Days Gone Remastered came with a slew of additions and improvements to the original version of the narrative survival game. Those additions included updated graphics, a ton of new accessibility options, and quite a few new modes to play, both changing the campaign experience, and expanding upon it.
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Posts By Ben JesseyOne of those new modes is the Horde Assault mode, pitting you against ever-increasing waves of hordes tasked with the sole purpose of ending you. This mode can be quite challenging, and it has a surprising number of moving parts. We'll go over everything you need to know about the new mode here.
How To Unlock Every Map
There are four maps available to play in Horde Assault, each taking place in a different region. These maps are going to have slightly different enemies, very different layouts, and require different strategies than the others.
Unlocking each map requires getting a certain score on the previous map.
Map
Score Requirement
Description
Cascade
Starting Map
With this being the starting map, it's going to have the most basic types of enemies. It takes place in a forest, with quite a bit of verticality present.
Belknap
400,000 on Cascade
This map is going to contain Rippers alongside the Freakers, and is home to a number of smaller towns.
Lost Lake
500,000 on Belknap
Lost Lake has some very different terrain, with caves that can work to either funnel enemies into a line or get you trapped with no escape.
Crater Lake
750,000 on Lost Lake
Crater Lake takes place around the rim of the Lake, and has some of the toughest enemies that the game has to offer. There's a reason this is the last map.
How To Unlock New Characters
There is a surprising variety of characters to play in the Horde Assault mode. Each of them is unlocked simply by leveling up, and they're all simply cosmetic differences; there's no difference to the actual gameplay.
Character
Level Unlock
Deacon
Default
Boozer
Default
Rikki
Default
Iron Mike
Default
Nero Soldier
Default
Sarah
Default
Addy
Default
Carlos
Default
Taylor
Default
Flashback Deacon
Default
Colonel Garret
Default
Alkai
Default
Shirtless Deacon
Default
Skizzo
Level 7
Weaver
Level 12
Lisa
Level 18
Copeland
Level 23
O'Brian
Level 29
Militia Deacon
Level 34
Injectors
Injectors act as modifiers for your run. There are positive Injectors and negative Injectors: positive Injectors give you a bonus throughout your run, while negative Injectors give you a detriment throughout your run.
A positive Injector gives you a negative score multiplier at the end, while a negative Injector does the opposite.
You can use up to three Injectors in a run, or forego using them entirely. These negative multipliers can help you gain a significantly higher score than you otherwise would, but they can also lead to you dying quite a bit quicker.
On the flip side, positive multipliers can be a massive help, but they'll also contribute to a much lower score.
Every Injector Available In Horde Assault
Here is every Injector you can unlock, and what they do:
Name
Positive/Negative
Unlock
Effect
Score Multiplier
Slow Healing
Negative
3
Decrease the effectiveness of healing items.
+20%
Compulsive Reloader
Negative
8
Reloading with ammo still in a magazine destroys the ammo.
+25%
No Crafting
Negative
10
Disables crafting.
+20%
Weak Bike
Negative
21
Reduces motorcycle durability.
+10%
Viral Infection
Negative
22
Every animal in this run is infected.
+20%
Angry Animals
Negative
24
Animals will deal extra damage.
+15%
Fragile Weapons
Negative
26
Melee weapons are less durable.
+10%
Bullet Sponge
Negative
28
Enemies will have increased health.
+25%
Randomizer
Negative
30
Random modifiers change throughout the entire run.
+25%
Freaky Freakers
Negative
31
Freakers will deal extra damage.
+30%
Restricted Focus
Negative
32
Reduces your total Focus time.
+25%
Wanted
Negative
33
The run starts with maximum heat.
+40%.
Rationing
Positive
2
Medkits occasionally gain an extra use.
-20%
Unlimited Stamina
Positive
4
Stamina is an unlimited resource.
-20%
Double Focus Time
Positive
6
Doubles your total Focus time.
-20%
Exploding Freakers
Positive
9
Freakers explode when they're killed.
-15%
Mean Molotovs
Positive
11
Molotovs deal extra damage.
-15%
Durable Weapons
Positive
13
Melee weapons are invincible.
-10%
Unlimited Fuel
Positive
14
Your motorcycle has unlimited fuel.
-10%
Instant Reload
Positive
16
Weapons have no reload time.
-20%
Unlimited Ammo
Positive
17
Weapons have unlimited ammo.
-40%
Sturdy Bike
Positive
19
Motorcycle durability is increased.
-5%
Unlimited Nitrous
Positive
20
Motorcycle's nitrous is an unlimited resource.
-5%
Explosives Master
Positive
27
Explosives deal extra damage.
-15%
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Posts By Branden LizardiHordes
Hordes are going to be the majority of the enemies that you face in Horde Assault, and killing Freakers in the Horde is going to increase your score and increase your level after the run is over.
Horde Health
The top right of your screen is going to display the overall Horde health, and is a good indicator of how many Freakers you have left in this wave. Waves can contain multiple Hordes, and this health indicator usually takes into account every Horde in the wave, not just the particular Horde that's right in front of you.
Horde Spawning
Somewhat strangely, Hordes can spawn directly in front of you; this can be a particular problem when driving your motorcycle down a straight road. Be ready to swerve to either side if and when this happens, and know that creating distance from one Horde doesn't necessarily get you away from all of them.
How To Survive Horde Assault
There is no beating Horde Assault; it's simply going to keep throwing Hordes at you until you die. There are, however, lulls in the action when you clear a Horde, and the game gives you the opportunity to move around the map without as many enemies around to scavenge supplies and prepare yourself for the next round.
Supply Drops
This is a great time to get to one of the many Supply Drops scattered around the map. These will contain one of three upgrades, with one of them usually being a new weapon, and you'll get to choose what you would like.
There will be a certain score requirement for opening the Supply Drop, so you'll need to continually kill Freakers in order to keep opening them.
Create Kill Lanes
The best thing you can do in Horde Assault, and against Hordes in Days Gone Remastered in general, is to funnel them into a tight area. Hordes have a tendency to try to surround you, and they will avoid fire and other damaging effects on the ground in their way.
But if they have no other options, you can kill more of them with one explosive, and they'll be forced to move through the flames.
Scavenge Everything You Can
Supplies will be scattered all around the map, and those supplies are going to be the difference between you living and dying when your original count of supplies runs out. Surviving this mode is not impossible when you have a variety of tools at your disposal, but survival is nearly impossible once you've got almost nothing left.
Of particular importance here is the ability to continue crafting Molotovs and their more powerful counterpart, alongside other explosives.
You can avoid getting hit in many situations if you manage your stamina and keep your motorcycle close enough, making medical supplies a slightly lower priority.
But, the ability to slowly whittle down Hordes with explosives, and with ammunition, is what's going to make all the difference.
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