State of Decay 2

Alright, you've made it out of that refugee camp! State of Decay 2 is about to get real as you'll find yourself running out of fuel in whatever town you picked. Don't sweat it, though – finding a new home is your next big step.

First things first, open up your map. You can do this by hitting the M key. Look for a house with an orange icon near where your ride conks out. Click on that icon, and bam – you've got a waypoint. This is your target for a new base.

As you drive or walk towards that waypoint, you'll notice other houses and buildings. Some might be crawling with zombies, while others could be home to friendly survivors who might just become your new neighbors. It's totally up to you whether you want to loot these places or make a beeline straight for your potential new home. Your call!

Once you reach the house marked by the orange icon, expect a bit of a welcome party. There will be zombies trying to bash their way in from the outside, and a few more waiting for you inside. Keep an eye out, because one of them is a nasty Plague Zombie. You absolutely need to take it down before it gets a chance to bite you or the army guard who's tagging along. That guard is important, so don't let him get sick!

To officially claim the house as your own, you'll need to clear it out completely. That means checking every single room. Don't worry about getting lost; your minimap will show you little square icons for any rooms that still need a sweep. Once every zombie is dealt with and every room is checked, you'll finally be able to claim the house as your main base, and this mission will be wrapped up.

With your new base secured, the rest of your community will start moving in. You'll immediately get access to new facilities to build and manage, and you'll see a new home status indicator in the top left corner. This tells you make-or-break info like your current supplies, what needs doing around the base, and if any survivors are unfortunately suffering from the Blood Plague. Welcome home!

Alright, so you've just snagged a new home base in State of Decay 2, and guess what? Your partner's got the Blood Plague. Bummer, right? Don't sweat it, though. The first thing you gotta do is chat with the doctor. They'll point you towards a nearby cell tower that's key to finding the materials you need to build an infirmary. This is gonna be your main goal for now.

First up, pull up your map and find that cell tower. Set a waypoint and head over there. Once you arrive, you'll see a ladder – climb it all the way to the top. Now, get your gun out (right-click on PC) and enter Survey Mode. You'll need to keep your cursor locked onto each marked site until the survey is complete before you can move to the next one. Keep at it until you've surveyed at least three sites that look promising for materials, or just survey all of them if you're feeling thorough.

Once you're done surveying, open your map again. You should now see three mission-related points of interest marked with special icons. Pick the one that looks easiest or closest, set a waypoint, and go check it out. Inside, you'll find three containers. You need to search through all of them to gather the building materials. After you've got what you need, it's time to head back to your base. Drop the materials off at the Manage Storage station.

Now, with the materials stored, bring up your base blueprints by pressing 'B'. Find an empty spot and choose where you want to build your new infirmary. This building project will take about 6 minutes in real-time. While that's cooking, you'll get a couple of optional objectives. One is to search nearby sites for more supplies, which is always a good idea. The other, a bit trickier, is to recover supplies from that car you ditched earlier. To get it running again, you'll need to find a gas can to refuel it.

Once the infirmary is finally built, head inside and check your partner in. This will pause the Blood Plague's progression, giving you some breathing room. Just remember, you'll need to keep that medicine stocked up, or eventually, you'll want to work on crafting a full cure.