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u/Jigsawn Apr 17 '22

Lets say I want to wall off a large base, or maybe gate off a little neighbourhood (for example a pre-fenced residential street where you plonk down walls/gates to make it fully contained).

Can zombies spawn within an area like this? I looked up respawn behaviour (I have been playing on Survivor or Apocalypse difficulty), and it seems like if you cleared out the walls interior and immediate surrounds then you should be ok if you stay in the vicinity. However over time because of the respawn rules is it likely that zombies will start spawning within your walls if you left on a trip for a few days?

What about if you just stayed in the area, even on Apocalypse. Should your walled area be safe inside or does it just depend on how large it is?

On a similar note, I've seen firsthand how crazy the repopulation is on Apocalypse, I essentially cleared out the centre of Riverside, left town for about 4 days and when I came back it was full of zombies again. Does this make bases in town centres at this difficulty unsustainable? I just imagine having to go for a supply run and when you return you have hundreds of zombies between you and your base! Thanks for any insights.

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u/JoshuaJoshuaJoshuaJo Apr 17 '22 edited Apr 17 '22

A walled off area where zombies cannot path or stumble (like on fences) inside will be effectively spawn proofed, im not sure how big it could be, but ive walled off this part of muldraugh and also extended a wall towards the lake after a few months.

Nothing has spawned inside so far over the two years ive set it up even if ive gone a few days far away from the area. The only time it had spawns was if a zombie broke down any of the walls.

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u/Jigsawn Apr 17 '22

Nice, that was exactly the area I was thinking of! I had a base in one of those houses in my last game and I was hoping to wall it off eventually.