I twelvemonth since the zombiepocalypse survival-horror game Dying Light jump-scared onto the scene, its developer Techland has put the finishing touches on the bloodcurdling expansion, called The Post-obit.

With Dying Low-cal: The Post-obit's release appointment now a footling more than a week away, Techland has presented beneath a question-and-respond guide for fans, answering some of the nigh frequently asked enquiries regarding the expansion.

Dying Light: The Following's release procedure is a little more elaborate than most. This expansion will outright supplant last year's game across all digital storefronts, and gradually information technology will succeed the original at physical retail too. Meanwhile, those who own the original can upgrade to the expansion past purchasing The Following as DLC.

Along with this, there's a second-tier expansion available likewise, called Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition.

To offering more insight on this, also equally answer questions about what the new expansion contains, below is a Dying Lite: The Following FAQ guide, with all answers written by Techland.

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Dying Light The Post-obit

What's Dying Light: The Following and how tin can I go information technology?

"Dying Calorie-free: The Following is a massive expansion to Dying Light, which introduces a host of new features, including a vast new map, drivable and customizable buggies, and a new mysterious storyline."

What graphic symbol level should I have for Dying Calorie-free: The Following?

"A character level of around 18 or more is recommended when starting Dying Light: The Following. Nonetheless, you can choose to play it at any point afterwards completing the main game's prologue."

Tin can I starting time Dying Light: The Following without playing the original game?

"Yous will have to complete the prologue office of Dying Light earlier you tin jump into Dying Light: The Following."

Can I play Dying Light: The Post-obit without completing the main story from the original game?

"Yep, you tin. However, story-wise, you volition get the all-time experience if y'all know the total story of the original game."

Can I transfer my character to Dying Lite: The Following?

"Yeah, you volition be able to transfer your character and progress from the main campaign to Dying Calorie-free: The Post-obit and vice versa. You can then develop that grapheme farther in both the main game and the expansion."

Are their any new enemies in Dying Low-cal: The Following?

"Yes. On top of the existing foes that players encountered in the original game, there are various new enemy types with new behaviors and assault patterns."

Will parkour still be present in Dying Light: The Following?

"Aye. Parkour is however a vital tool for survival in Dying Light: The Post-obit, both as a means of movement and as a weapon."

What options practice I have to customize my dirt buggy?

"Players volition be able to unlock and install various buggy upgrades, both defensive and offensive. Among them you will find a ramming bar, a mine dispenser, a flamethrower, a larger fuel tank, and much more. At that place are also multiple tiers of auto parts, that players can equip onto their buggy. These ameliorate the vehicle's performance, for case treatment or durability. Last but not least, at that place are besides multiple paint jobs and various dashboard collectibles."

What is the Commuter Rank?

"Your Driver Rank is an additional skill tree in Dying Lite: The Following that opens once you obtain your dirt buggy. This skill tree has various upgrades and skills that are unlocked through points earned past driving, running downwards enemies, performing stunt jumps, etc."

What is the Trust Rank?

"Trust Rank appears in Dying Light: The Following. It is an indicator of how much the locals trust you. You earn trust by completing various tasks and missions that help the community. These vary in difficulty and therefore in the trust points rewarded. Past unlocking additional trust levels, players will open up new quests, abilities and rewards that will allow them to progress further through the story."

Can I travel between the new map and the original ones?

"Y'all will be able to freely transfer your character progress between the base game and Dying Light: The Following at any point through the main menu."

Dying Light had enough of Easter eggs. Can I expect more in Dying Lite: The Following?

"Yes. Plenty."

Can nosotros play Be the Zombie in Dying Calorie-free: The Post-obit?

"Yes, the Exist the Zombie way is available in the expansion's new map. Veteran Be the Zombie players will notice diverse balance changes to adjust the Night Hunter character to be able to bargain with the new environment and clay buggies."

How many players tin can play together online?

"Both the Enhanced Edition of Dying Lite and its expansion, Dying Light: The Following tin be played in co-op with up to 4 players. A fifth thespian may also join in the game'south PvP 4v1 style, Exist the Zombie."

I have more questions. Where can I ask them?

"You can enquire all your questions on the Dying Light Facebok, Twitter and community forum. As our follower or subscriber, you lot will be the first to receive all the new data every bit it comes out."

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Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition

What is the difference betwixt Dying Light: The Post-obit - Enhanced Editon and Dying Low-cal: The Following?

