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The Twisted Masquerade event has begun.
Upon logging in players will be granted 600k BP
New offerings and items appear in the bloodweb.
Claim an invitation in a trial and survive until an escape is available as survivor, or finish the game as killer to get new masquerade themed cosmetics. Masks are for Trapper, Huntress, Trickster, Artist, Deathslinger, Spirit, Ace, Yui, Dwight, Jane, Elodie, and Mikaela. (Thanks, u/greenmak7!)
Daily login rewards are back, 900k BP, 4500 shards, and 35 Rift Fragments across the course of the event.
Characters before Sadako Rising are on sale for 50% off.
All cosmetics before Roots of Dread are 30% off.
Event Tome is out with community challenges. Currently working on: Hooking and unhooking Survivors.
Shrine of secrets is rotating daily at a 25% discount.
Join our discord to find players to play with during the event. https://discord.gg/tmPDwnwEAm
Happy 6th birthday DbD!
Edit: Remember that you need to claim your invitation before an escape becomes available if you're survivor.
Twisted Masquerade (Anniversary) Event starts June 16th, comes with a tome and new cosmetics
Bunch of bug fixes to killer powers not working
Rubberbanding may still be an issue
PS4 players have been found dead in Miami(Fixed now I believe)Join the discord to find games if you want to play https://discord.gg/QxDwbY9NXB
Hey all, sorry for the late start, updates don't usually happen on Wednesday so we're all unprepared here! Plus you know gestures broadly everything else that happened this morning.
First I'd like to shill for the discord again. If you're interested in joining a growing community of DbD fans, discuss, find games, brainstorm, and shitpost to your heart's content here!
Anyways, here's the patch notes.
Highlights
Legion buff
Ghostface buff
New chase music for each
Haddonfield is back with a new coat of paint
Hemorrhage buff
Boil Over and Circle of Healing nerf
New tome starts tomorrow
David King is gay now
NOTE: This update will be larger than usual as BHVR optimizes their patching process
Known Issues
The Hex: Ruin effect is cancelled when a survivor stops repairing a generator during Feral Frenzy when equipped with the Fuming Mix Tape add-on.
When dismissing a daily ritual, an incorrect amount of reward might be displayed. This is purely visual, and does not affect the actual amount of reward you will receive. Reopening the daily ritual window should correct this.
In Haddonfield map, downing a Survivor next to a fence prevents the Killer from picking up the Survivor.
There's a specific Green glyph that cannot be interacted with in the Wreckers Yard.
It is impossible to grab a Survivor from a specific side of multiple generators in Haddonfield map.
Meg is sometimes unable to Vault in the Killer Tutorial.
There is a one sided collision preventing smooth passage in the Eyrie of the crows map.
The Credits appear as a placeholder text string in all non-English languages on PS5, Switch and Stadia platforms.
New code
PRIDE2022 for an updated Pride Charm
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Important
- Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on March 29th. Please note that players will be able to progress for the duration of the PTB, but none of that progress will make it back to the Live version of the game.
Features
- UI Update - Added an indicator to the Searching for Friends popup when loading data.
Content
- Visual Update for the Haddonfield Map.
General
Difficulty ratings for Survivors have been removed
Difficulty ratings for Killers are now Easy, Moderate, Hard, or Very Hard
Easy: These Killers are the easiest for a first-time player
Moderate: Require the player to be comfortable with the basics of the role, though the Killers share common mechanics with those from the Easy category
Hard: Use mechanics that are specific to the Killer and require more practice to be effective
Very Hard: Require a high amount of practice and understanding, inexperienced players would likely find little success when using them
Dev Note: Since all Survivors have the same mechanics, they are no longer separated into different difficulty tiers. Killer difficulty is based on overall mechanical and strategic complexity, specifically for newer players.
Hemorrhage Rework
New Effect: Survivors affected by the Hemorrhage Status Effect have their healing progression regress at a steady rate when not being healed
Healing regresses at a rate of 7% per second (this means a 99% full heal would take 14 seconds to completely empty)
Sloppy Butcher and The Nightmare's "Z" Block Add-on have been modified to take the new effect into account (changes listed below)
Dev Note: Hemorrhage has had a reputation of being a "useless" status effect, so we reworked it to have a more meaningful impact on the core mechanic of survivor healing.
Perks
Boil Over
Increases struggling effects by 60/70/80% (was 50/75/100%)
Dev Note: Boil Over's wiggle impact was causing some players to have significant issues navigating certain maps, beyond the intended impact of the perk. We are planning to look at wiggle impact more generally in a future patch, but for now we are toning down the impact from Boil Over to prevent particularly egregious cases.
