Found myself near zombie AI character. Even though I backed away from the zombie (if it were measureable, I would say 10 feet), the attack still hit me. At this time, I had no armor, just spawned in a server, only had a crowbar for a weapon.
Edit Number One: reproduction of the issue seems to be random, at best. It isn't consistent. Sometimes, you can be at a greater distance, and the attack will hit. Other times, it will not. Maybe this has to do with proximity of attack in the zombie AI.
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