Bolters and Volatiles
The final two zombie types for you to learn how to master can only be found when the sun sets on the city of Harran. When nightime hits the enemies in Dying Light change. They become tougher, faster, and hungrier. Normally it would be best to stay completely away in order to avoid a violent death, but it’s hard to escape the allure of double XP. For that reason you need to have a gameplan for when you’re forced to do battle with Dying Light‘s most dangerous enemies.
Bolters are really no worry at all. There is one mission where you have to kill one so for that alone it’s good to know how to take one down. The main thing you need to know about this type of zombie is that it hates confrontation and will flee at the slightest hint of threat, and these suckers are fast. One thing that will help you is that they are easily distracted, toss a firecracker and they’ll stand watching in amazement. All you have to do is slowly walk up behind them and take them down which should take no more than 2 swings of your weapon.
Now volatiles can be an issue, especially if you haven’t really gotten any practice with Dying Light’s traversal mechanics. Volatiles are as fast as virals, but they are far more formidable. You won’t be one-shotting any of these guys and to deal with more than two of these nightmares at one time usually spells disaster. If you’re hell-bent on adding one of these to your kill list (there happens to be a trophy/achievement for doing so) you’re going to have to take a few precautions first.
The first thing you want to do is make sure the fight is on your terms. Don’t try to randomly run into one, instead take the time to lure one to a location of your choosing. You can actually pinpoint the location of volatiles by using your sense ability, so locate one and set a trail of firecrackers. Once they are in position get out your favorite weapon and equip your UV light. The Volatiles have a meter over their heads that fills up as you stay in their line of sight, once the circle is complete they will charge you which is when you want to flash your UV light. This will blind them momentarily leaving them open to attack.
Repeating this quick process will allow you to kill a volatile without taking any damage. Alternatively you can attempt to sneak up for a stealth kill but that will require a specific ability and it doesn’t always work out. The slightest noise can cause one of these zombies to turn instantly leaving you open for attack. One other option is a firearm since they can do massive amounts of damage quickly and at a distance. If you choose to use of these be ready to run at the drop of a dime because you will find yourself fending off 5 or more volatiles which is not an easy battle to win.
Are there any tips you have for taking down the many enemies in Dying Light? If so feel free to share with your fellow readers!
