State of Decay 2 Cheat Codes

Discover the State of Decay 2 cheat codes, which we detail in our guide.

State of Decay 2 is an anti-utopian self-survival game in a free world without borders, where you can call one or three partners to play in team mode.

unlimited influence

This glitch will help ensure that your influence never runs out. First of all, you need to have an upgraded Command Center 2 in your base. So you need to find a dealer and buy 9mm or 22mm ammo. Sell ​​them one at a time and then buy them one at a time and then buy them back one at a time.

Participate in this job while using the Transmission, which increases your influence by 10%. This way, you'll get more influence for each round you sell, which translates into a solid profit. You can always use it and never have to worry about its influence again.

Note: This bug was implemented in an unpatched version of the game.
It will most likely fix itself over time.

More new game mode

State of Decay 2 includes a new Game Plus mode in the form of future communities. Once all the Hearts of Pestilence have been destroyed in State of Decay 2, the leader of your community will have a legacy to leave for future generations. To do this, you will have to complete a series of tasks and objectives, and once this is done, you will “complete” the game and unlock a benefit for future games, basically one more new game mode. What that advantage is depends on who your leaderboard is in State of Decay 2.

Also, all your surviving characters are saved and can be re-introduced in the new State of Decay 2 plus game, although if you want to start the game from scratch, you can do that too. There are several starting duos to choose from and several different locations you can start at, there are plenty of reasons to keep picking up trash and in State of Decay 2 after you've helped your first leader carry out his legacy.

How do you gain influence?

During the game you are given a small amount of influence points. It can be obtained randomly by killing zombies or by completing certain actions or quests offered to you by NPC characters.

Another way to earn influence points is by trading items with other communities. Some items, such as soap, are not used in the game's crafting system and only exist to be sold to other communities for a large amount of influence points.

How to deal with infection

The worst thing about the zombie apocalypse is the infection. Yes, you can turn into a zombie – fortunately, only one type of zombie will increase your infestation meter. Red-eyed zombies are faster, stronger, and deadlier than normal zombies, and red-eyed zombies are also carriers of the cursed plague. When you are attacked, your infestation meter increases. Fill the counter and a timer will appear: if you don't get the cure before the timer expires, you will turn into a zombie. This is an instant game over.

NOTE: If you have no plague samples, place the survivor in the infirmary for treatment. You won't be able to play for him, and you'll use a few medications a day, but this will stop the infection from growing completely.

To successfully fight the infection, you need to build an infirmary in your HQ. There are two ways to fight the infection.

Blood Plague Therapy

When the therapy is used, your infection counter drops to zero. This requires 3 plague samples.

The Blood Plague Cure

The cure will save you if you have been infected by the Blood Plague. Use only if you have been infected and the zombification timer has expired. Requires Infirmary 2 and 5 plague samples.

To get samples of the blood plague, you have to hunt down the red-eyed zombies that are found all over the map; red-eyed zombies are especially common at night. I recommend shooting them from a safe place. It is much, much better to cure the Blood Plague. Wait for the timer to start; You don't need to cure it too quickly, as you could get re-infected.

Glitch with unlimited resistance

Pay attention to the blue indicator in the lower left corner of the screen. This is the stamina gauge and the red is the health gauge. When you run or perform any other physical action, the blue indicator will decrease rapidly.

As a result, you will have to wait a bit for it to recover. But if you don't want to wait and prefer to use this infinite resistance glitch, just press LB and tap on it. You will notice that your character will continue to move without depleting his stamina.

Tips for beginners

Here are ten tips to help you early in the game:

1. Choose your base of operations well: your base of operations is your central axis. It is the place where all the works are carried out and where the surviving members of the community gather. Although the first base of operations is usually chosen for you, as a story objective, you are free to choose another. You can only have one base of operations at a time, and when you choose the second one, the previous one is destroyed. Each base of operations offers different slots to build, so make sure they offer what you need. Each map has a "home" base, which is the best of all the bases. These are easy to spot, as they are worth 3.500 Influence Points each.

2. Resources: Resources are important to your success. There are consumables and items that you can find and use yourself, but there are also community resources. These resources are special because they always come in the form of a large bag that is carried on the back. Only one bag can be carried at a time, but the trunk can also be loaded. When you return these bags to your Base, the resources go towards the needs of your community. Having enough food, medicine, and crafting materials keeps your community safe and morale high.

3. Vehicles have value: Vehicles are a very valuable resource. They allow you to travel long distances safely, avoid dangerous types of zombies, and fill your trunk with plenty of supplies during every move. Don't waste repair kits and fuel early in the game, especially on vehicles that don't have much use. Find the highest capacity vehicles and use them at the beginning of your journey to always return to the Main Base with more resources than your last expedition was worth.

