Undead Labs added a touching tribute into State of Decay 2, immortalising a player’s father who passed away three years ago.
In a reddit post over the weekend, community member EmbarrassedBudget859 said they contacted the developer after their father passed away a few years ago, asking if Undead Lads would include him in the game. “And they did what they could, which means just adding his name to random survivors,” EmbarrassedBudget859 wrote.
The State of Decay 2 team did more than just include EmbarrassedBudget859’s father’s name, however. The developer actually created a fleshed out character called Bruce Allen Buncombe in his honour, complete with traits and all. And, over the weekend, EmbarrassedBudget859 finally found him.
According to the character’s State of Decay 2 traits, Bruce Allen Buncombe ran a medical office, led a quiet life, and is “old and tired”. These traits are in line with EmbarrassedBudget859’s father, the poster said.
“This will always be my forever community… These devs need more recognition,” EmbarrassedBudget859 wrote, with an accompanying photo of Bruce Allen Buncombe in the game. “Sorry the photo is trash but I’m still in shock,” they said.
My dad passed away 3 years ago. Found him in the game.
byu/EmbarrassedBudget859 inStateOfDecay
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Needless to say, the State of Decay 2 community has offered their support and kind words with EmbarrassedBudget859. “I just want to say I really appreciate you guys. It’s thanks to people like you and Undead Labs that my dad’s immortal,” EmbarrassedBudget859 said in a follow up comment.