Obtaining achievements

Survivor Achievements
Difficulty : Easy

How - to : Just as the Survivor is grabbed by Smoker quickly melee the Survivor or shoot the Smoker

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : Aim for the heads of attacking infected (that you should be doing anyway) also when walking through quiet parts of the game try to headshot the infected that dont notice your there.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : If the Smoker grabs you by its tongue, quickly turn and shoot him. Assault Rifle or Hunting Rifle is preferred due to their long range. If you wait long enough you will be constricted and will take constriction damage.

Difficulty : Medium

How - to : Try to be vomited in a room with a single entry. That way you and your teammates can cover the entrance easier. The preferred weapons are combat shotgun and assault rifles. Try not to hit your teammates during the attack. You can also try throwing a pipe bomb.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : You can fulfill this achievement either by throwing a pipe bomb or by blowing up explosives. This achievement should be attempted at finales or mini-finales, as at those times there are a lot of Infected in large groups.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : Watch your team mates backs when a horde is attacking (that you should be doing anyway).You can fulfill this achievement just by playing long enough.

Difficulty : Medium

How - to : Try to be in an open space when faced with a Tank. If The Tank charges at you, backpedal as fast as you can but don't get separated from your teammates. If The Tank picks up some rubble, change your position. Try to engage The Tank with medium - long range weapon such as Assault rifle or Hunting rifle. Attacking the tank with Auto shotgun is dangerous, because The Tank has great speed and you must be in a close range to do proper damage The Tank.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : You can free an constricted survivors by meleeing them or by killing The Smoker.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : You can free pinned survivors by meleeing the Hunter or by shooting the Hunter. Watch out for friendly fire, tough.

Difficulty : Easy

How - to : In the start room of every finale, there will be a Molotov. A Tank will always spawn in a finale; usually there are two. Simply throw the Molotov when the Tank is in a good position and the achievement will be earned. For any PC users with much less patience, the following commands may be inputted into console to make obtaining this achievement even easier.

sv_cheats 1; give molotov; z_spawn tank; sv_cheats 0

Difficulty : Easy to Medium

How - to : Usually after being incapacitated, another survivor will attempt to lift you back to your feet. It is very common that while the survivor is pulling you up, he or she may be struck by a Hunter or pulled by a Smoker. As soon as you see this happen, begin blasting the hunter or smoker with your Pistol. The Special Infected will go down faster than you think, and the achievement will be yours. The reason this is rated Easy to Medium is due to a small luck factor that effects it.