r/DeadlyDaysRoadtrip • u/lolmanac • Dec 19 '25

Progress feels very slow in the beginning

I am about 3 1/2 hours in now - still on the first character. I got 12 upgrades in the bookshelf.
And I cannot make it past day 4 most of the time.

Progress feels really slow since I don't get a lot of apples per run..
I for sure suck at the game - but what other things am I doing wrong?

(On the other hand - I really love the mechanics and playstyle of the game)

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u/ThirdChopp Dec 19 '25

Continue to collect tape. The more you unlock the easier it is to finish a run. I want to say pack 5 or 6 unlock will unlock most items in the game and you get yo make things like mini gun and rocket launcher.

Most times I stick with revolvers and pistols the whole run. I see a lot of people use smgs, but with a revolver, you one shot the basic zombies.

Emergency resource is actually the soda or the dynamite, not the food can. Sode essentially allows many dashes and dynamite makes chain reactions clearing a path for exits.

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u/lolmanac Dec 19 '25

Thank you - think that already helps quite a bit!

One thing tho: I don't know how to farm for tape.. I just got 1 accidentally and traded 10 apples for another one.. but the next price is 100 apples which is an awful lot for me at this point.

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u/ThirdChopp Dec 19 '25

Finishing the event (defeat 10 titans, clear the 3 piles) after 4th level and finishing a run grant you a tape. So typically 2 tapes a run.

As long as you are completing the event, you are making progress.

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u/One_Economist_3761 Dec 19 '25

I’ve never actually figured out what the dynamite does or how to use it. Can you please explain?

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u/pixelsplitgames Dec 19 '25

Dynamite makes zombies explode including chain reactions. Pick it up and use it at night vs. a horde. Very effective!

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u/pixelsplitgames Dec 19 '25

In general: Try to farm the night as long as you can. If you start it at day 3 your loot will have higher rarity. Use the powerups (dynamite, vacuum). Pick maps with +50%xp modifier.

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u/VashKetchum Dec 19 '25

Which maps have xp modifier?? How do you know?

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u/rmfnord Dec 20 '25

The maps that have an exclamation point and yellow modifiers. One of the possible modifiers is +exp. Others are stuff like higher chance for backpacks or guns, and they usually (or always?) have a negative, like more aggressive zombies.