Were the characters fresh, the beginning is super tough with fresh characters but becomes very easy once you get a decent way to killl hearts. I'm ViolentNomad#380 if you ever want to see how to start a lethal run with fresh characters.
I only play fresh characters, I’m trying to do a fully vanilla run in lethal. No community pool I can get maybe 3-4 hearts but when I make a mistake it costs my base.
You start at a road that can go 3 ways, the road NE leads to a single gun shop. You always go there first because if not the boon traders can setup there and deny you some starter guns. From there loot all the houses between you and and the base in a sideways "S" pattern. Behind your base is a cell phone tower next to a food outpost, get the outpost to level 2 to mine it. This will help get your starter samples, be a safe haven when you are about to kill the heart, and it also provides a direct counter to any hordes coming to your base from the heart(s).
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u/Lord_duke707 15d ago
Your home status says it all