“We have grown a lot as an organization and as a studio,” Smektała says. It also encouraged Techland to staff up, which ultimately created a studio better prepared for the long, Viral-ridden road ahead of it. But it was equally as encouraging because the team knew that if the content was there, the community would show up, just as they did with Dying Light. When the team decided it would support Dying Light 2 heavily after launch, they felt frozen at times, Smektała says. So…both sides of our organization are supported and get benefits from us supporting the game for so long.” And as a publisher, we are very lucky to be able to own Dying Light and develop Dying Light as our own. “One of the reasons is that I think we have realized we have invented, or maybe discovered, a formula that actually being on good terms with your community and working with your community and supporting your community…is extremely beneficial to you as a game developer. “There are a lot of reasons why we feel is important,” Smektała says. It was never a question for Techland to support this game for many years after its launch, but the “five-year” number wasn’t locked in until the end of last year. As mentioned above, Techland has a five-year post-launch DLC plan for Dying Light 2, but Smektała tells Game Informer that the team already has plans to create and add more content to that timeline than what’s been announced.

He said the team took its break following the launch but is now back to work on post-launch content. “It really took the best of us, but we are happy it’s out there and we are feeding on the positive feedback that the community is giving us,” Smektała says.

Tymon Smektała, Dying Light 2 Lead Game Designer

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