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How to turn off hints and tutorials in Dead Island 2

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When playing Dead Island 2, you may find that the hints and tutorials that pop up in the middle or left side of the screen to be somewhat annoying. Thankfully, you are able to disable these messages from appearing during gameplay.

To find out how to do so, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start off, you need to head over to the Options menu in Dead Island 2.

2. From the Options menu, you should be able to find and select UI, which is short for User Interface.

3. After getting to the UI menu, move the cursor until you get to Left Side Notifications Pop-Ups, which should have the following description:

  • “Turn left-side notification pop-ups for tutorials, challenges, blueprints, unlocks and the Zompeida on or off.”

4. If you turn off Left Side Notifications Pop-Ups, you should be able to stop the tutorials from appearing. However, you will also be turning off any challenges, blueprints, unlocks and Zompeida notifications.

5. Once you are done disabling Left Side Notifications Pop-Ups, scroll down the same UI menu until you get to Small Central Hints, which should show the following information:

  • “Turns small central hints, for example about broken weapons or no ammo, on or off.”

6. After disabling hints, back out of the UI menu and you should see the following message appear:

  • “Confirm Choices. You’ve updated your options settings! Ready to plunge back into Hell-A?”

Here, you need to select the Save Changes option in order to save and apply them in the game.

If you are playing Dead Island 2 on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro or PlayStation 5, then you need to press the X button on the DualShock 4 or DualSense controller.

You need to press the A button if you are playing the game on an Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X console.

DualSense Edge settings for Dead Island 2

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If you have a DualSense Edge, then you can use this premium controller to get a leg up in Dead Island 2. To see how you can get the most out of this gamepad, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

Analog Caps and Back Buttons Attachments

In regard to the analog caps and back button attachments that you can use with the DualSense Edge for Dead island 2, we recommend that go with the combination that gives you the most comfort and/or feel of control.

You may need to play around with these add-ons for the controller for a little bit in order to find your preferences. With that said, the combination you used for first-person shooters should work well with this first-person action-adventure game as well.

Trigger Stops

We suggest that you move the trigger stops located on the back of the DualSense Edge all the down for DI2. By doing so, it should take less time to attack or throw as you only need to press the R2 button slightly to perform these actions.

You should also be able to aim faster as the L2 button will only need to be pressed slightly.

Customize Button Assignments

As for the back buttons, we recommend assigning L3 function to the left back button and R3 function to the right back button.

By default, the L3 button is used for sprinting in Dead Island 2; therefore, pressing down on the left analog stick may feel more awkward when compared to pressing down on the back button.

The default function of R3 is to knockback the target. It is more awkward to press down on the right analog stick than by simply pressing the right back button.

By pressing the L3 and R3 buttons with the default layout, you will also activate fury mode. This should be easier to use with the back buttons as opposed to pressing down on the analogs.

To prevent yourself from accidentally using spring, knockback and/or fury mode, we suggest disabling the L3 and R3 buttons once you reassign their functions to the back buttons.

Stick Sensitivity/Deadzone and Trigger Deadzone

With the DualSense Edge, you can use the system menus of the PlayStation 5 to adjust the sensitivity and deadzone settings for the analog sticks. Before doing so, however, we recommend that you first head over to the Control section of the Options menu in Dead Island 2. From there, you can use the in-game setting to adjust the sensitivity, acceleration and dead zones of the analog sticks.

If your analogs still do not feel quite right after changing the in-game settings, then you can then go to the Stick Sensitivity/Deadzone menu on your PlayStation 5 to make additional adjustments.

If you feel like the L2 and R2 buttons still aren’t as response as you would like even after moving the trigger stops all the way to the bottom on the back of the DualSense, then you can head over to the Trigger Deadzone menu of the DualSense Edge to make additional changes.

How to enable hard mode settings in Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster on Switch and PS4

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The new Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 features several modifiers that you can use to make these classic games harder. To see how you can enable these hard mode settings, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. To start out, you need to open the in-game menu when you are outside of battle and being able to freely explore the environment.

You need to press the X button if you are playing on the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite or Nintendo Switch OLED. To open the same menu, you need to be pressing the Triangle button on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5.

