# Sneak attacks

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [November 25, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059 "2014-11-25T19:17:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059/1 "2014-11-25T19:17:47Z")

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when a unit does not see another unit until adjacent it should be able to get a free sneak attack doing an auto crit, cause why should the zombies get to attack first if you saw them first

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059/2 "2014-11-25T19:25:37Z")

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you get to attack first then unless it accidently stumbles into you.

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**Author:** ![Catfoodbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee59a6/32.png) [@Catfoodbob](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Catfoodbob)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059/3 "2014-11-25T19:37:26Z")

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well i could still see stealth being applied to mele sneak attacks later if stealth is implemented where you can sneak up on a zombie in the middle of the day

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059/4 "2014-11-25T22:48:13Z")

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> [@Catfoodbob](#):
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> well i could still see stealth being applied to mele sneak attacks later if stealth is implemented where you can sneak up on a zombie in the middle of the day

this. We’ll have to wait for mechanics like this until we have a proper stealth system. Can’t wait.

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**Author:** ![StopSignal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/stopsignal/32/1923_2.png) [@StopSignal](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/StopSignal)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/sneak-attacks/8059/5 "2014-11-25T22:49:48Z")

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With °360 vision it’s quite improbable to sneak!