12345678.1.2345678.2.2345678.3.2345678.4.2345678.5.2345678.6.2345678.7.2345678 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 31 KB ^ _____________________________________________________ ^ ^/ \^ .'¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯'. ^/ \^ // \\ | Please click the link above to recommend this FAQ | // \\ / ¯| |¯ \ | to other users. |/ ¯| |¯ \ ¯| | | |¯ | (GAMEFAQS ONLY) | | | | | | '._______________________________________________________.' | | | | |_|¯|_| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ |_|¯|_| State Of Decay By Marshall_X ============================================================================== xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \ State Of Decay / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \ FAQ (X360, PC) / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\ Version 1.0 / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \ Last Updated-8/1/14 / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \By Marshall_X (oneforabhik@rediffmail.com)/ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\ Copyright (C) 2014 Abhik Deb / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \ All rights reserved. / xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ============================================================================ Changed my email address - oneforabhik@rediffmail.com So, I am sorry for all the emails left unanswered! www.fb.com/abhik.deb.507 www.twitter.com/abhik_507 oneforabhik@rediffmail.com |~\/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\/~| | || Guide written and compiled by Marshall_X || | |_||___________________________________________________________________||_| =============================================================== Contents =============================================================== 1. Copyright notice 2. Introduction 3. Gameinfo 4. Walkthrough i) Beginning Missions ii)Army Missions iii)Wilkersons Missions iv)Courthouse Missions v)Grange Missions vi)Ray Missions vii)Misc Missions 5. Conclusion 6. Version History 7. Credits =========================================================================== 1. COPYRIGHT NOTICE / ==================== This may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. The only sites that are allowed to have this guide are the following: - http://www.gamefaqs.com (latest version always here) - http://www.neoseeker.com If you see any other sites hosting this guide, please mail and tell me. If you want to host this guide on your site/blog or other place, please email me to ask for permission. ============================================================================ 2. INTRODUCTION / ================ I decided to write this guide because it might be useful for players that are trying to get through the game State of Decay. This guide contains all the stuff you need to go through to complete this game. More features will be added soon. Remember the times when we complained about World War II FPS games. Now that that trend is gone, we have a new trend involving the Undead. I Played this game on PC. And it kinda sucks! The controls are a bit harsh , and sometimes during missions the Zombies (or fondly Zeds) are stuck in between walls or in some texture, which makes them impossible to kill. And hence, WE had to restart the mission again. We?? yeah, m not alone! Marshall_X Productions are a big crew! Head - Marshall_X (Me) Writer - Marshall_X Producer - Marshall_X Internet Source Finder - Sam Game Bringer - Farhaz My Assistant - Nidhi (My Girlfriend as well) Enough talk!! ====================================================================== 3. Game Info / ========================= Unless You don't know about the game, what's the fun of playing? Developer Undead Labs Publisher Microsoft Studios Composer Jesper Kyd Engine CryEngine 3 Platform Xbox 360 (XBLA), Microsoft Windows Release date Xbox 360 - June 5, 2013 PC - November 5, 2013 Genre Open world/Stealth/Survival horror Mode Single-player Distribution Digital distribution (Thumbs up Wikipedia) ====================================================================== 4. Walkthrough / ========================= State of Decay is divided into 7 mission branches -Beginning Missions -ii)Army Missions -iii)Wilkersons Missions -iv)Courthouse Missions -v)Grange Missions -vi)Ray Missions -vii)Misc Missions At any time in the game, you open your map you will see atleaast 2 or 3 uncompleted missions. This guide doesnt provide Linear mission structure, but individually branched missions are written here. Pretty confusing? Keep in mind some of these missions will NOT show up as soon as a previous one is completed. If they do not use this time to collect resources and also clear out the town of infestations and help survivors. If there are too many infestations and survivors in need of help it will slow down new mission occurrences. (primagames.com) ************************ (i) Beginning Missions ************************ Find Help The Voice On The Radio Home Sweet Home Lay of the Land The Vet Clinic Lily's Brother ========================== Find Help - Mission I ========================== The story begins with you and your friend beating off Zeds. You are Marcus Campbell and you are on a fishing trip with your friend Ed Jones. After taking out the Zombies (zeds) , make your way to the Ranger Station. Press the Back button to bring up your map to find your way if you get lost. On your minimap you may see Red Little Dots while on your way to the house. These are incoming Zombies. Kill em and get to the ranger station. There you will find a group of Survivors. They will say to go up to the Water Tower and survey the area. Head to the top and use LT to zoom in. Focus on the question marks to identify them. Basics will include Camp Sites, Cars and Zombies. Whenever you find a survey point