History VideoGame / StateOfDecay2

** Using the radio command to "Locate Resources" actually ''generates'' the resource. In the previous game, it would only locate a remaining rucksack in an unlooted location -- once they were all gone, they were gone forever. But for 35 influence the game will stick a fresh rucksack in one of the indicated locations. Thus, resources will never run out.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Red Talon. Lieutenant Meredeth's broadcasts are uplifting, patriotic RousingSpeech, but their leader Teresa West also briefly discusses "getting rid of" "troublemakers" from survivor communities, and there are claims from other survivors that Red Talon is running forced labor camps, notably Camp Erie. Meredeth denies it, as does Sasquatch, but Sasquatch also notes [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial if they were, it would be necessary given the situation the country is in]].

** Of all the vehicles, the Miragra gets the biggest upgrade, going from a four seater with only 4 trunk space, with average stats across the board to the Witchia ES, increasing its track space to an impressive 7, with armor that gives its durability a major boost, while improving acceleration, making it the best versatile upgraded vehicle.

* [[ScrappyMechanic Scrappy Game Mode:]] The consensus seems that ''very'' few [=SOD2=] fans enjoy Daybreak. It's extremely grindy, it has the exact same zombies per wave every single time, and the tiny game map never changes... so, the experience never changes. To unlock the higher tier stuff, you'll have to play this game ''dozens'' of times. Worse, to buy more CLEO ammo in the standard game, you have to earn more prestige by playing this game mode. And worst of all, the game is very, very, '''VERY''' stingy about giving you prestige points. A Daybreak game lasts 50 minutes and you'll only get 500 prestige -- which isn't even enough to buy a full clip of submachine gun ammo. It quickly becomes a chore to play this mode, and if you want to use CLEO weapons in the base game, you'll be forced to play it a ''lot.''
** While the CLEO weapons are superior to the base game weapons, that's only true by a very small margin. It hardly seems worth spending hours grinding away in a repetitive slog for a weapon that performs just marginally better than the standard armament.

* PlotArmor: Almost none in a game where AnyoneCanDie, but there are some rare exceptions, especially in ''Homecoming''. Characters like Ray, [=IzzBee=], Dr. Hoffman, and other plot relevant characters can be completely wrecked by Blood Juggernauts, but they'll at worst be limping from Blood Plague (which won't kill them.)

* PlotArmor: Almost none in a game where EveryoneCanDie, but there are some rare exceptions, especially in ''Homecoming''. Characters like Ray, [=IzzBee=], Dr. Hoffman, and other plot relevant characters can be completely wrecked by Blood Juggernauts, but they'll at worst be limping from Blood Plague (which won't kill them.)

** A survivor may be named [[Literature/EyeOfArgon "Grignr"]].

** Hostile humans are this. They're just as fast and capable of dodging as your survivors, but a single headshot will bring them down. That said, if you try to melee them you'll find they're able to take an astonishing number of crowbar hits to the face. They upgrade to LightningBruiser status on higher difficulties, especially Nightmare or Lethal, as they have massive health pools and can no longer be killed with one headshot. Thankfully, fighting them is very rare.

* DevelopersForesight: If you manage to keep any of the four starting survivors from the tutorial mission alive until the end of the game, they will have unique dialogue near the end after you defeat the Blood Plague.

* DifficultySpike: The ''Heartland'' DLC is much more difficult than the base game in many respects:
** Every zombie is a plague carrier. Yes, including ferals.
** Ferals can now survive ''multiple'' headshots (landing just one was tough enough given how fast and erratic their movement is).
** Juggernauts are tougher, deadlier, and the "sidestep them while they charge" trick no longer works.
*** Also, [[spoiler: an early mission makes you deal with one out in the open. Fortunately, you're not required to kill it, and the best strategy is to simply run after retrieving the MacGuffin.]]
** Zombie hordes are more common, and can contain up to 20 zombies.
** Introducing the [[spoiler: PLAGUE WALLS. Roughly seven times stronger than a plague heart, and it brings ''constant'' waves of hordes, ferals and juggernauts.]]

** In ''Heartland'', [=IzzeBee=] speculates CLEO is being operated by the government and that the government has ulterior motives for not aiding survivors.

* KilledOffForReal: In the Homecoming Update, numerous characters from Heartland unfortunately fall into this category. Those that are confirmed dead (or die later as the DLC progresses) are [[spoiler: Malik, Nat, and Ray Santos]]. Excluding Reba, Diane, Mickey, IzzBee, Chavez, and Doctor Hoffman, the rest of the Heartland characters’ fates remain shrouded in mystery.

* MagikarpPower: The Close Combat specialization. It's a lot harder to fight with your emergency weapon than a bladed weapon, blunt weapon, or heavy weapon, but if you max out the Close Combat specialization you get the ability to instantly kill zombies with the press of a button. Unlike the similar ability granted by the maxed out Powerhouse or Swordplay specializations, the Close Combat specialization has considerably more I-frames, so zombies can't attack you during the animation.

*** Also, [[spoiler: an early mission makes you fight one, out in the open. Have fun!]]

* FragileSpeedster: Hostile humans are this. They're just as fast and capable of dodging as your survivors, but a single headshot will bring them down. Same goes for Ferals. That said, if you try to melee them you'll find they're able to take an astonishing number of crowbar hits to the face.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: Not only are there periodic sieges (see below), but zombies will '''constantly''' be getting in your base, no matter what you do. Expect at least one zombie hopping the wall every 30 seconds, and they will always zero in on the active character. This is ''incredibly'' irritating, as your base is thus no sanctuary and you'll very often be attacked while you are navigating menus.

** CLEO is a more mysterious one. No one knows her true identity, origins, or motives, but everyone loves the periodic supply drops she provides. [[spoiler:''Heartland'' appears to subvert this, as it seems CLEO is somehow involved with the Blood Plague as an experiment.]]

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Red Talon. Lieutenant Meredeth's broadcasts are uplifting, patriotic RousingSpeech, but their leader Teresa West also briefly discusses "getting rid of" "troublemakers" from survivor communities, and there are claims from other survivors that Red Talon is running forced labor camps, notably Camp Eerie. Meredeth denies it, as does Sasquatch, but Sasquatch also notes [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial if they were, it would be necessary given the situation the country is in]].

** While most of the more glaring bugs have been fixed by the Juggernaut Edition in the main game, the ''Heartland'' campaign is still a buggy mess; issues include spawning in the middle of a zombie horde instead of safely back at base when continuing the game, vehicles parked in your parking spaces being teleported to random points on the map, vehicles ''exploding and flying off into space with all your valuable loot inside'' when you try to repair them, and random crashes in the middle of major missions which completely resets the mission back from the beginning without refunding all the ammo you spend doing the mission.