Run as quick as possible. Doing this I never even take one swipe from him.
The tip for the area in general is trigger the Infected by trying to open the door (not grabbing the key card). Kill the Infected that show up (easier this way than the key card room because they coming rushing in there). Grab the key card. Start the generator, take the platform to the right (as your heading towards the generator, to the left when leaving), run as quickly to the hall turn towards the door hall. You might have one non-bloater zombie, either dodge it or kill it with a one hit weapon (do not spend time on it). You should be able be able to open the door and get passed without being confronted by the bloater.
I actually thought it was easier to trigger them with the key card because the door makes a nice funnel for them, and they always attack one at a time. Although, I had conserved enough ammo and was committed to killing those stalkers loudly. Also, there is a bottle in that room. So if you are carrying a brick, you can use the brick + melee and bottle + melee to one-shot two of the stalkers, and then hopefully only use 2-3 shotgun shells for the other 2.
How did you guys get past the basement generator section where that huge guy shows up? I was low on ammo but I had some bombs.
Either way, once you get the key card, always try to open the door handle before you start the generator. There is a random animation where, even when Joel has the key card and the generator is on, the door doesn't open the first time. Trying the door before you start the generator will clear this animation from the queue so Joel will open the door on the first try when the bloater is chasing you. This is important because the bloater will throw a bloater bomb at the door. If Joel doesn't open it on the first try, the bomb will hit you!
When I did this section there was a single runner who spawned upstairs and was running at the ramp just as I was approaching the top... I've been able to dodge him every time and not kill a single infected.
HA! how did you get past them before? I like to choke em out.
I saved enough ammo along the way to rambo it, which is really sad just giving up after all those tries.
1) Does everyone know about the infinite shiv glitch? I also just learned about this YESTERDAY... highly annoying that took so long.
2 )Are runners not affected by molotovs? I was trying to use well placed molotovs for the waves of infected at the end of the sewer section, and the runners just ran through the fire. The clickers died but not the runners who were standing there the same amount of time after jumping down from the ledge where they spawn. :thumbsdown: It would be pretty gay if molotovs worked on runners everywhere else in the game, but not on that particular section.
3) Are smoke bombs completely worthless in single player? I've never used one... Do they only work against runners and humans? Does anyone have some suggestions oh how to use them effectively?