Long-awaited, bloody Dead Island 2 released todayand after almost a decade of waiting, I’m sure you have some questions. The game shares its shameless sense of humor peacefully with its first game, 2011 Dead Island, repeatedly calls your threatening surroundings “Hell-A” while bloody enough to really justify the zombie dad joke, but it has also changed in important ways important. The skill card that first appeared and played on modern consoles comes with its own idiosyncrasies.
The unknown is scary. But I’ll walk you through it and tell you everything I wish someone had told me before I started playing. Dead Island 2.
How to unlock cooperation
Dead Island 2like the original, using co-op, so that the player can use a unique set of playable characters — in this case, six — to fend off the relentless onslaught of mutilated zombies. jaw dislocation.
To enable the new in-game co-op, play through the first three missions of the main story. Co-op unlocks in the fourth installment, aptly named “Call the Cavalry,” and you’ll be able to add up to two players to your game by choosing the “online option” or “social” ” when prompted.
When co-op is enabled, as long as they are at the same time in the game or earlier, you can accept a friend’s request to join the game, or you can select “Join” from the main menu to random multiplayer matchmaking. Mission progress is saved in co-op mode, so you’ll be able to play the entire game while alternating between single and multiplayer at your leisure.
Note, however, that there is no cross-game.
I know it’s annoying, but you should spam the “pick up” button
Like Amazon continues to turn our planet into a deserted Funko Pop dump, Dead Island 2 the environment is crammed with things. You’ll find upgrade materials like adhesives, sprays, and blades on countertops, inside drawers that close, and rain falling from felled items like you’d blow up a creepy piñata. .
Forget your worries about memory management—in a zombie apocalypse, everyone is a scavenger. Pick up things. All. As long as you regularly upgrade your weapon using the materials you’ve found, you’ll find that your weapon Dead Island 2 The inventory is bottomless impressive.
Keeping upgrade documents on hand saves you time when you’re at the sporadic upgrade desk. While these benches allow you to “trace” the materials you are missing, they are most useful when you have your materials ready and can repair damaged weapons or make them stronger. right before your next battle.
To create space, get rid of worthless weapons like wooden planks and sell real weapons to merchants to make a lot of money. Upgrade materials allow you to create modifications, upgrades, and repairs to weapons, but it actually requires money to buy them.
You will need to trade off between special mods and attack power
You’ll unlock and find diverse weapon blueprints (often placed, conveniently, right on the unexplored workbench) as you progress deeper into the game, allowing wild mods to transform weapons. your gas into two-punch power cutters and crematoriums, as well as upgrades that increase the damage of your weapons.
While the continued appeal of shiny toys is understandable, you should be aware that extreme weapon modifications and upgrades are not always compatible. While the descriptions of some upgrades clearly indicate that they need to be equipped with certain mods, general upgrades such as Damage, which increase weapon damage, will lose their overall effect when finished. match a mod. Try to plan out what weapon you want to use in the end before you irrevocably change it at your desk.
“Slaughter” is a perfect weapon upgrade
The game’s plethora of weapon customization options makes for a lot of consideration, but I think you should especially prioritize upgrading Slaughter.
It allows you to chop limbs more efficiently, making it most compatible with bladed weapons like katana and hunting knives, but also enhances the weapon’s durability.
Dead Island 2 Weapons can break obnoxiously quickly, leaving you suddenly handcuffed in the middle of an encounter.
While you can monitor weapon damage by looking at the depletion meter in the bottom right corner of the screen, it’s best to avoid that by adding Slaughter. Don’t forget to repair your favorite weapon whenever you’re near the desk.
You can’t bulldoze through combat — learn to dodge
Even though Dead Island 2is rapidly gaining popularity as an event of mass bloodshed, no brainer, trying to plow through a field full of snarling zombies will get you killed quickly and destroy your arsenal even faster.
To protect both yourself and your arsenal, practice dodging or touching L1 in a split second before the zombie attacks—and i really mean split seconds.
It took me a while to master the timing. I recommend practicing by picking out rogue zombies you come across as you explore the environment and not necessarily in the middle of a stressful main quest. When you successfully dodge (or, alternatively, block an oncoming attack), you stun a zombie, opening them up to a counterattack that drains health.
When a mob of zombies is descending, use their own power against them
Just as every playable killer has their own innate advantages, every zombie you encounter will have its own violent approach.
Most of them are themed and clear. Like, a swirling zombie surrounded by blue sparks that will eventually unleash a huge electric explosion, or a completely crunchy zombie in the fire, if it touches you, will set you on fire.
Take note of these quirks and use them to your advantage when facing hordes of zombies that at first glance seem difficult to control. Throw a fuel can at a burning zombie to trigger a remote AoE eruption that will kill nearby zombies. Use an electrically modified weapon to puncture a hole in the water boxes some zombies carry on their backs and turn the puddle into a wire trap.
And, when you can get into the game, don’t forget to use Fury Mode, which builds up as you kill zombies and infuses you with their destructive power, for a short period of time.
Level up guaranteed, but it’s not necessarily as important as you think
When you hit a boss battle in the main story or approach a wild enemy with a skull on its head, meaning it’s a higher level than you, you’ll feel the difference in power immediately.
To avoid being overpowered by overpowered enemies, check the main story and side quest suggested levels and make sure your natural level matches them before trying.
Although, you don’t Have to the recommended level of the chapter or enemy to try it. Most of the time, especially in the rogue battles you’ll be spending most of your time in, leveling up makes a barely noticeable difference in damage or defense. Most standard wild enemies also match your level, as reflected by the number that appears next to the name on their heads.
If you get stuck in the main story, move on to a side quest that you can benefit from
In case you’re not at the right level to complete a major level chapter (at least without major difficulty), don’t worry; you have 33 side quests to choose from.
You’ll unlock these with no real effort—by exploring new environments, answering radio calls, or chatting with friendly NPCs.
But before you do a side quest, open the Quests tab, go through the rewards listed, and consider what your main story objective is. Do you want to level up as soon as possible? Choose a side quest with an abundance of XP. All your weapons are lousy, and you need something betterbegin? Performing side quests grants you a special weapon. Have fun while being realistic. Kill responsibly.
Don’t be afraid to customize your low bet skill deck
As you progress through the levels, main story, and side quests, slots on your skill card deck will unlock. You get skill cards without really trying, get them after you spam your “pick up” button or by kill for them.
You can rearrange or discard your deck at any time, so try any skill card that intrigues you. Most skill benefits are vague enough — specializing in the type of kick you cast or how you restore health — that choosing them should never feel daunting. It’s like deciding if you want pickles on your burger.
Did you know there’s voice control?
Dead Island 2 has a unique voice control system, which I fell in love with at first like someone who knows how use ccomputerbut just enough.
It lets you speak scripted commands to swap weapons, taunt zombies, and enter the intense Rage Modeamong other things, by using the microphone and Amazon account.
To enable it, plug your Amazon account information into the “Alexa Game Control” section of the Preferences menu, make sure Voice Commands is set to “enabled,” and Select your preferred audio input device. Read through the commands available in Voice Control, found in the Tutorials section, and wonder, like me, if Jeff Bezos can hear your screams.
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