Hello and Glad to be here

Subject: Hello and Glad to be here Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:12 pm

Just wanted to say hello and that I'm glad to be part of the group. I'm in Texas and play mostly Monday through Friday. I'm Lvl 21 and am up at Mercy Hospital working on the missions there. Hope to see everyone around.

Subject: whazup h-town from Big"D" Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:15 pm

Thanks for joining up. Please respect the rules of the clan & register on the clan's forum @ https://sod-zp.forumotion.com/. It's a great tool that has a wealth of knowledge for all the clan to both add to & benefit from using it. Any question feel free to hit me up I'm usually online every couple of hours thur-sun. & every 12 hours mon-wed.

You've been upgraded to builder status (please help with the safehouses we already have underway. we're way to over saturated in section 1 & could have used some of these efforts more strategically in section 2, but as any of our current ones start to fall into disrepair or if any new 1's are started in section 1, I'll hopefully get the ability to demolish them back so I can eliminate them as necessary (this latest update took that ability from the clan leaders & gave it to whoever starts a new house & this is gonna be a huge mistake because as soon as the zombies can attack the barricades - coming in the next update) all the 1's that were started & abandonded will fall into ruin & become overrun by the zombies turning our once safe havens into unsuspecting traps for those clan members who may be heading to 1,in the future, with just enought (sp) to get there & thinking they'll be able to rest up but instead getting basically gangraped by the hordes of zombies that will be waiting in there for you. So if you can only do something like add a brick to the barricade it will help to get them back to full strength in no time - keeping the zombies at bay.at all safehouses should be the first on the to-do list though & we want to focus on building the barricade back up to full strength.

You've also been up'd to recruiter status so as you go exploring the map & come across the stores along the way, that you can loot from, look to see if there's anyone else there with you, if there are others see if they have any other clan alliance by clicking on their names. if not then send them an invite, please & thank you.

Now you can improve your skills to the max levels. If you can make it to the 'S.O.D Headquarters' @ (36,27) it's 100% completely built out & you can go into each of the training rooms by clicking on the view tabs then click learn you will then have to ability to train yourself all the way up to 200 skill points each (with the exception of the Constitution skill. It's the only 1 you cant train so i would suggest taking the points you get for each level up & apply them to this skill set because it will also increase your Hit Points or HP points the higher you're able to get yourself.

Finding the safe houses can be done in 2 ways. the 1st is to click the map tab at the top of the game board then look to the key @ the bottom of the screen the purple houses show the safehouses. the 2nd way is to click the menu tab next to the shop tab in the top center of the gameboard, then click clan. that will pull up a 2nd screen with several other tabs the 4th saying safehouses/ clikc on that & it will give you a list of where they are at (each section is 50 blocks so section1 is up to 5,50 over to 65,50) (Section 2 is up to 100, ect. ect.)
And keep in mind all we want you to do for now is just do what you can when you can @ the various clan safe houses & go have fun exploring the map as you try to locate valuable items and weapons by searching vehicles and dead bodies in the places you travel to. & some can be traded for profit later.You'll soon locate several stores that sell weapons and equipment, places you can train, & missions you can accept. you'll also start finding the points of interest in the city. They will show as green markers when you discover them. You get XP rewards for discovering them and most of them provide safe places.

Pick your fights carefully. Don't engage large hordes of zombies @ 1st. Attempting such a task at low-levels is suicide. Find single targets for easy kills. You don't want to be eaten by zombies and be forced to spend 50 SP to revive. you will also want to purchase &/or craft a couple of explosive devices because if you are "jumped" by a large group those will usually kill a few hurt a bunch more & give you time to run like hell & get away.

Do scavenge runs. During your first levels, a few scavenging runs looting items then returning to sell them to the base is a good way to make money to save up for some equipment.

In order to improve your skill you need to accumulate training points. You earn training points by training. The training time reflects how you spend the idle time of your journey around the city. If you have selected a training activity that does not prevent you from doing other things like scavenging, fighting zombies etc., so you dont have to cancel your chosen training activity in order to play the game. However You cannot train while resting, constructing/repairing facilities or working for money. So make sure there is always a training activity running to get the most out of your time.

you'll wanna get a good melee weapon like an axe or sword - the blades of steel shop @ (27,51) from the start. Melee weapons don't cost ammo, enabling you to save up faster.

Get a good bag from the start. A good bag increases the limit of how much you can carry (called Encumbrance) the best is available @ the Mercy Hospital @ (47,42)

Watch your stamina points (SP). You only get 480 SP per day. Plan your route so you end up in a safe place and preferable one where you can train or earn money while offline.

Invest some skill points in Constitution when you level up. Each two points will award you an extra HP and you will need a lot of Hit Points to engage zombies in close combat.

Your accuracy in ranged combat depends on a combination of range, skill and weapon type. Use shotguns and pistols for close range. Use rifles for long range and invest some skill points in marksmanship. If you can afford ` a gun with a burst allowance will get you so much further down the road when you set off to wipe out larger groups of the zombies, psychos & raiders because they'll allow you to shoot 3+ times (depending on the allowance) without incurring a shot penelty (taken out in sp points).

Watch your stats. If you are low on hitpoints, find something to eat to heal yourself or treat your wounds. Wounds also heal over time but very slowly. If you are low on SP, find a safe place to rest. you will also notice if you click your icon you'll see yourself on the left side of the screen under that is your main & back up weapons & 4 "quick use" slots under that. you can store things like bandages to restore your hp points in mid battle (at the cost of a turn to attack) or food items for the same reason you'd want the bandages & other throwing type weapons like ninja stars, throwing axes, spears, bricks, rocks, ect.

Watch your Encumbrance (ENC). You can only carry a certain weight. Thanks & once again welcome aboard - DJ_Jon_Doe

Posts : 19 Join date : 2012-10-13 Location : EU - Greece

Welcome RED#!,
Have fun in Safe House and kill many zombies outside.

Posts : 36 Join date : 2012-11-09

Welcome to the clan. I'm maintaining a list of good gear for the newbies so if you're interested here it is

https://sod-zp.forumotion.com/t135-newbie-section-1-shops-by-item-spoilers