{"id":27,"date":"2023-08-20T21:46:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/?p=27"},"modified":"2025-01-29T13:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:57:26","slug":"27-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zombiebbq.biz\/Zombie-BBQ\/27-2\/","title":{"rendered":"P&S – New Player – Sprint to HQ6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Target Audience<\/span><\/h2>\n

As a new player of P&S, or an experienced player who is creating an alt (alternate character), these are some tips and tricks to get you started.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Overview and Orientation<\/span><\/h2>\n

There are three parts to the game, <\/span>\u201cPuzzles & Survival\u201d<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • You start in the sanctuary<\/b>, where your headquarters (HQ) is located.\u00a0 Inside your sanctuary, you progress through <\/span>story missions<\/b> (called story chapters) while you build and upgrade buildings in order to accomplish certain goals, and then you upgrade your HQ to increase your might.\u00a0 <\/span>The main goal of the game is to upgrade your HQ as high as possible.<\/b><\/li>\n
  • When you do puzzle missions<\/b> (called campaign chapters), you go to the <\/span>puzzle map<\/b> by clicking on the V-22 airplane located at the top-right (north-east) corner of your sanctuary.\u00a0 On the puzzle map, each puzzle chapter has several levels, and new levels unlock as you progress.\u00a0 Each level gets harder, and\u00a0 you will need to upgrade your heroes to defeat them.\u00a0 When you attempt a puzzle mission, you use \u201cAP\u201d, and when you no longer have enough AP, you can go back to your sanctuary to let your AP recharge.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>Beating puzzle levels gives you <\/span>books<\/b>, and various items such as Noah tokens (get hero fragments from Noah\u2019s Tavern) and speed-ups that help you build, research, or train faster.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • When you reach story episode 3<\/b>, you will go to the <\/span>world map to kill a zombie<\/b>.\u00a0 The reward for defeating zombies is antiserum (used to level up your heroes), hero fragments (\u201cfrags\u201d) which you collect to get new heroes, and other power ups such as gear promoters and enhancers.\u00a0 When you attack a zombie, you use \u201cstamina\u201d (or \u201cstam\u201d), and when you are out of stam, you can go back to your sanctuary to let your stam recharge.\u00a0<\/span>
    \n<\/span>If you are part of an alliance<\/b>, you can \u201crally\u201d other alliance members to <\/span>attack a zombie lair<\/b>.\u00a0 You need at least one other participant in order to rally, and thus you can\u2019t attack lairs unless you are in an alliance.\u00a0 Lairs reward you with antiserum, as well as boxes that contain all sorts of useful stuff.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>You can also use the world map to <\/span>gather resources<\/b>, such as <\/span>food, wood, steel, and gas<\/b>, which you need in ever-increasing amounts to build and upgrade your buildings.\u00a0 Also, during special events, other items may appear on the world map, such as the \u201cDestroyer\u201d, merchants, and special buildings.<\/span>
    \n<\/span>Although there are <\/span>other players<\/b> on the world map, there are rules about who you are allowed to attack, especially if you are a member of an alliance.\u00a0 <\/span>Do not attack other players unless you know what you are doing, or have approval from your alliance leadership.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Etiquette<\/span><\/h2>\n
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    • Do not attack other players.<\/b>\u00a0 Although you can steal resources, repeatedly or randomly attacking other players could get you kicked out of your alliance, or even marked as \u201cEnemy of the State\u201d (EOS), and the entire state will come after you.<\/span>
      \n<\/span>If you attack a player, you will have troops that are injured and killed, and so will they.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t careful, you could lose all of your troops in one hit!\u00a0 Injured troops require food and other resources to heal, meaning, you have to choose between growing and healing.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • When you begin a new character, you start off with a generic name, like \u201cS123\u2026.\u201d.\u00a0 <\/span>Be sure to change your name<\/b> so that other players know that you\u2019re a real person, and most alliances require it.\u00a0 Having a bunch of generic names (also called bot names) is just too confusing.<\/span>
      \n<\/span>To change your name<\/b>, click on your picture (upper-left), then click on the pencil to the right of your player name.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Do not leave dirty tiles.<\/b>\u00a0 When you gather resources, make sure you empty them completely.\u00a0 If you don\u2019t it will prevent that resource (“tile”) from regenerating.\u00a0 If you have to stop gathering for some reason, post the location in state chat, and then make sure you go back later to finish or \u201cclean\u201d them.\u00a0 \u201cTiles\u201d are food, wood, steel, or gas.<\/span>
      \n<\/span>Before you click \u201cDispatch\u201d make sure \u201cGatherable\u201d<\/strong> in the lower-right matches \u201cResources\u201d on the left.\u00a0 If Gatherable is lower, go find a lower level resource tile.\u00a0 T1 Vehicles (Taxis) have the most carrying capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • The first to start marching toward a resource tile owns it<\/strong>.\u00a0 NOT, the first to arrive.\u00a0 If you accidentally march on someone, message them.\u00a0 Try to recall or both people can use a 2-hour shield.
