Whitney Field is the only base in the game I would consider overpowered. It stand tall above all other bases in terms of its raw benefits that it provides. It is in a class of its own. THAT doesn't mean that other bases aren't fun to use or have beautiful landscapes, but when it comes to a matter of "what is the best base?" There is no other answer: Whitney Field. No other base provides more for you than this one. Even Jurassic Junction isn't as powerful as this base. Twitch: www.twitch.tv/gitgudfox Discord: discord.gg/GitGudFox Twitter: twitter.com/GitGudFox Facebook: facebook.com/GitGudFox
@gitgudfox I can't thank you enough. I caught the Ring the Dinnerbell/Haven Device strategy on Twitch and its genius. I'm just getting started with a new forever community and we are killing it!
I have a question why haven't you ever checked on any of your people to see how they are doing after the attacks to make sure your super chicks are safe and what not with all of this farming of influence, I thought those 3 girls were very important to you?
Whitney Field are strong if the towers doesn't facing any obstacles. The first tower facing against the large contenna, while the other facing the hills.
I think this base has a little bit better ability with influence farming but I think farmland is second and with it being dead center in the map and visually more appealing farmland is my favorite.
I have been mass producing strong painkillers for the last few days and currently have over 500 of them stockpiled. Once I get to 2,000 or so I’m gonna switch to nightmare zone and hunt the plague zeds so I can mass produce plague cures.
You do know that if you are trying to open a locked door instead of spamming X you can just press RB or LB so you don't make as much noise and is quicker
Is it harder to gain influence on harder levels? I find I max out on influence as it is so no point in siege collecting or selling painkillers. Other than rare skills & changing skills books nothing is all that expensive anyway.
I got the camp kelaqun base i think its called. I'll transfer maps at some point. But i really that my base is in the woods. Its got like a cool walll round the perimeter. Its really cool got 3 cabins and a main house. But i really don't like the look of whitney feilds. Its better then camp kelaqun. But camp kelaqun is so much more aesthetically pleasing.
@@GitGudFox If we're talking about maximal use then yeah Whitney Field is far better. But for early game farming the Church on the Hill only takes 5 people and costs 1,000. Considering that the game can only render 6 community members + the active person means it's fairly close to max strength (that being defense strength) in that regard. One could easily start off in Cascade Hills get to the Church begin farming influence and move Meagher Valley and claim Whitney Field. By then they ought to have the resources to destroy any plague hearts that might be blocking it and move right into max farm mode
Waste of time, just move directly into Whitney Field. It's 8-man, 3500 influence, and you can start the game with 4000 influence with the Trader boon. 1 scentblock will clear the 4 plague hearts, 2 if you're less experienced. Failing the common story enclaves will get you 3 people quickly, then just recruit 1 random guy from a quest, pay 750 influence to recruit the initial "plague samples" quest friendly enclave and go straight into Whitney Field. If you're going a legacy run, you're better off in Trumbull Valley for access to scentblock from the Echo Labs research center anyways. So, no, I wouldn't want to do some kind of early game farming. I think that's a waste of time.
In fact, I just did that on my new forever community. I was in Whitney Field in basically 2-3 game days, and I did that with the Sheriff Legacy to boot, so I didn't even have the starting 4000 influence. Basically, if you're already going to have to destroy 2-3 plague hearts to get into the church... farm... change bases... nah, that's a waste of time. You might as well just destroy 4 plague hearts and go straight into Whitney Field.
Your first option should be to not kill them because they're not worth much. They can be useful for power leveling your standing if you really need to level people up. If you do need to kill a juggernaut, the JuggerSplode aka Bouncing Boris will 1-shot them, but it takes a little practice getting the hang of the throw. They're also very economical. Get them from the Independence supply call in. They're built from the fireworks crafting station.
Is there a way to re-fall in love with the game? I've been playing since it came out and keep getting bored. I have 2/4 of the legacies i just can't get past the same old, scavenge, kill zombies, kill plague hearts, repeat.
