The Evolution of the Volatile (Dying Light 2)

[@ColossalKiwi]

Edit: DL2 takes place 20 years after DL1, but 15 years after the apocalypse. Edit edit: Ok maybe it's technically 22 years. It's been a long-ass time ok. Is Kyle Crane the Night Hunter? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqW4oZRuf5ienZo

[@Waffle_The_Moth]

Yes as suggested by the body shape of the Night Hunter and the scream at the end of the game

[@elpablo3344]

No he’s a Sentient Volatile

[@elpablo3344]

The vial Crane was forced to drink by the mother (in a nutshell) turns people into Sentient Volatiles, it was even hinted by the Mother herself that he’ll become what she became when she says “maybe you’ll understand when you see it with my eyes” before she forced the vial into Crane, which obviously foreshadows that he will turn into a Sentient Volatile, forgot to mention the mother also drank the vial, which led her to becoming a Sentient Volatile herself, so that also confirms it. What people got completely mixed up is Techland reused the night hunters howl to make crane’s sentient volatile form sound more intimidating, but that brought people to believe he’s a hunter, even though the subtitles said “volatile scream”. It is pretty obvious it is a reused asset specifically for intimidation purposes, they also reused the demolishers breathing for the hunter as well, Techland knew exactly what they were doing… this was no mistake! You know how btz players are… they’re too lazy to do their research because they think a single sound confirms everything whereas there’s so much more proof Crane is a Sentient Volatile. What they also try to compare is the clothing. They’re actually very different, Crane wears a light grey shirt and light blue jeans, the hunter wears a brownish shirt and dark blue skinny jeans, in the final cutscene, you can see crane is wearing the survivor outfit which is a red and black coloured outfit. If the hunter were canon there’d definitely be more than one hunter, each hunter/player has a different play style, mutated or not. Just because it’s wearing the same clothes don’t mean it’s the only one, all the volatiles, demolishers, toads, and bombers look the same and wear the same clothes, yet there’s more, it’s just Techland’s laziness, can’t be bothered to make more designs…. Think about it, Like I said before, the hunter isn’t canon so there’s no possible way he’d turn into one, and the vial changes people into Sentient Volatiles, it was a failed military experiment, The Mother even said (in a nutshell) that in the day Sentient Volatiles still have their humanity, whilst in the dark, they lose their humanity and volatile instincts start taking over, now with the hunter; Techland said it’s a seperate mutation and was only made for a gamemode, and that it has nothing to do with the story, nothing more and nothing less… Hunters aren’t another possible transformation effect from the vials, the vials do the same thing and the effects and transformations are the same, if the vials were different then the acolytes wouldn’t trust the vials and would’ve told crane not to take em, the hunter has no humanity whatsoever… Sentient Volatiles still have theirs, that’s the difference! The acolytes sounded pretty sure that they were cures which means they knew they have the same chemicals, the mother proved them wrong that they are poisons, but that still doesn’t change the fact that they’re still the same…

[@dyl984]

No

[@SegularRpork]

@@elpablo3344 yeah, not to mention, the argument that Kyle crane has abilities like the hunter is a very invalid argument, as viruses themselves are not sentient, nor conscious, and cannot decide what they do to their host, they work with what they have, genetics. So the hunter isn't cannon, and probably some random guy, who spent enough time in pure darkness, and had the right genetic code for the virus to rapidly mutate him into the hunter.

[@Aetharn]

I hope the sound design of the volatiles is as good in the first game. Theres no better moment in the game than being chased and hearing their screeching and yelling. Not only did they sound dangerous but they sounded way more inhuman than the more regular zombies.

[@CJ_Ali]

In addition, the character's breathing sounded nervous, followed by breathing difficulty from terror after escaping from them

[@randomz5641]

Im replaying the game, their grunt huff n puff when near is crazy too

[@RAXIIIIIIII]

I hope that i get really scared at night

[@magnumbeefus]

Jonah scott (adrian) said that the sound design was really good, so probably.

[@kowidewd3363]

What got me was how there eyes glowed slightly in the dark

[@Jaem-ml4lx]

I remember playing the first one. I didn't like it, not because the game was bad, it was because I don't like the feeling of being chased, specially by a volatile, one scary MF.

[@astrocat9971]

I didn't like the first because my chase immersion would ruin how the climbing button would just never want me to climb

[@AnExstravagancy]

its a compliment in disguise, pretty sure thats what the game wanted you to feel when being chased

[@Jaem-ml4lx]

@@AnExstravagancy Then I guess ill be skipping part 2, I couldn't imagine how real these volatile will look like. I don't mind fighting 1 on 1 but if it forces me to run cause its stronger then im good lol

[@prod.immortalized]

@@Jaem-ml4lx you could actually kill volatiles in the first one if i remember correctly lol.

