Pandemic Express – Beginner Guide
This guide volition verbalise over all of aspects of Pandemic Express, ranging from the basic ruleset of the game, to the advanced displace mechanics too full general tips too tricks.
Beginner Guide
Hello, too welcome aboard the Pandemic Express! This guide volition innovate you lot to a broad diversity of things nigh this game. We’ll live roofing the basic rules, the diverse weapons, an introduction to the displace mechanics, an introduction to all of the zombie types, too finally, a await at how the full general catamenia of your game should go.
I’ll live doing my best to organize this guide, too I sincerely promise it helps you lot go a ameliorate PE player!
The Basics
Before nosotros acquire into the nitty-gritty of this game, nosotros must offset constitute the full general rules.
General Rules
- All humans tin comport 2 weapons.
- Humans tin have got (and start with) 3 ruby-red hearts.
- Health Stations tin live used past times humans to fully restore their ruby-red hearts.
- When a human is killed, they are turned into a zombie.
- As the set out of humans decreases, the humans volition start to do to a greater extent than impairment amongst all of their weapons, including melee.
Spawning In
There tin live a maximum of thirty players inwards 1 match, but a jibe tin start amongst a minimum of fifteen players. If at that spot are thirty players, a countdown of thirty seconds volition start. Otherwise, at that spot volition live a 2 infinitesimal too thirty 2nd delay earlier this countdown starts.
All thirty players volition spawn within of the same develop station , which has xanthous bars that volition block off all exits. These develop stations are diverse predetermined locations, too you lot tin seat which you’ve spawned inwards past times observing the full general layout.
After The Countdown
When this countdown timer reaches zero, the lights volition go out, too a random histrion volition live killed too turned into a zombie. This zombie must go around too kill at to the lowest degree ii other players. If the zombie does non kill anyone for some time, a 2nd histrion volition live randomly chosen to go a zombie. Once at that spot are 3 zombies, the gates of your spawn volition open, too you lot volition live costless to roam the map.
The Train
To win the match, the humans must escape on a train. This develop volition spawn a few hundred meters away from the station that all humans started in. Standing on the develop volition displace it forward. If no 1 is on the train, it volition non move. If a human dies, the develop volition automatically live stopped for eight seconds.
The destination of the game is to acquire this develop dorsum to your spawning station, too displace it past times the orangish checkpoint. Once the develop is past times this checkpoint, ALL humans who are live volition win the match, fifty-fifty if they are non on the train.
The Circle
As the jibe progresses, a circle volition unopen inwards on the train’s position. If you lot are exterior of this circle every bit a human, it volition rattling slow impairment you. In it’s electrical current state, this circle is non much of a threat, but it is soundless best to remain within of it.
Perhaps the most unsafe aspect of the circle is that all wellness stations that are NOT within of the circle volition live turned off, preventing you lot from using them. By the cease of the game, this agency that at that spot may live no wellness stations that tin live used.
Zombie Spawns
Zombies volition ever spawn at Zombie Nests. They tin live found past times looking for an picture that is a large ruby-red skull.
As the develop moves throughout the map, the zombie nest volition alter position. They ever live inwards a predetermined seat AHEAD of the train. Most of the time, this volition live inwards a large tower amongst an overhang, but at that spot are exceptions to this.
The Weapons
There are vi dissimilar weapons inwards Pandemic Express. five of these weapons are affected past times their tier, which tin live known via the colouring textile of the weapon, the colouring textile of the weapon’s ui when you’re looking at it, too the set out of stars the weapon has.
Weapon Tiers
There are vi dissimilar tiers that a weapon tin have.
- Tier 1 – White, 1 star
- Tier 2 – Green, 2 stars
- Tier 3 – Blue, 3 stars
- Tier iv – Lavender/Purple, iv stars
- Tier five – Gold, five stars
- Special – Orange, vi stars – (This is reserved for the rocket launcher)
Weapon tier affects ii things. The offset thing it affects is the weapons damage. Additionally, it also affects the weapons magazine capacity. For instance, a Tier 1 revolver tin solely concur 3 bullets earlier a reload is necessary, but the Tier five revolver tin concur eighteen bullets earlier a reload. This is incredibly substantial, too a higher tier of the same weapon volition ALWAYS live to a greater extent than valuable.
