How would you guys prepare for the military base?

[solemn star]

This was my first gun-based run in zomboid! A month survived is pretty impressive for me, considering my typical run is rooted in my cowardice and I was far more active in this run. I tried staying away from my usual habit of going for a long blunt weapon and "drip or drown when it came to armour, so this was a fun experience :)

I only brought 3 guns with me, and my inventory was full of ammo, magazines, a little bit of food and other necessities.

I died mainly because the second level had two entrances to descend; one on the east, the other west. I was using my gun around the east stairwell when it clicked in my head that the west stairwell could also have zombies on the bottom of it. I ran towards my only exit, only to be met by this huge cluster shambling down the hallway. Anyway, that was a fun run :]

I'd like to see if I can do it again, though I'm unsure on how to prepare for it further. I had a lot of ammo, but maybe I should've trained my reloading a little more? I dunno lol

[raw dust]

Off topic but could you send me your mod collection/pack

[solemn star]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3689973522

I think a few mods i havent used or didnt use in the list are in this pack, mainly the nomad/fillibusters, and true rv stuff- the rest are probably in the save

[hallow shuttle]

I'd use melee, there's a lot of tight spaces where it works better than guns.
This is probably the one situation where short blades might be nice, but short lblunt would be good too

[solemn star]

would long blunt be good to use too? i tend to overestimate my reach, but im unsure if using longblunt would exhaust me further

[hallow shuttle]

Any melee weapon in general is probably gonna be more practical down there because it won't pull as many zeds as fast and they're more forgiving of the target being very close.
Given how many zeds are down there, I'd prefer something with low stamina use, but anything will work if you don't get greedy

I.E., clear the base bit by bit, fight only as many as you can manage, etc.

Bringing a source of loud noises for when you're doing cleanup before you go deeper is also a good idea

a shotgun, whistle, megaphone, alarm clock, whatever shakes the tree before you go deeper

that's the key to avoid getting surrounded, making sure your back is clear

this is the one place where some armor might be good, to avoid a single stray zombie ambushing you from ending your run
just don't overdo it

[solemn star]

o7 understood

i’ll try it again in another run, once i’m ready again, this is very solid advice B)

[hallow shuttle]

Oh yeah, bring plenty of spare batteries, a spare flashlight and a gas mask or two

the place is big and dark and the corpse stench will end the expedition if you don't go prepared

and you don't wanna get stuck in the dark if you lose the flashlight if a zombie knocks it off in a scuffle

[solemn star]

are there any specific flashlights that are better? i have a mod for better flashlights but i usually go for the army stuff, but no huge bulky flashlights- just pack a few batteries in exchange of carrying a little bit more ammo

[hallow shuttle]

Angle headed can be slotted on ALICE harness to let you use a 2 handed weapon at the same time
TIS recently rebalanced flashlights so now the heavy duty ones light more but deplete batteries quicker

[solemn star]

makes sense- i have a mod that lets me put flashlights on my belt, but angle head intrigues me- i might try it and see if it lasts pretty long compared to my other flashlights o7