[@penisinlargementpills2511]

@@Jaem-ml4lx or use UV rays/flashlights

[@centmain4538]

8:51 that would be cool, that there is like a big DLC expansion for DL2 where Aiden finds some sentient volatiles that are forming a faction or something like that. That'd be dope

[@nonameguy96]

Thats just the plot of the dlc for the first game

[@centmain4538]

@@nonameguy96 oh damn, true! Didn't realize that. But it could be that they change the plot a bit or get introduced entirely different to the world 15 years after the events of Harran. And that they actually have more influence on the game and potentially gameplay instead of only story-wise stuff

[@Miguel-nt2dp]

And Crane is their leader

[@deonte9014]

They'd be OP asf

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

Some dope smoking volatiles be like "Ay, man..... Oh shiet, come here, smoke some" And you can chill with them whenever you want

[@reinaldotorres5844]

Now, a week after dying light 2's release, you can actually tell that they have made Volatiles more resistant to UV. In the first game, the UV flashlight and glowsticks made volatiles step back and tried to get away. They also burned up in a bright orange. And as long as UV was on them, they'd keep trying to avoid it. In dying light 2 it only makes them recoil for about 2 seconds then they go right back to attacking you with or without UV.

[@allenrichiez930]

That’s actually not really true I actually debunked that today I was pointing the light on him and after like 3 seconds he just started too ignore it and pounced me I died cause I legit was so frightened cause I didn’t expect that

[@reinaldotorres5844]

@@allenrichiez930 That's what I'm saying. In Dying Light 2 they don't care about UV after a bit and just attack you normally.

[@allenrichiez930]

@@reinaldotorres5844 no no I’m talking about dying light 1

[@hiphopapotamus7274]

@@allenrichiez930 they have fight or flight type manurisms. If your in an open area the A.I will run. If you in a closed dark room or up close it'll swing wildly at you or pounce then run a little.

[@augustusguap228]

@@reinaldotorres5844 they do care about UV, just not the flashlight. They won't get near you if you stand within a UV bar you've thrown

[@a8lg6p]

I thought they were scarier in the first game. Night was definitely scarier. They were out patrolling the rooftops and hunting for you, whereas in DL2, you just have to avoid howlers which are basically stationary ground-level-only alarms, which start a chase with a GTA wanted level system... Yeah, volatiles are super-tough, but until a brief part of the epilogue, you can easily choose to not ever have to deal with them.

[@tiga8600]

And later in the game you have either the op grapple hook or op cross bow which makes night and viotiles easy as hot cheese

[@legithacksource2324]

The only time I really ran into a volatile was in the VNC Tower

[@user-dp5fq4vc8m]

Don't know if it was a bug, a feature or something else, but once I ran around on rooftops and stumbled across 3 volatiles on a roof where usually only virals would chill. I died.

[@MissSimone02]

@@legithacksource2324 if you do thr GRE facilities and stay until it shifts back to morning, a volatile will immediately jump after you. Trust me. Spent too long in the facility and got chased out by 2 of em.

[@legithacksource2324]

@@MissSimone02 Lol 😂 I never stayed in there too long

[@NYCeesFinest]

They remind me of the villains in "I Am Legend" with Will Smith after his dog runs into the apartment building.

[@JelloFluoride]

They were vampires in the book.

[@AdamWest1290]

They really don't remind me of things in I AM LEGEND and I am legend was a good plot but movie overall wasn't really that great, what the Volatiles reminded me of were the Reapers in BLADE 2

[@NN-cm2mh]

@@AdamWest1290 That movie was amazing, What are you Talking about?

[@Toxivello]

Spoiler: When Sam died, It was just 😔

[@AdamWest1290]

@@NN-cm2mh I thought it was when I first watched it but afterwards naw..it was just another will smith action over dramatic movie

[@Teernin]

Something about the volatiles that is one of their spookiest features, if not the spookiest- is the really really good sound design that went into their footsteps. They sound heavy yet agile, kinda gross and fleshy at the same time. It is exactly what a volatile would sound like. But not only that, it's how they sound relative to the player. Something about it is so grounded in reality, it really does sound like something hyperrealistic that's happening irl, I've almost taken my headphones off a few times when I hear it. That feeling is incredible in the context of the scary nighttime. Just that one part of the game has always been pure perfection to me

[@kateduffydotson8656]

And then sometimes they sound closer then they are or they sometimes go around or go like a long way to where they think you will be and then u look behind and you see none and it just terrifies the FCK out of u

[@cotton3399]

the sound design in dying light 1 in general is pure nightmare fuel, the noises that you hear, volatiles, the music, and the overall feel of nighttime is just terrifying

[@dantelee7538]

Maybe the volatiles in dying light 2 are more vulnerable to UV lights. Perhaps their armor around the chest would open up while being shined by UV light. Revealing the weakness that let's you deal more damage to it.

