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"Unless anyone has a better plan..."
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| Chapter 3 Memorial Bridge | |||||
| Campaign | Cold Stream | ||||
| Cold Stream Chapter Chronology | |||||
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Memorial Bridge is the third chapter in the customised Cold Stream campaign which was subsequently beta-released as a DLC in March 2011.
The Survivors leave the safe room and climb a series of stairs, dealing with a small handful of passive Common Infected found along the way. A ladder leads up to the open air, and gives access to the roof of a concrete service structure, located in a small park next to the Memorial Bridge. The park is densely populated with Common Infected who will respond aggressively to the sight of the Survivors. A Tank can also sometimes spawn in this area. In any event, the fighting is intense, but not too difficult if the team stays up on the structure and allows enemies to follow their scripted attack lines to climb its walls, bringing them into close range vulnerability. A follow-up Horde of Common Infected may also materialize once the park's original inhabitants have been culled (note that when playing single player, it is essential to step away from the head of the ladder since it is not unusual for AI Bots to hang back down inside the structure).
Once the park is clear, the Survivors head up the side of the bridge using a zigzag flight of concrete stairs. In doing so, care must be taken as a Spitter or Charger may be waiting in ambush.
At the top of the stairway, a few Common Infected will be seen in the gap, and, if he has not appeared previously, a Tank may spawn here as well.
Action from this point will be intense all the way to the end of the chapter, so teams need to get their game faces on, and not relax for a moment.
A proven strategy is to exit the stairway onto the bridge, and engage immediately-visible targets on an as-is, where-is basis. If the Tank is present, he should be dealt with as a first priority. After that, a good idea is to go left from the stairway exit, clear it, and restock on ammo from the pile found there. Once ready, Survivors head over the bridge, which they will find to be a tangle of vehicles, barricades and gaping holes down to the river below. Tactics are necessarily opportunistic, but good fire discipline is necessary since ammo is limited and infected are many.
About a third of the way over the bridge sits a fuel tanker. If the ladder on its rear is used, players can get up on top and enjoy the benefits of longer sight ranges, and protection from Infected at ground level.
- There is a glitch where, if a human player climbs up onto this fuel tanker, and is incapacitated by a Hunter, the Survivor Bots will stand around on the ground as though nothing was happening to their teammate.
- It's possible to skip the bridge portion of the map by jumping off the bridge facing the wrecked tug boat in the sea right after the second semi-truck. While looking down to the wrecked tug diagonally, hold W and Space key at the same time to fall down into the water safely without dying.
About halfway across the bridge is a second fuel tanker, which blocks the way, and which must be climbed. On top will usually be found a Grenade Launcher. At the front end of the fuel tanker is a bus, whose roof must be accessed by Survivors in order to proceed. At this point, a Horde will spawn, followed by a spontaneous explosion, which blasts a semitrailer rig (in that case, it's unsolid if the players can able to get past by before the explosion, if they're fast enough) out of the way, and clears the route ahead. After restocking on ammo from the rear of a white container, the Survivors cross a gap in the road surface using a girder (only the right-hand one gives a secure footing). Once over the gap, players can look to the right and see two arrows pointing out onto a scaffolding structure, hanging off the side of the bridge.
Once on this structure, by looking down through the cracks between the plywood sheets, an Infected will usually be seen moving around on the lower level. After dispatching this threat by firing down through the gap, players move to one end of the structure, and carefully drop down to the lower level. Then they move back to the opposite side, and, looking down, they will see a long flight stairs, set into the side of the bridge pylon, leading down to a platform containing ammo and supplies.
Proceeding on down the stairs to their end on a bridge abutment, Survivors will discover an M60 (note that the weapon here has no outline) and a box of laser sights.
The next part is relatively straightforward, since players simply wade through the river towards the boat ramp, next to a yacht club-type of structure on the bank. Climbing up a ladder to a deck, built onto this structure overlooking the river, will reveal further supplies. At the landward side of the boat ramp will be found a large group of Infected that will have to be disposed of before proceeding (a pipe Bomb or bile bomb is useful here). Players then enter a junkyard beneath an overhead expressway leading onto the bridge above.
The moment the Survivors enter the junkyard, the expressway is bombed, debris rains down, and a Panic Event is triggered. A good idea is to stay near the right hand wall of the junkyard, so that Infected can only approach from one side. Players must push forward to the end of the wall and, after traversing a short switchback, enter a second area where a safe room door is plainly visible in a structure towards the rear.
Strategy[]
Survival[]
See also: Survival Mode
Overall Tips
- Teamwork is essential to long-term survival.
- In this mode, most of the popular choke points, closets and easily defensible corners are removed. Even if you find one that has not been removed, it is not recommended that you fight from there as The Tank will quickly defeat you when he arrives.
- You have an infinite amount of time to prepare. Use this to your advantage. Take as much time as you need to set up gas cans, propane tanks, oxygen tanks, and to find a good place to fight from.
- When searching for a place to fight from, remember that you need a location that not only limits where the horde attacks from, but also gives you a fair chance against the Tank. You either need to be able to fall back and deal with the Tank easily, or have a good enough vantage point to kill him before he can get too close.
- Ammunition is a problem. Unless you are being overrun with Infected or fighting a Tank, try to use your pistols as much as possible. Conserving ammunition should be a priority, as trying to get more during a horde attack can often be fatal. When you do head out for ammunition, remember to take at least one teammate with you.
Scaffholding Method
- One Survivor (preferably with Dual pistols or a Magnum Pistol due to infinite ammo) must stay at the scaffholding to the side of the bridge, standing on top of the Infected's climbing path, this will make Common Infected and Special Infected get stuck under the Survivor until the director decides to kill them, but due to the Infected limit, this will make less Infected bother the other Survivors. A Smoker can still attempt to grab the lone Survivor, but simply shoving him will cancel his attack and make him fall down without killing the other Infected and making them respawn. The other three Survivors stay on the metal bridge, killing Infected that may chase them instead of the lone Survivor atop. When a Tank spawns, all of the Survivors should target him to kill him as quickly as possible, as he is the only Infected that will push away the Survivor blocking the Infected ladder. If he does manage to get close to climbing the scaffholding, the lone Survivor can simply kill all of the Infected below and run off to regroup with the others, and later return to the same spot after the Tank is dealt with.
Notes[]
- Strangely, a alarmed car is seen hanging off the bridge without setting its alarm off.
