Summary
Dead Island 2received a new update that implemented bug fixes for the base game and the Haus DLC. The update will hopefully improve onDead Island 2’s already strong gameplay.
Dead Island 2proved to be a hitamong many fans thanks to its vibrant zombie-slaying atmosphere, dismemberment system, and satirical writing. It even outperformed its predecessor on Metacritic, finishing with a 73 Metascore overDead Island’s 71. While many fans have enjoyed the game since its April 2023 release,Dead Island 2has its fair share of bugs, which Dambuster Studios attempted to address with its newest update.
Dead Island 2received an update that focuses on technical issues and various bugs within the base game, and also implemented bug fixes to the game’s Haus DLC. The base game’s improvements include support for the Epic Game Launcher Cloud Save, enemies no longer teleporting from one side of an object to the other, side quests having proper accessibility, the Gore Horse achievement not unlocking, and more. The Haus DLC’s improvements include carry-able heads no longer getting stuck on various objects, players no longer getting trapped in certain areas, and more.Dead Island 2’s newest update is available to download on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.
Although this is a welcome update that proves Dambuster Studios is intent on improvingDead Island 2, many users expressed their hopes for the game to finally receive one major feature. Shortly after its release, aDead Island 2developer acknowledged fans' requests for a New Game Plusmode, but going into 2024, the game is still without this feature. Dambuster Studios has not commented on this matter in recent months.
In the meantime, fans can look forward toDead Island 2’s Sola Festival DLC, which is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2024. Sola Festival will beDead Island 2’s last major content update and is expected to feature plenty of human-on-human combat and interaction.
Dead Island 2’s 2024 plansdon’t stop there. Dambuster Studios revealed that the game will release on an additional platform sometime in 2024, but didn’t specify which. Many fans believe this will be a Steam release or Nintendo Switch release. However, this is still speculation at this point.
Greetings Slayers and welcome to the fourth Dead Island 2 quality-of-life patch. In this latest update, we’ve addressed and fixed technical issues that you may have encountered during your gaming experience. Dive into the details provided in the patch notes below to discover the full scope of these improvements.
General
· Support for Epic Game Launcher Cloud Saves Implemented
· Fixed an issue with enemies occasionally teleporting from one side of cover objects (such as cars) to the other.
· Fixed a potential blocker on the first load after a player transfers from playing on PS4 to PS5.
· Fixed various issues related to side quest content accessibility misbehaving for some players dependent on the relationship between the coop content they play, their main game progress and when they pick up side-quests.
· Fixed an issue with the ‘Gore Horse’ achievement not unlocking correctly for some players.
· Fixed ‘Kill-O-Watt Kick’ skill not triggering VFX in some coop circumstances.
· Fixed an issue causing counters to do much less damage for players using bare fists after a death and respawn.
· Fixed various issue with correctly awarding achievements to coop players.
· Various minor coop issues fixed.
HAUS DLC
· Fixes to various locations in which carry-able heads could get stuck in the environment.
· Fixed an issue where blocking while close to a wall could cause carry-able heads to get stuck inside it.
· Fixed an issue in which players could get a carry-able head stuck beneath the storage locker when changing their characters cosplay.
· Fixed an issue with being able to create a blocker in the “Found: Zahra” mission by killing a set of zombies before the correct objective was active.
· Fixed an issue where Haus progress on multiple slayers could cause a blocker due to not being able to collect the crossbow at the bottom of the well.
· Fixed various environment collision issues in Haus, some of which allowed players to get out of the world or become stuck.
· Fixed various cases where zombies could get stuck or were unable to traverse the environment correctly.
· Various rare visual issues with Haus cut-scenes fixed (camera issues, missing character models, assets in incorrect states.)
· Improved some messaging around reasons players can’t enter DLC content.
Dead Island 2
WHERE TO PLAY
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