"Hey neighbor. We are under siege for the 4th time this week thanks to all the infestations around our base. We all know it would be easier to move to your safe and well figured out base, but fuck that cause we have a combined IQ of 31" I edited it to fix auto correct errors
I think why some people do not like SOD is because SOD is aimed at a niche audience. Mega zombie nerds wanting to have a sandbox experience. A lot of people have said it is just grinding for more resources....In a way that is true. However they are missing the biggest part of SOD. It's never been about an overarching story, or a building centric game like 7 days to die. It's about the story told during the runs. It's that time you went out to get some foods, all cocky because you had good gear and had not encountered anything to bad in awhile....and bam! A horde you never saw comming corners you behind a counter and you just lost your best character in a hail of molotovs and gunfire just trying to bring back some snack. Or that time you parked just a little too far away and you ran out of stamina just as a horde chases you down and drags those 5 bags of ammo you were loading with you. Finally collapsing to the horde just when you thought you were doing so well.... Or that time you just made it to base, no hp or meds, and managed to bring back a ton of supplies after a nice run. It has never been about big set pieces, it's about an organic free flowing gameplay narrative that pulls 0 strings and has a different story every time you play it through what happens on those runs. It has a loose story sure, but its just a framework. SOD in of itself is a sandbox. It's about what you do with it. While I will admit SOD is better with mods (increased zombie density, zombies do more damage, less ammo/guns etc)....it's exactly what a niche group of zombie nerds want. People demand more, but what they are missing is, this is basically a reworked, built upon redone game on a better engine with more map space. Is it anything super new? No. It's more of what it's niche fan base liked in the first place with a few new ideas for 30 bucks. Could they have done more? Sure. But what game could not have done "more'? People are just jaded and can't accept not every game is for every person. Just like some books are not etc. SOD is fucking awesome and I cannot wait for the 22nd.
Jumli I clipped inside an object in the army base. I'm not sure whether you can use the radio yet at that point, as it hadn't told me how yet, so I don't know to what extent it was "game-breaking," but it did force a restart. I think the main problem with the game's reception is that a lot of people seemed to be hyping this up before release as though it were going to be a big, system selling, killer app for XBox (ala God of War, etc. for PlayStation) when it was never going to be. Those people, and those who were misled by them, seem to be the ones that are most disappointed with the game.
But once you do wipe their ass you get benefits from each community and they hardly never bother you again or you could just threaten them and kill them
I got a tip thats pretty important imo. If you're having trouble with morale but your food, ammo, etc and all that is good, take a look at your community members stats in the community screen. If you keep getting the radio calls of your community getting in arguments thats exactly why your morale is in the negative. Look for the person that is starting the fights and exile them. Most of the time they're useless anyway. Example; when I first started playing I had someone that was "Lazy" and "Loves to pick on other community members" she never helped do anything. I exiled her and morale went up significantly. Havnt had a single fight in my community since and i have 10 people. I just thought it was pretty useful so I had to share.
Also look for more negative effects. I found a survivor last night that had "Pack Rat" which gave me -1 bed because she would store her shit on a bed lmao
Thanks very much. As a newcomer to this series, I felt like I was just chucked into the world, not knowing what I should do, and what I should prioritise. So thanks for the tips!
Shane Baggett you can also transfer them directly from your trunk when you’re in your parking space instead of running back and forth. Go to the trunk and transfer them with whatever button it is for you.
Darius Dennis yeah go into the trunk of your vehicle, if you’re on Xbox press RT when your vehicle is in the parking space at your base. It’s not just rucksacks you can transfer anything
Pawclawshow But they won’t bring back rucksacks. In the first game you could call them to a location if you’re full and they would gather the remaining stuff.
Yes, but like Midgee said, they dont bring rucksacks back. Also, they aren't at risk. The fact they could potentially die while helping you was a major draw. You had to weight the risk vs the reward.
One tip I would give to any person out there who is just about to fully complete a play trough. Is before completing it. Make sure to stock up all your survivors. You know give them the best guns, ammo, meds, etc. so in yo next play through if you wish to play with some of yo preciously owned survivors. You won’t have to worry about ammo, guns and med. ya know. I kinda fucked up on my first try.But I won’t forget next time. That’s for sure.
raymond long another tip: if a bloater is coming towards you and you’re in a car, drive away as fast as the game lets you. also, if the bloater’s explosion lands on the car, park the car somewhere and jump out. the area of effect should stay near the car, and although you’ll be effected, you have a lesser chance of dying.
VERY HELPFUL TIP: you can transfer multiple rucksacks/items at a time if you park your vehicle in the parking space, enter your trunk, and press RT (if you’re playing Xbox) on the object you want to transfer. Not sure of the button for PC players but it should appear at the bottom of your screen when you’re in the trunk and in the parking spot at your base. Found this out and saved me a bunch of running back and forth. Enjoy the game and don’t get ripped apart by juggernauts!
grab a utility van or ambulence, take someone with you, and you can come back with like 10 ruck sacks. and make sure you have a survivor with computers to upgrade storage to level 3. boom you will never be without materials.
I do love this game but a few small things piss me off so far, that aren’t in this but were in the first one. For example being able to board up windows, setting traps around your outpost, and calling someone from your base to come and finish scavenging because you dont have enough space. Just to name a few
What I did before leaving the army outpost right as you start the game, make sure to run in circles with your first character to level up their cardio skill to lvl. 7, then you will get to choose the second skill set, choose which skill you want then repeat running in circles until lvl. 7. This will take 30 minutes more or less but is well worth the time. You won’t see any prompts popping up telling you that you have leveled up so check your menu to keep track. You will be off to a greater start as the time at the army base never changes until you leave to find your first base, use it well.
dunno why some are complaining. wouldn't be any different than what I do when playing a game like Final Fantasy. spending a little time leveling up before I go to the next area so the fights are easier.
The advice about pleasing the other communities in the game is actually pretty bad. Most of them offer worthless rewards/bonuses and eat up all your time and resources that you should be using to improve your own situation. In a sense, the other enclaves just become annoying parasites after a while; you shouldn't feel bad about wasting them once they become hostile for not giving them what they want. In a way, this game teaches you life lessons. Learn to say no. I only wish there was a "stfu I never agreed to help you" option in this game.
Actually the allies enclaves add some real beneficial things to your community. There’s some that give you ammo, food, materials, etc. on a daily basis. There’s some that add some beds to your community, some give you sniper support which is extremely useful. If you build your community properly, you’ll have plenty of resources to give other enclaves to assist them.
@@malixcorvin777 I got to the point where I didn't need any sleeping Quarters at my base. I got that one church that gives you four beds and then orbital communities. I treat myself like the city and I treat them like little towns that produce Goods for the consumption of the city. the cost, providing the towns with resources protection and stability.
Here are a few tips for you guys having difficulty. 1: You can get outposts that provide power and water to your sanctuary. Costs fuel per day, but both provide great morale boosts and allow smoother upgrading. 2: Spread out your outposts. They provide drop-off sites for non-rucksack items. You can use this to your advantage by putting one in the center of a location you haven't scavenged to lessen how often you need to travel to and from the sanctuary. 3: Outposts provide the benefit no matter where it is; even the beds, lol... 4: Sound making consumables distract zombies even if they know you're there. They will literally stop what they are doing and walk right to it. Use them to get out if you're getting swarmed. 5: Plague Hearts get stronger the fewer they are. Molotovs and fuel bombs are the safest and generally fastest way to take them out. .50cal using weapons will one or two shot them. HOW I TAKE OUT HEARTS: Kill surrounding zombies. Throw incendiary consumables until it starts to summon help. Run up to Heart. Drop bottle rocket item (forgot name). Run back until it goes off. Let zombies cluster near Heart. Bomb all of it. Repeat until dead. Once the heart dies ALL remaining Plague zombies (red ones) nearby IMMEDIATELY die. If you think it's close, just keep throwing/shooting/swinging (safely).
Skeensh3 You must be a yelp reviewer, thinking your like is so fucking important that it deserves explanation why you gave it a like. Thanks for reviewing this review, I feel more comfortable watching now
Floating Goose I seen the mixed reviews from other critics, other reviewers. I know which ones seemed like rushed reviews and which ones that judge too quickly. I bought and played it, I experienced how hard it is, especially ingame night, how challenging it is to manage your survivors. Everything she mentioned so far, in summary; it is a group survivor management zombie apocalypse simulator.
Travel lightly: You don't need 3 guns and ammo for all of them. Keep your inventory as empty as possible so you can bring back the most loot per supply run. Also helps that you don't have to recover all those weapons if that character dies...
Gaming KnockeR Yes? It’s so much easier. Drive outside the house/building, honk, then wait for the zombies and screamers to come out. Then just run em all over.
Running out of storage space for a particular resource? Bag it up and place in the trunk of an extra cars parked at your base, even a car almost about to explode can hold stuff. Just make sure they are parked in the spot and recognized by the BASE screen so if you claim a new base the car moves with it to the new base.
After putting 23 hrs into tjis i will definitely say i love this game. Ive encountered bugs but i swear i have not come across any of all these ridiculous bugs ppl are coming up with . Haven't tried multiplayer but im sure it has issues. You guys dont understand how development works and what this small team did im grateful for. Cause Microsoft published it you guys are coming down hard. 4 yrs ago they were given a budget to work with. This is what they finished with it. Anything elae afterwards is gonna make it better
Most of my advice revolves around weapons: if you hear on your radio that a wandering trader is nearby, GO FIND THEM!! There's a chance that the Trader/s will be from Red Talon (a group of paramilitary survivors). This is the best way to find the biiiig guns in the game. I.e. the SCAR, M40 grenade launcher, Kriss Vectors, M14s, .50 cal snipers/literal anti aircraft guns. Next, and to a very similar extent: go find the military outposts and checkpoints. These are the second best way to find really good weapons such as M4A1 DMRs, Grenade Launchers, AK47s, and loads of ammunition. Next, if you see an item box that looks like a gun case with a gold lining on it OPEN THAT IMMEDIATELY!! They almost always have an extremely rare weapon or trade item in them. Including (but not limited to) LITERAL BROADSWORDS, big ass axes, Skorpion evos, ARs, or anything else really. Lastly and not involving weapons necessarily: Play online with a buddy, it's way easier and more fun to have a buddy watching your back. :) Good luck friends!
"7 tips we learned at the very beginning of the game" this should be title because every single one of these is very clearly taught to you at the beginning of the game.
