The ONLY State of Decay 2 Guide You Ever Need [Updated for 2024]

[@StateofDecayScience]

Hello Survivors!! Join our Discord Server to find some exclusive State of Decay Stuff!!! discord.gg/yVcvjs9V6v 3:45 Tip 6: Below is how you change the date in your Xbox!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZLPl2yDmrqhptE 4:01 Tip 7: Zombies won't be able to latch onto the front of Impaler and ZedBuster. So it is unnecessary to park them against the walls 8:14 Tip 15: If the Ferals are killed with spiked cars while we are not sitting inside the car, we won't get influence and it won't increase our standing too. 8:56 Tip 16: If your favorite specialization is not available, you can buy retraining manuals from mysterious wandering traders and use it to get your favorite specialization. 9:31 Warning: Do not Tap Jump Button Near Any Zombies!! Your survivor will kick the zombies instead of jumping. 10:13 Tip 18: You can get Network signal boosters from Network traders. 12:18 Tip 21: Here are all the Fragile Handguns (Wear 3 times faster). 1911, Echo S6, G17, G26, G34, M17, Mk3, P07, P220, P226, PPK, PPQ9, RTX Rampart, Uzi, Vulture. Even though all the semiauto handguns are fragile, there are few durable handguns available. The below handguns are durable. MP5K Variants, MAC-10, RTX Piranha, G18 Auto Custom, SP5K Variants, Skorpion 61, Civilian Vector Ultracompact. Even though all the semi auto SMGs & rifles are durable (except .22 Cal), the below 5.56mm rifles are fragile. MAX1 DMR Heavy & M4X2 SSV Lite. 14:56 Tip 24: Bloater cloud grenades can be ignited by using road flares, fire crackers or incendiaries. Bloater cloud grenades and Scentblock can be crafted from Biochem station facility mod and Trumbull Valley Landmark outpost. Biochem station can be obtained from Echo traders and plague researchers mission. 15:59 Tip 25: The quickest and cheapest way to get pyro launcher is, calling independence Day trader to the base from Independence pack Radio Menu. 20:17 Tip 29: Learn how to silent kill a Juggernaut here!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3vTYmlnedigbK8 21:03 Tip 32: The best way to get advanced suppressors and advanced brakes is, trading with mysterious wandering traders. They will visit 4 days around weekends. 21:27 Tip 33: Here's how to predict the traits of the Red Talon Contractors before even recruiting them!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYXGammhdrBog9U 24:40 Tip 40: Pill Press facility mod will double the production rate of Strong painkillers. It will most of the time be sold by the Meds traders. 26:51 Tip 45: CLEO support transmitter will be sold by Prestige traders. Must be unlocked by playing Daybreaks 27:44 Tip 46-3: Zombies can be grabbed from behind when we press RT (or X in Keyboard). But with max powerhouse specialization, zombies can be grabbed from the front.

[@andrewwashere82]

Thanks for the credit on my tip Rvid! Didn't expect it, but was pretty cool to see me get a shout out on KZbin. 👍😁

[@StateofDecayScience]

@@user70331 But the most important thing is, we should move our car quick as possible when surrounded by zombies.. If we apply handbrake to accelerate fast, we will only be staying in spot for more time..

[@daftzeta3671]

Should you find a door with no other way in other than bashing, just use the sprint key, it acts like a bash and opens it in one go.

[@tanelviil9149]

so i am new. 1) What does green area and lethal mean??? Is it just difficulty or does the game goes from green to lethal at some point? 2) And as i understand there are beginner bases and end game bases, does that mean that at some point i simply have to abandone my first base or how does that work???? Or the game simply has special base areas that you can just occupy and then customize them all??? 3) And are there always online players who try to kill me or can i play just vs AI so that online players don't harass me???

[@StateofDecayScience]

@@tanelviil9149 1. It is just the difficulty you set. 2. If you move base, you will abandon the one you are currently living in. 3. Avoid joining random players. It is flooded with modders who will enjoy ruining other's game. Join official state of decay Discord and look for players to play with.

[@NOLAgenX]

I’ve got 2,950 hours and still felt this was useful, THANKS! The most obscure one was emoting like a zombie and avoiding fall damage.

