History VideoGame / StateofDecay

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The Game Of The Year edition comes with a special character (and a Hero in ''Breakdown'') that's armed with a rifle with a build-in silencer and two really good swords, along with bringing two useful skills to your base (Medic and Researcher). On top of that, you gain a one-time radio call for help, which will instantly spawn a custom-painted SUV next to you ''and'' a modified SKS rifle in the storage of your base. This is particularly potent in ''Breakdown'', immensely helping with the ever-increasing difficulty.

* BrokenBridge: Well, barricaded, but the trope still applies. Fairfield is inaccessible until certain main missions have been completed.

* BoringButPractical: A few of your facilities can be considered this. The Kitchen has an option to temporarily increase your survivors' max Health and Stamina (only if one of your survivors is a good cook), as well as reduces the chance of food poisoning and/or spoilage. The Training Area gives a Stamina bonus and helps prevent injuries. The Infirmary helps characters heal faster and prevent a sick character from infecting healthy ones. They are nothing fancy to look at, but surviving without them is going to be REALLY hard.

** Some of the more mundane melee weapons are this. Sure you could be creative and beat zombies to death with a [[ImprovisedWeapon sawed off table leg or gardening hoe]], or a medieval Mace. However, a solid steel wrench or pipe-wrench weighs less and is far more durable.

* CoolButInefficient: Both shotguns and revolvers have good stopping power, but share the same disadvantages: small ammo capacity, making ''a lot'' noise impossible to muffle, pitful accuracy and slow reload.

* UniversalAmmunition: Due to memory limitation and game balancing, many types of ammo of similar calibers in real life are grouped into one. For example, the 7.62mm round in the game represents many different calibers such as .30-06, .300 Win Mag, 7.62x39mm and .308 Winchester/7.62x51mm [=NATO=]. This is pointed out in the description for the 7.62mm and 5.56mm, noting that they represent "caliber families". This is also the reason why some weapons don't use their proper chambering. For example, the Glock 20 10mm pistol is re-chambered in-game to use .45 [=ACP=]. The devs simply can't add any more ammo types. The game briefly handwaves this by describing each type of ammo as a "Family of calibers", not a single caliber.

During the 2016 E3 event, Undead Labs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw announced a sequel]], called ''State Of Decay 2'', which was released on May 22nd, 2018.

During the 2016 E3 event, Undead Labs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw announced a sequel]], called ''State Of Decay 2'', to be released on May 22nd, 2018.

** The .50 cal anti-materiel rifles ([[http://stateofdecay.wikia.com/wiki/Mk._15 Mk. 15]] and [[http://stateofdecay.wikia.com/wiki/M107_CQ M107 CQ]]). They can [[OneHitPolykill shred multiple zombies with one shot]], and can down [[TheJuggernaut]] with merely 4 headshots. They are also TooAwesomeToUse, due to the scarcity of .50 cal rounds, and in the case of the M107, also extremely loud and cannot be suppressed. It gets even worse in the ''Breakdown'' DLC, where their weight are increased to 20 lbs, which means they instantly encumbered normal survivors, draining their Stamina even faster when they sprint.

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During the 2016 E3 event, Undead Labs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw announced a sequel]], called ''State Of Decay 2'', due to be released on May 22nd.

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STATE OF DECAY 2 GUİDES:

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-influence-points-guide/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-resources-guide/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/how-to-discover-new-loot-locations-in-state-of-decay-2/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-resource-locations/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-home-base-guide-base-locations/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-maps-guide/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-how-to-cure-the-blood-plague/

* https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-resource-locations/

https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-influence-points-guide/
https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-resources-guide/
https://www.yeknote.com/en/how-to-discover-new-loot-locations-in-state-of-decay-2/
https://www.yeknote.com/en/state-of-decay-2-resource-locations/

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During the 2016 E3 event, Undead Labs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw announced a sequel]], called ''State Of Decay 2'', due to be released in Spring 2018.