You can safely melee plague hearts: When you hear a rushing noise and see red mist gathering toward the heart back off, because it's about to do an aoe that will damage you if you remain within ~two yards. A few plague zombies usually come in while it does this attack, so just kill those. After the new zeds are dead it should be safe to approach the heart again. They're really not hard to destroy even without guns/explosives so long as you're careful.
TinkyTheCat I’ve done it with only fireworks and a rusty screwdriver (I don’t use melee weapons.) I was surprised how easy it was. At the moment I have around thirty plague hearts and a couple plague cure vials for other enclaves. I honestly thought I would hate the plague hearts but I ended up loving the new edition.
I'm aware they get harder. It's more a tip for early on when ammo and weapons are still tight. I've also lost count of how many people I've seen just standing in the aoe taking damage - even though the heart clearly telegraphs when it's getting ready to do it.
The whole heart thing is a bad strat, I like to place a noise making consumable outside like the boombox then throw a Molotov at the heart and activate the boombox the zombies will ignore you so you're free to go to town on the heart.
Plague Heart pro tip: Sneak inside the building, drop 2-3 C4 and or 5-6 Remote box mines. Walk out. Detonate them. Instant kill. Failing that, a boom box placed outside the building can go a long ways towards buying you some time while you molotov it to death. Automatic shotguns are also a good choice. Whatever you do, don't just go in and melee it.. as that hardly does anything and you'll just end up with a dozen zombies coming at you from every possible direction all at once.
Wow. This video was pretty useless. All info in here you learn just from playing the first hour or so of the game. Only thing worth knowing is number 7, of everyone in your community does its game. Here's some other tips people might actually like to know, things the game doesn't outright tell you. 1. You have a maximum storage for food, medicine, etc. Anything extra is lost or "spoiled" so don't hoard all things right off the bat. Also this max can be upgraded. 2. Ruck sacks left on the ground will "spoil" over time, but not in a vehicle. Use extra vehicles as ruck sack storage. 3. Repairing weapons can cost lots of resources, so salvage lame weapons you won't ever use like baseball bats or crowbar 4. This is personal opinion on this one but, blunt weapons seem far more effective. Knockdown is king. 5. The crouch/dodge mechanic, when timed properly, can scoot you right behind a zombie which can than be grappled and stealth killed even if knows you're there. 6. Vans have the largest trunk space (that I've found so far) 7. Outpost slots are best used for power and water. Everything can be gathered with ease (early game anyways) 8. You can move cities. I prefer Foothills as a starting city ( first base had most diverse resources near it including weapons shops) as for late game not sure.
Cannot agree with this more. These are the sorts of tips I was expecting after completing the game twice myself. The only thing I'd maybe disagree with is the weapon choice. I prefer blades, as they tend to kill zombies outright far more often. That said, blunt weapons can buy you a lot of breathing room in a horde.. and let you execute downed zombies as well. I really wish there were more parking slots (and, well.. bigger bases in general). By the end of my first game I had something like ten different vehicles parked outside the container castle (with only 3 parking spots). Half of those were full of leftover rucksacks, or sacks I'd withdrawn to make room for food overflow from farms/gardens.
You dont actually have to raid a plague heart just to get enough samples, going to a heart with a car and honking like crazy while running them over is a lot easier, just make sure to carry a toolbox and extra fuel incase you get stranded, its also recommended to upgrade your choice of zombie mower with lots of armor, and remember no matter how tanky your car gets it cant beat a juggernaut.
Claim in this order food, fuel, medical resource sites asap (400 each). Build at least 1 farm. Soon as you then have 600 more influence proceed to a water tower, once it is claimable go to the base screen (climb the tower ladder 10ft to be safe) and drop the food site from the base screen, this will refund the 400 spent and now give you the 1000 you need to claim the water tower. This is a constant source of water to your base which means upgraded farms etc (if you have a gardener). Now build up another 1600 influence and repeat with an electrical transformer or power plant site (2000 cost total) and drop medical. This means constant SILENT power for your base. Keep the fuel site handy. It is important Water, Electrical and Fuel are in the top 3 because later you will have base modes for your command center to allow more outposts, when that happens transfering to a new base will remove the mod and drop the last sites that it cant support any more until you put the mod back into your command center. Obviously you dont want to drop water/electric as they are HUGE to your base. not to mention loosing water makes your farms instantly downgrade base to level 1, so you would have to reclaim water tower and upgrade all your farms after a transfer if they dropped.
You can transfer items from your car trunk directly into your base. Park in a designated parking spot, and look for the button option in the interface. You don't have to carry each rucksack in from the car one at a time, and it's the easiest way to load up the car with spare fuel and repair kits. Plague hearts: Get the 50 call sniper (through a special quest) and three shots max from it will kill a plague heart. From a far, safe range (if you can get LOS to the heart through a window or door).
I’ve been playing since release and am on my 4th community. Have not lost one member. I have loads of advice to give because of those facts. 1. Finding books to learn skills is essential for the survivors you find with skills able to learn. That way you can have one survivor for each skill. 2. Buying or making a vehicle upgrade and applying it to the vehicles you have is very important. Upgraded vehicles not only look amazing but don’t waste gas as much and last longer. 3. Choosing outpost in every little town and for each resource you need is important. That way when you’re stranded, your never too far to resupply from base. And say you have -6 food income every day, but only -1 on the other resources, you should be getting all food providing outpost. 4. Use your vehicles as storage, if you can’t fit anymore rucksacks at base, just store them in the trunks of vehicles. 5. Always go to anyone requesting help or trades with a weapon already reloaded. They go hostile on you, hit dodge to back away, aim, fire. Headshot is instant kill on humans too. 6. Making a workstation and upgrading it allows to make fuel bombs. 9 each. These are very good against infestations and plague hearts. 7. Don’t take another of your community with you on hard task, take one from a friendly group. But make sure the one you take is good at shooting or fighting. 8. Every time you leave. Leave with health restoration, ammo for your gun, your gun, and melee weapon. If you don’t have much stamina, then take something for that as well, and put a thing of gas in the trunk of any vehicles you drive. 9. Save up for the best base. In each map it cost 3500. But always worth it. Some less than it are okay depending if you need better location. But the best is always well, the best. 10. If you hear the yell of a feral and you’re driving. Find it and run it over with some speed. Easy 25 influence. If you’re walking, aim for the head when it screams because it won’t be waiting after that. 11. If a juggernaut is near an objective or home and you aren’t equipped enough, just have it chase you about 5 times with his charge away from the object and go back. He will forget you. 12. Starting with a Builder as your leader is very helpful for later communities. After completing the game with them, they give you power and water for your new community at no fuel cost. The other leaders don’t give much. 13. Valley is, in my opinion, the best map. Mostly open land with water you can drive through so you don’t have mountains blocking you from traveling. 14. Hitting zombies while driving is fun, but wears the car down quick. Best to avoid them till you get to your destination. Then run them over all you want.
15. After completion you can take 3 survivors from the completed one to the new one. So decide before ending which 3 you want and fully stock them with goodies and rucksacks. You’ll start your new game with good things that way. 16. You don’t always have to help a unknown survivor. But you should always help enclaves already discovered. 17. If you come across a group that likes to capture zombies and eventually asks you to shoot certain body parts off. After you reach the location it asks you to go to, if you can’t shoot that many hands or legs off the zombies, just go to base and let your community do it with hordes attacking base. Still counts.
Darius Dennis you can find them randomly but you’ll have better luck in areas like gun stores or on hostile human survivors. I had to kill 3 humans who were immediately hostile and 2 of them had scoped hunting rifles.
Darius Dennis Really? I got a MAC10 the minute after I left the tutorial. Try the gun shop or places guns might be. The traders basically fuck you over
Once you move into the Storage Container fort base later in the game, build enough farms (food/med), workshops, forge etc to exceed your daily usage. Now immediately proceed to go claim homes and drop those trashy +1/day outposts, the 2 beds are more valuable later on and no morale hit for those vs outdoor beds. Save that barracks spot for the staging area so your base looses no resources for upkeep each day. My Storage home is sell sustaining, my outposts: Water Tower, Electric Plant, house x 5 (10 survivors sleeping well). yes I realize small spots you can do 3 bunk beds , so 3 slots = 9 people but 3 slots also means farms producing 2-6 meds/day (6-18 meds/day). also the 3 beds upgrade in the small spots have a morale hit outside AND generate noise for daily maint (even though it costs nothing for maint with the Staging Area it still generates noise). Why are meds important, well see create those CURE packs (the luxury item containing 4 cures) and sell them to traders for nice influence.
StrongOaker i gain at least + 1 on everything. +2 food, +4.5 medecine, + 1 ammo, + 2 materials, + 1 fuel. I have the container fort. 2 hydroponics one for meds one for food. The food one has a compost bin and the med one has pestecides as a mod. These increase production of both. I have a staging area, Workshop, infirmary, armory, kitchen, and i have 1 small slot that i can put whatever i want on it. But it usually has a shooting range. I beat this game 4x and the sheriff and builder's bonuses work great. Free supplies each day and free, silent, base wide power and water. I just use my 6 outpost to recieve whatever i need.
Lol they have just never played difficult games. To be honest the majority of games are extremely dumbed down and easy becuase the average gamer doesn't like a difficult challenge
Joe Black it is a difficult game, not to say a hardcore gamer wouldn't have problems but you'll encounter some situations you either weren't prepared for or made a small mistake that can cause big problems
1. if you have to play alone, take one member of your community with you. Keep your outings short and planned before you leave the base. I am going here, doing this and then coming back to resupply/rest. 2. Proper base management is key and easy to reach a balanced state of gain/loss of resources within a couple of days of gameplay if you just read the descriptions of each outpost and base facility. 3. You want several buggies. You need at least two for operations, three to five to block doors and use as external rucksack storage so you don't go over your base capabilities and have it wasted by RNG. (Never leave home without a spare can of fuel in the trunk) 4. Take it all, loot everything possible. Even if you are not going to use it, you can scrap it or sell it to a trader so make the most out of each supply run. 5. When playing with friends, have a buggy for each player. One supply run can turn into a bonanza of rucksacks if done correctly. When searching have at least on player in the group running over watch while the other's search.
During SOD1, members with Powerhouse skill (or perk) allows you to learn the wrestling skill, which a certain individual can destroy a horse or two single-handed, and members with Nimble skill (or perk, again) can learn the low sweep kick and leap frog, which you'll become untouchable while setting every zombie into a downed state, ready for a head pop. The three things you'll have to look out for are your health, stamina, and certain freaks. No fear of biting since the animation is locked, but they still scratch, so always pop a pill, and snack ahead before you go in a solo massacre.
