Welcome to DF2, YOU SUCK!

Just trying to write an updated df2 guide.

TL;DR

Go ahead to bottom #_Misc Yolo Power Leveling Guide, game start after you reach lv50.

If you are a FPS & Open-world gamer, your df2 life will be easier.
You gotta travel a lot, take missions and farm.

About Dead Frontier II

Dead Frontier by Creaky Corpse Ltd, had quite a bit of history.
From a text based adventure game (2008) to DF 2D, then DF 3D, and finally DF2 (2018).

GAME FEATURE

• Old unity game engine (flame, creep fart drop your frame rate!)
  
• Loading simulator!
  
• Poor Server (LAG!)
  
• Pure RNG (Max +300% unique finding chance, still loot garbage! :D)
  
• Frustration from some boss & zombie (Scythed Kid!)
  
• Merchant ruin game market (even post-apocalypse zombie world can't stop monopoly!)
  
• SCAM CHEST!!!

Apart from those and these... Is this game fun? Sure it is!
You can almost call it a hardcore game! Do you like Dark Soul? Try melee build! DON'T

Useful Tool / Resource

• DF2 Official Discord

All players sharing their loot / mission info there, totally a DF2 database.
Lots of dedicate volunteers shared their daily mission guide there.
If you want to level fast, know all the newest mission / equipment, then you must visit.

Find #df2_mission_info channel, click "Pinned Message".
It got most the mission info you need! Story mission, blue print mission etc...

• df2profiler.com

A website extract all the DF2 building / mission location from game server.
Most volunteer player doing their daily mission map with this site.
(Also df2haven, another place player post their daily mission guide there.)

• DF2 Fandom Wiki

Lots of page are outdated.
But its bestiality entry (boss info) & mission guide are still useful.

• List of past event collection (plus Golden / Corpse set).
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3373145895
  
• DF2 character building (weapon, equipment, skill).
  https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376969809

#0 Configure Setting (Control, Graphic)

Why Bother Configuring?

You gotta spend hundreds of hours before you reach end game.
At least make sure you are playing game comfortably!
Especially for heavy looter, are you going to move your mouse every time loot dialog pop out?
Why not just press a key taking it or leaving it? (unless you want to use it)

Avoiding carpal tunnel syndrome!
Also avoid eating White Truffle by accident!

My suggestion is, Remap some unused key as [Submit], [Cancel].
Either using gaming mouse (with extra 2 button on side),
assign mouse scroll button or replace [Q] (most player don't use that skill anyway).
Move & click less Make your looting life easier.

Basic Control

Map	[M]	Open map. Mark-able. Important skill !
Move	[WASD]	Common control key map.
Action	[E]	interact with door, NPC, loot stuff.
Submit	[Enter]	Confirm in certain dialog, otherwise open chat dialog .
Cancel	[ESC]	Common key to cancel
Inventory	[I] or [TAB]	Check your loot, use item etc.

Skill (Utility)

Sprint	[Shift]	Run.
_Toggle Sprint	[V]	You will auto sprint while moving, press again to cancel.
Stealth	[Ctrl]	Crouch down, move without noise, zombie can't see you until get close.
_Toggle Stealth	[C]	Don't need keep pressing [Ctrl] in loot run.
Dodge	[Space]	You become invulnerable for 1 second! (Can change direction while dodging)
Kick	[Alt]	Kick & stun zombie! Useful while looting, or need space to reload.
Aim	[Right Click], [X]	Aiming.
Shoot	[Left Click], [Z]	BangBang
Reloading	[R]	Common key map in shooting game, press again to cancel (for escaping)

• When you are using melee, Left / Right click swinging weapon in different way.
  [Left click] chopping from top to down, can reach enemy from behind.
  [Right click] is swinging, you hit more area in front of you, also step forward more.

Quick Healing	[Q]	Be considered the most useless utility in game, often pick wrong medicine.
Chat	[Enter] or [T]	Communication is important.
Shout-Out	Keypad Number (0~9)	Quick phrase help communicating.
	1	Help!
	2	Look Out!
	3	This Way!
	4	Let's Go!
	5	Wrong Way!
	6	Reloading!
	7	Out of Ammo!
	8	I Need Meds!
	9	I Need Food!
	0	I Need Water!

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Graphic Setting

Better graphic not always give you better gaming experience.

Even in "low" graphic profile, game still looks nice.

You can turn off *almost* everything, being a cute potato! No more fear of darkness!

Turning almost everything off benefit you:

• Less distraction
  
• Less computer resource used
  
• Easier to spot enemy/loot outside far away (For heavy challenge zone player)
  
• Room become brighter
  
• Ugly

With "Differ Rendering", can't see further, but easier to spot zombie.