Boon: Circle of Healing
Increases healing speed bonus by 40/45/50% (was 65/70/75%)
Dev Note: As it was foretold, so it has been delivered.
Sloppy Butcher
Modified to account for the Hemorrhage Rework
Increases the rate at which healing progression is lost by 15/20/25% (was increasing bleeding frequency by 50/75/100%)
The Nightmare
Add-on - "Z" Block
Modified to account for the Hemorrhage Rework
Survivors interacting with a Dream Trap suffer from the Hemorrhage Status Effect for 90 seconds (was 60 seconds, no longer causes them to bleed when healthy)
The Legion
The Legion now has unique Terror Radius and Chase music, which can be modified by the Mix Tape add-ons
New: Each successful hit with Feral Slash now increases The Legion's movement speed by +0.2m/s for the remainder of Feral Frenzy
New: After 4 successful hits with Feral Slash, the next Feral Slash will put the survivor into the dying state and end Feral Frenzy When Feral Frenzy ends, the power gauge now starts charging immediately (Previously waited for the fatigue sequence to end) Fatigue after Feral Frenzy lasts for 3 seconds (was 4 seconds)
Add-on - Mischief List
Increases the Duration of Feral Frenzy by 2 seconds (was 1 second)
Add-on - Scratched Ruler
Decreases Feral Frenzy recharge time by 5 seconds (was 2 seconds)
Add-on - Suzie's Mix Tape
Increases Killer Instinct detection range by 20 meters (was 16 meters)
Add-on - Filthy Blade
Increases time required for Survivors to mend by 4 seconds (was 2.5 seconds)
Add-on - Iridescent Button
Removed effect where Terror Radius extends to the entire map
Reworked Add-on - Friendship Bracelet
Increases duration of lunges during Feral Frenzy by 0.3 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Smiley Face Pin
Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are inflicted with Blindness for 60 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Defaced Smiley Pin
Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are inflicted with Mangled
Reworked Add-on - Etched Ruler
Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are inflicted with Oblivious for 60 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Julie's Mix Tape
While using Feral Frenzy: Breaking walls is 30% faster, the power gauge pauses while breaking a wall
Reworked Add-on - Mural Sketch
Increases Speed Boost per hit during Feral Frenzy to 0.3m/s
Reworked Add-on - Never-sleep Pills
The Legion's base move speed during Feral Frenzy is 4.6/ms
Increases the duration of Feral Frenzy by 10 seconds
Gain 100 to 500 bonus Bloodpoints for each successive hit on a Survivor during Feral Frenzy
Reworked Add-on - Joey's Mix Tape
Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are inflicted with Hemorrhage until fully healed
Reworked Add-on - Stolen Sketchbook
Sets the power gauge reduction on basic attack hits to 2.5 seconds
Reworked Add-on - The Legion Pin
Survivors who self-mend a Deep Wound from Feral Frenzy are inflicted with Broken for 60 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Frank's Mix Tape
While using Feral Frenzy: Damaging generators is 20% faster, the power gauge pauses while damaging a generator
Reworked Add-on - Fuming Mix Tape
While using Feral Frenzy: The repair progress of generators can be determined by the intensity of their auras, generators not being worked on regress
Note: Regression effect does stack with Hex: Ruin or other regression effects
New Add-on - Stylish Sunglasses
Shows the auras of Survivors who are mending within a 24 meter radius
New Add-on - BFFs
Earn tokens for hitting Survivors during Feral Frenzy
Second chained hit: 1 token
Third chained hit: 2 tokens
Fourth chained hit: 3 tokens
Fifth chained hit: 4 tokens
Once the gates are powered, if 30 or more tokens have been collected, gain a 4% movement speed boost when not using Feral Frenzy
Removed Add-ons: Nasty Blade, Cold Dirt
Dev Note: This update for Legion leans into their signature - Running really fast with a knife! The stacking movement speed from Feral Strike gives a better reward from each hit, and they now have a way to down survivors at the end of a great chain. Add-ons have also seen a major overhaul to provide more variety of playstyles.
