Highlights

  • Dying Light 2's latest update fixes bugs from recent content drops, enhancing the player experience with improvements.
  • Techland's commitment to Dying Light 2 support continues with frequent updates, including the recent Firearms Update.
  • The 1.15.3 patch focuses on bug fixes, with retroactive fixes and balancing tweaks, setting the stage for future updates.

Techland's zombie action-RPG Dying Light 2 has released a brand-new update, fixing a ton of bugs found with the game's most recent content drop. The overall player experience for Dying Light 2 continues to improve all the time, and this latest update is another extension of that.

Despite recently celebrating its second anniversary, Techland frequently continues to update the game with quick hotfixes and bigger content drops. Just recently, the massive Firearms Update for Dying Light 2 was released, bringing a bunch of new quests and rewards into the game. This coincided with the release of the Reloaded Edition, which allowed players to catch up on all the content they'd missed between launch and the Firearms Update. It's undoubtedly been a busy period for the studio, which, with each update, continues to reaffirm its five-year commitment to Dying Light 2 support.

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The 1.15.3 update is available across all platforms, bringing a bunch of fixes to one of the best co-op zombie games around. Crucially, this patch doesn't bring any new content into the game, and is instead dedicated to simply fixing bugs introduced by the Firearms Update. These aren't exactly a glamorous element of the game's second anniversary celebrations, but it's a necessary patch all the same.

Some of the bug fixes to the Dying Light 2 Firearms Update are retroactive to existing saves. For example, anyone who lost the Tolga and Fatin quest items due to a bug will receive them upon loading up the game. On top of the bug fixes are some interesting balancing tweaks, including the addition of more weak Biters to the AI population. It'll be interesting to see if Techland plays with this balance any further in future updates, or if it feels it's in the right place now.

While it's great to see more fixes for any remaining bugs in Dying Light 2, players shouldn't expect the updates to stop there. Last year, Techland released its 2024 roadmap for Dying Light 2, highlighting the studio's commitment to bringing even more free content into the game. While some of what was outlined arrived in the form of the Firearms Update, some features are still missing, such as the planned Nightmare difficulty. It's unknown exactly when Nightmare will be released, although it is still penciled in for some point this year.

Dying Light 1.15.3 Patch Notes

  • Items given throughout the story will now be dropped on the ground if they did not fit into the inventory or stash
  • Players who lost the Tolga and Fatin quest items because their inventory and stash were full will now receive them after loading the game or sleeping in-game. An empty inventory and stash slot is required
  • Fixed an issue with a redundant blurry screen after using the performance benchmark option
  • Fixed an issue with Delta sometimes visibly clipping with environmental objects
  • Some changes to POIs, noises and flashlight making AI behavior more natural
  • Fixed an issue with a redundant shotgun available for purchase at Jai’s store
  • Fixed a crash that could occur while throwing molotovs while in a co-op session
  • Fixed an issue with missing additional loot from all containers inside the THV Genomics Center
  • Fixed an issue with players not being able to pick up their dropped items after dying
  • Fixed an issue with showing negative numbers in statistics on Survivor Mission summary screens
  • Fixed visual glitches that could happen while using FSR/FSR2 upscalers
  • Fixed an issue with improper light distribution in the Saint Paul Cathedral
  • Fixed an issue with melee weapon damage affix for Villedor Monsters gear pieces which granted 70% bonus damage instead of 7%
  • Fixed an issue in the Lost Armory quest where both players in co-op could get stuck in a ‘Quest Failed’ screen if they failed when chasing Tackhead
  • UI text and translation tweaks
  • Fixed an issue with missing items if the player has a full stash and adds a new item into it
  • Items should return to players who lost them
  • Added a warning screen for the action
  • Rebalanced erroneously re-rolled gear affixes to pre-update state
  • Fixed an issue with player being unable to run if they changed weapon while aiming
  • Fixed one-time tutorials appearing on Community Maps
  • Fixed an issue where names of "Carriers Guild Locker" and "Board" are swapped in the Map legend
  • Fixed an issue with the Chi-Tu Charm granting -25% stamina cost with melee weapons instead of -15%
  • Fixed an issue where the First Pilgrim gear pieces restored 100% stamina instead of 10%
  • Added more variants of weak Biters to the AI population
  • Localisation and translation tweaks