[quote=“acehawk, post:1, topic:6177”]So, I’ve been loving hordes, the extra pressure is great, but I can’t seem to EVER find a secluded spot to get a full night’s sleep or even to have enough time to repair my vehicle without being interrupted constantly. They follow me everywhere I go, and if I give one the slip I just end up in the middle of another. I feel like I travel miles and miles and then within a few hours BAM they’re right on top of me. Would switching entirely to electric reduce my noise enough to get some piece and quiet? Are they following my scent forever? How can I avoid the constant harassment?
I would love to be able to just slaughter them all in order to clear the area and get some peace and quiet, but they just trickle in FOREVER. I kill and butcher wave after wave, then suddenly they stop showing up. But on my map the horde is STILL on top of me. I repair my vehicle and suddenly a few spawn, kill, repair, interrupted by a few more. I’ve never been able to kill enough to end it, so I just take off, travel to an area far enough that I can’t see any Zs on my map, repair, and suddenly here’s ANOTHER horde to ruin my day. Uhg.[/quote]
A bit of debug menu (horde info, etc) would probably help you get a handle on horde-hearing, so feel free.
Long story short, hordes can hear much farther than their actual presence, and will lock onto and follow the sound. Your gas engine is probably audible at least 5-8 tiles away from the horde–and if any member of the horde can hear it, they all target that spot.
So probably the best solution is to create a loud noise somewhere else–the radios and noise-emitters do nicely–and then drive slowly away for a few overmap tiles. The louder your engine, the farther the sound travels. Once you can’t see them on the map, it’s probably safe to hit the throttle and get out of there.