throughout your gameplay, climb up and survey the area. Those are of great help. Once surveying is done, you will hear gunshots. A new marker will pop up on your map. But before you get there, search around you to find some "cabin in the woods" (Reminds me of Scary Movie 5). Get inside and scout. You will find some loot items which will be useful later on. If you wish, you can loot all the locations you marked during your survey. Remember, not all items are useful and your backpack has a limited space. Anyway get down to the stream to find Maya Torres. Kill all the Zeds that come about to gain Maya's trust and add her to your squad. Now the game will notify you that you can switch between Maya and Marcus at any point by pressing Y and selecting "I'm tired and you take over" stuff. The key benefits of this is that when your current character is low on health/stamina switching to another character will allow them to rest and get back up to maximum. Be careful, when a survivor dies thats it theyre gone for good. This isnt your typical action/adventure zombie game, survivors are just as precious as healing items and ammo, so dont waste them. It also gives you a chance to level up the skills of all your playable survivors Go back to the Ranger Station to find out that one of the survivors has killed the others . Ed will get attacked by a Zed. So help him, and then collect everything you can from the supply locker. Open your map and find a vehicle, and then drive it towards your new objective : Escape. Eventually you will get to a broken bridge, which would have been possible to cross if it were GTA. (comeflywithme). You can actually, but its tough. Give it a try, and if you fail , drop down below and kill the Zeds. Then keep going right until you see a stairs like thing. You will know this is the right place, when Ed will say we could climb using this or something like that. Continue to the next town and you will see a car. This point will start a new mission. ======================================= The Voice On The Radio - Mission II ======================================= Simple. Get in the car, drive to the marker which is a Church and your new home. Over! Always remember that cars are a limited resource here like everything, you damage a car , then its gone - no ASPIRINE would work. But however, later in the game you can bring a car to a workshop to get it fixed. ======================================= Home Sweet Home - Mission III ======================================= This is a tour of your new area provided by Lily. All survivors will be here unless they are out trying to clean up the zeds. You and your team will rest up here and all the supplies you find must be delivered to your base. You can then use those resources to build up your base, add facilities, and research some new items or buffs for your team, but more on that in another article. You are also introduced to State of Decays form of currency, Influence. You gain influence by completing missions, delivering supplies, and pretty much just being a stand up member of your group. You can then use your Influence to purchase items at the Supply Depot. If you have a weapon that is damaged you can deposit it into the Supply Depot and in 24 (real world) hours it will be repaired. Also, if you have a Workshop you can park any damaged cars outside your base and leave them there for some time and they will be repaired as well. You can also set up outposts in nearby structures in town, four at first, more later on. These outposts will provide safe areas for you to restock on items and also help keep the streets clear of zeds in the general vicinity of the outpost. In order to set an outpost up you need to clear it of zeds and fully search the location. When those requirements are met press Down on the D-Pad to radio base and tell them you want this location to be an outpost. **(Fully thanks to Primagames for this info)** ======================================== Lay of the Land - Mission IV ======================================== Later Lily will ask you to survey the area for any POIs. Get to the marked location and clib the cell tower. Use LT to survey the area like the one in the ranger station. When done, you will be told to get some medicines from the Vet Clinic. Survivors and recruiting them are critical to bolstering your base, but just make sure you have enough beds for them. To recruit them simply gain trust by helping a group of survivors out during optional side-quests and then using the radio in town to offer your base to fellow survivors. To access the radio, hit Back and use LB/RB to select the Home section and then locate the radio tower icon. You will have an option to look for resources or to radio for survivors. Once you radio for survivors and the required amount of time has passed you can then recruit the survivors you have been helping. (thanks Primagames) ========================================= The Vet Clinic - Mission V ========================================= Ed is sick and he needs some medicines which we need to retrieve from the Vet Clinic. Get there with two of your buddies and break in through the Window. Your buds will start searching for medicines, and we need to guard the place killing any Zeds who come in. When they are ready to leave, Grump Face will say that taking cars can cause too much noise, and so we have to walk on foot. Midway during the journey, the girl will drop some supplies, and you are instructed to find a vehicle. Grump face leaves in anger and now we need to find a vehicle. Do so and get home. Bum! The army mission will be unlocked now, but before that, wait for Lily to ask help from you to retrieve her Brother. It may take some time, but eventually she will ask. ========================================== Lily's Brother - Mission VI ========================================== Go