The night-time across all difficulties has seen nerfs to Volatiles and Spitters, and over 70 scenes and dialogues are improved.
Nightmare Mode introduces level 5 Tyrant chases, flashlights dimming and cutting out with continuous use, and Legend Level XP loss on death.
"All of it is a matter of managing priorities, resources, and real value of various features," says franchise director Tymon Smektala.
It coincides with the launch of the Firearms Update and includes the base game, the Bloody Ties DLC and all previous updates.
The new Holiday-themed event puts players in charge of rescuing stolen presents from Naughty Infected.
The new event in Dying Light 2 Stay Human, live until December 2, brings For Honor characters in as new enemies to fight.
New co-op missions, a Tower Raid, weapon repair, Knives, Polearms, firearms and much more are coming this Fall and Winter.
Among the things coming to Dying Light 2 Stay Human over the next few months is a new dungeon-styled co-op raid.
"As always, we are gathering your feedback and hear your concerns," the developer said, and could have an AMD with designer Tymon Smektała.
The update also adds new brutality settings in the Options menu, in addition to various fixes and adjustments.
The Dying Light 2 Stay Human event celebrating The Walking Dead is live now, and will go on until August 2.
Tencent will become a majority shareholder, though Techland retains creative freedom and IP ownership while operating as usual.
New modes and improvements for parkour are also coming, and the Summer of Horrors event begins with new rewards to earn.
Techland is committed to addressing "development concerns" and delivering the best story expansion possible with a new map and systems."
Look for powerful Wild West-style weaponry, shoot zombies in the head, blow them up with dynamite and unlock the Bowie Knife.
"We hope to create a tense experience that will make our players 'shit their pants,'" says lead designer Tymon Smektala.
The Gut Feeling update for Dying Light 2 Stay Human, which hopes to make the game's combat more visceral, is out now.
Dying Light franchise director Tymon Smektala stresses that this is not an announcement of the franchise's next instalment.
Weapon crafting from blueprints, a new Pilgrim Outpost to track community events and a new event, Viral Rush, also coming April 20th.
The new update, which upgrades combat physics and brutality, and adds Gear Transmog, will receive new details on its day of launch.
