Dawn of Zombies update (23/07/2021)

Two years ago players from almost all over the world were able to become striders in the Last Territories.

During this year we’ve extended the Warehouse by opening the entrance to the Slammer and the Carnifex’s Lair, we’ve built a bridge to the Screaming Forest, paved the route to the Burned Restaurant and reached Forgotten Graveyard with which the long-awaited co-op have appeared in the game. Helpers came to your Shelter and the arsenal was replenished with perfect weapons.

But even on holiday the Last Territories are restless: survivors are attacked by the Possessed Forest Children.

Trial of the Possessed

Event Cargoes have appeared in the Last Territories, from the Iron Wastelands to the Windbreak and in the Screaming Forest. To open the Cargo destroy the twining Roots and defeat the Possessed, which will attack you as if you touch the Cargo. The Roots and Possessed are vulnerable to one random type of aberrated damage.

The Possessed will become stronger at the locations with the same level of danger after you open several Cargoes in one location. For example, after completing the Scorched Lands several times the Possessed will become stronger in the Forest Outskirts. The difficulty is reset once every 24 hours.

Note: Screaming Forest counts as “red” location too.

There will be Anniversary Coins inside the Cargo. They don’t take up space in the inventory; you can check their number in your PDA in the Items Tab.

The Festive Camp has appeared near your Shelter on the global map. At the trader’s you can exchange the Anniversary Coins for the special points which are needed to open the prizes in three paths of Trial of the Possessed; we will tell you about them later. Yo can also exchange Coins for gifts among which you’ll find festive food, craft materials for assembling the Bicycle, new decorations and unique weapons.

You’ll also receive the Trial points for killing the Possessed that guard the Cargoes in the Territories. Extra coins can be gained in the Warehouse, Slammer, Old Gas Station, Burned Restaurant, and in the Bokor’s chest at Forgotten Graveyard in co-op mode.

Arena of Possessed

You can get the most number of Trial points in the Arena of Possessed, a new location that appeared on a global map. Talk to Arena Shaman to start the fight with the Possessed.

The Arena trial is held in three stages. Five waves of enemies vulnerable to one random type of aberrated damage are waiting for you at every stage. At the second stage enemies deal aberrated damage, you’ll also be affected by one random negative effect of Arena from the list below.

At the third stage you’ll be affected by two random negative effects from this list; and besides the Possessed you should defeat the boss, Possessed Beast.
Please note that the Beast and the Possessed Guards block the recovery of your health from the damage caused. That is, the effect of Blood Groove and similar means will not work. Check out the conditions and the reward for this stage in the Arena window before the fight.

After completing the first and the second stage you’ll get a choice: to take your rewards and finish the Trial or take a chance and move to the third stage to get more Trial points.

If you choose rewards, the Arena progress will reset, the next time you will have to start from the first stage and the difficulty will increase. The difficulty is reset once every 24 hours. If you choose to continue the fight, be prepared to win it: you’ll lose the previously scored points in case of death or exit from the arena. The Arena progress will also be reset to zero. After death on the Arena your items will appear in your Shelter, but will lose a part of their durability.

You’ll have to be carefully prepared to win all the Arena Trails. Stock up on various artifact weapons or Nanites, items that will protect you from the aberrated damage and supplies that will neutralize the negative effects of the Arena. You can stock a part of your equipment in the Crate in the Arena. Just don’t forget to take your items back at the end of the event!

Note: experience points are not awarded for killing enemies in the Arena of Possessed.

Three reward paths

You can spend your Trial points in the Trial of the Possessed window on one of the reward paths. Choose fire, acid or defence and direct damage rewards. The rewards are sequential — to unlock the next prize, you need to take the previous one. For completing each path you’ll get a perfect weapon: the Great Serpent’s Soultaker, AKM Volley or the Gatling Gun.

You can choose only one path or try to get the prizes from all three at once. Passing all the paths will earn you the access to the main event rewards: C.M.A. Device and Trial Trophies, the Chests with especially valuable swag inside. Score the points and open the Trial Trophies unlimited number of times.

The new special event will last for 21 days and is available for every strider who’ve repaired RADD in the Shelter.

And soon the D.O.Z. Anniversary Challenge will begin, where you can get additional prizes. Follow the news!

Note: you’ll have 48 hours after the event’s end to spend Anniversary Coins and Trial points you’ve scored. You’ll also have several days to complete the festive items crafting.

Event Decorations

You can install the 2nd Anniversary Monument in your Shelter in honor of all the Guides who pave the routes in the Last Territories. Sweet Home Cake will help you remember the holiday for a long time. Search for craft resources for Holiday Decorations in the Event trader’s gifts and in the event rewards. There you can also find craft resources for D.O.Z. Anniversary Monument and Strider Girl’s Statue.

Event Weapons

On the game anniversary new perfect weapon, the unique development of the Institute, became available for crafting. incredible effect of Compact-M Device you must experience yourself. The details for Compact-M Device are in the Event trader’s gifts and in the event rewards.

The most desperate Arena fighters and the Trial Winners will be able to assemble the Forest Beast’s Hammer. The Forest Warden’s Bow and Surprise-3 Device from the last anniversary are available for crafting too.

Event Appearance

To keep the festive mood for the whole next year we’ve added a new appearance element, D.O.Z. 2nd Anniversary Top Hat to the game. For those who love the Forgotten Graveyard storyline we’ve prepared the appearance of its characters. The appearance fragments are in the competition rewards.

Other Changes

• Now every time you enter the game your character will appear on the global map even if he was in the Shelter, to speed up the download.
• Now you can change the faction mission for watching ads in the appropriate tab in your PDA. You can also receive extra faction mission points for watching ads in the faction mission tab.

The third year of the game will be no less eventful then previous. We’ve got something to surprise and joy you, striders. And for now — good luck in the Last Territories and happy birthday D.O.Z. Survival!