2. Once you open the in-game menu, you need to select Configuration.

3. You should then select Boost from Configuration.

4. Depending on the game you are currently playing, you will see different settings in the Boost menu. Most of these features will allow you to decrease the amount of money, experience points and other points you earned when defeating all enemies in a battle.

You can decrease these awards by 50% or make it so that you don’t earn anything at all by winning these encounters. If you just want to fight in mandatory battles, then you can also disable random encounters.

To play Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V or Final Fantasy VI at a higher difficulty, you can try the following settings:

Final Fantasy:

  • EXP at 0x or 0.5x
  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x

Final Fantasy 2:

  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x
  • Weapon Skill Boost at 0x or 0.5x
  • Magic Skill Boost at 0x or 0.5x
  • Attribute Boost at 0x or 0.5x
  • Compensatory HP at 0x or 0.5x

Final Fantasy 3:

  • EXP at 0x or 0.5x
  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x

Final Fantasy 4:

  • EXP at 0x or 0.5x
  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x

Final Fantasy 5:

  • EXP at 0x or 0.5x
  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x
  • ABP at 0x or 0.5x

Final Fantasy 6:

  • EXP at 0x or 0.5x
  • Gil at 0x or 0.5x
  • Magic AP at 0x or 0.5x

Keep in mind that these modifiers can be changed anytime from the Boost menu. So, if you feel like that you no longer want to limit yourself when it comes to battle rewards, then you change the aforementioned multipliers back to a normal rate or even increase the awards by two/four times the default amount.

How to fix Dead Island 2 co-op hosting issues

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You are able to play Dead Island 2 with two other players online to fight against zombies. If you can’t seem to host others playing on a different platform, then you can check out this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

Cross-Play vs Cross-Gen Co-Op

Before we begin, it is important to note that Dead Island 2 does not support cross-play as PC, PlayStation and Xbox gamers won’t be able to play with each other.

With that said, the game does support cross-generation match making. As a result, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5 gamers can play cooperatively with each other.

The same is also applicable to the Xbox family as Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X players are able to play with each other.

If you own the PC version of DI2, then you can only team up with other computer players.

Older Consoles

If you want to play co-op with others from the same console family but still aren’t able to connect, then your issue may be related to having an older console.

Currently, you aren’t able to host a cooperative session if you are playing Dead Island 2 on the base PlayStation 4, base Xbox One or Xbox One S. This is due to the technical limitations of these systems when compared to the newer and more powerful hardware.

The development team is planning to make the hosting feature available for these older consoles eventually through a patch. So, you should make sure that you have the latest version of this action role-playing game downloaded and installed if you haven’t done so already.

If you aren’t willing to wait for an update, then you can tell the other players to invite you instead if they are playing on a PlayStation 4 Pro or PlayStation 5 and you are playing on a base PlayStation 4.

If you are playing on a base Xbox One or Xbox One S, then you can tell the other players to invite you if they are playing Dead Island 2 on an Xbox One X, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X.

Your game progression should be saved even if you are joining into the host’s game.

Of course, you can also simply upgrade from a PS4 to a PS4 Pro or PS5. If you are playing on Xbox One or Xbox One S, then you can upgrade to Xbox One X, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X if you want to host a co-op session.

How to use Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster auto battle on Switch and PS4

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The Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI added automatic battles. To see how you can enable, as well as use this feature, which can be very helpful when grinding or during very long fights, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

How to enable auto battle in Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

In order to enable auto battle during fights in these Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster titles, you can simply press the Y button if you are playing on the Switch, Switch Lite or Switch OLED in encounters. On the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, you need to press the Square button on the DualShock 4 or DualSense.

You can also turn the auto battle feature on permanently by taking the following steps:

1. First off, make sure that you are outside of battle and exploring the field.

2. Next, you need to open the in-game menu by pressing the X button on the Nintendo Switch or Square button on PlayStation.

3. From the in-game menu, you need to select Configuration.

4. Afterwards, move the cursor to the Continue Auto Battle setting, which has the following description:

  • “Set auto-battle to remain on in the next battle.”

5. Set the Continue Auto Battle setting to On to enable this feature.

How does auto battle work?

