How to Make Enclaves Hostile in State of Decay 2

Making an enclave hostile in State of Decay 2 might seem counterintuitive, especially since many players strive for alliances. However, sometimes, a little conflict can add spice to your gameplay or even become a strategic necessity. The most straightforward answer to how to make an enclave hostile is to directly threaten them or consistently ignore their requests for help. Let’s break down the mechanics further.

Understanding Enclave Dynamics

Before diving into the details, it’s essential to understand how enclaves function in State of Decay 2. These groups of survivors have their own needs, personalities, and agendas. They typically start as neutral entities. You can improve your standing with them by completing their missions and trading, which can lead to them becoming friendly and ultimately allied. But you can also take a different path.

The Path to Hostility

Here’s a detailed look at how you can turn friendly and even neutral enclaves against you:

• Direct Threats: This is the most immediate way to incite hostility. Some enclaves have specific dialogue options that allow you to directly threaten them, usually after initial interactions or during specific quests. It’s important to note that not every enclave can be threatened in this way. Some might require a certain standing, while others are impossible to threaten. You’ll usually get a warning when attempting to threaten an enclave, allowing you to back out if you wish.
• Ignoring Requests for Help: Enclaves frequently issue requests, such as asking for resources, protection, or aid in specific missions. Consistently ignoring these pleas damages your reputation with them and will contribute to them becoming hostile. This is a slower method than threatening them, but effective.
• Negative Actions: Actions such as attacking members of the enclave, stealing from them, or failing their missions can also contribute to hostility.
• Killing Enclave Members If you directly kill an enclave member that is not hostile or in self-defense this will also instantly make the enclave hostile.

It is key to remember that you cannot threaten allied enclaves. This is to ensure that players don’t inadvertently trigger hostility with a faction they are working with.

Consequences of Hostility

Once an enclave becomes hostile, they will actively engage in combat with your survivors. They may:

• Attack your base: Hostile enclaves are known to attack your base in waves, presenting an added danger to your defenses and community members.
• Engage in random encounters: Hostile enclaves may trigger hostile encounters while you are out scavenging or fulfilling other missions.
• Ambush your survivors: Be cautious when exploring the map, hostile enclaves are known to set up ambushes.
• Become a constant threat: They will not stop being hostile unless you do something to appease them, or wipe them out completely.

Why Make Enclaves Hostile?

There are several reasons you might choose to make an enclave hostile:

• Resource Acquisition: Hostile enclaves can become a source of loot once eliminated. Some players feel that the potential rewards of wiping out an enclave outweigh the benefits of peaceful alliances.
• Strategic Maneuvering: If an enclave is located in a strategic position that you need, you might choose to eliminate them to take control of the area.
• Challenge: For experienced players, taking on hostile enclaves can be an exciting challenge. The element of unpredictability makes gameplay more engaging.
• Roleplaying: Some players find that playing as a ruthless and more “evil” character improves their experience and role playing as a raider, rather than a savior.

Dealing With Hostile Enclaves

Once an enclave has turned against you, there are a few ways to manage the situation:

• Elimination: The most direct approach is to completely wipe out the hostile enclave. This will remove them from the map entirely.
• Appeasement (sometimes): There are some reports of players managing to regain some trust by offering large amounts of resources to hostile enclaves. This is not always reliable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are 15 frequently asked questions to further expand on the nuances of enclave interactions in State of Decay 2:

1. Can I recruit an entire enclave?

Generally, you can’t recruit an entire enclave at once. However, some unique enclaves like the medics, mechanics, drunks, and soldiers may offer the opportunity to have one or more members join your community. Occasionally, an enclave might ask to join your group as a whole, but this is rare. Also certain hungry or starving enclaves are recruitable after completing all their missions, even when your community is above the 9 member mark.

2. How many survivors can I have in my community?

The maximum community size is 12 survivors. However, opportunities to recruit new survivors become rare once your community reaches a population of 9 or more.

3. What happens when I exile a survivor?

When you exile a survivor, they can reappear later in the game, seeking revenge. This can result in attacks on your base or random encounters where they attempt to harm your community members. Survivors with more unpleasant traits are more likely to do this.

4. Can I recruit the cannibals in State of Decay 2?

Yes, it’s possible! According to community feedback, if you complete the cannibals mission by killing the person they request, they may become friendly and eventually allow you to recruit one member by completing the trader legacy mission.

5. What happens when I send a survivor to the legacy pool?

Survivors sent to the legacy pool are saved for future playthroughs. They will not be part of your current community if you continue after completing a legacy.

6. What happens if I disband my community?

If you disband, all characters you don’t send to the legacy pool are lost, along with all your supplies in your locker. If you choose to continue, you get to choose your map, difficulty, and starting survivors for your next playthrough.

7. What happens if I don’t clear infestations?

Uncleared infestations grow in strength, increasing the number of Screamers and standard zombies. They can quickly become a serious problem if left unchecked.

8. Can I abandon outposts?

Yes, you can abandon outposts via the base screen. Select the outpost you wish to get rid of and you’ll find the option to abandon it.

9. How do I end State of Decay 2?

You end the game by destroying all plague hearts and then completing the leader missions specific to your chosen leader type (Sheriff, Warlord, Trader, Builder).

10. What does “enclave” mean in code terms?

In code, an enclave is a region of isolated code and data within an application’s address space. Only code within the enclave can access data within the same enclave. This has no bearing on how the enclaves function in State of Decay 2.

11. Do enclaves respawn?

Enclave outposts or checkpoints respawn indefinitely every few in-game days. This is separate from the actual enclaves themselves.

12. What is considered the best map in the game?

Many players consider Meagher Valley to be the best map due to its density of buildings and more accessible looting compared to other maps.

13. Is it better to disband or continue playing?

It depends on your preference, but to continue playing with previously saved survivors, you should choose to continue instead of disbanding the community. If you want to start entirely fresh with a completely new community, you should choose to disband.

14. What are the best character traits in the game?

Some highly sought after traits are Volunteer Coordinator, Officer Material, Red Talon Operative, Indefatigable, Diehard Veteran, Unbreakable, Immortal, and Can Sleep Anywhere.

15. What’s the fastest way to recruit people?

The fastest way to recruit is by completing enclave missions. This increases their favor towards you, and sometimes results in members joining you. There are some enclaves that will become fully recruitable after completing their missions, if your community is below the limit.

By understanding these mechanics and answering these questions, you can strategically approach your interactions with enclaves in State of Decay 2, whether you’re aiming for peace, chaos, or a strategic edge.