Dying Light

Gain the indicated amount of experience points to reach the corresponding level for Perks.

Complete the indicated task to unlock the corresponding perk.

Novice Survivor Perks

Survival Starter Kit (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 2
• Description: Teaches you how to craft the most common things such as Lockpicks, Throwing Stars, Molotov, etc.

Backpacker (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 3 and Survival Starter Kit
• Description: Receive four extra weapon slots and learn to utilize backpack space more effectively.

Boosters (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 3 and Survival Starter Kit
• Description: Teaches you how to craft Boosters which allow faster running, better sight in darkness, and more.

Elemental Throwing Stars (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 4 and Survival Starter Kit
• Description: Teaches you how to craft Throwing Stars with effects including Paralyzing, Burning, and Exploding.

Barter (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 4 and Survival Starter Kit
• Description: Reduces shop prices by 10%.

Master Backpacker (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 6 and Backpacker
• Description: Receive six extra weapon slots and 14 slots for gear.

Booster XL (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Reach Survivor Level 6 and Boosters
• Description: Gain much longer effects from Boosters.

Haggle (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 8 and Barter
• Description: Further reduces shop prices by another 10%.

DIY Grenades (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 8 and Elemental Throwing Stars
• Description: Learn how to craft Shrapnel, Bleeding, Paralyzing, and Toxic grenades.

Trap Bombs (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 11 and DIY Grenades
• Description: Learn to craft bombs that lure enemies and then explode.

Hard Bargain (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 11 and Haggle
• Description: Increases the amount you receive for selling extra items at your disposal.

Adept Survivor Perks

Crafting Expertise (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 5
• Description: Receive additional items while crafting something.

Electric Fences (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 7 and Crafting Expertise
• Description: Learn how to craft Electrical Fence Traps.

Lucky Repair (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 7 and Crafting Expertise
• Description: Combine this skill with Conserve Weapons from Power Line to keep your weapons for a long time.

Shield Mastery (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 8 and Crafting Expertise
• Description: Learn how to craft shields.

Camouflage (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 9
• Description: Use dead bodies to hide yourself from pursuing mutants.

Exploding Cars (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 10 and Electric Fences
• Description: Learn how to craft Exploding Cars Traps. These traps lure mutants near them and then explode, dealing massive amount of damage.

Nimble Hands (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 10 and Lucky Repair
• Description: Search dead bodies faster and have a better chance of finding decent loot.

Shield Crafting (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 11 and Shield Mastery
• Description: Add elemental effects to your crafted shields. The effects include Electricity, Stunning, and Blast.

Camouflage Attack (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 12 and Camouflage
• Description: Mutants will not be able to notice while you are attacking under the effect of Camouflage.

Expert Survivor Perks

Grappling Hook (Active)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 12
• Description: Craft Grappling Hook to move around the city faster.

Specialist (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 13 and Grappling Hook
• Description: Score more Critical Hits with crafted items.

Craftsman (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 14 and Grappling Hook
• Description: Increase the overall damage output of the crafted items having elemental effects.

Ultimate Survivor (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Survivor Level 25 and Grappling Hook
• Description: Receive +25 extra HP and ability to use Grappling Hook, Shields, and Camouflage better.

Novice Agility Perks

Dodge (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 2
• Description: Dodge enemies' attacks by dodging in any direction – one of the most skills in the game.

Grapple (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 3 and Dodge
• Description: Dodge enemies' attacks and throw them in different directions.

Slide (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 3 and Dodge
• Description: Learn how to slide while running.

Dropkick (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 4 and Dodge
• Description: Perform a dropkick while sprinting towards an enemy.

Vault (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 4 and Dodge
• Description: Vault over enemies and different objects without having to engage enemies.

Health Regen (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 5 and Dodge
• Description: Regenerate HP to a certain level when you are under a HP threshold.

Leg Breaker (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 6 and Slide
• Description: Break an enemy's leg while sliding.

Dropkick Bomb (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 7 and Dropkick
• Description: Increases the damage dealt by Dropkick three fold.

Vault Stun (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 8 and Vault
• Description: Stuns an enemy that you vaulted over for about five seconds.

Brutal Grapple (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 9 and Grapple
• Description: Any enemy thrown with Grapple will be knocked down, giving you an opportunity to execute follow-up attacks.

Adept Agility Perks

Freerunning Adept (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 5
• Description: Improves your freerunning skills and allows you to climb and run faster than before.

Escape (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 6 and Freerunning Adept
• Description: Learn how to fend off Biters much faster, without taking much damage.

Light Drop (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 6 and Freerunning Adept
• Description: Falling damage is reduced by 50%.

Backlash (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 7 and Freerunning Adept
• Description: Throw weapons and use UV Flashlights while looking back.

Instant Escape (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 9 and Escape
• Description: Break free from Biters much faster.

Forward Roll (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 10 and Light Drop
• Description: While falling from a high altitude, you will be able to roll after landing the ground.

Tackle (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 10 and Freerunning Adept
• Description: Tackle an enemy while sprinting.

Ram (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 11 and Tackle
• Description: Similar to tackle and allows you to deal massive damage to enemies by ramming them, even to Biters.

Reversal (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 14 and Instant Escape
• Description: Biters on whom you use Instant Escape will be stunned for a few seconds, giving you time for follow-up attacks.

Expert Agility Perks

Freerunning Expert (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 12
• Description: Run and climb for a longer duration of time.

