State Of Decay 2 - Best Mods In 2024!

State of Decay 2 is still going strong in 2024 with a high player count and a plethora of mods.
So here are my favorite and still updated and working mods for the game, that is what "The Day Before" wanted to be!
0:00 - Introduction
1:13 - Mod Manager & Installation Guide
2:30 - QoL Mod 1
2:58 - QoL Mod 2
3:23 - QoL Mod 3
4:25 - QoL Mod 4
5:19 - QoL Mod 5
6:16 - Difficulty Scaling Mods
8:25 - Gameplay Overhaul Mod
10:07 - Save File Manipulation Mod
11:37 - Outro
Links to all mods from the video:
Mod Manager: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Plague Heart Health Gauge: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Improved Flashlight: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Vehicle Storage: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Day & Night Cycle: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Fast Search: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Increase Zombie Damage: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Increase Zombie Spawns: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Lonewolf: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
Community Editor: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdeca...
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[@TxDigitalGaming]

Hey there as one of the modders for the game I came across your video and had to drop a sub and say thank you for still showing our mods support this far into the games lifespan. I love that over 5 years in and the community is still keeping this game going

[@wholesomegamer]

Thank you for leaving a comment. Which mods are yours? The mods add a lot to staying engaged with the game!

[@Yaereli]

Hey ! its been a minute hope its been good with you ! glad he showcases the mods and doesnt try to sell them like some other channels we have seen

[@TxDigitalGaming]

@@Yaereli Doin welll just living life. Yeah unfortunately the guy selling them is just one of the thorns in the side of the modding community that just wont go away

[@rodrigomendes3327]

The biggest problem on the game is the lack of difficulty progression. The game is easier and easier over the time. Ok, it's reasonable that be easier, but after 6~7 days, the game is just a walking in the park.

[@wholesomegamer]

I agree that the initial scaling is off. That´s why the more zombies and more standard zombie mods are really good to fine tune the late game difficulty. And you can adjust it on the fly. Staring vanilla for example and then increasing manually the spawns and damage over time.

[@talkerwithat403]

It’s probably easy cause you do the same shit every play through

[@rodrigomendes3327]

What it supposed to mean?@@talkerwithat403

[@sobrevivencialista1887]

​@@wholesomegamerI agree that the game is easy, but I don't think adding more zombies will make it harder; to me, it just makes it more tedious. I'm tired of spending 20 minutes looting a house and killing zombies. I think they should increase the difficulty of resource management and base management. Simply adding more zombies won't make the game harder; it will just make the gameplay even more repetitive.

[@wholesomegamer]

@@sobrevivencialista1887 Yeah, agreed that the overall simplicity of the game is what holds it back in the end...a more diverse engagement and gameplay would be great. Let´s hope the best for SoD3 - and my hopes are high for Once Human (Q3 2024 atm).

[@MrRhall2k]

thank you , just what i was looking for as i just got sod2

[@TheBestbackingtracks]

Brilliant video! Just what i was looking for thank you!

[@Charalampos_Papastathopoulos]

There is the mod "zombies dont run" for sod2 ??? . Thanks

[@ronielgarcia6237]

Awesome video and very informative. New subscriber here 🥳

[@wholesomegamer]

Thanks man!

[@Marcoboyle00]

hey ive been trying to set up a modded playthough the last few days and i really like your suggestions! However, i also like the look of the gameplay overhaul mod, but i see you didnt mention it, can i ask do you know if that mod just doesnt work anymore? it seems like some features of it do seem to work, but it also seems to block others, like the better vehicle storage mod, despite the gameplay overhaul mod not seeming to change vehicle inventory size, despite it being in the feature list.

[@wholesomegamer]

Thank you for the feedback! The Lonewolf-Mod is what I considered the Gameplay-Overhaul mod, because it changes the way you play the game a lot. This mod does work perfectly fine with all other mods on the list, including the better vehicle storage mod.

[@NervousWreck4891]

Great video and thanks for that! My favourite mod is Lonewolf & I added in game clock which works great.

