On Haven Safety

My notes on how to keep your Haven Safe.

Character Creation

Locale

• Big City – Flavor text involving "tracks", Fred throws supplies into the alley, water can be stockpiled in the bathtub & sink.
  
• Suburbs – Flavor text "squirrel", Sean has a higher Persuasion threshold, free solar panels, bath & sink.
  
• Countryside – "Squirrel", Billie sends a delivery dog, well water.

Bonus Items

• Close-Combat ~68 = Cavalry sword/Fire ax/Katana/Machete/Sledgehammer/Trench knife(70+) [pick 1]
  
• Cooking ~55 = Cleaver, portable cookware.
  
• Crafting ~65 = Mechanic's tools.
  
• Hand-to-Hand ~65 = Pick a style (adept at 65+, advanced at 75+, superior at 88+, master at 90+).
  
• Medicine ~70 = Antibiotics.
  
• Ranged 55+ = Colt Python/Remington Model 780/Bushmaster AR-15/Marlin Model 336/Springfield M1903 [pick 1]
  
• Survival 50+ = Compound bow/crossbow/Fishing pole/Firestarter kit/Canteen & purifying tabs/sleeping bag/2-person tent/tarp [pick 3]

Crafting stats:

• Ammo - Craft 50-70, Surv 50-55
  
• Trap - Surv 50-70
  
• Explosives - Craft 50-80, Sci 50-70
  
• Med - Med 50-70, Sci 70, Surv 50
  
• Melee - Craft 45-70
  
• Misc - Craft 50-70, Elec 60-70, Sci 60-70, Surv 50-65

Skill Checks

• Billie/Fred share supplies -- 45+ Pers, Won't You Be My Neighbor achievement (Sean 90+ or doesn't?)
  
• Researching the virus -- 60+ Sci(?)
  
• Mob dispersal, Pers -- 55+
  
• Climbing inside the first house, Ath -- 50+
  
• Sense motive check on the soldiers -- 63+ Emp
  
• Con Lyle & Jillian out of their gear -- 55+ Pers, Welcome to the Con Game achievement
  
• Slyly ask Jn why she's in your bag -- 55+ Pers
  
• Question Ls blindness -- 55+ Pers, #? Med(?)
  
• Follow L & J closely -- 55+ Stealth
  
• Sense motive check on Rachel's job -- 60+ Emp
  
• Hacking ATM – 78+ Elec & charged laptop
  
• "Yes ma'am" -- 36+ Pers
  
• Arterial specimen gathering, Part II -- 70+ Sci(?)
  
• Order Kevin -- 60+ Lead(?)

Carry Weight:

13 items with a duffle & backpack, Strength and Agility at 70-80, Scav 88-100.

Max Skill Points

Child/Delusions/Pet + 70 Int + 75 Bonus = 141; Child & Pet also add 5% Shopping discount each & allow cutting the line.

Each level of a given skill in the point-buy system is worth +~10%.
On a char built to be as average as possible (50-55 across the attributes), Cooking was at 25% un-leveled with its parent attributes, Dexterity and Intelligence, at 50. Take from that what you will.
When constructing a custom profession/background, ID-ing with Homemaker (no pref skills, lower cost), College Student (less skill points, lower cost up to 3), or Teenager (lower skills, attributes, 1 pref, lower cost up to 5) not only grant those prologues but also instills their skill modifiers.

Background Allyship

Teen – Brody & Madison
Bank Robber – Reilly
Hacker – Juliette

Hobbies

+10% to according stat
• Dancing – Agi
  
• Drawing – Perc
  
• Exercising – Str
  
• Gardening – N/A
  
• Knitting/Playing an Instrument/Video Games – Dex
  
• Listening to Music/Meditating – Will
  
• Reading Books – Int
  
• Singing – Cha

Ethnic Camaraderie

• Asian
  
• Black/African-American – Dante ("Our people")
  
• East Indian
  
• Hispanic or Latino
  
• Middle Eastern
  
• Native American – Woody ("Indigenous American studies")
  
• Pacific Islander
  
• White or Caucasian

Accessories

• Lyle remarks on a pierced lip/multiple piercings if allowed to feel up the PC's face.
  