Without "Differ Rendering", can see further, 
but harder to spot some zombie (green one, Hysteric).

Help! I Accidently Make My Left Click "Cancel"!
How Do I Restore Everything To Default??

Right click your DF2 in steam, [Properties], [Launch Option], choose [Restore Default Setting].

0_1 Secret Technique: True Auto-Run Mode

Are you tired of pressing [W] all the time traveling across the map?
Is it possible make your character charge in a direction without control?

I am glade you asked!

• Press [W], [Shift], and keypad [8] at same time.
  
• Let go [W] first, then let go all key.

Now your character will move on its own!

To cancel, press [Up Arrow Key], your character will stop.

#1 Outpost Service

Outpost offer you many handy and important service.
Tutorial, green text which keep popping out at low level should have taught you.

Trade NPC

• Buying from market, you can't get everything by your own.
  
  
• Selling (all trade tax you 15% of profit!)

• Scrap item at "Selling", right click "scrap" for quick cash.

Holding [Shift], buy / sell / scrap multiple items at once!

Notice Boards

• You can one click starting all missions (of this outpost)!
  
• You can also submit all missions here for reward!
  
• You may join competition, check other player's score (loot, kill boss, pvp etc).

Before submit your missions, equip +exp gears, drink Orangizer, joining outpost attack...
Do anything boots your +exp gain! Your exp reward increased as well!

Workbench

• Crafting Item here! (check "Crafting-Blue Print" section)
  
• Fix your broken armour here!

Stash

Your storage box, All your characters can access it from different outposts.
Default slot is 40, expandable via buying "Slot Upgrade" with 500c at character selecting screen.

Another place to store item is your vehicle (max 80). Character specific though.

Trainer

NPC for resetting skill points.
You got one free reset per account, use it wisely! Afterward it cost 100c (~850k game cash).
Also a place for creating your own Clan! Cost you one million!

Mysterious Man (Cosmetic Shop)

Cool hat is not free.

1_1:Crafting, Blue Print (BP) (WIP)

Some items can only be obtained via crafting, require blue print (BP) first.
Either via looting, special mission reward, or event.
*Unique key BP unlocked after player reach lv30

Via Looting (BPs are books, "+finding book chance" helps)

Survivor's Stew	Pete's Recipe	Everywhere?
Nerotonin-2	Torn Magazine	Lootable after lv30, wiki said
Salvaged Scrap Pieces	Council's Memo	Everywhere?
Soft Soles	Old Snippet	Comer & Son (raid building)
Hobnailed Soles	Old Snippet	Comer & Son (raid building)
Scavenger's Pouches	Scavenger's Diary	Haverbrook
Utility Pouches	Palehave DIY Issue #7	Greywood, Duntsville
Camouflage Cover	Palehave DIY Issue #12	Lerwillbury, Wolfstable

Rumor said "Scavenger's Diary" can only be found outside. (I loot mine from trash can)
Old pouches are outclassed by Halloween / X'mas / Lunar New Year event upgrade.

Via Mission

Complete some story (BP) mission reward you a BP.
Mr. Moore & Doom Sayer, are just story mission give player BP.
The other however, are heavy RNG, can cost you more than 20MIL cash and several month!
Those BP weapons are supposed to be end game item, do not take it lightly!

Mr. Moore (Carl part)

Drink buff you +20% exp, +20% movement speed but also +25% dmg taken lol
Good for Stalker Mission, submitting mission or fighting some PZ boss.

Doom Sayer

Outclassed by 2023 Halloween / X'mas / Lunar New Year upgrade.

Blueprint Weapons

Check "#3_5 BP Weapons" for detail.

1_2 Vehicle (BGM: Gas Gas Song)

Car is for travel between outpost, duh.
But I add this section to remind player,
With enough gas (and better vehicle parts)

You can reach all outpost at level 1!

So you can get more missions!
Loot certain building, killing mutant (lv1 zone boss count!), etc.

Vehicle Inventory Slot: (Max +300%, gives 80 slot)
Vehicle MPG (mile per gallon): Travel cost less fuel.
Vehicle MPH (mile per hour): Cost less character energy / hydration.
Vehicle fuel capacity: Car can store more fuel

#2 Welcome to Palehaven: Know Game World

Press [M] open world map! (If you are indoor, click the upper red arrow on top to see outside!)


Zaa-WooRuDo!!!

World Reset Everyday, Big Reset Every Week!

Game reset every day (~UTC 9:00), building interior will change (except few special building).