I love SoD2, but I feel this so hard. I think a major problem is that the game really lacks a lot of the heart that original game and it’s stories had. Even when they finally got around to adding story updates into 2 most of them just feel very surface level
It's because Undead Labs chooses cosmetic changes to the game, primarily, over mechanical changes that have a more transformative effect. Compare 4 years of SoD2 post game development to 4 years of 7 Days to Die or Oxygen Not Included development. Those 2 games primarily focus on adding new gameplay elements. A lot of Undead Labs' work went towards the Bounty Broker system which is a bunch of weapon skins and clothing skins. They also put nearly 2 years into making new maps. New maps are also cosmetics because you're playing the same game but with new scenery. Each map took the better part of a year to make, about 7 months.
I was just like that 5 years ago I quit state of decay 2 but 2021 December 21 I started to play it again my brain told me to not forget about a game you have not finished yet.Thanks to my brain I’m back to playing and I’m a pro like git gud fox now.
Get the mod that lets you rename the survivors, and name them after people you know, and if they die in the game, kill the person in the most gruesome way possible in real life.
Finishing all 4 legacy is a huge achievement especially on Lethal zone, not many can play SOD2 as ‘casual’ as Fox lol 😆 My suggestion would be take your time and enjoy the game more than just finishing your goal, I sometimes like to just sit on top of the mountain and admire the scenery. Too bad we couldn’t just made a camp in anywhere~
Well, the first thing to know is that this is a highly refined / specialized playstyle I use because I've played the game at its highest difficulty for 5 years, so my methods can be a little different than average. I don't build any food facilities because I have learned to manage it in other ways allowing me to build another buff facility. 1) I manage medicine by rarely getting blood plague. You won't really use medicine for anything besides the -2 meds per day if you don't catch the blood plague. The best use for medicine late game is to make beer/strong pain killers to sell. 2) I manage my food through outposts. I start losing 6 food per day on Lethal Zone. 1 outpost knocks it down to -4 food per day and 2 outposts knocks it down to -2 food per day. I will often use 5 food outposts. But what about the other resources? 3) I manage materials by not upgrading facilities to the max. Most facilities only charge you -1 materials per day when fully maxed out. My material losses will normally only come from Trade Depot / Lounge Level 3 because they're worth it, but I often leave the infirmary at level 2 and the gym at level 1. 4) I manage ammo by not using watchtowers unless the base is so good that the built-in watchtowers are worth it like Whitney Field. Base defense comes from not being at your base rather than through watchtowers. 5) Fuel is the hardest to manage. I manage fuel by having a Driving skill character, an Automechanic (both improve fuel efficiency when driving) and by gaining allied enclaves to try and get the Caravans fuel bonus.
No, you will lose ammo if you forget to tag the siege, but as long as you tag the siege by returning to base and starting the siege, you can then leave and collect your money.
@@GitGudFox Thanks for your reply fox sorry what you mean tag your siege? Does it come up as a mission? Ive been playing sod2 for years but only. Just come back after update 30! Dont know if you do this... But every time I rotate a character I strip thier equipment and then replace thiar main weapon usually with a. 50 cal. Most sieges for me end quite quickly. Though I did make the mistake ones of leaving all my characters with pyro launchers and fire shanks.... They all got beat up quite bad
If you want to just semi-AFK farm, make the Haven Device, then climb up the announcer box itself and just leave the menu for it open. Push the activate button every 2 minutes or so.
@@GitGudFox guess better is a vague term, I use the lumber mill to fuel my other lethal community in trumball, the raid on demand feature of the ball park isn't future proof, new infestations let u raid on demand.
While it is possible that Whitney Field could be nerfed. It's been like this for 2 years. It seems more likely it won't be nerfed, and if it is, it could take a long time.
That's a big advantage. It means there's minimal obstructions to line of sight if zombies are inside of your base. The more indoors a base is, the less secure it is.
Whitney Field is the only base in the game I would consider overpowered. It stand tall above all other bases in terms of its raw benefits that it provides. It is in a class of its own. THAT doesn't mean that other bases aren't fun to use or have beautiful landscapes, but when it comes to a matter of "what is the best base?" There is no other answer: Whitney Field. No other base provides more for you than this one.
Even Jurassic Junction isn't as powerful as this base.