• Benton insults piercings.
  
• Scar/Piercing earns a 5% Shopping discount.
  
• Dyed [blue/green/purple] hair warrants another, stacking 5% discount.
  
• Combat uniform finalizes the "coupon" collection with a third 5% discount & line cutting.

Combat

Allies

Jaime's notes:
Ranged: Rachel, Driver, Rosie, Madison, Lopez, Reilly, Church, Woody
Civvies: Kelly, Parker
???: "Tommy's a wild card. He's decked out with army gear, but does he know how to use it?"

Rachel's commentary:
Ranged: Rachel, Reilly, Jaime, Brody, Madison, Lopez, Driver, Rosie
Melee: Bailey
Civvies: Nathan & Benji

Subgroups:
Bailey, Benji, Nathan, & Rachel - grouped before
Brody & Madison - twins
Driver, Jaime, & Rosie - Dillan's group
Kelly & Parker - friends
Nora & Reilly - family
Jaime & Woody - family

Weapon Tier List

Pistols

• Deagle
  
• Colt Python
  
• M1911
  
• Glock/Beretta
  
• .38 Spec

Shotguns

• M4 Tac
  
• Remington/Sawed-off

Rifles

• M24/Mann Industries [range vs acc]
  
• Springfield/Arsenal AK [range vs acc]
  
• AR-15
  
• Chrome Hunting
  
• Marlin

Burst

• M16A4/HK416 [range vs acc]
  
• AK47
  
• M4 Carbine
  
• MP5

Bows

• Cross
  
• Compound
  
• Recurve

Sharp

• Kukri
  
• Calvary/Machete/Trench/Katana*
  
• Fire ax/Sword cane
  
• Cleaver
  
• Hatchet/Knife

*thanks to Bobi; I missed the stats.
Blunt

• Sledgehammer
  
• Barbed bat
  
• Bat/Crowbar/Shovel
  
• Hammer/Nightstick
  
• Catch These Hands

Misc

• Pepper spray/taser

Breakdown
Rule of thumb: rifles >/= burst weapons > shotguns > pistols > bows; blades > blunt.
The tier list is straightforward with the exception of 5.56mm ammo, which I would strongly advise be reserved for the Arsenal AK or Mann Industries rifle due to their high accuracy and relatively similar ranges.

Haven Tasks

Key

• C = Church's suggestions
  
• G = Gina's suggestions
  
• J = Jaime's suggestions
  
• K = Kelly's suggestions
  
• R = Rachel's suggestions
  
• S = Sean's suggestions

Hill

Camp Maintenance/Improvement(2-3)

• Bailey - J
  
• Jillian - R
  
• QM!Kelly - J
  
• Nora - J/R
  
• QM!Parker - R
  
• Woody - J

Hunting(4)

• Brody - J/R
  
• Gina - R
  
• Madison - J/R

Foraging

• Kelly - J
  
• Jillian - J
  
• Parker - J/R

Scavenging(3)

• Bailey - R
  
• Dante - J/R
  
• Driver - J/R
  
• Gina - J
  
• Lopez - J/R
  
• Rachel - R
  
• Reilly - J/R

Watch Duty(2-4)

Reinforcements reduce requirements.
• Kelly - R
  
• Rachel - J
  
• Church - R
  
• Rosie - J
  
• Tommy - J/R

Fishing

• Woody - R

Junkyard

Claustrophobic PCs can't live in certain housing.
Reilly defaults to Watch Duty when upset.
Jaime doesn't actually suggest anything for Parker, not even Free Time aka "unassigned"; just an em dash & then a period.
Chores(1)

Kelly.
• Bailey - C/K/S
  
• Billie - J
  
• Kelly - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Nora - R
  
• Parker - C/G/K/S

Fishing(3)

• Bailey - G/J
  
• Brody - J
  
• Fred - G/S

Foraging(3+)

• Billie - G/S

Hunting(3+)

Rosie.
• Gina - J
  
• Kevin - C/G/K/S
  
• Madison - C/G/J/S
  
• Rosie - C/G/J/K/S

Improvements

• Chicken Coop – Billie
  
• Computer Lab – Parker

Reinforce Junkyard Gate (2 max)

