The Winter Tales – Gifts from Above event has returned to Dying Light 2: Stay Human, allowing players to partake in seasonal holiday events for weekly goals and exclusive rewards. Additionally, the Winter Update adds a new type of bundle to the in-game store.
Baka is back with a set of new bounties for players to complete, which will unlock items in his shop based on the player’s current level. These items can be bought with Candies collected from killing seasonal zombie enemies – including Naughty Biters, Naughty Bolters, Naughty Virals, Uncle Snow, and Ice Spitters.
Players who have gathered enough Reputation Points by completing bounties will be able to receive a letter to Santa from Baka. Sending a letter will trigger the special Airdrop. These encounters are defended by the strongest enemies, but also provide the most valuable loot, including seasonal weapons and gear pieces.
Players can also take part in weekly community goals to unlock even more rare rewards. Each week focuses on defeating a specific seasonal enemy type, and reaching the milestone grants themed weapons and charms:
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December 18 – December 23 – Week 1: Kill Naughty Biters – rewards include the Glacier Shank Knife and Snow Season Ornament Charm
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December 23 – December 30 – Week 2: Kill Naughty Virals – rewards include the The Guiding Star Mace and Gift Season Ornament Charm.
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December 30 – January 8 – Week 3: Kill Uncle Snow – rewards include the Fractal Frost Axe and New Year’s Ornament Charm.
Meanwhile, the Winter Update adds a new bundle to the in-game store with The Evolving Bundle. These bundles include weapons, cosmetic items and an outfit that evolve to their more exclusive versions as players complete quests and challenges attached to them.
The first bundle of that kind is the Night Wolf Evolving Bundle, which evolves into the Crimson Werewolf set as players progress through a four-part questline. This way players can acquire two versions of a powerful rifle, an outfit, six gear pieces, and a paraglider skin. The bundle also contains the Wolf’s Claws melee weapon and an exclusive grappling hook variant.
And seeing as the Steam Winter Sale is on now, Techland is also offering holiday discounts across the Dying Light franchise, with Dying Light: The Beast up to 20% off, Dying Light 2: Stay Human up to 70% off, and the original Dying Light at a historic maximum discount of 85%.
Dying Light 2 is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
