Over 200 different weapons are in Dying Light 2. The developers now show how crazy some of them look and explain backgrounds.
What do weapons look like 20 years after a zombie apocalypse? Dying Light 2 aims to answer the question with almost 200 different weapons. Machetes made from street signs, nasty pimped guitar necks, sledgehammers with stun mods – the range of melee weapons is wide.
But firearms are also present in Dying Light 2, albeit very rarely and technically limited. Bow and arrow are common, and players also use a homemade shotgun. The developers explain how much work went into the various weapons in a new episode of the “Dying 2 Know More” format, which you can see here:
Great choice, crazy designs
Developer Techland describes the setting of Dying Light 2 as a “new medieval age”. The Harran virus won, turning most humans into horrible undead and driving the survivors to the rooftops of the game world. Advanced technology gradually failed, people had to get creative.
Machine-made weapons such as swords and machetes gave up the ghost and were replaced by home-made weapons. Although some of the old weapons still exist, they are either expensive or hidden in hard-to-reach places. Players have to search for them or pay high prices.
The self-made weapons also break down over time. We know the function from the predecessor: this way we can repair our weapons a few times before they become completely unusable.
The developers also explain that careful planning is important: we should always have a modded weapon with us, for example, to be able to wear down a powerful zombie with our Bunsen burner machete. We should also always keep an eye on the condition of our weapons.
Techland designers created almost 200 different weapons for Dying Light 2: Stay Human. You can see some of them in the video above. Among them are stationary guns, which are among the few firearms in the zombie slasher.
Dying Light 2 postponed again
Recently it was announced that Dying Light 2: Stay Human will be postponed. The game will now no longer be released on 7 December 2021, but on 4 February 2022. The simple reason: the developers are not yet satisfied and want to optimise the game better.
To do so, they are even letting the lucrative Christmas business slip through their fingers, which must have been a difficult business decision. Disappointment aside, this should still be good news for gamers if Dying Light 2 is released in a better technical state as a result.