• Gina - G
  
• Woody - G

Scavenging(4-6)

Dante, Jillian, Lopez.
• Brody - C/G/K/S
  
• Church - J
  
• Dante - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Jillian - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Jude - G/J/S
  
• Lopez - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Rachel - C/G/J/S
  
• Sean - G

Secure Perimeter

• Gina - C/G/K/S

Watch Duty (3-4)

Reilly, Tommy, & Woody.
• Church - C/G/K/b]
  
• Driver - C/G/K
  
• Fred - J
  
• Jaime - C/G/K/S
  
• Kelly - J
  
• Kevin - J
  
• Nora - C/G/K/J
  
• Reilly - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Sean - S
  
• Tommy - C/G/J/K/S
  
• Woody - C/G/J/K/S

NPCs (including headshots from the game as a reminder)

Saving Dante requires either Ranged skill or Melee + a bit of running.

Lyle and Jillian/blind guy and miniskirt chick are looters. However, you can keep Jillian if you catch them stealing, take it in stride, follow them to their car, and fire a warning shot (40+ Inti?); Lyle goes off to find his daughter. This also unlocks the Guardian Angel achievement.

Silverthorne group killed other NPCs.

Finn, whose girlfriend got bit, will take steal from you if you don't kill him.

Julianne - the one Jason from the original ZE mentions - tells her side of the story: "I went out with Jason a few times. He's a sweet guy, real passionate about his work, and wants to help our mission. But to me, and I could be wrong, but Jason is the kind of guy who will get obsessed with a girl and overlook everything until he has her, and that's bad for both of us. If he thinks I'm not in the picture, well…that might be harsh, but he has to focus upon surviving and nothing else."

Additionally, the finger Jason has? She cut it off due to probable infection, sooo... >.<

Lopez has a cousin & fiancee in Temperance--most likely candidate would be Javier due to the girl he drew.

Douglas Milford, related to Brody & Madison somehow, sexually harassed Gina pre-apocalypse.

Scripted Deaths, according to ending summary

• Benjimin – Hilltop combat
  
• Edgar/Driver – Eli lets in Zombies
  
• Nathan – Offscreen scavenging
  
• Reverend Dunbar Church – Eli
  
• Nora – Eli
  
• Sifer Aseph – Hilltop

Special Items for Allies

• [nephew] – Comic books
  
• Allison – Paint, poetry
  
• Anders – Law books, espresso beans
  
• August – Travel mags
  
• Church – Bible
  
• Dante – Novels, veggie food, D&D
  
• Driver – Comic books
  
• Fred – Spices
  
• Gina – Hammer, porn
  
• Jaime – Pretzels, large clothing
  
• Jillian – Ice cream
  
• Kelly – Cheese, clothing
  
• Lopez – Porn, coffee
  
• Madison – Body oil
  
• Missy – Nail polish
  
• Nora – Booze, fleece blanket
  
• Parker – Insulin
  
• Rachel – Salt & vinegar chips
  
• Woody – Comic books

Ally Stats/Challenges/Hobbies

[nephew] – Glasses
Billie – Pet Owner, Vegetarian, Empathy (65 >)

Bailey – Close-Combat, depressed, smokes weed, Search (38 >), Calculated
Brody – Search, Athletics (58 >), Driving (0), Survival (55 >), Hand to Hand (55 >), Search (48 >)

Church – Ranged
Dante – Vegetarian, Cooking, Search (48 >), poor Ranged, Driving (40 >), Hand to Hand (55 >), Intimidation (35 >), Charisma

Driver – Ranged, Agoraphobic
Gina – Driving, Claustrophobic(?), Ranged, Crafting (88 >)

Jaime – Ranged, Willpower

Jillian – Listening to music, Ruthless, Cynical, Persuasion (75 >)

Jude – Ranged
Kelly – Impulsive

Kevin – Short Fuse
Lopez – Ranged, Close-Combat, Calculated

Madison – Ranged, Survival (55 >), Electronics, Driving (0), Impulsive

Nora – Ranged
Parker – Diabetic, Scared of Animals, Addicted to Nicotine, Calculated, Intelligence
Rachel – Willpower with an emphasis on Empathy, Persuasion, Cooking, Ranged, Likes Dogs, Close Combat

