Dying Light 2 beginner’s guide, tips, and tricks

polygon.com:

Dying Light2 is an expansive open-world game with countless activities and quests and challenges to take on as you explore the city of Old Villedor. In this Dying Light 2 beginner’s guide, we’ll help you get started parkouring and dropkicking zombies faster with tips and tricks we’ve learned from our many hours with the game.

Dying Light 2 is in no rush. Even after a lengthy introduction-slash-tutorial, you’ll be on rails for a while. And even when the city of Old Villedor opens up, you’ll be restricted by your level and too-low stamina, and you won’t have many activities to choose from.

As frenetic as navigating the city with your parkour skills is, everything else about Dying Light 2 is much more considered. Mechanics like the paraglider or even a ranged weapon won’t be introduced for dozens of hours.

That’s all by design. Everything will go smoother if you embrace that and take your time. Explore and investigate the city. Do some side quests. Rescue some strangers. Meet the game on its own timeline.

And above all else, get your stats up because …

Your character’s level reflects the XP you’ve earned toward parkour and combat skills, the activities around the city you’ve accomplished, and your overall progress. Considering that we beat the game at level 6 after about 50 hours, it’s safe to say that leveling up is slow. And it also means there’s a huge difference between level 1 and level 2. Your level affects the gear your scavenge or buy, so it’s a good gauge of how much damage you can take or deal out.

Quests and other activities on the map (and the enemies you encounter there) have a level in the upper left corner. Treat that as a recommendation for your level when you tackle them — zombies at the same level as you