to the farm and help Jacob and Eli kill the Zeds. Jacob will hand you some firecrackers which we need to use to create a distraction so that Eli can get away. Go to the blue spot and place the firecrackers and then drive home safely . OR as suggested by Primagames "Simply hop into a car and click LS (Left stick) to honk your horn, fill up the meter and then simply take Jacob back to Lily at the church." This Chapter is Closed. ***************************************** ii)Army Missions ***************************************** Army Sighting Army Activity Eyes In The Sky Insubordination Sgt. Erik Tan Lone Soldier Exit Strategy The Armory The Wall ==================================== Army Sighting - Mission VII ==================================== Simple. Get to the Army House where Sgt. Erik will tell you to go away and stay indoors. They did not come here to evacuate the survivors, but to actually seal off the valley to contain the zombie presence. ===================================== Army Activity - Mission VIII ===================================== You will get a call on the radio from a survivor called Karen. Lily tells you to go check it out. Karen and the other survivor run away, and you are tasked to go after them and search the blue marked buildings. When you find them, bring them back to the Church to add them to the survivors list. ===================================== Eyes In The Sky - Mission IX ===================================== Simple. Army will ask you to climb the tower and mark two Zombie hordes. After you have marked two Zombie Hordes, the army will bomb them and the mission is completed. ===================================== Insubordination - Mission X ===================================== Erik wants to evacuate the survivors to some safe place, but his request is denied. Head to the location marked on the map and meet with Erik. Then go to the nearby house and kill all the zeds in there. Erik provides you with a feature to your radio, you can now call Air Strikes via your radio. ===================================== Sgt. Erik Tan - Mission XI ===================================== Go to the bridge marked on your map. Erik is trying to get to the army base just past the gate. But, no one wants to get him in. Erik blows off the gate. Once you are past the gate, search the houses for Items. After that, go to the survey point above the Ferris Wheel. Go to Erik, and he will find that the army left the area entirely. The Western Brige is available now. ===================================== Lone Soldier - Mission XII ===================================== Go to the Military Base where you see Erik and a soldier who is infected with Zombie Infection (Black Fever) Black Fever - If a person is bitten by a zombie, he/she is said to be infected with Black Fever. Occupants of this disease slowly transform into a zombie and dont remember anything about their past. (Thanks to my Girlfriend Nidhi about the Black Fever) You learn that the Army has left this area leaving Erik and all the survivors behind (A Black Mark on US Army). When you leave the building, you will hear a gunshot, indicating that Erik killed the soldier so that he doesnt turn into a zombie. Once you go to the location with Erik , you will see a horde of dead bodies in the water. Since the water is unfit for drinking, the desire to get out of this Allan Trumbull valley is increased. ====================================== Exit Strategy - Mission XIII ====================================== Meet Erik at the marked location where you will find a huge wall blocking your escape route. Lily wants to blow it up, which Erik agrees. DONE ====================================== The Armory - Mission XIV ====================================== The explosives required for the blowup are in the Fairgrounds. This is one of the toughest Zed Battle yet, so be prepared. You will get Assistance from Erik and his team. Battle through Zeds and Special Zeds and make your way into the warehouse. The Explosives are in the back left corner, but to get there you have to fight more Zeds. Retrieve the exploives and be ready for the finale ====================================== The Wall - Mission XV ====================================== This is literally the last mission of State of Decay. Stock up on everything you've got and head to the location. We need to kill lots of Zeds and Special Zeds , and we should keep doing it until the C4 is placed. Once its done, you realize the explosion is not gonna happen due to some problem. One of them will have to detonate it manually, and since Erik is aware of the fact that he has caught Black Fever decides to sacrifice himself. The wall blows up and the screen goes black. The Game is Completed.! Congrats! But since I didnt cover the other parts, I will have to continue. ************************ iii)Wilkersons Missions ************************ The Wilkerson family farm is located just south of the Church of the Ascension. Its hard to find a reason to want to help the Wilkersons out once you get to know them, but the missions do give you another perspective of the story, so theyre worth checking out. The Old Farmhouse Accusations A Helping Hand Nervous Survivor Unwelcome Guest =============================== The Old Farmhouse - Mission XVI =============================== Go to the farmhouse marked to get Doc Hansen to come to the church. When you reach, you see Eli is sick and Doc is busy on him. Job and Mickey wont let Doc go until Eli is cured. Now you will see some Zombies making their way to the home, a very strategy provided by primagames is as follows :-- With the Wilkersons help, board up all the window openings. The icons on the screen will flash, indicating which barricades are under attack. Constantly focus on repairing all but one of the damaged barricades in order to control the zeds point