10 steps for easier start | State of Decay 2 State of Decay 2 guide, walkthrough
Last update: 23 May 2018
If you want to have a decent start in the State of Decay 2 game and have the best chance of surviving and creating a thriving community, it's worth taking a few important steps, after which you'll be well prepared and provided with all the necessary items or information to further develop your community of survivors.
1. Before you start the game, you need to make the first important decision, which is to decide on the initial two Heroes that you will lead from the very beginning of the story. Choose wisely and try to read all the skills that each Hero can offer you, or use the information in the future parts of this guide.
2. Find a small camp where you can meet two other survivors. From there you will learn that you need to get or create a cure for your companion to protect him from Blood Plague disease.
3. Select one of the 3 available locations, then search for a convenient base spot. Before you can take over a building for your own use, you need to check all the rooms in it and eliminate all the Zombies that live there. This applies every time you want to set up another base or a smaller starting point.
4. Obtain resources to build Infirmary. Infirmary is essential to create a cure for the Blood Plague and save your companion's life. What's more, you'll be able to treat your Heroes from other conditions such as trauma at a medical clinic.
5. Use high altitude locations such as tall radio towers or large billboards to scan your area and find out where you can get your main resources and where you can find weapons and ammunition.
6. Keep an eye on the current needs of your community and try to meet them by, for example, cleaning the base, getting extra food or doing a major storytelling job.
7. Use the radio to communicate with your community or other survivors you may encounter during the game. You can also use the radio to ask for locations where you can find the most needed resources (you have to pay Influence Points for this option).
8. When you receive a radio command from a neighbor who has miraculously survived the apocalypse, try to help him because in return he will get you valuable information about the location of medical supplies. What's more, it will help you get the missing Blood Samples required to create a cure for the Blood Plague. Additionally, he will accompany you in your attempt to eradicate the first Blood Plague Hearth.
9. ensure that your community has access to electricity and water - you will raise the morale of the group and improve the functioning of the base.
10. Try to get a means of transport. You can return to the city of your choice. An efficient car will be essential to move quickly between three large areas of the game world.