I can't do anything about the Hunter Beta right after finding the vaccine.

[Arndell]

I shoot it in the face with 120+ rifle rounds and stun it in between reloads with flash grenades.

I used all my normal grenades killing the other 3 you meet, so flash is all I have left.


Same repeating actions so far with this one, I shoot it until it eventually one shot script kills me.

I have 4 full heal items on me, but it means nothing.

Am I suppose to run away from this one but it's not telling me?

[Silamon]

You mean the one in the hallways? I just legged it past that one lol.

[Arndell]

i'm on standard mode, it keeps suggesting i go down to assisted but I don't want the assault rifle with functionally infinite ammo.

Besides, ammo and healing item managment has not been a problem at all, hence why i have so much ammo and healing items, it's just this one shot kill that randomly happens.

[Silamon]

Literally just run past it, I hated trying to kill them as carlos. They are a hell of a lot easier to kill as Jill, Carlos' assault rifle is so awful.

[Arndell]

Originally posted by Silamon:

You mean the one in the hallways? I just legged it past that one lol.

It's the one right after you open the door to find Bard and get the vaccine, the camera slows down to make you look at it jump from the roof.

It just seems invulnerable, the first one you see I managed to kill easy enough with 2 mags of assault rifle ammo and a single flash grenade.

This one has at least 2x more durability, but so far i only get 4 reloads done before getting the death cutscene.

[Vaye Falentine]

punch the beta in the teeth

[Silamon]

Did you get the mag size upgrade? That would help if you really want to kill it. Try to be aiming for its head too, there is less armor there. But seriously.... the only hunters I killed as carlos were with grenades, ran past all the others.

[Morbis]

Do a perfect dodge and it'll shoot the armor of probably.
Go for the head when you shoot too.

[Jacob]

Get the timing down to use his counter and use the slow-mo to let loose a spray. Not sure if it's a thing, but I feel like there's in an increase of you getting critical hits during the slow-mo and you might get multiple critical hits in one spray.
Currently making my way through the game in nightmare and that's what I've been doing.

[Arndell]

Yeah i can't get that dodge timing down, zombie grabs feel too "magnetised", it locks you in place and begins the grab event.

Whenever I try I either dodge too early and get grabbed, or don't dodge at all as my input is only registered after the cutscene for being bit is activated xD

Clearly it works, im sure loads of people have played this without taking a single hit because of it, but it's not something I can manage.

I just ran past this oddity hunter as suggested, although I have been killing everything i come across so far, but meh.

[Jacob]

Originally posted by Arndell:

Yeah i can't get that dodge timing down, zombie grabs feel too "magnetised", it locks you in place and begins the grab event.

Whenever I try I either dodge too early and get grabbed, or don't dodge at all as my input is only registered after the cutscene for being bit is activated xD

Clearly it works, im sure loads of people have played this without taking a single hit because of it, but it's not something I can manage.

I just ran past this oddity hunter as suggested, although I have been killing everything i come across so far, but meh.

Carlos' definitely feels different for the timing. I think his counter needs to be more preemptive compared to Jill's dodge.

[Sheltz]

I died for like 4 times to that hunter beta, then I focused more on perfect dodge (punch in the face for Carlos), and then shoot it to the head when it is down. When that hunter is raising his arm to hit you, It's the best time to use dodge mechanic, also I noticed that if hunters are too close to you, they can 1 shot you more frequently with their 1 hit ability, so keep your distance if you can.
Don't feel bad to use a grenade to kill hunters quickly.
Except for Nemesis, I think hunters beta are by far the toughest enemies.