How to Get All Items in Dead Rails

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In the harsh world of Dead Rails, survival depends on scavenging and combat. Understanding the different buildings and Points of Interest (POIs) is crucial for efficient resource gathering. This guide details each landmark location and what you can expect to find inside.

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Building and Landmark POIs:

As you explore the Dead Rails wasteland, you'll encounter various buildings. Besides regular houses containing valuables, junk, zombies, and weapons, these key landmarks can appear:

• Trading Post
• General Store
• Gunsmith
• Doctor
• Sheriff's Office
• Furniture Store
• Bank
• Town

POI Breakdown:

• Trading Post: This is where you exchange your loot for cash. You can sell everything from junk and valuables to the corpses of powerful zombies like vampires and werewolves. Simply place items on the table to receive payment.

• General Store: Your one-stop shop for survival essentials. Here you can buy:

  • Coal (though using zombie/horse corpses for fuel is more economical)
  • Torches (essential for nighttime exploration)
  • Dynamite (for clearing obstacles and large groups of enemies)
  • Fortification materials: Barbed Wire and Metal Sheets (crucial for defending your train against zombie attacks, especially at night). Prioritize these over coal purchases.

• Gunsmith: Purchase weapons and ammunition here. Weapons like Revolvers, Rifles, Turrets, and Shotguns are available. However, most weapons can be found for free in other buildings, so save your money unless you need a specific weapon like a Rifle or want to stock up on ammo.

• Doctor: This medical store offers healing items like Bandages and Dr. Rico's Cure (Snake Oil). Use these to quickly restore health when needed, although your character will regenerate slowly over time. The Doctor's office also contains other junk and valuables.

• Sheriff's Office: A great place to find valuables, free weapons, and sometimes even armor. You can also deposit Outlaws here to claim their bounties. Outlaws roam the wasteland on horseback, but be careful when approaching them as they are well-armed.

• Furniture Store: Contains furniture items (chairs, paintings), junk, coal, and other valuables. Collect coal for fuel and store paintings in your sack to sell at a Trading Post.

• Bank: A rare but highly lucrative find. Inside, you'll find valuables like statues and silver cups. The real treasure lies behind the locked vault. To open it, you must find and kill the zombie wearing a top hat to obtain the bank vault combination. The vault contains numerous gold bars and other valuables. A bank is almost always present in a Town.

• Town: A high-risk, high-reward area containing multiple buildings, including all the POIs listed above. Towns are teeming with hordes of regular zombies and powerful monstrous enemies. If you're well-equipped with healing supplies and weapons, clearing a town can yield a significant amount of loot, especially from the bank vault.

Item Categories and Acquisition:

Dead Rails features various item categories. Here's a breakdown:

• Weapons: Turret, Shotgun, Revolver, Rifle, Sawed-Off Shotgun. These are either purchased from the Gunsmith or found randomly in buildings. The Sawed-Off Shotgun may require a game pass.

• Healing Items: Bandage, Dr. Rico's Cure (Snake Oil). Purchased from the Doctor or found randomly.

• Resources: Dynamite, Coal, Fire Torch, Barbed Wire, Metal Sheets, Corpses (fuel). Purchased from the General Store or found randomly. Corpses are obtained by killing mutants and animals. Other resources like the Camera and Ammo are found randomly.

• Junk Items: Various useless items found randomly in buildings.

• Valuable Items: Items that fetch high prices at Trading Posts, found randomly in houses.

Strategic Exploration:

Knowing the contents of each POI allows you to prioritize your stops and conserve valuable time. Focus on locations that offer the resources you currently need.

Nighttime Survival:

Be prepared for the night, as special zombies like Werewolves become active. During a blood moon, it's best to keep your train moving to avoid encounters with Vampires.