Tic Tac (Active)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 13 and Freerunning Expert
• Description: Learn to do wallrunning and get on otherwise inaccessible areas.

Health Regen II (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 13 and Freerunning Expert
• Description: Regenerate more HP than with Health Regen and receive a better minimal HP threshold.

Ultimate Runner (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Agility Level 24 and Freerunning Expert
• Description: Perform unlimited sprint, climbing, and jumping; no mutant will be able to catch you with this skill at your disposal.

Novice Power Perks

Stun (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 2
• Description: Improves your precision and attacking with Blunt Weapons has a chance to stun enemies.

Kick Stun (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 3 and Stun
• Description: Your kick gets a 15% chance to stun enemies.

Multi-Throw (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 3 and Stun
• Description: Learn to target up to three enemies at the same time and perform a multi-throw.

Sturdiness (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 4 and Stun
• Description: Absorb more damage.

Melee Throw (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 4 and Stun
• Description: Throw a melee weapon at enemies and retrieve it afterwards.

Blast (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 9 and Multi-Throw
• Description: Damage dealt by throwing weapons is increased by 100%.

Stun Kill (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 12 and Kick Stun
• Description: Allows you to execute stunned enemies while facing them from the front.

Adept Power Perks

Combat Adept (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 5
• Description: Increases your overall Stamina, allowing you to fight for longer durations.

Conserve Weapons (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 6 and Combat Adept
• Description: Increases your weapons' durability, allowing you to use them for longer durations of time.

Power Attack (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 6 and Combat Adept
• Description: Only works with One-Handed Weapons and allows you to strike a massive blow at the cost of high Stamina consumption.

Drop Attack (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 7 and Combat Adept
• Description: While wielding One-Handed Weapon, you will be able to perform a powerful airborne execution.

Sturdiness II (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 7 and Combat Adept
• Description: Allows you to absorb even more damage and stand your ground during the fights with +25 HP.

Focus (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 8 and Conserve Weapons
• Description: Each consecutive hit will deal more damage than before.

Windmill (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 8 and Power Attack
• Description: Only works with Two-Handed Weapons and unleashes a charged-up attack which deals massive damage to enemies with high HP.

Stomp (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 9 and Combat Adept
• Description: Allows you to perform a clean execution of knocked down enemies.

Ground Pound (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 10 and Drop Attack
• Description: While holding Two-Handed Weapons, this perk will allow you to attack enemies while you are airborne.

Kill Frenzy (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 11 and Focus
• Description: Increase your Power XP gain for ten seconds after performing a kill.

Whirlwind (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 11 and Windmill
• Description: Stamina consumption for using Windwhirl attacks reduced to half.

Slam (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 14 and Ground Pound
• Description: Increase the impact and range of Ground Pound attacks.

Expert Power Perks

Combat Expert (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 12
• Description: Stamina consumption will reduce drastically after attacking enemies.

Sturdiness II (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 13 and Combat Expert
• Description: Receive another extra +25 HP, allowing you to stay in combat for longer.

Takedown (Active)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 13 and Combat Expert
• Description: learn how to get behind enemies unnoticed and perform powerful execution on both living and dead.

Ultimate Combatant (Passive)

• Unlocked by: Power Level 24 and Combat Expert
• Description: Fight without getting tired.

In the Antenna area, climb to large antenna until you reach the zip lines. Then, travel to the mountains and search for a plant on one of the rocks (Screenshot). It will teleport you to a location where zombies are fighting plants (Screenshot) (Video).

After progressing, you will eventually find a guitar in your room at the Tower. You can pick it up and try to play, but it will sound awful. Later, during the during the "Siblings" mission in the school , you can find a "Guitar Lessons" book (Video). After reading the book, try to play the guitar again.

In Old Town, you will can find posters hidden around the area. Each poster starts a challenge that must be completed within a time limit. The reward for the poster challenges is 10,000 Survivor XP. They are located at the following locations. After completing all the poster challenges, Bozak will appear on your map. Get there to collect the Exploding Throwing Stars blueprint and kill the madman before escaping.

Poster #1: West of the town's center.

Poster #2: Northeast edge of the town's center.

Poster #3: North of the town's center.

Poster #4: Northeast edge of the town's center.

Poster #5: Farthest east side of the map.

Poster #6: Southeastern edge of the map.

Poster #7: South side of the map.

Poster #8: Northwest edge of the map.

Poster #9: Near the town center.

You can find a building named "Bites Motel", a reference to the film "Psycho", as well as the television series "Bates Motel" . .

Climb to the rooftop of the last building in the southwestern corner of Old Town . Jump on top of a strange looking pipe inside a chimney found there and try to pull it open (Screenshot). This will take you to a new area where you must jump on enemies to kill them (Screenshot). You also can smash a hidden brick with your head to reveal a hidden blueprint fpr the Pyza Suit which allows to to momentarily glide through the air (Video).

Go up to the Towers rooftop at the back . Interact with the checkers board to make a move. Leave the area by using the elevator. Sleep in the bed until morning. Take the elevator back up. Interact with the board again to make another move. After five moves you will win the game of checkers and receive the Sick Bomb blueprint (Video). "Sick" is the nickname of one of the game's lead level designers. Note: Instead of sleeping to advance the time until the next morning, you can just use the elevator to descend to the first level, run one lap around until the auto save indicator appears, then use the elevator again to return to the checkerboard.