[@zamadepuib3254]

What could anyone do almost 3k hours in this game?.. It's fun, but it has very limited content. Me and my friends started getting bored at around 150-200. Didn't see the reason to push any further without a goal. The game relies way too much on day to day surviving and this becomes pretty easy at one point.

[@Valhura77]

Anyone know if there is a fast way to search other than pressing the bumper button is this something that you can upgrade? Its so tedious to loot to the point I cannot get into this game,

[@fedisyt]

What did you do for all these hours?

[@NOLAgenX]

@@fedisyt Multiple communities. Not one has ever played out exactly the same. I constantly set myself new rules, restrictions or challenges as well.

[@4lfie420]

Jesus I'm at about 450 hrs n I thought I was on big hours

[@roffels11-gamingandhistory69]

This video is worth gold! I learned tons of "meta gaming" tricks, like "only have 7 community members because having more increases difficulty but has no benefits" or "you and your companion should use only certain guns & ammunition while the people you leave at your base are perfectly save using loud guns and don't consume any ammunition" or "wait with completing missions and gather resources and members first, because completing missions increases standing which increases difficulty". Thanks.

[@s373nsilence3]

Ironically I've been using 7 members in my forever community just because I couldn't bear to take any more of them away lmfao I had no idea about that being the limit of rendered at base

[@Mr_Sephiroth_EX]

Knowing this, which are the 7 best survivor specs (abilities) to have?

[@eddardgreybeard]

​@@Mr_Sephiroth_EX Medicine - infirmary Utilities - hydroponic farm Computers - upgrade command center and spec programming for drone strike Gardening - if not utilities Those are definitely the core ones

[@Katniss0000]

is the 7 still applicable today?

[@ErrantJourney]

Additionally for tip #31. If you are in Nightmare or Lethal Zone and you recruit a survivor to claim a base or any other reason, and then decide to exile them for whatever reason, be aware they can get killed by zombies or freaks as they are leaving the area. For some reason there will be a moral penalty added to your community. The game still counts the exiled survivor as part of the community. In order to avoid this, you must exit the game and restart immediately after the survivor has successfully been exiled.

[@hazydor6368]

you can leave and rejoin to despawn them too

[@andrewwashere82]

#32 Extra Tip: There's another difference with the attachments, but it's mostly useful for staying in light carry weight for marathon's infinite stamina. Advanced attachments are the lightest, .05 weight.

[@mrredisa.d.d.8566]

I don't know you, but I love you :D

[@andrewwashere82]

@@mrredisa.d.d.8566 Ikr? That's a useful tip! 😁

[@downscale]

Ahhhh good to know there is another benefit! Thanks!

[@ackimber9708]

You can also use the lightweight backpack but you won't have as much room.

[@andrewwashere82]

@@ackimber9708 Yup, I do that. I don't really loot with my light builds. They're mainly for clearing infestations and doing quests.

[@DudeAReal]

A real masterpiece ! I learned quite a bit even after a few hundred hours of Sod, respect & keep it up!

[@TheFedeGamer99]

Yeah same i have 680 Hr on steam

[@zeroguhravity]

Same

[@Dwubby]

Comments like this help lots now that KZbin removed dislikes

[@CizzuCizzu]

And Now State of Decay 2 is really easy..

[@churroboy1697]

Thank you for putting in all the hard work to produce this. Amazing. Heres one for you. Dont take Stealth to lockpick doors. Instead, take a follower with you. When approaching a locked door make sure the follower is right behind you. When directly in front of door, immediately turn around and walk thru the follower. The follower will lunge forward and always unlock the door for you. Even if the door immediately closes, its always unlocked.

[@rahul-qm9fi]

Whoa this is pretty cool

[@mrredisa.d.d.8566]

Dude. you can't be serious. O.O So this happens no matter your stats or difficulty? I have to try this right now. :D

[@nepnepguythegreatestofall]

Or just take the back door, since it's mostly unlocked 70-80% of the time

[@ErrantJourney]

This trick does work quite nicely. I noticed it a couple of years ago. You make it sound like an easy thing to do, but it is not that easy. NPC's have to be in just the right position for it to work and they are not exactly the brightest bulbs around.