#4: I would say that the stated was wrong, while yes, euthanizing your settlers is easy, it really isn't worth doing. It takes only 5 plague samples and I believe 3 meds to make a cure, plague samples are very easy to come by, and 3 meds is a small hit, for a one time deal as survivors really do not get the blood plague that often unless you're just really good at getting shredded up by plague zombies, so I'd say to stay away from killing off settlers who may have many useful skills, but that's just one man's humble opinion
4 things i hate about this game. 1. My people break my shit like it that scene on Tarzan 2. If you don't have an 870 full choke your gonna hate ferals 3. Every other group of people you find in this game voted for Bernie Sanders. They want your shit for free. 4. Last but not least. There is always one resource you're just not going to find, ever. never ever. Good night and good luck.
Did anyone else skip to making a new community right after the Army Base mission like I Did? You can get original characters with no backstory instead of the ones forced on you in the tutorial. I enjoy it, especially coming from a State of Decay 1 playthrough.
Oh, saw a comment about bladed vs blunt. Bladed: generally lighter, swing faster, and typically low durability. Blunt: heavier, slower swing, and higher durability. For general 'everyman' use, blunt weapons do typically come out on top. They are also generally superior against groups. However, if your survivor gets the Swordsmanship skill to maximum rank, it allows them to execute zombies face to face with bladed weapons instead of having to get behind them.
Tip from someone who played state of decay, don't ever go outside at night, don't hesitate to waste stamina *Preferably keep 3 snacks on you at all times* to avoid attacks from plague or ammo for head shots on them.
I very seldom carry snacks or first aid. I just have the knife and wrench or whatever. Then leave like one gas can in the trunk when I go out looting with a vehicle. I like to bring back like 4 to 6 rucksacks.
It’s kinda hard to never leave at night when it’s an unskippable and just as long as day. Honestly it’s definitely riskier but nessecary because of your not going out at night your wasting time
Fap Master69 you can go outside at night but just be prepared and try to avoid big confrontations, I like to do most of my missions during the daytime and scavenge smaller areas at night personally. I always carry 3 painkillers and 3 snacks in my pockets it’s also a good idea to bring a lower level person from your base with you (if you’re playing solo) but try to avoid areas with multiple building cramped together because lots of zombies spawn there, it’s best to hit areas like individual houses or buildings.
i am always out at night, it's really not that scary. turn off music, and wear headphones, you can literally hear zombies from a mile away. secondly just wait for a zombie to charge you. dodge behind him. and insta kill him with a grab stab. make sure you do the cardio thing in your base for max stamina, and that will never be an issue.
1- You only need to survey the cell towers. 2- Don’t sweat every neighbor call or survivor in need. When first starting out, get your base in order (building/upgrading) and stock up on resources (food/meds/materials/ammo/fuel) Once you’re good on that stuff then do as you please. 3- Plague hearts are easy. Stock up on .50cal ammo, find a Timberwolf, and bring a roll of fire crackers for each heart and you’ll be set to take them out quickly. 4- Euthanizing community members isn’t the best way to go (though I think there’s an achievement for doing it) plague cure is easy to make, so unless you really hate them, keep them around. 5- Your radio is pretty useful, so don’t neglect it. 6- Only build facilities you need. You don’t need a fighting gym, shooting range, or a lounge, so don’t waste your slots. Also, do everything in the base menu. 7- it takes a special kind of shit player to kill your community. Even with all the difficulty changes in the last 6 months, the game isn’t that hard. Just remember you’re not immortal, bring meds and manage your stamina right and you shouldn’t have to worry. Lastly- Be careful when dealing with ferals and juggernauts, they can easily kill your dumb ass.
I'm on the valley map and found one right by the turtle ridge base I ended up setting everything up in. (first possible base you can find when you start the game on that map)
7 Actually good tips 1: Travel Light, 1 modest ranged weapon (I like a 5.56 bolt action I found as well as a .22L revolver as bolt actions and revolvers can't break) with a melee weapon with a fair amount of durability. 2: Be alert, and always assume bad shit is around every corner, get into the habit of never quick searching. Yes its faster but is it really if you piss off a dozen zombies, or draw the attention of a juggernaut or something? 3: Make sure you always have a spare gas can in your vehicle, unless your like me and have a community member with the Driving perk and upgraded vehicles (The difference is night and day, played for an hour a bit earlier using the same upgraded pick-up and spent A LOT of that time driving and still have over 3/4's of a tank, compared to having to fuel up every like 20 minutes) 4: When going for Plague Hearts go full on over kill, grenades, high caliber fully automatic weapons, recruit friends or community members. (They get to a point REAL fast were they take tons of damage to destroy. Had one yesterday were I had put about a dozen and a half blasts from an 870 into it PLUS 3 soda grenades and it was still standing, ended up having to retreat as both my weapons were close to breaking, I was out of ammo, down to my last bandage and had to kill about 50 plague zombies as about 10 of them would spawn after every few shots I fired) 5: Don't ever waste a follower killing them if their infected(unless they're completely useless, coward, bad back, other shit traits), who ever this lady is is retarded. Getting plague samples is pathetically easy to the point were infection is never even a remote threat even at the very beginning, and you deserve to lose community members if you don't have an infirmary. 6: Don't focus on one type of community member (all fighters, all good shots, ect) If you can try and get 1 person who specializes in something. 1 cook, 1 gardener, 1 mechanic, 1 computer wizz, so on and so forth. That way you can access and build any type of base amenities you might require at the time.(Auto shop is a MUST, as repair kits are rare, vehicle armor kits are EXTREMELY RARE, and if purchased from a wandering trader are EXTREMELY expensive) 7: Don't fuck with special infected ferals especially, they are fast, aggressive, and take a ton of damage to kill. If you see them pick them off from a distance or try to hit them full speed with a vehicle, of which DO NOT STOP too close to them. They will rip the door off a medium armored pick-up truck in a matter of seconds and the last thing you want to have to do is piss away a repair kit over a freaking door. (which I've had to do...) Juggernauts on the other hand I'm not sure if you've seen the trailer but they can and will in fact pick up your community members even if they aren't neccissarily at low health and just rip them in half. Stay the fuck away from these dudes unless you can pump their face full of lead before trying to finish one off. Hope these help ;D
MORE USEFUL TIPS THAT HELP OUT A LOT if you throw or use a distraction, such as firecrackers or a boombox, even if your detected, zombies will ignore you and go for the distraction, even if you attack them When you attack a plague heart, it summons hordes of plague zombies to stop you, have a lot of extra throwables and explosives to take it out fast, or have a lot of distraction devices to keep the zombies away from you while you attack it. when a plague heart is destroyed, all plague zombies near you and that part of the map die instantly, so focus on the heart as much as you can, because you won't have to worry about zombies once it's dead
i only go after plague hearts with my grenade launcher and boomboxes. set up a boombox outside a bit away from the building, go in and start attacking, then set off the boombox. almost all zombies immediately leave to check on the distraction. firecracks are backups, throw them out when the boombox is almost done, and they go from there to the firecrackers. by then the heart should be dead, and all the zombies with it
i can get behind the concept of building a home base from the ground up. but seriously when you get 5 hours into a game, you pretty much seen all most of these types of games have to offer, that should not be something new.
Israel Ruelas Fallout New Vegas, pretty much all multiplayer games have replayability with their respective fan base and MMO games sustain people for a really long time. The game gets boring quick. Get the fuck over it.
1st tip: Scout areas; Really.. Tutorial mission crap... They literally tell you this in the second mission 2nd tip: Help neighbors; You might as well be telling me to play the game 3rd tip: Know how to destroy plague hearts; Yeah.. That's the main objective of the game... Thanks :/ 4th tip: Kill Survivors if you can't cure their blood plague; ... Oh... So these are tips for nooby noobs... 5th tip: Use the Radio; Umm.. Okay... I'll use the features the game provides me... "great tip" 6th tip: Base Building; Look at the base building menu to understand how it works... Really? .,. Derpy durrrr 7th tip: Perma-Death and community loss; Yeah... that's a thing... The game makes it pretty clear to us from the get go... I wish I learned something here that "I" wish I knew before playing... This is basically just telling me what the game is and the features in it... I'd actually tell people about traits, hero bonuses, legacy characters and legacy boons... Just.. I doubt these guys played this game for two hours before putting this together -_- I got you guys though, vid in the works ;)
Easy plague heart kills: Have a vehicle Locate plague heart location inside of building Find window/door nearest to plague heart Park car outside of that window/door Stand on top of car Chuck explosives or incendiaries through window/door until plague heart is destroyed ***DO NOT ATTEMPT IF JUGGERNAUT IS IN AREA UNLESS YOU KILL HIM FIRST!!! ***
All I see are people who can't survive. You have to make an effort to save anyone that has the sickness. The map is practically my playground. So you should Git gud
Resourcefulness and Backpacker combined is great. You can carry twice as much as anyone else and not get tired. Combined with a character that has Indefatigable or Just Keeps Going trait and you never need to sleep.
Something that's worth knowing is that plague hearts are much, much easier if you use fuel bombs or molotovs rather than bullets and soda can bombs. They're weak to fire, and their only defense (at least, outside a couple of feet) is the zombies they summon. However, distractions like fireworks or boom boxes can ensure that those zombies go somewhere else. Boom boxes work very well because you can drop them first, then get set up, and then trigger them when you're ready from a distance. With no zombies to bother you, plague hearts go down to 3-4 fuel bombs, which means that you can get it done in 15-20 seconds once you're set up.
Also another thing for new players, be wise with your vehicle use. One thing that I can't stress is the importance of vehicles, and how easy it is for it to be taken for granted. I've played online a few times and too often I see newcomers using them more as battering rams while miles away from their base.
One thing I found nice is that the game trains you to filter out noice or rather to choose where to spend your time. Do you solve infighting, scavenge for resources needing like food or medicine or do you help those communities in need. The game likes to throw 10 things at you at once and you have to opt for what you deem is most valuable short and long term for your community or game. The only thing I miss is a bit of a dense sort of wildpark esque area loots of trees, less civilization and the opposite a big city with sort of a think of that Will Smith movie based on the book I Am Legend and that sort empty esque big city. I know it might not be technically feasible to create skyscrapers and high buildings with all floors enterable and such buf it made to work could be awesome. Anyway the maps are good but im missing the the inbetween desolate wildland style with less buildings and such and more dangers/less resources and one big city with dense buildings and maybe even some more humans fighting over the city and massive ammounts of zombies inbetween territories.
