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The 5 Step Survival Guide

By lemons4sail

5 steps to survival a quick checklist

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20 Mar, 2014 @ 11:59am

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Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

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Step 1

Step 1 is a backpack. You need a backpack because your inventory is very very small.
Backpacks can be found almost anywhere. Log cabins are almost guarenteed to have them.

Step 2

Step 2 is food. You need food or you'll die. Food can be found almost anywhere also. Look for Swerts grocery stores, because those have food and weapons.

Step 3

Step 3 is weapons. Gotta kill the zombies somehow. Melee weapons and some guns can be found in houses. Log cabins usually have lots of guns, ammo, and a backpack. Swerts grocery stores usually have a gun on the roof, behind the counter, and in the back room.

Step 4

Step 4 is shelter. You'll want a base to stockpile all of your loot from the previous steps. There are 2 ideal bases that are already made. The first of these is the construction site. Its kind of a do it yourself base with lots of barricading materials nearby. The only downside is that it needs building, but the house model is already there. The second is the swerts grocery store roof. Zombies can't climb ladders (yet). Also zombies gather at the base of the ladder and stand still, which makes for easy headshots.

Step 5

Transportation. The bike was added, and this will help you get around faster.

Overview

The Swerts grocery store has almost everything you need, backpack, food, guns, shelter.

Steps of survival
1. Backpack
2. Food
3. Guns
4. Shelter
5. Transportation

17 Comments

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Perkdog 9 Oct, 2014 @ 9:33pm

Also sometimes my guns just vanish!

Perkdog 9 Oct, 2014 @ 9:33pm

I was told that Water helped to reduce or wash away the infection but i can't find any!!

Perkdog 9 Oct, 2014 @ 9:33pm

Please don't make Zombies Climb Ladders thats silly

Master of Horror 31 Aug, 2014 @ 11:47am

Game is better than the way it started, better graphic for sure.

lemons4sail [author] 31 Aug, 2014 @ 11:29am

Well I don't update this guide...ever unless someone mentions an innacuracy. I actually stopped playing the dead linger quite a while ago, and to the best of my knowledge the zeds still can't climb ladders. If I have any misleading information, let me know and I'll fix it.
Also: Thanks for reading!

Master of Horror 31 Aug, 2014 @ 11:17am

Zombies should NEVER climb ladders so "YET?" oh hell no.

ThugJesus 4 Aug, 2014 @ 5:15am

That should be step 1

Phoxxo 28 Jun, 2014 @ 12:41pm

stop 6 - get a very power full pc for update 14

Buho 5 Jun, 2014 @ 2:56am

Step 8 - Close the door.

This is very logic but sometimes even if not followed you should close the door so a random zombie, that not have to be looking for you, dont enter and make the house his new path.

Step 9 - Infection Risk
Try to avoid bites and check your items and infection risk bar. Riot clothes can defend you better against other players but make you more slow and weak to zombies.
Meanwhile the hazmat suit makes you more durable to those deadly bites. Anyway my favorite its the motorbike helm, because has melee defense bonus.

If you are infected (worst vision and inversed controls) theres no cure, you will die soon.

Buho 5 Jun, 2014 @ 2:56am

Step 6 - Stealth.

If you have to explore a house and dont want the Zs to follow you try to walk crouched so you dont make loud sounds that they can hear. And if they are looking to another way like a wall you can even go very near for a sneaky kill.
Fireguns do very noise, try to use bows or no attack after all. Only killing when necesary can save you from starting an horde.

Of course zombies following you will call more so if you are already spotted try to leave the zone.

Step 7 - Lights

Fire and Lantern attracts more zombies. If you dont fear the night, go dark. Staying the night in a house with no light and crouched in a room out of sights from the windows is like telling the zombies, theres no brains here.

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