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Players were warned that Dying Light 2 was going to be massive and that proved to be the honest truth. The city Aiden finds himself in is sprawling. To the joy of gamers, every block is stuffed with personality, secrets, and treasure just waiting to be discovered.
However, the learning curve in Dying Light 2 is steep. Running through the game and hoping to find every collectible, upgrade, or secret isn't going to work out. And that's what the community is there for: to share knowledge with each other until everybody has what they need to feel like a true Dying Light 2 master.
Updated on April 16th, 2022 by Hodey Johns: With triple-digit hours to complete the entire and quadruple-digit hours to uncover every secret and achievement, Dying Light 2 is not a game that will be completely explored anytime soon. As the secrets keep rolling in, this guide has been updated with the latest discoveries. More than that, players who have beaten the game and are casually exploring have their sights set on the future. Techland has been happy to fill those dreams with what will be, both for expanded content in Dying Light 2 and the next game itself. These musings have also been listed here.
Strategies and Advice
What makes Dying Light 2 different than any other game where players just follow the waypoint on the map until arriving at their destination? Yes, getting from point A to B is part of the game, but what makes this installment unique is that getting to that point is only the beginning.
Once arriving on the scene, players can be asked to run a course, climb a building, fight a boss, solve a puzzle, or do any number of complex tasks. Many can be done right away, some require specific skills and abilities. Those who are looking for Aiden to be the very best version of himself are in the right place.
General Tips
- Fastest Way To Get Combat XP
- Fastest Way To Get Parkour XP
- Best Combat Skills to Get
- Best Parkour Skills to Get
- How To Repair Weapons
- How to Get Rich Fast
- How To Save The Game
- How To Fast Travel
- Best Things To Buy From Vendors
- What Can Be Safely Sold
- How to Double Jump
- How to Modify Weapons
- How To Restore Immunity
- Skill Tree Video Shows Off New Abilities
- Complete Zombie Breakdown
- How Co-Op Works
Tech Info
- PC Specs Revealed
- How to Claim Pre-Order and Deluxe Edition Items
- How To Play Co-Op And Invite Friends
- Dying Light 2 Comes with Controversial DRM Software Denuvo
- Co-Op Problems Explained
- Won't Support Crossplay at Launch
Missions
How is this obstacle course possible? Where is that house supposed to be? When is the target going to get to the designated spot? Missions aren't always straightforward, not always on the map, and often require certain skills or pieces of equipment.
Instead of just giving up and coming back later or, worse still, uninstalling the game, don't be afraid to check out a guide on how to achieve victory. Sharing knowledge is part of being a gamer. Those who are good can always get better!
General Assistance
- How to Farm Scraps
- How to Clear Evacuation Convoys
- Tips To Clear Military Convoys
- Trick Lets Players Get Through Locked Doors Easily
- How to Get Crystals and What They're Used for
- How To Farm Feathers
- Awesome Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do
- Beginner Tips You Need To Know
- Mistakes Everyone Makes While Playing
- Best Weapons For The Early Game, Ranked
- Best Armor For The Early Game, Ranked
Quests
- Mission List
- Answers To The Infected Intelligence Quiz
- How To Find The Flour Thief
- Where To Find The Music Box (& What To Do With It)
- Where To Find Scott & Moe (And How To Save Them)
- How To Get The Mink
- Where To Find The Glass House For The Flower Delivery
- How To Complete The Investigation For The History Lesson
- How to Find Marco the Water Supplier In The Side Quest, Cheers
- How to Meet the People of the Bazaar (The Only Way Out)
- How To Help The Fish Monk
- How To Beat The Runner In Double Time
- Where To Find Timur (& Should You Tell The Truth?)
- How to Save Aitor
- How To Save Damien's Life
Decisions
- Should You Save Hakon?
- How To Solve The Shampoo Dilemma
- Should You Help Jack and Joe
- Should You Side With Julian or Marco?
- Should You Side With The Peacekeepers Or The Survivors?
- Should You Tell the Truth About Marco
Gold Medal Help
- How To Get Gold In The Master Brewer's Bees I
- How To Get Gold In The Master's Brewer's Bees II
- How To Get Gold In The Master's Brewer's Bees III
- How To Get Gold In Expiration Date
- How To Get Gold In Ultimate Fury Cricket
- How To Get The Gold On Nightrunner Trial I
- How To Get The Gold On Nightrunner Trial II
Weapons, Gear, Unlocks, Collectibles, And Secrets
Look at the size of this city. Seriously, get to the top of a windmill and try to see from one end to the other. It's not possible in a single view. Plenty of games boast about the size of the map and forget to fill it with anything intriguing. Dying Light 2 doesn't make that mistake.
Players looking to find everything the game has to offer might very well be playing for years. That's part of the fun. Turning over every stone is exciting and rewarding. The prizes for this exploration can be everything from cold, hard cash to new forms of travel.
