True, but there are ways around that - an AI companion and a vehicle. “But that way, you hardly have any storage space,” you may say. Without any of those items, a horde of zombies can easily overcome you. We made it a fast habit never to leave base without a melee weapon, gun, bullets, 8-slot backpack, meds and caffeine. Be preparedĮvery single time your character goes out, you should be prepared. That’s super useful for finding vehicles early on. Look for binocular icons on the map to scale and survey.

The grey circles around locations mean they’ve been fully scouted and cleared of zombies (though the latter can easily change).

Black-coloured buildings have been stripped clean. In the map above, white areas are locations that still have resources to scavenge. Learn how to use it effectively, and quick. Your map is your friend, used to plot out expeditions. You can take advantage of the relatively flat environment to wheel around in a vehicle, getting off main roads and efficiently travelling from one location to another as you learn the ins and outs of the game. Things aren’t that different in terms of enemy difficulty between each, but the valley has the least amount of rocks and weird terrain. We’ve spent time in each of the game’s three boroughs and the valley is the most friendly. State of Decay 2 is available next week, and ahead of release we’ve got a bunch of tips and tricks to make you a better survivor.

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