State of Decay is a sandbox game in which the player will have to survive in a state besieged by the living dead. The number of characters varies: at first it will be possible to control only one hero, but then - several at once. The game makes it possible to feel all the difficulties and dangers of a real zombie apocalypse. Here there is a collection of necessary resources, and grouping with other survivors, and arranging their own shelter. By the way, the bases in State of Decay are one of the main aspects of survival in the game world. The developers of the project added many interesting gameplay elements related to the construction, expansion and improvement of shelters. You can read more about this and much more in our material. So, we are talking about the original release of the game and the update of State of Decay YOSE.
Base
To protect against zombies in this project, you need to hide in special bases, where it can be quite safe if you do timely strengthening. Each such object can be provided with electricity, barricades, spotlights and other improvements. It is at the bases that all the survivors that the player managed to open are going to.
About the heroes
Each character is endowed with his own character, skills and habits (both useful and harmful). At the very beginning, a player can choose between three survivors:
- Marcus - among his main qualities can be noted straightforwardness, courage, strength and endurance. Unlike other heroes, Marcus has the most inventory space. His best weapon is the mount and the bits.
- Maya - the character went through the army, so he prefers to use machine guns and pistols in battle. Maya is a balanced and seasoned girl who always shows calm. It is completely useless in close combat and with the appropriate weapons. Space in inventory is very limited.
- Ed is a skinny young man who was a student before the zombie epidemic. He uses his speed and dexterity with all his might to sneak past the dead. Ed is very cheerful and optimistic, which distinguishes him from most survivors. For close combat selects machetes, knives, cleats; knows how to use firearms (pistols and machine guns). Space in inventory is very limited.
What you need to know before construction?
Before you begin to build a base, you need to deal with several main conditions:
- The selected area must be open for development.
- Places for a base in State of Decay are usually fenced with a high fence.
It is worth immediately saying that such territories in the game are not found as often as we would like. However, do not worry, because there is still something to choose from. How to recognize whether the location is suitable for the construction of the base? In State of Decay, such territories are usually marked with a house icon. If during the next trip on the game map the player was lucky enough to stumble upon a similar icon, that means he found that very suitable place.
Before proceeding directly to the construction process itself, you need to go to the borders of the territory - the corresponding inscription should appear on the left side. Next, press the Alt key, call up the walkie-talkie menu and select the move option. Here we can get all the necessary information about the resources that will go to build a new shelter, and how many people will be needed for this process. If some items do not meet the stated requirements, the move will be canceled.
How to build your own base?
The construction of a new base in State of Decay begins with the Tab key, which opens access to a special menu. We are interested in the empty line in the tab with objects - select the menu and call the window with the buildings. After that, we look through all the available buildings and select the ones that we want to build at the moment.
If there are not enough materials, it is better to limit yourself to only the most necessary buildings, at least for the first time. Otherwise, high costs can lead to a shortage of building materials and other resources, as well as to a decrease in general group morale. The shortage of any material can be made up by going on a sortie. After moving the mouse cursor over an unfinished base, you can find out the current progress and the percentage of its readiness.
The level of the object determines the number and type of buildings that can be erected. If the group of survivors decided to establish in the Church, then its territory is too small for a large-scale construction, but if you move to the Snyder warehouse, then this location will be enough for a lot. By the way, many of the State of Decay mods for databases help users not only with construction, but also with the subsequent arrangement. With their help, you can expand the territory, change the appearance of the shelter and even increase the number of survivors living in the same territory.
We get resources through the radio
A walkie-talkie is the most secure option for finding the necessary resources.
We go into the construction menu and select the radio station option. With its help, you can either leave a request for a specific type of material or try to contact other survivors. Soon we will receive a response signal that will indicate the nearest location with the resources or people we need. It’s also convenient that all coordinates are automatically marked on the map, so we don’t have to do blind searches.
Unfortunately, it’s often impossible to use the radio station, in addition, nothing guarantees that the next request will be successful. Perhaps the biggest plus of this method is that it is completely free and does not require the use of additional resources.
Search for resources through sorties
Sailing outside the bases in State of Decay (where it is safest) is always a big risk, especially when running out of supplies and resources. The player can search both themed stores, such as weapons or snack bars, as well as ordinary residential buildings in which no one else lives. The main plus of such sorties is that survivors can take with them absolutely any type of objects and things (at least those that are not nailed to the floor).
Outing tips
In order to manually search for resources does not cause you any special difficulties, we have prepared some useful tips and advice:
- In search of food, it is best to go to gas stations, eateries and other eateries.
- We recommend going to the raid for unfinished houses, large warehouses and small sheds for building materials.
- Large stocks of weapons and ammunition are usually stored in specialized stores. Sometimes you can try your luck with residential buildings and sheds.
- Gas cans can be found at local gas stations or in warehouses with building materials.
- If any of the survivors needs medication, we advise you to search the hospitals and veterinary clinics. Also, during a search of residential buildings, do not go past bathrooms with treatment cabinets.
Help for collecting remaining resources
At a time, a player can be made only one package with resources. The rest can be collected by "scavenger runners" - this is the name of other characters who are sent for the remaining supplies that did not fit in the main character's backpack. To call the "runners" you need to use the walkie-talkie (menu via Alt) near the abandoned resources and select the appropriate option.
If the main character wandered too far from the base, then it’s better not to send for “runners”. In this case, they will advance towards the player, not paying attention to the possible danger along the road. Unfortunately, long-distance races at the “scavenger runners” are never crowned with success - they always stumble upon zombies, after which they begin to send a distress signal.
Outpost construction
In addition to the bases, in State of Decay, survivors can build outposts - special places where all accumulated resources are stored. You can access them outside the shelter, which is very convenient. In addition, the outpost has another very useful function - burning a horde. True, after each use of this function, an automatic reload should take place, which will take some time.
So how do you build an outpost? To do this, go inside any building, completely clean it from the walking dead and use a walkie-talkie (recall that the menu opens through the Alt key). Finally, we order the location of the guard post through the radio. From this point on, all the loot found can be placed on it. We recommend placing outposts as far as possible from the large State of Decay bases - so they will become temporary depots for recently collected resources, enabling the player to calmly explore new territories.