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Dying Light
Dying Light	2015
Dying Light 2 Stay Human	2022
Dying Light: Bad Blood	EA

Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a survival horror game set in a post-apocalyptic world, developed and published by Techland.

It is a sequel to Dying Light, released in 2015 as part of the Dying Light series.

Announced in June 2018, Dying Light 2 Stay Human was planned to be released in early 2020^[1] but was delayed to December 2021 to give more time for development.^[2]^[3] In September 2021, the game was once more delayed until February 4, 2022.^[4]

General information

Official Discord

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Standard, Deluxe, and Collector's editions.^[5]^[6]
Official website		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the "Legendary" outfit/weapon/paraglider skin, the first post launch DLC, an exclusive weapon charm, digital soundtrack and artbook.

The Ultimate Edition includes everything from the Deluxe Edition on top of the second post launch DLC, a two-hour night XP boost and some early crafting items.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Pre-order pack	Pre-order only.
Deluxe Pack	Grants the perks of the Deluxe Edition.
Ultimate pack	Grants the perks of the Ultimate Edition.
Authority Pack — Part 1/3	Free.
Authority Pack — Part 2/3	Free.
Authority Pack — Part 3/3	Free.
Ronin Pack — Part 1/3	Free.
Ronin Pack — Part 2/3	Free.
Ronin Pack — Part 3/3	Free.
Bloody Ties	Part of the Deluxe and Ultimate Edition.
Dying Laugh Bundle
Nutcracker Bundle

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Launch game with `-nologos` Command line argument^[7]
May get reset after game update

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dying Light 2\out\settings\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/534380/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\534380\remote\out\save
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/534380/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		General gameplay is Hor+. The HUD is centered to 16:9 while menus and cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9. Use Flawless Widescreen as a workaround for full Hor+ gameplay.
4K Ultra HD		^[8]
Field of view (FOV)		As a slider from -10 to 20.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		^[9]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA in two presets of Low and High. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for a workaround.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.3, FSR 1.0, FSR 2.0, XeSS DLSS 3 will be added through a patch on January 31, 2023.^[10]
Vertical sync (Vsync)		As a toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No selectable fps capping presets.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Features ray traced shadows, ambient occlusion, reflections, global illumination and a ray traced flashlight.^[11]^[12]

Advanced video settings

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Disable TAA by editing a config file

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Rename the video.scr file to video.ini.
Open it in a notepad.
Find the AntiAliasing and AntiAliasingQuality parameters, and change their values to 0.
Save the changes and rename the video.ini file back to video.scr.

Editing the in-game graphics settings may revert this change.

Disabling TAA leaves behind a Sharpening filter that is used alongside it. Using the following Sharpening removal mod is recommended.

Field of view (FOV)

Change the field of view beyond the in-game range.

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open video.scr in a text editor (Notepad, etc).
Find the ExtraGameFov and change it to the desired value (Default range: 0-20).
Save the changes.

Editing the in-game graphics settings may revert this change.

Input

General keyboard and mouse settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		As a slider from 0 to 60.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		The option also inverts the x-axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two button, three stick and four trigger presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		The option also inverts the x-axis.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Xbox One & Xbox 360 support. Wired & Wireless
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Also support DualSense
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		DualSense Adaptive Trigger
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Keyboard rebind settings
General gamepad settings
Gamepad presets (Exemplary for all presets)

Audio

Game settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Speech Volume sliders from 0 to 40.
Surround sound		5.1, 7.1, Atmos for Headphones.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

HUD settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German				Retail version in Germany is cut. Digital PC versions (Steam, Epic) are uncut, as are German retail versions in other countries (Austria, Switzerland).^[13]
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Network

Online settings

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	4	Co-op

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list or latest Update post here

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	WWise
Input	SDL
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

Mods

Smaller Radar - Makes the radar smaller for a minimalist look.

Extra Fov

No More NPC Outlines In Survival Sense - Gets rid of enemy/npc outlines when using survival sense. It will just outline interactable objects.

Disable Telemetry

No Post processing effects - Removes various potentially undesired visual effects.