Tip 1: Don’t run away from ferals or juggernauts. Stay and fight, or you’re gonna get either your head ripped off, or just straight up ripped in half. Tip 2: don’t try to run over a juggernaut, it’s the equivalent of throwing a pebble against a car... except the pebble explodes... Tip 3: aim for the head. Aiming for the head is an obvious one, but sometimes you see the juggernauts big fat belly, and you think it’s a weak point. Well that’s where you’re wrong buckaroo, it’s not gonna do anything, so aim for the head. Tip 3: *ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS* carry ammo with you. You’ll never know when you have to fight a special zed. Tip 4: don’t waste your fire on juggernauts. Juggernauts are immune to fire, so don’t use fire weapons or tools. Although they are immune to fire, they aren’t immune to grenades. Tip 5: when the juggernaut is kneeling, *GO FOR THE KILL,* make sure to press RT + X or CTRL + left click. If you miss this chance, you will have to waste another clip into his meat ball brain. Tip 6: always look snazzy. Lookin fly is the best thing to do on your adventure, and gives yourself a bit of confidence.
Tip i found out is the dodge button is one of your best friends if you see a feral running at you and is about to jump on you just dodge it if a juggernaut is gonna grab you you have like a second to do it but if you do it the grab will miss and you can follow with a counter attack so use dodge often
Tip. Don't buy a medium size base wait until you can buy the biggest base available it doesn't take long. Tip. Always take 2 characters with you as you can load both up with supply's from looting. Tip. When tackling a plague heart use a 50.cal sniper it takes 3 hits to kill it, so just throw fireworks etc out the front sprint to the back and destroy the plague heart it's all over in about 10 seconds! Tip. If your low on items join a friends game as your base won't be using supplies.
for those that are wondering on tip two be aware that if you do wanna chose the aggressive choice try aiming your ranged weapon in the direction of the head of one of the humans. as soon as you see the red diamond fire it will instantly kill said target making your life much simpler
Easy tips to succeed early in SOD 2 1. Cars are your best friend 2. Prioritize resources (bigger populations means more food) 3. Never euthanize your community members especially if they’re high level, it’s too easy to get a blood plague cure 4. Try your best to stay away from ferals and juggernauts (for obvious reasons) 5. Never destroy plague hearts alone try to always bring a community member 6. Large bases are ideal for survival. Try to find the largest bases on the map to settle and if you can, make sure it’s centered in the map. 7. If you find yourself getting surrounded by zeds it’s best to throw caution out and use your gun. Don’t try to take on 5+ enemies with melee weapons unless your really skilled. 8. Running dangerously low on resources? Don’t be afraid to use your radio. 35 influence isn’t worth losing community members 9. Last but not least before finishing your heroes last mission make sure to have the most valuable loot on him/her before doing it. Once you move on to another map your bases inventory won’t go with you. You only keep what is on the characters you select from your previous community.
Best zombie fighting strategy. Dodge behind zombie, grab, execute, dodge behind the rest, and repeat. Even better if your character can just grab from the front and has the ability to execute zombie without throwing them to the ground first (I'm not sure what let's you do it but I'm pretty sure it has to do with the Close Combat specialization for fighting). I rarely use my actual Melee weapon.
If you hit B on xbox before they start to attack you, most of the time youll pop up behjnd them then just hold RT to grab them then press X to execute them. Itll save your main weapon some durability and if done right can save you a couple HP
In my opinion, as long as you make use of consumables, plague hearts are pretty easy. You know what’s hard though? Ferals. They will kill everyone you love
It’s much easier to drive a car around a plague heart while honking and simply drive the zeds over. Saves you time and ammo. Just make sure you kill the screamer before he/she calls more zeds otherwise your wasting gas
Exploring before you set up the first home is a great idea, I found an amazing assault rifle that had 200 rounds and holds 150 in the mag and a 40mm granade launcher first off
Summary: 1. Survey point is essential. (survey car works as well) 2. Try not to be hostile with other conclave (neighbour). 3. Be expert in destroying plague hearts. 4. Euthanizing own followers when they can no longer be saved. 5. Radio is salient. 6. Base building is also vital. 7. Don't let your whole community dies.
Juggernauts are the hardest enemy that isn’t living in the game. A good tip to help take them out is to have 2 players, one distracting them while the other with a companion tries to kill it. Never go after it alone
I hate the fact that one of the first missions is to help neighbors get a blood plague sample but they send you to do it yourself. They are ridiculously needy. Still a fun game though.
I will say be incredibly careful during the night and while you’re in an unexplored area. During the first hours of my game I did that because I needed a faster way to get back to my base. I had the unfortunate event of running into a Feral when I was already wounded. I was lucky to have killed it before I lost my very first member. Be careful in this game. A simple slip up could lead to a death or a game over.
For newbies & frustrated vet's to pause the game, go to settings: multiplayer: put your game from friends only to offline. No more dying when you go for a piss
little tip I've learned is to use your car horn to lure out screamers and the other zombies in an infestation then run them all down until there's only a few left then you can get out and fight the rest. Be warned this will attract other nearby zeds. (only do this with a strong vehicle, extra gas, and enough ammo and meds) Once accidentally attracted a Juggernaut...
You can unload the boot of your car directly into your Base don't waste your time going back and forth also u can pause the game just set your game to offline.
The biggest tip, dont start doing missions until you get all of your stats to at least the teens..like food, meds, building materials... then unlock out post that benefit the community. Then do mission, destroy plague hearts etc. The game fairly easy at that point.
"Hy neighbor, could you please make your way to the other side of the map and help us open this bottle?"
HAHAHHAHAHAHHA
teddy Field
kill them first
@@teddyfield2164 better tactic: make a hell of noise, attract a horde to their house and keep up like that until they all dead lol.
Hey neigbor we need a rucksack of food
Me:but theres 3 on the floor
No not those 3
"Hey neighbor. We are under siege for the 4th time this week thanks to all the infestations around our base. We all know it would be easier to move to your safe and well figured out base, but fuck that cause we have a combined IQ of 31"
I edited it to fix auto correct errors
I think why some people do not like SOD is because SOD is aimed at a niche audience. Mega zombie nerds wanting to have a sandbox experience.
A lot of people have said it is just grinding for more resources....In a way that is true. However they are missing the biggest part of SOD. It's never been about an overarching story, or a building centric game like 7 days to die.
It's about the story told during the runs. It's that time you went out to get some foods, all cocky because you had good gear and had not encountered anything to bad in awhile....and bam! A horde you never saw comming corners you behind a counter and you just lost your best character in a hail of molotovs and gunfire just trying to bring back some snack.
Or that time you parked just a little too far away and you ran out of stamina just as a horde chases you down and drags those 5 bags of ammo you were loading with you. Finally collapsing to the horde just when you thought you were doing so well....
Or that time you just made it to base, no hp or meds, and managed to bring back a ton of supplies after a nice run.
It has never been about big set pieces, it's about an organic free flowing gameplay narrative that pulls 0 strings and has a different story every time you play it through what happens on those runs. It has a loose story sure, but its just a framework. SOD in of itself is a sandbox. It's about what you do with it.
While I will admit SOD is better with mods (increased zombie density, zombies do more damage, less ammo/guns etc)....it's exactly what a niche group of zombie nerds want.
People demand more, but what they are missing is, this is basically a reworked, built upon redone game on a better engine with more map space. Is it anything super new? No.
It's more of what it's niche fan base liked in the first place with a few new ideas for 30 bucks. Could they have done more? Sure. But what game could not have done "more'?
People are just jaded and can't accept not every game is for every person. Just like some books are not etc.
SOD is fucking awesome and I cannot wait for the 22nd.
dauði sigla $50 you get dlc too
But there is no excuse for bugs and glitches that piss you off and break the game.
Tony Montana There are no bugs that break the game the fuck you talking about?
You expected an low budget indie game to be bug free? Dumbass.
Jumli I clipped inside an object in the army base. I'm not sure whether you can use the radio yet at that point, as it hadn't told me how yet, so I don't know to what extent it was "game-breaking," but it did force a restart.
I think the main problem with the game's reception is that a lot of people seemed to be hyping this up before release as though it were going to be a big, system selling, killer app for XBox (ala God of War, etc. for PlayStation) when it was never going to be. Those people, and those who were misled by them, seem to be the ones that are most disappointed with the game.
TinkyTheCat Very true
I hate that the neighbors require so much attention, you have to basically wipe ass for them to be happy. Super annoying
I just want the option to murder or dominate all of them with fear
You can always get new neighbors.......
Cesar Flores that’s so true
@@fahimaljahangir3059 warlord. That's warlord
But once you do wipe their ass you get benefits from each community and they hardly never bother you again or you could just threaten them and kill them
I got a tip thats pretty important imo. If you're having trouble with morale but your food, ammo, etc and all that is good, take a look at your community members stats in the community screen. If you keep getting the radio calls of your community getting in arguments thats exactly why your morale is in the negative. Look for the person that is starting the fights and exile them. Most of the time they're useless anyway. Example; when I first started playing I had someone that was "Lazy" and "Loves to pick on other community members" she never helped do anything. I exiled her and morale went up significantly. Havnt had a single fight in my community since and i have 10 people. I just thought it was pretty useful so I had to share.
RoFLzRL Thanks man
RoFLzRL That was actually super useful. I think morale is one of the hardest things to upkeep in this game.
It really is when you're first starting out. Once you get water, power, and kill all the plague hearts it gets alot easier.
Also look for more negative effects. I found a survivor last night that had "Pack Rat" which gave me -1 bed because she would store her shit on a bed lmao
Thanks very much. As a newcomer to this series, I felt like I was just chucked into the world, not knowing what I should do, and what I should prioritise. So thanks for the tips!
For those who didn't play State of Decay 1, you can put rucksacks in cars to carry multiple at a time!
Shane Baggett you can also transfer them directly from your trunk when you’re in your parking space instead of running back and forth. Go to the trunk and transfer them with whatever button it is for you.
Can you really transfer doerectly from the trunk. I haven’t figured out how to do that yet.
Directly*
Darius Dennis yeah go into the trunk of your vehicle, if you’re on Xbox press RT when your vehicle is in the parking space at your base. It’s not just rucksacks you can transfer anything
Thanks for the tip. It gets lame carrying like 5 or so rucksacks individually from the trunk.
