{"id":505743,"date":"2025-11-17T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2189501"},"modified":"2025-11-17T12:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T12:00:48","slug":"dying-light-2-gets-new-armour-and-axe-as-its-first-bit-of-free-dlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dying-light-2-gets-new-armour-and-axe-as-its-first-bit-of-free-dlc\/","title":{"rendered":"Dying Light 2 gets new armour and axe as its first bit of free DLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/dying-light-2-gets-new-armour-and-axe-as-its-first-bit-of-free-dlc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Barely two weeks have gone by since Dying Light 2&#8217;s arrival, and already developer Techland is embarking on the first steps in its purported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-01-14-techland-gives-guarantee-dying-light-2-will-get-at-least-five-years-of-post-launch-dlc\">five-year journey<\/a> of post-launch DLC. Things begin with the new Authority Pack, part one of which is available on all platforms from today.<\/p>\n<p>The Authority DLC, as its loosely name implies, brings some new options for those enamoured with Dying Light 2&#8217;s Peacekeeper faction. This group of former soldiers are sticklers for law and order, and the Authority Pack gives players new armour and a new weapon inspired by their outlook, enabling them to wield some righteous, bludgeoning justice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-14-dying-light-2s-gets-new-armour-and-axe-as-its-first-bit-of-free-dlc\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-14-dying-light-2s-gets-new-armour-and-axe-as-its-first-bit-of-free-dlc\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barely two weeks have gone by since Dying Light 2&#8217;s arrival, and already developer Techland is embarking on the first steps in its purported five-year journey of post-launch DLC. Things begin with the new Authority Pack, part one of which is available on all platforms from today. The Authority DLC, as its loosely name implies, brings some new options for those enamoured with Dying Light 2&#8217;s Peacekeeper faction. This group of former soldiers are sticklers for law and order, and the Authority Pack gives players new armour and a new weapon inspired by their outlook, enabling them to wield some righteous, bludgeoning justice. 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