In the early days of State of Decay , modding required manually swapping .pak files and editing XML spreadsheets. It was tedious and prone to crashing your game. A modern or trainer is "better" because it offers:
Skip the grind of "earning" the right to use your own supplies. Set your influence to 9,999 and focus on the story.
One-click toggles for "No Radio Cooldown," "Infinite Silencer Durability," and "Easy Kills."
Vehicles in SoD1 are notoriously fragile. A good menu lets you lock vehicle health so you can plow through hordes without losing your ride.
Most menus operate as an overlay, meaning they don't permanently corrupt your save files like some "hard-coded" mods.