You should ALWAYS strive for at to the lowest degree ii tier 3 weapons. Anything lower volition brand the game substantially to a greater extent than difficult.
The Shotgun
The shotgun is, inwards my opinion, easily the best weapon inwards the game. It has an enormous amount of knockback against zombies. The shotgun does a decent amount of impairment at unopen range, taking 3 (sometimes two) shots to kill, but chop-chop falls off at long ranges. It has a fairly fast firing rate, too a prissy reload speed that reload 1 trounce at a fourth dimension too tin live interrupted. However, the truthful powerfulness of the shotgun volition non live mentioned here, every bit that is out of the reach of this section. Know that a tier 3 or higher upwardly shotgun is a must have got for the tardily game.
The Revolver
Ah, the revolver. My personal 2nd favorite. It pairs good amongst the shotgun, beingness fairly accurate at whatever range, too having perfect hipfire accuracy amongst kid recoil. It has a notable amount of knockback, making it a fantastic candidate for the early on game. During the after stages of the game, it volition autumn off if you lot do non have got a higher tier because of its lower magazine size. However, I volition ever have got a tier iv or tier five revolver over whatever of the other weapons excluding the shotgun.
The Assault Rifle
This is an interesting weapon. It has a fast burn charge per unit of measurement too a decent magazine size, fifty-fifty at lower tiers. However, the hipfire inaccuracy hurts this weapon a lot. It’s non every bit bad every bit the SMG, but it’s clearly less favorable than the revolver’s pinpoint accuracy when hipfiring. The AR’s knockback tin concur zombies back, but it isn’t every bit powerful every bit the revolver’s or the shotgun’s. It tin bargain a decent amount of damage, too combined amongst its fast burn rate, it tin absolutely shred hordes pretty easily, amongst some skillful aim of course. The Assault Rifle is a decent choice, too some mightiness respect it to a greater extent than favorable than the revolver. Don’t live afraid to experiment amongst your loadout.
The SMG
The SMG is THE weapon for spamability. It without a dubiousness has the fastest burn charge per unit of measurement inwards the entire game, too the tier five version has the highest magazine size inwards the entire game, amongst a whopping 100 bullets earlier a reload. Unfortunately, it’s also the hardest weapon to aim. The hipfire inaccuracy on this is horrific. Aiming downwards sights does you lot no favors, either, every bit the weapons kicking makes it impossible to run across what you’re shooting at. It’s a valid choice, sure, but I wouldn’t have got it over whatever of the higher upwardly weapons, unless you lot have got a much higher tier of the SMG than you lot do the others. Excluding the shotgun, of course.
The Sniper
God, I despise this gun. It should live incredible inwards theory. The most notable aspect of the sniper is that headshots volition ALWAYS right away kill a zombie, regardless of tier. However, this is made incredibly hard past times the fact that the ironsights are merely apartment out garbage. At longer ranges, it’s hardly usable. Additionally, at that spot is no crosshair for hipfiring, hence you lot pretty much have got to aim downwards sights to role this weapon effectively.
If you lot experience you lot tin the world your shots consistently, this is a powerful weapon, peradventure 1 of the best. But otherwise, it’s easily the worst 1 on this list. Drop it at the sight of a ameliorate weapon.
The Rocket Launcher
This weapon is really a gamble. On 1 hand, it is extraordinarily powerful, too solely spawns inwards the course of written report of the exceptional tier. It has vii rockets, all of which volition right away kill whatever zombie it hits when it explodes. This tin atomic number 82 to some hilarious spawn camping ground at the cease of a match, every bit shooting this thing into zombie spawn over too over 1 time to a greater extent than volition internet you lot a dozen or ii kills.