JLMX - Just a Little More XP

More Zombies

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-9100 AMD Ryzen 3 2300X	Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	60 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 560 4 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 6 GB (Nvidia), 8 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/534380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (534380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Dying Light 2 announced and Chris Avellone is designing the story - last accessed on 2022-02-09
↑ Dying Light 2 Delayed With No New Release Date - last accessed on 2022-02-09
↑ New Dying Light 2: Stay Human Gameplay Shows Off More About The Dangers Of Consequences - last accessed on 2022-02-09
↑ Update regarding release date. - last accessed on 2022-02-09
↑ Dying Light 2 Stay Human Collector's Edition - last accessed on 2021-06-01
↑ Dying Light 2 PC - last accessed on 2021-06-01
↑ Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-07-20
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2022-02-09
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2022-02-09
Forced AF in the driver settings which caused the game to look very blurry. Turning it back on made textures in the distance sharper again suggesting an always on filtering. If i'd be to guess i'd say 4x or 8x filtering is being used at all times.
↑ NVIDIA DLSS 3 Launching In Another 6 Games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns & HITMAN 3 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DLSS 3 Upgrade Arrives January 31st - Nvidia - last accessed on 2023-01-31
↑ Nvidia - Dying Light 2: Winner of 49 E3 Awards Will Be Ray-Traced. See The First Screenshots - last accessed on 2021-02-06
↑ Dying Light 2 PC Tech Review: Graphics Analysis, Optimized Settings, Performance Testing! (Digital Foundry) - last accessed on 2021-02-06
↑ https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/dying-light-2-uncut-unterschiede-aktivierung,3376397.html

[Proton_path_note-8] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/534380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (534380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Dying Light 2 announced and Chris Avellone is designing the story - last accessed on 2022-02-09

[2] Dying Light 2 Delayed With No New Release Date - last accessed on 2022-02-09

[3] New Dying Light 2: Stay Human Gameplay Shows Off More About The Dangers Of Consequences - last accessed on 2022-02-09

[4] Update regarding release date. - last accessed on 2022-02-09

[5] Dying Light 2 Stay Human Collector's Edition - last accessed on 2021-06-01

[6] Dying Light 2 PC - last accessed on 2021-06-01

[7] Verified by User:Waschbär on 2018-07-20

[9] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2022-02-09
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.

[10] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2022-02-09
Forced AF in the driver settings which caused the game to look very blurry. Turning it back on made textures in the distance sharper again suggesting an always on filtering. If i'd be to guess i'd say 4x or 8x filtering is being used at all times.

[11] NVIDIA DLSS 3 Launching In Another 6 Games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns & HITMAN 3 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DLSS 3 Upgrade Arrives January 31st - Nvidia - last accessed on 2023-01-31

[12] Nvidia - Dying Light 2: Winner of 49 E3 Awards Will Be Ray-Traced. See The First Screenshots - last accessed on 2021-02-06

[13] Dying Light 2 PC Tech Review: Graphics Analysis, Optimized Settings, Performance Testing! (Digital Foundry) - last accessed on 2021-02-06

[14] ttps://www.gamestar.de/artikel/dying-light-2-uncut-unterschiede-aktivierung,3376397.html

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 |antialiasing notes         = [[TAA]] in two presets of Low and High. See [[#Anti-aliasing (AA)|Anti-aliasing (AA)]] for a workaround.
 |upscaling                  = true
-|upscaling tech             = DLSS 2.3, FSR, FSR 2.0, XeSS
+|upscaling tech             = DLSS 2.3, FSR 1, FSR 2.0, XeSS
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+|upscaling notes            = DLSS 3 will be added through a patch on January 31, 2023.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/january-2023-rtx-dlss-game-updates/|title=NVIDIA DLSS 3 Launching In Another 6 Games, Marvel’s Midnight Suns & HITMAN 3 - Dying Light 2 Stay Human DLSS 3 Upgrade Arrives January 31st - Nvidia|date=2023-01-31}}</ref>
 |vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                = As a toggle.

Developers

	Techland
Engines
	C-Engine
Release dates
Windows	February 4, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, RPG, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Post-apocalyptic, Zombies
Series	Dying Light