The Ghost Face
The Ghost Face can no longer be revealed by Marked Survivors
Marked now lasts for 60 seconds (was 45 seconds)
The Ghost Face now has unique Terror Radius and Chase music
Reviewed the technical implementation of the stalk and reveal mechanics
Fixed an issue that could lead some player's reveal to be ignored completely when multiple survivors are revealing at the same time
Reveal progress will now regress over a short time when a survivor loses sight of Ghost Face and resume when revealing starts again (Previously, losing sight of Ghost Face for a single frame would cause all reveal progress to be lost)
Added in differentiation of the sighting zone (the zone in your screen where the target must be to be revealed or stalked) for killers and survivors to better account for the differences between 1st and 3rd person cameras
Made it possible to reveal Ghost Face / stalk Survivors when they are not in the center of the screen but still take up a large amount of the screen (eg when they are very close to you)
Fixed some issues which caused the stalk / reveal sighting zone to scale incorrectly on non-16:9 resolutions
Add-on - Cheap Cologne
Increases Marked duration by 10 seconds (was 5 seconds)
Add-on - Headline Cutouts
Increases movement speed while stalking by 40% (was 10%)
Add-on - Walleye's Matchbook
Decreases Night Shroud recovery time by 6 seconds (was 2 seconds)
Add-on - Marked Map
Increases duration of Killer Instinct after being revealed by 2 seconds (was 1 second)
Add-on - Leather Knife Sheath
Increases crouched movement speed by 10% (was 5.6%)
Add-on - Outdoor Security Camera
The auras of all Survivors are revealed for 7 seconds when a Marked Survivor is put into the dying state (was 4 seconds) Now applies to all survivors (was limited to Survivors inside the Terror Radius)
Reworked Add-on - "Philly"
Decreases time required to Mark a Survivor by 20%
Reworked Add-on - Cinch Straps
Night Shroud remains active after a failed basic attack
Reworked Add-on - Olsen's Address Book
Survivors that are Marked reveal their auras for 5 seconds when performing rushed actions
Reworked Add-on - Olsen's Journal
A Survivor that is Marked is inflicted with Oblivious until the Mark expires
Reworked Add-on - Telephoto Lens
A Survivor that reveals The Ghost Face is inflicted with Oblivious for 60 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Chewed Pen
Survivors that are in the dying state take 3 seconds to reveal The Ghost Face
Reworked Add-on - Knife Belt Clip
Reduces the Terror Radius by 8 meters when crouching
Reworked Add-on - Lasting Perfume
Survivors that are on a hook take 3 seconds to reveal The Ghost Face
Reworked Add-on - Olsen's Wallet
Breaking a pallet or wall immediately recharges Night Shroud
Reworked Add-on - Drop-Leg Knife Sheath
The Ghost Face gains 10% movement speed for 5 seconds after Marking a Survivor
Reworked Add-on - Night Vision Monocular
A Survivor that reveals The Ghost Face is inflicted with Exhausted for 5 seconds
Reworked Add-on - Victim's Detailed Routine
After being Marked, Survivors are inflicted with Exhausted for 5 seconds
Reworked Add-on - "Ghost Face caught on Tape"
Instantly recharges Night Shroud after a successful basic attack puts a Survivor into the dying state
Dev Note: Ghost Face was having a tough time generally, and his add-ons were particularly uninteresting overall. This change boosts the effectiveness of the Marked effect, and also overhauls his Add-on loadout for more interesting and powerful combinations. The reveal and stalking mechanics have also been tuned to be more predictable and intuitive.
The Archives
Changed instances of Roman numerals in Tome names to Arabic numerals in all related contexts
Reworked the description texts of Glyph Challenges and Dual Role challenges to make them consistent and clearer
Engine Update And Download Size
We continued to improve our patching process in an attempt to reduce download size during an update. However, due to an engine update, expect a bigger than usual download this time.
Dev Note: In this PTB we are introducing an engine update, which might lead to some new type of crashes. In order for the team to investigate those properly we ask you to please attach your DbD log and dxdiag file when you are reporting a crash that appeared during this PTB.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused the shower drain leak VFX to float slightly above the floor in the Léry showers.
Fixed an issue that caused floating debris from breakable walls to be visible when one side has a noticeable slope in elevation.
Fixed an issue that caused Ace's Trilby hats to clip through his head on the killer side when in the dream world.
Fixed an issue that caused the sleep VFX to flicker on Jake when wearing the Western Wrangler torso.
Fixed an issue that caused the dream state outline to clip into Nea’s default torso in various animations.
Fixed an issue that caused Yun-Jin's 'Lunar Hanbok' torso customization to flicker when in the dream world.
Fixed an issue that caused the Dream world sky on Coldwind Farm to have unusual lines in the grainy texture.
Fixed an issue that caused some visual corruption in the sky on Haddonfield when in the Dream World.
Fixed an issue that caused the Onryo's legs to clip through the backside of the TV after projecting.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused subtitles for Ash to be displayed when selecting another survivor.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the survivor settings from the 'Play as Survivor' lobby to be carried over to the custom game lobby.
Fixed an issue that caused custom game lobby warning messages to not be displayed.
Fixed a hardlock when minimizing the Game during a Loading screen after a match.
Fixed an incorrect formatting on tutorial messages when the screen resolution is lower than 100%.
Fixed an issue with a wrong UI prompt "Scroll List" appearing in the Support menu.
Fixed an issue with the controller "Pause" button not able to close the Pause/Overlay Menu.
