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I am having trouble distinguishing the difference between a Clicker and a Runner whenever I use Joel's Listen Mode.
Basically, I'll run up to what I think is a Runner, use my melee weapon then get a large portion of my neck ripped out (epic fail provided below).
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"AHHHHHH! TAKE THE GIRL INSTEAD!!!"
Is there any clear indication or do I have to rely on sound alone?
Clickers have an odd shaped head and make a clicking noise. They also stumble or limp when they walk. Runners walk more normally and appear more human.
Clickers are a bit oddly shaped compared to a runner, the clickers also have sound waves coming from their to represent their clicking. Runners also sprint to their next position after standing in the same place for about 10-30 seconds and the clickers are usually standing still majority of the time but when moving they walk places and do not sprint.
When using listen mode, a clicker will twitch and spasm more times than a runner and if you are brave enough to throw a brick somewhere so that the two types run over to the sound, you will notice that a runner runs like a normal human while a clicker does a sort of spasm while moving.
Clickershave an uglier head. And I'd recommend sneaking from behind all the time, even if it's just a human(don't forget that everybody, except forClickerscan see your torchlight) – Novarg Aug 10 '13 at 22:46