State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition releases 3/13; Free for owners, includes previous DLC, new map, new weapons, Steam & EGS w/ Crossplay

Goonie · Feb 15, 2020

Pheace said:
Ow please. It's not like they wipe a clean slate and have to reinvent the wheel when they make a new game. They had increasing difficulty in State of Decay 1 (even better actually). The easy difficulty was a complaint from week 1.

They basically did start with a clean slate for 2, though? They changed engines and had to start from scratch. You could make the argument that they maybe missed the mark on difficulty for more experienced players at the start, but the game is definitely hard for new players. So I understand what you're saying, I just thought the wording in your first message was a little unfair and myopic.

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Deleted member 44371 · Mar 9, 2020

Theorry said:

The graphics were really poor in the game so Im happy they improved them! Cant wait to play this in ultrawide again

theAllseeingEYE · Mar 9, 2020

I had a great time with State of Decay 2, but haven't played much since about 6 months after launch. Thier post-launch support has been awesome, really looking forward to checking this out.

Goonie · Mar 10, 2020

Some really awesome patch notes here!

Notable changes (That I don't think have been mentioned yet):

- You can easily access your Legacy Pool to view and edit the list of characters available for future communities.
- We enhanced our gore FX with dripping weapons after hits, more effects for dismemberment, and better splatter patterns.
- The game's soundtrack has been greatly expanded with new compositions, alternate arrangements, and gameplay-specific music cues.
- Killing a single zombie now instantly creates a moratorium on new spawns in the immediate area, and scoring a few more kills makes that no-spawning zone larger. This isn't a new system, but it acts much more quickly than before.
- This means you are far less likely to have new zombies spawn in inappropriate places right after you think you've cleared them out.
- This also creates subtle breaks in the pacing of the game, with more intense fights punctuated by more periods of quiet.

There's a few before and after gifs and a bunch of bug fixes in the link as well.

MrH · Mar 11, 2020

I really enjoyed this game at launch, I definitely plan to go back one day.

texhnolyze · Mar 11, 2020

Theorry said:

It feels like they simply applied some Reshade effects. Nice upgrades, nevertheless.

lucebuce · Mar 12, 2020

Getting an update on Windows 10, might be out now!

EDIT: oh nvm, not it.

EDIT2:

BubblegumNemesis · Mar 12, 2020

Definitely going to dive back in this weekend. Some of my friends have been obsessed by this game.

I just completed Doom 2016 and Plague Tale, so I need a new game to play.

Falus · Mar 12, 2020

I got an update. Do we have to download something or it's included in the update ? Xbox hère

agiantsheep · Mar 12, 2020

The PC update just adds a message saying the game needs to be uninstalled to install the juggernaut edition. Not sure if the Xbox is the same?

Vex · Mar 12, 2020

Do we know what time this goes live exactly?

Prine · Mar 12, 2020

Theorry said:

Nice! I wrote off the game when i first tried it, but these videos are doing a nice job to bring me back. Downloading now.

deimosmasque · Mar 12, 2020

My only real complaint about the game is how after the tutorial any actual character story ends. It just seems as basically every character becomes the same except for stats and skills. I may be wrong though I never got too deep into it.

Deleted member 44371 · Mar 12, 2020

still not out on steam even through its friday

Falus · Mar 13, 2020

agiantsheep said:
The PC update just adds a message saying the game needs to be uninstalled to install the juggernaut edition. Not sure if the Xbox is the same?

I don't know but seeing that this update includes all previously dlc and right now on Xbox dlc are separate download. Maybe we need to download again

Windu · Mar 13, 2020

Vex said:
Do we know what time this goes live exactly?

Probably sometime in the morning or early afternoon on the 13th, US west coast time.

GamerDude · Mar 13, 2020

Have they added more story and better missions? I fell off the initial release hard because the game felt like it lacked any direction to me.

Heatster101 · Mar 13, 2020

Had a 700mb update for this yesterday, was that the new update, seems a bit small??

lucebuce · Mar 13, 2020

[PC]: How Do I Upgrade To Juggernaut Edition? [UPDATED]

***Juggernaut Edition requires the Windows 10 May 2019 feature update. You can get more information about the latest Windows 10 feature update here.*** In order to get to the new State of Decay 2...

support.stateofdecay.com

You will know this process was successful when you see the Juggernaut on your ready screen, like this:

Windu · Mar 13, 2020

Heatster101 said:
Had a 700mb update for this yesterday, was that the new update, seems a bit small??

No that wasn't it.

BladeRunner2099 · Mar 13, 2020

Any clue what time this releases?

Bugalugs214 · Mar 13, 2020

I love the base building and search/explore stuff but the missions and the constant having to help randoms and infections everywhere just kills it.
Im guessing the new stuff will be up early saturday morning in Aus?