Reilly – Cooking (60 >), Ranged, Short Fuse, Ruthless, Intimidation, Addicted to Nicotine

Rosie – Ranged, Ruthless, Addicted to Nicotine, Delusions

Sean – Addicted to Nicotine, Short Fuse, Straightforward
Tommy – Depressed, Close-Combat (American Kempo)

Woody – Ranged, Survival, Allergies, Crafting, Electronics

Basic
2 = Beginner
3 = Adept
4 = Advanced
5 = Superior
6 = Expert
7 = Master

Bailey—Athletics (3), Close-Combat Weapons (2), Empathy (3), Search (2), Stealth (2).
Brody—Athletics (4), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Empathy (2), Hand-to-Hand Combat (3), Search (2), Survival (4).
Church—Crafting (3), Driving (3), Empathy (4), Hand-to-Hand Combat (2), Leadership (3), Persuasion (2), Ranged Weapons (3).
Dante—Athletics (4), Close-Combat Weapons (4), Driving (2), Hand-to-Hand Combat (4), Intimidation (3), Scavenging (3), Search (4), Stealth (3).
Driver—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Driving (5), Hand-to-Hand Combat (3), Intimidation (3), Ranged Weapons (2), Search (2).
Gina—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Crafting (5), Driving (3), Electronics (3), Hand-to-Hand Combat (3), Leadership (3), Ranged Weapons (4), Scavenging (2), Science (2).
Jaime—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Cooking (3), Driving (2), Electronics (2), Empathy (3), Hand-to-Hand Combat (2), Leadership (3), Ranged Weapons (3), Scavenging (2), Science (2), Search (2).
Jillian—Driving (2), Empathy (3), Persuasion (5), Search (3).
Kelly—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (2), Driving (2), Electronics (3), Empathy (2), Leadership (3), Scavenging (2), Science (2), Search (2).
Lopez—Athletics (3), Close-Combat Weapons (4), Driving (2), Hand-to-Hand Combat (3), Persuasion (2), Ranged Weapons (4), Scavenging (3), Search (3), Stealth (2), Survival (3).
Madison—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (2), Crafting (2), Electronics (3), Ranged Weapons (5), Science (3), Search (3), Stealth (2), Survival (4).
Nora—Driving (2), Intimidation (3), Medicine (2), Ranged Weapons (2), Search (2).
Parker—Driving (2), Electronics (2), Empathy (3), Persuasion (2), Science (4).
Rachel—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (2), Driving (2), Empathy (2), Hand-to-Hand Combat (2), Leadership (3), Ranged Weapons (4), Scavenging (2), Search (3), Survival (2).
Ray—Athletics (3), Close-Combat Weapons (4), Cooking (3), Crafting (4), Driving (2), Electronics (5), Empathy (3), Hand-to-Hand Combat (0), Intimidation (0), Leadership (3), Medicine (4), Persuasion (5), Ranged Weapons (3), Scavenging (4), Science (6), Search (2), Stealth (5), Survival (6).
Reilly—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Cooking (3), Driving (3), Hand-to-Hand Combat (3), Intimidation (4), Ranged Weapons (3), Search (3).
Rosie—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (2), Cooking (3), Driving (3), Hand-to-Hand Combat (2), Intimidation (2), Ranged Weapons (3), Scavenging (3), Search (3), Survival (2).
Tommy—Athletics (5), Close-Combat Weapons (4), Hand-to-Hand Combat (5), Persuasion (3), Ranged Weapons (2), Search (2), Stealth (3).
Woody—Athletics (2), Close-Combat Weapons (3), Cooking (2), Crafting (4), Electronics (3), Empathy (3), Ranged Weapons (2), Scavenging (2), Science (3), Search (3), Stealth (2), Survival (3).