[@hensleyhalliday8674]

You earned a sub! PC/consle player but mainly console

[@wholesomegamer]

Thank you!

[@Memento__Mori]

Downloaded the flashlight and the trunk mods , works fine thanks mate!

[@wholesomegamer]

My pleasure!

[@SussedRage]

Damn I wish this was available on console. Things like the shortening of the nights - and precisely what you said, the lengthening of attractive dawn/dusk lighting is just something that should be in the game as standard. Some of the decisions made during development and patches boggles the mind. The game badly needs HUD and QoL improvements.

[@wholesomegamer]

We all hope the best for SoD3!

[@sekedargaming9622]

Please make a tutorial how to use head accessories mod to fit with the chatacter and can use to more than 2 character

[@apfelimkuchen9551]

you just made me buy SoD 2 :D

[@wholesomegamer]

Ha, enjoy! It took me two approaches to get into the game, but once it clicked, I sunk an absurd amount of hours into it.

[@leonw3538]

I love how you didn’t hate on anyone not going to install the QoL mods, or encourage someone to do something they don’t want to. As a console player i don’t know and want to install mods, anyhow i found this vid quite interesting. Thanks!

[@wholesomegamer]

Thank you. If someone enjoys the original balance of things, for example the flimsy flashlight or somewhat tedious search mechanic, then there is nothing wrong with that. Mods only add more choice, which is a great thing. And to see how many players are still active and how many mods are existing and still updated only speaks for the game. It really is the best alternative for all who wanted "A Day Before" to be a good game.

[@The_Makr_]

@@wholesomegamer I think mods may also give the game devs some ideas on what to include in SOD3. The more options we have the better!

[@TennessseTimmy]

What's the logic behind this: 2:30 - QoL Mod 1 2:58 - QoL Mod 2 3:23 - QoL Mod 3 4:25 - QoL Mod 4 5:19 - QoL Mod 5

[@wholesomegamer]

Quality of Life Mods 1, etc. I explained in the introduction how the topics are structured. Maybe I should have used Quality of Life instead of QoL :-)

[@yetiman5963]

-Mod Integration Mod by Helios: I have no frickin' idea. -4 Core Specialization Mod by TheNeru: Upgrade to any skill(s) you want, no more shitty RNG. -Outpost Overhaul by TheNeru: Useful Outposts instead of shitty ones. -Brian's No Mission Timers Mod: Disables most mission timers, so you can start / complete them if / when you want it. -Vehicle Storage 100 Slots Mod by Stultusaur: Duh... -Weapon Rarity Mod by Hero725: Duh...

[@marvovic00997]

Hallo, gibt es eine Mod die die anderen enklaven größer macht? also z.b. mehr Leute die in der Enklave sind?

[@wholesomegamer]

Das müsste sein was du suchst: www.nexusmods.com/stateofdecay2/mods/469 .Habe ich selber aber noch nicht ausprobiert.

[@Pedestal_Prime]

So are mods only available on the Steam version of State of Decay? Or does it work on the Xbox launcher version?

[@wholesomegamer]

nexusmods.com - so PC only

[@Pedestal_Prime]

​@wholesomegamer Does that mean it'll work if I launch Xbox app on PC? That's what I meant by Xbox launcher. Sorry for any confusion.

[@wholesomegamer]

@@Pedestal_Prime Ah, yes, the PC version does support mods, no matter if steam or xbox-klauncher. You just have to install the mods the way it is described in the video.

[@Pedestal_Prime]

@@wholesomegamer You're the best, thanks man!

[@Kyakuz]

Do mods both work for game pass version and steam?

[@wholesomegamer]

Yep, works for both.

[@yvonnepommer2736]

Gibt es bestimmte Mods, die man am PC installiert, startet - schliesst - das Spiel dann auf der Xbox lädt, und der Mod effekt bleibt auch dort bestehen? Also ohne den Spiekstand im Com. Manager zu verändern!?

[@wholesomegamer]

Interessanter Gedanke...kein Gedanke ob das gunktioniert.