On the other hand, though, it ONLY has those vii rockets. You cannot catch ammo for the rocket launcher similar whatever of the other weapons. By taking it, you lot are sacrificing your 2nd weapon slot for a powerful but express role weapon. Once it is used up, you’ll have got to settle amongst what you lot find. And that may live a tier 1 sniper. God assist you.
Melee
Melee is kinda good. If a zombie gets besides unopen to you, you lot tin press “f” too you’ll striking them amongst your gun. During the mid game, too sometimes the early on game, this tin right away kill all zombies. This is absolutely essential during the tardily game, don’t live afraid to role it.
Additionally, you lot tin role it to animation cancel your reload, hence if you’re inwards a tight spot or you lot accidentally reloaded too a zombie is getting besides close, you lot tin striking them amongst your gun too acquire dorsum to shooting.
Armor
I don’t know where else to set this section, to live honest. “Armor” spawns inwards the course of written report of a large, dark jar. Hovering your cursor over it volition display a xanthous shield.
Armor is incredibly vital, too you lot should go out of your way to await for it early on game too mid game. It spawns nigh other weapons, too each edifice has predetermined locations where it tin spawn. Learning these locations too chop-chop scouting for it is rattling important.
Armor volition grant you lot an additional xanthous midpoint per jar. You may have got upwardly to 3 of these xanthous hearts, or a maximum of vi hearts total. These armored hearts are non damaged via the circle, too volition foreclose you lot from beingness grabbed too thrown past times zombies. Armor volition also foreclose you lot from beingness 1 shot past times bombers. All of this WILL salve your life a LOT. Keep your oculus out for it.
Movement
Movement is, without question, the most of import aspect of Pandemic Express. If you lot desire to live a good, valuable player, you lot must larn to displace effectively. This department volition verbalise over the diverse tools at your disposal, too ways inwards which you lot tin role them to growth your chances of survival at all stages of the game.
Basic Movement
WASD to move, shift to sprint, infinite to jump, too command to crouch. There’s nil substantial to comprehend here, too it’s fairly dull inwards game. You’ll desire to avoid walking too sprinting everywhere every bit much every bit you lot can.
Jumping
The offset push clit a fast 1 on you lot should larn is Double Jumping. Jump piece you’re inwards the air, too you lot go higher. You tin role this to clear obstacles similar fences too such, but it’s advanced uses require a chip to a greater extent than context after inwards this section. Something you lot should know, however, is that you lot displace slightly, almost unnoticeably faster when double jumping too moving forward. Use this to gain a slight border when trying to acquire somewhere earlier someone else.
Sliding
Sliding is your best friend. It lets you lot go rattling fast. Using sliding on whatever gradient you lot may notice volition give you lot a prissy speed boost. On larger slopes, this speed boost is MASSIVE. That lone is nice, but if you lot bound earlier you lot attain the cease of the slope, you lot save your momentum. Double jumping keeps you lot inwards the air longer, too soundless preserves your momentum. Timing your jumps good volition allow you lot to go over a hundred meters inwards a affair of seconds. Use this at every chance you lot have.
Unfortunately, your momentum is reset when you lot touching the ground, hence you lot cannot chain slides together, fifty-fifty on slopes.
Jumppads/Mattresses
Mattress piles are scattered around the map. Stepping on these volition give you lot a prissy upward boost too some extra forrard momentum. Use these if a gradient isn’t nearby.
Rocketjumping or Gunjumping
One of the most interesting too of import mechanics inwards this game is that every weapon volition give you lot momentum if you lot shoot a wall rattling nigh you. If you’ve ever played Team Fortress or Quake, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
I believe the forcefulness that each weapon volition give you lot is based on the impairment that they do, but this is unconfirmed. Remember when I said that I couldn’t verbalise nigh the shotgun’s truthful beauty? This is where it really shines. The shotgun is unquestionably the best weapon to gunjump with.
