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State of Decay 2 Reveals Patch Notes for Final Big Update (5)

Key Takeaways

  • Undead Labs releases State of Decay 2's final content update, called Legacy Awaits.
  • The Legacy Awaits update brings new and returning outfits, weapons, vehicles, and exclusive items for players to discover.
  • The update also introduces several quality-of-life improvements, such as vehicles being affected by water resistance and easier inventory management to enhance the gameplay experience.

Undead Labs has rolled out the last big content update for State of Decay 2, called Legacy Awaits, bringing a bunch of new outfits, vehicles, weapons, and some quality-of-life improvements. This last State of Decay 2 update is available for free on both PC and Xbox.

Since its release in 2018, State of Decay 2 has allowed players to create and manage survivor communities in a world overrun by zombies. The game combines base-building, resource management, and combat, all while keeping the ever-present danger of the undead. Over the years, it has continued evolving with regular updates and new content. Now, after six years, the final update has been released, marking the end of an era for State of Decay 2.

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The Legacy Awaits update brings both new and returning customization options, including a fresh set of hats, jackets, and themed accessories for players to find throughout State of Decay 2’s post-apocalyptic world. These new additions feature firefighter helmets, aviator helmets, pirate jackets, and more. Some exclusive items, like the Cattleman Hat and Jack O' Lantern Mask, are also being re-released, so players who missed them during limited-time events now have another chance to get them.

Alongside the cosmetic items, the Legacy Awaits update also adds new weapons to the State of Decay 2 arsenal, as well as introducing new vehicles. Survivors might come across the Pizza Cat vehicle or the Flaming Demon Skull, along with melee weapons like the Titan Bat and the bladed Skullsplitter. Moreover, the update brings a set of quality-of-life improvements designed to make the overall experience better for players. For example, vehicles will now be affected by water resistance, so survivors will need to think carefully about which vehicle to use when crossing lakes or waterways. Managing inventories has also been made easier; players can now access individual survivor gear directly from the community screen instead of having to track down specific characters at their base.

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Zombie encounters have also been tweaked in the update. It removes zombie spawns triggered by certain noise events, like failed searches or door slams, which used to cause sudden attacks. Along with these changes, Legacy Awaits also fixes several long-standing bugs, such as problems with ladder interactions, missing items in community inventories, and vehicle repair indicators.

With this final update, State of Decay 2 wraps up its six-year run of new content, but the story isn’t over yet. Undead Labs has confirmed that they’re now focusing all their development efforts on the upcoming State of Decay 3.

State of Decay 2 Legacy Awaits Update Patch Notes

New Outfits

Hats

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  • Fire Fighter Helmets (4) - Black, Blue, Yellow, and White
  • Fedora (4) - Tan, Black, Gray, and Brown
  • Pilot Cap (3) - Navy, Brown, and White
  • Outback Hunter (4) - Dark Brown, Light Brown, Black, and Brown
  • Gambler Hat (5) - Black, Prairie, Woodland, Stormcloud, and White
  • Trucker Hat - Fitz
  • Campaign Hat (2) - Park Service Black, and Park Service Beige
  • Combat Helmet (6) - Reactor Security Team, Raven Black, Operation Jungle Tangle, Operation Explosive Dusk, Coyote Brown, and Desert Sand
  • Aviator Helmet (3) - Nightjar Squadron, Crop Duster, and Midnight Bomber Black
  • Buccaneer Bandanna (3) - Gunner Black, Powder Monkey, and Cursed Waters Green

Outfits

  • Gas Station Jacket (3) - Spiroil, Little Piggy Towing, and Goodweather Air
  • Firefighter Turnout Coat (1) - Tan
  • Basic Tee (5) - Alba Hotdogs, Dirty Bird Espresso, Swine and Bovine, County Fair, and Wooly Bugger
  • Pirate Jacket (2) - Driftwood, and Seaweed
  • Kraken Hoodie (2) - Yellow, and Purple