"Dying Lite The Post-obit - Enhanced Edition is a new and immensely enhanced version of the original game. It features a brand-new difficulty level called Nightmare Mode, 250 special Legend Levels to unlock, all-new Bounty system, and a massive expansion pack titled Dying Light: The Following. On tiptop of that, the Enhanced Edition includes all previously released DLCs, customs-made maps, many gameplay enhancements, and more. For the full list of content click here.

"Dying Low-cal: The Post-obit is the expansion pack that takes the cadre gameplay of Dying Light and morphs it with a range of new features: a vast new map to explore, drivable and customizable dirt buggies, an original mysterious storyline, and more."

When will Dying Lite The Post-obit - Enhanced Edition launch?

Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition and Dying Low-cal: The Following expansion pack will be released on PC, PlayStation four and Xbox One starting February 9th, 2016. Steam users around the globe can starting time playing on Feb 9th, 2016 while launch dates for other platforms volition vary slightly betwixt countries. Bank check the infographic below for more than info:

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Will the retail version have all the content on disc?

"Yes, all the content announced for Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition will be on the disc. The only exception are the select community maps on consoles, which will be available equally downloadable content. Since we plan an extensive postal service-launch back up, additional content released later will also require a download."

How many more than hours of gameplay do I get with Dying Light: The Post-obit - Enhanced Edition?

"Starting time of all, you can wait around ten hours to finish the master story of Dying Calorie-free: The Post-obit, and another x if you wish to go through all the sidequests, challenges and secrets from the expansion. Equally for the enhancements, the Legendary Levels alone give y'all at least 50 hours of gameplay. With the Nightmare Mode, community maps, and the Bounties added to the equation, y'all tin get 100 more hours out of the Enhanced Edition."

What are Legend Levels?

"Fable Levels are a progression organisation of 250 levels that players can earn, which give players new stat boosts, unique emblems, additional skins and golden tier weapons. Legend Levels are unlocked once players max out 1 of the iii base level skill trees. All XP players earn from that indicate on will be put towards their Legend Level rank."

What are Bounties?

"Bounties are special in-game challenges that activate in one case you've beaten the main storyline. In that location are iii categories of Bounties."

  1. Basic Bounties are fun tasks that players tin can consummate while exploring the quarantine zone or while doing quests east.g. cut off X amount of zombie heads, remain undetected throughout the night etc.
  2. Daily Bounties modify everyday and ask players to explore the extremes of what Dying lite offers. east.1000. figure out and climb to the highest signal in the game.
  3. Community Bounties are group tasks that the entire Dying Light community will be contributing to over the course of a few days.

Completed Bounties will give players vast XP boosts as well as selected rewards."

What changes does the Nightmare Mode bring?

"Nightmare Style is the adjacent development of Hard Way. It increases the difficulty of the game even farther through various factors, such as removal of over-powered easter egg weapons, player stamina depletion through combat and parkour, and a high XP penalty for dying. All additions from the Hard Manner are likewise included: more perceptive and aggressive enemies, longer nights, reduced minimap enemy detection, and lower loot frequency."

Have the PC requirements changed for the Enhanced Edition?

"The requirements have stayed exactly the same. If you played the original Dying Lite on your PC, you should be able to run Dying Lite: The Post-obit - Enhanced Edition."

Will the game feature HUD customization?

"Yeah, players will be able to turn on and off sure elements of the HUD, as well as use stylish screen filters to adjust the visuals of the game to their liking."

Will community-made maps be bachelor on consoles?

"Yes. Select community-made maps will exist available at launch for both PlayStation 4 and Xbox One users, with more than coming in the hereafter updates."

I already finished Dying Lite. Is there any reason to replay information technology?

"The newly introduced Fable Levels, Nightmare Style and the Bounties organization all introduce new mechanics and challenges afterwards you max out the core game, then you lot can experience the game anew and continue playing almost indefinitely after beating the story. And don't forget about other gameplay improvements, such as enhanced enemy AI or new parkour animations, which make playing much more immersive."

Tin we expect new gold-tier weapons?

"There will be new gold-tier weapons, both every bit role of the Enhanced Edition and in Dying Low-cal: The Following. The newly-introduced Nightmare Fashion also offers a higher chance of finding gold weapons if yous are upward to the claiming."

How many new weapons can we expect from Dying Lite: The Following - Enhanced Edition?

"Effectually 100 new weapons or blueprints have been added in. They tin be found in the Enhanced Edition of the base game, in the expansion pack, and via the new Legend Levels. These new weapons include additional gold-tier weapons, new melee weapons, new craftable elemental upgrades, additional ranged weapons and a selection of new throwables."

Volition the game exist supported with new content later launch?

"Just like with the original game, we volition go along to support Dying Light: The Following - Enhanced Edition afterward launch."

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