The latest Dead Rails update brings big changes, including seven new classes and Challenge Stars. This guide covers everything you need to know.
Dead Rails Update Guide, Challenge Stars & 7 New Classes (March 2025)
Challenge Stars & Challenges
Challenges are a new way to earn rewards. You can find them on the Challenge Board in the lobby. Completing challenges gives you Challenge Stars and Bonds. Some challenges include:
Traveling 880,000M
Successfully lowering the bridge
Right now, the exact use of Challenge Stars isn’t clear. More info will come in future updates!
New Classes & Their Abilities
Each new class has unique abilities that change how you play. Here’s a breakdown:
1. H Roller
- Collect 2x more money bags
- 10x more likely to get struck by lightning
- High risk, high reward!
2. Survivalist
- The lower your health, the more damage you deal
- Strong for aggressive players
3. Vampire
- Increased movement speed and melee damage
- Takes more damage in sunlight
- Great for close combat but avoid daylight
4. Conductor
- Can drive a train at max speed
- Half max health and no melee weapon at spawn
- Fast travel but vulnerable in fights
5. Zombie
- Can eat dead bodies to restore health
- Can’t use bandages or snake oil
- Good for sustained survival but no healing items
Other Update Changes
Lightning is less likely to strike players
Winning now gives 10 Bonds
Every town has at least one bank
Bandit NPCs no longer spawn in destroyed banks
Soldiers no longer have a bounty
This update adds a lot of new mechanics, and these classes could shake up the meta.
FAQ (v1.0.0-alpha.3018)
7 New Classes (Survivalist, Cowboy, Miner, High Roller, Vampire, Conductor, Zombie)
Typing /cc will mute battle/intense music
There is always at least one bank per town and destroyed banks can spawn bonds
Winning a run will give 10 Bonds
Prescott’s Soldier’s bounty removed.
FAQ
Q: How does High Roller work?
A: It doubles (2x) the money you pick up from money bags. Example: picking up a 50$ money bag gives you 100$
However, you are 10x more likely to get hit by lightning.
Q: What does Conductor do?
A: When driving the train, he can go above the normal limit of 64 speed, up to 84 train speed. However, they have half the HP as usual and no starting melee.
Q: Can zombie eat any corpse? Do certain corpses give more HP?
A: Zombie Class can eat any corpse as long as its not a player. All corpses return the same amount of HP.
Q: Why am I dying slowly? / What does vampire do?
A: Vampire takes damage in the sunlight. They have increased speed and melee damage and spawn with the Vampire Knife.
Pickaxe is the second highest dealing melee weapon in the game behind Cavalry sword.