The Infected encountered during the day | Enemies Dying Light Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
There are quite a lot of various monsters in Dying Light and it's because the Harran virus has several stages of developments and each one can have a different influence on the human body. Below, you can find a list of all the most important types of monsters that you will encounter in the game. It is good to read the list and learn about the strong and weak sides of every enemy.
During most of the gameplay, you will encounter the weakest and the easiest to defeat Infected, which are called Virals. These enemies can be defeated without any trouble, because they are very slow. Moreover, you can take advantage of they near-to-nonexistent intelligence and draw their attention away from mission targets or make them fall of high shelves. Regular Infected are a challenge only when you face them in small rooms or when they are in group. Try not to allow a situation in which you are circled by zombies, without any way to escape.
A thing that is just as often to be seen are the regular infected, who apart from attacking you with their upper limbs, also try to grab you in order to bite you. If this happens, you start losing your health points. Start tapping the interaction button quickly, to struggle out of the grapple and stop the process of losing health. If possible, avoid such close encounters. The attacks of the biting zombies can be avoided by, e.g. taking a quick dodge to the side, kinking at the appropriate moment or by using your additional skill that allows you to push the monster away.
Miners are one of the types of Infected. They are less common than Virals and Biters, but you can be sure that you will regularly encounter them in places when there is mission objective to complete or some valuable treasure. Good news is that Miners are slow and not very intelligent. The basic problem when fighting them is their huge resistance to damage and the fact that they wield very large two-handed weapons. You must avoid their attacks, because a successful hit can knock you on the floor and stun you. If you don't have a gun or a throwing weapon, the best strategy is to approach a Miner, strike one or two times and immediately jump back, before the monster hits you.
Gas Tanks are Infected in yellow protective suits. They are slow and cannot bite the hero, but their attacks are stronger than those of a Viral. When fighting Gas Tanks, you can use similar strategy as in the case of Miners (get close - attack quickly - jump back). However, a much easier way is to eliminate a Gas Tank by damaging the bottle on his back (use any gun or throwing weapon that you have). After shooting the bottle, stay back as the enemy will explode. Remember also that the explosion will be heard by elite Infected in the area.
Toads are a rare view at the beginning of the game, but you will start meeting them more often as you make progress in the storyline. These monsters can spit acid and they do it with quite a lot of precision. The key to success is to stay on the move. Toads can be eliminated using ranged weapons, but as they are not very resistant to melee attacks, you can approach them (always zigzag!) and perform a few strikes.
Runners are another less common type of monsters and just like in the case of Toads, you shouldn't disregard them. These zombies appear usually when you are too noisy, for example when you use a gun or blow up a car. They are very quick and agile, so melee combat can be difficult (use fast weapons). If you have a gun or some throwing weapon, it is good to use it. Moreover, you can try to climb some high building and wait for the enemy. When they try to reach you, you can kick them down and hope that they die from the fall. If it's necessary, us parkour moves to escape them.
Bombers are the type of zombies that appear only after you have made sufficient progress into the storyline. This type of the infected stands out thanks to their exploding internal organs. What is even more, bombers behave like suicides and they try approaching Crane to deal the highest damage explosion possible. It is very important that you prevent such situations because, in the majority of cases, a explosion of the bomber means instant death to you. It is a good idea to steer clear of bombers. If one suddenly appears before you, try, at least, hop back to minimize damage taken from the explosion. Also, you can use bombers to eliminate larger groups of zombies and detonate them at a distance, with firearms or throwing weapons (note- the explosion will attract other elite zombies).
Screamers are nothing else than children that have fallen victim to the virus. It is another specific variation of the infected, because they do not try attacking you in melee. Their only attack is the blood-chilling scream. It stuns you temporarily and summons all of the infected from the nearest areas. Of course, these effects are not too enjoyable so, try to eliminate screamers right after you spot one. The best method to eliminate a screamer is to run up to him and press the interaction button to "soothe him down". Alternatively, you can use firearms or grenades.
Mutants are the most dangerous type of the "daywalking infected". They are bigger and tougher than goons and it is best to avoid them, at the beginning of the game, because it may have grave consequences. Just like goons, Mutants can use two-handed melee weapons, nut they are more agile and smarter than them. One of the most frequent mutant attack is charge, which is capable of knocking you down and depleting lots of your health points. The key to success here is dodging to the sides. You can combine this with attacking the mutant, because he is vulnerable, shortly after the charge, and you can attack him from behind. Apart from that, mutants are capable of ranged attacks, i.e. they can hurl big chunks of concrete at you. Therefore, remember to stay in constant motion. Note - after you obtain a firearm (a machine gun, a shotgun, etc.) fighting mutants becomes easier. Therefore, you can kill them with long bursts of automatic fire into the head.