[@yvonnepommer2736]

@@wholesomegamer Nach den "ersten Metern" im Com. Manager: es geht nur bedingt. 😉

[@emorsi]

The Health Gauge Mod does not run well with the Update 35 Curveball System of SOD 2... I had so many crashes until I deselected the mod. So, that mod is not a bonus for me (maybe other players did not encounter this with the mod but I certainly did).

[@wholesomegamer]

Thanks for the warning, I personally had no issues with that mod after U35.

[@tomstibbs2977]

Thx

[@wholesomegamer]

My pleasure :-)

[@KeithBOZO]

when i try to open the mod manager it wont open the pc says thats it protected the pc

[@danmarlcadiz1575]

I just hope for a mod that won't limit the amount of outposts you can have. I mean, if you hire plenty of survivors, it should make sense right? It's like regaining what was lost before the apocalypse.

[@wholesomegamer]

I just hope for SoD3 asap! :-D

[@rolimoli1679]

Hallo zunächst mal vielen Dank für das tolle informative Video, Abo ist raus..😊 ich habe bestimmte Mods auch installiert, Flashlight, Inventar Auto und Black Heart Anzeige, hierzu 2 Fragen, ich muss ein schwarzes Herz angreifen, aber hier funktioniert die Anzeige nicht, kein Fortschritt, Frage warum? Zum zweiten, wenn ich mit dem Mod Manager arbeite, muss ich trotzdem die Mods im Game installieren? Wäre für eine Antwort sehr dankbar..lg Roland

[@wholesomegamer]

Hallo Roland. Der Mod Manager verwaltet die Mods nur, installieren musst du sie tatsächlich noch selber :-). Es kann sein dass die Anzeige bei den schwarzen Herzen nicht funktioniert...die deaktiviere ich immer.

[@rolimoli1679]

@@wholesomegamer vielen Dank!

[@rolimoli1679]

@@wholesomegamer mittlerweile funktioniert auch die Anzeige beim schwarzen Herz wieder, weiß zwar nicht warum, habe nichts geändert, aber funktioniert bei allen Herzen..nochmals vielen Dank für die Antwort und Informationen 🙂

[@wholesomegamer]

@@rolimoli1679Sehr gerne 🙂

[@o.k.2968]

I want more variable modding of weaponry and vehicles (different engines, wheels, frames, spiked shields, size of fuel tanks, number of cargo slots, passenger sets, etc), to tune all of that during the game. Sorry for my bad English.

[@wholesomegamer]

Yeah more in depth mechanics and customization would be awesome!

[@cristiblindu2852]

Vvhho

[@cristiblindu2852]

😢

[@yeetis4527]

the 4th mod does not increase the capicity of every vehicle, sedans still have the same capacity

[@wholesomegamer]

Really? To my knowledge it just doubles the trunk space of every vehicle...but I have not used a sedan so far.

[@yeetis4527]

@@wholesomegamer I thought so aswell until I came upon some sedan and it still has the same vanilla capacity.

[@LonelySojourner]

Not all vehicles are created equally. Undead Labs made special vehicles for the game which could be pre-ordered at first release and for a time after initial release. Cars such as the Impaler, the Tiger Claw truck, Pizza cat are unique and cannot be obtained now and cannot be modded. However, the models used for these vehicles and some others were re-designed and became the common vehicles you can find all over the map. Cars like the starter vehicle Miragra and trucks like the Burninator or Big Boss cannot be given more trunk space through mods. They just don't work, but the remodeled vehicles are the ones that the trunk space mod can affect only. When you have a vehicle that cannot change the trunk capacity, you know it was a model from original release. Hope this helps you understand. I know it gets a little confusing sometimes.

[@yeetis4527]

@@LonelySojournermakes sense, ty

[@aze3504]

My community editor isn't working and I'm on V34/Update 34 for SoD2

[@crewz1667]

hey is there a mod were u can have a uncap on how many ppl u have in your community? i cant find the mod.

[@wholesomegamer]

So far I have not seen such a mod - but the I always try to keep my community as small as possible :-)

[@ethanweiss1141]

Id love some vehicle mounted guns

[@wholesomegamer]

Hell yeah!