[@JohnnyKimchi]

LOL this is one of the neat tricks I like to use a lot.

[@alejandroalf729]

Good video, very helpful, also i have a few tips of my own: 1. if you don't want to ruin your main melee weapon you can try making zombies fall to the ground and then crouch to execute them, your character then will perfom a knife execution. 2. If you're on a hurry or you just want to open a locked door faster, push the sprint button instead of the execution button this way you will open the door in the first attempt and as far as i've seen it's not particularly louder. 3. The people from your comunnity can actually help you with the bounty hunter missions, even if they're not your companions, let me explain myself, if for example you have to kill let's say 14 zombies with assault rifles, you can equip everyone in your base with assault rifles and then either cause a siege on your base or lead a horde to your base, those zombies will be killed with the weapon in question and it will count to complete the mission.

[@zactanner5187]

I have almost 1k hrs into SOD2 and I can honestly say you told me 34 different things that I had never thought or I kind of knew but were confirmed here. Great video highly enjoyed it. I also counted anything I knew already but had learned from Rvid in previous videos.

[@calebfultonj]

i refuse to believe that day is longer than night in this game 😭

[@samuraijokester9907]

Fr, no fucking way day is longer than night

[@rajat.jain_]

Not at all..i always felt nights longer thn days

[@samuraijokester9907]

@@rajat.jain_ that’s what we’re both saying

[@nanobak]

You're both wrong, daytime is quicker than nighttime

[@Electrohydrodynamics]

Depends on the season lol

[@ericmcquisten]

This is by far the single most useful, definitive, and complete guide for SoD2 that I've ever seen. Very well done! Thank you!

[@ssicamon1927]

I can't even imagine how long it took you to edit this video. Thank you so much for all of your time and information!!

[@StateofDecayScience]

Finally someone acknowledging how hard editing is!! Started scripting the video at Jan 3. My friend narrated it for me which saved some time. Scripting, capturing suitable footage and editing took me a month.

[@sachintr2201]

@@StateofDecayScience how do you earn when you're spending one month time on a single KZbin video?

[@pankajtalesara6766]

@@sachintr2201 not all videos are 1 month long, sometimes information is more important then money

[@Ryan-Dawes]

I have to say this is one of the most comprehensive guides for any video game I have ever seen. Very few tips were things I already knew even after all the time I have spent playing. Thank you!!

[@tolula9927]

New info for me: - Using cars to damage/kill juggernauts. I always avoided hitting them. Didn't know about reversing into them. Also, the parking tips will definitely help. - Plague heart drops from Sheriff leader quests. Cheap and quick resources, what's not to like? - Zombie emote to prevent fall damage (how on Earth did you find out about this?) - Useful info about different sniper support firepower. - Goddamn mysterious traders. I always thought they appeared at random. Now it's always gonna be Sunday on my PC. - Salvage furnace stacking! Super useful. Video editing is also very nice 👍. Professional level video. Thank you for the amazing tips. I wish I could like it more than once.

[@rahul-qm9fi]

The zombie emote surprised me too

[@andrewwashere82]

Ironically Drucker is my fav map. I find it the easiest to drive on because, personally, I HAVE to drive carefully and pay attention. The other maps deceptively seem easier to drive on, so I don't pay attention and am constantly hitting invisible barriers. The shortcuts also contribute to my enjoyment of Drucker, but I didn't know all of them. So thanks for the map, I screenshot it for future reference.

[@ErrantJourney]

Drucker County is my favorite also. I have exactly the same problems with all of the other maps having invisible barriers. Trumball Valley is the ultimate joke of the whole game. I tried a few times with it, but it is really messed up beyond enjoyment.

[@KryoTronic]

They handled the dlc in this game so well. What a gem of a game, I suppose that's why I always come back to it.

[@Missconduct044]

I’ve been binge playing this game for like 3 weeks now. I’m amazed it’s not more popular. The details are incredible.

