Horde

A horde is a massive group of Common Infected who attack all at once, reminiscent of the movie 28 Days Later, or in waves in the finales. They attack using their sheer numbers and speed in an attempt to overwhelm the Survivors. Hordes can occur due to a Survivor being splattered by a Boomer, Panic Events, setting off a car alarm, when the Survivors start back-tracking, when the AI Director causes a rise in activity, campaign finales, and also when the Survivors remain in one area for a prolonged period of time. An incoming horde is prefaced by a musical horn cue in the soundtrack, sometimes followed by a burst of techno music that plays until the horde's numbers have been significantly reduced. If the player has Closed Captions on, it will say [Incoming Attack]. They are often accompanied by Special Infected (though never Tanks), and the actual size of the horde differs greatly between hordes. Common Infected are only dangerous in these Hordes, especially on expert, where 1 attack from a common infected does around 20 damage.