Every Sunday, WHOLE WORLD's building location RELOCATED!

The More Toward East (Right), The Stronger Infected Spawned

Past lv10, mutant (boss) show up, not just zombie with buff modifier.
And further it goes, infected and mutant get more buff modifier!
Some weak mutant (Mother, Finger, Choir), start running after lv30+ zone.

Buff Modifier	Zone
Bloody	lv15+	+50% DMG, cause Bleeding
Irradiated	"	+25% HP, cause Radiation Poison
Diseased	"	Some with fly DMG Aura, cause Bacterial Infected
Burnt	"	Some with flame DMG Aura, cause Server Burn
Scythed	lv35+	+ DMG (plus long stun), cause Bleeding
Spined	"	Bone protect zombie from bullet, CS/melee bypass bone protection
Cystic	"	Fungus? Gun fire EXPLODE it, the smoke cause Bacterial infected
Optic	lv45+	BYPASS STEALTH! Bullets only work on its eye! also less HP. CS/melee bypass eye protection
Tentacled	"	+ Even More HP, Tentacle have high contact damage!

2_1 Challenge (Purple Zone, PZ), Outpost (OA)

PZ

The purple zone on map is a "Challenge".
20 mins per cycle with 4 challenge on each zone (1-10, 10-30, 30-45, 45-50).

Once you enter challenge zone, all enemy will be aggroed & running;
"Deleg" zombie to manage their spawned, or man fight hoard of zombies.
(#4 for more detail)

Challenge types from easy to hard:

• Kill worms / crows; (It is easier to catch crows if you stand next to wall.)
  
• Exterminate infected
  
  
• 1 Mutant + infected
  
• 1~5 mutants

Even harder challenge:

• "Rumbling in the fog" (KILL 15 MUTANTS)
  
• Brood Mother + infected (massive HP, fastest enemy excluded event mutants)
  
• Exterminate 700 infected (May reward "Sign of Hoard Slayer" for BP Backpack)
  
• Cultist + Mutants + Infected! (May reward "Cracked Symbol of Worship" for BP Melee)

Super hard challenge also reward more handsomely! (Weapon is elite)

OA

And every 4 hours, an outpost attack occur, siren will song and challenge will pause.
During this 20 minutes, one of the three outpost on map will be under attack!
Any player joined OA will received a 2 hours buff!

Outpost Defender (2 Hours) Slay 100 Infected	+20% Exp Gained Find Ammo Quantity Find Fuel Quantity Find Elite Item Chance Find Unique Item Chance
Outpost Guardian (2 Hours) Slay 200 Infected	+40% Exp Gained Find Ammo Quantity Find Fuel Quantity Find Elite Item Chance Find Unique Item Chance

However, if failed to protect outpost, it will become a building full of infected / Mutant!
Except Trader NPC remain, all other NPC will be gone for an hour!

Note: Sometime a bug cause PZ disappear on map after OA.
Go loot outside, travel via car to fix.

2_2 Building Type

Where Is Police Department / Hospital / Hotel / Industrial?

Check df2profiler, it tag every building's type behind its name.
Check discord #df2-mission-info pinned message, other player may put weekly map there.
Or you can just check in-game map, building name often reveal its building type.

Police Department (♥♥)	$District_Name +Police Department	0-1 ♥♥ per District. +Find Ammo Chance +Find Weapon Chance
Hospital	$District_Name +Hospital " +Psychiatric Unit " +Medical Center	0-4 Hospital per District. +Find Meds Chance
Hotel	+Hotel +Hotel And Spa +Motel +Cabin Inn	Medium or Big Building Small building with "Inn", are Restaurant
Industrial	+PLC Machines, Mechanic, Factory, Warehouse, Oil ^keyword in building name	+Find Fuel Chance +Find Vehicle Part Chance Name with "Devices" are Office building

Dallbow ♥♥ and Haverbrook Memorial Hospital,
two outposts should give you clue what ♥♥ & Hospital looks like, they are tall building!

Note: Hotel may also share the same building look.

Industrial buildings had two building look, big brick building,
or two small building sit next to each other.

Restaurant / Household

Restaurant building give you "+Food / Drink Finding Chance", but it doesn't matter.
Restaurant is small and ALWAYS have a boss room, ideal for boss hunting.

Household however, only 1/2 chance spawned boss room at 2F (rare case at 3F),
but always have a locked room, ideal for lock-picking looter.

These two small building are R1/R2 boss hunting's primal object building.
(Check #4_2 for more detail)

2_3 Raid Building

If you saw a red text name outside (or on map).
That's a raid building, for lv50+ player(s).