[@michaelkhairi7360]

One of the best tips. Instead of loading up your base with rucksack supplies, find a van, park it by your base, and put the rucksack in there instead. The game has a set limit on how much supplies can be there before "accidents" will lower your supplies

[@Bandy88]

The amount of time and effort you but into this is OUTSTANDING !!! Bravo 👏 thank you for this !!

[@pcp2522]

Just got back into the game and this guide is phenomenal. I don't think you missed a single thing. Very impressive. I've watched it 3 times already as I keep increasing difficulty

[@StateofDecayScience]

I am planning to make another super advanced tips&tricks in a month or 2. That will have more and be more specific for the harder difficulties!!

[@rickfordmiller7900]

Great amount of info and best practices here, and well edited! New to me: 1)System clock for bounties(won't be using it). 2)Zombie emote to mitigate fall damage. I admit, I don't bother with emotes. 3)Red Talon traits for no fatigue. I've used Red Talon, even done the community, but I don't like them or the characters particularly...it tends to ruin the survivor feel for me.

[@TheSpectralFX]

Man, I am trying to tackle Lethal zone right now and this video really helps out!

[@StateofDecayScience]

Make sure to check my "32 Super Advanced Tips and Tricks" video too

[@SeraphimxSins]

Never noticed the limit on rendered base members, nor the spikes on those cars being genuine weapons... Know what, there's just a bunch of neat tips here that I didn't know lol.

[@ZachAss]

I knew the limit I just never pieced it together. Mark for exile seems like neat trick to get them to spawn though so I can have them follow me.

[@ErrantJourney]

The Mad Norma, upgraded Norma, and the Ultimate Edition spiked car are absolutely the only vehicles you want to have when playing in Nightmare or Lethal Zone. No feral, regular or plagued can withstand the spikes. They work even better when you know exactly what to expect. The results are always the same. Those vehicles or true Feral Killers 100% of the time.

[@TheFedeGamer99]

@@ErrantJourney yeah i found a legendre but not a medium kit

[@ErrantJourney]

@@TheFedeGamer99 You can build your own upgrade kits with Auto Shop (large base facility) and a mechanic or you can possibly get one from the mysterious wondering trader. You may have to have a survivor specialized in automechanics to build the kits.

[@TheFedeGamer99]

@@ErrantJourney yeah i know thats what i meant

[@0292-q3l]

The car tips are so useful for me, I'm always running around looking for cars or repair kits, this will save me a lot of parts and a lot of time, thanks!.

[@abominablesnowman64]

I'm kind of glad I played the game first and experienced hell on my own before watching this video. I think some of these tips would have made the game less fun if I didnt struggle. But now that I have 140 hours in the game I can go back to this and see what I didnt know and enjoy going "AH I didnt know I could do that". Some of these tips are actually too good, and I'm wondering if I should just come back to watch after my first 200 hours instead. Really nice work.

[@Octavianus08]

This game is so deep! A lot of people miss out on this gem.

[@DAREDEVIL503]

Bro no Cap, I be tryin to get my friends to play but their all obsessed with FPS and other shit, don’t get me wrong I enjoy some Cod and other games like that, but most of them r all PvP whores! It’s kinda sad these days cuz that makes ppl miss these Masterpieces of Open World games!!!

[@Octavianus08]

@@DAREDEVIL503 Stay true brother!

[@steelblood4116]

Been playing for a bit now, so was expecting a video that I knew about like 80% of tips like most of the ones I've watched. I'm not sure I knew even half of these tips! Really well done, great tips and the time stamps are a huge help because now I can favorite this for the next time I play.

[@stealthbeastgaming]

Let's see, I have 1.8k hours, I'll note the ones I didn't know: 6's bonus; Changing system clock. (I knew 6, but did NOT know about changing your system's clock to get bounty broker stuff! WOW! Crazy oversight!) 8; -100% search crash chance. (The in-game description lied to me? I've been had!) 14; exile to find team members. (A very cute lifehack. Prolly won't ever use it though.) 35; Stacking salvaged furnaces. (holy crap, that is overpowered. How did I not know this? This is definitely getting added to my repertoire) 43; Emotes negate fall damage. (WHAT. LOL. I've got to experiment with this now.) I got a ton of stuff I gotta test now. Look what you did, damn it!