[@coolsceegaming6178]

Or you can be like me and brute force it. Just need to have a few sips of the drink from DL 1 that makes you take 1 damage for every hit and you’re golden… er, bloodied!

[@q-tips9984]

@@coolsceegaming6178 doubt they be in this game tho

[@ZiziToutMou]

@@q-tips9984 👀

[@dustinmesch7517]

@@q-tips9984 Lol well it seems you have been mistaken 🤣

[@q-tips9984]

@@dustinmesch7517 huh? i didnt say the volatiles werent gonna be in the new game

[@somethingotherthanmyrealname]

I’d argue that the bio-weapon and normal volatile evolution can co-exist. Iirc the weapon wasn’t responsible for the initial outbreak, so it could just be a separate, quicker, and far more direct method of reaching volatile status.

[@RobertPayne556]

That's fair, that and the countryside spillage only came after the events of DL1 base game, and burning up that Antizin was a stupid move on the GRE's part, even the bottles Kyle stashed couldn't have prevented/stemmed the outbreak on a scale that large. Imagine if the virus mutated in water and suddenly fish zombies...

[@gokukakarot3404]

What is Iirc

[@RobertPayne556]

@@gokukakarot3404 If I Recall Correctly.

[@gokukakarot3404]

@@RobertPayne556 aight thanks

[@-whiskey-4134]

Pro tip: dont complete the first night time mission and spend a good time farming supplies. It’ll never turn night unless you do that mission. Once I learned that years ago, I had a pretty good start on completely fresh saves. Spent about 5 hours farming lock picks and ambulances. Had a decent amount of crafting supplies too so I could make something in pinch if I made a mistake as I was leveling. I mean, not that you can’t just play normally, but after years, sometimes you just want push through the first couple of quests. Also, I’d definitely farm hidden supply drops and gun spawns and put em in my cache for mid to late game enemies and quick money.

[@KamenRiderBlackSun]

You know what’s a good game mechanic to add in the new game?? Baracading and putting wood planks on the empty houses for defense when a horde of zombies chase you

[@knightslayer6161]

Temporary bases would be dope. Would be dope if you can choose you favorite spot and just keep supplies there and with having to check up on it make sure it’s strong enough to last nights or run into for defense and fight off whatever chases you.

[@madoose]

@@knightslayer6161 someone needs to suggets that to.them add minor base bulid and this game finna be for more people aswell

[@barackputin]

So basically a first person state of decay

[@KamenRiderBlackSun]

@@barackputin haven’t played state of decay, but if it works well on that game, sure add that mechanic on dying light 2

[@knightslayer6161]

@@barackputin that would be pretty boss actually. Always liked state of decay but I’ve seen it still falls flat in some places actually. Would be a nice system if implemented well.

[@OS_Nines]

So a few years back I lost my Dying Light disc and I just bought the game on the like 70% sale deal. I had like 100 hours on one save beforehand, but I wasn't much if a Night player. I decide to stay out after dark for the fun of it, and I shine my flashlight at a Volatile on the street from the very top of one of the blue apartment buildings in the slums, thinking nothing's gonna happen. Apparently I'd forgotten what fucking game I was playing, cause I hopped down to one of the balconies for a closer look at the Volatiles, and I hear breathing getting louder. That fucker was actively climbing up the wall like Spider-Man and went right past me. When I tell you I froze irl, I FROZE. I did NOT remember them being able to do that kind of shit.

[@anjomar8865]

Volatiles are scary. This video is fantastic. You're my go-to for anything Techland now. Solid work.

[@ColossalKiwi]

Much appreciated!

[@jessgarvey778]

Fun fact, sabit, after begging for mercy to crane, we can hear him clearly say « we shall rise ». I really hope that in dying light 2, volatiles evolved to become more intelligent and maybe from groups with a leader, etc.

[@AyeshSilva-e7e]

Or like have a Hive mind.

[@ashy4542]

I don’t watch a lot of dying light 2 gameplay but mabye there could be like nests we have to destroy or unless it was in dying light 2 gameplay but we did had similarities from dying light nest there is misson where Raheem tell us to bomb the building filled with zombies but mabye we have to destroy like few of them to make places safer

[@WhiteDarkist]

I kind of hear more like a "Please help me" than a "We shall rise"

[@Count_Gustav]

Too bad Volatile in DL2 is almost rare encountered in game.

