Dying Light’s final update gives everyone a free Enhanced Edition upgrade
More than seven years after launch, Dying Light’s last update is here.
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Dying Lighthas had a hell of a run. It was released in early 2015 to respectable reviews, but it was Techland’s ongoing support of the game, with a steady stream of updates, new content, and even a full-onfantasy spinoff, that really made it stand out. But all good things come to an end, as the saying goes, and Dying Light is no exception: Thefinal updateis now live on Steam.
The update focuses largely on the dark fantasy DLC Hellraid, including gameplay and economy tweaks, adjustments to difficulty, new tutorial screens, and a handful of bug fixes. More generally, there’s also a new chainsaw weapon type, new weapon meshes and sound effects, and a bit of map and quest tuning.
Speaking of chainsaws, there’s also a new Dying Light content pack out today called the Dieselpunk Bundle, which includes the new Gut Render chainsaw and the Flesh Ripper saw blade. (Techland said Flesh Ripper is for players who’d “rather tune it down a little” but let’s be honest, none of this stuff is subtle.) Also in the bundle are the Greaser SMG, Punk’d Beret outfit, and Rugged Roadmaster buggy skin, which offers 50% reduced fuel usage. The Dieselpunk Bundle is $3/£2/€3 onSteam.
Finally, all owners of Dying Light are being automatically upgraded to the Enhanced Edition of the game, which includesThe Followingexpansion,Bozak Horde,Cuisine and Cargo, theUltimate Survivor Bundle, and theCrash Test Skin Bundle. That’s not a bad send-off at all, especially for lapsed players looking for a reason to come back.
Dying Light may finally be finished, but Dying Light 2, which weliked even morethan the original, looks set to step into its place: Techland said in January that it has plans for at leastfive years of post-launch contentand updates. Anew game plusmode went live last week.
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