Polish developer Techland is making a notable change to the game, and the result will be the disappearance of the base version. According to the studio, the new edition is substantial enough that it effectively replaces the current release.
Techland has announced a new content update for Dying Light: The Beast, and the studio claims it is so extensive that the base version of the game should be replaced by this new edition, which will be titled Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land Edition. The update arrives on March 26 and will be available for free to everyone who already owns the game.
The Restored Land content is aimed at the most hardcore Dying Light fans. It introduces a new and highly challenging survival mode in which resources are more limited than ever, because players will no longer be able to replay activities or events in the world to obtain those resources a second time. Looted resources will not respawn, and all of our defensive tactics will be less effective than in the standard campaign outside the Restored Land version. At the same time, zombies will not respawn either when playing through the new Restored Land version of Dying Light: The Beast. If you kill a zombie, you can at least trust that it will not rise again later in the game. With careful resource management and strong combat skills, the best players will truly be able to clear Castor Woods of the zombie outbreak.
Restored Land Really Is Built for the Most Hardcore Players
The new content also adds a “permadeath” option to Restored Land mode, making the game even tougher. If you die once, you lose your save and have to start the whole game over. On top of that, a new Roadkill Rallies mode is being added, bringing new driving challenges where the goal is to run over as many zombies as possible before time runs out. The inspiration from Carmageddon is fairly obvious.
By completing these new driving challenges, players will unlock a high-performance armored vehicle that can be used to race around Castor Woods, while finishing the game in Restored Land mode will grant in-game badges that can place players among the community’s best Dying Light veterans. Alongside the new challenges and the Restored Land mode, the studio is also adding new finishers, achievements, mission encounters, and a wide range of gameplay and performance improvements.
This is the latest major update Techland has prepared for Dying Light: The Beast. Back in November, the PC version received ray tracing, the New Game+ mode, and more than 400 additional tweaks.
Source: WCCFTech