[@liamedwards7656]

@@Count_Gustav they only come out at night when you hit level 4 chase

[@X-Factor-22]

I actually enjoyed going out at night in the countryside expansion because of the buggy. It was both terrifying and exciting having several volatiles chasing after you while you got the pedal to the medal🤣

[@CERBERUS0420]

Just started DLC. Literally same feelings about it :D

[@X-Factor-22]

@@CERBERUS0420 Make sure you maximize all your upgrades on the buggy.👍🏾

[@xavierlipscomb2000]

anyone else notice when you damage a parkour zombie enought and they start begging, saying, "no please. Dont," that it sounds very human. if i recall the mother said something along the lines of "There is human left in every zombie." Just as she is, except shes conscious. Could it be that for an instant you can smack a zombies humanity back into them if they arent "Too far gone"

[@res6148]

Yeah, the whole thing is that these zombies aren’t dead people but just VERY sick people.

[@johncruisethebaldguy1710]

I think virals are actually still alive just sick and normal zombies are actually dead

[@johnychrist5475]

@@johncruisethebaldguy1710 i disagree since you can kill infected conventionally. You can snap their necks and kill them, you don't have to destroy the brain

[@johncruisethebaldguy1710]

@@johnychrist5475 true but I don't you have to destroy the brain

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

They're recently turned, that's why they're so agile and have this feeling of pain

[@ScramblerOfFrance]

I completed dying light and never faced one of these, honestly was too scared I only faced them when it was part of a mission

[@cheetamcu644]

I straight up did a massacre of volatiles with a gun and bow which only attracted more until the sun rose.

[@damagamin3716]

But now you can no longer do that in dl2, decent level volatiles are impossible to beat if theyre in numbers AND you're in a crowded building.

[@6ixlxrd]

My first nighttime mission I accidentally fell into the ocean and, after a moment, came to realize that volatiles couldn’t swim. Swam my butt all the way back to the Tower.

[@KnightSlasher]

Lmao things scary

[@microwaveproductions9386]

Okay thats hilarious just "Crane why are you so wet" *volatile screech* "Oh"

[@SpeakNoEvil117]

My first time I didn't know I had a torch, so I when you have to run back to the tower it was near pitch black for me, but somehow I managed to make it And then I never went into the night until I finished the game when I had all the good stuff

[@avak2101]

funny, i just assumed they wouldn't swim and headed for water on my first night

[@guicheman48]

A really interesting and insightful video CK. It's good to see you back producing content again. Shame about the overwriting in parts but nevertheless really enjoyed it..

[@ColossalKiwi]

Thank you for the long-lasting support as always, Tony!

[@thegodofraccoons7526]

The “It burns…. Mercy.” line Sabit says as he’s turning into a volatile is fucking terrifying.

[@Bill97792]

ITS SO FUCKING GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK! I can't wait to see your dying light 2 content! Also, when I started the night mission and you see the volatile through the fence I paused the game and went to the store and bought a 6 pack of beer to give me courage for the rest of the mission lol

[@robertpayne9245]

CKiwi skin for DL2?

[@BodyCounter]

My weekend already starting off well with a new upload from you. Love the vid. I don't mind the more armoured look the new Volatiles are rocking in DL2 and I can't wait to see the new special infected introduced to us in the game, hopefully in the same way as they did in Dying Light 1 where each special infected had a special cutscene revealing them.

[@Ryocniel]

Good to have you back, man. I've missed your content. Also, what is that outro music? I don't recognize it but it's a jam

[@ColossalKiwi]

It's from the Dying Light 2 OST kzbin.info/www/bejne/fabSq4agfZaIo6M

[@simonnachreiner8380]

Really love how they designed the volatile it turns the game from the daytime run and gun parkour game into a hardcore stealth game. I kinda hope that they change the design so that the volatile is invulnerable unless under some kind of UV light cause as deadly as they are in groups at night it’s ludicrously easy to go to town on one with a shotgun. Having them only be briefly vulnerable when under UV light would definitely help emphasize running over fighting at night even into the late game.

[@Illuminatea]

Its not as easy on new game plus let alone nightmare. You cant run and gun on that even with all the fancy weapons. I would still prefer to have all the fun weapons from DL1 DLCs. If they werent fun and people havent enjoyed them, they wouldnt pop as many weapon dlcs.

