Marcus Ilori
Marcus covers how a run is shaped: the prep window, the day-by-day timeline after the outbreak, character choice, and the decisions that change how a run ends.
Doors and windows: what the printed hit points leave out Which door and window should I fit? 
Endless Mode: Threat Level, the pools and what a wave pays How does the Threat Level work in Endless Mode, and what does a wave pay? 
How a Survival Log run works, start to finish What actually happens across a Survival Log run? 
The three endings you build for, and the exact targets What do I have to build to keep an ending open? ![[Main Quest] Assemble Solar Panels](/art/e40421.webp)
Powering the house: what to build and what to burn How do I power my base, and what should I burn for fuel? 
The ten-hour prep window: where to go and what to buy What should I do with the ten hours before the outbreak? 
What comes through the door, and what stops it What am I defending against, and which defences are worth it? 
What counts as prepared: the targets the game sets How much do I need before the outbreak? 
What defending a wave pays, and how to be paid more What do I get for beating a wave, and can I make one pay more? 
What do the difficulty settings actually change? Which difficulty settings should I change? 
What to craft at the workbench, and what the scrap is for What should I craft at the workbench, and what are the materials for? 
Where Planning Points come from, and what a Time Loop costs How do I earn Planning Points, and should I spend them rewinding? 
Which room to use for what: light, cold, spoilage and space Which room should I store food in, and which should I plant in? 
Which talents to buy, and what the tree really costs Which talents should I buy first? 
The endings that need someone else, and how to keep them open How do I save the neighbour, and what do the people endings need? 
The last thirty days: what is left to do after day 71 The story seems over. What am I doing for the last thirty days? 
Every ending, and how the game decides which one you get What are the endings and how do I get the one I want? 
Which character to pick, and what each one starts with Which character should I play, and how do I unlock the others?