Player guides and tips

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House Safety

New players may know that it is quite difficult to keep their house safe from intruders, whether it be zombies or other survivors. This guide will tell new players how to protect their house from wild animals and potentially zombies. Every house should at least have 3-4 bookcases. Press G and pick the direction at where the bookcase is located. This will allow you to drag the bookcase around until it gets too far away from you, or you press G again. Place four in front of every possible window to block visibility, and also to add a line of defense to your safe house. Move all furniture that blocks movement and line of sight in front of the windows as well. Place movement slowing furniture like this(| wall)(+ door)(# movement slowing furniture)(. floor or tile)[1] Now, your house is protected against zombies seeing through your windows, breaking down your door and quickly getting to you, you have a safe place to fight zombies (in front of your door, as they are now slowed), and some storage. Bughunter (talk) 10:23, 25 December 2013 (PST)

Farm life by Rolleol (talk) 21:34, 27 March 2017 (MDT)

Farms are the places in the country where farmers grow plants, vegetables, and livestock. It consists of:

#^# # = farm field
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In the front of the farm house is a water pump aka infinite water and in the farm fields there are many fruits, vegetables, and maybe even crates, so it's obvious why you'd want to visit a farm or even make it your base! It's a peaceful, secluded building with pre-built defenses (barbed wire, and if you're lucky, traps! just don't fall into holes or get bit by bear traps) The barn could have some tools like acetelyne torches, crowbars, shovels, oh also it has farm animals, you could eat them. Or not.

When you first come into the farm you may notice something. Dogs. Lots of dogs. Don't worry they're harmless if you have decent armours and weapons and you can eat them! Yes! Dog meat! In the mini-barn you may find a few zombies, don't settle down unless they're dead, they may destroy the farmhouse.