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Re-Releasing Exclusives

Hats

  • Cattleman Hat - Undead Green
  • Combat Helmet - Shaggy Jack
  • Hockey Mask - Gruesome Killer
  • Jack O' Lantern Mask - Fiery Grin
  • Scarecrow Mask - Grim Stitch
  • Swine and Bovine Mask
  • Winter Beanie (5) - Candy Stripe PomPom, Decay PomPom, Light PomPom, Nightmare PomPom, and Snowflake PomPom

Outfits

  • Juggernaut Jacket (3) - Jugg Heart, Jugg Skull, and Shaggy Jack
  • Ninja Hoodie (2) - Age of Empires II, and Anniversary Logo
  • Outlaw Vest - Sea of Thieves
  • Swine & Bovine Apron
  • Ugly Sweater (5) - Blue Snowflake, Candy Cane, Decay the Halls, Holiday Nightmare, and Reindeer Lights

Vehicles

  • Rhames V - Tiger Claw
  • Brogan Rapscallion - Pizza Cat
  • Brogan Rapscallion - Anime Team
  • Miragra - Flaming Demon Skull
  • Miragra - Barbed Heart
  • Vagabond - Gambler
  • Pilato - Kraken
  • Wizard Van

Weapons

  • Titan Bat - Melee Weapon: Blunt
  • Zed Piercer - Melee Weapon: Blunt
  • Zed-Swatter - Melee Weapon: Blunt
  • Skullsplitter - Melee Weapon: Bladed
  • Grass Cutter - Melee Weapon: Bladed

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Quality of Life Improvements

  • Water will Slow Vehicles
  • Community Inventories
  • Zombie spawning has been removed after certain noise events

Game Adjustments

  • The likelihood of the Blood Donor Enclave Arc appearing has been adjusted to match that of the other Arcs.
  • The Blood Donor Morale Bonus has been adjusted to +6 Community Morale, down from the previous value of +15, which was deemed too strong.
  • The following weapons can be obtained as rewards for defeating the Black Heart and killing a Jugg during the Gargantua Mutation Curveball: RTX Piranha, RTX Rampart, RTX Cyclone, RTX Cyclone Tactical, and MCX Osprey RT.
  • In response to community feedback that it was appearing too frequently, the delay and cooldown for the Bangernomics Curveball have been somewhat increased.
  • There is now a chance for new characters to receive the Blood Donor trait.
  • Prone Zombies set up to ambush now have an increased sight range from 1m to 6m, allowing them to react more quickly to approaching characters.
  • The health of the Gargantua Mutation Juggernauts has been increased for each level of Impact in the Curveball Settings.
  • The Haven Device has been rebalanced to improve it’s overall effectiveness. It will now have a noticeable presence over the course of multiple waves during a base siege.

Bug Fixes

Gameplay Fixes

  • Improved the reliability of the automatic ladder interaction which would sometimes fail, causing the character to walk right over the ladder and fall from a height.
  • You can now build a staging area after claiming the Leeds Concrete Silos landmark. Additionally, the previous issue of the ‘Elimination of Daily Materials Cost’ stacking has been resolved.
  • Using heavy weapons now correctly grants Endurance XP as intended.

Zombie and Combat Fixes

  • Fixed a bug in which Zombies sometimes became unresponsive after getting stuck in their idle state.
  • Fixed an issue in which the finisher prompt appeared when a finishing move could not be executed due to lack of stamina.
  • Fixed an issue in which Zombies would sometimes attack and magnetically teleport towards survivors on upper levels.
  • Fixed an issue where a downed hostile human would remain incapacitated indefinitely.
  • Resolved an issue where melee attacks missed when they should have hit.
  • Fixed an issue where Ferals could instantly destroy certain vehicles by attaching to and attacking specific points.
  • Resolved an issue in which Blood Plague Bloaters were not appearing in Heartland Hordes.

