Players love having different difficulty levels in games. Beating a game at higher difficulty helps them earn bragging rights over others. However, we usually see games having only 3-5 difficulty levels. In a first, the Xbox exclusive game ‘State of Decay 2’ has announced that they will be adding a customizable difficulty slider to their game.

There would be 3 areas to choose from. Additionally, each of these would have 4 difficulty modes. Therefore, players would have 64 options to create a personal difficulty and enjoy every element of the game. Players will be able to curate a unique experience based on their strengths and weaknesses.

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Xbox game State of Decay 2 Experiments With Difficulty Levels

The developers announced this unique feature in a scheduled live stream of the update announcement on September 17. They said, “Instead of choosing an overall difficulty level that applies to all aspects of the game, we’re bringing you the ability to design your own personal apocalyptic recipe.”

Furthermore, they added, “the three major aspects of gameplay (Action, Map, Community) can each be set to their own difficulty, using the now-familiar settings of Green, Standard, Dread, and Nightmare.” 

Firstly, the action category deals with the difficulty in beating enemies. Changing the action slider adjusts the number and toughness of zombies, the rarity of freaks, the deadliness of hostile humans, the durability of vehicles, and the virulence of blood plague. It’s the best way to adjust your moment-to-moment tension level.

Secondly, the community category deals with the ease with which players can develop their community. It adjusts the skills, morale, resource costs, and gains in the community.

Finally, the map slider affects the amount of resources on the map. It increases or decreases the difficulty level of scavenging across the map for items essential for survival. It also changes the number of plague hearts on the map accordingly.

However, when it comes to achievements, the minimum difficulty across all sliders will be used to award an achievement. Additionally, only room owners can change and set the difficulty in case of the multiplayer mode.

Players need to stay tuned for any official announcements regarding the release date of this feature. The developers do frequent livestreams to keep fans updated. Players can watch the streams every Monday 3-4 PM Pacific Time on their Twitch or YouTube channel.