The Zombie survival guide (codWaW)

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here we'll write a zombie survival guide for that great co-op gametype in codWaW.
what are the best tactics to survive and other infos

so im gona update this topic from time to time

u can post tactics here

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We wont provide all infos about this gametype here, but mainly strategies, tactics,...


something to get in mind is the points u get in this game:
Rebuilding a Barrier: 10
Shooting a Zombie: 10
Knifing a Zombie: 130
Killing a Zombie: 60
Headshot: 100

at the start, its very easy, so if u wanna get lots of points, its better to kill the zombies with knife, or headshot.
so that u can get enough points to get a better gun later.

u can knife the zombie behind a barrier, they wont hurt you unless they destroy that barrier.

In the first room u can easily stay there till lvl 5 - 8
then the players have to decide what strategy they will use.
from that point, there are 2 ways:
- open the HELP room
- open the upstairs

the help room, is the magic box room where u can get better weapons:

- the legendary raygun (prolly th best weapon here)
- the magnum (very good as its one shot kill)
- the ptrs sniper (one shot kill, but slow at reloading)
- the mgs (great to cover doors)
- flamethrower (great to cover the upstairs) but it can lag some people
- ...

FIRST STRATEGY:
- open the HELP room


someone open the help room, this means u get access to the magix box
woohoo
at this point (lvl 5-8) one can stay in that help room and cover the windows and the wall, while the others cover the first room.
then at something like lvl 12, everyone will camp the help room

how ?

its pretty simple, one cover the wall and windows, 2 others cover the door with weapons like raygun, mgs.
that door covering is important as a lot of zombie will come from that door.
so the best way to do that job is:

the 2 people covering that door DONT MOVE FROM A SINGLE INCH
becasue if one move a bit the zombies will move too and change their direction, making the aiming useless.
if u dont move, the zombie will enter the room all aligned, wich make them easy to kill.
the best we've find is one dude crouch or prone while the other stand up so that the zombie will really get aligned.
the 4th dude is helping all fronts.

really this is important: DO NOT MOVE and run like a mofo lol


SECOND STRATEGY:
- open the upstairs from the first room

there are two ways to get upstairs, from the main room and from the help room.

the tactic here is to open the first room entrance
then upstairs u can open the help room to get the magix box
the strategy is pretty much the same, one cover the wall and windows, while 2 others cover the stairs and the 4th help all fronts.

u can cover the stairs different ways, for example we've found out that if someone got a flamethrower, he can go up the stairs just in front of the wall while someone stand on the stairs. the zombies will rush the guy on the stairs and not the guy at the wall, so he just have to flame all the zombies while the other finish them with an other weapon.

or u can just cover the stairs from the help room with rayguns.
thats also pretty effective.

but remember:

TRY TO STAY ALL ALIGNED when u cover door or stairs
DO NOT RUN AND MOVE LIKE A MOFO
DO NOT PLAY THE HERO instead u have instant kill
DO NOT RUN TO REVIVE instead u have a good chance or a good cover

[-Slick-Sasuke]

Basically all said here. Lol

Just some things though. If it comes to running, Stick together, and only walk backwards, never turn your back on them. Walking backwards, you can shoot and take them out, and the bullet impact also slows them down and stops them from hitting you for merely a second (Which could be the difference from taking 1 hit to none.)

If you split up, it's harder for people to defend themselves because they will try to protect you (If they are like me.)

The thing Ginji said about

the zombies will rush the guy on the stairs and not the guy at the wall, so he just have to flame all the zombies while the other finish them with an other weapon.

I kinda discovered this randomly, and if you don't really understand it, heres a video? If you look and notice They are running RIGHT by me and Ginji, while they are going for Jaime as she is on the stairs. This method will help kill them only because they need to turn around to hit us, meaning we have a better chance for 1 person to kill the ones turning around and the other person focusing on the upcoming mobs.


(Little laggy, I was playing on high settings, and need to play on normal to record .)

