14 DAY TRIAL // The upcoming Title Update 5 for State of Decay, the open world zombie game from Undead Labs, will bring a long-awaited feature to the title, as players will be able to load their rucksacks into the trunks of various vehicles, instead of carrying them around on their back.
State of Decay brought forth a big open world for players to explore and survive in against the hordes of undead roaming the towns and wilderness.
One key aspect of the whole experience was developing your current home base and taking care of its residents. This usually meant gathering supplies from nearby locations, which were most often than not available via large and clunky rucksacks that players had to carry on their backs.
With the upcoming patch number 5, Undead Labs has confirmed on its blog that all vehicles will now be able to store loot rucksacks in their trunks, a simple yet complex option that was missing from the regular game and annoyed quite a few players.
"We have added a trunk interaction to the back of all vehicles. This means you can take your favorite car with you on a supply run and load it up before the long trek home. You have to be careful, however, as vehicles are vulnerable; our plan right now is that a destroyed vehicle takes with it everything that it was carrying. You can still interact with the inventories on vehicles that have been flipped – allowing you to rescue your precious resources before they go kaput," one of the studio's representatives said.
What's more, unloading the rucksacks will be done automatically if you park the vehicle into the designed spot in front of your base. Bear in mind that only the actual loot rucksacks will be transferred to the base, as the vehicle's other items in the inventory will remain in place.
According to Undead Labs, vehicles, depending on their type, have a certain number of inventory slots that can be used by players.
"Basically, each vehicle now has an inventory with a limited number of slots, same as any container. A rucksack is considered one item and takes up one slot, even if that rucksack is full. If you drive a vehicle up to a parking spot, the rucks will be automatically unloaded, but anything not a rucksack will stay in the vehicle until you move it."
There are still limitations on this option, as not a lot of vehicles can store inventory items at the same time due to technical issues, but Undead is working hard on the option.
This new feature will be included in the free title update 5 for State of Decay on PC and Xbox 360 but, as of right now, the patch doesn't have a concrete release date.