'Dying Light' PC Gameplay Patch Removes Mod Ban, Resolves Bugs

The ability to mod Techland’s survival horror game “Dying Light” is now fully enabled for the PC version. This is great news, since modding is one of the most popular reasons players purchase PC games. Users who have the same mods already installed in "Dying Light" will have the ability to play one another online.

Techland’s PC patch 1.4 introduced a number of changes and improvements to the game, including the removal of the infinite spit glitch in the popular “Be the Zombie” mode.

Other details about the recent patch can be found below.

Hardware, performance & stability issues

• Resolved various stability issues

• Numerous general performance optimizations

• Significantly reduced RAM memory usage

Gameplay issues

• Added option to disable film grain video effect

• Fixed the issue with reaching Survivor Rank 25

• Optimized video memory management to eliminate “ResizeBuffers failed 0x887a0005” error message

• Fixed extremely long load times that some users were experiencing

• Resolved issues with unlocking certain achievements

• Fixed the issue with ammo disappearing from player’s inventory when attempting shooting challenges

• Resolved issues with Personal Statistics menu

• Fixed problems with using keys assigned to gameplay features during chat

• Fixed duplicating weapons exploit

Be ​the Zombie mode

• Fixed the "infinite spit" exploit in "Be the Zombie" mode

• Fixed several issues with connecting to games when playing as the zombie

• Added additional tools for tracking network issues

Game data integrity (modding)

• Games can be modded

• Modded games will not work online with original unchanged versions

• Modded games will work with other identically modded games

Graphical bugs

• Resolved extremely low-resolution textures on certain objects regardless of texture quality settings

Linux-specific improvements

• Fixed motion blur switching via main menu

• Fixed messaging when playing cross-platform session

Known issues Techland says it's still working on

• Screen flickering when using dual-GPU setups

• Radeon support on Linux platforms

The zombie apocalypse title is set in an open-world environment similar to South American slums and cities. During the day, players explore a massive urban landscape plagued by a malicious outbreak of the undead, searching and scavenging for supplies they can take back to safe zones. They can also create traps and save other survivors. At night, the infected enemies become more aggressive, gaining the ability to chase and harm players.

The game is told from a first-person perspective. Players can equip themselves with weapons like a spiked baseball bat, a pistol and an electric ax. They can also swim through water, climb walls and explore the rooftops of buildings.

“Dying Light” was originally scheduled for release on five platforms, including the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but the game’s last-generation versions were canceled last October.