[@Carsu12]

I mean, if you go to town at one with a shotgun, won't more turn up at your ass due to sound? But I agree that they probably shouldn't be opponents you are supposed to take on

[@killerkirby366]

Mhhm I diss agree I highly disagree

[@rockhoggaming]

idk about the first game since i never played it but they just didnt give us guns in dl2.. i mean theres the boomstick but still :(

[@abyss8264]

@@rockhoggaming it’s honestly better this way. The guns in the first game, were either overpowered or underpowered. There wasn’t an in-between and it ruined the gameplay sometimes, not to mention the sound of the weapon would make every viral within a 20 mile radius charge you. So considering there wasn’t a chase sequence in the first game, it would make using your weapons at night obsolete pretty much in the second game. But that’s just my opinion.

[@Jermungus115]

I hope Kyle crane returns in dying light 2 as a sentient volatile.

[@noturbusiness9756]

He turned into a nighthunter if i remember correctly

[@Amoogus]

@@noturbusiness9756 pretty sure the devs said the nighthunter was just a gameplay mechanic. Not actually canon.

[@MrMaKeMeDiNnEr]

@@Amoogus Im pretty sure Crane has become the Night Hunter. If you put things together he had the DNA of every infected in him due to his encounters. And the Night Hunter has also a combination of powers every other infected has. The grappling hook Crane had was replaced by the tentacles and the scream Crane did when he was turning is identical to Night Hunter's.

[@Amoogus]

@@MrMaKeMeDiNnEr I mean good reasoning but I’m 99% sure the nighthunter isn’t actually canon.

[@weaponizedautism3269]

Nobody from dl1 makes return And here i was hoping for tolga and fatin since they're the only ones to our knowledge that made it out alive from quarantine

[@Nameless.Hermit]

Bro thank you so much for talking about the I Am Legend book, I read it way before thtey even thought of making the film so it has a special place for me, and I've been telling everyone for years to read it over watching the film!

[@HeyItsMeGoku-e8y]

I've been playing Dying Light for 5 years now and this is the best zombie game for me at least.

[@MrRAGE22]

Been playing since 2019 definitely my favorite zombie game of all time

[@Milkinashoetime]

Holy shit. It's like you just turned up the "production value" dial all the way to 11. This is your best work yet.

[@RevolutionDrummer47]

Cool development from game one to two. Interesting lore/theories. I had no idea about that room full of them with the tall one, awesome.

[@thenamesniva5193]

No matter how much time passes, the design of the volatiles always give me the Heebie-jeebies

[@blank7533]

This video is such an underrated masterpiece! Love the work you did on this.

[@mrfunky_funk2014]

I remember when this guy had his own character skin back in the first Dying Light. Good to know he's still going. Great video man👍.

[@xriizmo8502]

I feel this so hard with hiding in the beginning [first night mission] , I was so scared playing this at first. I love this memories so much

[@gort7361]

The back of the volatiles in dying light 2 is similar to the front, it's armored and has that "jaw" like the front.

[@ColossalKiwi]

Oh nice, where have you seen this?

[@gort7361]

@@ColossalKiwi There were images floating around on the official dying light discord a few months ago that showed character models in dl2 (matt, frank, aiden, the old lawan model and a volatile). I think the source of it was a onedrive file that the community had access to for a short time. On the image of a volatile, it showed the head, torso, legs and feet of it. Edit: (The torso part showed the back as well)

[@ColossalKiwi]

@@gort7361 that's awesome, thanks for the info!

[@gort7361]

@@ColossalKiwi Your welcome, great video by the way!

[@Dashinater]

At the beginning of the game, it explains how they cured the Haran virus but the GRE continued experimenting and created a new strain which they were not able to control this time. Any "The following" ending could be cannon I think. Either the nuke ending or the "Kill the mother" ending since they ended up with a cure and the GRE created the new strain in both endings (Edit oh durr this was made before the game came out. Sorry it won't tell me when videos come out anymore)

[@diamondalcatraz7147]

9:20 It's not just the torso, it's the entire skin. Look at the shoulders. They're way armored looking than flesh looking Volatiles.

[@DaPeanutButter]

0:19 "volatile. More like fall-atile." -slimecicle

[@TheGravityShifter]

About Volatiles, it's also known at this point that the virus in DL2 is THV, a totally different variant of the Harran Virus. So it's not just a lot of time to evolve, but it's also well, a new strain altogether which likely allowed this to happen. What's really cool in DL2 as well is you can actually somewhat see this progression of Virla to Volatile in higher levels. Virals start looking less human and more grey in appearnce like the Volatile.

