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State of Decay

The end is here.

Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world. You choose where to make your stand, designing and fortifying your home base, performing daring raids for food and ammunition, and rescuing other playable survivors with unique talents. The open, sandbox world develops in real-time, shaped by your actions, dynamically generating content based on your choices and the ever-increasing zombie threat.

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State of Decay is our ambitious zombie-survival open world game, first released for Xbox360 and PC in 2013. In April 2015 we released State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition, a stunning, remastered version of the game full of new missions, weapons, and extra content.

What’s new? Mysterious supply crates start dropping into remote areas across the map, attracting massive hordes of zombies. While wiping out the infestation and you can grab some of the rarest and most powerful equipment seen in State of Decay.

As you fight the undead hordes you’ll find new survivors. Your favorite characters from Lifeline can now be unlocked in Breakdown, including the previously unplayable Kelly “Sasquatch” Eldridge.

Year One Edition also features new vehicles and weapons. Players navigate the apocalyptic landscape in a brand-new SUV. Custom vehicle skins are also distributed across all maps for greater personalization. As for weapons, you’ll find new assault rifles equipped with under-barrel grenade launcher attachments as well as shotguns that fire incendiary rounds.

We’ve all sat around with friends, debating the best ways to survive the zombie apocalypse. Well, the time for speculation is over; State of Decay will let you put your personal survival plan to the test.

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Here’s what you can expect to see in State of Decay:

Zombie Survival

What if society came screeching to a halt? What if all our rules and laws no longer mattered? State of Decay brings these questions to life in a very real way. It’s not just about combat; it’s about doing what you must do to stay alive. Food, water, shelter, and ammo — you’ll need them all. Taking you beyond the initial panic, and beyond the first weeks of the crisis, State of Decay is the embodiment of the “What if?” zombie apocalypse scenario.

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Intense Action

Move through the world like a zombie-slaying badass. Dive through windows, jump on cars, and take it to the living dead with baseball bats. Hop in a truck and mow down some undead pedestrians. Break into the local police station and clear out their arsenal or walk into the local grocery store to stock up on your favorite junk food. The world is your oyster…a shiny oyster that happens to be filled with zombies.

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An Evolving World

State of Decay is an open sandbox world that develops in real-time, dynamically generating content based on your actions, the choices you make, and the ever-increasing zombie threat. Decide where you’d like to set up a fortified safe haven for you and other survivors you’ve rescued, then form raiding parties to gather resources and create supply chains. Use the materials you’ve gathered to develop your community as you see fit, but be careful — resources will deplete as you pillage areas, and zombies are attracted to noise and activity. Take up the offensive by assaulting hordes before they reach your settlement, or focus on improving your defenses against the massed zombie attacks. Every choice and every action matter in this fully simulated, evolving world.

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State of Decay News

Life After Zombies: Desertion

Below is a page from the personal diary of the Trumbull County Librarian Jamie McCraren. 

Cecily Gunderson (No relation to the park ranger, I checked) and Aaron Hampton are leaving the Valley.

They’re young, “in love”, and more importantly, Cecily thinks that they’ll be able to find a thriving human civilization outside of the Valley, if they just go far enough. Thankfully, she’s not naive enough to believe that Danforth is the answer. We’ve gotten those reports and they aren’t pretty. So, that’s the good news. The bad news is that it means they’re going too far to make it easy for them to come home.

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Wearing Decay On Your Sleeve – The Tattoo Post

by Sanya

It started casually, as every completely bonkers thing does. One of the players (who’d been part of the community for another game I worked on, many years ago) asked if my tattoo policy was still in place.

“Of course it is,” I said.

Another player asked what that policy was. I replied, “Oh, if you’re crazy enough to get a tattoo related to the game, I’m crazy enough to give you a free copy of each game we do.”

And here we are. That’s really all there is to it, but for those of you asking, here are some guidelines:

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Life After Zombies: Beatrice

My Grandma would say that Beatrice Frasier is a pistol, and if you haven’t met her, do it while you can. One of the survivors from Snyder’s was over last week, telling us a story of coming upon Beatrice upside down in her car, laughing. All around her, legs, arms, torsos and heads were spread out like discarded bowling pins. Her first words when she saw him were, “I think I pulled too hard to the right.”  

They got her car upright and someone over at Fred’s fixed her up so she was running again. Beatrice is apparently a demon on wheels and is not only the oldest resident of Trumbull Valley, but also has the highest kill count.

I was fortunate to be able to do a short interview with her. Bob transcribed the tape, and the text follows.

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A Letter From Jeff

by Jeff Strain

Just a few short moments ago at the Xbox E3 2016 Briefing in Los Angeles, we announced State of Decay 2 to the world.

It’s been a few years since we announced our partnership with Microsoft Studios to start building the future of State of Decay, and we’re thrilled (and a little relieved) to finally be able to talk about it. As a full sequel with much higher ambitions, we had to wait until development was far enough along to speak confidently about what the game will be when it gets into your hands (or maybe, on your hard drive). We’re a development team that enjoys direct, regular interaction with fans of our games, so it’s been hard for us to stay silent about something we’re so excited about, but as of today we can finally tell you that it’s coming.

During that time we’ve had the opportunity to see and hear what millions of you enjoyed about State of Decay. Through Twitch streams, to Twitter, the always-passionate Steam forums, in our own community forums, and — perhaps most of all — through meeting so many of you in person at game conventions and fan events, we’ve heard you clearly. We’ve considered many paths for State of Decay over the past few years, but the overwhelming majority of you said you wanted a bigger, badder, bolder, smoother State of Decay that you could play with your friends.

And so that’s exactly what we’re making.

State of Decay 2 builds upon the unique blend of open-world exploration, third-person action, and survival-fantasy role playing we pioneered in the original State of Decay, and then adds drop-in cooperative multiplayer. The world of State of Decay 2 is larger, more dangerous, and more unpredictable than ever, so if you choose, you can put your survival plan to the test with up to three other players.

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Life After Zombies: Date Night

Librarian’s Note:  Gabby Perkins, Vet Tech and Emergency Search and Rescue volunteer –

When I sent out the call for memories and experiences of this new world, I didn’t expect quite the outpouring that I received.  Gabby walked into the library shortly after my request and handed me a ragged and tattered sheet of paper. Her hand shook as she looked between me and the paper as if she weren’t quite ready to give it up. I asked her if she was sure. She dropped the sheet onto my desk, swiped away a stray tear and gave me a jerky nod. Then she turned and walked away without looking back.

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