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Unlike its predecessor, State of Decay 2 populates its world with generated survivors, each with their own backstories, quirks, strengths and weaknesses, and personalities. While in the past some of these details have just been for flavor, but this time around, everything notable about a potential survivor will affect how they perform in the field, and how they affect the strained relationships within your community.For example, that bonafide badass soldier you rescued is a crackshot with rifles, played baseball all his life so he can swing a bat real good, and knows his way around a set of tools so he's handy when it comes to building something out of nothing. But he's also got a temper, and a bit of a drinking problem, so, you know, he's not everyone's favorite person to be around.How do you weigh the worth of this new survivor in your startup shelter? Do you even trust him back at the base unsupervised? These are the kinds of questions the new survivor system in State of Decay 2 is going to force you to answer and we've got Undead Labs design director Richard Foge to walk us through it.March's IGN First game is State of Decay 2 , the highly anticipated zombie survival simulation/open-world adventure/RPG from Undead Labs. We'll have exclusive coverage all month long, and all of it will be archived on our State of Decay 2 IGN First hub , so check there often for our latest gameplay videos, features, and more!

Brandin Tyrrel is IGN's Xbox Editor. You can find him on Unlocked , or chat over on Twitter at @BrandinTyrrel