[@lintlickers]

the game is horrible kiddo, go take your medicine and stay in school

[@Jayd888]

THV literally means "The Harran Virus"

[@TheGravityShifter]

@@Jayd888 Tachytranmissive Harran Virus is THV, which is a completely different strain and why it's Abbreviates unlike "Harran Virus". Make sure you're correct if you're going to correct someone.

[@Corzappy]

Nothing terrified me in the first game like the screams of a volatile. And those glowing pinpoint eyes, still instant fear.

[@rowanjonez]

you mean shrieks, those werent screams man, they were inhuman fucking shrieks that fucking jumpscared you

[@Cris-dm1nt]

Started replaying dying light in prepararation for the sequel, hope it's gonna be awesome.

[@randomkriegsman8444]

Can’t wait for you to cover Dying Light 2! You were my favourite Dying Light channel back in the day.

[@ColossalKiwi]

Thanks for sticking with me all this time

[@Caliburnz]

Now imagine a dying light dlc where you can be a zombie and evolve, not the “be the zombie” mode, but a stand alone dlc with missions and upgrades

[@grubb2103]

Yes. Yes. YES. ZOMBIE SINGLE PLAYER PLEASE.

[@JadedParanoia]

That is LITERALLY DL2

[@mexem2102]

Dying Light 1 will always hold a special place in my heart.

[@hyndquart5241]

Can't wait to watch your DL2 videos. Thanks for staying on the platform man.

[@eve_squared]

The thing that's so scary about volatiles compared to things such as the fallout deathclaw, is that there's more than one and they can climb stuff. In fallout you can hide on top of stuff and shoot them to death, but in dying light they can climb to basically anywhere on the map besides some certain spots. A single volatile isn't really that scary since you can stun lock them with the UV light, then hit them, and repeat. But they're so terrifying because there's never just one.

[@jordyjohn2275]

Nice touch about I Am Legend and zombie sentience. In the book, the big reveal is that the survivor IS the vampire. The last remnant of an ancient species (humanity), who hunts the “vampires” while they are sleeping. They tell their children stories about him to scare them. Hence the title I Am Legend.

[@shortstv8023]

been watching you for 10 years now and I can say you are the greatest walkthrough KZbinr of all time great commentary and great gameplay I’m excited to start this new series

[@BDON]

I love how the zombies look different in DL2 especially since its a new variant of the Harran Virus

[@bravepigster]

I haven’t ever called the stronger ones Alpha Volatiles, me and my friends call them Nightmares. (Short for Nightmare Volatile, sort of like the Nightmare Goon that’s got thicker skin and no jumpsuit on)

[@mksmike]

We just call them armored volatiles.

[@eggos2713]

I called them blues, like Blue Volatile since their extra ‘armor’ was blue. But I also switched between nightmares and alphas

[@bravepigster]

@@eggos2713 nightmares and alphas seem to be the most popular ones, I like blues though since it reminds me of the Velociraptor from Jurassic World, being the leader and all

[@NiCoNiCoNiCola]

I call them Yeeehaaaw Volatiles because they're from a countryside Incest makes you grow armor, brother

[@Jayd888]

It's alpha volatile and mutated goon

[@baconmasterchannel3426]

That volatile is huge that's creepy but awesome their evolving

[@allenrichiez930]

Absolutely not only my favorite zombie I’m dying light by far but one of my favorite zombies of all time in gaming and movies alike

[@Sandyfrmda9]

Let’s hope this February is a banger for all of us the years of waiting are finally ove

[@bespecheeze]

A year later and this game is bussing even better

[@floateddata6939]

You can actually find a few alpha's in old town on street level during the night but in my experience they are like semi rare. As in you only see one in 7.

[@phdfloppa7178]

0:53 I never seen this video before that Volatile looked scary as hell

[@ktifaz7128]

I like how in Dying Light 2 the Volatiles had super meaty skin, but in Dying Light 2 they've grown armored skin

[@calebmatthews4014]

God the one asking for mercy really got me. You could just hear the pain and anguish in its voice. Even transforming into a monster it still feels the pain

[@ThatRandomGray]

I love how late game, you can just 2 shot the volatiles, another thing I was really disappointed about was the expcalibur, it was really good, and still destroyed zombies AFTER being broken, and yet, the broken version was better than what the remade version from the blueprint was

[@_happysad]

It was really cool to see you mention Purposeless Rabbit Holes

[@caanannethken1659]

I will say that they definitely increased the difficulty of fighting those mf’s in the second installment. In the first one, the main thing was just to swing first and watch for that damn pounce attack they had. In DL2, they have way more attacks, they take way more damage. It’s funny because when I first started playing the 2nd, I was wondering why I never saw them, like ever. There’s a volatile in maybe 1-2 missions. It never occurred to me in my first 8-10 hours of gameplay that the chase level is what triggered them to come out. It wasn’t until I finally fought one that I understood why they’re more on the “rare” side, unless you’re looking for them that is.

