Overview[1]
Scientist Zombie is a Zombie, Exclusive entity entity in Dead Rails — Hostile.
Scientist Zombies are unique hostile Entities in Dead Rails. Scientist Zombies can only be found when players summon Nikola Tesla at the Tesla Lab. After pulling the lever, the weather will turn Stormy, and up to 35 Scientist Zombies will start spawning inside and outside the Tesla Lab approaching one by one. Scientist Zombies can be seen with the "Zombie Face" face, green skin, and a lab coat. Scientist Zombies function identical to Runner Zombies before the latter's rework. The only difference is that they have a much higher aggression range.
Stats
- Attackrange
- 5
- Behavior
- Hostile
- Blood
- Zombie Blood
- Category
- Zombie, Exclusive entity
- Cd
- 3s
- Damage
- 15 (5 DPS)
- Detectionrange
- Unknown, presumably 100
- Dmg
- 15 (5 DPS)
- Fuel
- 100/2400
- Hp
- 100
- Sell
- Unsellable
- Top speed
- 25
- Location
- Tesla Lab (after turning on the power)
Lore
On August 6th, 1895, Nikola Tesla receives a telegraph from Washington D.C. stating that he will be receiving funds to develop a bioweapon for the military within a year, with the goal being to mimic the effects of yellow fever. Later on, he hired Government Scientist to develop a bioweapon for "Military Purposes". On January 2nd, 1896, Tesla and his workers manages to complete his prototype ahead of schedule, with the U.S Military sending him another telegraph on January 2nd, 1896, thanking him for his swiftness. They then Requested 100 barrels of his latest prototype, Agent-15. Things eventually go south as Nikola Tesla and his workers are exposed to the bioweapon, with them eventually becoming zombies. Tesla had his brain removed and put in a jar to survive the infection. Before his brain removal, Tesla leaves instructions to have his brain taken to the "top scientists" to have him newly rebuilt.
Strategies
When raiding the Tesla Lab, make sure to check the surroundings frequently as they can spawn anywhere in the Tesla Lab. Alternatively, you can ride a Horse and lure them all so you can use a Molotov or Holy Water to kill them all quickly. The player can also use the Vampire Class or Werewolf Class to run away from the Scientist Zombies, hiding on the Train and dealing with them after they all spawn. Players can climb onto the ball above where Tesla's Limbs are placed to prevent them from reaching them. Remember to bring Molotov Cocktails, Holy Water, or Crucifixes and kill them from there. Be very careful when climbing down however, since many Scientist Zombies will be stuck in place at first due to a lack of pathfinding skills to anyone. When you jump down, they will lock on onto you simultaneously and rush you in overwhelming numbers. If you have an AOE weapon, you can jump back up and use it when they group up below. After pulling the lever, you should opt to stay in the building, as they will run towards the player, giving you the chance to kill them with a Ranged Weapon.
Trivia
According to the Lore, the Scientist Zombies were once workers under the employment of Tesla who helped him develop the prototype bio-weapon Agent-15. However, they were eventually infected and turned into zombies, similar to Captain Prescott and Zombie Soldiers. If a player leaves the Tesla Lab with some Scientist Zombies remaining, they'll follow the player as they have a very high detection range. This is likely due to them being structure spawns. Runner Zombies, Dynamite Zombies, Zombie Soldiers, Sheriff Zombies, Scientist Zombies, Captain Prescott, and Goliath all use the “Zombie Face” face. Can be affected by the Flying Blood glitch where dead entities bleed on themselves which makes them unable to be dragged and lets them fly if they are unstored. Scientist Zombies can sometimes spawn inside the boxes in Tesla Lab, causing them to become stuck and easy to kill by players.
