Dying Light: The Beast Hotfix 1.6.2 Patch Notes – All Fixes and Changes (April 13)

Dying Light: The Beast Hotfix 1.6.2 is live

Dying Light: The Beast has received Hotfix 1.6.2, and this update focuses on stability, quality-of-life improvements, and several Restored Land fixes that should make the game feel smoother in day-to-day play.

For players who ran into crashes, strange respawn behavior, leaderboard issues, or small but annoying usability problems, this is the kind of patch worth installing right away.

What changed in Hotfix 1.6.2?

The update brings a mix of gameplay fixes and convenience improvements rather than one single headline feature. Some of the most noticeable changes affect Restored Land directly, while others improve navigation, progression comfort, and general reliability.

One of the more useful fixes is the addition of vendors after unlocking the Safe Zones near the estacade, school, and stonehenge. That gives players easier access to supplies during longer runs and makes those locations more useful once secured.

Restored Land gets important fixes

Restored Land is one of the biggest focuses of this hotfix.

The update fixes a potential crash during start or load, which is one of the most important improvements in the entire patch. If you were dealing with instability while trying to continue a run, this is the first thing worth testing after updating.

The patch also adjusts several encounter-related behaviors in Restored Land:

• enemies will respawn during convoy clearance if all doors have not been opened
• infected are less likely to respawn in certain places
• multiple enemy respawn problems around Hidden Stashes have been fixed
• some enemies that could become unresponsive during encounters should now behave properly

Together, these changes should make runs feel more consistent and less frustrating.

Loot, map, and search improvements

Some of the best patch changes are the ones that reduce friction during normal play.

Hotfix 1.6.2 slightly increases the distance before uncollected loot dropped by enemies disappears permanently, which gives players a bit more breathing room during hectic fights and looting.

The patch also fixes a delay when opening the map and restores a missing search prompt on dead bodies that fell into certain bushes. These are smaller changes on paper, but they can have a real effect on how smooth the game feels over time.

Leaderboards and progression quality-of-life changes

Techland also cleaned up a few issues around progression and menus.

Leaderboards should now behave better, with the patch fixing infinite refresh problems caused by switching pages too often. The Top of Leaderboard button should also appear across all leaderboards now, making navigation more reliable.

Elsewhere, additional food will now be present in the Power Gambit quest, and the weapon modding tutorial will correctly appear in the Tutorials List after it has been unlocked.

These are not flashy changes, but they make the overall experience feel more polished.

DLC weapon scaling and text fixes

Another useful change in the patch is improved scaling for DLC bundle weapons. Their levels will now scale with Legendary Levels, which should make those items feel more appropriate for late-game players.

The update also fixes some text overlap in certain languages, which is a smaller but welcome cleanup for readability.

Full patch highlights

Here is the quick version of what Hotfix 1.6.2 changes:

• vendors now appear after unlocking the Safe Zones near the estacade, school, and stonehenge
• fixed a potential Restored Land crash on start or load
• convoy enemies will respawn if all doors were not opened
• increased the distance before dropped loot disappears forever
• fixed delay when opening the map
• restored the search prompt on some bodies in bushes
• reduced infected respawns in certain Restored Land areas
• fixed leaderboard refresh issues
• Top of Leaderboard button now appears on all leaderboards
• added extra food to the Power Gambit quest
• weapon modding tutorial now appears in the Tutorials List after unlock
• DLC weapon levels now scale with Legendary Levels
• fixed some enemy respawns around Hidden Stashes
• fixed some enemies becoming unresponsive during encounters
• fixed text overlap in some languages

Should you update now?

Yes. This is not a patch to ignore.

Even if you were not affected by every issue listed above, the crash fix, encounter improvements, map responsiveness, and general Restored Land cleanup make this a practical update for almost everyone still playing.

For returning players, it also makes this a better moment to jump back in and see how the game feels after a fresh round of fixes.

FAQ

What is in Dying Light: The Beast Hotfix 1.6.2?

The patch includes Restored Land crash fixes, Safe Zone vendor additions, respawn adjustments, leaderboard fixes, loot improvements, and several quality-of-life changes.

Does Hotfix 1.6.2 fix crashes?

Yes. The update specifically fixes a potential crash on Restored Land start or load.

What changed in Restored Land?

The patch improves stability, adjusts enemy respawns, fixes some encounter issues, and makes several small improvements that should reduce frustration during runs.

Do DLC weapons scale better now?

Yes. DLC bundle weapon levels now scale with Legendary Levels.

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