
We didn't put many skill points in the Survival category at first because we didn't find these skills immediately necessary, but the third Survival tier has the Catch Your Breath skill, which reduces cooldown on stamina recovery. The former lets you repair your melee weapon with scrap you find, and the latter lets you slow down time to line up your shots. Where do you start? First, you should get Melee/Tier 1/Field Repairs and Ranged/Tier 1/Focused Shot. Each of these has five tiers, with three skills in each tier. These can be put in three categories: Melee, Ranged, and Survival. If you miss one, your best bet to shut it up quickly is shooting it from afar.ĭeacon levels up by his actions in the world (killing, hunting, completing missions, etc.), which grants him skill points. Follow the power lines to make sure you get them all – you don't need to create a disturbance that attracts a Freaker horde.

Therefore, it's imperative to disable the loudspeakers by cutting their cords before you enter the trailers. To open the trailer with the serum, the site's power must first be restored with some gasoline, which you can always find nearby. Once the power's on, a pre-recorded emergency message will start playing that attracts every zombie in the area. The value of extra health is self-explanatory.īefore you grab a site's serum, be sure to cut the loudspeakers at the top of the NERO trailers and the guard outposts. Stamina is important because it's used in dodging and when you run away from encounters, and focus slows down time during combat after you unlock the focus skill (more on that later).


When you get the chance to clear a NERO research site or checkpoint, make it a priority because these sites have a special white crate containing a serum injector that lets you permanently upgrade a stat of your choice: health, stamina, or focus.
