The Streets

"Hey, I know a gun shop near here where we can get some real weapons."

- Ellis

In The Streets, the Survivors follow the helicopters from the hotel as they head towards the evacuation center at the mall. This chapter contains a Crescendo Event in which the Survivors must obtain a pack of Cola from a Save 4 Less convenience store, with an alarmed door, for the owner of a nearby gun store. He returns the favor by clearing the roadblock that prevents the Survivors from reaching Liberty Mall.

This part will introduce these weapons and Infected and other horrors ( note that the Tank or Witch might not spawn, and alarmed cars spawn randomly):
 * The Tank
 * Witch
 * Alarmed cars


 * Grenade Launcher
 * Weapons (AK-47, Combat Rifle, Assault Rifle, Hunting Rifle, Sniper Rifle, Combat Shotgun, Tatical Shotgun, Pump Shotgun)
 * Laser Sights
 * Ammo Upgrades (Explosive/Incendiary)

Strategy
It would be best to start from The Hotel to be more prepared. Grab a gun on the counter, and a health kit/ammo from the table. Upon opening the saferoom door, turn right and clear the Commons there. Search carefully for a melee weapon, and at times, a Grenade Launcher. Go to the CEDA trailers next and search the tents for throwables and Ammo upgrades.

Go to the street now. You might hear crying, and/or soft music (which indicates a Witch), or grunting and/or heavy music (which indicates a Tank). Clear the tent first to search for a Grenade Launcher or Chainsaw. If you are running low on ammo, search the nearby truck for a shotgun or submachine gun. Keep moving down the street. Watch for hordes coming in from both sides of the street as you proceed. Search the police car and look on the left side, as an Ammo upgrade may spawn there. Open the door, and get your throwable out if you hear or suspect a Tank is hiding inside there. If the Tank is in there, fall back and don't let him get near the dumpsters or police car, as he can punch them at you and instantly incapacitate you.

After going down the staircase, ignore opening the door first. Search the boxes to find a submachine gun, and open the rescue closet door to look for a Grenade Launcher or Chainsaw. Hordes will swarm in at the door and from the staircases you just went through. Search the room thoroughly for Molotovs or Pipe bombs.

Keep moving and head for a nearby truck, which contains a melee weapon and a gun. Then head for the heavy dumpster. Clear the Infected out carefully, and turn right to look for guns or ammo upgrades. Search the rescue closet near the staircases and look for temporary healing items, throwables or a Grenade Launcher. Now go up the staircases to find a health closet, melee weapon and Tier 2 guns. Always watch for the Witch, as she usually tends to spawn there or at the street below.

Clear the Infected out with a Pipe bomb. Hordes will spawn at the fencing to your right, so move quickly. A Tank tends to spawn there, so watch out. Keep moving up and you will head closer towards the gun store you need to get to. Search the room near the staircase for ammo upgrades/temporary healing items/throwables. Now keep moving up the staircase to end up in a walkway. A Witch or Tank might spawn, so fall back when necessary. Hordes will spawn from the fencing you passed through near the staircase to the walkway. Keep moving and you'll be at the gun store. Search under the staircase for a throwable, and clear the Commons out. Specials tend to spawn inside the gun store, so mow them down. Now restock, grab a new gun, give it laser sights and heal up. Go to the speaker and Whitaker will tell you to grab him a 6-pack of Cola.

Once Whitaker opens the door, search the room to your left which serves as a rescue closet and has supplies at times inside. Get to the store and open the door. Commons will surge through the store door. Keep two (Versus), or three (Campaign) outside the door while one person grabs the Cola. There are also supplies, but there's no time for that yet. Go back and search once you've given the Cola to Whitaker.

Note: There is a white van in the parking lot. Tanks cannot punch this, but it can be used by Survivors. Climb on the van to skip at least 25% of the Crescendo path.

Note: There is a drop down from the stairs into the parking lot, just across from the store. The Cola can be thrown over this drop down to a second player, significantly shortening the Crescendo event.

Once the Cola is given to Whitaker, he will blow up the tanker truck that blocks the path to Liberty Mall (the explosion will turn off the Save 4 Less alarm, and the horde will stop after 1-2 minutes). Now head for the mall, and search carefully. Search the desks for ammo upgrades, and search the tents for weapons and supplies. Now you will need to watch for one danger: Alarmed cars. These cars, if shot or jumped at, will send out a blaring alarm which will summon a horde. A Tank or Witch tends to spawn near the end, so watch out at all times. Get inside the saferoom and you're safe. But where is CEDA?

Easter Eggs

 * Save 4 Less is a reference to the name of the game. Additionally, the logo at the top of the store is modeled after the logo on the game's box art, minus the hand.
 * Save 4 Less may also be a reference to a chain of supermarkets known as Food 4 Less.Side_of_the_DEAD_trailer.jpg
 * There is a trailer outside the saferoom with the words "Disease Emergency Assessment Dispatch" this ironicaly spells out DEAD in an acronym form. This can also be seen in The Parish.
 * Using No Clip during the scene where Whitaker destroys the truck, the player can see Whitaker himself. Oddly, he shares a similar model to the Fallen Survivor Uncommon Infected, which appears in the next Chronological Campaign.
 * In Whitaker's Gun Shop, the sign advertising the Magnum's price lists the name of the gun as the "Desert Cobra". This is a reference to the well known high-caliber pistol named the Desert Eagle.