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Dying Light 2 is expansive, to say the least. After booting up the game for the first time and going through a rather lengthy "tutorial" of sorts, gamers gain access to a massive Parkour playground teeming with all sorts of deadly foes, an overarching story to sift through, and tons of side quests to accept.
Some of these side quests are a bit easier to complete than others, and a handful will have Aiden traversing throughout the city to find multiple NPCs. During the early hours of Dying Light 2, many players will find themselves on a side quest called Cheers that tasks them with finding a water supplier named Marco. Although the map gives players a great idea of where Marco is, finding the NPC can be a bit tricky for some.
How To Start The Cheers Side Quest
After players have progressed into the game far enough to gain access to "free-roam" (after escaping the hospital with Hakan), they'll be able to make their way to a massive Church in the distance (not too far from the hospital itself). This area, known as the Bazaar, is Aiden's first stop on his quest to locate his sister.
The main quest will task players with meeting NPCs at the Bazaar, which acts as the perfect prelude into this particular quest. After entering the Church for the first time, players will be greeted to a cutscene and then be able to explore the bustling area inside. Directly ahead from where the cutscene ends and inside small partitioned area, players will spot a character named Julian. The NPC has found himself in a bit of trouble and is accused of poisoning someone at the Bazaar. After the initial cutscene, players will need to speak to Julian again to start getting to the bottom of the issue.
Julian will eventually inform players that he purchased water (what some suspected to be tainted) from a supplier named Marco, and that he also sold some water to an individual named Hans. Once players exit the conversation with Julian, they'll be given two tasks: Find Marco and Find Hans. These two points show up on the map as diamonds marked 1 and 2 respectively. It's up to players to decide which task to tackle first but for simplicity’s sake, this guide will assume that gamers head to Marco first.
How To Find Marco In Dying Light 2
Once players have arrived at the "Locate Marco" diamond on the map, they'll be near a large building. There are multiple entry points for this location but one of the easiest ways to get inside is to simply enter one of the many open windows on the top floor. Once inside, players should navigate around the floor until they spot a door that's partially closed. Pushing on this door will cause Aiden to open it, revealing a pitch-black room.
Players should then click on their flashlight (the T key for those on PC) and reveal a small building access shaft that will allow them to traverse down to the second floor. Gamers will want to avoid going all the way to the bottom as they'll need to talk to Marco first before dealing with anything on the first floor. Marco can be found on the second floor standing nearby a window in a Kitchen-like area.
Speaking to Marco will continue the quest and force players to deal with a threat downstairs (on the first floor). After clearing out all the zombies, players will have a choice to make concerning turning Marco in to the Bazaar or letting Julian take the fall for his mistakes.
- Threatening to turn Marco in will prompt a boss fight with the NPC and players should be warned that Marco is a pretty tough boss this early in the game.
- Turning Julian in will allow Marco to go free, reward players with more materials, but cause Julian to pay for a crime that was technically an accident.
Finding Hans After Dealing With Marco
After dealing with Marco, players will then have to complete the rest of the quest by locating Hans, a man that is supposedly in possession of some of the tainted water that Marco created on accident. Traveling to the first location, players will meet Anna, Hans' wife. She will inform Aiden that Hans has gone off hunting and that he has the tainted water with him, prompting players to have to travel to another area and find Hans, who will be perched atop a tower-like structure looking through binoculars.
By giving Hans alcohol (provided by his wife), players can save him from a grizzly fate. After finding Hans, players can return to the Bazaar and finish the Cheers side quest.
Dying Light 2 is now available for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
