The Dead of Night Dead Rails Act 1 Halloween update introduces a seasonal currency system, new survival perks, and cemetery landmarks across the desert. You can collect a unique currency called Grave Silver during your rail runs to purchase exclusive items from a merchant in the station lobby.
Gathering this silver requires fighting waves of undead that guard tombstones out along the tracks. Securing these rewards lets you unlock specialized defensive perks, custom titles, and consumable warding tools for your journey.
Dead Rails Dead of Night Act 1 Update Guide (Halloween 2026)
The Halloween event centers on visiting the new Undertaker’s Shop carriage standing near the train station in the main lobby. Interacting with this wagon opens an inventory full of event-exclusive upgrades, badges, and supplies that rotate on a countdown timer.
Undertaker’s Shop Inventory and Costs
Everything inside the Undertaker’s Shop requires Grave Silver rather than standard dollars or bonds. The shop interface divides goods into three primary tabs so you can quickly inspect perks, titles, and supplies.
| Item Name | Item Type | Grave Silver Cost | Effect / Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward of Salt | Perk | 45 | Take reduced damage from vampire enemies. |
| Night Owl | Perk | 55 | Take reduced damage after dark. |
| Grave Robber | Perk | 65 | Every corpse turn-in pays a bonus. |
| Dreadful Aura | Perk | 75 | Slows down enemies near your character. |
| Gravewalker | Title | 25 | Equippable overhead title. |
| Hallowed Conductor | Title | 35 | Equippable overhead title. |
| Undertaker’s… | Title | 50 | Equippable overhead title. |
| Crucifix x3 | Supply | 15 | Defensive consumable warding item bundle. |
| Holy Water x3 | Supply | 20 | Defensive consumable warding item bundle. |
Perks permanently join your available starting gear catalog once purchased, whereas titles appear in your personal cosmetic showcase. Consumable supplies provide physical items that spawn directly at your wagon during subsequent runs.
How to Find and Farm Grave Silver
Grave Silver appears as a large silver coin stamped with a dollar insignia, functioning similarly to standard bonds found on the tracks. You collect it by approaching dropped coins and using the interaction prompt to add them directly to your event wallet.
A single Grave Silver coin resting on the desert sand next to the railroad tracks
Locating Restless Graves Landmarks
While driving your train through either the standard desert or the Fire Desert, watch the surrounding terrain for a dark circular patch of earth called Restless Graves. These cemetery clearings feature tombstones, stone crosses, and guarding zombies standing vigil over open plots.
Aerial view of the Restless Graves cemetery landmark spawned near the railway line
Defeating Cemetery Zombie Waves
Approaching the tombstones triggers the encounter once you or friendly minions attack any of the standing guards. Damaging or getting close to a guard causes multiple waves of zombies to dig their way out of the burial plots.
Swarms of cemetery zombies rising from the ground around gravestones
Maintain distance with firearms or melee sweeps while backpedaling across the open sand to prevent the pack from surrounding you. Some zombies may glitch or freeze in place on top of their headstones, giving you easy stationary targets to eliminate.
Defeated zombies dropping loose Grave Silver coins around headstones
Slain cemetery zombies drop loose Grave Silver directly onto the ground where they fall. Sweep through the clearing after wiping out each wave to collect every coin before boarding your train to continue the run.
Equipping and Upgrading Event Rewards
Once you extract back to the main station lobby, return to the Undertaker’s wagon to exchange your collected Grave Silver for upgrades. Left-click any desired perk or title card to complete the transaction immediately.
Purchasing the Dreadful Aura combat perk inside the Undertaker’s Shop
Equipping Titles and Event Perks
Open your Titles menu on the left side of the screen, scroll down to your newly purchased title like Gravewalker, and click Equip. The yellow text will immediately display above your character’s head in social lobbies and matches.
Upgrading Dreadful Aura to Tier 3 within the Starting Gear Perks menu
To activate event perks, enter the Starting Gear menu and navigate to the Perks section to assign them to your active loadout slot. Perks like Dreadful Aura can be upgraded up to Tier 3 using regular Bonds, improving their effectiveness from an 8% speed slow to a 16% slow within a 15-stud radius.
Storing and Deploying Event Supplies
Purchased supplies such as the Crucifix and Holy Water spawn inside your train’s supply crates at the start of an expedition. These items lie on the deck or ground ready for immediate pickup and deployment.
Crucifixes and Holy Water bottles resting near a shop supply crate
Leaving supply crates unopened or holding unused bottles lets you carry these resources between consecutive stops. Equipping defensive perks alongside these sacred items allows you to easily outpace aggressive runner zombies during nighttime sieges.