Channel 17

• Highlands – Family unit
  
• Five Points – Need food
  
• Pleasant Valley – Need water
  
• Black Hawk – Paranoid
  
• H. Ranch – Looters
  
• Georgetown – Inexperienced, ranged
  
• Uptown D. – Inexperienced, melee
  
• Silverthorne Militia – Sassholes
  
• Evergreen – Doomsayer
  
• Cheyenne – Small town, feisty
  
• Fort Collins – Migrating due to low supplies

Miscellaneous

Undead Terminology

• First wave, designated by scientists – Abels
  
• Corresponding secondary wave – Enochs
  
• Dismissed by Billie – Infected, zombies, Others, non-peeps, Those Things, Zeds
  
• Counter-proposal – Goons
  
• Grey variant – Vectors
  
• Gilbert – Creeps, the sick
  
• Healthy people according to Fern – Livers
  
• CDC – Hòmo Mortis
  
• Southern Ute/Comanche faction – Kopokeenben, Ya-igh

Shoplifting

Base difficulty -- 10%, maximum 6(?) resets.

Ascending order, can add up to but must not exceed Stealth total.
• Candy/Herb -- 1%
  
• Aspirin/Batteries/Cigs/Fruit/Soap/Toilet Paper/Vegetable/Water -- 2%
  
• Beer/Duct Tape -- 3%
  
• Chicken/Liquid Cleaner/Shampoo -- 4%
  
• Coffee -- 5%
  
• Bleach -- 8%
  
• Cookware -- 15%

Part III (Spoilers ahoy)

Take Dante, [Nephew], & [Dog] shopping.
Take Gina scavenging.

Subgroups

* = assuming one isn't dating those involved
** = OTT option
Bailey & Rachel - grouped before
Brody & Madison - twins
Driver, Jaime & Rosie - Dillan's group
Kelly & Parker - friends
Nora & Reilly - family
Eli & Kevin - family
Madison & Kevin - love interests
Jaime & Lopez - love interests**
Eli & Nora - love interests
Bailey & Brody - love interests
[nephew] & Gina - surrogate family
Tommy & Lopez - love interests*

Morale & Allegiance

Items
• Antibiotics
  
• Bandages
  
• Batteries
  
• Binoculars
  
• Bleach
  
• Cigarettes
  
• Duct tape
  
• First aid supplies
  
• Liquid cleaners
  
• Marijuana cigarettes
  
• Ointments
  
• Painkillers
  
• Shampoos
  
• Sewing kits
  
• Sodas
  
• Sunscreen
  
• Tarps
  
• Tents
  
• Toilet paper
  
• Toothpaste
  
• Vitamin supplements

Supplies
• Food -- 817+ = high
  
• Water -- 552+ = high
  
• Power -- 31+ for high Morale/low Allegiance, 53+ = med A, 176+ for high A

Guns?
"Survivors equipped with above-average firearms"

• .357 Colt Python revolvers (2)
  
• .45 M1911 pistols (1)
  
• AR-15 rifles (2)
  
• Arsenal AK semiautomatic rifles (1)
  
• Beretta M9 pistols (1)
  
• Crossbows (2)
  
• Desert Eagles (1)
  
• Glock 19 pistols (1)
  
• Light assault rifles (1)
  
• M4 carbines (1)
  
• Pump-action shotguns (3)
  
• Recurve bows (1)
  
• Springfield M1903s (4)

Factions

• [Player's Group]
  
• Red Mamba Biker Club – Lead by Drake
  
• Paynes? – Lead by Cliff & Delilah, raided the ARC

Graves Family
• Leader -- Enola
  
• Origins -- Eponymous
  
• Membership -- ~~7 (Enola [rock star] & [married] Eric [SWAT], John [firefighter, Eric's bro], Lewis [mortician/funeral director] & [married] Danica [pregnant], Abel & Grace [E & E's twins])
  
• Base -- Train Yard
  
• Diplomatic Option -- Yes
  
• Misc --

Museum
• Leader -- Cruz
  
• Origins -- Staff
  
• Membership -- 6 (Cruz [leader], Checkers [security], Percy [cook], Lena Galloway [yoga instructor], Mel/issa [teenager]
  
• Base -- Museum
  
• Diplomatic Option -- ?
  