[@Khroniclas]

Kinda strange that canonically volatiles become special infected. Imagine you finally became the ultimate apex predator on the planet, just to devolve into a variety of significantly weaker and less threatening zombie type.

[@puebonzos8506]

The alpha volitile also appears in the main game, i saw one in "old town" in front of dr. Camdens clinic

[@Red_Nine5]

Yea their pretty common there along with outside one of the safehouses you unlock shortly after reaching old Town where you look for Jade.

[@yese2769]

I highly doubt that people will believe me but in the first game I got so fed up of the volitles and wanted to challenge my self so I put my weapons away, started punching the ever living daylights out of a volitile and almost won. They’re actually easy to not die from if you can strategise mid fight.

[@thebleachkeeper]

Who's watching this after Dying Light: The Beast announcement?

[@iangangsta3149]

shut up

[@Fizzedupvr]

Me

[@SonicboominOnEm]

Nah I’m up just up at night and the thumbnail was interesting.

[@acoolcracker]

That part where you had to enter a volatile nest in the following… As someone who had played 90% of the game in co-op and was consequently never scared I shat myself doing that a year later without friends

[@rrr33347]

7:15 The issue is the THV in dying light 2 is an entirely different strain

[@picklelmao]

This might be a coincidence, but, there's a song in the dl2 tracklist called "a cursed medicine", which might refer to The Mothers "cure"

[@mksmike]

Their current explanation of how the infection works sounds more interesting.

[@Sir_Gobbler]

That sabit mission really did scare the shit out of me

[@a50ftfall6]

Way tougher in dying light 2 I used to be able to wipe with those things in my high level characters in dying light 1 especially my tanky two -handed build spoilers for the dying light 2 ending Even when Aiden turns into his super zombie mode (yeah Aiden has this ability to turn into a sentient volatile? Thing when he's in certain cutscenes and scripted fights something to due with the drug he was injected with as a kid and the inhibitors he's been taking) but anyways you still can't kill them while you can but it's hard when you have to travel to that dark area near the end of the game in the missile silo same place where you massacre the renegades there's a button of volatiles around and you think you'd be able to just hack and slash away through but no you get destroyed especially as you can't heal when you're in your transformation

[@wwalton]

I really love the gray eyes on the new design

[@choppedliver6102]

Imagine being a badass Volatile then devolve into a "special" zambie

[@Khroniclas]

Ikr

[@Pastry656]

Fun fact about the Volatile in the hole: He’s turning in a spot directly under the hole in the ceiling so he’s groaning in pain from sunlight exposure. It may be keeping the transformation at a slower speed.. or it just takes time. Too bad Dying Light 2 was disappointing compared to the first game. It’s also a completely different strain of the virus so it’s a whole new super zombie. Tho sadly not a major plot point-

[@Fragar212]

When I first played the following I absolutely HATED both endings but I think the volatile crane ending kinda grew on me. It'd be cool if we somehow see crane in dying light 2 ruling over other sentient volatiles

[@SegularRpork]

Except we won't as it's confirmed to not be cannon Edit: I was wrong, I was told 4 years ago it was canon, but it wasn't true.

[@SegularRpork]

@@Officerballs1 well, it's been 15, I'm sure a lot of DL1 character would still be around, except they're vapor. Vapor created when you mix a human with an armed nuclear warhead Edit: well, if the nuclear ending isn't canon, and Kyle becoming a volatile is, then I'm very sure there could be a couple of DL1 characters around.

[@Fragar212]

@@SegularRpork was it? That's a bit silly tbh

[@SegularRpork]

@@Fragar212 no, it wasn't silly. It was a bad ending. Harran was supposed to end.

[@elpablo3344]

@@SegularRpork it’s actually 20 years after DL2, it’s 15 years after the virus broke out and spread

[@hasanshah6372]

This dude is Dying Light VaatiVidya and I’m all here for it 😁

[@blondiegamezit2457]

I had no idea that Dying Light 2 was set 15 years after I'm gonna miss Crane but so excited to play this game and so jealous you get to play it before it comes out

[@NomeYoushhi]

dying light: volatile is danger and scary dying light 2: i know what im do now, farm it for the tokens!

[@mattclements1348]

There was that in game event where volatile were everywhere but you had guns, well I just started the game , I thought those were the reg zombies, I thought the game was hard-core, I didn't use the guns cause I thought worse would come lol

[@Xerox0073]

9:35 I think they were mentioning Death from above insta-kill move from DL1, when you land on a zombie with some kind of sword while using that skill you impale their chest with it

[@jacob_715-t5b]

Damn I haven't watched u in a bit man and i loved all your dying light vids.

