State of Decay 2 | Best Starting Community Skills | Juggernaut Edition 

The must have skills Computers Mechanic Munitions Construction Gardening Utilities is a bonus because you can craft a solar power generator and save an outpost spot and have unlimited power just like you would making a power station an outpost. Building a still can supply unlimited water to your base and also saves an outpost spot. You can also convert supplies into different useful stuff but you will need the skill (Chemistry)

I like Utility, Computers and Mechanics. Medical is easy to get early. Those Hydroponics are crazy good, it does force you into mat outposts though.

Legacy: Builder and Warlord(or whatever) Lichenology: Gardening skill, + 2 med/day Utility: to create Hydroponics + 3 food/day (before Boost) Recycle: +2 materials/day (to offset Hydroponics)

I just wanted to comment on this video to thank you so much! Your content got me back into State of Decay 2 after over a year, and even got a few of my coworkers playing it online with me now. You're the man!

I use Fishing +2 food Lychenology +2 meds And Recycling +2 materials Just makes everything so much easier and the rest kinda takes care of itself.

Watching your videos got me back into playing the game, I'd forgotten how much fun it is

I just started this game I love state of decay 1. But been so busy..life. I'm just now getting into this game very informative. Thx

For me: 1.Garden > Agriculture 2.Mechanics > AutoMechanics 3. For the third survivor... it's kinda a "Free Choice"... medicine (Pathology) or computer (Programming) or a survivor that have nice traits or a cool name or face LOL

I feel like I see those skills in more characters that can be added too the group. I would go for recycling, lichenology, utilities. Helps with meds, materials and food. Then you can find cooks, medicine and mechanics a lot easier than these 3. Sewing is also solid as well

Lmao that beginning... been there done that

To be honest all these community skills are easy to get or learn on new recruits. Quirks are not and the traits give extra bonus on top of the quirk Sleep psychology for +2 beds (sleep researcher - 1 noise or dream therapist +25 stam ) Fishing for +2 food/day (angler or fly fishing +2 beds or noodler, pro great lakes for +1 food) Lichenology +2 meds/day (lichenologist +50% xp)

God when I played this game back in 2018 i had no idea it was so damn in depth, legit played it like wwz lmao

Chemist, lichenology and mechanic for me

"keeps those hands clean" made me a subscriber, thank you sir, hope you're doing fine.

Nice! Been meaning to get into this game more

Well u don't actually need that specific skill to get solar power, u can also get it with electrical and that gets u a solar array zero noise, base wide electricity and u also unlock cold storage. It's better in every way in my opinion

P.S. I was there when your intro character died

Best starter quirks on higher difficulty for me Mechanics: repair kits Lichenology: +2 daily meds Computer: ability to upgrade command post for 2-3 additional outpost slots as for the basic skills: Stealth: because once maxed out I can boost scavenge without causing any ruckus(fast and safest way to collect essential rucksacks) Gunsling: makes it easier to rid of hordes especially hostile NPC and Ferals(easy temporary morale improvement gain) for Fighting skills I guess anything but Endurance.

gardening is a very good starter skill too

Good friend you've got there, could have easily climbed down and helped.

Gardening, chemistry, and mechanics for me

I always pick gardening medicine and chemistry

I NEVER use crossbows. I just swap gun types, starting with pistols of course. I also never really use shotguns, or bolt action rifles.

If it’s good, I’ll take it. I don’t give a crap. I usually get someone with either mechanics or construction, medicine or gardening, and hygiene or driving. Driving makes cars even better, because I hate walking home when I’m half way across the map

I still prefer surgery. At lvl7 you get+20 to max health.

