Field manual · Fight
Infected as imperfect sensors
corroborated
Short answer
Infected behavior can suggest recent or nearby player activity, but it is not proof.
Also: infected · information
What to do
Use aggro, location and movement as clues alongside doors, loot state and sound. Do not promote a single infected cue into certainty.
How it works
Infected behavior can suggest recent or nearby player activity, but it is not proof.
Evidence
Status: corroborated. Baseline from 1.29.x. Sources: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Category:DayZ. Unofficial field-manual pack (v24). Not Bohemia. Empty boxes stay empty.
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