Unlocks
- How to Get to Horseshoe Military Airdrop THB-22B
- How To Obtain The Blueprints For The UV Bar
- Dying Light 2 How To Unlock The Grappling Hook
- How to Get the Finger Gun (Left Finger of Glova)
- How to Triple Jump (Super Mario Easter Egg)
- How To Unlock The Paraglider
- Secret Gives Players an Actual Finger Gun
- How to Get Bow and Arrows
- How to Get Infinite Weapon Durability (Korek Charm Location)
- How to Ride a Hoverboard (Easter Egg Challenge)
- How to Get Boomerang Frying Pan Weapon (Pan of Destiny)
- How to Fly on a Broomstick (Easter Egg Challenge)
- How To Get The UV Light
- How to Get Cyber Hands 2177 Weapon (Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Egg)
Codes
- Crocodile Flats Safe Code
- Hospital Safe Code
- VNC Tower Safe Code
- Safe Code For The First Biomarker
- Bazaar Tower Safe Code
- Nightrunner's Hideout Safe Code
Windmills
- How To Climb Cherry Windmill
- How to Capture the Alder Windmill
- How to Capture the Birch Windmill
- How to Capture Willow Windmill
Other Secrets
- Clip Shows Just How Much the Grappling Hook Can Improve Combat
- Trick Can Make Aiden Basically Unkillable
- Garrison Electrical Station Puzzle Solution
- How To Clear The Center For Stage IV THV Study
- How To Defeat The GRE Anomaly C-A-22
- How to Climb Downtown Thugs Bandit Camp and Get Military Airdrop THB-1L0
- Has A Fully Ridable Bicycle That Is Not Accessible By Normal Means
Discussions And Opinions
Beyond playing the game, people can't help but just talk about the game itself. There is a lot to marvel at that is here already. The art style, the physics, the controls, each of these is a tree in this forest and there is a great saying about not missing the forest for each individual tree.
But this is only the rich ground floor. With DLC in the works and consistent patches, what's going on in the game will only get more interesting. Players have a lot to talk about and that list is growing. Chat it up, it's fun to think about everything in the works for Dying Light 2.
Topics
- Video Compares Dying Light 2 E3 Demo to Retail Version, Suggests Downgrade
- Glitch Triggers Nighttime Chase Sequence in Broad Daylight
- Glitch Sees Maya Lose Her Head
- Alpha Footage from Dying Light 2 Leaks
- Things The Sequel Adds To The Lore
- Players Can Make Aiden Trip
- Things You Don't Know About The Infected
- Ending Explained
- Everything You Need to Know About Protagonist Aiden Caldwell
- Players Are Already Setting Speedrunning Records
- Dying Light 2 is a Big Success on Steam
- Various Factions Explained
Opinions
- Ditching Guns Was a Great Choice
- Gear Needs a Good Balance Between Cosmetics and Utility
- How Dying Light 2's Open World Differs from Other Games in the Genre
- Things We Loved About Dying Light 2 (& Things We Don’t)
- The Biggest Fixes The Game Needs
- 5-Year Support Promise Should Be Standard
- Dying Light 2 Needs More Story Than Cosmetic DLC
- Things The Sequel Does Better Than The First Game
- Length Could Be a Double-Edged Sword
- Peacekeepers Are Anything But
- Parkour and Combat are Big Improvements
- Dying Light 2: Review
Predictions And Speculation
- Rating Suggests Intense and Gory Experience
- How Dying Light 2 Could Benefit From New Game Plus
- Dying Light 2 Has an Obvious Avenue for DLC
- Techland Sticks to Its Independence, but Should It?
- How Gameplay Will Factor Into Future Content Drops
Dying Light 2's Place In The Universe
Although the game might stand on its own, Dying Light 2 very much understands that it isn't alone in the universe of gaming and media. In the very name, Dying Light 2, players can't play the game without remembering or wondering about the events of the first Dying Light.
Within the game itself, plan on finding Easter Eggs and references to other popular titles and games. At least, by virtue of being a zombie game, there are going to be games that have natural comparisons to Dying Light 2 and it's a good mental exercise to ponder what sets this game apart from the rest.
Other Media
- How Reported 500 Hour Length Compares To Other Open World Games
- Dying Light 2 Shares an Odd Coincidence with Cyberpunk 2077
- Dying Light 2 and Assassin's Creed 2 Have a Surprising Amount in Common
- Dying Light 2 Shares One Characteristic With Fallout Games
- Prequel Comic Series Explained
- Dying Light 2 Tries to Go Full Game of Thrones
- Dying Light 2 is a Superhero Game in Disguise
- Dying Light 2 Seems to Be Beating Dead Island 2 to the Punch
- Dying Light 2 is Setting the Bar High for Dead Island 2
- Dying Light 2 Can't Fumble DLC Like Cyberpunk 2077
- Dying Light 2 is Quickly Becoming Dead Island 2
- Dying Light 2 and Dead Island 2's Settings Make Them Stand Apart
Prequel Talk
- Player Notices Interesting Throwback to Original Game
- First Dying Light Story Recap
- Comparing How Long It Takes to Complete Dying Light 2 to the First Game
- What Happened During Time Gap Between Both Games?
