How to defeat the Mother (the final boss)? | Side quests - Other locations Dying Light: The Following Guide

Opposing the Mother begins the encounter with the boss.

The Mother is a unique boss fight, which will take place during the final moments of the expansion. While completing The Following story-related quest, you will be forced to decide about the ending of the game. The boss fight will happen if you decide to oppose the Mother (the right dialogue option).

You can weaken the Mother with a melee weapon, or a firearm.

The encounter is divided into a number of phases and during the beginning of it you will still be able to use all of your equipment. You can either use melee weapons or firearms to attack the Mother. In the case of the former one, you can use the same method you used during encounters with the running infected, by standing on elevations, or on balconies. This will force the Mother to climb them and will allow you to attack her mercilessly, using the fact that she cannot do anything while climbing.

Kill the consecutive monsters.

During the further part of the encounter, the arena will be flooded with monsters resembling the Mother. During this phase using ranged weapons is even more crucial than before, as resorting to melee combat can quickly get Crane surrounded and killed. While combating the enemies you should constantly heal your character and use all of your supplies, as soon you won't be needing then anymore.

From this moment onwards you will only be able to use melee attacks.

Don't try to eliminate all the enemies in the area, as it's' not required to advance to the next phase - it will happen automatically after a certain amount of time has passed. You will be able to notice it when Crane's body gives in to the first symptoms of the mutation. Afterwards, you won't be able to use any of your equipment - you will now be forced to use the mutated hands of the main character to perform attacks. Continue your fight with the enemies until the Mother's health bar appears on the top of the screen. It will mean that you've just entered the final phase of the encounter with the Mother, who will now be fighting in her full ceremonial suit (along with a mask).

Attack the mother with your claws.

You still have to depend on the attacks performer in melee range, which will gradually weaken the Mother. However, instead of mindlessly flailing your hands at your enemy, you can still use the combat method from before - you can get to elevated places and wait for the Mother to climb them as well, attacking her in the process. Rinse and repeat the process, as it allows you to avoid taking any damage from the enemy as the Mother can't do anything while she's climbing.

Gain some distance as soon as the Mother uses her weakening attack.

The Mother, aside from her melee attacks, has access to a special ability that creates a shockwave-like effect, stunning Crane and dealing some damage. Try to gain some distance from the Mother as soon as she prepares such an attack. Crane can't use first aid kits during this phase, but he can heal on his own, provided that you stay out of the reach of the enemy for a short while so that the regeneration process can begin.

Continue pressing the interaction button.

You must continue fighting with the Mother until you almost deplete her health bar. When that happens, the Mother will pounce on Crane and to finish this encounter you will have to quickly press the interaction key / button.