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Curveball Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Radio Silence Curveball could not appear correctly in Drucker County, Cascade Falls, and Meagher Valley.
  • Resolved an issue where Ignited Zombies during the Fuelling the Plague Curveball were not receiving any damage from weapons.
  • Resolved an issue where Armored Zombies persisted after the Lost Platoon Curveball had expired.
  • Removed the unintended instances where the same Curveball could appear twice simultaneously.
  • Resolved a bug that caused Curveball objectives to be unpinned or removed from the Goals menu when their Optional Objective was completed.
  • Resolved an issue where some Curveball effects did not update after changing Impact in the Curveball settings.
  • Fixed an issue where the Vicious Rumours Curveball displayed incorrect values when adjusting the impact in the Curveball settings. Previously, the ‘Less Influence Received from Selling’ minor effect had major values, and vice versa, causing the curveball to reduce the influence gained from trading more than intended.
  • Resolved various issues where the Vicious Rumours Curveball did not increase the radio prices for the Independence Pack and the Locate Plague Heart radio command.
  • Adjusted Vicious Rumours to display the correct sell prices when the Curveball is active.
  • Adjusted the Curveball Stamina action effects in 'Up and At Em’ and ‘Under the Weather’ to account for all stamina-cost actions.
  • Reimplemented the damage warning that triggers when entering the Toxic Miasma of a Black Heart.
  • Fixed an issue in which Curveballs appearing could cause a crash on multiplayer.

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Mission Fixes

  • Resolved a crash issue that occurred when approaching the mission location for one of the ‘Mysterious Broadcast'.
  • Resolved the issue where Zombies from infestations were not spawning in taller buildings (such as the Factory Husk in Heartland), which prevented clearing the infestation and potentially blocking certain missions.
  • Resolved an exploit in Heartland where the CLEO Supply drop mission could be bypassed by leaving the site and returning to zero Zombies, which auto-completed the mission. Now, the mission will be abandoned and must be redone.
  • Resolved an issue in ‘Living in a Materials World’ where the optional objective might be impossible to complete under certain conditions.
  • Resolved an issue in ‘Builder Legacy: Useful Utilities’ where Energy Drinks now count towards completing the objective of building an item that requires power or water

UI and Settings Fixes

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  • Reduced max curveball cards visible in the journal and introduced enhancements to the functionality, user interface, and reliability of the Curveball Journal Page, including correct presentation of different languages in the prompt bar.
  • Resolved the issue of community names being truncated on the community selection screen.
  • Resolved an issue where the FOV value reset after updating the Accessibility settings.
  • Fixed issue with luxury crates missing exclamation marks on certain items.
  • Resolved a bug where the vehicle UI indicated it was destroyed even after being repaired with a toolkit.
  • Resolved an issue with inconsistent appearance and function for the 'Drop' prompt on your character inventory when interacting with a vehicle trunk.
  • Resolved an issue where the Locker Icon disappeared at short distances, making it difficult to find.
  • Resolved an issue where the Curveballs have Awoken notification appeared every time a session was reloaded.

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State of Decay 2

State of Decay 2is an open-world survival-fantasy game set just after the zombie apocalypse. Your small community of survivors seeks to rebuild a corner of civilization, and you get to make all the decisions about how that happens.

You decide who to recruit to your team, where to settle your community, how to fortify and upgrade your base, and when it’s time to move to greener pastures. You select which survivor to bring along on a scavenging run for the food and ammo you need, and who you’ll use to fight off the zombies attacking your base. You choose how you’ll deal with other people who move into your town. Will you be friendly and welcoming... or will you aggressively defend your territory?

Every player’s experience in the sandbox is unique. Each character in your community has their own special set of skills and traits, so no two communities are ever the same. The challenges you face also vary from game to game, based on who you recruit and the decisions you make along the way.

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State of Decay 2 Reveals Patch Notes for Final Big Update (10) OpenCritic Reviews
Top Critic Rating:69/100 Critics Recommend:30%
Platform(s)
Xbox One , PC

Released
May 22, 2018
Developer(s)
Undead Labs
Publisher(s)
Microsoft Game Studios

Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer

Engine
Unreal Engine 4

ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language

How Long To Beat
16 Hours

OpenCritic Rating
Fair
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