A new Dying Light 2 update 1.10 released on all Platforms. According to the official Dying Light 2 patch notes, the latest update 1.10 addresses some bugs and crashes.
There’s a tonne of co-op and quest-related fixes, as well as remedies for various bugs throughout Techland’s sequel, but there’s also plenty of improvements in very specific areas, including the final boss fight, night combat, and a special Brutality Pack.
Since the last patch, players are experiencing problems with the game. Today’s Dying Light 2 patch 1.10 will fix a few of these issues.
Check out more details below.
Dying Light 2 update 1.10 patch notes
Nightrunner Tools Fixes
- Fixed infinite loadings.
- Fixed occasional screen flickering on PS5.
- Fixed custom quest music for peers in co-op sessions.
Story Progression Fixes
- All known cases with “Deathloops” eliminated.
- Fixed blocks in multiple quests – Into The Dark, Assassination, Sophie in The Raid Quest, Hubert in The Only Way Out, Veronika, Nightrunners, The Lost Light, Double Time.
- Solved problems with safe zones (in-game clock stops, can’t sleep).
Co-Op Fixes
- Fixed issues with accepting invites
- Numerous story progress blocks fixed
- Fixed co-op parties spawning in distant places
- Fixed enemies and players falling through the ground in certain situations
- Several performance drops fixed
- Stability issues fixed: crashes or black screens in certain situations
- Challenges issues fixed: no weapon when inventory full, difficulty balance improved, tools requirements properly handled
- Improved/fixed replication of city open world activities: windmills, hanging cages, loot chests, NPC rescue issues
Important Combat Improvements
- Improved Biter behaviour during the day. The enemy latches onto the players more frequently which diversifies enemy encounters.
- Performance of blunt weapons improved to reflect the sense of weight.
- Improved enemy reaction depending on the type of weapon – to better reflect the weight of the weapon.
- Human opponents can now block players’ attacks during light hit reaction time.
- Light hit reactions for human enemies have been shortened.
Night Improvements and Balance
- The chase is triggered when a Howler is hit by a ranged weapon and is still alive.
- Volatiles come out of hiding spots faster during the chase.
- Level 4 of the chase is now more difficult.
- Howler’s senses range increased.
- Increased the Howler resistance to range weapons.
UI/UX Improvements
- Survivor Sense now works correctly and can be triggered without any cooldowns after getting hit or performing specific parkour actions.
- Improvements to the Options Menu information architecture incl. a dedicated Accessibility Tab.
- Added feature to show, hide or dynamically display Player Health Bar, Item Selector, and Time of Day Indicator.
- The dynamic setting for Player Health Bar is the new default and hides the bar when the player is at 100% health.
- The dynamic setting for Item Selector is the new default. The Item Selector becomes visible when in combat and when performing combat actions or using D-Pad.
- The dynamic setting for the Time of Day Indicator is the new default setting. The Time of Day Indicator becomes visible during day-night transitional periods
- Visual Improvements to the enemies’ stance meter to more clearly indicate its connection to blunt weapons.
Improvements to the Final Boss Fight
- Fixed an issue where the opponent does not react correctly to other players and does not change behaviour that might lead to several glitches during CO-OP play.
- Alternate opponent behaviours in Phase 2 during CO-OP play.
- Opponent performs area attacks more frequently during CO-OP sessions.
- Shortening the narrative scenes between the phases in a boss fight.
- Boss fight pacing improvements.
Balance Tweaks
- Higher Rank Bows are now more easily accessible at Merchants and in the world.
- Banshees and Chargers are now more easily spotted in the Infected hordes during the night.
Technical Improvements
- Introduced high-performance preset that optimizes the displayed graphics which allows you to play Dying Light 2 on older computers and laptops.
- PC DX12 cache-related improvements. The game now works smoother upon the first launch.
- AVX technology is no longer used in the game, improving issues related to a game crashing on the launch.
- Improvements in outdoor lighting.
- Improvements to sun shadows.
- Improvements to spotlight shadows.
- Improvements to Motion Blur – added intensity and distance blur customization.
Brutality Pack
- Player hits with sharp weapons are now more precise and allow Players to chop off body parts of opponents and cut them in half more easily (vertically and horizontally).
- Reworked audio for enemy hit response – different sounds are played depending on the strength of the hit and the damage the player deals.
- Blood splats on the ground appear when Player hits the opponent.
- If a player is close to the enemy during the attacks, the opponent’s blood will splash on the screen.
- Improved blood effects on enemy bodies after hits.
- A dead enemy is now interactive and reacts accurately to blows and injuries.
- A new effect of bloodstains on the enemies’ bodies after hit.