[@me3moo2]

Doors/gates/etc are you're best friend. Don't rely on them too heavily, but they can really help take pressure off in tense situations, they make great shields, and even phenomenal weapons against small hoards as you can just keep opening and closing it to knock large groups of them down at a time to make it so much easier to pick them off one by one.

[@sweetpepino1907]

I'm genuinely amazed how much I've learned, I thought I'd more or less mastered the game by now. Pretty much this entire video was still informative with all the time I've spent on this game, great job! Tip number 9... I've wasted so much c4...

[@The_Dutchman522]

If I was not allready subscribed, you earned it with this video.

[@abdullahbinzayed5007]

Truly impressive, thank you very much for this epic work

[@DatsRandom]

Damn, I already beat my first map and started a few others, and man is this still super informative. Most other tips/tricks videos aren’t nearly as helpful.

[@jayharrington5521]

Glad to know I can quit getting frustrated when I can’t locate a specific survivor in base to swap gear with! I have wasted so much time this way!

[@druidicnorse9]

This quality contents deserves in the million subs. State of Decay 3...could be the dream game.

[@StateofDecayScience]

If you like this, check out my plague heart guide too which was made 3 weeks ago. That's my most time spent and researched video!

[@SomeKindOfDracula]

My easiest way to kill juggernauts if you know you have to fight some like in the mechanics quest, bring smoke grenades. Just throw one at the juggernaut and you can wail on them til they die and they won't notice you.

[@yharnamiyhill787]

1:00 Full-House mod changes all that from 6 render limit to unlimited, meaning a full 12 person community. (or more if you mod it) Completely changes how base defense works. I wish Developers would just release all their limiters. (render limit, distance limit, etc)

[@aseroxd]

Great tips. I'd advise not changing the date/month back and forth on your pc though. Not only will you destroy your system restore points/shadow copies/break synched files, you will invalidate all your security certificates, vpn auths and a lot of other stuff will get broken in the process.

[@nicoretallick4803]

Hypothetically speaking… I didn’t know this… and have done it countless times… what do I do? 😅😧

[@Santacruzpete420]

This was the best tips and tricks video about SOD2 I have seen to date. Well done

[@StateofDecayScience]

I have another one made last year! It is pinned in the channel home page

[@DubG89]

Nice video! You forgot being able to grab and throw zombies without stamina if you hit grab and throw at the same time.

[@ThisOLmaan]

One of and only Tips and tricks video ever 👍👍

[@gamezenchill]

I only got into this game a few days back for the first time. My experience was that it was kind of hard to solo run without using a car. So many zombies and frequent horde's even in the path of already cleared buildings. Secured areas going insecure, either after a certain amount of time or every day or whether due to zombies roaming about - not sure. I'm not sure whether I'm missing something or whether the game needs to be played a certain way or whether there's still flaws in the design. I haven't done much reading/research on how it works, other than this video. Any other new players here ?

[@janellebantillo2127]

Here🤚 it's so stressing me out whenever one of my characters die

[@gamezenchill]

@@janellebantillo2127 hehe yea. if i take 2 ppl its better but it kinda seems like a bug at how many zombies keep spawning

[@tonyb3848]

I just completed my first nightmare playthrough and the .50 cal and scent block was what pulled me through the plague hearts and hostile factions, but the heavy ammo press was also the only press I could get my hands on. Thanks for tips. Had no idea it was so inefficient

[@summerhibernations]

Scentblock is God in nightmare/lethal lol

[@titaiao]

I have a tip for you, no matter how many resources you have, if the limit goes over 100 resources, the game won't start throwing away your spare resources! I literally farmed the entire Meagher Valley map in the green zone, got over 500 material and an average of 300 from all other resources. despite using mod, that amount of item was legit.

[@RanhothChord]

i don't think that's true. i have a few thousand materials and a few hundred of every other resource, and i still lose resources due to having too many

[@titaiao]

@@RanhothChord Well, I never lost mine...

[@StateofDecayScience]

Thanks for the clarification Chord!!!

