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Crack Zombies Build Priorities (Speed > Detection), Understanding Nemesis
Some key points and otherwise Unknown/Hidden Stats about Nemesis's Zombies:
Base kit, The zombies have a 95 degree cone of vision that extends to 14 meters within their visual range wherever they're facing, but can be extended to a maximum of 20 meters with add-ons, and a 27% larger cone of vision (120 degrees). They will always try to chase survivors that they see, no matter how silent, and crouched or not, but when it comes to their detection, sound is surprisingly where they excel.
For Nemesis Players, Sounds that attract zombies:
Long Distance (Max of 40 meters): Failed Skillchecks/Explosion alerts to the killer (on repairing and healing), Fast/Medium Vaulting, Pallet Dropping, Fast jumping into lockers, Fireworks/Flashbangs, Screaming.
Short Distance (16 meters or less): Pained Grunting, Healing, Opening Chests, Entering lockers slowly, Flashlight Clicking, Repairing, Running, Totem cleansing/blessing, Sabotage.
Extremely short distance (2 - 4 meters): Breathing, Walking, Slow vaulting, and flashlight clicking. (zombies will not hear breathing at all if survivor is healthy and crouching, you can literally sneak right up behind them)
Survivor Perks that suppress/throw off zombies audio detection ability:
Technician, Iron Will, Calm Spirit, Quick & Quiet, Diversion, Red Herring, Deception, Self-Preservation, Bite the bullet, etc.
Killer Perks that enhance Zombies Audio Detection Ability:
Infectious Fright, Discordance, Iron Maiden, Spies from the Shadows, Hoarder, Tinkerer, Call Of Brine, Stridor, Overcharge & Huntress Lullaby (for failed skillchecks), Make Your Choice, Deathbound, Dragons Grip, No Way Out, Surge, Eruption, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance... etc.(basically anything that causes an alert/explosion/scream/failed or even successful skillcheck audio notification to the killer, whether survivors hear them or not, affects the zombies detection behavior as long as it happens within 40m of them).
For this Reason, Any good Nemesis Player will prioritize the zombies Movement Speed add-ons over Detection Radius. While having Zombies react to survivors within a 120 degree visual radius is nice... their audio detection radius defeats it by a LARGE MARGINE, and giving them bonus movement speed over the base 1 meter per second, makes them cover more ground, and run into survivors more often. Basically, Movement Speed add-ons "HANDS DOWN" Fully trumps any detection radius add-ons!
Just think of it like this... at the base-kit speed of 1 m/s with both detection add-ons, which give them a max 20m of visual detection, the Zombies take 20 seconds to approach a gen while survivors are working on it. With the the best speed add-ons (Mikhail's Eye + Depleted Ink Ribbon) the zombies move at 1.85 m/s, and with the Sound Alert perks (Like discordance) the Zombies at the same distance of 20m approach a gen in 10.81 seconds! That's practically HALF the time. With a perk like Discordance, they can also start their approach from 40m Away (which takes them 21.62 seconds), and due to how Quiet the zombies are (Literally can't be heard by survivors until they are within 8m), That makes a HELL of a difference.
Technically the FASTEST speed a zombie can move is 3m/s, HOWEVER, that is with Depleted Ink Ribbon and the Shattered S.T.A.R.S. Badge Add-ons, the Latter of which is only active for 60 seconds every time a gen completes. Basically, You have your Choice: either have them moving all match at 1.85 m/s with Mikhail's Eye + Ink Ribbon, or go for broke with Ink Ribbon + Shattered S.T.A.R.S. Badge and give them Max speed for 1 min at a time every time a gen completes, but otherwise only give them 1.5 m/s for the majority of the match.
For Survivors against a Nemesis:
If you are having trouble with zombies constantly bugging you on gens or following you around seemingly out of nowhere, chances are the Nemesis Brought in 1 or more of the perks that alert zombies to you in order to give them more map pressure/presence. A lot of these perks you can't do much about, but survivors are not hopeless.
Pipe down with Iron Will, maybe throw on Diversion, Calm Spirit or Q&Q, and they'll have a harder time locating you over the core noises that get their attention (Screaming, Vaulting, Pained Grunting), Although I find that While Technician won't stop them from becoming attracted due to Discordance/Tinkerer/SH: Pain Resonance etc, it makes them have to be a lot closer to a gen without seeing you before they realize you're there due to your much quieter repair noises.
Otherwise, If the Killer doesn't have any of these perks equipped, and you're very silent/stealthy, Then the zombies roam the map aimlessly and randomly, but lets face it, If someone's playing Nemesis without at least 1 of those perks/ms add-ons, they're not getting the most out of the passive part of their power... That's good news for Survivors!
I hope this Helps everyone who reads it fully, to better understand Nemesis.
Comments
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Pretty nice post, one of the reasons why I really like Nemmy's zombies being their own thing rather than something you control. I just personally like the idea of them doing their own thing and being able to subtly nudge their actions through different perks and stuff, it's just a shame they can be so buggy sometimes.
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I knew the speed add-ons were best! I play a lot of him. You could probably call him my main right now, although I mostly bounce between him, Unknown, and Xenomorph. I try out several add-ons. Marvin's Blood, Mikael's Eye, Licker Tongue, the ink ribbons, the wristbands, etc. Just not the ones that are redundant like Zombie Heart, or the stupid ones like Combat Manual.
It seems that there are some spots where the zombies repeatedly go to to get stuck, no matter how many times you kill them. That's a real problem. And I wonder if they've patched out the survivor exploit where you go from in front of them to behind them really quick, and they instantly lose you. His zombies are just a mess. But when they work, they're pretty fun.
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do you have a friend you can test that with in kyf to see if it’s patched?
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How dare you share our secrets. In all seriousness I almost always run any means necessary to have a base kit counter to my own main.
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