The first patch for Techland’s Dying Light: The Beast, hotfix 1.2.1, has been released, addressing a couple of issues that players have been experiencing since the game launched on September 18. Dying Light: The Beast was originally intended to be a DLC expansion for Dying Light 2: Stay Human but ended up growing into a full standalone game in the popular post-apocalyptic first-person survival horror franchise.
Fans of the zombie-filled series were so excited to play the game that it reached more than one million pre-orders, leading Techland to release Dying Light: The Beast a day early. Additionally, those who grabbed their copy before launch would be rewarded with a special bonus, the APEX car skin, a Volatile-themed vehicle cosmetic with a glow-in-the-dark design. This was in addition to the “Hero of Harran” pre-order bonus bundle that includes the Harran Combat Knife, In Jade’s Memory Pistol, The Follower Crossbow, Castor Woods Patrol vehicle skin, and the Ultimate Survivor Outfit.
On September 22, the developer released the first patch for the game, hotfix 1.2.1. Some players had been experiencing issues with Dying Light: The Beast's Indoor Rain and Disturbed Day/Night Cycle, both...