How to kill zombie by melee without getting any damage?

[Luky]

It seems its impossible now, he just charge me, hit me and I get stunnned and got killed, bow is useless as usual, ridiculous, cant move on in the game because of it.

[Tempest]

you can do it.You need a lag free,sputter free attack period.Circle around the zombie,you will be able to out turn it,once behind it close and hit it in the head.I use a machete.

....barring lag, stutter,or a miss,i often kill the zombie by exploding its head with the machete in one hit.

[Yippie21]

ha hah... a lag free, sputter free attack period. Ok. Heh. A machete... hmm. Name something else I've not found yet...

[hud_saytext_time 0]

To kill one zombie(normal one, not police guy, walking, not crawling) at a time, for me i have figured out a tactic, which works flawlessly when executed well.
My example uses a Wooden Club but should be replaceable with other melee weapons.
The reach of this weapon is important. If you look straight and you are on a flat surface with a zombie, the feet of the zombie should be just over the toolbar, dont let him come closer that the toolbar covers the zombie, there is a chance to hit it, aim for the head, there is approximatly the longest reach of your weapon. Then sprint a little bit backward, in case he uses his attack then he should miss. Then repeat. This works for me.

Over time you might get a feel for the safe distance between you and the zombie but where you can hit it. Then you might begin to feel comforable to fight on uneven ground.

For crawling zombies: my advice is: find the max distance where you can hit. Then to be safe after swinging, sprint a little bit backwards. repeat.

Hope it helps to get an idea of a guideline.

[HexCaliber]

First, the bow is far from useless, level your archery skill even a little and you can one shot kill and stun easily, it is also possible to kill a zed with melee without taking damage, but you are not going to get away with standing face on like a moron. Keep hitting them in the head to stun them and they cant hit you back, and you should use a real melee weapon, not the stone axe. Personally I have been harvesting iron ore with the stone axe, and scrapping it to make scrap iron which in turn is used to make a reinforced club, this is guaranteed to stun most zeds with a head shot

[Roach]

I play at 30fps avg and play melee only. Hit and run. Easy as hell.

[Blue]

Knock down with bow headshot, run up and club to death. Easy. Bow is the best weapon for crowds early on.

[jynx]

Until you get better with your attacks, carry wood stakes, and kite them onto your traps. In the desert kite them onto the cacti. Try ducking, string barb wire at neck level then kite them onto that as you duck under it. Don't use pressure plate land mines since they're permanent once placed. Pipe bombs are really nice (Hmm, should there be a throw skill?)

[YamaKami]

Practice. All the timing has changed from A12 now with the addition of the mo-cap and a change to the zombies AI.

[Straith]

Don't try to fight them at night. During the day, you can easily joust them. Simply run at them and swing your weapon at the right moment so that it connects with their head as you continue to run past them. Do not stop moving. That's why I call it jousting. Run at them, swing, hit, run past, rinse & repeat. Careful to conserve your stamina though as without it you can't run. My favorite melee weapon is the sledgehammer at present.

[YamaKami]

Originally posted by Straith:

Don't try to fight them at night. During the day, you can easily joust them. Simply run at them and swing your weapon at the right moment so that it connects with their head as you continue to run past them. Do not stop moving. That's why I call it jousting. Run at them, swing, hit, run past, rinse & repeat. Careful to conserve your stamina though as without it you can't run. My favorite melee weapon is the sledgehammer at present.

Over a year old thread man. This one was done and dusted until you necro'd it...

[MonkeyEmperor]

Hrm.. seems the `how do I do Combat` question is popping up alot...

Easy Answer : Don't just melee

Blue Peter Answer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=342erUtC9to

[Uncle Trev]

Walk up, hit, back up, hit, back up doesn't work? Really quite easy mang. Sledgehammer helps too. Aim for the head, most the time it's an exploding head you'll get.

[JimmydaWurst]

Also a bow is VERY handy early game, wooden clubs are garbage at first so do not even bother with them until your weapon crafting is a bit better. Bows if used properly work wodnerfully.

[Kodiak]

Body blow with sledge hammer will knock them down then bash in there brains.If there too strong shoot off a leg, now there on ground and then go for the dome.

[MysticFist DGS]

Ya sure because in the beginning we have unlimited arrows ... pfff