General Tips
- Unlock the backpack upgrades immediately. You want to carry as many weapons as you can, whether to switch back and forth or sell extras to merchants.
- Turn off melee auto-aim in the options menu. You'll have a much easier time aiming for the head with it off.
- Always be on the look out for crafting materials when you explore Harran. You'll want to craft a lot of items in your playthrough to make the game easier.
- Molotovs are a great way to take out Rais's troops.
- Take your time when you lockpick. Even the "hard" difficulty locks are easy to get through if you exercise patience.
- Eventually you'll find better melee weapons that do more damage, so feel free to dismantle or sell old ones when you notice the change.
- Don't use guns too often, as they alert other zombies. They are a viable method to kill Rais's troops though.
- Always be running and jumping. It's an easy way to earn agility experience.
- Take time to complete at least a few sidequests, as you'll probably want the experience to upgrade the protagonist.
- Try to avoid nighttime if you fear the more dangerous zombies, but remember than you earn double the experience at night. Risk-takers will be rewarded.
- Don't forget the kick button. It's a good way to make zombies stumble, which opens them up to headshots with melee weapons.
- Also be sure to kick zombies when they're on the ground so they have a harder time getting up.
- Don't take on too many zombies at once. One on one is the best way to kill them.
- As you work through the "Be the Zombie" tutorial in the slums, note that you can wander around the area to spot a little structure called the "Bites Motel," an obvious reference to the "Bates Motel" television show.
- Head to the northwest corner of the map, in the Old Town area. Along the cliffs facing the ocean, you should spot a castle-like structure. Climb to the tallest, rounded portion of that building to find a small flag like the ones you were supposed to collect in Assassin's Creed. You can grab it here too, in exchange for a tiny EXP boost.
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Glitches: Weapon Duplication
This glitch / exploit lets you duplicate any melee weapon and all you need is the Melee Throw skill. Follow these steps for it:
- Step 1: Buy the Melee Throw Skill at Power Level 4.
- Step 2: Equip a melee weapon (this doesn't work with firearms).
- Step 3: Throw your weapon - but just as the weapon leaves your hand, open the inventory. You will see that the weapon is still there - drop it from the inventory to duplicate the weapon.
- Be aware: the weapon will duplicate whatever stats the thrown item has at the moment you throw it - meaning if you try to duplicate a broken weapon, you'll just have two broken weapons.
- With this you can stack up your melee weapon inventory or you can also use this exploit to earn extra money from the various shops - just duplicate a valuable weapon and sell off all of the duplicates!
Guides
Achievements/Trophies
Achievement/Trophy | Description |
The Whole Story | Finish all side quests. |
Disaster Recovery | Get 15 Relief Packages |
We're All in This Together | Save 15 survivors from zombies |
Homo Homini Lupus Est. | Save 15 survivors from Rais's men |
Bolter Hunting | Catch 5 Bolters |
I'm a Runner and a Fighter | Complete 15 Agility or Power Challenges |
Lucky 7 | Win 7 coop competitions |
Harran Athletics | Take part in 10 coop competitions |
Trade Company | Sell items worth 10,000 dollars |
Trespassing | Complete all Quarantine Zones |
Now It's Safe | Capture all Safe Zones |
Pheidippides | Run (move or sprint) at least 42.195 m |
Mount Everest | Climb at least 8848 meters on various objects. |
Is It Really Necessary? | Kill your first Infected |
Everybody Dance Now | Simultaneously shock 5 monsters with electricity |
Can't Touch This | Kill 20 enemies in a row without taking damage. |
This is Haraaaaan! | Kill 100 enemies by kicking them off the rooftops/cliffs. |
Mouths Wide Open | Kill a Volatile |
Hush, Hush Now | Quiet a Screamer |
BBQ | Stick a burning zombie on spikes |
A Game of Catch | Kill 50 enemies with throwing weapons |
Harran Shooting Club | Kill 50 enemies with shooting weapons |
Electrified! | Catch 25 enemies in the Electric Fence trap |
Blinded by the Lights | Blind 25 Volatiles with flares or a flashlight |
High Flyer | Kill 25 enemies using Ground Pound or Drop Attack |
Judo Master | Throw 50 enemies with Grapple |
Prom Night | Survive night pursuit of level two or higher |
Enlightened! | Blind 25 enemies in the Light Trap |
Little Craftsman | Craft your first item |
Master Crafter | Use Blueprints at least 100 times |
Open Sesame | Perform 10 successful Lockpicks |
Everybody Knows Kyle | Reach Survivor Rank lvl 12 |
The Legend of Harran | Reach Survivor Rank lvl 18 |
Agile | Reach Agility Prof. Lvl 10 |
Strong | Reach Power Prof. Lvl 10 |
It's All in the Writing | Find all text collectibles |
I've Got Your Back | Complete 1 quest in a co-op game |
Polyamory | Complete 5 quests in a single co-op game with the same 3 partners |
Italian Plumber | Kill an enemy with a wrench, using Vault followed by Drop Attack |
Gabriel's Sword | Add a fire elemental effect to a sword or a khopesh |
A Long Way Down | Jump to the water from the Infamy Bridge (Slums) at night |
Flight of the Crane | Jump from the Crane |
My left or your left? | Meet with Rais |
Snake in the grass | Escape the arena |
Sightseeing | Reach the Old Town |
Making Faces | Show the outside world that you're still alive |
Tied Loose End | Deal with Tahir |
Now You Can Come In | Find Camden |
Vertigo | Activate the Amplifier |
Bittersweet | Complete the game |
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