"Exploding Cars" is a Survival skill available in Dying Light.
Overview[]
When activated, Exploding Car traps begin honking and flashing their lights, drawing nearby infected to the car akin to Firecrackers. The car will then explode, causing significant damage to nearby infected and typically killing common infected. In other words, it turns specific places into Exploding Trap Bombs and retain use even in the day. There are several uses for such a feat.
At night, the player can activate Car Traps as a way to temporarily distract Volatiles and damage them. While this can lead to an escalation in the chase, it can give the player some distance between them and the Volatiles. Keep in mind that because this trap is explosion based, the player should not treat the area around these traps as safe zones as they would with Light Traps and Electric Fences.
At day, this can be used to attract large hordes or hordes accompanies by Goons in order to severely weaken or outright kill the entire horde. Keep in mind that Demolishers are typically too big to follow the player in Old Town meaning that it is impossible to lead one to a car trap.
At the end of the day, this is a trap that is still useful in the day at the cost of being particularly difficult to use. It is best unlocked when the player knows the basics of positioning and use of explosives against infected.
02 February 2022
12 February 2016
30 January 2015
Trivia[]
- Some of the traps activated by Kyle during the quest First Assignment are Car Traps
- Car traps are reusable. If the player goes up to the car hood and press the use button Kyle will open the hood and reconnect the battery. The trap will be ready for immediate reuse.