How To Beat State Of Decay 2 Lethal Zone In 2024 - Part 5

[@armygalhel7006]

Loved the way you stopped and laughed about your Community member dozing in the chair in front of your base! 🤣😂🤣

[@xyber6]

Gotta enjoy them little things haha.

[@DarkPegasus8774]

This is by far one of my favorite zombie games of all time continue with the live stream Brian Mernard. Keep it up my friend You are amazing ❤️❤️

[@anthonycross3394]

Hey Brian....Damn Brother, you could NOT have made a Better episode !!!!!!.......seriously, Showing exactly what can go wrong in a split second if you're not Careful OR Fail to Think your moves through !!!!....perfect example and next, how to overcome...adapt and survive !! Can't wait for the next one !!!!

[@30minutelunchbreak]

It's amazing to see a calm Lethal Zone map. Great job Brian! Semper Fi!

[@BrianMenard]

Glad you enjoy it! Semper Fi brother

[@solidsteelix7]

Recently I've watched a bunch of your state of decay 2 content because I just got the game on sale and wanted to learn how to get better at it and though this is the video I decided to subscribe to. It's something I've noticed about all your videos. This genuine desire to teach and be authentic. I get so frustrated when things go wrong, but seeing you make a mistake, take it in stride and use it as an opportunity to teach is just inspiring, thank you.

[@BrianMenard]

Thank you so much !

[@adg6041]

Discovered this series just a few days ago and I’m hooked❤❤❤❤❤

[@trodden2306]

What's your favorite element of gameplay from state of decay 2? For me I love the base building aspects and leveling up my community members skills

[@trace9438]

yes finally. loving these videos. it was worth it. you said it yourself at some point you will wake some hearts up, it can't be avoided forever.

[@moxima1977]

Brian, I´m enjoying a lot this Lethal Zone series. I mean, love your calm way to play this game, showing us mistakes, different aproches etc. Keep this way and greetings from Spain!

[@PhillipCGordon]

Im not even playing this game and I really enjoy your subject around State Of Decay

[@eric_codeviking]

yeah I remember SoD driving a car was usually a quick death. Took me a while to use them when SoD2 first came out ;)

[@MrAntonius321]

Really like the way you show us your f ups, makes it relatable and trustworthy. Imo it was worth upgrading your base for another outpost because you can push deeper especially if you clear the area where the plague heart was woken, you could get a far base.

[@joshuafajardo1594]

once i finish my nightmare community i’ll try lethal zone with your useful guides 👌🏻 pretty much has run me through the basics and extra stuff when i started playing on standard

[@soultribunal6830]

I know I wont be able to do Lethal myself but watching you play really has helped me get through a lot in my life. Thank you for everything you do!

[@ShadePL]

01:38:08 Totally worth it, 4 bags of materials. It's not like you don't have resources to deal with the awaken heart, plus, you can use the disruptor you were talking about earlier...

[@stephenpeterson2865]

Interesting. After blowing the "Materials for Everyone" mission, maybe investing the 4 bags of materials first in foremost in upgrading Command Center. This gives you another outpost slot. Then go claim a cell tower, which allows you to activate plague disruptor. This will allow you to kill the awakened plague heart without awaking linked plague hearts.

[@jonathandunn4854]

Been waiting for this for a couple days keep up the work

[@Juliett-A]

It's easy to make a guide that says "don't do anything risky." I really appreciate when you show us how to deal with risk and recover.

[@pixador13]

I've watched you play a lot of SoD but damn, I can't even recall you really being hit in this playthrough.. so methodical, so clean.. it's sick. Great to see such a strong trade network too, enjoying the hell outta this

[@erikpixadorrhay5502]

Well, way to recover from some spicy mistakes hahaa like you said it just showcases more in the guide. Here for it

[@lucascabral6841]

Awesome seeing this series, you did a good work bringing it to us! Keep this kinda work up! I've done this material quest before and I had the same issue of the AI simply running to the house, that said, I lost two suvivors in the same run due she aggroed a jugg + ferals and I was very far from base or other place to go on foot as the car got broken

[@snacks267]

Man awesome guide so far i been watching your sod2 streams for almost a week now and i still learn alot from you bro good stuff man keep up the great work cant wait for part 6 gonna be interesting lol

[@rogue8738]

Hey Bri, got back into this because of you brother. Cant wait until next episode, keep up the great work.

[@LadyMistborn]

I never even considered opening the door in reverse, I figured it would pop off in one hit like a GTA car lol

[@geoffreylouiskoch]

Absolutely addicting series, Brian. Thanks for all these episodes, can't wait for the next one!

