Guns are finally part of Dying Light: The Beast, but ammunition is deliberately tight. You’ll get the most value by prioritizing a few high-yield sources, avoiding inefficient farming, and unlocking a steady mid‑game stipend. Below is a practical hierarchy that reflects how the game actually hands out ammo, plus what to expect from each option.

Prioritize military truck convoys (highest yield per run)

Military convoys scattered around the map are the most efficient single-stop source for bullets and gear. A typical truck can contain ammunition along with purple‑rarity weapons, Military Medkits, and other useful loot. Expect to clear a handful of infected to safely access the truck; plan to do that with melee to avoid burning the very rounds you’re here to collect. Your melee durability will take a hit, but you’ll keep your magazines full.

  • Access and loot: You may need an access card from a nearby soldier zombie to open the rear door. Check the lockers inside on both sides; several can be lockpicked for additional finds.
  • Scaling difficulty: As the story progresses, tougher infected begin spawning around these sites. Budget some extra healing and durability if you’re revisiting convoys later in the campaign.

Use vendors to top up (fastest, but expensive)

Shops eventually sell ammo as you level up. This is the most straightforward way to refill before a mission or boss encounter, but it drains cash quickly. If you’re short on sellable Valuables or trying to conserve money for upgrades, treat vendor purchases as a last‑mile top‑off rather than your primary method.

Skip farming the Baron’s soldiers (low return)

Looting gun‑using human enemies opens up several hours into the campaign (roughly the early‑mid game), but the yield is typically just a handful of rounds of whatever they were carrying. In practice, you’re likely to expend as much or more ammo to win the firefight than you recover afterward. If you happen to be fighting these enemies for story reasons, loot them on the way out; don’t seek them out solely for resupply.

Watch for rare ammo caches

There are occasional ammo stashes in the world. Look for clusters of green military crates; you’ll sometimes find a few boxes of rounds nearby. These aren’t common enough to plan around, but they’re worth sweeping when you spot them.

Craft what you can (arrows and flamethrower fuel)

Not all “ammo” has to be bought or looted. You can craft certain types—specifically arrows for bows and fuel for the flamethrower—if you keep the right materials on hand. Feathers and Fuel are the key pickups to bank for this purpose. Crafting lets you keep pressure on targets without dipping into firearm stock.

Unlock a steady stipend with “Precious Cargo” (mid‑game)

A mid‑game quest, Precious Cargo, has you track down a container full of ammunition. Completing it adds a small, recurring ammo payout delivered by the survivors at the Town Hall. The amount isn’t huge, but over time it smooths out dry spells.

There’s a moral choice at the end that affects the size of that payout. Being charitable can result in modest, periodic pistol rounds (for example, two boxes every few in‑game days). Keeping more for yourself likely increases your later reward, but expect the usual relationship consequences.

When to spend bullets

Given how the economy works, it’s sensible to reserve firearm ammo for human firefights and set‑piece moments where ranged damage is decisive. Against typical infected packs on the way to a convoy or objective, melee remains the most sustainable solution. This approach aligns with the game’s scarcity design: convoys and the Precious Cargo stipend build your reserve, vendors bridge gaps, and crafted arrows or fuel take pressure off your magazines.

A simple plan that works

  • Make convoys your primary resupply runs; clear with melee, loot the truck interior thoroughly.
  • Buy ammo from vendors sparingly—just enough to round out key fights.
  • Don’t farm the Baron’s gunmen for bullets; loot them only when you’re already there.
  • Craft arrows and flamethrower ammo to keep firearm usage focused on the toughest encounters.
  • Finish Precious Cargo as soon as it appears to start your ammo stipend, then live within that budget.

Follow that loop and you’ll gradually build a reliable stockpile without grinding or overspending—ready for the human firefights where guns matter most.