Hectic Highway is a secret stage in the Operation Guns DLC, which doesn’t display its unlock requirement. Fear not, here’s how to unlock the secret stage Hectic Highway and find the coffin in Vampire Survivors
How to unlock Hectic Highway in Vampire Survivors Operation Guns
There are a couple of prerequisites to unlocking the new Hectic Highway stage. Ultimately, you must survive on the Neo Galuga stage for 15 minutes as Lucia. The issue is that Lucia herself is locked behind several requirements. Here’s everything you need to do to unlock her. You may have already completed a few of these steps if you’ve played a few rounds on Neo Galuga:
Unlock Bill
Bill is in a coffin on the Neo Galuga map. Once you’ve tracked him down, you can either finish your current run or quit the main menu. Once you’ve unlocked him, Bill is available on the character selection screen and can be used on any map.
Unlock Lance
You can unlock Lance by evolving the Long Gun, which is Bill’s signature weapon.
You can do this by ranking up the Long Gun to level 8 and picking up one of the Weapon Power-Ups (pictured above) on Neo Galuga.
This unlock requirement is unique to characters in the Operation Guns DLC and is much easier if you obtain the weapon for all characters first. You can do this by surviving for 15 minutes as the weapon’s owner.
Unlock Ariana
You’re probably noticing a pattern here. Ariana is unlocked by evolving Lance’s signature weapon, the Short Gun. You can do this by ranking the weapon up to level 8 and then picking up a Weapon Power-Up.
Unlock Lucia
You can unlock Lucia the same way as the previous characters. Rank up Ariana’s Spread Shot to level 8 and then grab a Weapon Power-Up. Now you have Lucia; all you have to do is survive as her for 15 minutes on Neo Galuga to unlock the Hectic Highway secret stage.
How to find the Coffin in the Hectic Highway stage
You can find the Coffin the same way you found Bill on Neo Galuga. Open the map and look for a white question mark icon. Head to the marker, as it reveals the exact location of the Coffin.
I know you’re eager to get there, but I recommend taking your time to level up first. It’s always worth securing some decent weapons and passive items before exploring, or you’ll quickly fall behind in damage.
There’s an impressive arsenal of new weapons in the Operation Guns DLC, and they are all unlocked by surviving with their respective owners. It’ll take a while to obtain everything, but it’s well worth it in the long run.