By turning on the auto battle feature, your characters will repeat the last actions you previously assigned them.

For instance, if you command one of the character to use the cure spell, the other to use a magic attack and the rest of the party members to physically attack the enemies, then each individuals will repeat the same action over and over again unless you manually disable the feature by pressing the Y button on the Nintendo Switch or Square button on PlayStation during the fight.

By enabling auto battle, you will also speed up the encounters significantly.

If you want to level up and/or gain money quickly in the new versions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6, then you can use auto battle to go along with the boosted cheats in order to make the grind a lot faster.

Of course, auto battle is also very helpful if you want to go through the game as fast as possible by doing a speed run.

How to disable Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster random battles on Switch and PS4

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The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 feature random battles. If you find that these frequent encounters are annoying, especially if you feel lost exploring the dungeon or world map, then you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can turn off these fights.

Method #1

Square Enix included a quick shortcut if you want to turn off encounters without using the in-game menu in Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI.

In order to do so, you simply press down on the right analog stick if you are playing these games on the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite or Nintendo Switch OLED.

You should press the R3 button to disable random encounters on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition console.

After pressing down on the right analog stick or R3 button, you should see a message appear on screen that says Encounters Off. This indicates that you should no longer be fighting in any random battles.

If you are seeing the Encounters On message instead, then you need to press the same button again if you want to turn off these fights.

Method #2

For the second method, you need to open the in-game menu any time you are outside of battle and exploring the field. You can do so by pressing the X button on Switch or Triangle button on PS4/PS5.

Afterwards, you need to head over to the Configuration section. From there, you should scroll down and then select Boost. Finally, you can set Encounters to Off from the Boost screen.

 

It is important to note that, unlike the remasters of Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, the remastered versions of the first six games of the series do not offer any battle cheats like invincibility.

As a result, you may need to fight some of the random encounters in order to gain enough experience points, as well as Gil and other points, in order to level up to an appropriate level to have a chance in the tougher mandatory boss fights.

Thankfully, you can use the aforementioned Boost menu to significantly increase the EXP, Gil and the other awards by winning an encounter.

These cheats should make grinding in the Switch and PS4 versions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6 a lot easier.

How to change the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster font on Switch and PS4

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When the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster versions of the first six FF titles came out for smartphones and PC, many fans of the series did not like the new font. Thankfully, the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of these games added the ability to switch to a different font style that blends in better with the 2D pixelated graphics of these classic titles.

You can check out this tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can change the font in the remastered versions of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI.

Before we begin, it is important to note that this guide is based on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster as the new font was added to the console releases. For the smartphone and PC ports, you have to wait until Square Enix releases a new patch to change the font style. With that said, you are able to mod the game on computer to change it yourself if you don’t feel like waiting for an official solution.

1. For the first step, you need to open the Configuration menu, which can be done from the title screen.

If you are actively playing the game, then you first need to bring up the in-game menu before you can head over to the Configuration menu. To open the in-game menu, you need to press the X button on Nintendo Switch or Triangle button on PS4/PS5 when you are moving around in the field.

2. In the Configuration menu, move the cursor to Font Type, which should have the following description if you are viewing it from the in-game menu:

  • “Set the game’s text font.”

3. By default, the Font Type is set to Modernized. If you don’t like how the text looks, then you can change this setting to Classic.

4. If you make the change from the in-game menu, then you will see a pop-up message saying the following:

  • “Classic. Apply the Settings change?”

Here, you need to select the Yes option.

5. The game will then re-load with the new text style.

The Classic font is more pixelated, which complements the 2D pixelated graphics of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 5 and Final Fantasy 6.

If you don’t like the Classic font, then you can change the Font Type back to Modernized from the aforementioned Configuration menu.

How to enable Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster boost features on Switch and PS4

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The Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster versions of the first six games in the FF series on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 feature a number of boosting features that make the games a lot easier and less of a grind to play through.

To see how you can enable these cheats, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, you need to bring up the in-game menu while playing Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V or Final Fantasy VI.

If you are playing the game on the Nintendo Switch, you need to press the X button when exploring. On the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, you need to be pressing the Triangle button.