I really want a urban city settlement with alot of buildings, alley ways and little grassland
The Great Malik Go to the praire, Santa Maya is what you're looking for, or in the Hills up North there's a city.
STUPIDITY DR which map?
Plateaus
I want a suburban map to get a early apocylpse feel
@@thiagoflores371 shut tf up
I just hate that they removed the ability to send community members out to scavenge for you
Vile Nation Gaming Not only that but boarding up windows has been removed aswell, and booby traps on outposts.
Now community members randomly scavenge for you without health loss, and even while you are out yourself
Pawclawshow But they won’t bring back rucksacks. In the first game you could call them to a location if you’re full and they would gather the remaining stuff.
Yes, but like Midgee said, they dont bring rucksacks back. Also, they aren't at risk. The fact they could potentially die while helping you was a major draw. You had to weight the risk vs the reward.
Vile Nation Gaming Totally agree.
I wish I knew the juggernaut can tear you in half. Rip Elizabeth.
CUZ LIGHTYEAR when my first person died I felt crushed... I really bonded over her
How fast did it happen? Was it an instant kill or did you lose HP first?
Michael O'Dell Instant death if you don’t button mash, or if you have low health
I’ve never had a person die unless it was on purpose because I wanted to see what happened
yeah rip Darrel he didn’t need to die
One tip I would give to any person out there who is just about to fully complete a play trough. Is before completing it. Make sure to stock up all your survivors. You know give them the best guns, ammo, meds, etc. so in yo next play through if you wish to play with some of yo preciously owned survivors. You won’t have to worry about ammo, guns and med. ya know. I kinda fucked up on my first try.But I won’t forget next time. That’s for sure.
I got a good player tip never drive through a bloater!
raymond long another tip: if a bloater is coming towards you and you’re in a car, drive away as fast as the game lets you. also, if the bloater’s explosion lands on the car, park the car somewhere and jump out. the area of effect should stay near the car, and although you’ll be effected, you have a lesser chance of dying.
Started playing last week and holy shit it gets annoying when you run those fuckers over.
Learned that the hard way like 20 mins ago
That fucked me over once
raymond long just let it run for you and will fall on his own
VERY HELPFUL TIP: you can transfer multiple rucksacks/items at a time if you park your vehicle in the parking space, enter your trunk, and press RT (if you’re playing Xbox) on the object you want to transfer. Not sure of the button for PC players but it should appear at the bottom of your screen when you’re in the trunk and in the parking spot at your base. Found this out and saved me a bunch of running back and forth. Enjoy the game and don’t get ripped apart by juggernauts!
grab a utility van or ambulence, take someone with you, and you can come back with like 10 ruck sacks. and make sure you have a survivor with computers to upgrade storage to level 3. boom you will never be without materials.
demonpride1975 not ambulance, that only has 6 slots
I do love this game but a few small things piss me off so far, that aren’t in this but were in the first one. For example being able to board up windows, setting traps around your outpost, and calling someone from your base to come and finish scavenging because you dont have enough space. Just to name a few
We're new to the series....these are things I was telling my hubby I wish they had in the gamea
What I did before leaving the army outpost right as you start the game, make sure to run in circles with your first character to level up their cardio skill to lvl. 7, then you will get to choose the second skill set, choose which skill you want then repeat running in circles until lvl. 7.
This will take 30 minutes more or less but is well worth the time. You won’t see any prompts popping up telling you that you have leveled up so check your menu to keep track.
You will be off to a greater start as the time at the army base never changes until you leave to find your first base, use it well.
craig1967shelby thanks for the tip but i prefer increasing my skills in the danger
Lol thats very cheeky mate. On my second play through i may try this
dunno why some are complaining. wouldn't be any different than what I do when playing a game like Final Fantasy. spending a little time leveling up before I go to the next area so the fights are easier.
Cheers
Thanks bud!
The advice about pleasing the other communities in the game is actually pretty bad. Most of them offer worthless rewards/bonuses and eat up all your time and resources that you should be using to improve your own situation. In a sense, the other enclaves just become annoying parasites after a while; you shouldn't feel bad about wasting them once they become hostile for not giving them what they want. In a way, this game teaches you life lessons. Learn to say no. I only wish there was a "stfu I never agreed to help you" option in this game.
omg right? Like get off your lazy ass and do your own scavenging, I have my own people to look after lol
Actually the allies enclaves add some real beneficial things to your community. There’s some that give you ammo, food, materials, etc. on a daily basis. There’s some that add some beds to your community, some give you sniper support which is extremely useful. If you build your community properly, you’ll have plenty of resources to give other enclaves to assist them.
Ikr just keep the useful ones
Malix Corvin bsbsbsbsbsbsbsbsbsbs
@@malixcorvin777 I got to the point where I didn't need any sleeping Quarters at my base. I got that one church that gives you four beds and then orbital communities. I treat myself like the city and I treat them like little towns that produce Goods for the consumption of the city. the cost, providing the towns with resources protection and stability.
Here are a few tips for you guys having difficulty.
1: You can get outposts that provide power and water to your sanctuary. Costs fuel per day, but both provide great morale boosts and allow smoother upgrading.
2: Spread out your outposts. They provide drop-off sites for non-rucksack items. You can use this to your advantage by putting one in the center of a location you haven't scavenged to lessen how often you need to travel to and from the sanctuary.
3: Outposts provide the benefit no matter where it is; even the beds, lol...
4: Sound making consumables distract zombies even if they know you're there. They will literally stop what they are doing and walk right to it. Use them to get out if you're getting swarmed.
5: Plague Hearts get stronger the fewer they are. Molotovs and fuel bombs are the safest and generally fastest way to take them out. .50cal using weapons will one or two shot them.
HOW I TAKE OUT HEARTS:
Kill surrounding zombies.
Throw incendiary consumables until it starts to summon help.
Run up to Heart.
Drop bottle rocket item (forgot name).
Run back until it goes off.
Let zombies cluster near Heart.
Bomb all of it.
Repeat until dead.
Once the heart dies ALL remaining Plague zombies (red ones) nearby IMMEDIATELY die. If you think it's close, just keep throwing/shooting/swinging (safely).
#2 is such a great and useful tip! 👍
Unbiased, non-assuming, very informed, and most of all well reviewed.
Pacing of how it's presented is good, video is liked.
Skeensh3 You must be a yelp reviewer, thinking your like is so fucking important that it deserves explanation why you gave it a like. Thanks for reviewing this review, I feel more comfortable watching now
geez calm down mate
He's right though lel
Floating Goose
I seen the mixed reviews from other critics, other reviewers.
I know which ones seemed like rushed reviews and which ones that judge too quickly.
I bought and played it, I experienced how hard it is, especially ingame night, how challenging it is to manage your survivors.
Everything she mentioned so far, in summary; it is a group survivor management zombie apocalypse simulator.
He's a SONY fan,its common nature.
Travel lightly:
You don't need 3 guns and ammo for all of them. Keep your inventory as empty as possible so you can bring back the most loot per supply run. Also helps that you don't have to recover all those weapons if that character dies...
I agree with this. I usually carry one gun (unless it's a risky run or plague heart) a decent melee weapon, and a couple bandages.
Hey dumbass that’s why we have have cars
@@gioperez7530 Unless where you're traveling is far away, why bother using a car? It's just going to attract more zeds to you and your base.
Ps your car is your best friend use the horn to lure zombie infestations out and go to town on them!
No
Gaming KnockeR Yes? It’s so much easier. Drive outside the house/building, honk, then wait for the zombies and screamers to come out. Then just run em all over.
Boop Loop its a good strat but i basically lure them out and Train Shooting on them w a bow
Smart
Cloud Gusman THANK YOU LOL
Running out of storage space for a particular resource? Bag it up and place in the trunk of an extra cars parked at your base, even a car almost about to explode can hold stuff. Just make sure they are parked in the spot and recognized by the BASE screen so if you claim a new base the car moves with it to the new base.
Omg Right!!!
If I lose my community my Xbox is going out the window.
Agreed
Bahahaha true story!!
Nah, that’s the best part.
Jokes on u be used have to buy a new one
Revolvers amd bolt action rifles do not jam or break. Didnt realize this until i finished my first playthrough.
After putting 23 hrs into tjis i will definitely say i love this game. Ive encountered bugs but i swear i have not come across any of all these ridiculous bugs ppl are coming up with . Haven't tried multiplayer but im sure it has issues. You guys dont understand how development works and what this small team did im grateful for. Cause Microsoft published it you guys are coming down hard. 4 yrs ago they were given a budget to work with. This is what they finished with it. Anything elae afterwards is gonna make it better
There's a lot of people that can't even use the multiplayer at all
It kicks me out every 3 or 4 hours on multi, not too bad, but if ur destroying a plague heart and u disconnect, ur friend will 100%die
Most of my advice revolves around weapons: if you hear on your radio that a wandering trader is nearby, GO FIND THEM!! There's a chance that the Trader/s will be from Red Talon (a group of paramilitary survivors). This is the best way to find the biiiig guns in the game. I.e. the SCAR, M40 grenade launcher, Kriss Vectors, M14s, .50 cal snipers/literal anti aircraft guns.
Next, and to a very similar extent: go find the military outposts and checkpoints. These are the second best way to find really good weapons such as M4A1 DMRs, Grenade Launchers, AK47s, and loads of ammunition.
Next, if you see an item box that looks like a gun case with a gold lining on it OPEN THAT IMMEDIATELY!! They almost always have an extremely rare weapon or trade item in them. Including (but not limited to) LITERAL BROADSWORDS, big ass axes, Skorpion evos, ARs, or anything else really.
Lastly and not involving weapons necessarily: Play online with a buddy, it's way easier and more fun to have a buddy watching your back. :) Good luck friends!
"7 tips we learned at the very beginning of the game" this should be title because every single one of these is very clearly taught to you at the beginning of the game.
Use .50 cal bullets on the plague hearts it takes them down in 3 hits
Most of the time
now it takes 6 shots....
You can safely melee plague hearts: When you hear a rushing noise and see red mist gathering toward the heart back off, because it's about to do an aoe that will damage you if you remain within ~two yards. A few plague zombies usually come in while it does this attack, so just kill those. After the new zeds are dead it should be safe to approach the heart again.
They're really not hard to destroy even without guns/explosives so long as you're careful.