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I honestly not sue why let this influence farming to go on for sooo long,axing out influence in a day is piece of cake imo
@gitgudfox I can't thank you enough. I caught the Ring the Dinnerbell/Haven Device strategy on Twitch and its genius. I'm just getting started with a new forever community and we are killing it!
Could the church on cascade hills do the same thing (albeit with fewer large facilities)?
I have a question why haven't you ever checked on any of your people to see how they are doing after the attacks to make sure your super chicks are safe and what not with all of this farming of influence, I thought those 3 girls were very important to you?
How did you get 113 building materials?
Seems like a pretty effortless way to get a new character to hero status as well.
Combined with running over all of the enemies that spawn around the base? You can flip heroes very quickly.
Thanks fox! Another great video! I'm in lethal zone thanks to you and your videos! Keep up the great work 🦊
Whitney Field are strong if the towers doesn't facing any obstacles. The first tower facing against the large contenna, while the other facing the hills.
Brilliant content many thanks!
My favorite base on Meagher Valley will always be the brewery.
I think the fram in Trumble is the best. 4-large. Easy to get into.
I think this base has a little bit better ability with influence farming but I think farmland is second and with it being dead center in the map and visually more appealing farmland is my favorite.
I have been mass producing strong painkillers for the last few days and currently have over 500 of them stockpiled. Once I get to 2,000 or so I’m gonna switch to nightmare zone and hunt the plague zeds so I can mass produce plague cures.
If you don’t wanna spend that much influence on doing this you can also do this at the church on Cascade Hills
You can't have as many simultaneous god combos in the church. You need 3 large facilities to do all god combos.
nice bro I always watching you
You can also do the zombie siege from an outpost, you just have to swap characters
They patched that.
*nice nice*
You do know that if you are trying to open a locked door instead of spamming X you can just press RB or LB so you don't make as much noise and is quicker
Crashing through a door is louder than the 3 bumps. The game doesn't care about how many noises you make. It cares about the loudest noise you make.
I want to say Undead Labs said that they will remove or balance the spamming sieges at the base. I could be wrong though
Well, it's been like this for years, so if they want to nerf Whitney Field, they've had a LONG time to do it.
Does this thin the Zombie Density around the base at all? That would make it very worth while.
I don't think it does a thing to density.
I was in that base for ages on one playthrough and I has no idea that button existed...
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3 months later fox made a ultra-cash economy. Imagine the possible profit made combining ultra-cash with this.
The only thing that could beat Whitney FIeld... was UltraCash Whitney FIeld.
i guess the influence is good for upgrading outposts but what else do you spend it on you are in the best base
It means you can buy all the bounty broker stuff, mysterious trader stuff, skill book trader stuff easily.
Is it harder to gain influence on harder levels? I find I max out on influence as it is so no point in siege collecting or selling painkillers. Other than rare skills & changing skills books nothing is all that expensive anyway.
Yeah, you earn 50% less influence from killing zombies on Lethal.
I completed the warlord legacy in lethal should I try to do trader legacy builder legacy and sheriffs legacy in lethal fox?can git Gud fox answer me
You should try to do Trader/Builder.
Thanks fox!!
hey man, when will the state of decay 3 be released?nice gameplay btw keep on doin this great video
I think it's only recently begun development, so 2-3 years I'd imagine.
Hey my morale is like 85 and it still takes 30 seconds to warm up
I got the camp kelaqun base i think its called. I'll transfer maps at some point. But i really that my base is in the woods. Its got like a cool walll round the perimeter. Its really cool got 3 cabins and a main house. But i really don't like the look of whitney feilds. Its better then camp kelaqun. But camp kelaqun is so much more aesthetically pleasing.
Wouldn't the church on the hill in Cascade Hills be able to do the same since it also has a ring the dinner bell?
No, that is just 1 god combo. You need 3 large facilities for another god combo.
