I thought it was the swarm that was what is so dangerous rather than being relentless. A single zombie is usually shown as weak and pretty easy to kill.
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WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 20 hours agoYou know, this is actually the type of fear that the zombie horror genre really reverses back on us. Classic zombies are not fast. They’re not smart. They can’t run, climb, or plan elaborate traps. They no sharp claws or terrifyingly large teeth. You can outrun them at a brisk walk.
But what makes them so dangerous is that they’re relentless. If they get your scent, they’ll follow you and keep following you. Blow their legs off and they’ll crawl towards you. Remove all their limbs and they’ll slither like a snake towards you. Only destroying their brain can stop them.
If you’re on foot, it is virtually impossible to escape them, as they’ll just keep on coming. And while you need to sleep, they don’t. They can just keep right on shuffling towards you 24/7. If on foot being chased by a zombie, your best bet is probably to find a river you can swim across that will sweep them away. Oh, and of course, they are rarely alone.
Zombies are predators that turn our species’s natural hunting strategy back upon us.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 6 hours ago
yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 17 hours ago
Similarly the Terminator is ceaseless but does run, jump, climb etc. Our own hunting strategy, but perfected by machines. Even more tireless and persistent.
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 hours ago
Not really related, but it makes me sad that this isn’t easily possible in Project Zomboid. It’s the exact sort of feeling I want from it.
Leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Could you not adjust the settings so zombies see/hear you very easily and from far away, as well as making hordes a bigger amount for the feeling of being hunted by a pack? I haven’t played the recent unstable versions so idk if they added other things that zombies can do to find you, like smell or whatnot
otacon239@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
I’m kind of surprised considering there’s a massive mod scene. Not even with a custom difficulty mode?
LongLive@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
How many drugs does it take to outrun a scent-seeking zombie?
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 hours ago
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qyron@sopuli.xyz 5 hours ago
I like the zombie trope but you really can’t get only the good parts and leave out the bad ones.
If zombies are rotting corpses, every carrion eating insect is going to have a field day. Plus any other predator or even any animal feeling threaned.
Plus the weather. Heat accelerates decomposition. Cold burns tissues. Water logfing from rain would be a nuisance, at least. Too dry, you get mummies.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Meh, zombie infestations are easily prevented by simply the shoe laces together of the dead. Thus preventing them from even walking.