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Invisible zombies in [Mod] Starvation?

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This is a bit of a cross post so I apologise for that, I went searching for the Starvation mod thread and found one but it's under modding/sdx tools forum which to me seems the wrong place. So forgive me as I repeat the same question here.

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...are there invisible zombies/enemies in the Starvation mod?

I'm an experienced 7DtD player (easily 500+ hours) and would like to think I've got a good handle on where the zombies are and what risk I am at from them. However twice now I've simply died as if I was hit by a zombie yet I've been near 100 health and it was one hit. This happened in the destroyed biome twice now - whether that is coincidence or evidence of an issue I am unsure - and at no time was I being chased or even sensed by anything. As it was the destroyed biome I thought maybe a landmine but there was no explosion, or perhaps a bird attack from above but no bird noises accompanied my death. I've just been going about my usual business, being careful as I have the AI at it's highest difficulty and suddenly the sound of an attack and I am one hit instakill. No zombies are shown on my screen although I will hear growling noises.

I am more than happy to accept that the vast (VAST!) majority of my deaths are from my own hand, a few are down to glitches and lag and a few are just down to RNG bad luck with a horde spawning right on me. All of these I'm happy to take with a pinch of salt as I'm happy to learn my lesson and move on. However one hit instakills from invisible zombies is just a RNG nightmare. Unable to detect them until they hit you and no way to fight back once they do as it's a one hit kill situation.

There may be a texture missing that somehow renders the zombies invisible or there could just be a massive bug in the game that given certain circumstances screws with the player/zombie interaction but I've only experienced this in the Starvation mod so far.

TL;DR?

Been killed twice now by what seems like invisible zombies, one hit kill as well, both times in destroyed biome but not birds, landmines of dogs as the noise is the zombie "growl" yet no zombie was visible before (or after) my death and I was neither hunted nor sensed. What gives? Does Starvation mod have invisible instakill zombies?

 
Have not played it in a while but I can safely say there are no invisible zombies in Starvation.

I recall this being mentioned ages ago in the Starvation thread, by memory it was a graphics card issue or texture setting.

Apologies can't supply more assistance, suggest posting your query in the Starvation thread for more up to date answers.

 
Have not played it in a while but I can safely say there are no invisible zombies in Starvation.I recall this being mentioned ages ago in the Starvation thread, by memory it was a graphics card issue or texture setting.

Apologies can't supply more assistance, suggest posting your query in the Starvation thread for more up to date answers.
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Thanks for the reply. I have posted this in the other (official?) starvation mod thread but it seems located in an odd location in the forum so thought I'd cross post.

As for your explanation, the positive is that there are no intended invisible zombies (nor would I expect that to be the case, as that would be a ♥♥♥♥ move to say the least). However the negative is that you are suggesting that invisible zombies do exist due to rendering issues. I appreciate you are not intentionally being vague about this, and only passing on what your remember from a previous discussion but essentially it's a game ending bug for me. I cannot be wiped out instakill from something I cannot see, hear nor detect until it's killed me. I could perhaps accept if it was a usual hit but this thing has taken almost full health from me both times leaving me having to navigate some distance back from my base to collect my gear. As the meme says, "Ain't Nobody Got Time for That!".

So in short, thanks, but your reply has pretty much put the mockers on me ever playing Starvation mod under A16 again. I should point out this is the only mod this has happened to me.

 
That's your call.

I see you have posted in the correct Starvation thread so perhaps you will get a more informed answer in terms of settings you can try to alleviate the issue if you choose to revisit it.

 
That's your call.
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Well it's not really a "call" I have a choice over. Random immediate death is not an optional thing with games. If it's in, I'm out, and vice-versa.

I see you have posted in the correct Starvation thread so perhaps you will get a more informed answer in terms of settings you can try to alleviate the issue if you choose to revisit it.
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Don't get me wrong, I'd love for someone to say, "sure, this was a little bug, simply change this reference in the XML" or "You need to update this texture from the GIT release and it'll resolve it". Vanilla 7DtD is far too easy (even at insane difficulty) and of the mods the Starvation one seems one of the best. I'd love to return to it, but can't until this issue is fixed.

 
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