The Military Supplies are one of the earlier 'locked chests' that players will encounter in Dead Island 2, but thankfully it's one with the key to unlocking it not too far away.
There is a whole slew of different containers, chests, cubbies, and more in Dead Island 2 that require players to grab their keys from specific Named Zombies or find them in specific locations. So, let's go over exactly where players will find the Military Supplies Key
When Is The Military Supplies Key First Obtainable?
First off, like many other unique items in Dead Island 2, the Military Supplies Key isn't available for players to find until a specific progress threshold has been passed.
In this case, the Drill Sergeant Named Zombie holding this Key won't appear until after players have finished the 'Room Service for Major Booker' Story Quest at the Halperin Hotel. Once they finish this and start heading back to Emma Jaunt's mansion in Bel-Air, they'll likely stumble upon this key. Or, at worst, they can swing back for it when returning for the Rav-ages of Caustic-X Side Quest a bit later on.
Getting The Military Supplies Key From The Drill Sergeant
During the Major Booker Story Quest players will encounter their first Crusher, AKA Becki the Bride, as the final 'boss' of the Quest. From this point onward, Crushers will appear alongside the standard Runner and Shambler zombies, and this list of enemies only grows over the course of the game.
Because of this, the Drill Sergeant will now spawn, as this is a Named Zombie Apex Crusher. To locate him, players simply need to start heading back to the Exit Point they came in from that leads to Bel-Air. On the way they should run into the Drill Sergeant just standing in the middle of the street leading into the surburban area, so he's pretty difficult to miss.
Kill the Seargent by Perfect Dodging/Parrying his regular swings and jumping, blocking, or dodging through his Ground Slams and he'll drop the Military Supplies Key on death.
Using The Key To Open The Military Supplies
Thankfully, the actual Military Supplies aren't too far from the Drill Sergeant. To be more precise, it's just down the street from him. While heading towards the Exit Point leading back to Bel-Air, instead of turning right to go down the small pathway leading to the spinning entrance checkpoint to Bel-Air, keep going forward.
Players should see 2 shipping containers ahead of them, with a Workbench and military Humvee sitting in front of the open one. Head to the back of this Humvee, and the yellow Military Supplies container should be right there for players to open up and get the weapon out of it.
It's still not 100 percent confirmed how the loot table works for these locked containers, as some have specific weapons come out of them while others have reports of different weapon rewards for different players, but the vast majority of players seem to have received a Guarding Military Knife from this one. Regardless, the weapon will always pop out of the Supplies Container as one that's of a similar level to the player's current level. With that in mind, a patient player can absolutely wait until they start finding Rare and Superior Gear in the 15+ levels and then come back to these Military Supplies to claim their weapon.
Dead Island 2 is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.