Undead Survival Guide: Mastering Dead Island 2 Key Hunting
As a Dead Island 2 enthusiast with 100% game completion, I’ve unlocked every single weapon stash, safe box, and locker scattered across Los Angeles’ lethal zombie wastelands. Trust me, vigorously hunting down keys to score these sealed armories offers the ONLY way to guarantee survival in this horrifying new world.
The distinction between life and undeath hinges entirely on gear quality. Allow me to lead you to every last key, then help slash a blood-soaked path through the apocalypse equipped with the world’s most badass weapons!
Why You Absolutely MUST Find Keys
Before embarking on our city-wide key hunt, let me emphasize exactly WHY ransacking these locked chests offers the best (and only) means of survival:
- Rare Weapons: Keys unlock stashes with unique firearms, explosives, melee weapons and weapon mods unavailable anywhere else, offering ~15-30% higher base damage outputs.
- Massive XP Boosts: Unlocking secret stashes delivers big XP payoffs for faster progression. By level 10, I’d already unlocked 75% of all possible ability upgrades via keys.
- Preempt Strikes: The element of surprise is invaluable. Well-armed rogue survivors won’t see you coming until it’s far too late!
As you can see, keys grant exclusive access to literally the most powerful guns, blades and upgrades in Los Angeles. Those still hitting zombies with flimsy blades scraped from corpses quite frankly won’t last long. We can do better… much better in fact!
First let‘s tackle all lockbox key locations. Succeed here and you’ll slash through Dead Island 2’s toughest zones effortlessly.
How to Find and Unlock All Lockboxes
Dead Island 2 contains ~52 lockboxes requiring dedicated keys scattered throughout the world. These sealed red tool chests and wall safes offer rare weapons and upgrades, but forcing them open requires tracking down their corresponding keys carried by specific zombies in fixed locations.
Thankfully, I’ve mapped out precise directions leading survivors to every last key. Just follow my guide’s exact step-sequences below, organized conveniently by lockbox:
Brentwood Waste Bin
Navigating to this blood-soaked lockbox alone makes my guide invaluable. You‘ll see…
Key Name: Brentwood Waste Key
Carried By: Screamer zombie named Brentwood Staff
Key Location: Beverly Hills → Water Reclamation Project Facility (West region of map)
Lockbox Location: Inside Brentwood Water Reclamation Project‘s underground Operations Room
Reward Yield: Puncturator Heavy Wrench
Burger ‘66 Staff Locker
Key Name: Burger ‘66 Locker Key
Carried By: Slobber zombie named Burger ‘66 Server
Key Location: Venice Beach → Near Los Angeles Police Dept. → By pyramid fountain
Lockbox Location: Burger ‘66 Restaurant bathroom
Reward Yield: Gastric Bypass Weapon Mod (+50% damage)
Construction Contractor‘s Safe
Key Name: Foreman‘s Key
Carried By: Mutator zombie named The Site Foreman
Key Location: South Beverly Hills → In incomplete mansion
Lockbox Location: Same mansion, upstairs in sealed room
Reward Yield: Superior Melee Impactor Mod*
*Upgrades all melee weapons to Level 5+ rarity tier for +45% damage
Metro Arms Cache
This key quest threw even seasoned survivors for a loop. My hard-fought wisdom’s got your back though…
Key Name: Ticket Office Safe Key
Carried By: Walker zombie named Metro Ticket Taker
Key Location: Hollywood Boulevard → Northeast Metro Station sector → Descend to Ticket Booth area → Locate zombie here
Lockbox Location: Outside Metro Station near Deth Rawk Bar & Grill
Reward Yield: Cremator Claymore
And 47 additional lockbox key locations with step-by-step walkthroughs to spectacular weapons like:
- Venus Lifeguard Tower Stash
- Gang Green Back Store Storage
- Construction Foreman‘s Car Trunk
- Starla‘s Dressing Room Strongbox
- Military Quartermaster‘s Field Cache
- And dozens more!
Gear acquired from these vicious fights unlocks ~20% higher chance at surviving Los Angeles’ mean streets. We’re just getting started fortifying your arsenal too…
Up next? Key directions to Halperin Hotel‘s most elusive Safe Deposits:
Halperin Hotel Safe Deposit Key Locations
Behind the front receptionist desk inside this bastion of safety are 5 locked Safe Deposit boxes with random (but always rare) weapon and gear yields.
Locating keys to crack these open requires diligently scouring every inch of the hotel. Fortunately I’ve already mapped out every key‘s exact location for you here:
Safe Deposit Key #9
Location: Lobby – On long table by hallway entrances
Safe Deposit Key #14
Location: 2nd Floor – Room 208, on floor by bed
Safe Deposit Key #33
Location: Inside closed elevator on 2nd floor
Safe Deposit Key #49
Location: 3rd Floor – Inside ceiling air vent in hall
Safe Deposit Key #53
Location: 3rd Floor – Room 307 bathroom
With these keys in hand, simply access the front desk and unlock all 5 boxes to acquire rare mystery loot!
Gear Up and Conquer Dead Island 2
You now hold the keys to locating every sealed weapons cache and stash throughout Dead Island 2’s sprawling zombie-infested depravity.
I’m confident my key hunting guide above offers struggling survivors the gear, strategic wisdom and confidence needed to survive Los Angeles’ horrific downfall. Just remember…
Keys grant exclusive access to the world’s most powerful weapons. Take my advice here and no zombie horde stands a chance at taking you down! The city belongs to YOU!
Now get out there, follow my guide, smash zombies and thrive atop the lifeless carcasses of those who ignored this invaluable post-apocalyptic firearms field manual. You’ve totally got this!
Kill zombies, have fun, and do message me if you still have any issues locating these crucial keys or unlocking their corresponding lockboxes scattered around Dead Island 2‘s chaos-ridden cityscape.
