State of Decay

[Kushan]

Is the main part of the game single player?

I thought it was only singleplayer?

It is only SP.  They were going to do a co-op expansion but they cancelled the project because of the tremendous cost it would have required to implement it properly.  They said they'd rather add good content to the SP game than put buckets of cash in a co-op project that they weren't at all sure they could pull off properly.

Believe they were also using SoD as a test bed for a future MMO. Why implement MP into a game when you know you plan to launch an MMO later?

Going to hold off until they implement mouse and keyboard support. One of the reasons I never got it for the 360 is that I can't for the life off me get used to the clumsiness of a controller. As soon as the implement it, day 1 purchase for me.

Tome Chick did a few really good write ups on Quarter to Three about his experiences with SoD a few months ago:

http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/06/05/the-sad-death-of-ondrej-leslie-in-state-of-decay/
http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/06/21/state-of-decay-does-brilliantly-what-videogames-do-best/

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[JasonPratt]

E> Tom Chick!

Incidentally, what is this "Rebuild" he was speaking of?

(Incidentally 2, I bought SoD this weekend but haven't tried anything on it yet, being busy elsewhere.)

[Nefaro]

Too many Shift and Control key combos for an action game.

They need to set the crouching & sneaking stuff to the Z-X-C row.  And put in some customizable hot key settings from the feedback I've seen. 

Just an observation, not really a complaint, since they've stated that the settings thing will eventually be in there.

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[-budd-]

Thanks for posting...that takes it off my list....still waiting for a decent open world zombie game.

[JasonPratt]

Holy crap! It's been a few weeks since I first booted up SoD!--that first little ranger station area is probably a wasteland now...

[Steelgrave]

Thanks for posting...that takes it off my list....still waiting for a decent open world zombie game.

I have my kickstarter money on Dead State, Early 2014 with any luck.  http://www.deadstate.doublebearproductions.com/

[bbmike]

Thanks for posting...that takes it off my list....still waiting for a decent open world zombie game.

I have my kickstarter money on Dead State, Early 2014 with any luck.  http://www.deadstate.doublebearproductions.com/

Wow, I'd totally forgot about that one! It's been so long I hope it's not vaporware or a serious disappointment.

[Steelgrave]

Thanks for posting...that takes it off my list....still waiting for a decent open world zombie game.

I have my kickstarter money on Dead State, Early 2014 with any luck.  http://www.deadstate.doublebearproductions.com/

Wow, I'd totally forgot about that one! It's been so long I hope it's not vaporware or a serious disappointment.

It's not looking like vaporware, they have been making steady progress. As to a disappointment....I'm hoping not.

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[LongBlade]

Bump.

I almost pulled the trigger on this over the weekend. Looks really good.

[OJsDad]

There is a DLC available now SoD - Breakdown.  Has anyone picked up on it yet.

Have there been any updates that improves the game, since the last player post was early November.  I thinking about picking this up also.

[tgb]

Breakdown strips out the story-related stuff and turns the game into a sandbox.  You move from one community to another, each getting tougher, until you're entire community is wiped out, and you get a score based on how long you lasted.  I still suggest playing at least the beginning of the story-based campaign, as that is the tutorial.

Depending on how you feel about fast zombies vs. classic shamblers, the Romero mod is essential. It slows the zombies down and makes them more like the ones in Romero's films.  There are a lot of other optional changes as well.  You can find it at http://www.moddb.com/downloads/george-romero-mod-t16-revival