Crater Crystal Crate Guide!
This is my 2nd guide on how to get crystal crates on different zombie mode maps.
You can find the 1st guide here.
Crater is the easiest map to get a crystal crate on for 1 guy, although 2 People can get a crystal crate too if the other 2 hold back and don't do too much. If you follow the steps and can remember where the Zombies come from, you're getting a crystal crate for sure. Anyone with some experience in zombie mode will succeed.
I. The Guns
(includes all versions of the listed guns, not only the guns in the picture)
1.
The MG3 LM offers a huge amount of ammo compared to other MGs and has the 2nd highest ammo count of all guns in the game. (With a MG mag you get over 1k ammo) Both the LM version and the other variants of the MG3 have a really fast reload, high damage and a good spray pattern.
2.
The M249 and especially the golden Version is a really good gun. M249 Minimi Gold has the highest ammo in the whole game. (Over 1,2k with a MG mag) It has a better spray pattern than the MG3, but the reload will really let you down since it takes nearly 4 seconds.
3.
High amount of ammo, good spray pattern and a decent reload. It isn't as good as the MG3 or the minimi gold, but it's still almost perfect for zm.
4.
Really fast reload, high damage, nearly non-existent recoil. Nuff said.
5.
You might think shotguns aren't useful in zm, but These 2 and the reskins are really good. The power and reload of both guns is just amazing, mutants die in about 3 shots to the head and bosses go down in no time. You just have to stay close to the zombies, which might be a problem for some people. If you're new to zombie mode, I recommend using rifles/mgs/smgs instead and using the shotguns only on the mini boss and the boss.
If you do not have any of the guns above, you should go with a regular AK-47 or a reskin of it.
II. Grenades and Meeles
Grenades
Grenades are an important thing if you want the crystal crate. Never use them on the normal zombies or just throw them when there aren't any zombies at all. There are certain waves in which you should use these, so better keep them. I recommend throwing your normal grenade away at the first round so you have no trouble picking up a zombie mode grenade later on.
Meeles
1. Importance of melees on crater.
You might think that melees are useless in zombie mode, but chosing the right melee and using it at certain rounds while using the speed and melee damage boost is as, if not more important as the grenades.
2. Melee ranking for zombie mode.
1.
The Shovel does insane damage to the zombies and kills the blue mutant with 2-3 stabs. It's by far the best melee.
2.
The Wrench deals less damage than the shovel, but it's still nearly as good as it due to the fast stab and slash.
3.
The police baton has a very fast slash and deals a decent amount of damage.
4.
Kris is pretty much the same as the police baton, but it has a slightly slower slashing speed.
3. Speed and melee damage boost
By pressing F when the bar is full, your character's Speed and melee damage will be greatly increased. This is the only reason why we use melees in zm at all.
III. Most important rounds
Different spawn spots.
Spot A
Spot B
Spot C
Spot D
5. Wait for the blue mutant to appear and kill him. The blue mutants give a lot of points and only spawns at spot A.
9. Kill the dreads coming from spot B and C.
10. Get a zm grenade and throw it at the mutants that spawned at spot A, then shoot them down.
13. Go to spot D and kill the dreads.
15. Same as round 10.
19. The bonus round. You should all gather at 1 spot(the train is the best one) and kill the crawlers as fast as possible.
20. Go up and kill the zombies spawning at spot D, then go to the train and kill the running ones. Go up and wait for someone to shoot the mini boss, then use F and knife him.
21. Get a zm grenade and kill the dreads at spot A. Then get another grenade if possible and throw it at the mutants and scorchers that spawned at spot D.
25. Go to spot D and throw a zm grenade at the gorrilas. Make sure to shoot the gorillas coming from above once so they follow you too. When there are only 2-3 gorillas left, use F and run to the big spawn spot to kill the blue mutant.
26. Shoot the gorillas and mutants coming from spot A, B, C.
27. Go to spot C and kill the dreads. Throw a grenade at spot A and then kill the gorillas that spawned there.
28. Go up to spot D and wait for the gorillas to spawn. After killing all of them, jump down and go to spot A and kill the dreads.
29. Go up and take the gatling gun. Shooting the gorillas with the gatling will get you way more points than you would get by using your normal gun.
After 29 rounds you should have at least 420k points. If you didn't fail any grenade, knifed the blue mutants and followed the rules you should have 450k-480k. That means you already got your crystal crate. If you have 410k-420k, try to get as many points as possible on the boss. Normally you should reach the 550k in round 30.
IV. The Boss
The easiest and fastest way to kill the boss is by using F and knifing him or using a shotgun. You should get close to him and shoot him in the head. Don't worry if you die. I normally just stand in front of him and only dodge his rockets. Obviously you shouldn't do that if you have 0 lives left. Make sure to not get hit my the small ones.
Boss kill video
Don't forget to check out the other guides!
EMD Lab Crystal Crate guide by Chicken and Vu
SnD Fun guide by Chicken and Vu
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