This powerfulness is without a dubiousness what defines you lot every bit a player. It allows you lot to rapidly alter positions, acquire high ground, too displace around the map at lightning speed. Using this properly makes it incredibly hard for fifty-fifty the best zombies to touching you. It should live your chief method of movement. Gunjumping plant on anything amongst a collider.
The easiest way to do it is to walk upwardly to a wall, await towards your feet but inwards a way hence that your crosshair is soundless on the wall, too start shooting. If you lot desire to climb buildings, you lot must displace towards to wall you lot are shooting at.
I highly recommend you lot opened upwardly the warmup way too start practicing this ability. Even using it on a basic grade volition set you lot far higher upwardly other players. Get used to strafing inwards the air. Try to climb buildings. Try to role the trees to give yourself horizontal momentum. Practice, practice, do amongst this ability. It volition massively improve the game for you.
Some Advanced Tips too Tricks
Sprinting too sliding, too hence jumping every bit shortly every bit you lot start sliding, volition brand your offset bound MUCH higher. Use this to acquire to tricky spots when you lot can’t gunjump.
Using the same push clit a fast 1 on every bit above, if you lot proceed sliding every bit shortly every bit you lot touching the the world (which tin live done past times belongings ctrl earlier you lot land), you’ll gain speed, fifty-fifty on apartment ground. Use this every bit a in conclusion resort inwards the early on game.
Jumping earlier you lot gun bound volition give you lot some extra upward momentum.
If you lot slide downwards a slope, bound nigh the cease of the gradient too shoot a surface, too hence nigh the cease of THAT jump, double bound too shoot some other surface mid jump, you lot volition go really, REALLY god damn fast. This is the “ideal” or “optimal” movement, it is rarely possible nether normal circumstances but you lot should strive for it. You tin do it, I believe inwards you.
The Zombies
There are 3 dissimilar types of zombies inwards the electrical current the world of the game.
Standard Infected
The criterion infected solely have got ii moves, laid on too grab. Attacks volition bargain 1 midpoint of impairment to a human player, too volition knock the human back.
The catch tin live used on whatever human without armor, but has a cooldown. Once a human is grabbed, they tin live thrown rattling far. The most mutual strategy correct at nowadays is to throw a human into a trunk of H2O to leave of absence them dull too defenseless. But you lot tin also role catch on explosive barrels. Throwing these towards a human volition ship them flying. This is vital for getting humans off of high ground, or throwing them off of their intended path. H5N1 skillful barrel tin acquire humans killed.
Bombers
Ooooh bombers, these guys are really god damn dangerous. If you lot listen rapid beeping too run across a xanthous alarm sign, you lot ask to acquire the hell away from wherever you lot are. H5N1 bomber within melee arrive at volition bargain 3 hearts of damage. That’s an instant kill on a human without armor.
The solely existent way to bargain amongst bombers is to either shoot them until they’re besides far away to do whatever damage, or to run.
If you’re the bomber, though, you lot have got a lot of opportunities for kills. The best strategy is to flank too accuse in, amongst your timer already ticking, piece the humans are preoccupied.
Phantoms
I don’t know much nigh these mime lookin’ mothers, to live honest. They tin plough invisible. They’re non besides dangerous. If you lot listen some beeping but you lot don’t run across a zombie nearby, merely gunjump away.
Pre-Game
Now that we’ve covered the rules, the weapons, too the movement, nosotros tin start to comprehend how your games should go.
The “Pre-Game” is the phase where people are either soundless joining the lobby, or the thirty 2nd countdown is starting. Use this fourth dimension to bound into a high, condom spot. Try to role the slide-jump technique to acquire somewhere most other people can’t. Each spawn has a assort of mini parkour grade you lot tin do for fun, but also for safety.
Planning Your Route
After you’ve found a condom spot, you lot ask to start to conception your route. But this shouldn’t live general. You should at the rattling to the lowest degree concern human relationship for fifty-fifty the smallest of slopes straight exterior of the spawn area, which you lot should have got memorized past times now. These slopes tin acquire you lot speed too away from the zombies. Even the smallest amount of distance betwixt you lot too the swarm is the departure betwixt life too expiry inwards the early on game. Do non have got planning your road lightly. Use everything you lot tin to your wages when getting to where you lot desire to go.