@@GitGudFox If we're talking about maximal use then yeah Whitney Field is far better. But for early game farming the Church on the Hill only takes 5 people and costs 1,000. Considering that the game can only render 6 community members + the active person means it's fairly close to max strength (that being defense strength) in that regard. One could easily start off in Cascade Hills get to the Church begin farming influence and move Meagher Valley and claim Whitney Field. By then they ought to have the resources to destroy any plague hearts that might be blocking it and move right into max farm mode
Waste of time, just move directly into Whitney Field. It's 8-man, 3500 influence, and you can start the game with 4000 influence with the Trader boon. 1 scentblock will clear the 4 plague hearts, 2 if you're less experienced.
Failing the common story enclaves will get you 3 people quickly, then just recruit 1 random guy from a quest, pay 750 influence to recruit the initial "plague samples" quest friendly enclave and go straight into Whitney Field.
If you're going a legacy run, you're better off in Trumbull Valley for access to scentblock from the Echo Labs research center anyways.
So, no, I wouldn't want to do some kind of early game farming. I think that's a waste of time.
In fact, I just did that on my new forever community. I was in Whitney Field in basically 2-3 game days, and I did that with the Sheriff Legacy to boot, so I didn't even have the starting 4000 influence.
Basically, if you're already going to have to destroy 2-3 plague hearts to get into the church... farm... change bases... nah, that's a waste of time. You might as well just destroy 4 plague hearts and go straight into Whitney Field.
When I ran a siege while I was away.. it cost me a ammo ruck. Even tho I have haven. And before I got haven I was always under siege.
That's because you left before the siege began. You have to stay long enough for the 30 second siege warning to hit.
@@GitGudFox how are you never under siege when you are gone. I was always under attack till I got haven.
Fox I gotta know, how do you still love this game after all these years?? Has it not become a “forced effort?”
I like performing for my audience.
@@GitGudFox That has a porn star ring to it.
What’s the best way to kill a jug in lethal? I took a break from the game and kinda forgot the best way to kill them.
Your first option should be to not kill them because they're not worth much. They can be useful for power leveling your standing if you really need to level people up.
If you do need to kill a juggernaut, the JuggerSplode aka Bouncing Boris will 1-shot them, but it takes a little practice getting the hang of the throw. They're also very economical.
Get them from the Independence supply call in. They're built from the fireworks crafting station.
@@GitGudFox I usually don’t try to kill them and ignore them but sometimes I would have to kill them if they’re in my way
Well another way to deal with them is to lure them away. You can honk your horn and just draw them away then drive away and leave them in the dust.
what if you have a haven device and call in the zombies?
The zombies show up like normal and then the Haven Device kills them.
Does this still work with the Haven device?
Sure does.
Is there a way to re-fall in love with the game? I've been playing since it came out and keep getting bored. I have 2/4 of the legacies i just can't get past the same old, scavenge, kill zombies, kill plague hearts, repeat.
I love SoD2, but I feel this so hard. I think a major problem is that the game really lacks a lot of the heart that original game and it’s stories had. Even when they finally got around to adding story updates into 2 most of them just feel very surface level
It's because Undead Labs chooses cosmetic changes to the game, primarily, over mechanical changes that have a more transformative effect.
Compare 4 years of SoD2 post game development to 4 years of 7 Days to Die or Oxygen Not Included development.
Those 2 games primarily focus on adding new gameplay elements.
A lot of Undead Labs' work went towards the Bounty Broker system which is a bunch of weapon skins and clothing skins.
They also put nearly 2 years into making new maps. New maps are also cosmetics because you're playing the same game but with new scenery. Each map took the better part of a year to make, about 7 months.
I was just like that 5 years ago I quit state of decay 2 but 2021 December 21 I started to play it again my brain told me to not forget about a game you have not finished yet.Thanks to my brain I’m back to playing and I’m a pro like git gud fox now.
Get the mod that lets you rename the survivors, and name them after people you know, and if they die in the game, kill the person in the most gruesome way possible in real life.
Finishing all 4 legacy is a huge achievement especially on Lethal zone, not many can play SOD2 as ‘casual’ as Fox lol 😆
My suggestion would be take your time and enjoy the game more than just finishing your goal, I sometimes like to just sit on top of the mountain and admire the scenery.
Too bad we couldn’t just made a camp in anywhere~
I do this with the haven device and it’s even easier
It is the key to my ultimate influence farm: czcams.com/video/6AMxfc5waVU/video.html
Does the haven device work with ringing the dinner bell?