• Misc -- Has prisoners

New Army
• Leader -- Major General & Chief of Staff Otto Goodman
  
• Origins -- Army
  
• Membership -- Gen. Goodman, Cap. Angelo Billetts
  
• Base --
  
• Diplomatic Option --
  
• Misc -- Formerly led by John Faulkner, currently charged with treason; status unknown.

OMNUS
• Leader -- Eric Holder, formerly Attorney General is a figurehead.
  
• Origins -- Commandeered air & naval forces.
  
• Membership --
  
• Base --
  
• Diplomatic Option --
  
• Misc -- More tech than they can staff.

River Dogs
• Leader -- Casey
  
• Origins -- Baseball team
  
• Membership -- ~~15 (carpenter [Amir?], state trooper, personal trainer, chef, physical therapist [Emily], nutritionist [Joe], teenager [Chloe], MMA [Athena], unknown [Brian/pregnant woman/Dana])
  
• Base -- Small factory across Sapphire Lake
  
• Diplomatic Option -- Yes
  
• Misc -- Low on food, poor communication between groups, CB capable

Silverthorne Militia
• Leader -- Sullivan & Seven-fold Civilian Council
  
• Origins --
  
• Membership -- 82+ (Monica [doorman], Sullivan, Keith, Henry, Anders [civil lawyer], Pit [doorman], Bull [doorman], Raisin [madam], Floaters [25~ homeless pop], Sylvester [bartender], Cassius [doorman], Tweety [heavy], The General, Wyatt, Natalie, Sergeant Miles, Quinn [day-carer], Gonzales [soldier], children [number unknown]...)
  
• Base -- Camp Hustle, Satellite Farm
  
• Diplomatic Option -- Yes
  
• Misc -- Former members include Fern, Jude, August & Allison; formerly lead by Keith (immune?); prostitution; rent-able tiers of housing; daycare for children

Vanguards
• Leader -- John Faulkner
  
• Origins -- Splintered from NA
  
• Membership --
  
• Base --
  
• Diplomatic Option --
  
• Misc --

Hypotheses

If you'll recall from Part II's lake excursion, there's a serial killer named "Leather Jack". References continue in the form of newspaper clippings among Eli & Kevin's belongings. It's possible they lost someone to LJ or one of them is a fan; my money would be on Kevin, given his odd amount of children's toys. Madison can ask Kevin about it.

Part IV testing notes

Other groups: Southern Ute/Comanche, Forest Rats, the Makarovs are with the Paynes, Doctus (Hiro, Becky, Anil, Gaby & Sammy), Sigma (Chase, Megan, Eli/as, Dev, LJ, DJ, Aisha).

Doctus & Sigmus can be combined if you negotiate them together, and both groups and Alexey will accept SurvNet.

Allison likes paint sets, Anders likes law books & espresso beans, Missy likes nail polish and Ashley Hopper, Monica likes sunglasses and scented candles.

If you allow an election, nominations are: Billie + Lopez = Rachel, Parker + Kevin = Kelly, Fred + Billie = Sean, and Jude = Jaime.

New Army is in Kremmling, has Nick Sans and Jacob Demoss

Research assistant candidates... Parker seems best?

[Terreliv]

Noted.

[Jagger (Yeah-Gir)]

Great guide! I do want to say that the skills for specific survivors were different for me. Rachel had: empathy 6, leadership 6, persuasion 6. Don't know if the game version was updated or a consequences thing.

[Heichi]

I did forget to charge it, thanks.

[Terreliv]

I just ran into the hacking check and it's the same as always – are you sure you charged your laptop to do the hacking?

[Heichi]

I love this, just want to note some possible changes. The Survival check for the free goods is now higher than 55 but less than 66. The electronics check to hack the ATM is now higher than 78. Thanks for all the work

[Terreliv]

Mm, good call, I missed it.

[Sociedad]

I´d add the Katana in the same tier as the Cavalry Sword,because of the same Modifier

[Terreliv]

Basically be nice to him and stuff and he'll show up again, then you can ask him to stay.

[NotMe]

How do you get Tommy to come with you?

[Terreliv]

Oh, the starting point. Hm... I like the idea of free solar panels from the Suburbs, but Sean's kinda a jerk. The Countryside well offers a dozen bottles with its first pull and you get to see Billie's border collie Mishy.