[@RanhothChord]

@@StateofDecayScience there could very well be like a bugged "zone" of resources, though. like if you have over a certain amount but not too too many, then the resources stop breaking?

[@StateofDecayScience]

I had lost materials when I had around 300.. so not sure if it will stop decaying at around 100..

[@benjamingist2917]

Rvid! Thanks! I knew so many and learned so many! I get why you may want to do a voice over for a longer video... but. I definitely missed your voice. Thanks for your amazing knowledge!

[@Jaeger_89]

I was so sad that my campaign in which I have the Impaler is almost done and I wouldn't know if I'd find another one on the next. Extremely good to know that I can call in a brand new one. Those poor ferals thought they'd get a break. Silly things, MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@4lfie420]

As long as you can get upgrade kits easy then you'll always find an impaler, might have to focus on scouting and finding all the vehicles in your map and you might find like 5 vans in a row then 10 roadracers, but you'll eventually find an impaler/legendre or a taxi/police cruiser those are also good upgraded

[@AntASurvival]

What a useful video. 28 minutes and I watched every second of it.

[@fanahun]

For Tip 28: You can actually produce Materials with a Forge. ;)

[@StateofDecayScience]

Yeah, I know!!! But that will mostly be useless when we are in need of materials in early game.. So I didn't add that

[@Duskyberry]

I play on lethal and when I get overwhelmed, which is often, when clearing an infestation or heart or need resources a building has I will keep jumping fences to force the z's to climb over. Then execute them quickly, I can do 2 sometimes 3 before too many climb over. Then turn around and jump back over. This clears out the hordes without wasting molotovs and ammo. Great video thanks!

[@Del-Canada]

Will Ferals.

[@grimreaper2606]

I like driving the Ultimate delivery car or the Viking into long strings of fences. Hearing the sound is fun. Timberwolf for Jugs is awesome. Exile or Demotion if they're the leader for finding. Try to find deposit ruck capable outpost. So Ferals are all Wolverine vs Phoenix. Constant and immediate health regen.

[@quoteoftheday_by_billi]

These tips are just fantastic! Thank you my friend!

[@StateofDecayScience]

You will like the "32 Super Advanced tips & tricks" even more! check that if you are interested

[@JustSomeGuyLV]

Very nice video - right on point with all the tips, not screwing around with unnecessary annoying blubbering like it's with videos from many other channels.

[@Missconduct044]

Still helpful in 2024!!! I appreciate the time you spent. Many thanks!!

[@StateofDecayScience]

I also made "32 super advanced tips & Tricks" last year. Check that as well if you are interested!

[@JohnyRelax]

Wow, I actually watched through the whole video, this is a treasure trove, thank you.

[@ItsWillTalk]

Let’s play together! I’m new to this game. It’s pretty awesome. How did I not know about this game before? Lol. What’s your Xbox name?

[@Yogurt5150Games]

SUPER helpful!! Thank you for this. I've been playing the game for a while now, and still didn't know a lot of these. I'm not going to list them, as it would take an eternity, but definitely will be rewatching to make sure I take away all of the useful nuggets.

[@BradyRay_333]

I've been playing since release and there was a ton of things here that I did not know about. This is my first video of yours and I'm already a fan.

[@StateofDecayScience]

If this is the 1st video of mine you watched, remember, this video is narrated by my friend because of how complicated it was for me to narrate this long. Other videos will have my voice which you may or may not like!!

[@attentionalimpact]

Perfect ! This video and the daybreak tuto made my day 👌 Little tip : if you start a new community and they don’t have rucksack on them. Start a new one, take the rucksack in the vehicle. Delete the community (they go into the pool for old members, not for new random one) and when you start again, your characters have the previous rucksack.

[@StateofDecayScience]

Daybreak tuto??

[@attentionalimpact]

@@StateofDecayScience the solo pro daybreak guide

[@StateofDecayScience]

Yeah, I am really proud of my Daybreak guides!! Especially the "Daybreak without CLEO" guide!

[@AllClawsandTeeth]

Great video! Here's a tip. If you come to a locked door and have stealth capacities then you can successfully open the door while crouching.