- Is Dying Light 2 a Direct Sequel?
- Is Dying Light 1 Required to Understand Dying Light 2's Story?
- Protagonist Aiden Caldwell Already Has a Big Advantage Over Kyle Crane
Easter Eggs
- Player Notices Interesting Throwback to Original Game
- Wild Dying Light 2 Easter Egg Features Kyle Crane and Super Mario 64
- Hilarious Clip Shows NPC 'Pull a Batman' and Disappear
- Force Choke Ability Easter Egg
- Dead Island Easter Eggs
- Resident Evil Easter Egg
- Doom Easter Egg Discovered
- Dying Light 2 Features Cyberpunk 2077 Easter Egg
Big News And Fun Facts
For a game as anticipated as Dying Light 2, there was no chance of any gamer missing the release date. Even outside of gaming circles, Dying Light 2 makes national headlines for its overall sales and the efforts of its developer, Techland, for making and publishing the game on their terms.
A favorite of many gamers already, the headlines don't look to die down after the release. Nobody is beating the game on their first day, so the evolving world will be a story for some time to come. The most simple of headlines will impact millions of gamers.
Console Headlines
- Console Graphics Modes Explained
- PlayStation Update Adds Helpful New Save Feature
- Optional Performance Mode on PS5 and Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series X File Size is Double That of the PS5's
- PS5 File Size Compared to PS4 Shows How Impressive Kraken Is
- Trailer Details PS5 Graphics Modes
- Dying Light 2 Shows Off Xbox Series X Graphics Modes
- Dying Light 2 Blows Original Game's Peak Player Count Out of the Water
- Dev Says Xbox Series S GPU is Holding it Back
- Nintendo Switch Cloud Version Delayed
- Switch Version Coming Through the Cloud
- Video Compares How the Game Runs on Different Consoles
Dev Talk
- Dev Discusses Fan Feedback, New Game Plus, Photo Mode, and More
- Lead Designer Discusses Game's Future
- Techland Has 'Really Crazy' Ideas for a Dying Light 2 Version of The Following
- Job Listing Suggests Developers Already Working on New Open World Triple-A Game
- Lead Designer Tymon Smektała Talks Parkour, Combat, and Progression
- Dying Light 2 Is Partnering With BenQ for a Limited Edition Monitor
- CD Projekt Red Congratulates Techland on Launch
Tidbits
- How Many Lines of Dialog Dying Light 2 Has
- Dying Light 2 is Being Review Bombed
- Fully Completing the Game Will Take 500 Hours
- Support Will Last At Least 5 Years
- How Long It Takes to Beat Main Story
- Passes 3 Million Players During First Weekend
- Dying Light 2 Receives '18' PEGI Rating After Delay
- Dying Light 2 Rated By ESRB Four Months Ahead Of Its Release Date
- Dying Light 2 Adds Rosario Dawson to the Cast
- Over 500 Items for Players to Equip
Patches, DLC, And Mods
With DLC in the works and consistent patches, what's going on in the game will only get more interesting. Players have a lot to talk about and that list is growing. Chat it up, it's fun to think about everything in the works for Dying Light 2.
This is one of the more customizable games on the market and modders are going to find ways to improve and diversify this playground-style product. The future of Dying Light 2 is one that will likely continue well after the project itself has been "completed" in an official capacity.
Patches And Updates
- Studio Working on New Game Plus, Photo Mode, And More
- Update Adding New Game+ and More Later This Month
- Update Fixes Problems With PS4 and PS5 Versions of the Game
- Update Nerfs Korek Charm, Developer Says It Will Look into It
- Patch Finally Fixes ‘Deathloop’ Bug, Makes Nights More Challenging
- Dying Light 2 Might Get New Game Plus
- Game Teases 'Big Patch' for PC and Consoles
- Developer Gives Update on Possible New Game+ Mode
- Devs Likely to Fix Zombie Ragdoll and Physics
- Dying Light 2 PC Update 1.04 Released
- Techland Encourages Players To Wait Until The Day One Patch To Play It
- Fixes Are On The Way
Mods
- Great Mods That Improve The Gameplay
- Mod Adds Nightmare Mode That’s ‘Not for The Faint of Heart'
- Mods Enhance the Game’s Draw Distance, Physics, Etc.
- Mod Makes Nights Even Harder
DLC
- Dev Says DLC Will ‘Surprise People’
- Files Hint at Possible DLC Expansion
- Dying Light 2 Reveals Free Ronin Pack DLC
- Dying Light 2 Releases More Free DLC
- Dying Light 2 Releases Free Authority Pack DLC
- Free DLC Authority Pack Gets Trailer
- DLC Roadmap Revealed
- DLC Support Bodes Well For the Sequel
Dying Light 2 was released on February 4th, 2022, and is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The Switch Cloud version currently has no release date.