Johannes · Mar 13, 2020

How enjoyable is the game as a purely single-player experience? I'm curious to try this out on Gamepass, but at the moment the time is very limited so I wouldn't want to spend half a dozen hours with a game that didn't click with me if it's main strength lies on the online co-op gameplay.

Theorry · Mar 13, 2020

BladeRunner2099 said:
Any clue what time this releases?

Steam says in 5 hours.

Heatster101 · Mar 13, 2020

Windu said:
No that wasn't it.

Thank you, guess it must update today then for me

Heatster101 · Mar 13, 2020

Johannes said:
How enjoyable is the game as a purely single-player experience? I'm curious to try this out on Gamepass, but at the moment the time is very limited so I wouldn't want to spend half a dozen hours with a game that didn't click with me if it's main strength lies on the online co-op gameplay.

I found it perfectly enjoyable in single player, you do get NPCs who tag along for missions etc

Theorry · Mar 13, 2020

Johannes said:
How enjoyable is the game as a purely single-player experience? I'm curious to try this out on Gamepass, but at the moment the time is very limited so I wouldn't want to spend half a dozen hours with a game that didn't click with me if it's main strength lies on the online co-op gameplay.

Would say the game is more SP focused then coop focused.

Johannes · Mar 13, 2020

Heatster101 said:
I found it perfectly enjoyable in single player, you do get NPCs who tag along for missions etc

Theorry said:
Would say the game is more SP focused then coop focused.

Sounds good then. Thanks!

Falus · Mar 13, 2020

So we need delete previous release and dlc and download only this one later today ?

BladeRunner2099 · Mar 13, 2020

Theorry said:
Steam says in 5 hours.

Cool ,can't wait to play it. Loved the previous expansions.

Zedelima · Mar 13, 2020

Johannes said:
How enjoyable is the game as a purely single-player experience? I'm curious to try this out on Gamepass, but at the moment the time is very limited so I wouldn't want to spend half a dozen hours with a game that didn't click with me if it's main strength lies on the online co-op gameplay.

Very enjoyable
I would say that co-op is not important here

SirMossyBloke · Mar 13, 2020

Falus said:
So we need delete previous release and dlc and download only this one later today ?

This is what I want to know. So the version we download now is a waste of time, and we have to wait four hours or so, just to be able to download it?

lucebuce · Mar 13, 2020

SirMossyBloke said:
This is what I want to know. So the version we download now is a waste of time, and we have to wait four hours or so, just to be able to download it?

Seems to be the case for the Microsoft Store version. Not sure about X1.

Steam/EGS will obviously get the new version when they release.

meenseen84 · Mar 13, 2020

I had a lot of fun with this game at release, but it needed a narrative-driven story. Did they do anything like that with the game?

Theorry · Mar 13, 2020

meenseen84 said:
I had a lot of fun with this game at release, but it needed a narrative-driven story. Did they do anything like that with the game?

DLC pushed more towards that.

valentine71 · Mar 13, 2020

I was checking the game today and there is a DLC called Heartlands or something. I think it is what you are looking for.

m23 · Mar 13, 2020

I wish I had time to jump back into this game. The post release support has been nothing short of amazing.

dobahking91 · Mar 13, 2020

I might jump in but Is this worth playing alone ? any kind of narrative ?

Agamon · Mar 13, 2020

I haven't gotten around to this yet, but I really enjoyed the first SoD. Gotta check this out.

SuikerBrood · Mar 13, 2020

Well, I guess this is the perfect timing for a zombie apocalypse survival game.

Windu · Mar 13, 2020

dobahking91 said:
I might jump in but Is this worth playing alone ? any kind of narrative ?

The Heartland DLC which came out last year has a narrative. All DLC will be included in this update.

Age Gate - State of Decay

www.stateofdecay.com

The Game never really had an engaging story imo others may disagree, people loved the simple story in the first game for some odd reason. The game is a simulator first and foremost. This game is like if you combined a Zombie Survival game with the Sims.

And as for playing alone, that is the way its meant to be played.

m23 · Mar 13, 2020

dobahking91 said:
I might jump in but Is this worth playing alone ? any kind of narrative ?

Definitely worth playing alone, that's what I think the game is designed for. In terms of narrative, like others have said, the Heartland DLC may be what you're looking for, I believe it's free.

Falus · Mar 13, 2020

Windu said:
The Heartland DLC which came out last year has a narrative. All DLC will be included in this update.

Age Gate - State of Decay

www.stateofdecay.com

The Game never really had an engaging story imo others may disagree, people loved the simple story in the first game for some odd reason. The game is a simulator first and foremost. This game is like if you combined a Zombie Survival game with the Sims.

And as for playing alone, that is the way its meant to be played.

So if we have the original game and heartland separated better delete everything and downloading the updated game later ?
When will it be ?

SirMossyBloke · Mar 13, 2020

So it hasn't unlocked on Steam yet, and my Gamepass hasn't updated the title, so I'm assuming there's some kind of delay.

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