[@BrianMenard]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@kenzagi1258]

I know that Undead Labs is working on State of Decay 3 and I don't want them to stop making it. But an update I think everyone would love is: a new leader type that has to do with Road/Travel mindset. Clear out roads and even give you a boon to give you more efficient (permanent +2 yields) outposts. No adding into the game, just using tools they already made, and the main draw is deleting the clutter that new players, like me, hate to weave through.

[@PashaOCE]

Morning Brian I love this series lethal is so different than other playthroughs been waiting for this episode much love from New Zealand

[@andrewdavidson341]

You gotta be one of the smartest survivalist I've seen ! You make lethal look like a breeze

[@Frillan84]

That Builder mission "Pillage and Plunder" is risky is all I'm going to say. Last time I did it was when I played on nightmare difficulty. The mission led me into plague territory. I parked a bit away with my car and while crouched I sneaked forward with my follower. But just like with you when I got within a certain distance of my objective me follower stood up and ran towards the objective aggroing everything in it's path. Screamers and zombies screamed and pulled everything around into the fight also. Me and my follower didn't die but we got hurt badly and the plague heart woke up. The ai do that every time you do that mission (run towards the objective like a headless chicken). So I pass on doing that mission nowadays. You got 4 bags of materials but 1 of those bags belonged to that shed so you would have gotten that 1 bag of materials if you had looted that shed later. So really you earned 3 bags of materials. And I don't think you needed those bags of materials. You already had a level 2 infirmary and a level 2 workshop. You were lucky that there wasn't a juggernaut around that spot that was aggroed into the fight by all that screaming. If there was a juggernaut there your follower probably would have died since your follower would not have fled, since it wants to do the objective for the mission. So you were lucky that there was no juggernaut there ripping your follower apart. In my eyes 2 or 3 bags of materials is not worth risking a member of the community for. I would rather use a little bit of influence and use the call in for 1 sack of materials a couple of times if I really need to get my hands on some more materials.

[@monkman1136]

This series is extremely helpful. Thank you for making this.

[@BrianMenard]

You're very welcome!

[@brentdudley1849]

Loving this intro👌🏽

[@conoraston123]

Rarely ever see myself checking a KZbin channel for the next video but here I am lol. Good stuff bro keep it going am enjoying the series

[@BrianMenard]

I appreciate it!

[@Moneymikey58]

Brian just hitting milestones all day!! 150k coming soon

[@yanbagzelay]

Love the last part of the episode where the Pillage mission gone wrong. Looking forward on how to remedy this kind of situation.

[@Voxtrax]

been waiting for this series, love it man, keep it up!

[@BrianMenard]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Dadbod007]

Such good content! Back to basics!

[@tonydeluna8095]

Oh man, Prototype 2 is a good one! One of my favorites from the ps3 era! Thanks Brian for playing them as well as State of Decay. Awesomeness

[@vulcainI80]

sleeping in the cell tower hard, the parts are well worth it, allow for a way way chillest playstyle, and with computer knoledge it cost barely nothing, point is , i could not play lethal zone without cell tower outpost and the plague disruptor command it just a shore to keep the map clean without it respect to brian tho, youcan see what mastering this game looks like, love.

[@malikelliott8652]

Dont forget that you can park 2 cars in 1 parking space. If people didn't already know this. And if its to dark remember to park your car with the lights on in the direction you are headed to have a wide area view of your surroundings in the dark.

[@NearlyH3adlessNick]

I started a Lethal zone playthrough after watching this. And im doing surprisingly ok... Apart from the fact that I, for some reason, didn’t know that sheriff missions involve hostile humans and went to go talk them down over some meds they stole from another community. I grabbed the meds pack and went to just walk out like an idiot. The person that was with me got gunned down as we exited the front door and I held them off barely with a crossbow until I ended up just running away with the meds, leaving me with a hostile community on the map now I have to deal with... Traders and builders are all that are getting their missions done in this playthrough, now haha. That was so close to my first death of a community member on this run and I'm not about it 😅😂 Edit: 50:05 is the house they're in, too. I might just drag a jug and some hordes down down onto them. That might take care of them.

[@Juliett-A]

I had one of these escort missions and the npc ran into a barn that had a screamer and a feral and whole horde. I very nearly died.

[@brumetaru]

definitely not worth, but a good learning opportunity for ppl who haven't played a lot of LZ so I'm also kinda glad it happened. really enjoying the series.

[@uiliamoliveira6348]

I've been playing this game for quite some time, and it was the first time I saw a community member dozing off in a chair. It was really funny. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉

[@othnieldeo6432]

Hi Brian, for the awakened plague heart, after upgrading your command center finished, u can go get cell tower outpost, and here where that outpost come to help ur situation, hope this help the guide too. God Bless

[@SlavikSilverSave]

Just f up my playthrough with this mission... Funny thing on nighmare the plague heart was like two houses apart and didnt wake up the other heard. I did had 6 hordes on my base i needed to fend off before going for the heart. Luckily my other two had shotguns. So we fended it somehow. And ferals dont have head defense...so i am happy i went nightmare.