[@hididdlyhodiddly6019]

“Every new player fears the night” Bruh I’ve been playing dying light on and off for like 5 years and I’m still scared of the night time segments.

[@Kahoocha]

Thank you for the awesome Dying Light content. Always happy with your work keep it up

[@noetic8]

The other enemy types you compared them to were super accurate to their aggressive behavior very 👍

[@godofgods9432]

Genuinely one of my favourite games ever good video

[@ColossalKiwi]

Thanks!

[@GamingCornerYT]

Now 2.0 update is even crazier! Literally night is almost impossible! Instant chase in numbers!! 👀

[@Fluctlight]

Fr

[@1BlueSteel]

Even the volatile got targeted by feminism.

[@alexroy5854]

I actually glitched out and was stuck in that Volitile dance party room. Shit was terrifying at first, then hilarious when I realized they where non-hostile! xD

[@UndyingZombie]

The very first time I played Dying Light.. Very first night.. I found more than a few spots the Volatile could not get to.. Making it a joke... Sadly.. And by the time I got to the areas that did not have these issues I was on shotting them.. So that was kind of a problem for me. It was still a cool enemy just ruined due to bugs/exploits and then later on.. How frail they are later in the game when those issues are not there.. Even then though I found they where not hard to evade at night even without the exploits in another run.. So.. To me the scare factor should go away quickly even if its your first time playing, and you figure out its harder for them to surround you and get you compared to them actually posing a real threat.. Something that should be quick to figure out.

[@Illuminatea]

On new game plus they are very hard to kill let alone the nightmare difficulty. Hell, even virals are really hard to kill on new game+ and they spawn constantly knowing where you are bothering you.

[@MortarMike]

Volatiles were single-handedly the main reasons people tried to avoid playing at night in Dying Light 1. If you played The Following with the vehicles, and had one chase you, you got to see how fast those mfers really were lol, they could run down your vehicle and attack you.

[@engihere5434]

0:51 oh so you think THATS BAD??? I waited 7 HOURS morning to evening chilling in a random safe house because I thought just like you that the time would progress in the game and daylight would appear, WRONG

[@Stuart267]

I hope they bring Crane back as one of the big monsters you face. At least then he'll have more personality than he did in the first game

[@SpikeVike27]

Good joke, but for me Crane had an actual personality, it just a personalaty of arrogant undeciceve doofus that tends to play dumb in vrushial moments. Bad game protagonist (as a player wessel) but somewhat unique and interesting spin on Main Hero archetype. Unlike any other character of Dying Light 1, those guys are indeed suck and full of stamps

[@Seikretmhw]

Its been 21 years since the first game. Just 15 years since the harran virus went global. And yes this version of the harran virus is different as it has been modified and experimented on by scientists

[@ColossalKiwi]

Thanks for the correction there

[@Seikretmhw]

@@ColossalKiwi np man. But honestly i just hope we can still throw buckets at people

[@hectorrosado7400]

Ice Volatiles are like zombie spidermans, they were meant to be the ultimate apex predator. Predator: what?

[@LongNguyen-qg8yj]

3:26 were you using any graphics mod here? Looks amazing. Please reply if you can.

[@giomartino6]

Man going into night time with friends and seeing who survives till morning no hiding have to be always on the move crazy intense

[@carlosdussault6436]

6:40 if some volatiles evolve into special infected that would mean some of them become weaker? 🤔

[@ColossalKiwi]

For sure. Chemicals mutations aren't always entirely beneficial 😅

[@snehallit]

Idk about you guys but me and my friends used to play rugby with volatiles in dl2. Just bait them into uv light and surround them from all sides till they die, mix in a hit or two and you’re golden 😅 Unlike the volatiles in the first game, dl2 volatiles almost always felt like a chore to deal with.

[@hannanah8036]

hey, its the same strat I used to farm them in the first game

[@snehallit]

@@hannanah8036 haha good times 👍

[@danielbarocsi]

Would be a cool concept if there WERE actually zombies in the second game 😂

[@azuregiant9258]

Exactly. After playing DL2 I went straight back to DL1. I’ll probably never play DL2 again. To think of how passionate Techland were about their zombies and where the story could have gone after The Following…..then we end up with this inflated intestine full of gas.

[@vurhn2009]

The Virals and Volatiles screaming in the background terrifies me still to this day 😭 but still that oldest Dying Light 1 video brings back memories like in 2015.