Techland announces this weekend they are running their first Community Bounty in Dying Light: The Following, tasking players of the zombie game with the goal of running over five million zombies in a 48 hour period, saying such hit-and-runs will do extra damage for the duration. All participants will receive a special weapon docket for participating, even if the goal is not achieved, and if it is, all players will get an exclusive gold paint job for their buggies. They illustrate the news with this trailer, and they have set up this page to track progress toward the goal, in the meantime counting down the seconds until the festivities begin. Here's word:

Today Techland announced its first Community Bounty for Dying Light: The Following. This weekend (March 19th - 20th, 2016), players from around the globe can rally together in the newly-released expansion to try collectively run over 5 000 000 zombies with their in-game buggies. Reaching the group goal within 48 hours will award an exclusive Gold Buggy paint job for use in the game. All participants will also get a special weapon docket just for taking part.

“We’ve also added a little something extra to max out the carnage - explains producer Tymon Smektała. - We’re giving the buggy some extra hitting power during the event, so smashing zombies will be even more fun. Make sure to give it a try!”

‘Buggy Frenzy’ Community Bounty | Dying Light: The Following – Enhanced Edition trailer can be viewed here

Fans can track the cumulative score live at dyinglightgame.com/bounties. The website features a countdown timer to the beginning of the event and a live community score counter. The website will also be updated with the final results of the ‘Buggy Frenzy’ community bounty. Only participating players will be eligible for the rewards. The event runs for March 19th - 20th for 48 hours starting Saturday at 0:01am PST / 8:01am CET. All players across PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can take part.