

If you kill the people at the Garage nearly everything will be gone in 3-4 days even if you don't go back). -VISITED AREAS WILL GET SCAVENGED BY OTHERS- Especially if you just killed everyone in that area (I.E.It takes about 10-20 in game minutes to search a pile, so condensing piles together can save a lot of time later. This can be very time consuming and you shouldn't prioritize this if you need to be stealthy and/or kill people. You can then take what you wish from it before morning and during future visits (though there is a chance that the stash may be found by other groups). Note that you can make your own pile by opening the backpack, selecting an item, and hitting "drop" (you will NOT lose the item). At the beginning of a Location without removing anything, place all gathered resources from the area into a search spot near the entrance to the area.You might be locked out of your prepared piles in different zones when the areas are blocked by snow or military activities. It is because you haven't experienced any snow or military lock down of areas. During the first few weeks, make sure you clear a whole zone before moving on.Unless you're looking for something specific, scavengers should generally be bringing back food, components and wood, valuable trade goods (including medical supplies), and other building materials, in that order.Try not to finish scavenging with any less-than-full slots.shelled school) it's best to make your way home starting at 3 AM. Usually running for the exit at 4 AM will get you home safe, but from deep inside some larger levels (especially levels with a lot of ladder/climbing travel i.e. If you fail to leave the area before 5AM your scavenger will not immediately return home and has the chance of getting wounded or killed by snipers/bandits >Run to Exit is a good option if you need to get the hell out fast (attacked while unarmed, dawn approaching), but sometimes it is not responsive to cancellation so if you need to use a container or pile on your way out it's best to leave manually.Only one Survivor can scavenge at a time (So make it count), There are no inventory upgrades.Another example: the rainwater collector can be used multiple times a day, you might save up to an hour of running back and forth if you keep it centrally located. For example: if you have Katia (best trader), build a bed right in front of the front door and if she ever needs to sleep during the day, make sure she's in that one in case Franko knocks at the door. Try to position things you build in your shelter so that people don't have to walk too far, but remember that inventory is instantly accessible from anywhere in your shelter.Two days, if you've been keeping everyone very well-fed. It's okay to go a single day without food.If you have no one who consumes coffee and/or cigarettes all of those items can be traded. Pay attention to your characters' traits.Expect to occasionally lose refunds when canceling crafting, losing the ability to interact with specific objects (and sometimes even entire object types across an area), and not being rewarded for completing events. Press Esc to skip the walk-in intro every-time you return home.Right-clicking does the same and additionally can be used during inventory/trade screens to move entire stacks of items, speeding up the process a lot.Double-click with The Survivors to make them run.

Starts with fewer obstacles in the shelter. Gets a decent amount of help from neighbors early on.Īlso starts with Kalina if The Little Ones DLC is enabled.Īlso starts with Misha if The Little Ones DLC is enabled. The only non-custom scenario with Boris as a starting character. Only one state will occur on one survivor.

Some scenarios are exclusive to The Little Ones DLC. Some may begin play ill or wounded, they may have a different shelter, and will have different starting items. Each story will begin during a specific phase and will have different starting conditions for the survivors.
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The base game has 12 scenarios, each with different stories. Some stories are only available if you have The Little Ones DLC.
