Dread Dawn: Dread Dawn Foes Guide (updated 11 December 2024 patch)

This is only like a simple glossary based on the update post 11 December 2024, any changes to stats, terminology and stuff are final based on game devs and not me. Any further update to them might or might not make this guide obsolete as the game is not in final build as of now.

While the game allows drops from incapitated bodies (enemies, zeds, teammates), they are only existing as long as the body remains relatively intact. This means if the intended individual is blown/shred to bits by high powered shotguns, explosives, or any traps, it will disallowed search on the target.

This has to be taken account into this guide, as if you intended to loot the target zeds, you have to make sure the target’s torso is still connected to its lower legs (killing zeds with head off or one arm blown will still count as intact).

Another thing to consider is during horde mode or any event that summons a horde of zeds, the drop chance per body will drop drastically. While looting is possible from the horde, only a small portion of them will truly yield anything. For Siege Horde mode (school under attack), if the duration is long, the horde will simply vanish upon being killed, if not outright dismemberment, discouraging major loot using school attack. Only around last few seconds that the normal horde rule applies.

The most common zombies, very vast in numbers on gathering point, and the majority of horde event and air support defense. Basically whatever human NPC you can meet, you can see zombie equivalents of it.

When I mentioned its runner, you should have an idea what it does. Definitely way faster and at least as fast as player’s sprinting.

Brute is the muscular ones, although not gigantic. They come in slow motion and wallop target with quite a punch. (literally) They sometimes serves as special infected inside small houses and sometimes accompanied other special infected in a horde. One of the common damage sponges during siege, but only quite visible at final cleanup due to how slow they are (and how fast other specials rushing forward).

This term is not copyright right? right????

Boomer is a type of zombie that is fast, and if you knew another boomer, generally unpleasant when it goes near and kabooms. There is only 1 variant and hence its easy to spot, also it has sickly liquid sound to indicate its nearby.

Purple hazmat suit with constant bile secretion. The only zombie type to have a real ranged attack. Uncommon but also one of the main priority target in siege, as they do target turrets which is not directly in the way.

Berserker is one special variant which combines the speed of Runner and durability and durability of Brute. It is mainly appear in events or as special infected in smaller building raids. Main story will have them appear as late game gear check or as situations that racing to exit is preferable strategy.
You can anticipate it as a beast growling sound will be heard while they are around and alive in any form.

Giant is the largest type of zombie to encountered. Its body size dwarfs ordinary human sizes. Encountered usually in very low numbers, unless its late game siege. Sometimes can be seen guarding the building chests.

Runner with blood intestines as tentacles. Usually appear as challenge and in events, and…

This bears mention that humans are the worst enemies you try to face. If your guns improved, so do theirs, so gunfight usually results in fast pace shootout that someone will die, and fast. Your teammates and girlfriend, if only cater for melee defense and not stay guard on safe places, will die very quickly.

Same with hostile turrets, Make sure well equipped before engaging one, or multiple of them.

Special thanks to: Game Director Mode, This provides a lot of gallery to spare my time finding others, also to slightly verify kill drops.

There will be actual discrepancies as I believe each type of zombies have their own statistic values, however the general idea is there.

Also special thanks to you as reader. I am still struggling how to deal with writing guides.