Uhh Weapon Combination!
I would always suggest having a light weapon (ex: Ray Gun) with a Heavy MG.
If you only use the heavy MG, you will have a hard time getting away from zombies, and it takes a while to reload, obviously. This way, Spray, Spray, Spray with the Heavy MG. Then switch to the Light Weapon (Whether it be a Ray Gun, or a Tommy)
I'd suggest this for any weapons, even if you don't have the ray gun.

The only Time you should Revive is IF the person on the ground has a ray gun to protect you, and someone else being able to cover you. There is a lovely NUKE Or possibly Insta-Kill. Any other things, I wouldn't go for a revive, just fall back.

If it comes down to you being the last person, I would say, Open the door only because it gives you much more room to run through and try not to get boxed in or cornered. If this scenario ever happens, and the person lives, this is when we camp the RAIL (If you don't knnow what the rail is, it's basically where the stairs are at the first opening. Where you can restock on Nades.)


Insta-Kill is just insta-kill, don't risk your life just because you can 1shot them and run out there thinking your a God or something, because well, you can still die in 2 hits. Lol.

I dunno anything else to say. Basically just stay alive, and try not to die. Oh and rape them Zombies. This is all for the Stair Method.

[Brian Boitano]

This shit sounds fun

[Ares]

i think the big thing is how organized every1 is more then strategy, almost every time we lose its because sum1 does sumthing stupid that jepordizes the whole game(ive done this many times). both ways of doing it are very effective as long as every1 cooperates with each other. the most common issues are reviving when u should not and going after insta kills and nukes when they are surrounded by zombies. like Sasuke said if u are not absolutely sure that u can revive them and have time to get to safety via ray gun or insta kill then dont revive and try and last the rest of round. if you are not camping the doors or stairs i think you should have the tommy at the very least as ure second weapon. it is light cheap and efffective if u use it right.

http://www.xfire.com/video/5e9c8/
video of me playing zombies by myself, i use this strategy whenever i play solo, pretty much open all the doors if u have a oneshot kill wep(ray, or shotty work best) and run around the building in a circle and camping the window farthest from stairs in help room. i would have made it farther but ended up killing myself accidently wit ray gun.


ok this is a modified version of the stairs strategy that i use on solo, don kno if it works wit more then 1 person but it should especially in the later lvls.
the first 5-6 lvls= i prefer the KAR over the M1 but eaither works(however KAR gets headshots easier). your main goal in these first few lvls is to get as many headshots and knife kills as possible because they worth the most points and you will need those later, now because these rounds you focus on getting points i would avoid the nukes if possible because u don get ne points from them.
lvls 7-9 depending on how good u are at avoiding zombies= unlock upstairs get shotty then go back down stairs(dont unlock other stairs yet).to me thses lvls are the most fun because u mostly running around dodging zombies and its fairly easy. once again get as many points as possible and preserve ammo as best as u can.
lvls9-15= this is i think the hardest and most important part of the game. unlock the other stairs to help room (watch out sumtimes one of the windows has already been opened)now with all the points you got from first 9 rounds try to get the ray gun or the MG.wit out eaither of these guns it is very difficult to make it past lvl15
lvls 15-23 . assuming you get one of them the best thing to do is camp the farthest window from the stairs. make sure you check the window opposite of the wall every once in a while because its easy to get ambushed from there. from here on you depend on zombies having max ammo every few rounds.
important things= dont open door unless u know that u will die if u dont, if u do open door circle the map wit shotty or sum other 1 or 2 hit gun(be carefull around the stairs wit ray gun its easy to kill ure self or get trapped). reload as often as possible(make sure u have plenty of time). dont risk ure life for anything except nuke. if u can wait to open doors until the middle of the round because if u do it late enough they wont come through the new area u opened.
the farthest i have gotten using this is 22 and 23.

[Xox Jaime xoX]

AMG I'm in that vid!

[gunz]

your main goal in these first few lvls is to get as many headshots and knife kills as possible because they worth the most points and you will need those later, now because these rounds you focus on getting points i would avoid the nukes if possible because u don get ne points from them.

Get as many headshots and knife skills? I don't have full knowledge of knife skills, but I want to have training, on how to handle a knife.