The sledgehammer that is being used to gather scrap can be found at industrial areas. This also counts for houses in the forest and bunkers. Keep in mind, sometimes they are not appearing in the locations you are at. Relogging will fix the issue for now.


With the sledgehammer you can smash rusty/brown looking vehicles that will get you scrap metal. With scrap metal you can craft multiple things. Think about a crafting bench, knife and loads of other things.

You can find the Axe in multiple locations but the best spots you can find them are gasstations hanging on the wall including industrial areas. There is also an axe at the lighthouse.



With the axe you can smash these woodpiles that are spreaded around the world. This will get you wood that you can use to craft certain things like walls, doors and such.

There are currently three workbenches.

• Left - Crafting Bench - To craft the basics
  
• Middle - Building Station - To craft the building materials
  
• Right - Ammo Bench - To craft ammunition

There is only one solution as of right now to have multiple saves. In the future, the developer will add a system for this so think about this as a temporary fix.

• Press WINDOWS + R on your keyboard
  
• Click on APPDATA
  
• Click on LOCAL
  
• Click on SurrounDead
  
• Copy this 'Saved' map
  
• Paste your 'Saved' folder into the place you want it to be saved. You can create a new map on your PC somewhere and name it to something like: "SurrounDead Saves". Paste your save in there and you are good to go. You can rename the copied 'Saved' map to something like "Save 1" or "Save Content Creation" but if you want to play on a certain 'save', simply place your "Save 1 or Save Content Creation" back in there. To fully understand it better and without making mistakes, check the video below of a friend of mine!
  

When you are looting buildings, bodies of zombies and crates you want these items to be in your inventory. But, if there isn't space it will ofcourse not work. This also counts if you want your whole inventory to be perfectly perzonalised and well managed.

You can rotate every single item that has atleast 2 slots minimum by pressing the 'R' button on your keyboard. From there you can rotate the items to whatever you want.

Items that take '1' slot can't be rotated.
Items that take '2+' slots can be rotated.

Sometimes you'll encounter a few problems with games. In this case, it's SurrounDead and I have some possible solutions for you when encountering these kind of things. Think about random crashes, freezes, files missing and related.

Option 1: Repairing the files
• Go to your Steam library
  
• Right click SurrounDead
  
• Click on Properties
  
• Click on Local Files
  
• Click on Verify the integrity
  
• Restart Steam
  
• Start SurrounDead

Option 2: Starting the game without Discord
• Close your Discord completely
  
• Start up the game
  
• Once loaded completely, start your Discord again

Option 2: Deleting your 'Saved' folder

• Press WINDOWS + R on your keyboard
  
• Click on APPDATA
  
• Click on LOCAL
  
• Click on SurrounDead
  
• Delete Saved map
  
• Go to your recycle bin and completely delete all the files
  
• Go to OPTION 1 and verify the integrity of the game files
  
  Here is a video that explains everything related:
  

To use photo mode you will need to press 'V'. Press this button when you think you are in the right position. When using the photo mode you'll see a lot of options to edit your whole 'screenshot'. I think I do not need to explain all of this as it's very and very easy to understand and simple to use. Lets say, you'll understand everything in less than 5 minutes.

Here is how it looks like with the photo mode turned on:


Here is how the screenshots looks like when I pressed the 'X' button:


You are probably wondering where your screenshots are stored when you've made amazing shots in the photo mode while playing this game. Let me tell you!

• Press WINDOWS + R on your keyboard
  
• Click on APPDATA
  
• Click on LOCAL
  
• Click on SurrounDead
  
• Click on Saved
  
• Click on Screenshots

Sometimes you'll come across houses and small buildings that have a locked door.
Unfortunately you cannot break down these doors nor come in by a secret way.
You will have to open these doors by using a lockpick. The lockpick can be found everywhere on the world. Houses, city's, zombies and bunkers. Sometimes your lockpick can break, so keep that in mind.

• Wood
  
• Stone
  
• Scrap Metal
  
• Cloth
  
• Rope
  
• Nails
  
• Tape

To find vehicles, simply roam around and explore the world, you'll find them eventually.
But to make it a bit simpler, check the map I've used in this guide.

• You can use vehicles to travel around the world.
  
• You can put your loot into the trunk of the car which is ofcourse at the back.
  
• You can drive over zombies, easy XP farming but your car will do damage.

• To repair your car you will need to find the 'Vehicle Repair Kit'. This can be found easily at gasstations or close to them but also industrial areas. This can be done by standing at the front of your vehicle.
  
• To fill your car with fuel you'll need to stand on the side of your vehicle. Here you have the option to fill it but you will need a 'Gas Can' to be able to fill the car. This can be found at gasstations mostly, very common.

At places like these you'll find random loot to sell, craft able loot but also Repairing Kits and Fuel. But keep in mind that sometimes it's not there so you'll have to come back another time. (relog)

In here you can find the axe used to gather wood but also to melee enemies. Fuel and Repairing Kits can also be found here including other items that may come in handy.