Your offset halt to consider when planning your road should live somewhere thats:
A) Not going to live visited past times many people and
B) Guaranteed to have got loot
Getting a gun inwards the early on game lets you lot gunjump, too gunjumping volition salve your god damn life.
Next, you lot ask to consider if you lot are going to go for the airdrop or not. 99% of the time, the answer should live yes.
That should live all you lot ask to concern human relationship for earlier the game has started. Try to reserve calm moments for planning too intense moments for doing.
Early Game
With your road planned out, too the offset zombie chosen, you lot ask to remain alive. Use your displace to juke the zombies if you lot can. Once those gates drib though, you lot ask to volume it. Slide on the slopes you lot see, too do everything inwards your powerfulness to acquire the hell away from spawn.
When you lot attain your offset looting station, whether its a develop car or a house, the offset thing you lot should live looking for is a gun. Preferably, a shotgun or a revolver. If you lot spot some armor, have got it, but don’t peril your life for it. If you’re beingness chased, gunjump the hell out of at that spot too acquire every bit far away every bit you lot can, occasionally stopping to shoot the zombies to knock them dorsum if ask be.
After you’ve gotten your gun, you lot should start heading for the airdrop. If it’s besides unsafe to opened upwardly it, or if at that spot aren’t plenty people there, don’t live afraid to abandon it. Being live too having lower tier weapons is ameliorate than beingness dead too having none. Having a grouping amongst you lot to have got the airdrop is a massive help.
Once you’ve gotten the airdrop, or decided you lot don’t desire to, you lot should start heading for the train. Once it starts moving, we’ve entered the mid game.
Mid Game
At this point, the develop has started to move, too you’re at that spot amongst it to assist proceed zombies away. Hopefully you’ve managed to respect something ameliorate than tier 1 weapons, ideally at LEAST tier 3.
However, you’re non done looting yet. When the develop comes past times a fairly large outpost, that is your chance to abandon the develop too await around for armor. At this point, non having armor could hateful a swift expiry due to bombers too beingness grabbed too thrown into water. Don’t live afraid to pass some fourth dimension searching.
Once you’ve found some armor, you lot should caput dorsum to the develop too assist defend. However, you lot shouldn’t remain on the train. Pop on every at nowadays too hence to proceed it moving forward, but otherwise, you lot should live gunjumping to high the world too shooting zombies that laid on the train, or shooting bombers inwards the distance hence they prematurely activate their explosion.
Speaking of bombers, if you lot run across that xanthous triangle amongst an exclamation grade inside, that is your signal to acquire the hell away from where ever you lot are. Look for the alarm sign, too gunjump the contrary direction, fifty-fifty if it agency giving upwardly your super elite position. Normal zombies are easier to acquire away from than a bomber.
At this point, you lot should live making it to the checkpoint, where you’ll have ii wellness stations too an unlimited ammo depot, too you’ll live invulnerable within for every bit long every bit the develop is inwards there. Use this fourth dimension to calm downwards too internet some like shooting fish in a barrel kills. Say hi to your friends who managed to really survive. If you’ve made it this far, there’s a skillful chance you lot could win.
Late Game
The develop is leaving the condom zone. Music should start playing. It’s the concluding stretch, boys. Most likely, your game should live similar to the mid game, but set into overdrive, but depending on how many people are left, getting kills on zombies should live a whole lot easier.
Focus on getting highground. Jump away from bombers. Do everything you lot tin to avoid the terrain. Using the roofs of zombie nests that are no longer active is a tried too truthful method of the tardily game. Every at nowadays too then, you’ll have got to touching the develop to acquire it moving.
Eventually, you’ll either mess upwardly bad plenty that you lot acquire killed, or you lot win.
Not much to say hither other than “good luck, brother”.