State of Decay combines elements of multiple game genres including third-person combat, base building and community management, loot collection, skills improving, and [[FinalDeath permadeath]], among others. The game is single-player only (Currently Undead consistently stated they had no intention of making a Co-Op DLC), but will pave the way for Undead Labs's future zombie apocalypse MMO, tentatively titled "[=Class4=]" and State of Decay 2 to be released on next-gen consoles and PC. The game's campaign mode ostensibly follows four core survivors, Marcus "the Hero," Ed "the Friend," Maya "the Veteran" and Lilly the team's (immortal in gameplay terms) mission control. These survivors band together to face a zombie apocalypse in the rural Trumbull Valley. Notably, any character other than Lilly can be killed at any time. The player is encouraged to scavenge, build a secure homebase, acquire new resources and firepower, contact other survivors, and eventually escape the valley. Simply put, if you've ever wanted to scream at characters in zombie fiction "[[IdiotBall you're doing it wrong]]!" here's your chance to set the record straight.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Serves as one to the typical ArmiesAreEvil perspective in zombie stories. In Lifeline, from the Danforth survivors perspective, the Army is cowardly, cruel, and unhelpful. However from the view of the player, who controls the Army, they're simply having to deal with TheNeedsOfTheMany. Even the cruelest action of the DLC [[spoiler: detonating the nuke]], is done with the best of intentions for the rest of the country. Likewise, the various Army soldiers aren't portrayed in the usual hivemind fashion. Some want to save everyone, some want to save those that they can, some don't care about the civilians, and most just want to get out alive.

''State of Decay'' is an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] ZombieApocalypse survival simulator and the first game from developer Undead Labs, founded by Jeff Strain (aka lead designer of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''.) Released on [[UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade XBLA]] on June 5th, 2013 and released on the PC on September 20th the same year, State of Decay is set in the rural Trumbull Valley: 16 square kilometers of farmland, forests, and small towns. The player returns from a week-long camping trip to find the dead have risen and must establish a group of survivors to endure the zombie apocalypse. The game's official website is [[http://undeadlabs.com here]].

State of Decay combines elements of multiple game genres including third-person combat, base building and community management, loot collection, skills improving, and [[FinalDeath permadeath]], among others. The game is single-player only (Currently Undead consistently stated they had no intention of making a Co-Op DLC), but will pave the way for Undead Labs's future zombie apocalypse MMO, tentatively titled "[=Class4=]" and State of Decay 2 to be released on next-gen consoles and PC. The game's campaign mode ostensibly follows four core survivors, Marcus "the Hero," Ed "the Friend," Maya "the Veteran" and Lilly the team's (immortal in gameplay terms) mission control. These survivors band together to face a zombie apocalypse in the rural Trumbull Valley. Notably, any character other than Lilly can be killed at any time. The player is encouraged to scavenge, build a secure homebase, acquire new resources and firepower, contact other survivors, and eventually escape the valley. Simply put, if you've ever wanted to scream at characters in zombie fiction "you're doing it wrong!" here's your chance to set the record straight.

State of Decay combines elements of multiple game genres including third-person combat, base building and community management, loot collection, skills improving, and [[FinalDeath permadeath]], among others. The game is single-player only (Currently Undead consistently stated they had no intention of making a Co-Op DLC), but will pave the way for Undead Labs's future zombie apocalypse MMO, tentatively titled "[=Class4=]".

It was released on September 20th 2013 for PC on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s Early Access program (Notably, the game looked better and has keyboard support, but mouse control is very clunky - an UsefulNotes/Xbox360 controller is still preferable - and the graphic options cannot be fine tuned). Details can be found [[http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/09/19/state-of-decay-enters-steam-early-access-tomorrow?abthid=523b659d46deec6f4e000009 here]]. Later updates and patches finally tuned mouse control to something acceptable for a shooter. In 2015, the game received a re-released version for the PC as well as the UsefulNotes/XboxOne titled, ''State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition'', which mainly updated the graphics to run better on the PC, and giving the full 1080p 60 fps graphics the consoles deserved, as well as some minor additions to the base game.