[@xyber6]

Hey Brian man, it's been a minute. About waking up the plague heart, there is a cell tower near your base that you could've run interference for. It's a steep price of 180 parts plus 240 to get the outpost but it makes these forays into plague territory much easier.

[@gts2550]

1:29:17 that was hilarious to watch

[@nathanlittle3214]

I need to see more I'm loving this well done Brian Menard ❤

[@Cothfotmeoo]

Oh man, everything was going super smooth until that final mission. xD The AI always causes trouble in games like this though, it seems. But definitely an opportunity to learn and teach, like you said. Well played.

[@mkorman01]

Fresh lethal start is goin great. Lost 2 cooks 1 Cruisin top speed in my sweet Road Racer RTX directly into 3 bloaders that just renderd in falling out with a ferrall jumping on me. And to 4 ferralls on my second plague heart lol. My third cook is High Pain Threshold tho!

[@mkorman01]

I do panic quit when getting jumped by jugs tho when they roll into my enclaves... but i stay off cars and play slow and quite like you now instead. Bought a shotgun press and my RTX Wolverine shotgun is shredding ferrals then i run for the hills!! Gettin better every day, STIMS ARE A GLITCH!!!

[@716MMA]

Love watching your play throughs we'll I casually play myself

[@hatchet646]

It's ok, you forgot to give her a silenced gun but you can also take that loud revolver away from her at any time.

[@monsieurottavi1693]

One thing I'm sure about: you would definitely be an awesome teacher!

[@BrianMenard]

Wow, thank you! It means a lot to me when people enjoy my guides. I know they are not your traditional guides and are not for everyone but I’m happy they are helping people.

[@Timonen76]

And I have noticed, that AI followers won`t go running and guns blazing, IF you stay crouched! Or then, you could just unarm them, like if they haven`t silencers in their guns.

[@legendaryandrewsouth]

It's a shame ya don't have a fluffy meat shield on here

[@leonannegers7874]

I appreciate you showing your mistakes and showing how to fix it awesome 👌 👏

[@NearlyH3adlessNick]

Pretty sure Bloodmobile is back atm for the donate blood drive they're pushing atm. 200 influence and you get a van. Not a bad trade atm. Also, donate blood if you can, people. We need it atm more than ever, I feel.

[@waitening]

Best series ever!

[@UnknownUser-wd6yf]

Another video! So exciting!

[@lorreporre7467]

Love and support !

[@chrisgoulding4350]

Awesome episode bro

[@GlitchGame054]

dude you are the best!!! keep it up!!!

[@LorKeeper]

1:31:18 "This was a terrible idea!!" Nooooo.... really?? XD

[@Kyojinsei]

Just wanna add if you do want to bring other survivors or AI then make sure you equipped them with a crossbow. I know, gear pending, never give your follower a gun lol.

[@Bluetrekkie]

Would you be able to do a short video just demonstrating the different audio cues for each zombie type? I can’t really hear them whenever you point them out.

[@OlRazzl3Dazzle]

So random question, but how do you know when a plague heart is transitioning between phases? I am always so paranoid to melee them for fear of getting gassed.

[@ArronPrince]

Hi I'm from the UK I've been watching you play games for months

[@kiufie1272]

I like the run you are doing and i am learning a lot. The biggest problem i find myself running into is that even though I through the smoke on the heart and start beating on it with a heavy weapon the Ferals still seem able to target me. Is Ferals supposed to be able to attack me while i am in the smoke? It also seems to me that with each phase a new Feral spawns and attacks me but with your clears it is usually only one Feral for the entire heart.

[@armygalhel7006]

Yeah, on the higher difficulties you'll get Blood Ferals and they can smell you through the smoke. Dodge, dodge, dodge! lol

[@BrianMenard]

Sometimes the smoke can be a little buggy you have to make sure your in the middle of it because it your toward the edge they will sometimes still hit you

[@zAuToPsYz]

Use those new mats to build her a damn coffin lmao

[@MSFTJustice]

1:31:10, I laughed WAY TOO HARD at that

[@badmashbm]

man i love this series...thnx for doing these brian..i am playing dread-dread-nightmare right now and i am trying to kill all the hearts by heavy weapons before moving on to a new community with full nightmare, btw how do u take a step back before the zombies attack you?