[@T1Slam]

Hey, HollySonGaming! I am a creator of the mod Beyond Lethal Overhaul and I would love to know if you tried and what you would think of it!😊

[@wholesomegamer]

It is always baffling for someone like me how much dedication the mod creators put into their work and how awesome the game impacts are for us as gamers. Currently I am hooked on SPT (Single Player Tarkov) and the mods bring so much improvement to the base game!

[@kobythompson3206]

While I mod am I still good to play that online horde game mode for the special ops people

[@Demonsouls1993]

wish there was a mode that removed plague territorys

[@MrEyer]

is it version steam?

[@wholesomegamer]

Works for Steam and Gamepass versions.

[@MrEyer]

@@wholesomegamer thanks!

[@ChuckBoss201]

I hope that SodD3 is like.. You start in a sanctuary There's other players in the open world You have to explore and unlock areas like an MMO ( FFXIV) There's no extra protection other that 1 lvl armor Making it fair game even when it's 4 or 6 on 1. You unlock guns and clothes but the health should be like hard-core. So if a team kills you snd you want to come back and snipe them. You have a chance. Then of course there should be clans and reputations so people know who's bad and eventually others go after them like Rogue Agents in Division. SoDs awesome !!!!!

[@wholesomegamer]

I hope they will get SoD3 over the line, but man, it is still a few years away. Once Human is my hope for 2024!

[@ChuckBoss201]

@@wholesomegamer Yeah I brand new to SoD 2 and in so mad no one told me about til now ans sod3 is years away lol

[@soleceremonyproductions]

Duuude that would be awesome. Plus it's planned to be released in 2027

[@ChuckBoss201]

@@soleceremonyproductions With the way GTA6 and other games are looking , Sod3 in 2027 should be outstanding ! I really just found out about sod2 and I'm like wow this is that old? This means sooo much is even possible now. But yeah I imagine it to be like FFXIV with different servers , different areas , different zombie , maybe even levels just based on area and character level. Maybe there's a max of lvl 30 but if you die you die and you're like back in the hospital just waking up like Rick Grimes and you gotta start all over. Your friends will see your character and be like DAMM you died?!?! Why did you go without us lol Maybe be allowed to have multiple characters like Zombies in Cod does. SoD should focus on MMO style. If I want armor I gotta clear out a police station overwhelmed with zombies etc. Then the whole place is ours and we have access to armor. If you're not good you have to sit back and watch other players who are equipped make their way through. And you can follow cause the zombies don't stop responding etc. Idk I just think FFXIV and the sanctuaries and the different areas of harder difficulties .

[@geddybear9108]

Just a question, why on earth would you want SoD3 to be an MMO? To me who has enjoyed both titles that seems like the absolute last thing I want. SoD is unique because it lets you play entirely at your own pace, throwing in MMO elements will kill this franchises entire vibe. The only thing they really need to add (imo) to SoD3 is loot targeted points of interest, community building and base building mechanic overhaul, remove coop tethering and allow each player to make community adjustments, a much bigger map now that they have the budget to do so and make the end game difficult. Anything else is absolutely icing on the cake but an MMO is absolutely the furthest thing away from what the majority of fans who find this game appealing want.

[@Wil_97]

IS THERE A MOD TO CUSTOMIZE CHARACTER? OR CHANGE THEIR FACE? I ENJOYED THE GAME BUT I HATE HAVING A GOOD SURVIVOR WHO LOOK SO ODD.

[@wholesomegamer]

Well yes, it is in the video. You can in theory pick a face you like and then fully customize all the traits, perks, bonuses, etc. At 10:07 the Community Manager Mod - Link in the description.

[@roxas3soraxxx]

Fleshlight HELLYEAH!

[@roxas3soraxxx]

Flimsy Vanilla Fleshlight HELLYEAH!

[@wholesomegamer]

Yeah, simple but nice QoL improvement

[@farixf8740]

You only changed hud etc. this east game dont need this kind of stuff, acutally 0 mods in this video...

[@tome-the-great]

This whole video was a fucking bust