[@Freyafanboy90]

Haven't played this game for 3 years and these really helped shake off the old rust. There is a TON of stuff thats been added. Also thanks for the tips with the cars.

[@JohnnyKimchi]

I've been playing for years and I still didn't know half the stuff on this list. LOL. Thanks RvidD! You're doing phenomenal work!

[@TheChris7554]

This is legitimately the best guide video I have ever seen!

[@StateofDecayScience]

Thanks for the comment. BTW, the video introduction was 1 minute long before. It was trimmed down to 30 seconds yesterday. Do you feel any discontinuity in the first 30 seconds (upto the channel intro)?

[@ErrantJourney]

When you have a follower with you while crouched, you must be careful around nearby zombies. The NPC will get a bit nervous and begin to exhibit odd behavior, especially if a zombie has locked on and have the flashing icon in the mini-map. As long as your are not detected, everything should be alright. Another thing with followers. They will not always take the same path as you when traveling on foot. For example: if you are trying to get down a hill that is not clearly traversible, the follower will go around and choose a path of least resistance and possibly be detected by freaks and zombies which could result in havoc.

[@markmaisy4858]

Wow 100's hours playing and found some sound solid tips here, many thanks for your time on an exceptional video!

[@JimberJam]

I have 200 hours into the game.... I think I seriously only knew 3 or 4 of these... I don't even know how that's possible. Actually useful tips. Nice work. Great video.

[@astroguster5522]

Fantastic work. This is my third time coming back to SoD2 and I learned so much from this video, thank you!

[@StateofDecayScience]

If you like this, you must check my latest Plague heart strategy video too!! It is my most researched video!!

[@MacGuppy]

Im a 3+ years casual player and 40% of the content on this video is new or unknown to me. Very very good video. Keep it up ♡

[@StateofDecayScience]

40% unknown tips for a 3 years veteran??!! Glad the video is very helpful for a lot of players!!

[@ItsWillTalk]

Let’s play together! I’m new to this game. It’s pretty awesome. How did I not know about this game before? Lol. What’s your Xbox name?

[@Cuthawolf]

Been playing for years and I still learned a lot from this video. Mad props.

[@StateofDecayScience]

If you are interested, check the community tab for my upcoming SOD2 video. You might be interested in that too!!

[@zombiesofdecay2428]

The title said everything. Everyone should see this video! And tip 43.. man! I would never thought of something like this in 100 lifetimes, haha. Just amazing this video!

[@StateofDecayScience]

Surprising you took this long!!!

[@zombiesofdecay2428]

@@StateofDecayScience well, yeah. I've been away from playing games for a while now. Grown up stuff 😉

[@DivinePenguin00]

Absolutely incredible video! I didn't learn TOO much but it was extremely informative and I can't wait to check out some of your other videos! Consider me subscribed!

[@FidelAmos]

Have been playing SOD since day 1, and still didn't know most of these. Thanks for this!

[@derekbskaggs8543]

Not gonna lie, been playing since release before legacy or even plague hearts, but this old dog actually learned some new tricks thanks.

[@ifaz2569]

You are awesome! I'm a veteran player but learned a great deal from you. Thank you!

[@Arqui_]

These tips are honestly game changing, tysm for this

[@DJMarcO138]

Just started playing, so a lot of this is incredibly useful - thanks!

[@ItsWillTalk]

Same. Let’s play together. I’m a new player. I’m just at the beginning. It would be cool to pair with someone live

[@coryschlichting3517]

Wowsers! This was awesome!! I've been playing since SoD1 and while I don't consider myself a pro, I thought I knew a fair amount. But your sweet vid taught me a few neat things I didn't know. Much appreciated for all of your hard work!

[@ChristophYouTube]

Learnt loads from that. I don’t even own my Xbox anymore so have no way to play state of decay, but I still enjoy watching these videos. Thanks for the great vid.

[@Gaz2023]

been playing state of decay for 4 years + and always learning from RIVID. Great player and a great video many thanks for sharing this guys 👍

[@robdead4550]

RviD's guides are the LHC of science for State of Decay 2. Great list, I learned a lot here.

