Dead Island 2isn’t an open world game, but it still features large, open zones for players to explore and getting around can take some time. Luckily, there is a way forDead Island 2players to fast-travel in the game, though it’s not an option at the start. Players need to progress to a certain point in theDead Island 2story to unlock the ability to fast-travel and get aroundzombie-filled Los Angelesa little quicker.
To unlock fast-travel inDead Island 2, players need to progress to The Red Mist quest in the main story. After completing the quest, a prompt will appear on the screen telling players that they can use the nearby map to fast-travel. This all goes down in the Blue Crab Restaurant, so anyone trying to find the first available fast-travel map inDead Island 2should look there in case they left without using it.
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After the prompt appears, walk up to the fast-travel map and use it to travel between locations. Players can’t simply open theirDead Island 2map and fast-travel from that screen; they have to physically travel to these fast-travel maps to use them. The fast-travelmaps inDead Island 2are typically found in safe roomsand while they won’t completely cut down on how much players have to walk around, they will still make getting from point A to point B a lot faster.
Fast-traveling isn’t the only featureDead Island 2blocks behind progress. In fact,unlocking co-op inDead Island 2also requires players to progress to a certain point in the main storyline. Luckily, players are able to unlock co-op inDead Island 2a lot earlier than they unlock fast-traveling, with co-op unlocked once players start up the fourth mission in the game.
Players will find thatguns inDead Island 2are also locked behind progress. Some time after they’ve unlocked co-op, players will get a quest that has them collect their first gun. From that point on, they should be able to find guns in the game world. Fast-traveling is unlocked after co-op and guns.
Because of this, it may be best forDead Island 2players to prioritize completing the main story quests before worrying about other content like side quests, Lost and Found missions, etc. This way players will be better equipped to handle the game’s challenges, like taking out thepowerful special zombies inDead Island 2.
Dead Island 2is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