Gonna start a new play through I have all boons so it’s gonna more for fun and a long play through, so I’m gonna look for mechanic, driver, and I dunno 🤷‍♂️

Mechanics and medicine definitely, but the third is a bit tricky. Yes, being able to upgrade your command center to 3 quickly is pretty good, I don’t really consider it “top 3” important. I’d put craftsmanship and utilities as the main third debate.

no matter what , I have to start with utilities. Hydroponics early and you can build the solar array when you specialize into electricity

i didn’t know pathology that is super gas

Builder & Sheriff Legacy Boons Mechanics Computers Medicine ...if starting with NO Boons, then finish the Builder legacy first, then 2nd play through get the Sheriff legacy. Builder Legacy boon frees up 2 slots and you don't waste influence for power and water outposts. Sheriff Legacy boon gives extra items (healing, weapons, explosives, etc.) EVERY DAY Warlord is a one time gift of weapons and new characters don't need loud weapons at the start that will attract hordes. Trader is also minimal use as there are plenty of enclaves and wandering traders throughout the game. You have to kill zombies anyway for influence and as such will also run across recruits you rescue.

Starts the video with his community member getting mauled to death

I like hygiene Driving and mechanic or sewing but I might try medical Mechanic Hygiene

Again very nice vid! Do you maybe know how to change the shadows? They are moving like a clock (you see it very good at 0:57). This was the same problem back then in skyrim but you could change some .ini file so shadows get updated slower and dont move like a clock.

That beginning was so sad

I go with fishing, driving and that skill for +2 meds, forgot the name

Is it just me or am I the only one that prefers silenced weapons and not bows I mean I do fine in lethal with just silenced guns

*keep your hands clean* i see you have unlocked the pathology perk

0:23 to be continued

Traits is more important that skills. I always keep scrolling until I found blood plague survivor and hard to kill or immoral and unbreakable.

Ah, wait, does a power mod always take a different slot than a facility mod slot? I've been inefficient if it does...

My 3 are: - Lichenology: herbalism knowledge, and +2 meds/day (so we deal with the -2 of infermery) - Utilities: So I can have hidroponics - Gardening --> agriculture. With those 3 (and luckily, one of those survivors 3 is gonna be a Trader leader) I will have no problem related to food. I can build hidroponics, and level 3 garden. With the huge imput of food, I can craft alcohol, so I can sell it and gain lots of influence

for me the most important community skills are Craftsman is a MUST if this was about Quirk skills as well i would choose Sewing because its also a craftsman Gardening because u gotta eat and in Quirk skills i would have Lichenology because its Gardening and Herbalism Chemist for mid game Utility for Hydroponics if POWER is not an issue. don't need Doctors really don't need mechanics, if only for a crossbow its not worth it. Computers i really ever used for upgrading Command Center for that additional outpost. doesn't hurt if i cant find a survivor with this skill

instead of computers a red talon contractor with the hacking skill is a much better replacement. Also medicine is kinda not nessescary as you can get infirmary level 2 without it and that’s the minimum level needed for passive healing. So all in all I rock hacking, engineering/mechanics, and utilities/electricityas free hydroponics early on and you can make a solar generator. Hacking also unlocks both programming and electronics btw.

Fishing is a must recycling is good too

Mechanics, Gardening & Medicine

Gardening, medicine, and computers.

Itz it worth it to play tatorial

Medical first the rest i like to challenge myself by finding them instead. I prefer my character to start with a kitchen knife in each play.

Lichenology computers and medicine. Imo

What are the best starting characters

I don't agree with this at all. Mechanics is good but both computers and medicine are basically useless. Just recruit someone with computers upgrade your CP and exile them. Your CP will never lose level even switching bases. Pathology is only useful for getting more blood samples and if you have a trading post to sell bulk cure. Otherwise medicine is useless. You're better off starting with ultra rare skills like lichenology, recycling and depending on your map get Tatoos gives you the basic knowledge of medicine with a bonus knowledge of the arts which depending on your base and leader type can give advantages. I'd go for community member with good traits over skills any day, better to have no 5th skill with good traits than skills you can getting using books. But I would still go for my above recommendations. Also the solar panels mod is bad when you should either have the boon or a power outpost both are way stronger. Facility mods are a precious slot that needs to have a better bonus than just power.

Is it just the skills or do the certain characters matter

I can only choose 2 characters tho

money man

larray

No plague survivor ?

For medicine I got Balkar Jindal. Looks indian.

Why dont you make walkthroughs 😭😭😭

Not a cross bow guy. Shotguns n pistols

Are you the lock picking lawyer??