Why clear map?

[NO PICTURE]

I just started 2 days ago but people here are clearing map from zombies. Why?

Also other tips are welcome. My best is 60 days on 100%. Still on map 1

[Semi Green]

i clear zombies from map too make the expansions easier and more safer
same with the zombied town

[Jeck]

Whatever you don't clear, attacks you in the final wave.

[soulguard]

Any zombie left on the map will attack with the final horde. The more you kill before the end, the easier the final wave will be (in general). The main thing, I think, are teh Villages of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM! You have to find them, and take them out. VoDs late game can be a sheer nightmare. Not impossible to win, but easeier to mange if you clear them out early.

[Wilhelm_Richard_Wagner]

1) You need to expand every single minute to keep economy up and running.
2) They will come at you with the final wave.
3) ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ UNHOLY ABOMINATIONS BURN THEM WITH CLEANSING FIRE UNTIL NO ONE STAND

[Apollo Creed]

you clear it fast for a big economy. more you kill = less on last wave
https://youtu.be/KtI3aC37MRc

[puma pants]

Originally posted by soulguard:

Any zombie left on the map will attack with the final horde. The more you kill before the end, the easier the final wave will be (in general). The main thing, I think, are teh Villages of DOOOOOOOOOOOOM! You have to find them, and take them out. VoDs late game can be a sheer nightmare. Not impossible to win, but easeier to mange if you clear them out early.

Ah man, this is good to know as someone who hasnt beaten map 1 @ 100% yet. I got to day 72 because mayor #2 gave me a thanatos and I mightve survived but the zombie warning fully cucked me... told me I had zombies coming east so I pulled all my units there and they hit my north wall (because, 'f*** you', thats why), I had too many snipers at that point so I had no other choice but to watch my village die because I chose the wrong wall.

[streom]

Originally posted by NO PICTURE:

I just started 2 days ago but people here are clearing map from zombies. Why?

Also other tips are welcome. My best is 60 days on 100%. Still on map 1

you will start wining the game more often if you have a cleared map by day 80
(or watever your last wave is)
while clearing the map you get all your snipers to VET level which is really important
and the biggest reason, is that all the zombies on the map join the final wave, even the fat ones, the flying ones, everyone.

[Larry]

If you don't clear the map even the final wave on 22% difficulty will wipe you out. I had such an easy time turtling at 22% but the final wave just destroyed me because I didn't clear any zombies.

[streom]

Originally posted by Larry:

If you don't clear the map even the final wave on 22% difficulty will wipe you out. I had such an easy time turtling at 22% but the final wave just destroyed me because I didn't clear any zombies.

yeah same i was dying over and over and being confused why am i losing, cuz my defence was so good, and i played on like 60% difficulty.
Then somebody on steam said that all the zombies on the map join the final wave, and i won instantly then next game by clearing the map :D

[Apollo Creed]

theres also the benfit that if you have cleared the map you get to pick the chokes that you want to defend rather than defending a bad spot because your boxed in

[Darkaiser]

Originally posted by Larry:

If you don't clear the map even the final wave on 22% difficulty will wipe you out. I had such an easy time turtling at 22% but the final wave just destroyed me because I didn't clear any zombies.

Same. I thought 22% was easy until that last wave. Live and learn.

[POPDOG3]

Its kinda a noob trap atm since there is no tutorial yet, the waves dont really give a good indication that you are doing well since at no time are new players told that the surviving zombies will join the final wave.

[Xivias]

As others have said, the final wave attracts all leftover zombies on the map. The hordes of slows & tuxedo's aren't an issue in themselves, BUT, the specials (Harpy, Venom, Fats) that are on the four corners and the northern and southern edges will be a very large issue in the end wave.

Also, getting an earlier clear allows you to expand more progressively, rather than bottlenecking yourself by having to force the clear to expand a fraction at a time (this is key if you do plan on doing brutal clears). Doing this normally allows me to have around 2k-2.5k pop by day 70.

[Xivias]

Oh, and one other tip for the early game, clear to the East & West first, there are no special infected that spawn in these directions - ONLY on the outer 4 corners, and the northern & southern outskirts. Last thing you need is a random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ harpy rushing your rangers and ruining your day.

[Apollo Creed]

there will still be execatives and runners around tho