Yes, and in the future, the Haven Device will no longer stops sieges at all. In the beta, the Haven Device does not stop sieges.
@@GitGudFox Interesting. I was going to try it out. Thank you for responding.
Since you don’t have any hydroponics how do you keep up with the food and medicine upkeep unless you just buy food rucksacks?
Well, the first thing to know is that this is a highly refined / specialized playstyle I use because I've played the game at its highest difficulty for 5 years, so my methods can be a little different than average.
I don't build any food facilities because I have learned to manage it in other ways allowing me to build another buff facility.
1) I manage medicine by rarely getting blood plague. You won't really use medicine for anything besides the -2 meds per day if you don't catch the blood plague. The best use for medicine late game is to make beer/strong pain killers to sell.
2) I manage my food through outposts. I start losing 6 food per day on Lethal Zone. 1 outpost knocks it down to -4 food per day and 2 outposts knocks it down to -2 food per day.
I will often use 5 food outposts.
But what about the other resources?
3) I manage materials by not upgrading facilities to the max. Most facilities only charge you -1 materials per day when fully maxed out. My material losses will normally only come from Trade Depot / Lounge Level 3 because they're worth it, but I often leave the infirmary at level 2 and the gym at level 1.
4) I manage ammo by not using watchtowers unless the base is so good that the built-in watchtowers are worth it like Whitney Field. Base defense comes from not being at your base rather than through watchtowers.
5) Fuel is the hardest to manage. I manage fuel by having a Driving skill character, an Automechanic (both improve fuel efficiency when driving) and by gaining allied enclaves to try and get the Caravans fuel bonus.
@@GitGudFox alright thanks. Beds are pointless so how do you deal with the morale loss?
Overpower it with stronger morale sources like a Lounge level 3.
Even just 1 latrine will overpower everyone's bed losses.
@@GitGudFox okay I always run a lounge no matter what
@@GitGudFox what are your 8 5th skills you have for your community?
With CLEO this is just stupid 🤣 But fun
So what about the beds tho?
Don't needs beds. It just costs you -7 morale per missing bed.
Does this method cost ammo?
No, you will lose ammo if you forget to tag the siege, but as long as you tag the siege by returning to base and starting the siege, you can then leave and collect your money.
@@GitGudFox
Thanks for your reply fox
sorry what you mean tag your siege?
Does it come up as a mission?
Ive been playing sod2 for years but only. Just come back after update 30!
Dont know if you do this... But every time I rotate a character I strip thier equipment and then replace thiar main weapon usually with a. 50 cal.
Most sieges for me end quite quickly.
Though I did make the mistake ones of leaving all my characters with pyro launchers and fire shanks....
They all got beat up quite bad
Sieges are missions yeah.
@@GitGudFox right gothca!
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If you want to just semi-AFK farm, make the Haven Device, then climb up the announcer box itself and just leave the menu for it open. Push the activate button every 2 minutes or so.
How do you have 8 people and only need 3 beds?
You don't need to build any beds.
The only thing I didnt like about playing this base was no roof over your head for roleplaying purposes is all.
Could all be on a camping trip.
The base is so useful it’s insane but holy hell in my opinion it’s one of the ugliest bases and for that reason it’s been chopped
I rather like how wide open it is with few solid walls allowing you to see around you.
Lumbermill better min maxed
Couldn't be more wrong. The Lumbermill cannot be properly min/maxed due to its lack of small facilities.
@@GitGudFox guess better is a vague term, I use the lumber mill to fuel my other lethal community in trumball, the raid on demand feature of the ball park isn't future proof, new infestations let u raid on demand.
While it is possible that Whitney Field could be nerfed. It's been like this for 2 years. It seems more likely it won't be nerfed, and if it is, it could take a long time.
Can’t stand how ugly this base is. I mean, I think it’s maybe one of the least-inhabitable bases in the game since there’s no interior at all here.
That's a big advantage. It means there's minimal obstructions to line of sight if zombies are inside of your base. The more indoors a base is, the less secure it is.