# Zombie Shooter Tips: Nonstop Fire Lasted 3 Minutes > Zombie shooter tips from 9 Shambleshot runs: firing nonstop lasted the full 3 minutes twice, while jumping on a timer ended runs after 10 to 21 seconds. - Source: https://yesthisgame.com/blog/zombie-shooter-tips/ - Published: 2026-11-14, updated: 2026-11-14 - Author: Yes This Game (the team that makes the games on the site) ## Key takeaways - Firing about four times a second lasted the full three minutes in two of three runs, with all three lives left, and scored 6,540 and 6,940. - The third nonstop-fire run lasted 81 seconds and scored 2,980. - Adding a jump about every 1.2 seconds made things worse: those runs ended after 10, 21 and 18 seconds. - With no input at all the runs ended after 13 to 17 seconds and scored 110 to 220. **The first zombie shooter tip is to keep firing: in [Shambleshot](https://yesthisgame.com/shambleshot/), a script that fired about four times a second lasted the full three minutes in two of three runs without losing a life, while a script that also jumped on a timer never lasted more than 21 seconds.** Doing nothing was over in 13 to 17 seconds. ## How Shambleshot works Shambleshot is a cartoon side-scrolling shooter set in a Wild West town. A young sharpshooter in a cowboy hat runs along the main street while walking and flying zombies come the other way. The space bar fires, and the up arrow or W jumps with a short burst from a yellow jetpack. Three power buttons call fire, ice or lightning, and each needs about 20 seconds to charge again. Boxes refill ammo, add points or give a short shield bubble, and you have three lives. ## What we measured We played in a test browser at 1280 by 720 pixels with software rendering, which is slow. A small script pressed the keys and read the game's own clock, lives and score. We tried three habits, three runs each, with a three-minute limit per run: no input; firing about four times a second; and firing while also jumping about every 1.2 seconds. The script did not use the power buttons. It is not a person, so the numbers show what each habit does, not what a skilled player can reach. *9 runs of Shambleshot by method* | Method | Runs | Seconds survived | Score | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | No input | 3 | 17, 13, 13 | 160, 110, 220 | | Fire and jump on a timer | 3 | 10, 21, 18 | 80, 180, 410 | | Fire nonstop | 3 | 180 (limit), 81, 180 (limit) | 6,540, 2,980, 6,940 | 9 runs in one test browser with slow software rendering, keys pressed by a script, not by people. Seconds come from the game's own clock; the two runs marked limit were stopped at three minutes with all three lives left. The power buttons were not used. ![Bar chart of seconds survived in Shambleshot by method: no input 17, 13 and 13 seconds; fire and jump 10, 21 and 18; fire nonstop 179, 81 and 179 with scores up to 6,940](https://yesthisgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/shambleshot-seconds-by-method.png) *Seconds survived by each run, with its score underneath; the line marks the three-minute limit.* ## Nonstop fire held the street Two of the three nonstop-fire runs were still going at the three-minute limit with all three lives, scoring 6,540 and 6,940. The third lasted 81 seconds and scored 2,980. Ammo was never the problem: boxes kept refilling the counter, and both long runs ended with more bullets than they started with. ## Jumping on a timer backfired The jumping script fired just as often but also jumped about every 1.2 seconds. Its runs ended after 10, 21 and 18 seconds, and the first of them was shorter than any idle run. We did not film each hit, so we cannot say exactly why; flying zombies share the air the jump carries you into, which may be part of it. Jump when something is coming at your feet, not out of habit. ## Standing still is over fast With no input the sharpshooter keeps running but never fires, and the three idle runs ended after 13 to 17 seconds with 110 to 220 points. ## 4 tips that follow from the numbers - **Keep the trigger busy.** Firing about four times a second lasted three minutes twice. - **Jump with a reason.** Timed jumps ended every run within 21 seconds. - **Do not worry about ammo.** Boxes refilled it faster than nonstop fire used it in two of our runs. - **Save the powers for crowds.** We did not test them, but each one takes about 20 seconds to come back. ## Where to try it Try it yourself in [Shambleshot](https://yesthisgame.com/shambleshot/). For a different take on zombies, [Graveplow](https://yesthisgame.com/graveplow/) puts you behind the wheel of a truck, and [Voltmarch](https://yesthisgame.com/voltmarch/) is a platform shooter. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the best way to survive in Shambleshot? Keep firing. Two of our three nonstop-fire runs lasted the full three minutes without losing a life. ### Should you keep jumping? Not on a timer. Jumping about every 1.2 seconds while firing ended runs after 10 to 21 seconds, the shortest runs we saw. ### What happens if you do nothing? The zombies reach you fast: three idle runs ended after 13, 13 and 17 seconds. ### Do you run out of bullets? Not in our firing runs. Ammo boxes kept topping the counter up, and two runs ended with more bullets than they started with. ### What do the power buttons do? They call fire, ice or lightning onto the street, and each needs about 20 seconds to charge again. ### Is this how people play? No. A script pressed the keys at fixed times, so the numbers show what each habit does, not what a skilled player can reach. ## Games in this guide - [Shambleshot](https://yesthisgame.com/shambleshot.md): Play Shambleshot online: run through a Wild West town, jump and shoot cartoon zombies, and call fire, ice or lightning when your powers are charged. - [Graveplow](https://yesthisgame.com/graveplow.md): Play Graveplow online: drive a blue monster truck over bumpy graveyard hills, plow through zombies and spend money on upgrades across fifteen levels. - [Voltmarch](https://yesthisgame.com/voltmarch.md): Play Voltmarch online: run, jump and shoot a cyber soldier through a metal base, dodge spikes and spider robots and collect coins. Ten levels, keyboard.