It’s back to 30 Floors Up today, as this zombie survival game continues to throw up new struggles, and new opportunities. Today, we’re looking into how to get yourself a little treasure trove of goodies early on in your run. This guide explains how to open the Emergency Cupboard in 30 Floors Up.
How to Open the Emergency Cupboard in 30 Floors Up
The Emergency Cupboard
The Emergency Cupboard becomes an objective after The Quiet Flat, when you’re tasked with investigating the apartment across the corridor, by climbing into it through your bathroom vent. There are a few supplies scattered around 3002, but the real prize is the emergency cupboard, a sealed door off the bedroom with lots of useful stuff inside. The problem, is getting into it.
How To Unlock It
There are two options to unlock the Emergency Cupboard:
- Pick the lock. This requires a screwdriver, which you should have, and a bobby pin. Bobby pins are trickier to get hold of, though the Locksmith class comes with several as starting equipment.
- Acquire the key. You can easily unlock it if you have access to the cupboard key.
How To Find The Key
The key to the emergency cupboard is found in Apartment 3001, the one directly across from your own. It’s in a bowl next to the front door, just to the right when walking in. How hard it is to get will depend on what stage you are in the timeline. It can be very simple, or pretty hazardous and potentially resource-intensive depending on this factor alone.
Early Game (Pre Day 2)
If you set out to collect the key on Day 1, you should have a pretty easy time. The Okafors, who live there, leave at 4pm on Day 1. You can assist them with their bags. After they leave in the elevator, all items in their house become free to take. (Regardless of whether you want to get into the cupboard or not, you should take advantage of the free supplies.) If you manage to get there before the hallway gets dangerous, you can just pick up the items and run them back to your place. Keep in mind that shortly after the Okafors depart, zombies will begin to get into the hallway, though they should be in manageable numbers. Taking a weapon is advised.
Later Game (Post Day 2)
After zombies infiltrate the hallway, entering the Okafors’ apartment gets quite a bit more difficult. You’ll need to venture into the potentially dangerous area, and risk attracting zombie attention. If you must do this once the hallways is infested, it’s better to cross through the air vent into 3005, and venture out from there. This lets you keep your own apartment door barred, and lets you potentially retreat into the vents if you’re chased. Move into 3002, check the peephole to try and get an opening with no zombies in the immediate vicinity, sneak out and into 3002. Then, loot the place. Repeat to find your way back.
Warning: If zombies detect you and you flee through a door, they may attempt to break that door down. If they succeed the apartment in question will be open to zombies wandering in, and will not be a safe area. In cases like this it can be better to lure zombies inside one at a time to take them out with weapons. Close the door behind one zombie to make sure you’re not swarmed. In Apartment 3002, you can use the air vent as cover. Zombies will walk up to the vent, but cannot get inside, allowing you to hit them and retreat.
Inside The Emergency Cupboard
So what’s in there that you’d go to all this trouble to get hold of? A quick rundown of the contents.
- Food and Water. Not super exciting, but very useful to add to your supplied.
- Bolt Cutters. You can use these to bypass the locked gate on the floor, if you’re feeling brave.
- Planks. Used for repairing your door if the undead break through, extremely useful.
- A note. Contains useful info to add to your notes.
- Portable Gas Stove. A rare find, this allows you to potentially boil water and cook food, something that will come in useful if you’re in it for the long haul.
If this has been helpful, you might be interested in some of my other guides for 30 Floors Up, like this one on how to treat untreated water.
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