TinkyTheCat I’ve done it with only fireworks and a rusty screwdriver (I don’t use melee weapons.) I was surprised how easy it was. At the moment I have around thirty plague hearts and a couple plague cure vials for other enclaves. I honestly thought I would hate the plague hearts but I ended up loving the new edition.
Try killing your tenth plague heart like that. They get harder as you kill them.
I'm aware they get harder. It's more a tip for early on when ammo and weapons are still tight. I've also lost count of how many people I've seen just standing in the aoe taking damage - even though the heart clearly telegraphs when it's getting ready to do it.
I usually throw 3-4 Molotov’s at it then hit it a couple of times with melee. It’s been working like a dream so far.
And always go with backup.
@ 6:58 u were gettin wacked by a zombie with half of both its arms chopped off!!! I cried 😂😂😂
It was struggling to hit u 😂😂😂
puttin them nubs to work!
Nubbed to death!!!
That shit was hilarious .
Man this game is fun ! No lie .. it feels good to stop playing fortnite and play this lol
Kaustic410 omg same😂
omg same buzz bro haha
Lol i forgot fortnite was a thing back then
Gay
Same it's so fun it's hard sos fortnite but it's frustrating in a different way I mean I still play fortnite but yeah
The whole heart thing is a bad strat, I like to place a noise making consumable outside like the boombox then throw a Molotov at the heart and activate the boombox the zombies will ignore you so you're free to go to town on the heart.
Plague Heart pro tip: Sneak inside the building, drop 2-3 C4 and or 5-6 Remote box mines. Walk out. Detonate them. Instant kill.
Failing that, a boom box placed outside the building can go a long ways towards buying you some time while you molotov it to death. Automatic shotguns are also a good choice. Whatever you do, don't just go in and melee it.. as that hardly does anything and you'll just end up with a dozen zombies coming at you from every possible direction all at once.
Wow. This video was pretty useless. All info in here you learn just from playing the first hour or so of the game. Only thing worth knowing is number 7, of everyone in your community does its game.
Here's some other tips people might actually like to know, things the game doesn't outright tell you.
1. You have a maximum storage for food, medicine, etc. Anything extra is lost or "spoiled" so don't hoard all things right off the bat. Also this max can be upgraded.
2. Ruck sacks left on the ground will "spoil" over time, but not in a vehicle. Use extra vehicles as ruck sack storage.
3. Repairing weapons can cost lots of resources, so salvage lame weapons you won't ever use like baseball bats or crowbar
4. This is personal opinion on this one but, blunt weapons seem far more effective. Knockdown is king.
5. The crouch/dodge mechanic, when timed properly, can scoot you right behind a zombie which can than be grappled and stealth killed even if knows you're there.
6. Vans have the largest trunk space (that I've found so far)
7. Outpost slots are best used for power and water. Everything can be gathered with ease (early game anyways)
8. You can move cities. I prefer Foothills as a starting city ( first base had most diverse resources near it including weapons shops) as for late game not sure.
Cannot agree with this more. These are the sorts of tips I was expecting after completing the game twice myself. The only thing I'd maybe disagree with is the weapon choice. I prefer blades, as they tend to kill zombies outright far more often. That said, blunt weapons can buy you a lot of breathing room in a horde.. and let you execute downed zombies as well.
I really wish there were more parking slots (and, well.. bigger bases in general). By the end of my first game I had something like ten different vehicles parked outside the container castle (with only 3 parking spots). Half of those were full of leftover rucksacks, or sacks I'd withdrawn to make room for food overflow from farms/gardens.
In my opinion bladed weapons are more effective. I kill zombies with 3 hits max. without having to knock them down
All this is good. I think outposts are best for power and fuel since many bases have water on site. But if not then yes water is important
YOU CAN MOVE CITIES?
Anxious Clan yes. U need a lvl 2 command center
You dont actually have to raid a plague heart just to get enough samples, going to a heart with a car and honking like crazy while running them over is a lot easier, just make sure to carry a toolbox and extra fuel incase you get stranded, its also recommended to upgrade your choice of zombie mower with lots of armor, and remember no matter how tanky your car gets it cant beat a juggernaut.
Claim in this order food, fuel, medical resource sites asap (400 each). Build at least 1 farm. Soon as you then have 600 more influence proceed to a water tower, once it is claimable go to the base screen (climb the tower ladder 10ft to be safe) and drop the food site from the base screen, this will refund the 400 spent and now give you the 1000 you need to claim the water tower. This is a constant source of water to your base which means upgraded farms etc (if you have a gardener). Now build up another 1600 influence and repeat with an electrical transformer or power plant site (2000 cost total) and drop medical. This means constant SILENT power for your base. Keep the fuel site handy. It is important Water, Electrical and Fuel are in the top 3 because later you will have base modes for your command center to allow more outposts, when that happens transfering to a new base will remove the mod and drop the last sites that it cant support any more until you put the mod back into your command center. Obviously you dont want to drop water/electric as they are HUGE to your base. not to mention loosing water makes your farms instantly downgrade base to level 1, so you would have to reclaim water tower and upgrade all your farms after a transfer if they dropped.
My brewery base had the water tower included right away. I just added solar panels. My place looking nice now.
Hands down the most giving community I’ve ever played with.
You know, you forgot to point out that dodge is actually your best friend. The number one thing you should have pointed out.
You can transfer items from your car trunk directly into your base. Park in a designated parking spot, and look for the button option in the interface. You don't have to carry each rucksack in from the car one at a time, and it's the easiest way to load up the car with spare fuel and repair kits.
Plague hearts: Get the 50 call sniper (through a special quest) and three shots max from it will kill a plague heart. From a far, safe range (if you can get LOS to the heart through a window or door).
Tip number 8 don’t buy it wait 4 days and download it off Xbox game pass lol ....
lewfarnell _ yep I was gonna buy t and than I heard it was on game pass which I already use!
When exactly
its killing me waiting
Tip #9 : Get a fucking job if you can't afford to buy this for $30.00
Markis5150: OR PERHAPS!!! It's to tell if you will enjoy it or not?! I am doing that. I'm tired of buying games I don't play.
I’ve been playing since release and am on my 4th community.
Have not lost one member.
I have loads of advice to give because of those facts.
1. Finding books to learn skills is essential for the survivors you find with skills able to learn. That way you can have one survivor for each skill.
2. Buying or making a vehicle upgrade and applying it to the vehicles you have is very important. Upgraded vehicles not only look amazing but don’t waste gas as much and last longer.
3. Choosing outpost in every little town and for each resource you need is important. That way when you’re stranded, your never too far to resupply from base. And say you have -6 food income every day, but only -1 on the other resources, you should be getting all food providing outpost.
4. Use your vehicles as storage, if you can’t fit anymore rucksacks at base, just store them in the trunks of vehicles.
5. Always go to anyone requesting help or trades with a weapon already reloaded. They go hostile on you, hit dodge to back away, aim, fire. Headshot is instant kill on humans too.
6. Making a workstation and upgrading it allows to make fuel bombs. 9 each. These are very good against infestations and plague hearts.
7. Don’t take another of your community with you on hard task, take one from a friendly group. But make sure the one you take is good at shooting or fighting.
8. Every time you leave. Leave with health restoration, ammo for your gun, your gun, and melee weapon. If you don’t have much stamina, then take something for that as well, and put a thing of gas in the trunk of any vehicles you drive.
9. Save up for the best base. In each map it cost 3500. But always worth it. Some less than it are okay depending if you need better location. But the best is always well, the best.
10. If you hear the yell of a feral and you’re driving. Find it and run it over with some speed. Easy 25 influence. If you’re walking, aim for the head when it screams because it won’t be waiting after that.
11. If a juggernaut is near an objective or home and you aren’t equipped enough, just have it chase you about 5 times with his charge away from the object and go back. He will forget you.
12. Starting with a Builder as your leader is very helpful for later communities. After completing the game with them, they give you power and water for your new community at no fuel cost. The other leaders don’t give much.
13. Valley is, in my opinion, the best map. Mostly open land with water you can drive through so you don’t have mountains blocking you from traveling.
14. Hitting zombies while driving is fun, but wears the car down quick. Best to avoid them till you get to your destination. Then run them over all you want.
15. After completion you can take 3 survivors from the completed one to the new one. So decide before ending which 3 you want and fully stock them with goodies and rucksacks. You’ll start your new game with good things that way.
16. You don’t always have to help a unknown survivor. But you should always help enclaves already discovered.
17. If you come across a group that likes to capture zombies and eventually asks you to shoot certain body parts off. After you reach the location it asks you to go to, if you can’t shoot that many hands or legs off the zombies, just go to base and let your community do it with hordes attacking base. Still counts.
I like how they already had an Uzi by the time they got to the plague heart. And no people. A MAC-10/11 is not an Uzi. They are just very similar.
psychobeam99
I haven’t been able to find any weapons except pistols. Do you have to trade for them?
Darius Dennis you can find them randomly but you’ll have better luck in areas like gun stores or on hostile human survivors. I had to kill 3 humans who were immediately hostile and 2 of them had scoped hunting rifles.
Darius Dennis Really? I got a MAC10 the minute after I left the tutorial. Try the gun shop or places guns might be. The traders basically fuck you over
Gun shop and police stations are good. Also some factions have special weapons (the red something sold me a scar, ar15, vector and S com)
Once you move into the Storage Container fort base later in the game, build enough farms (food/med), workshops, forge etc to exceed your daily usage. Now immediately proceed to go claim homes and drop those trashy +1/day outposts, the 2 beds are more valuable later on and no morale hit for those vs outdoor beds. Save that barracks spot for the staging area so your base looses no resources for upkeep each day. My Storage home is sell sustaining, my outposts: Water Tower, Electric Plant, house x 5 (10 survivors sleeping well). yes I realize small spots you can do 3 bunk beds , so 3 slots = 9 people but 3 slots also means farms producing 2-6 meds/day (6-18 meds/day). also the 3 beds upgrade in the small spots have a morale hit outside AND generate noise for daily maint (even though it costs nothing for maint with the Staging Area it still generates noise). Why are meds important, well see create those CURE packs (the luxury item containing 4 cures) and sell them to traders for nice influence.
great points, i just moved in and will take your advice into my renovations :p
StrongOaker i gain at least + 1 on everything. +2 food, +4.5 medecine, + 1 ammo, + 2 materials, + 1 fuel. I have the container fort. 2 hydroponics one for meds one for food. The food one has a compost bin and the med one has pestecides as a mod. These increase production of both. I have a staging area, Workshop, infirmary, armory, kitchen, and i have 1 small slot that i can put whatever i want on it. But it usually has a shooting range. I beat this game 4x and the sheriff and builder's bonuses work great. Free supplies each day and free, silent, base wide power and water. I just use my 6 outpost to recieve whatever i need.
most of the reviewers don't like the game because it's very difficult
is this the dark souls of zombie games lol
Lol they have just never played difficult games. To be honest the majority of games are extremely dumbed down and easy becuase the average gamer doesn't like a difficult challenge
Btw nothing about this looks difficult
Joe Black it is a difficult game, not to say a hardcore gamer wouldn't have problems but you'll encounter some situations you either weren't prepared for or made a small mistake that can cause big problems
that and when your character dies its for good belive me alot of people dont like that but i love it xD
1. if you have to play alone, take one member of your community with you. Keep your outings short and planned before you leave the base. I am going here, doing this and then coming back to resupply/rest.