Inside building it give player debuff, but it also give you better loot!Probably not
There are 3 raid building on map.Except some event time only raid building

Raid Building	Building Debuff
Palehaven City's Archives (PCA) Located between lv20-40 zone. (lv35 inside) *If locate at low level zone, spawned mutant also weaker		Easiest raid building, best place for lv30 unique. Also a mission building for "Doom Sayer", "Wandering Survivors". Loot "Kate's Eatery Invitation" here for "Vicious Hoarder" BP Mission. Interior layout never changed.
Comer And Son Inc Located between lv45-50 zone (lv50 inside) Has 20 floors .		Loot "Old Snippet" here for "Hobnailed Soles" / "Soft Soles" BP Loot "Diseased Solder's Diary" here for "Stairway to Hell" BP Mission. Exclusives Loot: "Old way" (Body Damage End Game Pistol) "Doubled Overkill" (Outclassed Shotgun) *Have a boss room with 3 bosses, +500% unique elite item drop chance in this room.
Ravenwall Heights Community Hospital Located between lv1-10 zone. What a nice way to troll noob (lv50 inside)		Hardest raid building, infected got more buff modifier and worms! Cultists, a very strong mutant lives here! Loot "Weird Old Book" here for "Call of the Accursed" BP Mission. Exclusives Loot: [Reckless] Gloves, Helmet, Armour, Trouser, Boots. [Brand New] Upgrades

#3 Mission & Sweet EXP!

For new players without level & powerful gear, mission is your primal exp source.
Among missions, "Human Remain" (HR) and "Stalker Mission" (SM) reward player the most.

But first know some tip.

Mission Building Name Is Green, Submit Mission Before World Reset!

If it is not obvious enough.

Mission Items Can Submit Via Noticeboard, Without Starting Them!

As long as you have mission item, you can submit via noticeboard for reward!
This feature allow map makers in DF2 discord community writing their mission guide.
"Finding Item Guide" only require player loot the mission item, then submit.

However, "Bring Item" mission require you start the mission first.
Say you found a NPC outside want you bring him water.
You can back to outpost, buy water from market, then submit via noticeboard!

"+Exp Gained" Increased Mission Reward (+300% Maximum)

INCREASE +EXP GAINED BEFORE SUBMIT MISSION.
Before you reach LV50 you need around 5Mil EXP, but it really isn't that hard.
Many way to increased your Exp Gained state.

$$$	Gold Membership	+100% Exp Gained
Skill	Fast Learner	+10% per level (Max +50%)
Equipment	+EXP stats can come from "Weapons", "Gloves", "Head". "Dead man" unique series have "Body", "Leg", "Feet" clothes with +EXP Gain.	Max "+exp gained" stats scale with Item level, hence your level x 4 (from items). Plus 30~40% if you buy 3 "Dead Man" body, leg and feet clothes.
Food Buff	Well Nourished (Survivors Stew / Last Birthday cake) Orangized (Orangizer) Easter High (Easter egg) Easter Feast (Easter cake)	Well Nourished (+20%) Orangized (+20%) Easter High (+20%) Easter Feast (+30%) *Easter egg/cake are event time only item.
Outpost Attack Buff	Outpost Defender (Slay 100 infected) Outpost Guardian (Slay 200 infected)	+20% +40%
Event Buff	Weekend Event Buff Holiday Event Buff	+35~100%

For example, you skilled "Fast Learner V" at level 20;
Manage find two weapons, head, gloves with "+15% EXP Gained" stats;
Finished an OA and get the buff;
Buy or craft Orangizer / Survivor's Stew & consume them.

Then for the very least, you get (50+60+20+40) +170% EXP Gained.
Extra 30% If you buy "Dead Man" unique clothes on market.
Numbers can easily go higher with weekend buff! (Or buy gold membership)

3_1 Learn How To Read Map

Lets find an example, a daily bring item mission map by me.

This map mark "bring item" NPC location on map, visit them, back to outpost, buy stuff then submit.

Most mission map use full building name, but in this case I shortened them.
Example: Greywood Police Department > GPD

Common Abbreviation

TL	Turn Left
TR	Turn Right
H	Hallway
W	White
SD	Single Door
DD	Double Door
A	Across

LWSDA=Left White Single Door Across
It takes time to learn, but it is the fastest way doing mission.

Most map maker only do mission above lv35.
It is risky for low level player visit end zone, but all you need is;
Move speed (Sprint / Sprint CD, Jog),
Search speed (Looter, equipment + search speed)
Optional, sneak visibility (Stealth skill, stats from "Body" / "Leg" clothes).
Avoid unnecessary fight, find NPC / loot mission item then leave.
Optic (lv45+ zone) infected can see you even if you max out you sneak visibility!

