Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-31780004-20180709171904

TL;DR:About one tenth of zombies should spawn with a melee weapon. Any players who possess a melee weapon will also have that weapon when they zombify.

Description
Against powerful weapons like M249s, RPGs, Spas-12s, and Barretts, normal zombies stand almost no chance. Even against a player wielding a Steyr or a Colt, normal zombies can be killed in a single headshot if they have not upgraded their stats. Even if they do upgrade, they still get completely torn apart by most survivor weapons.

To level the playing field, normal zombies should have a 1/10 chance to spawn with a melee weapon. This weapon will be a random melee weapon that the player owns (if they have no melee weapon, they spawn with tinpot by default) and will have slightly reduced stats. This gives normal zombies a fighting chance while still not being overpowered.

A zombie weapon can be bought in the in-game store. It will respawn you as a normal zombie with a weapon.

Possible Weapons

 * A zombie that spawns with an Axe will deal 105 damage.


 * A zombie that spawns with a baseball bat will deal 20 damage, have a max hits of 2, and will trip survivors.


 * A zombie that spawns with a chainsaw will deal 105 damage and have a max hits of 2. However, it cannot sprint.


 * A zombie that spawns with a Karambit will deal 30 damage and trip survivors. The zombie will be able to climb very slowly.


 * A zombie that spawns with a Katana will deal 40 damage and have a max hits of 2.


 * A zombie that spawns with a Rambo Knife will deal 30 damage and trip survivors. The zombie can throw it for 60 damage, but it will travel slowly and in an arc.


 * A zombie that spawns with a shovel will trip survivors and deal 15 damage.


 * A zombie that spawns with a Tinpot will deal 5 damage and trip survivors.


 * A zombie that spawns with a torch will ignite survivors. Torches have a reduced chance to spawn with a zombie.

Any melee weapon not mentioned does not appear. 