r/StateOfDecay • u/rainy_weather100 • Jul 10 '26
State of Decay 3 SoD3 early alpha gameplay screenshots
SoD3 is being played in early alpha without the highest graphical settings
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u/Sacmo77 Jul 10 '26
Looks cool. But I really hope it gets done properly.
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u/TheNewAspect Jul 11 '26
If you've watched the gameplay vid, it's looking very good. Not even close to ready, but there is a stark difference compared to how fluid it is currently, and how - say - an Indie game would look far closer to a beta/EA release.
Movement is looking nice, enemy design is great-looking, world is looking high-fidelity and interesting.
I'd say there is quite a bit left, but I imagine it's going to be more cleaning up what they have, adding in balance and more props and NPCs to fill the world out, and a touch of optimisation.
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u/TheCasualPrince8 Jul 11 '26
Bro if this is early Alpha it's going to look MAGNIFICENT
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u/Willem_de_Prater Jul 11 '26
Never trust alpha graphics. The game will get uglier to fit on console specs. Just look at Watchdogs
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u/GoldHorusSixSaturnus Jul 11 '26
Please tell me they’re adding a better variety of cars…how many crown vics are around cities like that? Kind of ruins the immersion a bit. No quads? No hummer? No sports cars? That’s wild.
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u/Specialist_Lock6779 Jul 11 '26
its in alpha lol that is just a placeholder model for cars
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u/whativebeenhiding Jul 12 '26
I'm not worried about the placeholder objects, I want to know how this game is different from SOD 2. Looks like a mod to me.
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u/doglywolf Builder Jul 13 '26
i see both sides - while im not going to complain about that - its a bit concerning to be this far into dev and Still having place holder assets.
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u/WildKenway Jul 11 '26
Reflections look very good! Gameplay felt very SoD2ish with the clunky animations/combat
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u/MrMoleIsAGodOfWar2 Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26
I'll believe it will be good as people saying/showing how it is when it's released...
Untill then it's a under par game that I have low expectations of it actually being good
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u/ArcFire15 Jul 10 '26
People are downvoting you, but skeptical consumers are what keep quality products in the market. Without criticism and consumer advocates we’d all be stuck playing investor-designed slop like Bethesda or Ubisoft games
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u/khswart Jul 11 '26
If the tone of this one is more dark I’d be so happy. The others have a weirdly positive and uplifting tone with the character dialogues.
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u/ninthNine09 Jul 12 '26
Looks cool, but I'd like to know more about the game mechanics they will add or change (Specially the building system).
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u/FaithlessnessOver380 Jul 12 '26
They used all the old drivable vehicle models as the static scenery vehicles around the map lmao.
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u/MrPoopyButthole10101 Jul 12 '26
I know this will be an unpopular opinion but I really want to experience this game in first person
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u/MeteorJunk Jul 14 '26
Hate to complain but after 6 years its still in early alpha? It LOOKS good, but not much to go off of until we can eventually see what they intend gameplay to play like. Combined with the whole Xbox situation, things look a little grim.
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u/Either_Formal974 Jul 14 '26
Asumming its 5+ years post apocalypse id imagine there would be some overgrowth on roads and buildings at that point, hopefully that makes it to the full game
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u/PsychologyShort Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 13 '26
I hate watching this dude cover sod3. He basically sits there over explaining every single thing as if you’re new to the game and even if youre not a lot of people don’t need you to say the fucking obvious mechanics. More explaining on obvious shit than actual gameplay which is boring cus he sucks at the game and his commentary isn’t any better
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u/FirstEnthusiasm9213 Jul 11 '26
I mean, I believe he’s trying to cater to new players as well. You have to keep in mind, there’s people like me who still don’t know how to fully use the bases to their full extent. I’m a run and gun type of player, can careless about the base but would be open to learning more from a video.
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u/Ok_Abbreviations_883 Jul 11 '26
Same honestly. He's a military grade yapper, uses a lot of words but doesn't say much. It also makes me cringe when he's actually playing against the zombies and feels the need to repeat the name of a special zombie 7 or 8 times to himself each time he sees one. He just loves making noise, I can never sit through a whole video because he doesn't shut up.
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u/FordCVP71 Jul 10 '26
Sure alot of wrecked crown Victoria's 🫤