Any% Speedrun Guide (2021)

In-depth guide in the form of playlist, which contains separate video for each of the main missions. Each of the segment may be updated independently, if new strats will be discovered
Link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2eWyHYvemsmgqs6TRu_B81vvJnfK4Gt

Part -1: Options
https://youtu.be/cYrH-KQww_Y

Part 0: General movement and tricks. Covering general tips on how to run, use grappling hook and drink potions efficiently, as well as doing the *blackscreen movement*, *save* and *death warping*, performing *shield flying glitch* and *hook stuck glitch*
https://youtu.be/023saYVKaJg

Part 1: Awakening. Covering the first ingame mission, as well as potential routes and their consequences in the run. Briefly covering general idea behind *OOB clips* and covering how to perform *duping glitch*
https://youtu.be/9krbTEYr_Nk

Part 2: First assignment. Covering second main mission, potential farming spots for crafting ingridients and thee route for the mission
https://youtu.be/uNtWz9gZwNc

Part 3: Airdrop. Covering the skill build for the speedrun, and why each skill is necessary. Explaining the consequences of picking up/skipping the tin can from the 1st part, and how to adjust route in different case
https://youtu.be/E7fu3ESJyS8

Part 4: Pact with Rais. The longest, but pretty straightforward mission in terms of new mechanics. Covering the routing for the mission, and potential softlock potential
https://youtu.be/IU2P3M6ZEVk

Part 5: Siblings. Also pretty straightforward mission in terms of new mechanics, except the day/night cycle, which is the only place, where it has impact to the run
https://youtu.be/yxAjvetvIt8

Part 6: The Pit. Explaining how to fight in the pit efficiently with your bare hands, and how to skip seizure animations by using found in random loot metal parts
https://youtu.be/B976-wx1s_w

Part 7: The Saviours. Covering the intense OOB route of this quest and all of the potential underwater rocks
https://youtu.be/XPBHkTtKTsM

Part 8 & 9: Find the Embers + Higher Education. Two main missions in the same video due to their short duration. Covering all of the potential routes and Fan Zone quest setup, which will affect routing later on
https://youtu.be/pd9XH3XoSbQ

Part 10: Public face. Another straightforward quest, which takes place mostly in the closed space. No new mechanics or potential alteration to the route here
https://youtu.be/oUuB19DmU8E

Part 11: Rendezvous. Just like the 8th and 9th quests in the game, the mission is extremely short, so this part also covers your way inside the museum
https://youtu.be/8xRHkjyrIQs

Part 12: The Museum. Covers the ~~run killing~~ *barrel skip* (or *museum swim skip*) and the rest of the potential strats during this mission. This part has the biggest amount of unskippable cutscenes, so this one is your tea break during the run
https://youtu.be/qXZ55DZ9G_A

Part 13: Broadcast. Covers the first and only (for now) mission, which utilizes *shield flying glitch* (which was covered in part 0)
https://youtu.be/tLT1lP5WRk8

Part 14: The Clinic. Covers one of the most boring missions of the game, due to large amount of unskippable dialogues, during which you have nothing to do, but ends with important *radio call skip*, which is the main reason for the search for plastic
https://youtu.be/S_dG5Hz-mHU

Part 15: Extraction. Final mission of the game, which is also extremely linear, but has some quirks related to the ability to softlock. Also covers different movement tricks, which may save some amount of time
https://youtu.be/Ydz2FB-aHk8

Any% Speedrun Guide (August 2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xriMW03WgZ4

Any% Speedrun Guide (May 2020)

https://youtu.be/vdt7VhsGwb4
Description has more links to livesplit setups / language change / the other guides.

Any% Speedrun Guide by Wolfe87 (2017)

How to change audio language to French

Since French is the fastest language to run the game with (faster dialogues = faster checkpoints) here's a step-by-step guide as to how to put your game to French while keeping everything else your local language.

NOTE: THIS GUIDE IS FOR STEAM USERS.

- First you need to put your game in the language that you want for the audio. Right click on the Dying Light on the library > Properties > Language (in this case we choose French)

- Go to Dying Light folder on pc and open 'DW' folder (Program Files (x86) > Steam > steamapps > common > Dying Light > DW)

- On 'DW' folder, open 'SpeechFr' and make a backup of Data folder. (This Data contains all the audio files in French)

- Change the language of your game again on steam, changing to your subtitles language. (in my case, English) PS: make sure that you have downloaded the language pack, open the game and test.

- Go to 'DW' folder again. Look that you have another 'Speech' folder, for me it's SpeechEn (but it can be SpeechEs, SpeechRu, etc). Paste the Data folder previously copied from the SpeechFr and replace all the files.

This will replace the audio but it keeps the subtitles in the language that you choose.

This was taken from the Steam guide here: https://steamcommunity.com/app/239140/discussions/0/606068060819884079/

HSG Flight Guide (2025)

Here you will learn how to do the HSG flight, used in almost all categories (Any%, No quit, The Following).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp9TeiegA9I

LiveSplit Load Remover Tutorial (February 2020)

A quick video on how to setup the livesplit load remover with Dying Light:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fBBVgbs4bY

Prison Heist Guide (Solo - December 2019)

https://youtu.be/vUjQomT4IV0
Further details for items used are in the video description.

The Following Guide (Solo - August 2019)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lqmVqhCvfg

Joelnir

TakeAChance

AussieGG

IronBee

gutyggs

Dying Light

Parkour Fever

Logarifma

JJmagic

Not_A_Watchman

TheZorcs

alilsnake

2-Player

3-Player

4-Player

Full Game (No EE)

Any% (EE)

No Button% (EE)

Any%

NG+ Any%

NG+ NMG

Any% (No Quit)

NG+ Any% (No Quit)

Glitchless

NG+ No Quit

Bozak Horde Co-Op Player #

Hellraid Co-op Player #

The Following

Main Game

Main Game NG+

Main Game Co-Op Player #

Main Game Co-Op

Main Game NG+ Co-Op

Main Game NG+ Co-Op Player #

The Following Co-Op

The Following Co-Op Player #

Prison Heist

Prison Heist Co-Op

Prison Heist Co-Op Player #

PlayStation 4

Xbox One

Switch

PlayStation 5

Xbox Series X

Xbox Series S

An Important Update To The Rules Regarding Coop Runs

Updates to Dying Light Speedrunning

List of things

Pre Run Bozak Glitch: Allowed or Disallowed?

Possible Category Extension Idea

The Pit

Nord

redemption99

DemonStrate

Mr_Brood

MrBanz

ElectricHeart

Olograme

Allen_Starburst

BOZAK_115

SYZNBRAIN

The_L

N3LNY

Evann

fatalfoams

Bahedur

xo7qoy9l

Psyme

lolhaggis

AveragePR3DAT0R

Ken2049

solist_

zhunnyy

CastleQuack

Name	Author
Any% Speedrun Guide (2021)	IronBee 3 years ago
Any% Speedrun Guide (August 2015)	Joelnir 9 years ago
Any% Speedrun Guide (May 2020)	AussieGG 5 years ago
Any% Speedrun Guide by Wolfe87 (2017)	AussieGG 5 years ago
How to change audio language to French	AussieGG 5 years ago
HSG Flight Guide (2025)	gutyggs 3 months ago
LiveSplit Load Remover Tutorial (February 2020)	TakeAChance 5 years ago
Prison Heist Guide (Solo - December 2019)	AussieGG 5 years ago
The Following Guide (Solo - August 2019)	AussieGG 5 years ago