Highlights
- Dead Island 2's new DLC called Haus is soon to be released, offering players additional weapons and tools to enhance their zombie-slaying experience.
- The DLC introduces three new weapons, including a tactical crossbow and a cleaver-like melee weapon, along with eight new skills cards.
- The new weapons and slaying tools could potentially expand the gameplay by offering players more novel and fun ways to kill the undead, as well as introducing new gameplay mechanics and possible boss fights.
Dead Island 2 fans eagerly awaiting more post-game content won't have to wait much longer with the arrival of its new DLC called Haus just around the corner. Haus is the first of two Dead Island 2-story expansions that could quench many players' thirst for more zombie-slaying carnage with its death-cult faction focus, additional weapons, and tools.
Using over-the-top deadly weapons to hack up zombies is all part of the fun in Dead Island 2, as something that perfectly complements its unique, procedural FLESH system that one-upped the gore-fest from the original game. Fans wanting to know what happens next in the story may also be keen to discover more about the new weapons to use while exploring the various settings and biomes of the mysterious Haus location, and what these could add to the gameplay experience.
Dead Island 2 Haus DLC New Weapons
Dead Island 2's existing zombie-slaying arsenal is bursting with all sorts of weapons with different rarities, like Dead Island 2's Legendary weapons, and many weapon types feature deliberately excessive designs and abilities. As listed in the EPIC Game store, Haus adds three new weapons to the roster, including a tactical crossbow named K-ROSSBOW, a cleaver-like melee weapon called the Hog Roaster, and a mysterious additional entry called 'Dead Islands', something that enables players to 'Take the weight off' their shoulders while they 'smash the undead into oblivion.' Players also get eight new skills cards, but no further specifics are available yet.
While the precise nature of 'Dead Islands' remains unclear, early footage shows the crossbow and Hog Roaster in action. K-ROSSBOW makes little noise, but delivers a head-crunching blast effect upon impact and features a scope to zoom in for those all-important headshots. Although an unreleased crossbow got mined from the game files after Dead Island 2's release, Haus is the first time all players can use an official one. In contrast, the Hog Roaster looks like a custom Dead Island 2 melee weapon, complete with blow torches for some nasty explosive damage, a massive tooth-shaped blade, and even a spit-roast design that is likely reflective of the new pig boss, which looks like a Crusher variant.
How Dead Island 2's Haus DLC Weapons And Slaying Tools Could Expand The Gameplay
Although the rarity status of the new Haus weapons is currently unknown, they could shape as something special as a focus point of the DLC offering, especially when considering the possible horror approach the DLC could take. Fewer zombies seen in the footage could give more opportunities to build tension and add stealthier gameplay moments with the crossbow, plus the possibility of killing zombies with even more style with the Hog Roaster and 'Dead Islands.' It will also be interesting to see if any might tie in with Dead Island 2's Autophage with the additional new skills cards. While these could have the most potential to impact the gameplay, the new weapons could give players more novel and fun ways to kill the undead.
Additionally, Dead Island 2's game-changing Haus faction could influence the weapon and tools experience, depending upon whether players are only fighting zombies or, potentially, humans. While pure speculation, it's also possible players could fight other characters with Autophage abilities, such as Lola Konradt and her group of followers, potentially making for a spectacular boss fight. This makes sense considering suggestions circulating that Haus may well belong to Lola. Either way, Deep Silver probably has some more surprises for what's next. Hopefully, more details will be available soon as the DLC launch approaches.
Dead Island 2 is out now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with the first DLC story expansion ‘Haus’ launching November 2.