[@rakkinishuu]

Great video, finally making progress 20 restarts in xD

[@Dragons_Revenge]

2 more lethal zone tips for newbies. The best way to deal with a tri-feral pack, the builder leader sniper tower is the best way for those and jugs. Tip 2, even if a zone (circle area) curve ball makes the zombies weaker, I find that the sheer amount of zombies increases and the agro a lot easier regardless of what the curve ball is. It's only worse when the cb makes them stronger. So generally try to avoid them in the purple circle regardless of if they are weaker. It might be bugged, but they're just nastier inside the circle, almost worse than when they are in plague territory.

[@Abrxs365]

?!? That was my average NPC mission outcome... 😀

[@happyray71]

4 mats was worth it, I think... 😂 You can upgrade your workshop, and maybe your command centre for extra outpost

[@BrianMenard]

Yeah to fix the mistake I made getting them 🤣

[@nathanielbeemer1861]

Dude, nice guide, I prefer a slower approach. It helps me enjoy the game more.

[@outrspceflow]

love when you realize you got to kill two plague hearts cuz of your bestie Kim lmao

[@TerroDiDan13]

❤❤❤ we still enjoy your game plays, things can change in a second carrying AI's. It was nice thou, gonna try lethal zone soon.

[@Timonen76]

13:00 You started to loot the house, but I noticed again that it seems you don´t bother to check all rooms to make the house safe before you start looting ? Why?

[@terrytyree9415]

Thank you great ❤

[@simonepace71]

Love the way this Is going 😂

[@Cidd480p]

1:12:29 GODDAMN, im guessing it gets worse over time since its like the early stage still right?

[@leonannegers7874]

Question could you of made a outpost at a cell tower to lower the chances of waking up a plague ❤

[@a.qais6697]

Worth it

[@oussamatouati5067]

i also dont use ai that much but there is a mod that makes them somewhat a little decent now they can heal them selfs and wont shoot if u dont and if there is loss than 6 zombs on ya

[@Lvl1Machop]

The fact that State of decay 3 gonna come out on 2027 cause gta is coming out in 2025 and that’s gone take over the scene so I would guess SOD3 to be release after gta

[@tobiasskane264]

this was fun

[@AbdalrhmanAlrefae-pw1nq]

When I see the pillage and plunder mission and where It is located I said to my self don’t do it just don’t. It is just get a lot nasty when you have a follower, will it happen to me and the AI spun a jugy and I lost sid the follower 😁

[@Dadbod007]

When is the new episode dropping?

[@jiipp1541]

Is today the day of the black heart? 😋 great vids 👊

[@BrianMenard]

They don’t exist

[@jiipp1541]

@@BrianMenard hahah, i wished they didn't. Getting them in the first days of a fresh lethal is hard 😅 infestations everywhere because it activates the heart

[@Ash-pr2ws]

1:29:17 - this is hilarious.

[@hamditch100]

Bro gg. we learn only from mistakes, so please more mistakes in next videos

[@konstantinoskountousias3099]

you sould have bring another enclave AI so you ll be 3 there with guns. and why not cleaning up your survivor when you where in base?

[@skybeats1356]

Hey Brian

[@ArronPrince]

LIKE A DRAGON INFIINATE WEALTH

[@OmeGames]

Why don't you just give ai survivors supressed weapons or just meele weapons that way they won't make noise.

[@Argon69noice]

I unfortunately will no longer support undead labs I have been having crashes on Xbox one every 30 minutes on trumbell valley I contacted the developers and got upgrade your console very disgusting response it's a Xbox one game and they said they are making this game for next generation absolutely despicable they really need to fix it because I'm really upset with them

[@Argon69noice]

What upset me the most is it's a Xbox one title not a Xbox series x game it's optimized but unplayable on the console it was made for it's unacceptable and I will probably put a video on the topic because if they can't update the game without making the console it was made for unplayable then make a official statement ending the support of the older generation or optimize it for Xbox one

[@Argon69noice]

Also this is painful because I want to enjoy it but I can't 😭

[@Argon69noice]

Idk what to do I'm upset 😔

[@heritage106]

Do what you were told and upgrade your console. Simple

[@Argon69noice]

@@heritage106 dumb response it was made for Xbox one and should work on the console it was made for

[@sandramcdonough9808]

It face live

[@mrbigsausage6918]

Hi my whole family are and was in the army Royal navy police force security nurse or doctor and I've never seen any of them run and hide like you do in your games bro, I really enjoy your personality and game ethics and you don't scream and shout or do to much talking but I would like to see you go balls in full out rage on bad guys instead of run and hide 😁😁

[@mrbigsausage6918]

I love ya bro I'm always watching your content 👍👍

[@ArronPrince]

When you going to play LIKE A DRAGON INFIINATE WEALTH ?

[@BrianMenard]

Not sure I heard it’s one of the yakuza games and I plan on playing all of those so idk when I’ll play this one

[@sandramcdonough9808]

Kl