3_2 Human Remain (HR), Stalker Mission (SM), Wandering Survivors

Human Remain

Kill a mutant & loot human corpse from its stomach!

This type of mission need killing power, often fighting boss at tiny space.
Try low level zone (under lv30) HR mission if you don't have confidence.

Stalker Mission

You should have met that creature already... Stalker! RE3 Namesis
Unstoppable, scary AF... but reward player handsome EXP if you escape it successfully!

0~10 Stalker Mission on map per day, on average 3-4 SM each day.

Way to Escape:

• Run back to Outpost
  
• Run around for 3~5 Minutes. If inside building, can up/down stairs.
  
• If inside a single door room, before it spawned, block the door, afk 10+ minutes.
  ^if can't block door in time, log out (change character) then back to reset the spawn.

Player Level	Escape EXP Reward
15	1000
25	3000
35	10000
45+	16000

All you need is +movement speed & +Exp gained equipment!
Lv45+ player with max +EXP gained, can earn wholesome 64k EXP!

Wandering Survivors

See next chapter, I put it here just because unlike other BP missions,
Its side quest is for power leveling, 3 of them reward you 12k+ exp each (before +exp manipulate).

Quest Giver
Bronze Face	Kill 400 Infected
Bush Girl	15 Salvaged Scrap Pieces
Tin Head	Complete 14 Challenges

DON'T COMPLETE SACKHEAD'S MISSION!
If you give him 20 coins, you get Gore Trimmer BP, but all quest giver will be gone!
If you really want the BP, complete it with other character.

3_4 Story Mission (Chief Bank's Mission, Mr. Moore, Doom Sayer)

DF2 Fandom wiki has updated story mission[deadfrontier2.fandom.com]

New player should do Chief Bank's mission first as tutorial.
"Grave Digger" is good unique for beginner, can scrap for 5k later.

Also should do Mr. Moore mission next,
"Orangizer" is a very useful drink, for stalker mission or increased mission exp reward.
Player also can loot "Lost Spartan" inside "Welcome Retreat Apartment.
As for ending, I advice pick the "bad" ending,
since "Carl's Worn Cap" come with "find book chance", it will be useful later.

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Player can try "Doom Sayer" mission as soon as reaching level 25.
Doom Sayer require you loot & read "Fade Note" to trigger mission.
When mission progress to find dream catcher, kill the Hysteric!
"Trinket Shop Shotgun" is a great free 20 gau unique shotgun!

If you hand out dream catcher, at last part of mission you unlock the room at PCA 4F.
By killing super mutant "Finger Guardian" will reward you a lv20 +exp gained armour,
but you can revisit again whenever you want, just stealth loot & complete the mission.

3_5 Blue Print (BP) Mission

IT SUPPOSED TO BE HARD TO CRAFT END GAME GEARS,
It may require heavy RNG to find book, item, or certain PZ.
It always cost you fortune (20 millions or more),
It can take you months, even a year to complete.
or pay to win, buy credit & sell it, craft unique keys to open scam chest.

DF2 Fandom Wiki have updated info about BP mission[deadfrontier2.fandom.com]

Among all the BP mission, Gore Trimmer (Wandering Survivors) is the easiest to unlock,
also ideal for power leveling as its side mission reset daily.

After unlock mission, find the gore wizard's body here.
LDD, TL, RWSD (Left double door, turn left, right white single door)
Careful, Hysteric mutant will enter this room!

BP mission released order:

• STH (Stairway to Hell, end game rifle, 2022)
  
• Ronin's Blade (End game pistol, 2022)
  
• Gore Trimmer (End game chainsaw, 2023)
  
• Vicious Hoarder (End game backpack, 2023)
  
• Call of the Accursed (End game melee, 2023)

Some event / holiday limit weapon are close to BP weapons.
Consider using them before crushing your soul to craft a BP weapon.

STH: Sunburn (2023 summer rifle) (or just use cheap good "Invader")
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Ronin's Blade: "Double-head Devour" (2023 Easter), great stats stick as well.
"Ravenous Gunslinger" (2023 X'mas), If can't afford one, "Proud One".
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Gore Trimmer: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (CS is hard to play, hard to build)
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Vicious Hoarder: Buy "Pouches Of Endless Luck" upgrade and apply on your backpack.
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COTA: Mutant Pummeler (Melee build is suicidal)

Stairway to Hell (STH)

Loot "Deceased Solder Diary" in Comer to start the mission.
(Some player spend a YEAR in Comer and still no luck.)
Then you need loot 6 STH parts all over Palehaven and 7 others unique rifle to craft it.