4. Beware of travel in the new maps: Although State Of Decay 2 has three maps in the game at the beginning, they are not connected to each other. The map you start the game on is the only map you can explore for that community. If you leave the map via one of the paths that lead to another area, your progress on the current map will be completely erased and you will start over in the new area.

5. Create a community of users: When you start the game for the first time, you are given a choice between several initial communities. Any one of them may be suitable depending on your playstyle and approach, but there's a bit of a catch if you want to gain more control. Complete the training in any of the pre-generated communities – the training will be complete once you take your first base of operations. Next, exit to the main menu and go to Manage Communities. Select a new community to bring up a few more options; select skip training. This will allow you to continually randomly select three different survivors to start your community, including unique and interesting abilities.

6. Note on skills: All survivors have basic skills: Fighting, Cardio, Shooting, etc. However, there is also a slot for this last ability. They are unique skills that can greatly help their communities. Some of them increase your experience points by up to 100%. Others unlock powerful new combat techniques, and some allow you to build special structures in your base.

7. Change Survivors Frequently: During an expedition your survivors may become exhausted or injured. This drastically reduces your overall performance and greatly increases your chances of getting into a serious accident. You can use many items to replenish stamina, but the best way to ensure your survivors are in tip-top shape is to change them frequently. Visit the beds in your base to trade them with other members of your community.

8. Choose your leader wisely: As your community members gain authority points, they can rise in rank from Citizen to Hero. Once they reach the rank of Hero, you can appoint them leaders, but choose carefully. There are four types of leaders in the game, and each will perform a different task in the story. Once a leader is chosen, you can only replace him by expelling him from the community. Before choosing, make sure your leader is the person you definitely want to keep with you for the rest of the game.

9. Don't waste your outposts: In addition to your base of operations, you can occupy outposts. Although the number of slots is limited, you can occupy up to six different outposts along with your base of operations. Some have basic perks like extra beds, while others may offer valuable items and goods like free coffee (great for increasing stamina) or electricity and water. Pay close attention to the resources that are most likely to run out in your community. Try to compensate by finding outposts that provide these resources. They are automatically delivered to your base every day, so maintenance is minimal.

10. Watch out for plague zombies: You can tell plague zombies from normal ones as they are usually dark red in color. In addition to the normal health damage they deal when attacking you, they also deal Blood Plague damage. When you rack up enough damage from Blood Plague, you will become infected and die from it if you don't heal quickly.

Extended advice

Here are 16 additional tips to help you complete your campaign faster and easier:

1. Use random survivor rolls to get rare abilities: At the start of a new game, if you miss a tutorial, you can roll a set of three survivors. Always try to get three survivors with unusual special abilities: computer science, chemistry, gardening and, above all, medicine. Standard skills are irrelevant, as you will be able to upgrade them naturally.

2. Flamethrower – the best item: Lures (particularly claps) are the best item in the game. Always carry a few clappers on all outings. They are easy and cheap to make (10 pieces in the workshop) and will help you get out of any deadly situation. If the zombies outnumber you and you need to get away quickly, drop the clappers and run to your car.

3. Respond only to calls for help from current settlements: Once you've established a base, you'll regularly receive calls for help. It can be difficult to determine exactly who to help. If there are allied (or even neutral) enclaves on your map, respond only to them. Calls from random strangers can be safely ignored, as ignoring them makes no difference. If the calls of the local enclaves are not heeded, they will turn cold and eventually hostile towards you.

4. Random Settlement Challenges and Outsider Tasks Give Backpacks: If you do side quests with the settlements or rescue survivors and then refuse them to join your community, they will usually drop a backpack full of resources on the ground when they stop chasing you. They don't say anything about giving it to him, he'll just appear on the ground. Make sure you don't miss it.

5. Make alliances with settlements to gain extra status effects, survivors and faster influence: It is very useful to make friends with each local settlement. Becoming an ally will allow you to gain special status effects like extra storage and unique radio commands. You will also be able to gain more influence through trade or even get useful survivors. Talk to allied enclaves to recruit some of their members – this will make the enclave disappear, but it's worth it if they have the skills you need.

6. Don't worry about removing the infestation: Your community will constantly complain about the level of infestation on the map. It really isn't worth the effort to remove the infestation. You will only gain a small amount of respect and influence, and morale will improve, but the morale effect can easily be neutralized. Focus on gathering resources and helping your allies. If you have nothing else to do, you may want to consider cleaning the infested areas.

