While State of Decay 2 isn’t the most challenging game, especially when playing on lower difficulties, it becomes infuriatingly tricky when you play on, say, Lethal. No matter the difficulty, the map is large, and you’ll want to use various vehicles for traversal, to run down zombie hordes, and for storage purposes while looting multiple locations on any given run. But how do you improve vehicles? You’ll want to secure vehicle upgrade kits; that’s how!
But be wary! Even with an upgraded vehicle, you likely want to avoid driving straight into a Bloater or Juggernaut. They’ll still wreck your fully upgraded Road Racer!
Vehicle Upgrade Kits
In State of Decay 2, vehicle upgrades come in three flavors: Light Vehicle Upgrade Kits, Medium Vehicle Upgrade Kits, or Heavy Upgrade Kits. The type of vehicle you drive will determine the kind of upgrade kit necessary.
In the most basic terms imaginable, light vehicle kits will upgrade cars, medium kits will upgrade trucks, and heavy kits will upgrade vans. There are a few exceptions here and there, but rarely.
State of Decay 2
State of Decay 2, developed by Undead Labs and published by Xbox Game Studios, is an open-world zombie survival game with a focus on building and managing a community of survivors.
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Where to Get Vehicle Upgrade Kits
You have a few options to get vehicle upgrade kits in State of Decay 2. You can barter for them with the Mysterious Wandering Trader, which appears Friday through Monday. Alternatively, they may randomly spawn in the game world as loot. But you’ll more likely craft them via the Auto Shop.
If you choose to craft your upgrade kits, you’ll require:
- Light Upgrade Kits — 15 Circuitry, 70 Parts, 4 Materials
- Medium Upgrade Kits — 10 Circuitry, 85 Parts, 4 Materials
- Heavy Upgrade Kits — 5 Circuitry, 100 Parts, 4 Materials
For the most part, crafting these upgrade kits isn’t an issue. You’ll accumulate all of the required crafting materials over time. However, you will need a survivor with automotive skills.
There’s some downright addicting about playing State of Decay 2. It offers an almost one-m0re-turn style of gameplay, in which you can’t help but loot the next house to see what’s in store for you. The Guide Hall can’t get enough of the recent Update 37!