The first DLC, ''Breakdown'' was released for seven dollars on November 29th. It comes with a much heavier focus on survival. The main focus of the DLC is the titular "Breakdown" mode, an EndlessGame mode, and introduced playable characters who used to be [=NPCs=] from the Storyline Mode.

The second DLC, ''Lifeline'' was announced in February 2014 and released on May 30th. It takes place in the city of Danforth just outside of Trumbull Valley and puts you in control of a small military unit called Greyhound One. In an inversion of several zombie tropes, in this DLC the military are well-meaning and not mindlessly gunning down people. Another inversion is that unlike the main game and ''Breakdown'', you don't start with no resources and slowly become powerful -- you start with several powerful items in the beginning of the DLC, but slowly they go away as it continues. It also added new achievements, both for itself and for ''Breakdown''.

During the 2016 E3 event, Undead Labs [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMJFyXuGUw announced a sequel]], called ''State Of Decay 2'', due to be released in 2017.

''State of Decay'' is an [[{{wide open sandbox}} open world]] {{zombie apocalypse}} survival simulator and the first game from developer Undead Labs, founded by Jeff Strain (aka lead designer of {{World of Warcraft}}.) Released on [[{{Xbox LIVE Arcade}} XBLA]] on June 5th, 2013 and released on the PC on September 20th the same year, State of Decay is set in the rural Trumbull Valley: 16 square kilometers of farmland, forests, and small towns. The player returns from a week-long camping trip to find the dead have risen and must establish a group of survivors to endure the zombie apocalypse. The game's official website is [[http://undeadlabs.com here]].

State of Decay combines elements of multiple game genres including third-person combat, base building and community management, loot collection, skills improving, and [[{{FinalDeath}} permadeath]], among others. The game is single-player only (Currently Undead consistently stated they had no intention of making a Co-Op DLC), but will pave the way for Undead Labs's future zombie apocalypse MMO, tentatively titled "[=Class4=]".

It was released on September 20th 2013 for PC on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}'s Early Access program (Notably, the game looked better and has keyboard support, but mouse control is very clunky - an XBox 360 controller is still preferable - and the graphic options cannot be fine tuned). Details can be found [[http://ie.ign.com/articles/2013/09/19/state-of-decay-enters-steam-early-access-tomorrow?abthid=523b659d46deec6f4e000009 here]]. Later updates and patches finally tuned mouse control to something acceptable for a shooter. In 2015, the game received a re-released version for the PC as well as the XBox One titled, ''State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition'', which mainly updated the graphics to run better on the PC, and giving the full 1080p 60 fps graphics the consoles deserved, as well as some minor additions to the base game.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''Year One Survival Edition'', released on April 28th 2015 is a remaster of the original base game. Updates include: better graphics support for PC and XBoxOne consoles; ''Breakdown'' and ''Lifeline'' DLC; new guns and underbarrel grenade launchers (DLC weapons included in base story); knives replacing unarmed combat for all survivors and a new set of "supply drop" missions in the main campaign.

** ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'': The achievement "Rule #1" (unlocked when a playable character's Cardio stat reaches the maximum level) is a reference to "Rule #1: Cardio", an essential skill to avoiding zombie hordes. "Gotta Enjoy the Little Things" is earned by doing a ToyotaTripwire, a move Tallahassee loved doing in the film and the quote itself being his advice to Columbus. There's also an office building near the courthouse, a travel agency featuring posters advertising four specific cities -- the aliases of the four leads.

State of Decay is an [[{{wide open sandbox}} open world]] {{zombie apocalypse}} survival simulator and the first game from developer Undead Labs, founded by Jeff Strain (aka lead designer of {{World of Warcraft}}.) Released on [[{{Xbox LIVE Arcade}} XBLA]] on June 5th, 2013 and released on the PC on September 20th the same year, State of Decay is set in the rural Trumbull Valley: 16 square kilometers of farmland, forests, and small towns. The player returns from a week-long camping trip to find the dead have risen and must establish a group of survivors to endure the zombie apocalypse. The game's official website is [[http://undeadlabs.com here]].