State Of Decay Lethal Zone - ALL MAX LEVEL NEGATIVE CURVEBALLS ONLY Part 2

[@nelly5389]

I love how you actually use the smoke grenades for cover, and as a strategy. Every time I got a smoke grenade, I’d just throw it and look at how cool it looked 💀

[@nEiKKah]

Smoke Grenades are actually great, and it took me so much time to find that out! It's much better than even Scentblock, but back when I started playing, I used to throw them in between me and the zeds, and just assumed they reduce the vision range by a little. Safe to say, with enough smokes you can clear lots of PHs without much fuss.

[@Frillan84]

Learned something new today from you Brian! I have never really used the stun grenades. But the combination with a distraction item like you showed while assaulting a plague heart seems to work really good. You stunned the horde of zombies chasing you with the stun grenades, then broke line of sight, used your distraction item (boombox in this case), to get the zombies to gather together away from the plague heart, then you went in since there was no zombies around the heart and finished the heart in melee. I don't think I have ever seen you use that tactic before against plague hearts (stun grenades and distraction items). 😄

[@baine5.7]

I've tried watching other you tube plays of this and I just can't lol ,but your playing is great this is now one of my favorite games to watch, all because how you play ,you make these videos great, keep it up brother. Glad to see your channel continues to grow you deserve it you and fam.

[@BrianMenard]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@madnessaddict09]

Love this series! Still in the middle of watching this one, but chiming in to say I've had several Black Hearts (pre-nerf). Have yet to experience them since the nerf. They are definitely nothing to mess with - they can be brutal...draining health, fuel, Flash-speed zombies who plague you super fast, fire/melee resistant zombies, hyper sensitive/aware zombies, etc - and that's on top of whatever the weakness is for the heart, because it takes like 2-3x as much to kill it even with knowing the weakness. ETA - that Fueling the Plague survivor death had me rolling 😂 RIP, but at least it was a quick death...

[@scientistforscience]

This is a very exciting playthrough. It is great to see you strategize how to beat these crazy curveballs.

[@HElLDIVERS2ISTHEGOAT]

These streams have helped me get so much better at sod2 thanks so much❤

[@SGater84]

Hey Brian….You can also learn computers at signal tower outpost so plague disruptor is way cheaper only 60 parts 👍

[@timb5173]

Great stream again, Brian. Glad I was able to catch it. Sorry for breaking your heart 😂😂

[@armygalhel7006]

Priscilla, with the epic SuperChat! 🤣🤣🤣 1:51:53

[@armygalhel7006]

So you can use the Exploding Zombie Curveball to take out a Plague Heart, eh? 2:16:11 😱🤯

[@Whisper9202]

Looks like we are in for a great play though, can't wait to see how nasty these curveballs get. Rip slingshot 😂 those fire zombies are something else

[@vegassims7]

You know gang there is a mod (no, I am not into modding the crap out of this great game) that makes it morning, afternoon, evening or nighttime all the time if you wish. I use the noontime one, because I have too hard of a time trying to even see what's going on during nightgame play. I wish they gave you the option to use POWERFUL flashlights instead of the tiny light you get for each person, that would help out a lot. But, I enjoy the game far more now because of that mod.

[@5Incognito]

3:28:10 They were friendly, aren't they supposed to become Allied after giving them the generator!!

[@danielthompson8784]

Nah one of them gets kidnapped later and you have to save them, then they become allied. That’s one of the special enclaves that have certain missions and give you special benefits when you complete the mission set.

[@5Incognito]

@@danielthompson8784 thx, I thought friendly status plus one mission equals Allied, but I guess not always.

[@danielthompson8784]

@@5Incognito usually yes with most enclaves that’s how it works. But there’s a few special enclaves that have a whole mission set that you do for them and then they become allies and give you a bonus. There’s a mechanic enclave, these medical guys, and a couple of other ones I can’t think of right now. Once you’ve played a few runs you should start to recognize them when the special enclaves spawn in. Edit: you can also purposefully fail these special enclave missions and recruit the rest of them. For example the mechanics have one of their group go missing I believe at one point. If you fail to save that one then the other two will hit you up later and ask if they can both join your community. Whereas if you complete their mission set then they give you some kind of vehicle bonus. I forget what it is but I think you get a car and they can get you repair kits too or something like that. I haven’t finished their mission set in a hot minute so I don’t remember.