Ronin's Blade

Loot "Gun Enthusiast's Diary Page" at lv30+ zone to start the mission.
Player need loot two very rare crafting item (roughly 1/10000?);
Also need total 24 white truffles, that's ultra expensive!
Require 7 unique pistol to craft its part.

Gore Trimmer (Wandering Survivors Mission)

The easiest to unlock / complete BP mission,
Most difficult part is collecting those 7 unique CS, Grinder worth 16MIL+ on market!
Complete sackhead's mission will reward you BP, but all quest giver will disappear!

Vicious Hoarder Backpack

Unlike other BP weapons, this item can't be obtained through unique chest or market.
Loot "Invitation to Kate's Eatery" book in PCA to start the mission,
Also require a sewing machine (which unlock archive sets BP);
LOTS of crafting materiel (2 duct tapes, 13 Nylon Thread etc. Worth more than 10mil.);
Also "Sign of Hoard Slayer" from exterminate 700 infected PZ.
Just buy a "Pouches Of Endless Luck" upgrade on your (kid's) backpack.

Call of the Accursed

"Useless melee unique recycling mission" in my opinion (For heavy unique chest opener).
It need more unique item than any other BP missions, need total 16 unique!
Hard to unlock, even harder to complete. In short, it suck.
+4% HP regen looks cool, but actually close to useless.

#4 Kill La Kill: Fighting Technique

For beginner, please pick pistol, rifle or shotgun as main weapon.
SMG/AR are powerful, but they are too expensive to maintain for beginner.
CS on the other hand, need lots of skill and end game gear to be effective weapon.

Stun

Your attack can stun boss every 3 seconds!
If you can't kill mutant fast enough, you gotta hit & run (kiting).
A brief but valuable time for reloading or creating space.

Mutants can be stunned for up to 2 seconds;
Mutants have 50% stun recovery, so player need 4 seconds stun duration for max stun.
That's why some kick-chainsaw build need extra kick-stun stats gear.

Can't aim head well?
Stun Enemy > Shoot Head > Run 3 Sec > Repeat

Fast mutant like Brood or Tendrill, if they reach you = death.
Player need stun them whenever possible to keep them at bay.

Easier said than done;
Newbie either run into obstacle / corner, or can't aim well under pressure.
Plus other infected will distract attention often, so yeah, stay kalm.

Deleg

Most important technique while doing challenge (PZ)!
You can break enemy leg if it received 40% of total hp damage.
This also work on most boss! (Titan, event mutants can't be deleged)
It is possible to deleg Reaper, but hard to aim its leg

Deleg serve another purpose, managing infected spawning.
Map can only spawned limited enemy (~14) at once.
Before you entering PZ, deleg every infected, walk into PZ;
then you can fight them one by one while other zombie crawling on ground.

Back Pedaling

Mostly used by Chainsaw build, but useful for gunner as well!
You can back pedal in front of Reaper face with 100% walk speed (it won't leap if close).
Gunner with 185% walk speed, Creep can't touch you!
Extra distance you can make while you are shooting.

Cleaning

Only work on indoor fight (boss room).
Enter room > kill infected > leave & re-enter, repeat until only mutant left.
Doesn't work with deleg, infected will also restored to full hp if not killed.

Path-finding Abuse

Abuse enemy's bad path-finding, mutant often freeze at the edge of table / chair.
Mostly used by chainsaw player, attacking them through small obstacle;
But this trick considered abuse.
You can step on box / bed / surgery table etc
Some player be reported for this trick & banned for 7 day. So doing this alone.

PZ Lure

Have you wonder how on earth those Chinese got so many exp / boss kills in short times?
Because they lure PZ mutants out of zone > kill > back to PZ > Repeat!
This is a game mechanic loophole dev can not yet fixed,
Personally I don't feel it is morally (?) right, but some event time only mission require player to kill special infected (30 bunny/dragon infected etc), then it is faster lure out those special infected in low-level PZ to complete mission, than spends hours looking for those special infected.

Door Blocking

When boss hunt in a group, if you can't fight, just block the door.
At least there will be no more infected walk in the room.
Also useful if you need AFK a bit.
This trick also work for Stalker before it spawned. Check #3_2.

4_1 Mutants

Please check wiki[deadfrontier2.fandom.com]

*Note that, inside building, mutants in small room are nerfed.
They either lost their ability, or can only run a little bit.

