"If you like my work, please recommend this FAQ to others as a thank you" ':. : :''''' + ` `''''..,' ` . . .''+ .'' ` . : ;;' ;'' `'' , . `,,; .:,, @+. ,@@@.;@@@,:@@@@ '', +''.@@@@@ @+@@ ` #@; .@@@@@ '@+ @# +@: . ,@@ ;'+ ''''@@ @@'@@` ``+@@@ `@; @@ @# .@@@ +@,@,''@@,'' + ''''@@ @@@@@@.;@@@@ `@. ;@ @# `@@@ ;@@#'+#@@:': '+ ''''@@'`@#@@#; .@@'@@`@, +@ @@ @+` :@` `+'@@'+` ;';@@'@@ #@ @@@@@@`@@;@@ #@@@# @@@@`@ `'@@'+' `.;'`@@@@, #@@@ @@ ++ #@@@ +,:;; +;,` : ++'''++'+' .''' `:: ` ; ''@. ` `'''+''''' ': :` ` '''''''''':;'. . '''', ;' , ;,` ` , : Title: Left 4 Dead System: PC and Xbox 360 Type: Infected FAQ Version: 1.5 Author: Adam3k3 Email: adam3k3@gmail.com Revision: January 11, 2016 FAQ Copyright (c) 2016 Adam Cooper For contact details, please see Contacts section. Table of Contents 1. About this Guide......................................[100] 1-1. Availability...................................[110] 2-1. Copyright and License..........................[120] 3-1. Searching the Guide............................[130] 4-1. Version History................................[140] 2. FAQ Explained.........................................[200] 3. Infected..............................................[300] 1-3. Common Infected................................[301] 2-3. Boomer.........................................[302] 3-3. Hunter.........................................[303] 4-3. Smoker.........................................[304] 5-3. Tank...........................................[305] 6-3. Witch..........................................[306] 4. Closing...............................................[400] 1-4. Contacts.......................................[410] 2-4. Special Thanks.................................[420] ====================== 100: About this Guide \ =============================================================================== _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 110: Availability --------------------------------------------------------' The Latest version of this FAQ and all of my work is always available on GameFaqs. [1] http://www.gamefaqs.com/users/Adam3k3/contributions/faqs _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 120: Copyright and License -----------------------------------------------' This FAQ is Copyright (c) 2016 Adam Cooper, and released under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial, No Derivatives License. This License enables you to distribute this FAQ provided it remains in its full form, unchanged and full credit is given. Publishing it under your name on websites or otherwise is prohibiting. 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FAQ complete. ============================== 200: FAQ Explained \ =============================================================================== This is a Left 4 Dead infected FAQ, covering infected found in this game. ====================== 300: Infected \ =============================================================================== Infected are the main enemies in Left 4 Dead games. There are two types of infected; Common and special. The Common infected are basically zombies that can run and climb fences. Found mostly standing until noticing you. You can dispatch of them very quickly with a standard gun provided you don't get surrounded as they can deal greater damage when in groups. Once a panic event starts, they will spawn and run toward you creating a more tense situation. This can lead to special infected attack while you're busy with the common ones making it very difficult to concentrate or defend your position. Moving to a safer position is recommended once the panic event kicks in. Holding out in a narrow path is not recommended as special infect can and will use this opportunity to have you cornered and easily killed. Throwing a pipe boom or Molotov will often distract the horde enough for you to get away or kill the special infected making it easier to deal with the remaining commons. Throwing a boomer puke will divert the horde for a short time but won't kill them so use it wisely making sure not to throw it near you. Special infected are tougher and smarter type of infected with special abilities making them more dangerous than the common infected. Depending on the infect, each type has its own advantages and weakness. Dealing with these guys should be done using the main weapons such as rifles and shotguns. Melle is not recommended unless you have no other choice. They also spawn in a much less percentage than the common infected and make sounds once they do so pay attention. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 301: Common Infected -----------------------------------------------------' These guys travel in groups and can be dangerous when attacking in a huge number in panic events. Individually, can easily be taken down with the default handgun and one hit of any melee weapon. The danger comes in when you are low on health and gets attacked from all directions making it very hard to get away especially if they accompany a special infected. The best way to deal with a situation like that is to push them aside while your team members help with gunning the rest down. A pipe bomb can also be useful although not everyone will follow it if they are attacking you. Clear the horde from a destines or run past them if presented the chance. Make sure not to leave a huge crowd chasing you from behind. You can also hide in a room or a narrow path, forcing the horde into a bottleneck to easily dispose of them. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 302: Boomer --------------------------------------------------------------' This fat and loud special infected has all the disadvantages that push players away when attacking alone, with the help of infected, he is much more dangerous. The main attack is to vomit on survivors making them semi-blind and a target to common infected nearby. This attack is dangerous as all the nearby common infected will attack him/her from all directions making this a perfect opportunity for a second attack by another special infected. The other attack is the explosion. Once hit enough times you explode on the nearby survivors. Stay away when firing to avoid being splashed on. If you are playing as the Boomer, drop down on survivors from high places and attack. . Strategy Stay out of sight as much as possible. Showing yourself or alerting the survivors of your presence by being seen or heard will give away your location and make the survivors more careful Stay on top of buildings and carefully follow the survivors as they move. Don't just vomit any chance you get, instead, wait for them to get attacked by the horde or other special infect then vomit ensuring that they will have a harder time getting away resulting in more damage or even getting someone down. Another trick is jumping down on top of the survivors while the action is hot. They will get confused and someone will most likely shot you resulting in vomit on top of them all. Another got strategy is to vomit on a survivor captured by smoker pinned by the hunter. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 303: Hunter --------------------------------------------------------------' The star of the Special infected. This one can pounce on survivors and won’t leave its target once a successful pin is locked unless killed or pushed. He is silent on his feet, but growls once crouched preparing to attack. He can also jump from wall to wall and land little extra damage once pounced from a high place. Push him back once he pounces and blast him. Don’t give him a chance to escape once pushed. . Strategy The Hunter can pounce from anywhere including rooftops for higher damage. Pouncing on a target in the middle of-of survivors with no other infected around will result in you dying fast. Instead, wait for one of the survivors to fall behind or when other infected are around giving you more change and time to perform a kill. Use your jump to get away once spotted and don't crouch as doing so will make the hunter rawr giving away your location. Pouncing a blinded survivor is also a good idea as he won't clearly see your attack thus a less chance of you being pushed away by a melee attack. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 304: Smoker --------------------------------------------------------------' The smoker makes coughing noises indicating that he is around. He will try to pull you with his tongue from a distance. Once you are captured, you have a very short time to fight back and kill him before being pulled. The danger comes when you are being pulled from a building or into a crowd of infected making it harder for other survivors to break you free. Once the tongue is cut, the smoker gets paralyzed for a few seconds giving you a good chance to end him. Upon death, the smoker releases a black smoke for a few seconds making it hard to see. . Strategy Using the long tongue of the smoker, pull a survivor once he is little further from a group or even better, off the edge from above or bellow. Once the common infect start to attack, use this chance to pull someone and possible down him with the help of another infected. Once your tongue breaks, hide away until you can pull again. Be careful as the sounds you make will give away your location so stay hidden and out of sight. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 305: Tank ----------------------------------------------------------------' Tank is the strongest and scariest of them all. Considered the boss in Left 4 Dead, Tank can punch a survivor sending him flying. His second attack is throwing rocks. Both of his attacks deal great amount of damage but that’s not all, punching movable objects such as cars can send them toward you and if hit you will be downed instantly and even dying on expert difficulty. You can attempt to run away if your health is 40% and above but even then it’s not a safe method as other special infected will catch you. The best way to kill a Tank is to set him on fire with a Molotov and blast him while running away. It will take the fire approximately 40 seconds to full kill a Tank but that’s allot of time in action. You will need to constantly follow the survivors and be close enough when playing as the Tank, otherwise you will lose control. The problem is, you will sometimes spawn faraway with little to no time in catching up. . Strategy Concentrate on one target at a time instead of chasing all the survivers. One of the them will likely set you on fire so you have limited time to deal as much damage as possible. Punching cars will send them tight at the survivers with a one hit ko so use them when available. The rock throw attack is not recommended in open areas as it takes time and the survivors will likely dodge it. Punch a survivor and finish him off before moving to another target. _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 306: Witch ---------------------------------------------------------------' The crying witch is a non-playable AI controlled Special Infected. She will be randomly spawned sometimes in questionable situations like in front of a door that you must go through. She is startled by getting near her, attacking her or shine your flashlight on her. Once startled, she will chase the survivor who did it and will attack him downing him on any pre-expert difficulty while instantly killing you otherwise. Walk slowly around her with your flash light turned off. If you must, shot her once and run away while your team is firing at her. This will give your team a chance to kill her while she is chasing you. Be careful, she is fast. ====================== 400: Closing \ =============================================================================== _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 410: Contacts ------------------------------------------------------------' I may be contacted any time via my email, Twitter or Blog. Just make sure to properly mention the subject. I welcome questions, contributions, corrections, requests or anything else. E-mail: adam3k3@gmail.com Twitter: @Adam3k3 Website: http://adam3k3.com YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Adam3k3 _______________________________________________________________________________ '-- 420: Special Thanks ------------------------------------------------------' . http://left4dead.wikia.com for some info. . All websites that are hosting my FAQs. . You for reading this FAQ. 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