Hard Rain - 2/5: Sugar Mill

The Sugar Mill is the second chapter in the Hard Rain campaign. Once you exit the safe room you see the Ducatel Mill right in front of you. You go in and head through a mill full of Witches. The abundance of Witches is due to the fact that the Witch has a strong attraction to the smell of sugar. Also, according to a recent online poll, it's one of the most difficult levels, and one of the most common places to use health kits and pain pills.

The Crescendo event in this chapter is calling the elevator to take you down to a sugar cane field (similar to the corn fields in Blood Harvest of Left 4 Dead).

Achievements

 * Note that the achievement says without killing any Witches. It is possible to earn the achievement if a player startles a Witch and then escapes or is killed by her, as long as the Witch is not killed.
 * You only need to make it into the safe room in the gas station, not necessarily close the door.
 * The best way to try to get this achievement is to not startle her at all, of course.
 * Since this part of the campaign takes place in the day, the Witches will be walking around the Sugar Mill. This makes it much harder to sneak past them.
 * Expect that you or your ally will die a lot if you want to get this achievement, especially if you play with AI Survivors since the AI usually fails miserably at trying to sneak past them, often opening fire when she becomes agitated.
 * You can also kill some or all of the AI survivors before encountering Witches, just leaving you and a possible live partner.
 * It is possible to get the achievement if you join the game part way through the level, making it much easier to get.
 * If you try being a pacifist with her, she can push you back to the beginning of the level or next to another Witch, so be careful.
 * Take ladders, stairs, or other shortcuts to avoid Witches.
 * Faster isn't always better.
 * Ladies first! Let the Witch take her time walking, then you walk into the area.
 * Avoid rooms with one exit (with the exception of safe closets), EVEN if they contain objects, because a Witch may wander into the room leaving you no choice but to fight her. For this reason you should avoid lingering in these rooms should you choose to venture inside.
 * When inside the Sugar Mill, it would be wise to use melee weapons to deal with Common Infected, so that you don't risk missing and hitting a distant Witch.
 * Avoid molotovs and incendiary ammo packs because Witches can be set on fire, not only will that eat away her health but the person who set her on fire will startle the Witch, even if she's chasing after another Survivor.
 * Record every area where you find a Witch. Sometimes, obstacles like tanks or other Witches can push you to another Witch.
 * If you startle a Witch, try not to startle another Witch, because most likely a Survivor(especially AI) would try to fire on both Witches, which could ruin your chance of getting the achievement.
 * Be careful there is a rare chance that a Witch will appear at the bottom of the elevator on The Sugar Mill chapter ruining your chance of your achievement. Also in the next chapter Mill Escape there will be a stationary witch on the top floor of the elevator right where the elevator door is at.
 * If you are unsure of where the Witch is, while having to fend off multiple infected, aim for the feet of your targets. This may inflict less damage, but ensures that the bullets will not pass through the infected and into a witch. This is especially effective while using the shotgun.