of entry. When they break through it and shamble inside, eliminate them. Then, re-board this opening and repair all the damaged ones. Repeat this process until... Eventually, a very large zed, a Juggernaut, will make his way to the house. Whenever the Juggernaut attacks the house, every single barricade will be damaged. Try to maintain some sort of barricade at each window to limit the number of zeds for as long as possible. Ignore the Juggernaut and focus on the minor zeds. Doing so will allow you to focus on the Juggernaut without being attacked from behind. Once all the regular zeds are dealt with, allow the Juggernaut to now enter the house. This guy is no pushover and can deal a ton of damage so be careful and keep your distance. When he charges at you, move out of the way and sidestep behind it. Go on the offensive until it recovers. Repeat this process until he is down, then go back to defending the house just like before. Once all the zeds are gone, Doc will inform you that Eli is no longer with us and the Black Fever has claimed yet another victim. When they leave it up to you to prevent Eli from becoming a zed, you can either shoot in the head or attack him with the Y button to end the mission. ================================== Accusations - Mission XVII ================================== Lily will tell you that a lot of survivors have been robbed, and they suspect the Wilkersons are behind this. Just go to the farm and interrogate both Job and Micky , who say they are innocent, to finish the mission. ================================= Helping hand - Mission XVIII ================================= Step - 1) Go to Wilkersons Step - 2)Get the Stranger Step - 3)Drive to the Marked Location belch.. ================================ Nervous Survivor - Mission XIX ================================ Have atleast 5 crates of ammunition in your backpack. Go to the mission marker and pay the debt. Then head to the Wilkerson's and deliver the stuff. They will give you a radio ability to bring in sharpshooters. However, the game wont tell you about it. ================================= Unwanted Guest - Mission XX ================================= Someone from the Wilkerson's will knock on your door and he asks you to watch over a deal between the Wilkersons and some other Faction. Go to the marker and then you will have a chance to talk with Faction and either help them in trading or persuade them to cancel. If you cancel, the mission is over. If you continue, some time later you are told to leave the area. Soon, you get a call that the Faction guys have been killed by Zeds. Its over, but you can still visit the deal location to find three rucksacks. There are no living souls nor any body in sight. The fate of this remains unknown . . . *********************** iv)Courthouse Missions *********************** While there are only two Courthouse missions, they really flesh out the story of the town itself. It gives you insight into how a small town would react when a biological outbreak occurs and the town is cut off from the outside world. What would you do if your town was under martial law? Would you rebel or would you fall in line because you believe your government knows best? I dont know what Id do, but lets find out what some of the people of Trumbull Valley decide. The Law Trouble at the Courthouse ====================== The Law - Mission XXI ====================== You will hear a broadcats on the Radio that all survivors are welcomed at the Courthouse. Go to the courthouse where Lawton will give you a tour of the place. After that, the sheriff asks you to help out with an infestation with another member of the community. Go the location, and clear it out. Head towards the second one, bit midway you will hear cries for help. Head to the new target and take out the zeds there to ensure the safety of these survivors. ======================================== Trouble at the Courthouse - Mission XXII ======================================== You will hear on the Radio that the courthouse is under attack by the Zeds. Get to the courthouse and take out all the Zeds out there. A man will tell you that both the Sheriff and Judge didnt make it. ****************** v)Grange Missions ****************** Located on the west side of the map is an enclave of survivors who will periodically need help. Seeing as how were practically neighbors, especially if you relocated your Home to the Snyder Trucking Warehouse, we should do the neighborly thing and help them out. Plus, we'll need to have some neighbors if we ever need to borrow a cup of sugar after this is all over. Stranger in Trouble Helping with the Fortifications A Discreet Request =================================== Stranger In Trouble - Mission XXIII =================================== Lily will tell you someone is in need of help. Head to the location to find a group of survivors have set up a base of their own. Head to the indicated buildings and kill the zeds. Go through each of the buildings until you find a survivor hiding. Take the survivor back to complete the mission. ============================================== Helping With The Fortifications - Mission XXIV ============================================== It seems Becca is not pleased with their defenses and requests your help in bringing them up to snuff. Before heading over, make sure you stock up on healing items and weapons as there will be a large fight very soon. When you arrive, your duty is to protect the builders who are constructing the watchtower. Kill all the Zeds that attack, and at some point you need to go rescue the survivor who is bringing in goods. If he is killed, the mission doesnt fail but you will lose one living soul in Trumbull Valley. Once its done, you need to take care of the Zeds again while the tower is being built. Keep repeating until the mission is