*answered* Question About Crimson Heads

[thestealthbox]

So guys I have been playing this game and from the start I kept dodging zombies. Burnt the ones that I killed also so I wouldn't encounter those creepy ones.

But the problem is once I have gotten to the room before the room that we got the armory key (I suppose that room is called as mirror room? Not quite sure) suddenly a lying zombie awoken. Is that a mandatory crimson head encounter? I was panicked and run to the other room and when I was back it was gone. I have heard that crimsons can turn other zombies into crimsons so the game instanly turned into a "NOPE" to me.

So my questions are:
1- Was that a crimson? (No achievement was unlocked btw)
2- Does he disappear like that in game?
3- Will I end up with a zombie horde chasing me because of that prick?

Thanks for answering

[Carver]

That was indeed a Crimson Head that rises up, I don't remember wether it dissapears into thin air or not. Just a little surprise to keep you on your toes after safely passing it the first time.

And no, Crimson Heads can't infect other zombies thankfully.

[thestealthbox]

Oh I feel relieved thanks. I'm not really into the horror genre that much so everything creeps me out so easily. Dunno why they have said that it infects other zombies though. Hope it is only for trolling

[TheCloudShooter]

Was it a zombie that you didn't blow the head off of or didn't burn? Did it seem to have sharp claws and faster than the usual zombies?

[thestealthbox]

I burned every zombie that I killed. It was a staple one that was already lying on the floor when I first came into the room. I have only seen the red face when he rose up. Din't take too much time for me to escape that room though.

[thestealthbox]

Hmm I guess I should be ready for a jump scare or load back and kill him and go on. I really don't want things to happen out of my control. Even when it's a horror game. Thanks so much for the detailed explanation!

[Xionz]

Los Crimson head no infectan a otros, probablemente si era uno pero con lanza granadas o con escopeta estarás bien. Son rápidos y si se mueven pero siguen ahí solo se cuidadoso.

No temas, poco a poso se le pierde el miedo.

[thestealthbox]

Well the game does what a horror game should do. Muchas gracias por tu ayuda

[talgaby]

1) Most likely. The mirror corridor has the only mandatory normal crimson head (not counting the mandatory Elder boss fight).
2) No. Any others will, once you finish the residence and come back.
3) Nope.

[thestealthbox]

Thanks, I will wait for it to pop up or load back and kill him. Ad victoriam my friend!

[Nerevar]

that is actually the only normal crimson head that is always encountered in the game if you burn the corpses (or headshot them shotgun ftw) no matter what. he is also scripted that he only wakes up under 2 circumstances :

you walk past him with the dog collar/fake key in your inventory.
or you try to burn him.

both cases he wakes up. otherwise he stays on the floor.

no the boss one doesnt count as thats the prototype.

he also doesnt disappear. he remains in that hallway for the rest of the game normally. he will be found inside the mirror hall. if you try to go back the way you came (trough the door you could unlock from the stairs with the saveroom) he will come at you and its not super easy to avoid him but also not super hard. there is no reason to kill or fight him thankfully. especially on hard he is just a waste of ammo and time.

you can also just go the bit longer way trough the crow room and to kenneths corridor if you want to avoid him completly as he cannot go trough that door at all (that room is off limits for zombies dont know why).

crimson heads are actually just as easy to bring down as normal zombies. you just have less reaction time and they do far more dmg especially on hard. but a well placed shotgun blast to thier heads and thier head comes clean off just like normal ones.

oh and once a crimson is dead dont burn it. waste of fuel. he disappears for good after his second dead no matter what.

in generel most zombie corpeses dont become crimsons until a certain amount of real time has passed. this timer depends on difficulty aswell. on hard it can be as fast as 5 minutes while on easy it takes over 30 minutes for them to resurrect.

as a generel rule of thumb if you wanna play it safe i recommenced removeing all the zombies near the 2 saverooms basicly (only in the rooms that connect to the saferoom) and the ones inside the U corridor where the knight room is as youll go trough that corridor quite a few times to prevent going trough that stupid broken door too often.

all other zombies are best left alone. just dodge em.

[thestealthbox]

Thanks so much for this long and detailed explanation. I appriciate it. I have watched walkthroughs before and even though I play on easy (which at first I thought it was normal) everything is pretty easy. Especially dodging. But I am quite fainthearted when it comes to the horror games so I'm trying to get used to the mechanics. And I only watched the original one. And as we all know they don't contain any crimsons.

And I can pretty much tell that I am afraid of what I don't know, cannot stop beforehand. Which made me quit the game instantly.

Also I recommend to kill dogs instantly since they don't respawn and if you cannot dodge them they hit pretty hard

Hope this thread will help other people who had some problems about crimsons. Thanks everybody to answer!

[Nerevar]

imo the only dog you must kill is the collar one on the balcony. the only other times you even meet dogs if done right is outside before the crank pool and before the waterfall (the later only after plant42 is dead)

so dogs are actually quite rare enemys. there is way more hunters than dogs. the dogs in the infamous corrdidor can be fully avoided with both characters on all difficultys.

that beeing said : you should always play normal mode unless its a no save or knife only run as you can only get the bonus weapons on normal mode to begin with. there is plenty of ammo to be found in normal especially on jills game there is so many grenades you could floor every zombie in the entire game 2 times with them alone not even counting the shotgun or handgun ammo.

also unlike zero (and this is the big reason (outside of no bonus weapons) why zero is considered hard on HARD XD) you basicly avoid ALL boss encounters completly saveing a buttload of ammo and resources except for yawn in the libary and the 1st tyrant in the lab. while on zero you MUST kill every boss and they are total sponges on hard there.

[thestealthbox]

Never encountered a hunter yet, but I cannot dodge the dogs that's for sure. Especially on that "corridor".

I wonder, do Barry leave ammo and first aid sprays on Normal/Hard modes also?

[thestealthbox]

2 first aid sprays and 2 handgun ammos on easy if I'm not mistaken

Edit: and also acid shells? Dunno, It's been awhile since I passed that part

[Omaeka]

Originally posted by Carver:

That was indeed a Crimson Head that rises up, I don't remember wether it dissapears into thin air or not. Just a little surprise to keep you on your toes after safely passing it the first time.

And no, Crimson Heads can't infect other zombies thankfully.

They can and will turn other zombies into Crimsons, the one that is naturally a crimson head in the double mirror room showed me this as when I was dodging it and the 2 zombies in the there, both times going through the Crimson rushed and killed the other zombies, meaning they're now on the floor mutating and will become Crimsons in a few more doors.

Granted, they don't exactly do some Las Plagas **** and force the zombies into Crimsons on the spot, but they indirectly create more Crimson heads as they're actively hunting and killing zombies that are between you and them. Maybe they attack and kill other types of enemies too, but I'm not sure if you can get zombies amongst other enemies to test it out. The hunters when they emerge replace (probably kill in the lore) all other enemies in the rooms they take over.

It's a very hard mechanic to witness directly as it is rare for those kind of situations to arise unless you're a super dodger player (I think most people probably kill and burn or shotgun decap zombies), but it certainly happens. Nemesis, Hunters and Crimsons are the only enemies (I think) that actively hunt and kill other enemies in the series, though there might be others. Crimson's just happen to be in a game with a mechanic that indirectly causes more of their kind to arise.