2. Next, you need to select Configuration from the in-game menu.

3. After getting to the Configuration menu, scroll down the screen and then select Boost, which should have the following description:

  • “Change the balance for a variety of game settings. Please note that this may have an affect on progression through the game.”

4. Depending on the game you are playing, the Boost menu offers different cheats.

For all six games, you will be able to turn off random encounters. You can also increase the rate at which you earn experience points (with the exception of FF2) and Gil. For some titles, you can also boost the number of other points.

As we stated above, using boosts may stop you from progressing through the game. This warning is most likely due to turning off encounters. So, if you seem to be stuck, then you can try re-enabling encounters to see if you are able to progress.

You can find a breakdown of the available cheats for each of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games below:

Final Fantasy:

  • Encounters
  • EXP
  • Gil

Final Fantasy 2:

  • Encounters
  • Gil
  • Weapon Skill Boost
  • Magic Skill Boost
  • Attribute Boost
  • Compensatory HP

Final Fantasy 3:

  • Encounters
  • EXP
  • Gil

Final Fantasy 4:

  • Encounters
  • EXP
  • Gil

Final Fantasy 5:

  • Encounters
  • EXP
  • Gil
  • ABP

Final Fantasy 6:

  • Encounters
  • EXP
  • Gil
  • Magic AP

These boosts can be changed from 1x (which is the normal rate) to 2x or 4x. You can also reduce the rate of points and money to half or even none.

5. Once you are done enabling these cheats, you can resume your current progress with the boosts enabled.

If you are playing on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, then it may be important to note that using boosts won’t disable the ability to earn trophies.

How to add scan lines to Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster on Switch and PS4

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Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI were all remastered for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. All of these classic Japanese role-playing games were originally designed for CRT televisions; as a result, the pixels may not look like what you previously remembered if you play them years ago.

Thankfully, the development team at Square Enix did add a scan line filter graphical option that you can enable. To find out how you can change the visuals for all six of these games from the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster collection, you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step, you need to open the in-game menu while playing Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3, Final Fantasy 4, Final Fantasy 5 or Final Fantasy 6.

You can do so by pressing the X button on the Nintendo Switch when you are exploring the field. If you are playing on PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, then you need to press the Triangle button.

2. Once you open the in-game menu, you need to select Configuration.

3. From the Configuration, scroll down and then move the cursor to Graphic Display, which should have the following description:

  • “Adjust the look of the on-screen graphics.”

4. By default, the setting is set to Standard.

In order to add scan lines, you will need to change Graphic Display to Classic.

5. Adding scan lines may also change the brightness display.

If you feel that the game has become too dark or too bright, then you can return to the Configuration screen and then move the cursor down to the Brightness slider. Afterwards, you will be able to re-adjust the brightness level.

If you don’t like the look of the scan lines filter, then you can change the Graphic Display setting from the Configuration menu back to Standard.

How to change the music in Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster on Switch and PS4

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The Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 versions of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster games come with the ability to switch from the rearranged soundtrack to the classic soundtrack.

You can check out this tutorial at Seeking Tech to see how you can change from the new background music to the old one or vice versa.

1. To start off, make sure you open Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy II, Final Fantasy III, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy V or Final Fantasy VI on your game console if you haven’t done so already.

The PS4 versions of these games can be played on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5 or PlayStation 5 Digital Edition systems. The Switch versions can be played on the standard Nintendo Switch as well as the Switch Lite and Switch OLED models.

2. Next, you need to head over to the Configuration menu in the game. You can do so from the main menu.

If you are currently playing the game, and aren’t engaged in a battle, then you can press the X button on the Nintendo Switch or Triangle button on PlayStation to open the in-game menu. From there, you should be able to head into Configuration.

3. From the Configuration menu, move the cursor until you get to the BGM Type, which should have the following description if you are viewing it from the in-game menu:

  • “Change the type of background music. Certain songs are only available as arrangements.”

For the uninformed, BGM stands for background music.

4. By default, the BGM Type is set to Arrangement, which offers new versions for these classic tracks.

If you want to hear the original songs instead, then you need to change this setting to Classic.

5. Once you are done making the change to the OST playback, you can exit the Configuration menu and then return to your game.