IN Dead Island 2 has many additional activities, including side missions. Some of them are available from the very beginning of the passage, and to open others you need to go through the story. In this guide, we explain how to start and complete all of the side missions in the game, and describe the rewards available.
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Track available tasks
Additional missions in Dead Island 2 open gradually, so it’s easy to miss a few. To find available tasks, it is enough to occasionally look at the map of regions (section “El-Hey”).

Side Quests are marked with a blue marker. You just need to go to the desired area and track their location.

killer party. How to restore power to the Curtis House
Area: Belair.
This is the first side mission that can be completed in Dead Island 2. Once you go through the back door of the new friends house, follow the path ahead and deal with two groups of zombies. At the gate on the right you hear the voice of a man from the intercom. Answer him to start the quest.
When the gate opens, watch the scene with the dying girl and go to the courtyard of the mansion. Kill another group of ghosts and talk to Curtis.

He will ask you to fix the electricity to turn on the elevator. Go down the stairs and open the door. You can power the house with a jerry can of water. It is enough to pour water on the floor. The jerry can is in the courtyard, next to the metal arch.
Go back and enter the house. Activate the elevator and kill the infected that appear. When Curtis comes down, talk to him in his office.
- Experience (1000);
- Golf Club;
- Keys to Curtis’ house.
#Clickbait. How to kick a zombie off a roof
- Area: Belair.
The job becomes available after visiting the Galperin Hotel. Go back to the Goat Pen and look for a blogger named Amanda, who is waiting for you on the penthouse roof.
To complete the task you need to complete several tasks for Amanda. Turn on the music on the remote and get ready to fend off zombie attacks.
Kick the zombies off the roof
This task is performed in several ways. The easiest thing is to wait for the ghosts to get close enough to the hero and then jump down from the roof. Several brain eaters will fly after you and go to the general ranking of zombies thrown from the roof.

Hit the limbs
Pretty simple assignment. Try aiming for arms or legs when attacking ghosts. To speed up the process, you have the right to hit the limbs of already destroyed enemies.
Burn zombies to death
If you don’t have a weapon with the Burning mod, use the bonfires scattered on the roof. Just lure the zombies closer and wait for them to burn.

Rex’s return. How do you get to Farouk’s house
- Area: Beverly Hills.
This task becomes available after completing the story quest “The Chosen One”. Go back to the rocker’s house and talk to him. He will ask you to visit the neighboring penthouse to find the documents he needs.

The main door is locked, but you don’t need the keys. Go around the back of the building and look for generator. Paste here battery and wait for the barrel to explode and block your path.

Total pick up three plates, which are each located on a separate floor. Take out two cops and take file on the first floor.

Climb to the second floor, break the boxes on the left and turn off the generator. Plate on the other hand.

Last file located on the balcony of the third floor, where a crowd of zombies is waiting for you.

- Experience (2000);
- Prepper card “No pity”;
- Electric bar saw.
Ruinous Caustic X
- Area: Monarch Studio, Galperin Hotel.
This task can be obtained during the passage of the story quest “Michael Anders and the Holy Grail”. After defeating the boss, you will hear a distress signal on the radio. If you answer, the search is considered active.
Return to the hotel and run to the banquet hall where the boss fight took place. Talk to Rav, who is waiting on the balcony.

The man will ask you to find the documentation in the parking lot next to the ambulance. When you get to the spot, get ready to fight the breaker. The necessary files are on the container under the fence on the right. First you need to remove the acid that spilled on the floor.
Give the document to Rav and turn on the music in the banquet hall to distract the ghosts. After dealing with two dozen enemies, run to the pool and try to drop 14 zombies in acid.
- Experience (2500);
- Rare liquidator change (melee);
- alkaline bomb.
Ballad by Ricky Rex. How to find the key to Ricky’s kitchen
- Area: Beverly Hills.

This quest becomes available after completing the main mission Red Mist. Return to Beverly Hills and interact with the rocker again. He will issue a second additional task.

This time you need to visit a house on a hill in the northwestern part of the region to find a musical instrument. The passage to the second floor is blocked, so you have to lure infected with a key and kill him.
Climb the stairs and find the passage to the room with the guitar. To do this, go along the balcony on the left.
Next to the musical instrument you will also find a locked chest. The key to it can be obtained after completing this quest. Just go back to the pool and wait for the crusher to appear.
- Experience (2000);
- Wolf god and whiskey.
Benefits of civilization. How to find whisky, wine and cigars
- Area: Belair.
When the quest is available, go back to Emma’s mansion and talk to Curtis. He will ask you to inspect two penthouses in the same area and get something to drink.
How to find expensive whiskey at Colt Swanson’s House
Follow the first mansion you explored at the beginning of the game. If you pay close attention, you probably noticed that the entrance to one of the rooms was blocked. It is located on the second floor in the western part of the building.
When you get here, beat the breaker and take out the two traps in the room. On the table next to the safe, pick up remark.

Go to the first floor, where you can pick up a katana and kill the infected Cindy. Go back, open the safe and take drink.

How to find vintage wine in the goat pen
The wine is in the wine cellar on the ground floor of the penthouse. Here the hero is waiting for a screamer with a large number of other ghosts. Get rid of her and turn off the alarm, or you risk getting caught up in a protracted battle.

The desired bottle of wine is at the bottom of the central shelf.
How do you get into the master bedroom and find the box of cigars
Curtis’ last assignment is to find a box of cigars in the master bedroom. Earlier we wrote how to get here.
Once inside, go to the computer desk. A door opens to his right, from which two ghosts leap out. Kill them and get the cigars.

- Experience (3000);
- Excellent rifle “Peggy”.
Dead silent. How to find a weapon chest
- Area: Venice beach.
Go to the bar and talk to Trent. The man will ask you to inspect the police station nearby and get weapons.
Go to the marker and enter the building. The door is closed with a magnetic lock – destroy it two shields close to enter.
Select in the control room key card and the key to cameras 02. Walk forward and turn right of the weapon storage. Take at the reception window another key.

Open their safe and grab on the floor green box. Give the chest to Trent to complete the quest.

- Experience (3000);
- Money (500).
Other guides
- Dead Island 2 co-op guide – how to play with friends and is it possible to progress through the story in co-op mode
- All keys in Dead Island 2 – where to find keys for doors, safes, garages and lockers (updated)
Source: VG Times