6 Months later: Your Tactics - Tips and Tricks

[Triangular Brick]

I'm getting used to the game now, in the One Week Later scenario i can survive over a year if i want to, i'm prepared, even more as long as i don't do anything stupid.

Side note: Presets -> hardcore, no clothes -> Completely naked and no XP multiplier!


1) What's the first thing you guys do when you start the game?

2) Is the difficulty increasing over time?

3) The Z population is insane, how do you handle it?

4) How do you loot and what items do you prioritize in early game?


I didn't see that much (recent) threads about this game mode so hopefully it could help everyone!
Can't wait to know how to access the storage facilities... ^^

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1. hope to find a bag and a 5 weight chair
2. yes spawn still occurs, and winter is tough
3. very good numbers, pick good traits and don't bite off more than you can chew
4. basic carpentry and survival tools, eventually a stove (winter gives me trouble)

good luck

[Triangular Brick]

- Didn't think about the chair, i was taking a camp Bed (the one transportable in 2 parts) which is much heavy but it was form me to sleep enough without having pain.
Are tables protecting you from zombies coming upstairs, even when you sleep?

- You mean you can't clear an area just for 24 hours?

- Yeah i was playing with huge negative traits but now i had to adapt with a new trait build, that's a must in this difficulty mode. They are hearing much much better with their GPS brain like "Target acquired in Charlie 6! Delta 6..."
Fight is really not advised for sure, i try to lure them with the terrain such as doors, trees and walls but looting a place is so hard! For 1 can of food you have 12 zombies to get rid off but if you try to loose them you'll always have more on your path and if you hit one of them you are enabling the diner bell...

- I was lucky to find 2 saws in the same container, but i can't reach the warehouse since 2 days...
Maybe i should go in the wild and craft an axe and a hammer.


And thanks, luck is one of the most important factor here as i can see! ^^


MORE QUESTIONS:

- I think saw in the 6 months later presets research yields more natural resources, is it right?
(Even if food research is disabled for the winter)

- Is metalworking worth it for a base (noise/resistance when they hit this) ?

- How do you "secure" an area to sleep with very little resources, especially for the first days?

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-leveling up foraging is a good idea, not sure what the exact settings are, but you can check them 2 ways: 1) go to a custom sandbox and select the pre made template 6 months later, 2) use text editor to view the the appropriate "map" file in the save game

*I should say here that I am capable of some "spoliers." I usually refrain from sharing them here, but if you want to know some very powerful tricks you can message me. They may change the nature of the game and the challenge, but the game(especially vanilla) is always gonna be a challenge with the right settings (alterable in custom sandbox)*

-I do not find metalworking worth it, but if you want to put in that kind of time for a stronger structure it does provide added protection from "flash hordes" that may surprise you at your structure.

-definitely some spoilers involved here the way I do it, but in general you can clear an area by collecting a large horde and leading them to the other side of town or into the woods, then double back to the other side of town where you led them from and sneak into a closet of a structure with no zombies in it. set up your chair and go to sleep. if yu pick up a couple stragglers run through a house or patch of woods to lose them. this can be a bit risky, but early game without many other options, it's usually a safe method.

[Chad1776]

I usually loot the first house im in if im lucky i can get to the second. Then run straight out of town. Find a lone house and set up there for a bit then work on getting a car. Next i loot the out of town warehouses then use the car to move zeds around towns so i can loot them