaelrath Imultis]

Originally posted by Ragequit Inc.:

Originally posted by toxic zombie:

Well I surround the rooftop with spikes too. And knocking out the top part of the ladders have been working so far. Maybe I've just been lucky?

You meant the bottom part? Knocking off the top part would mean you can't get up either. Which you may want, just in case you happen to fall off, or are running back a with a bunch of nasties chasing you.

No I meant the top. I always have enough wood on me to make a ladder when I need to get up there. I pretty much only get to the rooftops during the 7th day hordes, since they're freaking unbeatable.

[Ragequit Inc.]

Originally posted by toxic zombie:

Originally posted by Ragequit Inc.:

You meant the bottom part? Knocking off the top part would mean you can't get up either. Which you may want, just in case you happen to fall off, or are running back a with a bunch of nasties chasing you.

No I meant the top. I always have enough wood on me to make a ladder when I need to get up there. I pretty much only get to the rooftops during the 7th day hordes, since they're freaking unbeatable.

Ok, well, knock out the bottom part and they can't even get on the ladder (atleast they didn't used to, I'm not sure if that's changed with the new jumping animations of the zeds and whatnot). And you'll still be able to climb up easy.

[Mr.M]

I have drastically improved my defense, we will see whats gonna happen on day 28 :p

[Slimane]

Originally posted by MrMonokel2000:

Guess i should have asked earlier... But which zombies can climb up ladders?

Had a nice visit of feral zombies... xD
I shot at one like a berserk on the roof when suddenly all his friends came up - i accidently jumped off to the ground and died too fast to take a closer look at all of them;

Just destroy the ground piece, you can still get on by jumping but zombies arent smart enough for it.

[Boresight]

I thought zombies couldn't jump, but some were able to cross a 1 block gap, climb ladders and break through solid rock in no time flat.

[PipiMoka]

Originally posted by Boresight:

I thought zombies couldn't jump, but some were able to cross a 1 block gap, climb ladders and break through solid rock in no time flat.

You've never seen those shadowboxing zombies (re-animated corpse model, I think)? They jog along and punch at the air until they come to a one-block ledge. Then they jump up and back down and then up again! Hilarious to watch, especially when they do it several times in a row. But also, maybe a bit worrisome... what if they have their own skill system?? What if they too get better through practice?!?

About ladders, I also don't place the bottom two ladder blocks. I just drop wood frames at the bottom and pick 'em up when the horde arrives. I don't place complete sets of stairs either. I leave a one-block gap, which they don't seem to be able to clear. They keep climbing up and falling back down. Also hilarious to watch.