What Happens When You Disband Your Community in State of Decay 2?
Disbanding your community in State of Decay 2 is a significant decision with permanent consequences. Simply put, if you choose to disband your community, all survivors not sent to the Legacy Pool will be lost forever, along with all the resources stored in your supply locker. This means that any progress you’ve made with those survivors, including their skills, gear, and personal stories, vanishes. This is a complete reset, leaving only the memories (and possibly a screenshot or two) of the community you once built.
However, it’s crucial to understand the distinction between disbanding and completing a Legacy. Disbanding essentially terminates your current playthrough, erasing the community from existence. Completing a Legacy, on the other hand, allows you to save survivors to the Legacy Pool, which serves as a roster of experienced characters you can bring into future playthroughs. So, the act of disbanding a community completely wipes the slate clean, meaning you will lose everything except for Legacy Characters.
Understanding the Disband Option
The disband option isn’t a gateway to a better game, it’s a “nuclear option.” It’s essentially a game reset, a way to start fresh without a “completed” Legacy. You might choose to disband if you feel your community is beyond repair, or if you want to completely erase a playthrough that didn’t go the way you planned. It’s a drastic measure that should not be taken lightly.
What You Lose
- Survivors: All survivors not placed into the Legacy Pool are gone. Their skills, their unique traits, their hard-won experiences – all of it, lost to the zombie hordes.
- Supplies: The contents of your supply locker vanish entirely. All the hard-earned resources, weapons, ammo, and crafting materials you’ve accumulated are wiped.
- Base: Your base is abandoned, along with any outposts you’ve claimed.
- Progress: All your progress in the game is effectively reset. You’ll have to start a new game from scratch.
What You Keep
- Legacy Characters: Any survivors you specifically sent to the Legacy Pool are safe. They can be selected as starting survivors in future playthroughs.
- Unlocked Boons: Legacy Boons you’ve earned by completing the game are permanently unlocked on your account and can be chosen at the start of a new game.
- Game Knowledge: Though all your in-game progress is reset, you retain the knowledge and experience gained from the playthrough.
When Might You Consider Disbanding?
Generally, disbanding isn’t recommended if you’re aiming for long-term progress. However, here are a few niche situations where you might consider it:
- A Truly Failed State: If your community is utterly ruined, with constant infighting, too many deaths, and a lack of resources, you might see disbanding as a quicker alternative to a slow and agonizing demise.
- A Failed Experiment: If you tried a new strategy that didn’t work and you want a clean slate, disbanding gets rid of all the consequences of that failure.
- Purely Starting Over: Perhaps you just want to start over from scratch with no carry-overs from the previous game, even from your Legacy Pool.
The Alternative: Completing a Legacy
Before you hit that “disband” button, consider completing your current game by working toward your chosen leader’s Legacy. This process lets you carefully select which survivors to add to your Legacy Pool and lets you keep all unlocked boons. This is a much more strategic way to manage your communities and build a stronger foundation for future playthroughs.
Legacy Pool Benefits
- Experienced Survivors: You start new games with characters that already possess high skill levels.
- Personalized Starting Squad: Allows you to curate specific skills and characters for your new community.
- Long Term Progress: Builds a pool of powerful survivors you can use across different playthroughs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What exactly is the Legacy Pool?
The Legacy Pool is where you can store survivors who have survived your current game. These saved characters can then be used in new game saves. They retain their skills and traits, providing a powerful headstart.
2. How do I add survivors to the Legacy Pool?
You can only add survivors to the Legacy Pool after completing a community’s Legacy. During the end-game sequence, you’ll be given the option to choose survivors to send to the pool.
3. Do Legacy Pool survivors keep their gear when used in new games?
No, they do not. Legacy Pool survivors come with their skills and traits intact, but they lose their specific gear when placed into a new community.
4. What is the maximum community size in State of Decay 2?
Your community can have a maximum of 12 survivors. However, recruitment becomes more difficult after you reach 9 survivors.
5. Can I recruit an entire enclave of survivors?
Yes, some enclaves can be fully recruited. These enclaves typically offer a string of missions which will ultimately lead to all members joining your community.
6. What happens if I exile a survivor?
Exiled survivors might reappear later in your game, possibly seeking revenge on your community.
7. What are Legacy Boons?
Legacy Boons are rewards you earn by completing specific leader storylines in State of Decay 2. These boons provide permanent advantages to subsequent communities.
8. What is the best leader type to have in State of Decay 2?
While it depends on your playstyle, the Warlord is often cited as a very strong choice because of their Armory project and the ability to produce ammunition.
9. Can I play co-op with only two survivors?
No, you need at least three survivors in your community to join a co-op session.
10. What is the best weapon in State of Decay 2?
The game features various weapons with different strengths. Some of the best are often cited as high-caliber rifles and shotguns, although specific weapons often depend on community needs and player preference. Weapons such as the Automag and Condor from the original game are generally considered some of the most powerful.
11. What are the best survivor traits to look for?
Traits like Volunteer Coordinator, Officer Material, Red Talon Operative, Indefatigable, Diehard Veteran, Unbreakable, Immortal, and Can Sleep Anywhere are all considered very valuable.
12. What is the fastest way to recruit survivors?
Completing enclave quests is the fastest way to gain favor with other communities and eventually recruit them.
13. Does State of Decay 2 ever have an ending?
Yes, the game concludes when you have completed the Legacy mission for your chosen leader type after clearing the plague hearts in your map.
14. What is the largest base in State of Decay 2?
The largest base in the game is the Pterodactyl Ptark located in Trumbull Valley.
15. How many bases can I have?
You can only have one main base at a time, but you can claim multiple outposts for additional resources and benefits.
Conclusion
Disbanding your community in State of Decay 2 is a permanent decision with major consequences. It wipes your progress, eliminating your base, supplies, and survivors (except for those in the Legacy Pool). While it can be a way to restart completely, it’s generally much more beneficial to work towards completing a Legacy to unlock permanent boons and add to your pool of veteran survivors. Choosing to complete a Legacy is a rewarding experience, providing a more satisfying conclusion to the game and setting you up with a solid start for future playthroughs. Before you disband, consider the long-term benefits of building a powerful Legacy Pool and carefully building your community over time.