Red skulls have a positive use when preparing zombies: the developer states that more corruption allows better skills to develop. White skulls are useful for burial quality. Choose the intended role before altering organs; do not optimise a worker by copying the original game’s white-skull percentage model.
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Use the sequel’s progression
The developer describes individual zombie skills and specialisation for work and combat. Start by examining the zombie’s current skills and the role you need filled. Prepare the corpse for that role before resurrection, then use the actual station and quest requirements for materials and access. Gunter is present in the sequel, but that does not make the original Breaking Dead or Better Save Soul DLC instructions valid here.
Do not use the old 1 Zombie Juice + 10 Faith recipe, 26-white-skull target or 65% ceiling as this game’s formula. The official zombie article supports red-skull potential, not that imported percentage table. Precise skill-slot thresholds, training costs and resurrection quantities need the current interface or a recorded test; they are not supplied by the general devlog.
Skills, rewards and worker problems
Match a worker to the job you are actually running, then check material supply and output handling before blaming skill level. Steam PC 1.009 corrected workers getting stuck at the mine, sawmill, clay pit and sand pit after returning their output. It also allows picking up or inspecting a caretaker at their station while they are away working.
Zombies are not universally excluded from earning tech points: Steam PC 1.007 explicitly says they earn red tech points for winning fights. This is a combat reward, not a promise that every automated craft generates points.
Before expanding
Check the zombie cap and Panic rather than assuming unlimited growth. Version 1.008 fixed the over-cap Panic debuff not triggering. More workers can require better organisation, not merely more corpses.
Are red skulls irrelevant? No; the developer directly connects them to better skill development.
Do I need a first-game DLC? Do not use a first-game DLC as a sequel prerequisite. Follow the current game’s quest and station requirements.
Does every worker move at a fixed percentage of player speed? No universal percentage model is established here.
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Sources and known gaps
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