[@nigesgamingchannel9699]

I thought I knew what I was doing. I have played a lot. I thought wrong. Excellent video, mate. Thank you!

[@ItsWillTalk]

Let’s play together! I’m new to this game. It’s pretty awesome. How did I not know about this game before? Lol. What’s your Xbox name?

[@regsboch3459]

This was an excellent video. A lot of REALLY great information. Here is a tip that I did not notice in your video. WHEN YOU CLAIM AN OUTPOST, YOUR CHARACTER HAS AUTOMATIC SPEED SEARCH OF THE OUTPOSTS SEARCH SPOTS WITH ZERO CRASH RATE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WITH OUTPOSTS THAT HAVE A LOT OF SEARCH SPOTS (6-10). So, claim the outpost, then search all of the spots and viola...

[@StateofDecayScience]

There are few problems with that. First, we won't get full refund when we abandon the outpost. Most of the sites will be claimed by the plague heart so we can't claim them immediately. Max stealth does the same but everywhere. that's why I added that as a tip!

[@JC-nm8rk]

Playing this game for a year now and still learning something new thanks for the tips

[@phyoekyawkyaw6733]

man this video should be existed since I was a beginner SoD2 player. Too damn good.

[@boribilder_sem_basal]

here's another tip, if you are dying or a critical situation, just exit to the menu, when you come back the zombies are all gone, but you lose active quests/timers, i do this in some critical situations like almost death and this does not reset low life heart, only appears to reset full- life to mid-life. Btw, nice video :)

[@StateofDecayScience]

The ultimate cheese!! If everything failed, we still got this!!

[@titaiao]

28:10 oh yes, I remember exploring this map using Trail Beast! I found many paths as I explored, always trying to find the best I could.

[@Heimdarm2022]

The best guide I've ever seen about any game. Thank You! Liked and subscribed.

[@StateofDecayScience]

This video is narrated by my friend. If you are subscribed to the channel, don't be disappointed when you hear my voice!

[@eidotv]

This is the only tips video you need to watch, thanks

[@thecat4212]

I never knew I could do some of the stuff in the game until I watched the video 😭😭😭 This video is a life saver

[@Porfavor90s]

Wow,​ this​ is​ very​ useful!! Thanks​ guy.

[@Shairkon]

I have over 800 hours in SoD2 and I have *always* thought Professional mods > Advanced mods... just 'cause well... the wording. Okay, today I learned... Thank you.

[@ArchMageRaven]

I learned aprox 50 new things during this video. thank you!

[@TheFrigginDevil]

I always appreciate good editing! Stellar work!

[@19Alice96]

No lie, super interesting, I've poured HOURS into this game and still didn't know this!

[@skizafraz]

GREAT VIDEO!!! I have almost 800 hours played on this game, and you still had a few tips I did not know about. Make more.

[@jumbome7420]

Man iv been playing this franchise from the first day state of decay 1 was released. Man this game rocks. Way underrated

[@Fallub]

Great tips. Really good stuff.

[@dreadheaddavid4207]

This was amazing all I thought I knew about the game and I don't know how many things you taught me but it was quite a few just started playing this game again about a month ago after not having played it for 4 years enjoying the updates and everything and definitely enjoying this video

[@dreadheaddavid4207]

And I just subbed thank you

[@mthovestol]

This video was awesome! Thanks for putting the time to put this together! One thing, the Forge can create Material's from parts and fuel.

[@StateofDecayScience]

Yeah, Forge can do that.. but it is a useless feature because we can't make materials in early-mid game since we will be in parts shortage!

[@scientistforscience]

Lost count after 20! Been playing and watching streams for 2 plus years. Thanks!

[@-dopeland-3349]

Man this was mind blowing! I’ve been playing sod since it was an Xbox arcade game and I hadn’t thought of half of these. Thanks for putting this together

[@ItsWillTalk]

Let’s play together! I’m new to this game. It’s pretty awesome. How did I not know about this game before? Lol. What’s your Xbox name?

[@-dopeland-3349]

@@ItsWillTalk I’d be happy to I don’t play often tho just to give you the heads up, gamertag is Dopeland

[@axelastori484]

Great guide! Love the gigantic work!