Easy Boss (start sprinting after lv30 zone):

• Finger

Tutorial mutant teach player "gaze damage".
Aiming its leg to deleg, or quickly aim & shoot then look away, repeat.

• Mother

Ignore its worm, just shoot, hits like a truck.

• Choir

Huge body/head makes it a good bullet catcher! lol
You can dodge its scream damage!

• Titan

A screaming potato keep trying to hug you.
Tutorial mutant teach player how to kite;
If spawned in small room, then it can only walk few step, free exp & loot.

Some most hated mutant here:

• Reaper

Everyone (except chainsaw build) hate this fker, its leap do ~350 damage!
If it spawned inside small room then it won't leap.
Either kill them far away, or fight it face to face (back pedaling) with 100% walk speed.

• Twin

As fast as Tendrill, almost as tank as Titan!
But it has short hands, can't touch you if you keep moving, so don't panic.
The best attack timing is when it spewing swarm, need some walk speed.

• Tendril

Run fast, attack fast, long reach tentacle... fragile but deadly.
Usually it is not a big threat because of its low HP,
but if combine with "Spined", "Optic" buff modifier it will become a big threat.

• Hysteric

Be hold, invisible zombie! Has lowest HP among mutants.
When it sprint, head down; when it stop, head up.
Can't run very fast nor long, not a hard boss, just annoying.
Has a very iconic buzzing sound.

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Hard mutants, like Brood Mother or Cultists.

• Brood Mother

Only appear in PZ, massive HP, also the fastest enemy in game.
Need ~90% sprint speed to out run it, need good kiting & stun it whenever possible.

• Cultists

Either appear in their own PZ, or "Ravenwall Height Community Hospital".
May still be considered as event mutant, can't be deleg.
Unique weapon "Nihilist Solution" can only be looted from them. (wiki said so)

Blade Cultist: Full armour, can only walk, insane blade attack.
Spite Cultist: Occasionally spite like Spiter, other time just sprint and pouching player.
(^If player don't interupt its spite, then it won't sprint and pouch.)
Tentacle Cultist: A buffed tentacled stalker. Its (silently) scream giving player "Panic" debuff.
Invisible Cultist: Ravenwall Hospital only, an ultra tank optic Hysteric!

4_2 Other Boss Hunting Info (R1/R2, Backpack)

R1/R2

We call the two street at end (lv50) zone roll 1 & roll 2.
Boss hunting party usually go to the end of city boarder (R1);
Sweep all available building's boss room, from top map to bot map,
then to second roll (R2), sweep all the way back to top.

Human Backpack

You are likely run out of inventory space before finishing your run.
"Backpack" here means send item to other player via private trade.
Without slot upgrade, player get extra 10 space by send item to your teammate.
One big reason player need teammate, to carry more loot home!

#5 Looter, Scavenger.

• See chapter #[0], remap your "Cancel", "Submit", making your looting life easier.
  
• You can loot if close / facing at loot spot, no need to "aim".
  
• Using melee / CS or kick won't interrupt channeling.
  
• It is viable go suicide "die back" after your inventory full, save traveling time.
  
• Melee's "surprise attack damage" doesn't stack with "body damage", only DVM, DVI

Looter either 1) avoid fight, use melee, or 2) fight, with silent / eco gun.

1): Maximum "Stealth Visibility" (-75%) is highly recommend.
Stealth looting works great with melee's surprise attack.
For looting at Comer or Ravenwall Hospital, your stealth visibility need reach 115%.

Stealth visibility has 1 sec CD!
If you break your stealth stage for more than 1 second (attacking, kicking),
zombie will notice you!

With max stealth, zombie can't see you til you touch their nose! (Care optic infected!)
BTW, touching won't aggro zombie, only by "sight".
So feel free to bury your face in their butt.

2): Looting with eco (cheap ammo) gun, pistol is most eco gun type.
Player may try "Ninja" build, rise your "Visibility", "Footstep Noise", "-Noise".
"Visibility" is similar to "Stealth Visibility", but unlike stealth, moving makes footstep noise.

Max noise reduction (Suppressor gun upgrade + hands + head), will be a fun play.
It effectively reduce the aggro in room, also a common tactic for comer 3 bosses room.

Those 3 stats can only come from equipment, no need to max them for being good.

BTW, "Silent Chainsaw Looter" build exist, CS is ideal for cleaning infected.

5_1 Strong Box, Puzzle

Strong Box's reward similar to locked room loot.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2927519106
If you still can't solve the puzzle, ask at discord #df2-puzzles-discussion.


3*5 light button puzzle is the easiest puzzle,
If button is dark, click the button under it. That's it!