7. Visit all the scouting locations and then use the radio to find all the Plague Hearts: To quickly complete the Plague Hearts objective, you need to find all the Plague Hearts. There are usually about 12 Plague Hearts on each map. Move slowly from the starting point and stop at all the lookout towers to scout the situation. You will usually find hearts, but you may eventually struggle to find the last one or two hearts. When this happens, use the radio and ask for the location of the Heart of Plague.

8. Build six pipe bombs and soda cans to quickly destroy plague hotspots - plague hearts are your main target for most of the game. To safely destroy them on your own (even with the weakest survivor), you just need a lot of explosives and a couple of decoys. It is best to carry as many decoys and explosives as possible (the pistol is also useful). You just have to put the bait near the Plague Heart and then run inside and blow up the heart with as many bombs as you can.

9. Save your influence for a better base – move only once: Influence is very valuable, so don't waste it on unnecessary things. There are six bases on each map. Your goal is to earn 1.500 or 3.500 influence so you can buy a large base (low mod) or a huge base (high mod) for your community. Before choosing a new base, study the map and unlock all the bases. In the map menu there is a summary of the base facilities.

10. Break resources for instant and better rewards: If you have an overflowing warehouse and too many resources, break them for additional rewards that are even better than returning them to base and depositing them. For example, you will spend a gas resource to get a gas canister, but if you smash the gas backpack outside the base, you will get a gas canister and two molotov cocktails.

11. Raid evacuation sites, military communications, and police stations for the best weapons: Military zones and government buildings are where you can find the best weapons. Ammo, pistols, and rifles can be found in armories, but for assault rifles, grenade launchers, and high-tech mods, head to evacuation sites, military communication points, and military posts. Shotguns can be obtained from police stations. Shotguns are one of the best weapons to kill monsters.

12. Craft Silencers for Rifles and Revolvers: Silencers are a great addition to almost any weapon, but they work best with bolt-action rifles or revolvers if you have enough ammo. Silencers make shots much quieter, but they also cause the weapon to break down faster and lose power. Revolvers and rifles never lose their power, so you don't have to spend parts to repair them. Also, the silencers never break, so you can use them as long as you want. Improved workshops also provide the best silencers.

13. Use Mods to unlock better items/abilities: Mods allow you to not power the entire base or unlock water if you have portable power generators or water coolers. Look for item mods every time you go on raids for resources, and bring them back if you find them. They are very valuable – install a mod and see if anything else is needed for it. Water coolers and portable generators must be refilled daily. A good generator only needs one recharge per day. The best mod is the Power Antenna. When this mod is installed in the command center, it gives you access to another outpost. Look for it in military areas or government buildings.

14. Use weapons against monsters: Normally you would never want to fight monsters in close combat. The weirdos have to be killed with a shot to the head (or stomach) and the screamers should also be killed with a shot to the head before they scream. Take down the Feral with a vehicle or use a shotgun to kill them quickly. The Juggernauts are the most difficult, but you can use any weapon against them. Hide in a house and shoot them in the head until they are dead. This usually requires between 15 and 20 bullets, depending on the power of your weapon.

15. Use weapons against humans: Eventually, you will have to fight against human enemies in the game. Use the weapons against them. Humans are pretty tough, unless you hit them in the head, which is instant death. Explosives and clappers are also very useful against humans. When fighting humans, throw clappers next to them and zombies will flock to them. You will usually find yourself outnumbered, so the undead will draw your enemy's shots. Aim carefully and wait in crowded areas, then shoot advancing humans in the head before they can shoot you. Their weapons can kill your survivors very quickly, so remember to be careful.

16. Complete Legacy Objectives to unlock bonuses in the new game+: State Of Decay 2 has four Legacy Objectives that you can complete to win the game: Sheriff, Builder, Trader, and Warlord. For each Legacy Objective you complete, you can choose a card at the start of the new game+ to receive a special bonus. You can choose a maximum of two cards, so it's worth going through the story many times to get big bonuses at the start of New Game+. For example, by completing the Sheriff's quest, you will receive rare daily loot.

unlimited influence

Go to an allied enclave and trade. Bring a stack of any bullet. Sell ​​the bullets individually to the settlement. After selling the bullets, buy the stack back from the enclave, then sell the bullets individually. Repeat this as many times as necessary. You will gain more influence on each bullet if you sell them individually instead of in a stack. You can indefinitely buy a stack of bullets from an allied settlement, sell them back to the settlement individually, and buy them back for unlimited profit. You will always win more than you lose. However, you only get between 10 and 20 influences per transaction.

And that's all there is to know about cheat codes on State of Decay 2.