      \nAccidents happen<\/strong> – if you hit someone’s tile or someone hits yours, don’t get bent out of shape.\u00a0 Let your R4\/R5 know about the situation, and they can help resolve it.\u00a0 Most of the time, nothing was done intentionally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Beginner Objectives<\/span><\/h2>\n
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      • The first objective is to make it through the tutorial!<\/b>\u00a0 At the end of the tutorial, you should be at headquarters (sanctuary or HQ) level 2, and you should have beaten puzzle mission chapter 1.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n
      • If you have not done so, <\/span>bind your account<\/b> to Google, Apple, Twitter, or Facebook.\u00a0 Hit the plus sign, click the \u201csettings\u201d gear, then Account.\u00a0 If your account status is \u201csafe\u201d, then click the <\/span>\u201cClaim\u201d button to get some diamonds<\/b>!\u00a0 Otherwise, click \u201cUser Center\u201d then \u201cBind Account\u201d.\u00a0 Click on one of the icons to bind your account.\u00a0 If your phone is lost, stolen, or damaged, you can recover your P&S account and all of your characters.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • At this point, you get Malcolm and Doc as heroes.\u00a0 <\/span>To beat puzzle chapter 2<\/b>, use antiserum to upgrade Malcolm, Doc, Amber, and Queenie.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • At the end of puzzle chapter 2, you rescue Barbie.\u00a0 Upgrade your HQ to level 3, and complete story chapter 2 to unlock Barbie as a hero.\u00a0 Keep upgrading Malcolm, Barbie, and Doc as much as possible <\/span>to beat puzzle chapter 3<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Upgrade your HQ to level 4, then beat story chapter 3.\u00a0 You should be at the beginning of puzzle chapter 4, and at this point, you should recruit your first couple of 3* or 4* heroes from Noah\u2019s Tavern.\u00a0 Up your stronger heroes, including Barbie, Malcolm, and Doc in order to <\/span>beat puzzle chapter 4<\/b>.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • You can\u2019t start puzzle chapter 5 until you finish story chapter 4.\u00a0 To beat story chapter 4, join an alliance and hunt zombies.
        \n[Update, 8\/28\/23: The most recent time I went through this process, it allowed me to start puzzle chapter 5 immediately.\u00a0 I’m not sure if this is because of an update, or if I had completed all of the other pre-requisites.]<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n
      • Once story chapter 4 is complete, you can <\/span>beat puzzle chapter 5 level 1 (5-1)<\/b>, and NOW you can talk!<\/span><\/li>\n
      • To finish puzzle chapter 5 (campaign chapter 5), keep upgrading your 4* heroes.<\/li>\n
      • Once you complete the dependencies for HQ6, you should have enough resources to upgrade.<\/li>\n
      • Once you hit HQ level 6, be sure to build\u00a0 the following buildings:\n