The Boomer



The Boomer is an extremely bloated Infected that can projectile vomit at the Survivors, blinding them and attracting the Horde to them. When a Boomer dies, it explodes and discharges large amounts of gore and viscera, which attracts Common Infected if a Survivor is caught in the explosion. Boomers can also drop from tall buildings into/onto a group of survivors, and once they impact on the streets, they "pop" exploding in the aforementioned manner having the same effect as the vomit attack. This skill serves as an effective method for ambushing the survivors. As of recent game play changes, the Boomer no longer damages when detonated, but hinders survivors' sight and attracts large amounts of the infected horde. Like most other boss infected, a melee hit from the Boomer will do about 2 times the damage as a normal infected.

Survivors
You'll be alerted to the boomer by its heavy breathing and a music cue. Shoot it from at least 25 feet away. The bile explosion radius is large and can both blind you and attract the Horde. Refrain from shooting when the Boomer when it is in close proximity to the rest of the group. When it explodes, prepare for a massive horde to descend upon your group. If blinded, back into a corner or hallway and repeatedly melee towards enemies (so you don't shoot allies) while you wait for the bile to clear up a little.

Infected
While it may be difficult to be completely stealthy as a Boomer, try to hide in shadows or within crowds of Common Infected. To ensure that you slime the Survivors, vomit on them at close range, then run up to attack them so that they will be more likely to shoot you. You will explode and spread the bile within a certain radius. Your best teammates are the Special Infected.


 * The Hunter can pounce on the Survivor covered in bile to add significantly to the damage being inflicted by the Horde.
 * The Smoker can constrict a Survivor from a relatively safe distance, although the Smoker itself will not be inflicting much damage.
 * The Tank can distract those who are not covered in bile.
 * While a Survivor is covered in bile, they cannot see the outlines of the other Survivors. While another Infected is attacking a straggler, take the opportunity to cover the other Survivors with bile.  While this may cause the Horde to spread out, it is important to impair the other Survivors' vision so that it becomes more difficult for them work together and to aim.
 * To self-destruct, open the developer console and enter, after replacing   with the key of your choice.  Pressing that key will cause yourself to explode. (This may be considered an exploit.)
 * The Boomer can hide beside cars with alarms and Witches to trick Survivors into shooting them. The nearby explosion will cause the alarm to be triggered or the Witch to be startled.

Survivors
Blind Luck You or another Survivor take no damage after being vomited on by a Boomer.

Clean Kill Shove a Boomer and then kill him without him splashing on anyone.

Outbreak Catch a rare strain of infection, then pass it on to someone else.


 * The "Outbreak" achievement is unlocked by being vomited on by a player who already has that achievement.

Infected
Barf Bagged Cover four Survivors with Boomer bile at once.