[@GoldenNarakos]

Damn those explosive zombies are no joke😂

[@simonslater1309]

I have Enclaves with some pretty good bonus, 1 gives me materials and the other roadside assistance. I have decided instead of going into Lethal after this last legacy I am doing. I am going to attempt a crafting only challenge on Nightmare, wish me luck. Gonna need it. :D What rules would you suggest for my 1st try?

[@geoffkannenberg6167]

If you go crafting only, try also adding “no plague heart loot” & “no trading”. Makes it tough

[@simonslater1309]

@@geoffkannenberg6167 Thanks, I was thinking about doing it that way.. Last one I did I was only allowed to loot buildings where there are infestations, plague heart buildings after killing the heart, missions, traders and buildings when Enclaves move to new base. That one was tough, going without rucks n loot for long periods. I also could trade with Traders when they come to the map.. Trading with enclaves was only allowed after doing a mission for them.

[@jonathanhughes9281]

Wow, plague heart and survivor destroyed. What a moment, quality gaming Mr M. 👌

[@Cilla903]

Love this stream! Can’t wait till you get the black plague heart

[@MrDerekRobinson]

The conflict between the beta and update 36 is the beta is a curve ball difficulty slider and update 36 made the black plaque heart curve ball fixed to being easier which it being fixed technically conflicts with a variable beta difficulty slider, and there update 36 fix isn't even well tested due to not everyone experience a black plaque heart

[@Cothfotmeoo]

Great series for sure. Really always enjoy these. RIP survivor. Well played!

[@Huxley83]

Good Day, When will this update be out?

[@clarksmith494]

When does this curveball patch come out?

[@saltyoperator7435]

Uhhh… my senior yr prom theme was “smells like teen spirt” that’s bc that was the yr the song was released. I haven’t a clue what you said about anything regarding music. Goes to show age difference….

[@armygalhel7006]

Car detailing the, Brian Menard method explained: 1:41:20

[@theFormerYous2]

Even with the continual negative curveballs you're making the playthrough look easy. At this point I'm suggesting you don't carry a backpack to make it challenging 😂😂

[@armygalhel7006]

For Science! . . . OR NOT!! 2:23:32

[@PATRICK22911]

I’ve had a black plague heart and it’s insane. Drains any car of fuel within seconds. It’s scary bro

[@geoffkannenberg6167]

Apparently there are variants that don’t drain fuel, but I still haven’t had one in my playthroughs. Looking forward to it

[@kaypanch6123]

This eps we learned TimB has been cheating on Brian the whole time.

[@simonslater1309]

Clog someones toilet and you be forever known as ClogZilla

[@josephlana5382]

If a costumer shits on the floor im calling in sick and clocking out …. 😂😂😂

[@FranciscoRodriguez-uo9sq]

Is there any way to get a mod that zooms out 100%

[@jenniferwhitehouse4188]

What does it mean when you say 'curveball'?

[@Jnotti007]

Great stream

[@progamer28pantus43]

Is the curveball customization feature on console?

[@mcmakelove369]

Yep

[@Manchillo82]

Hey, guys! Help me please!:) how to move in aiming mode?

[@sixx2683]

Love sod 2

[@carolinajewel03]

People pay alot of money to get flames on their trucks, like the ones u have now.

[@JoseAntonio-qp7gd]

Like supremo BRASIL.... SELVAAAAAAA!!!!

[@noahbahdee933]

I seem to be running into bottlenecks with my account. Can you assist?

[@jenniferwhitehouse4188]

What does it mean when you say 'curveball'?

[@mcmakelove369]

Rip slingshot bruh

[@lougar9003]

W x3

[@jarodhendricks8338]

Bro you play off stream also 😂wow an your married

[@trace9438]

Check your mic or something. Unlike part 1 you were quiet on this one.

[@armygalhel7006]

Comments count!

[@jenniferwhitehouse4188]

What does it mean when you say 'curveball'?

[@Viewfromtheturret]

It’s a new mechanic in the game where at X intervals you will get a new game condition (called “curveballs”). They can have positive or negative effects. In this play through, Brian has set the game to give all negative curveballs with the max settings (so as hard as you can make the game). The curveball adjustment settings are currently only in the beta version and will release to the general build sometime in the coming weeks. In the current build of the game, you can just choose to have curveballs on or off.