(Infestation Bug) That 1 zombie left to kill

[Queue]

Trying to clear infestations when the game tells you theres 1 zombie left to kill and you search the whole place to find out theres none around.
Is anybody getting this and why have they not fixed this issue?

[Xerxeth]

I get it more commonly on the giant warehouse areas, I just keep circling the building and killing the stragglers that can wander in. Fast Search containers as well for a search crash and it might even spawn the zombie closer. Eventually it will complete.

[rtwjunkie]

There can be several reasons. One wandered off. If a wide circle around the building doesn't find a lone one wandering away, then drive away about 200m and return. He (and maybe a few others) should be right there waiting for you when you return. Another reason is sometimes you'll find one in the ceiling somewhere. Sounds will usually reveal its exact location above you.

These can normally be shot or melee'd. You can even flame them out provided you don't throw it up so it all lands on you. Again, driving away will most of the time fix it, but not always. Usually flaming or engaging them is best option. The third reason is (less common) they are actually on the roof. Usually getting a little distance away will allow you to see them and shoot them.

As to why they haven't fixed it. IDK. I never submitted it as an actual bug, as there have been many more serious ones I've concentrated on. You can submit it on the support site as a bug. https://support.stateofdecay.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

[Queue]

Found that leaving and coming back seems to have fixed it. Maybe it's not a bug after all just the game being annoying with the spawn counts.

[Lone Wolf Legacy]

Usually I've found one zombie remaining on top of the roof.

[Sc0rpiTr0n]

Sniper Support radio command is of great help in this type of situations.

It will kill them even if they've spawned inside rock/object/terrain.

[Daengo]

When that happened to me I just call my follower to find the last one

[Sgt.Ray]

I just had this problem last night. I could hear the zombie and I searched all around the area. I noticed my AI companion was in a stance and trying to engage a staircase so I realized it must have clipped through a wall or something. I then proceeded to throw a Molotov at the wall and problem solved

[AerialComb]

Is not a bug, sometimes a lonely zombie that was originally in the infestation just walks away to some random location, and you need to find it and kill it. This happens more commonly if you start running around the house or warehouse, or use a car and start driving around. You have to kill all the zombies that were in the infestation originally because they always count EVEN if they walk away from that place.

[ECE94FSR]

Originally posted by AerialComb:

Is not a bug, sometimes a lonely zombie that was originally in the infestation just walks away to some random location, and you need to find it and kill it. This happens more commonly if you start running around the house or warehouse, or use a car and start driving around. You have to kill all the zombies that were in the infestation originally because they always count EVEN if they walk away from that place.

Had this happen in rays church reclaiming mission. There was 1 left after I cleaned the building. Around the place were a lot of zombies so after he moved in and it still was an infestation I went around killing and found one of the zombies further away to be the last one.

[WarBucks]

Further away and not facing the building.

That said it does happen sometimes that the last one will be in a large boulder, or ungettable in some way.

easiest way to deal with it is walk away from the building like 100m wait 30 seconds and walk back. typically the zombies will spawn back in minus the screamer.

[OldGamer]

Apparently the Beta has it where you only have to kill screamers.

[Cal]

yes me ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 3 times idk if they are stuck in walls or what. i wasted an entire day trying to clear them i looked everywhere around for the last 1 on 3 seperate occasions. 1 time id just missed one that was crawling around though

[Cal]

Originally posted by AerialComb:

Is not a bug, sometimes a lonely zombie that was originally in the infestation just walks away to some random location, and you need to find it and kill it. This happens more commonly if you start running around the house or warehouse, or use a car and start driving around. You have to kill all the zombies that were in the infestation originally because they always count EVEN if they walk away from that place.

thats not right i could see the last zombie on the map and hear him he was in a wall under some stairs im sure of it. it might be that they wander off aswell though

[Cal]

Originally posted by Sgt.Ray:

I just had this problem last night. I could hear the zombie and I searched all around the area. I noticed my AI companion was in a stance and trying to engage a staircase so I realized it must have clipped through a wall or something. I then proceeded to throw a Molotov at the wall and problem solved

mine was stuck in some stairs aswell. didnt have any molotovs or anything

[Full_Metal_HellDiver]

zom you finding maybe under the floor/in a wall or stone