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· The 'Restored Land' update adds new dialogue lines with the Sheriff.
· Some buildings have been made more prominent, increasing their exploration value.
· Cabinets have been reported to randomly appear and disappear in front of the Town Hall, which could be a failed attempt by survivors to build a cabinet wall or a random event.

· You can obtain the Revival Serum via Treasure Map G1. This map is located in the safe house where you accept the Yaga quest.
· The map leads to a mine outside the 'Restored Land', near where the 'Avenger's Mine' quest is performed.
· Enter the mine, defeat all infected, then turn on the generator and activate the switch to bring down the elevator.
· Inside the elevator, you'll find a UV bar, scrap, a weapon, and the Revival Serum. This serum can be used outside of the new mode as well.

Category	Details
Map Location	Yaga Quest Safe House
Serum Location	Mine Elevator near 'Avenger's Mine'
Acquisition Process	1. Defeat infected in the mine 2. Activate generator and switch 3. Enter elevator
Items Acquired	UV Bar, Scrap, Weapon, Revival Serum

· A new interior space has been added, allowing you to unlock a room where you can store a large amount of food by restoring power.
· Elements that make the world feel fresher through exploration are placed throughout.
· Similar to how the interior spaces were significantly changed in the 'Reload Edition', this update also brings environmental improvements in a similar direction.

· One of the treasure maps in this update leads to a house that was previously inaccessible. There's no special loot, but an ominous atmosphere pervades.
· Inside the house, footsteps and voices can be heard, making the player feel like they're going insane.
· After reading a note, finding the safe code, and obtaining a key, a suddenly closed door opens, leading to the basement.
· In the basement, you find boxes with the name 'Wendy' erased and must find fuses to restore power.
· Restoring power reveals a hidden room where you witness the tragic end of a family. This is a great example of environmental storytelling.

· A guitar has been added as one of the interactive elements in the Town Hall.
· Playing the guitar allows you to hear familiar Dying Light beats.

· Finishers have been changed to feel more powerful and impactful.
· New sounds have been added when killing zombies, and distant zombie groans are reminiscent of the first game.
· Overall, ambient noise, such as crow sounds, has increased, enhancing immersion.

· In 'Restored Land', zombies drop better loot such as boosters, food, and even explosives.
· This makes checking zombie corpses much more worthwhile, especially in 'One Life' mode, where it's essential.

· The Dodge mechanic has been changed, allowing you to jump further, but you can no longer recover health while dodging.
· Combat with special infected has been improved. Banshee and Mist boss fights, in particular, are much harder than before, with more relentless attacks.

· There is about a 1-second loading delay when opening the map. This was not present before.
· This might be an optimization issue related to being able to display up to 200 markers on the map and seems to require future improvement.

· In 'Restored Land', the flashlight brightness when the battery is low is much brighter compared to Nightmare mode.
· Considering how dark the nights are, this is a very useful improvement.

· An option to store ammo in the stash has been added.
· This is very convenient for inventory management, especially when certain ammo types take up too much space in other save files. An A+ quality-of-life improvement.

· A ping system for co-op play has been added.
· This is very useful for communicating with random players and contributes to improving teamwork.