{"id":175273,"date":"2025-09-23T02:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/175273\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T02:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T02:40:11","slug":"15-tips-and-tricks-to-know-before-playing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/175273\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Tips And Tricks To Know Before Playing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dying Light: The Beast is here, and despite some odd issues with super rain<\/a> (which should be all fixed up now), I\u2019ve been having a wonderful time with Techland\u2019s open-world zombie RPG<\/a>. After spending over a dozen hours with it, as well as playing the past games in the series, I have some tips to share with folks either hopping in for the first time or looking for some extra help during their next zombie-killin\u2019 session.<\/p>\n

Kick! Kick! And Kick Some More!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

As with past Dying Light games, you have a kick button. And you should use it and use it often. Kicking the undead doesn\u2019t use much stamina and can keep them from grabbing you, something they love to do in this game. Plus, you can kick them off roofs and ledges for easy kills that never stop being funny.<\/p>\n

Grab The Drop Kick Skill ASAP <\/p>\n

Speaking of kicking zombies, very early on in Dying Light: The Beast, you gain access to the game\u2019s skill tree. Once that happens, prioritize getting the drop kick ability. This lets you do a more powerful two-footed jump kick that can send multiple zombies and human baddies flying far away. I love to drop-kick zombies into other zombies.<\/p>\n

..And Then Get The Safe Landing Skill Next <\/p>\n

Oh, and on the topic of great skills to grab early on, I\u2019d also shout out the safe landing skill found in the top section of the skill tree. It lets you drop from extreme heights and take no damage by holding the crouch button right before you land. It saved my ass many times, and it will save your zombie-killing butt, too. Trust me.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a9Techland Don\u2019t Get Attached To Weapons <\/p>\n

You\u2019ll likely find some really powerful and deadly melee weapons in Dying Light: The Beast. Big hammers, flaming machetes, etc. All of that stuff is fun to use and can mow down zombies quickly. But don\u2019t get too attached. Weapons can only be repaired so many times, as identified in the menu and weapon wheel, and once you\u2019ve used up their repairs, that\u2019s it. If you have a specific weapon\u2019s blueprint, then you can craft it repeatedly, but if not, you might want to be cautious with the cool exotic knife you found in a random apartment.<\/p>\n

How To Throw Weapons In Dying Light: The Beast <\/p>\n

When a weapon is out of repairs and about to break, you could dismantle it, or you could just toss it at a zombie, giving it one last hurrah. But for some reason, The Beast does a poor job of explaining that you can toss weapons. To do so on a controller, hold the attack button and then click the right stick. On keyboard, hold the attack button and then hit F. If done correctly, you\u2019ll toss your hammer or sword or whatever at the zombie ahead of you and hopefully crack it in the face.<\/p>\n

Always Unlock New Safehouses And Towers <\/p>\n

When out and about in The Beast, you\u2019ll occasionally spot towers and safehouse icons on the map. Head to these the moment you see them, no matter what you\u2019re doing. Once you activate these locations, they become safe zones that can save you from the night, which is very dangerous in the game, and can also act as a spawn point when you die.<\/p>\n

When Farming Loot, Walk Away From The Bodies To Save Time <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a trick I\u2019ve been using since the first Dying Light game. If you\u2019ve just killed a large horde of zombies and have a dozen or more corpses to search, don\u2019t waste your time searching each one for loot. This takes a while and is tedious. Instead, run away at least a few hundred feet or so and then turn back around. When you return, the corpses should all be gone and replaced with little grey bags containing whatever loot each zombie was carrying. These can just be picked up instantly, no annoying animation needed. And better yet, if a zombie had nothing on them, then no bag is left behind, saving you even more time.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a9Techland \/ Kotaku You Get Double XP At Night, But Be Careful <\/p>\n

And hey, if you\u2019re going to farm hordes of zombies using Molotov cocktails and then pick up all their little loot bags, I\u2019d recommend doing so at night. You get double XP for all your actions during the night, which helps you level up much faster.<\/p>\n

Sure, when the sun goes down in Dying Light: The Beast, you have to avoid deadly, fast, and hard-to-kill super zombies. But if you stick near a safehouse or tower and use the method I outlined above, you can always just run back to safety before they get you and farm a lot of loot, resources, and XP in the process.<\/p>\n

Use Your Survivor Sense Ping To Quickly Spot Loot <\/p>\n

Kyle Crane has a nifty and useful \u201cSurvivor Sense\u201d ability from the moment you start Dying Light: The Beast. Use this! It will mark loot and searchable containers near you, making it easier to grab some supplies and get out. It also marks human enemies and special infected, too, which can help you avoid them or get the drop on them and take them out like a ninja.<\/p>\n

Pick Up Every Weapon And Dismantle Them For Extra Resources <\/p>\n

Yes, grab that crappy crowbar or the shitty broken bat. Grab it all. Then head to your inventory and dismantle those items. You\u2019ll get a lot of extra resources that you can use to craft better gear and weapons, and repair the weapons you actually use.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a9Techland \/ Kotaku Keep An Eye Out For Random Events <\/p>\n

While running around the city and countryside, you might spot a blue icon on your compass. This is a random event, and you should try, if you can, to check these out whenever they appear. Sometimes you\u2019ll find armed guards and good loot. Other times, it might be a person being held hostage by raiders. Or it might just be a random survivor being attacked by a zombie. Completing these awards gives you XP and other goodies.<\/p>\n

\u2026 Maybe Kill Hostages After Saving Them <\/p>\n

Okay, listen, you don\u2019t have to do this. But, as far as I can tell, once you\u2019ve saved a hostage and grabbed the reward from them, the game doesn\u2019t track what happens next. So if you were to kill them and take their weapon so you can dismantle it for some extra resources, nobody in the game will ever know or care. Do I do this? Maybe. Do I feel bad? Yes. Do I have lots of scrap and screws? You better believe it, bucko.<\/p>\n

You Can Unlock Safes Without The Code <\/p>\n

Sometimes you\u2019ll encounter locked safes in Dying Light: The Beast. You might think that the only way to unlock them is to find the safe\u2019s combination. But you can also just unlock them by slowly turning the safe\u2019s dial and feeling for a vibration. This will let you crack any safe without the combination. This feature is carried over from Dying Light 2, and it\u2019s great.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dying Light: The Beast is here, and despite some odd issues with super rain (which should be all…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":175274,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[104501,104502,74,22035,104503],"class_list":["post-175273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-dying-light","tag-dying-light-the-beast","tag-technology","tag-tips","tag-zombies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}