2. Proper base management is key and easy to reach a balanced state of gain/loss of resources within a couple of days of gameplay if you just read the descriptions of each outpost and base facility.
3. You want several buggies. You need at least two for operations, three to five to block doors and use as external rucksack storage so you don't go over your base capabilities and have it wasted by RNG. (Never leave home without a spare can of fuel in the trunk)
4. Take it all, loot everything possible. Even if you are not going to use it, you can scrap it or sell it to a trader so make the most out of each supply run.
5. When playing with friends, have a buggy for each player. One supply run can turn into a bonanza of rucksacks if done correctly. When searching have at least on player in the group running over watch while the other's search.
i hope that in e3 xbox have some huge new announcements
herculano guimarães halo battle royal
thatalt no
ChyroBeast Going to happen, never said I wanted it to though.
They don't
daniel d crackdown 3 will likely drop during presentation tho. Probs be shit.
During SOD1, members with Powerhouse skill (or perk) allows you to learn the wrestling skill, which a certain individual can destroy a horse or two single-handed, and members with Nimble skill (or perk, again) can learn the low sweep kick and leap frog, which you'll become untouchable while setting every zombie into a downed state, ready for a head pop.
The three things you'll have to look out for are your health, stamina, and certain freaks. No fear of biting since the animation is locked, but they still scratch, so always pop a pill, and snack ahead before you go in a solo massacre.
THIS GAME NEEDS A CHARACTER CREATION!!! I WANT TO SEE ME DIE!!!
#4: I would say that the stated was wrong, while yes, euthanizing your settlers is easy, it really isn't worth doing. It takes only 5 plague samples and I believe 3 meds to make a cure, plague samples are very easy to come by, and 3 meds is a small hit, for a one time deal as survivors really do not get the blood plague that often unless you're just really good at getting shredded up by plague zombies, so I'd say to stay away from killing off settlers who may have many useful skills, but that's just one man's humble opinion
0:10 whoever that is playing just stop
Your grammar sucks ass
I just restarted, felt like a fucked everything up in the first 3 hours... already doing better now and these tips will help for sure
4 things i hate about this game.
1. My people break my shit like it that scene on Tarzan
2. If you don't have an 870 full choke your gonna hate ferals
3. Every other group of people you find in this game voted for Bernie Sanders. They want your shit for free.
4. Last but not least. There is always one resource you're just not going to find, ever. never ever. Good night and good luck.
Did anyone else skip to making a new community right after the Army Base mission like I Did? You can get original characters with no backstory instead of the ones forced on you in the tutorial. I enjoy it, especially coming from a State of Decay 1 playthrough.
The problem with this is that everyone already watched all the gameplay before they got the game making this video pointless
Oh, saw a comment about bladed vs blunt.
Bladed: generally lighter, swing faster, and typically low durability.
Blunt: heavier, slower swing, and higher durability.
For general 'everyman' use, blunt weapons do typically come out on top. They are also generally superior against groups.
However, if your survivor gets the Swordsmanship skill to maximum rank, it allows them to execute zombies face to face with bladed weapons instead of having to get behind them.
Tip from someone who played state of decay, don't ever go outside at night, don't hesitate to waste stamina *Preferably keep 3 snacks on you at all times* to avoid attacks from plague or ammo for head shots on them.
I very seldom carry snacks or first aid. I just have the knife and wrench or whatever. Then leave like one gas can in the trunk when I go out looting with a vehicle. I like to bring back like 4 to 6 rucksacks.
It’s kinda hard to never leave at night when it’s an unskippable and just as long as day. Honestly it’s definitely riskier but nessecary because of your not going out at night your wasting time
Fap Master69 you can go outside at night but just be prepared and try to avoid big confrontations, I like to do most of my missions during the daytime and scavenge smaller areas at night personally. I always carry 3 painkillers and 3 snacks in my pockets it’s also a good idea to bring a lower level person from your base with you (if you’re playing solo) but try to avoid areas with multiple building cramped together because lots of zombies spawn there, it’s best to hit areas like individual houses or buildings.
i am always out at night, it's really not that scary. turn off music, and wear headphones, you can literally hear zombies from a mile away. secondly just wait for a zombie to charge you. dodge behind him. and insta kill him with a grab stab. make sure you do the cardio thing in your base for max stamina, and that will never be an issue.
Fap Master69 those fking timed goals forced me out. damn neighbours
1- You only need to survey the cell towers.
2- Don’t sweat every neighbor call or survivor in need. When first starting out, get your base in order (building/upgrading) and stock up on resources (food/meds/materials/ammo/fuel) Once you’re good on that stuff then do as you please.
3- Plague hearts are easy. Stock up on .50cal ammo, find a Timberwolf, and bring a roll of fire crackers for each heart and you’ll be set to take them out quickly.
4- Euthanizing community members isn’t the best way to go (though I think there’s an achievement for doing it) plague cure is easy to make, so unless you really hate them, keep them around.
5- Your radio is pretty useful, so don’t neglect it.
6- Only build facilities you need. You don’t need a fighting gym, shooting range, or a lounge, so don’t waste your slots. Also, do everything in the base menu.
7- it takes a special kind of shit player to kill your community. Even with all the difficulty changes in the last 6 months, the game isn’t that hard. Just remember you’re not immortal, bring meds and manage your stamina right and you shouldn’t have to worry.
Lastly- Be careful when dealing with ferals and juggernauts, they can easily kill your dumb ass.
Nice Video :)
After you complete the game, maybe about 5 times, a map or two, you kinda don't need to survey as you know the area well.
Where is the cop cars at?
Landon Kay does it matter what map or no
are
I'm on the valley map and found one right by the turtle ridge base I ended up setting everything up in. (first possible base you can find when you start the game on that map)
7 Actually good tips
1: Travel Light, 1 modest ranged weapon (I like a 5.56 bolt action I found as well as a .22L revolver as bolt actions and revolvers can't break) with a melee weapon with a fair amount of durability.
2: Be alert, and always assume bad shit is around every corner, get into the habit of never quick searching. Yes its faster but is it really if you piss off a dozen zombies, or draw the attention of a juggernaut or something?
3: Make sure you always have a spare gas can in your vehicle, unless your like me and have a community member with the Driving perk and upgraded vehicles (The difference is night and day, played for an hour a bit earlier using the same upgraded pick-up and spent A LOT of that time driving and still have over 3/4's of a tank, compared to having to fuel up every like 20 minutes)
4: When going for Plague Hearts go full on over kill, grenades, high caliber fully automatic weapons, recruit friends or community members. (They get to a point REAL fast were they take tons of damage to destroy. Had one yesterday were I had put about a dozen and a half blasts from an 870 into it PLUS 3 soda grenades and it was still standing, ended up having to retreat as both my weapons were close to breaking, I was out of ammo, down to my last bandage and had to kill about 50 plague zombies as about 10 of them would spawn after every few shots I fired)
5: Don't ever waste a follower killing them if their infected(unless they're completely useless, coward, bad back, other shit traits), who ever this lady is is retarded. Getting plague samples is pathetically easy to the point were infection is never even a remote threat even at the very beginning, and you deserve to lose community members if you don't have an infirmary.
6: Don't focus on one type of community member (all fighters, all good shots, ect) If you can try and get 1 person who specializes in something. 1 cook, 1 gardener, 1 mechanic, 1 computer wizz, so on and so forth. That way you can access and build any type of base amenities you might require at the time.(Auto shop is a MUST, as repair kits are rare, vehicle armor kits are EXTREMELY RARE, and if purchased from a wandering trader are EXTREMELY expensive)
7: Don't fuck with special infected ferals especially, they are fast, aggressive, and take a ton of damage to kill. If you see them pick them off from a distance or try to hit them full speed with a vehicle, of which DO NOT STOP too close to them. They will rip the door off a medium armored pick-up truck in a matter of seconds and the last thing you want to have to do is piss away a repair kit over a freaking door. (which I've had to do...)
Juggernauts on the other hand I'm not sure if you've seen the trailer but they can and will in fact pick up your community members even if they aren't neccissarily at low health and just rip them in half. Stay the fuck away from these dudes unless you can pump their face full of lead before trying to finish one off.
Hope these help ;D
Who else got a PS4 pro ad on this 😂
Sargent Sloan me
Idk Dezznuts lol
MORE USEFUL TIPS THAT HELP OUT A LOT
if you throw or use a distraction, such as firecrackers or a boombox, even if your detected, zombies will ignore you and go for the distraction, even if you attack them
When you attack a plague heart, it summons hordes of plague zombies to stop you, have a lot of extra throwables and explosives to take it out fast, or have a lot of distraction devices to keep the zombies away from you while you attack it.
when a plague heart is destroyed, all plague zombies near you and that part of the map die instantly, so focus on the heart as much as you can, because you won't have to worry about zombies once it's dead
i only go after plague hearts with my grenade launcher and boomboxes. set up a boombox outside a bit away from the building, go in and start attacking, then set off the boombox. almost all zombies immediately leave to check on the distraction. firecracks are backups, throw them out when the boombox is almost done, and they go from there to the firecrackers. by then the heart should be dead, and all the zombies with it
Gets old fast wish I could pick my base and build from ground up
What fucking game doesn't get old fast? This has to be the dumbest typical comment ever! FUCK OFF!
i can get behind the concept of building a home base from the ground up. but seriously when you get 5 hours into a game, you pretty much seen all most of these types of games have to offer, that should not be something new.
Israel Ruelas Fallout New Vegas, pretty much all multiplayer games have replayability with their respective fan base and MMO games sustain people for a really long time. The game gets boring quick. Get the fuck over it.