over. =========================================== A Discreet Request - Mission XXV =========================================== Quentin has a crush on Becca and he wants you to find out about her past. Go to the courthouse to ask the sheriff about it, but you are informed that the Sheriff went out on a hunt. When you get to the sheriff, he seeks your help in Finding a Feral Zed. When the hunt is over, Sheriff will tell you that becca was a prostitute(hmm, wonder if i could f*** her, how much does she charge?) and tells him that she is also a good girl and the past should be forgotten. Go back to Quentin, you can either tell him the truth or tell him nothing at all. Well I withholded the information so I dont know what happens if you tell the truth.! Good Luck! **************** vi)Ray Missions **************** In these few missions, we are introduced to Ray Santos, the son of the former mayor of Marshall. It seems his father instilled in him high moral values, and he offers you and the other survivors any help he can. Sadly, there are only two missions that involve Ray and I personally felt a lot was left unknown about him; I wish it was fleshed out a bit more. An Elevated Perspective Sweet Ride ======================================= An Elevated Perspective - Mission XXVI ======================================= Lily will advise you to go meet Ray. Go to the marked building and all the way to the south and immediately jump on the ladder to the top. Beware, there is an infestation going on. When you are at the top, it seems Ray is a nice guy and tells you about his past. He says is always ready to help you and your team and provide stuff. ======================================= Sweet Ride - Mission XXVII ======================================= Ray will contact you and ask you to meet in the east of Marshall. He will provide you with a very fast Car. Get in, and drive Ray to a place where the survivors are staying. This car is easily damaged compared to the other ones, so control your speed. Once at the destination, you are tasked with cleaning the area of Zeds. Simply churn them over with your car and then head to the marker to deliver the supplies. Ray gives you a vehicle delivery radio feature. Congrats! ***************** vii)Misc Missions ***************** Some gameplay missions which do not fall under any category Home Away From Home Help Doc Hanson Momento Sam Hoffman Trade opportunity ==================== Home Away From Home ==================== At one point in the game after "Lily's Brother" , Jacob asks you to find another home base since this is not good enough. Accept the mission and then move to Marshall. When you get to the location marked, the game will tell you to move further down the road to a warehouse. Press Down when in the location to relocate. However, be aware, when you do relocate your home, you will lose all your facilities AND you do not reacquire the resources you originally used to create them. ================ Help Doc Hanson ================ Lily tells you about a problem at the cemetery. As a reward you will receive Dr Hanson's radio frequency. Get to the point marked on the map and help Doc clear the Zombie Horde. As a reward, you can contact Hanson on the radio to remove the maximum live limit (Medical Advice).At the beginning you have 2 usees of this option per day, (every two hours in game day-night cycle), next uses will add up once a week. ======= Momento ======= This side quest requires you to find a watch of Lily's dad as a souvenir. Remember the ranger station from which we started, we need to go back there but the difference is its a source of infestation now. Clear the station of the Zeds and pick up the watch from the middle of the room and go back to Lily. ============ Sam Hoffman ============ Another Zombie Hunt. Go to Sam's location and he will seek your help in finding a friend called Andy. Go to all the blue marked locations and search for her. When you find her, it seems she is already a Zombie. Kill her and its done. Now Sam can be played as an active character. ================= Trade opportunity ================= This mission occurs when Lily gets in touch with survivors willing to exchange resources. You set off from your base in the company of someone carrying a rucksack for the exchange. Get close to the mission marker on the map, in order to exchange and watch back of traders because some zombies will attack you. After a successful exchange get back with a companion and new resources to your home base. (Thanks to gamepressure.com) ====================================================================== 5. Conclusion / ========================= This is the end of the guide. It was real fun playing this game and also writing a game guide for it. Thanks for reading. Any contributions, mistakes or tips are welcome. Even a Hi will feel good. oneforabhik@rediffmail.com IF you dont include a proper subject, then I'm not gonna reply Also all mails should be in _PROPER_ English. ====================================================================== 6. Version History / ========================= What VersioN? There's only one! Ver 1.0 ======== 08-01-2014 ->Covered all missions ->Game info ->Changed email address ->Guide Submitted ====================================================================== 7. Credits / ========================= First, all of Marshall_X Productions. ->Sam, Farhaz, Nidhi, Abhik (me) ->Specially My Girlfriend Nidhi ->Eminem - For letting us use his birth name for our group ->Primagames and Gamepressure for Mission Helps ->Wikipedia for game info. ->Gamefaqs and Neoseeker for hosting this guide. ->You, for reading this guide till this point. ****************************************************************************** [DONE] ****************************************************************************** (c) Marshall_X