The Old Town Crafting — Dying Light: The Beast Walkthrough

Master the art of survival through The Old Town Crafting in Dying Light: The Beast. Learn to combine scavenged materials to create essential items, weapons, and upgrades.

The Importance of Crafting

Crafting is a fundamental gameplay mechanic in Dying Light: The Beast. It allows players to transform the junk and scrap they find into vital tools, weapons, and consumables, sificantly increasing their chances of survival in the harsh world of Harran.

Crafting Stations and Blueprints

Crafting typically takes place at desated Crafting Stations found in safe zones or other safe locations. To craft items, you need:

• Materials: Various components scavenged from the environment, such as scrap metal, alcohol, rags, chemicals, batteries, and more.
• Blueprints: These are learned recipes that dictate what can be crafted and what materials are required. Blueprints are acquired through story progression, completing quests, finding them in the world, or purchasing them from vendors.

Key Craftable Items

1. Weapons and Weapon Mods

• Melee Weapons: Craft basic weapons like pipes, bats, and knives, or more advanced ones like swords and axes.
• Weapon Mods: Crucially, you can craft mods to enhance your weapons. These can add elemental damage (fire, electricity, freezing), increase critical hit chance, improve durability, or boost overall damage. Examples include:
• Spiked Bat: Adds sharp spikes for increased damage.
• Flaming Machete: Imbues the weapon with fire damage.
• Electric Pipe: Adds electrical shock damage.
• Firearms and Ammunition: While firearms are often found, you can craft ammunition for pistols, shotguns, and rifles.

2. Consumables

• Medkits: Essential for restoring health. Different tiers of medkits offer more healing.
• Molotov Cocktails: Throwable incendiary devices perfect for crowd control.
• Grenades: Explosive devices for dealing with concentrated groups or tough enemies.
• Boosters: Temporary buffs that can increase damage, stamina, or speed.

3. Tools and Equipment

• Lockpicks: Required to open locked doors and containers, granting access to better loot.
• Traps: Craftable traps like proximity mines or tripwires can be used to defend areas or ambush enemies.

Crafting Materials and Scavenging

Effective scavenging is paramount. Always be on the lookout for:

• Scrap Metal: Common material for many weapon and mod crafts.
• Alcohol & Rags: Essential for Molotov Cocktails.
• Chemicals: Used for potent weapon mods and consumables.
• Batteries: Needed for electrical mods and certain gadgets.
• Duct Tape: Often required for weapon repairs and mods.

Crafting Tips

• Prioritize Essential Blueprints: Focus on unlocking blueprints for medkits, Molotovs, and powerful weapon mods early on.
• Always Loot: Never pass up an opportunity to gather materials.
• Manage Inventory: Keep a balance of essential materials without hoarding excessively.
• Upgrade Weapons: Regularly craft mods for your best weapons to keep them effective against tougher enemies.

Table of Crafting Categories