Your mom got old fast that's why you're dad left you and her
jurade wires ... Lmao
My strategy for plunge hearts is to use a boom box to distract them and use any explosion you have.
Found ambulances haven't found cop car yet anyone know I'm on Xbox
I’ve seen most of all 3 of the maps and haven’t found 1 cop car. I’ve seen a couple military trucks but that’s it.
I hope & I think that there is a cop car since the first one did.
Private Miller17 there is a cop car I know for sure on the valley region it spawns next to the police station base
Daddy Daedric And now we know that Daedric boy is a lieing Sony fannie
Jumli he hasn’t found a police car yet so that makes him a “lying Sony fanboy” you’re an idiot.
I'm glad I watched your review. Some other review I saw literally said the opposite of everything here lol.
1st tip: Scout areas; Really.. Tutorial mission crap... They literally tell you this in the second mission
2nd tip: Help neighbors; You might as well be telling me to play the game
3rd tip: Know how to destroy plague hearts; Yeah.. That's the main objective of the game... Thanks :/
4th tip: Kill Survivors if you can't cure their blood plague; ... Oh... So these are tips for nooby noobs...
5th tip: Use the Radio; Umm.. Okay... I'll use the features the game provides me... "great tip"
6th tip: Base Building; Look at the base building menu to understand how it works... Really? .,. Derpy durrrr
7th tip: Perma-Death and community loss; Yeah... that's a thing... The game makes it pretty clear to us from the get go...
I wish I learned something here that "I" wish I knew before playing... This is basically just telling me what the game is and the features in it... I'd actually tell people about traits, hero bonuses, legacy characters and legacy boons... Just.. I doubt these guys played this game for two hours before putting this together -_-
I got you guys though, vid in the works ;)
Gonna have that done anytime soon?
Worst tip in this video...molotovs suck at destroying plague hearts...theyre always in tight rooms your gonna molly yourself if you try it
So... How's that video going?
Easy plague heart kills:
Have a vehicle
Locate plague heart location inside of building
Find window/door nearest to plague heart
Park car outside of that window/door
Stand on top of car
Chuck explosives or incendiaries through window/door until plague heart is destroyed
***DO NOT ATTEMPT IF JUGGERNAUT IS IN AREA UNLESS YOU KILL HIM FIRST!!! ***
nice , i just started playing,,,, my 1st what i call a real game LOL
All I see are people who can't survive. You have to make an effort to save anyone that has the sickness. The map is practically my playground. So you should Git gud
well, exciting for me cuz i never played state of decay 1 :D
Resourcefulness and Backpacker combined is great. You can carry twice as much as anyone else and not get tired. Combined with a character that has Indefatigable or Just Keeps Going trait and you never need to sleep.
This presenter's voice is annoying. It's obnoxious and arrogant.
Sounds like Hermione Granger telling me how to play a computer game; gross.
Something that's worth knowing is that plague hearts are much, much easier if you use fuel bombs or molotovs rather than bullets and soda can bombs. They're weak to fire, and their only defense (at least, outside a couple of feet) is the zombies they summon. However, distractions like fireworks or boom boxes can ensure that those zombies go somewhere else. Boom boxes work very well because you can drop them first, then get set up, and then trigger them when you're ready from a distance. With no zombies to bother you, plague hearts go down to 3-4 fuel bombs, which means that you can get it done in 15-20 seconds once you're set up.
Also another thing for new players, be wise with your vehicle use. One thing that I can't stress is the importance of vehicles, and how easy it is for it to be taken for granted. I've played online a few times and too often I see newcomers using them more as battering rams while miles away from their base.
One thing I found nice is that the game trains you to filter out noice or rather to choose where to spend your time. Do you solve infighting, scavenge for resources needing like food or medicine or do you help those communities in need. The game likes to throw 10 things at you at once and you have to opt for what you deem is most valuable short and long term for your community or game. The only thing I miss is a bit of a dense sort of wildpark esque area loots of trees, less civilization and the opposite a big city with sort of a think of that Will Smith movie based on the book I Am Legend and that sort empty esque big city. I know it might not be technically feasible to create skyscrapers and high buildings with all floors enterable and such buf it made to work could be awesome. Anyway the maps are good but im missing the the inbetween desolate wildland style with less buildings and such and more dangers/less resources and one big city with dense buildings and maybe even some more humans fighting over the city and massive ammounts of zombies inbetween territories.
these actually are well presented good tips for what the game offers on how it works
The team behind that mad max game i think could make a great zombie action game
Tip 1: Don’t run away from ferals or juggernauts. Stay and fight, or you’re gonna get either your head ripped off, or just straight up ripped in half.
Tip 2: don’t try to run over a juggernaut, it’s the equivalent of throwing a pebble against a car... except the pebble explodes...
Tip 3: aim for the head. Aiming for the head is an obvious one, but sometimes you see the juggernauts big fat belly, and you think it’s a weak point. Well that’s where you’re wrong buckaroo, it’s not gonna do anything, so aim for the head.
Tip 3: *ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS* carry ammo with you. You’ll never know when you have to fight a special zed.
Tip 4: don’t waste your fire on juggernauts. Juggernauts are immune to fire, so don’t use fire weapons or tools. Although they are immune to fire, they aren’t immune to grenades.
Tip 5: when the juggernaut is kneeling, *GO FOR THE KILL,* make sure to press RT + X or CTRL + left click. If you miss this chance, you will have to waste another clip into his meat ball brain.
Tip 6: always look snazzy. Lookin fly is the best thing to do on your adventure, and gives yourself a bit of confidence.
Tip i found out is the dodge button is one of your best friends if you see a feral running at you and is about to jump on you just dodge it if a juggernaut is gonna grab you you have like a second to do it but if you do it the grab will miss and you can follow with a counter attack so use dodge often
Tip. Don't buy a medium size base wait until you can buy the biggest base available it doesn't take long.
Tip. Always take 2 characters with you as you can load both up with supply's from looting.
Tip. When tackling a plague heart use a 50.cal sniper it takes 3 hits to kill it, so just throw fireworks etc out the front sprint to the back and destroy the plague heart it's all over in about 10 seconds!
Tip. If your low on items join a friends game as your base won't be using supplies.
for those that are wondering on tip two
be aware that if you do wanna chose the aggressive choice try aiming your ranged weapon in the direction of the head of one of the humans. as soon as you see the red diamond
fire it will instantly kill said target making your life much simpler
Easy tips to succeed early in SOD 2
1. Cars are your best friend
2. Prioritize resources (bigger populations means more food)
3. Never euthanize your community members especially if they’re high level, it’s too easy to get a blood plague cure
4. Try your best to stay away from ferals and juggernauts (for obvious reasons)
5. Never destroy plague hearts alone try to always bring a community member
6. Large bases are ideal for survival. Try to find the largest bases on the map to settle and if you can, make sure it’s centered in the map.
7. If you find yourself getting surrounded by zeds it’s best to throw caution out and use your gun. Don’t try to take on 5+ enemies with melee weapons unless your really skilled.
8. Running dangerously low on resources? Don’t be afraid to use your radio. 35 influence isn’t worth losing community members
9. Last but not least before finishing your heroes last mission make sure to have the most valuable loot on him/her before doing it. Once you move on to another map your bases inventory won’t go with you. You only keep what is on the characters you select from your previous community.
They should have a video game like fall out 3 but with zombies and character customization.
Best zombie fighting strategy. Dodge behind zombie, grab, execute, dodge behind the rest, and repeat. Even better if your character can just grab from the front and has the ability to execute zombie without throwing them to the ground first (I'm not sure what let's you do it but I'm pretty sure it has to do with the Close Combat specialization for fighting). I rarely use my actual Melee weapon.
If you hit B on xbox before they start to attack you, most of the time youll pop up behjnd them then just hold RT to grab them then press X to execute them. Itll save your main weapon some durability and if done right can save you a couple HP
And always carry a firework or smoke bomb for escaping tight spots.
"If someone catches the blood plague, you could try and save them or... *BANG* ... just get a new one."
Cold and yet practical. I like it.
Literally just bought this game for me and my 2 brothers and ive gotta say this game is really good
I learned to play this game as I went. I love survival games so this was game was a must play. I love kt
In my opinion, as long as you make use of consumables, plague hearts are pretty easy. You know what’s hard though? Ferals. They will kill everyone you love
It’s much easier to drive a car around a plague heart while honking and simply drive the zeds over. Saves you time and ammo. Just make sure you kill the screamer before he/she calls more zeds otherwise your wasting gas
Exploring before you set up the first home is a great idea, I found an amazing assault rifle that had 200 rounds and holds 150 in the mag and a 40mm granade launcher first off
Summary:
1. Survey point is essential. (survey car works as well)
2. Try not to be hostile with other conclave (neighbour).
3. Be expert in destroying plague hearts.
4. Euthanizing own followers when they can no longer be saved.
5. Radio is salient.
6. Base building is also vital.
7. Don't let your whole community dies.
Juggernauts are the hardest enemy that isn’t living in the game.
A good tip to help take them out is to have 2 players, one distracting them while the other with a companion tries to kill it. Never go after it alone
Addicting been up all night playing it
I hate the fact that one of the first missions is to help neighbors get a blood plague sample but they send you to do it yourself. They are ridiculously needy. Still a fun game though.
I will say be incredibly careful during the night and while you’re in an unexplored area. During the first hours of my game I did that because I needed a faster way to get back to my base. I had the unfortunate event of running into a Feral when I was already wounded. I was lucky to have killed it before I lost my very first member. Be careful in this game. A simple slip up could lead to a death or a game over.
got into this game yesterday , it's such a great zombie game I've ever played
For newbies & frustrated vet's to pause the game, go to settings: multiplayer: put your game from friends only to offline.
No more dying when you go for a piss
It’s fun to come back 6 years later and read these comments. We knew so little.
little tip I've learned is to use your car horn to lure out screamers and the other zombies in an infestation then run them all down until there's only a few left then you can get out and fight the rest. Be warned this will attract other nearby zeds. (only do this with a strong vehicle, extra gas, and enough ammo and meds) Once accidentally attracted a Juggernaut...
You can unload the boot of your car directly into your Base don't waste your time going back and forth also u can pause the game just set your game to offline.
The biggest tip, dont start doing missions until you get all of your stats to at least the teens..like food, meds, building materials... then unlock out post that benefit the community. Then do mission, destroy plague hearts etc. The game fairly easy at that point.