5_2 Supply / Crafting Item & Where To Find Them

If you are looking for specific item's level zone, use market's level filter.

Ammo

	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
20 gau
12 gau
10 gau
5.56
7.62
8mm
9mm
.32
9mm round
.357
.38
.40
.45

Fuel can be found everywhere.

Medicine

"Cure Debuff" meds (bandage, burns kits etc) can be found everywhere;
Unlike ammo, meds' price are bond together, if market demands meds, all meds' price up.
So if players got butchered, it is faster earn cash via looting at low lv hospital for meds.

BTW "N-2 Base Vial" & "N-2 Medium Vial" appear at lv45+ zone.

Crafting

Crafting Material / Upgrades, 2 rarest item type to be found. (0.2% base?)
"Finding Chance" stats can come from "Weapons", "Gloves", "Head".

"Nylon Thread" / "Duct Tape" for "Vicious Hoarder":
Nylon Thread: lv40+
Duct Tape: lv50+

Rare Food/Drink

Such as "Single Malt Whisky", "Beluga Caviar", "Foie Gras" etc...
Among them, "White Truffle" is for "Ronin's Blade BP Mission", you will need 24 of them.

If you are looking for White Truffle, just loot at normal building (hotel or apartment) at lv50 zone.
Or try loot whole R1/R2 restaurant building. They are way too rare to target. (0.2%?)

5_3 House Breaker! Lock-picker Route

Similar to R1/R2 boss hunt, but you travel into the woods at the boarder of the map.
From top to down of lv50 zone, there are small houses every 100-200M.
Rise your "Find unique, Elite, Weapons Chance" with max Lock-picking, go for the loot!

#6 Character Building

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3376969809
After lv60 update drop, I re-wrote most of the build suggestion.
I list (not) recommend build for beginner, stat explanation, popular item pick etc.
Feel free to ask at Discord #df2-build-help.

_MISC1 YOLO Power Leveling Guide

Highly suggest new player in early stage pick:
"Fast Learner", "Sprinter", "Looter".

"Kickboxing" if you value speed;
"Marksman", "Reloading", "Quickshot", must taken skills for gunner.

Character build detail check chapter #6_3

1) Complete "Chief Banks", "Mr. Moore" story mission (bad ending recommend) (see #3_4)
"Grave Digger" + "Lost Spartans" can carry you all they way to lv20.

2) Try unlock "Wandering Survivors" Mission immediately! (See #3_5)
With enough gas, you can immediately drive your car to greywood hotel.
After unlock, go to PCA, find gore wizard, dieback to greywood.
I done that at lv8, just run
Now you unlock power leveling side mission!
(Their location in hotel change every day, but always at 1F or 2F.)

Kill 400 infected, can be easily done if you join OA.
14 Challenge, is kinda difficult for new player, can pass.
Bring 15 "Salvaged Scrap Pieces",
^require player to loot "Council Memo" to unlock, see #1_1
That's why I suggest get bad ending in "Mr. Moore" to received "Carl's Worn Cap",
best low level +find book chance item.

However, after you find the memo and unlock the blue print,
You will need 15 damaged "weapons / vehicle parts" everyday!
Sometimes damage items price can be high because of this.

The cheapest way is making new character,
every new character start with damaged 2x4, ivano, and 4 damage vehicle parts in car.
Create new character > collect items > delete, up to 5 times a day.

Each side mission reward 12k+ exp (without exp buffed), you can easily done 2 everyday.

Max Your Exp Gained before Submit Mission!

Max Your Exp Gained before Submit Mission!!

Max Your Exp Gained before Submit Mission!!!

Please check whole #3 chapters, even if you can't fight,
Find item / SM mission can give you tons of EXP, you can reach lv50 in 2 weeks or less.
After reaching lv50, you can finally planning your build / equipment.
Now real game finally start.

Now try max prestige level, buy upgrade slot with 500c for more alt character space...

If you got question, feel free to ask at official Discord.

Thanks For Reading

Lots of information come from strangers on Df2 discord,
Lots thank to DF2 content creator on Youtub such as Jimmy ShredZ, Xub Chillin,
Lots thank to DF2 wiki,
Lots thank to other player who collect/organize game data. (Chinese DF2 community)
Lets all enjoy the game!

[Nighty9]

@Relax, lane is hard.
I update the character building part, I find it is better split this guide.
Will try update this guide slowly when I have more spare time, mostly for its messy formation.

[Relax, lane is hard.]

Thanks, I found this guide quite useful even now, cheers!!

[The BoiizA]

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[Fumo Bnnuy n Frends]

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