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Infected and hordes

Noise, Infected Zones, roaming hordes and the Warden.

Risky

Step by step

1. 
   1

   Noise draws them

   Shots, sprinting and searching pull infected in.

2. 
   2

   Fight smart

   Melee saves ammo. Fight them one at a time in doorways.

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   3

   Infected Zones

   Far more of them. One scream calls the rest.

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   4

   They hunt there

   Seen in an Infected Zone, they chase you hard and stay inside it.

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   5

   Hordes roam

   Hordes walk the map in long columns. The map shows each one.

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   Hear them coming

   Groans and birds flying up warn of a horde before you see it.

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   Alphas carry more

   The alphas at a horde's head carry better loot.

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   8

   The Warden

   Something lurks in the bunker at Sard Sarhad. Its chest opens when it dies.

Good to know

• Every infected you kill pays $10 into your bank.
• Destroy a horde to be named in the Hall of Fame.

Related guides

Wounds and sicknessStop bleeding, set bones, stay clean and well fed.Zones: safe, PvE and PvPWhere players can hurt you, and where nothing can.Stats, ranking and fameYour numbers, the ranking and the Hall of Fame.

The same guide is in the game: press M and open the Guide tab.