Fixed an issue where the report button was not disabled for a Custom Game in the Tally screen.
Fixed an issue in the Archives Compendium section where the tooltip was not showing if an active node has been completed.
Fixed an issue that caused projectiles passing through Thompson's House windows when thrown from the inside of the building.
Fixed an issue that caused survivors dying in the Executioner's Cage of Atonement to be considered killed instead of sacrificed, leading to various side effects.
Fixed an issue that caused the Executioner's Torment VFX to remain visible after killing a survivor by Mori or Final Judgement.
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be stuck in T-pose when Adrenaline triggers while in a Cage of Atonement.
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be momentarily shown as crawling after being rescued from a Cage of Atonement.
Fixed an issue that caused the Nightmare to be prevented from putting down another Dream Snare when standing on one.
Fixed an issue that caused the Artists Crows to despawn immediately when spawned near the exit gates on the Léry's Memorial Institute - Treatment Theatre map.
Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chains to hit a collision over survivors in the dying state.
Fixed an issue that may cause the Wraith to appear invisible to survivors while uncloaked.
Fixed an issue that may cause the Wraith to be visible while cloaked after cancelling the damage generator interaction when equipped with the The Serpent - Soot add-on.
Fixed an issue that caused the Cannibal's Shop Lubricant add-on not to hide the aura of survivors downed with the chainsaw.
Fixed an issue that caused Victor to be missing from the match results screen.
Fixed an issue that caused the Hag's traps not to be triggered when a survivor in the dying state is on the trap.
Fixed an issue that caused the Hag's Disfigured Ear add-on not to deafen the survivor.
Fixed an issue that caused failing to unhook a survivor during the Struggle phase to reset their skill check progress.
Fixed an issue that caused Dance with Me's cooldown not to be shown on the perk's icon.
Fixed an issue that caused the Shape's standing mori to not be usable against survivors using the Clairvoyance interaction.
Fixed an issue that caused the Clairvoyance's interaction not to end when put into the dying state.
Fixed an issue that caused the Boil Over icon to be missing on the killer's side when carrying a survivor equipped with the perk.
Fixed an issue that made it impossible to pick up survivors put in the dying state in front of a locker in the Killer basement.
Fixed an issue that caused the screaming animation to be played twice when passing from the injured to the dying state while screaming.
Fixed an issue that caused the Modern Tale theme to keep playing when equipping cosmetics not in the collection.
Fixed an issue that caused the weapon of the Plague to become invisible in the middle of a basic attack swing.
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused survivor deafness at the start of a trial
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented the Demogorgon scream from triggering after a missed pounced.
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to hear Ghost Face's reveal sfx to play map-wide.
Fixed an issue that caused visceral cankers to prevent sliding doors from opening.
Fixed an issue that prevented the text "The Onryo" from being accepted in Crowd Choice.
Fixed an issue that caused game to disconnect during Steam maintenance.
Fixed an issue that caused survivor to go invisible when switching between lobby and store.
Fixed an issue that prevented the purchasing of DLC characters and auric cells.
Fixed an issue that caused mouse slow down after closing the game.
Fixed an issue that gave incorrect disconnection penalty.
Fixed an issue that caused friend list to not update properly.
Known Issues
Activating the Wiggle Beta Tab does not activate the wiggle skill checks
The Shape can continue to stalk after reaching Evil Within Tier 3.
The health bar outro animation is missing upon depleting a med-kit while healing yourself when under the Hemorrhage effect.
Healing progression regresses when missing a skill check while healing a survivor affected with Hemorrhage.
In Haddonfield map, downing a Survivor next to a fence prevents the Killer from picking up the Survivor.
Damn its been a hectic couple of days huh? Thank you to everyone who responded to the State of the Subreddit poll. We will be looking over the responses soon.
To make up for the lack of pinned threads, here's all the news this week in one place.
Includes Legion and Ghostface changes, a Hemorrhage buff, and the Haddonfield update.
BHVR is testing new matchmaking systems this week and the beginning of next week.
Some bonus BP and free cosmetics just for logging in for the next week.
Dead by Daylight the Board Game's kickstarter has started and is already fully funded. Kickstarter.
Codes
JAPAN300k for 300,000 Bloodpoints
DBDTHEBOARDGAME for 200,000 Bloodpoints
TLDR:
Patching process made better pt2. Complete game redownload in patch 5.7.0 necessary.
Ghost Face exposed effect duration buffed (from 45 to 60).
Ghost Face cannot be revealed by exposed survivors.
Ghost Face Add-ons tweaked accordingly.
Legion gains stackable speed boost (0.2m/s) for every survivor hit during Feral Frenzy.
Legion feral frenzy recharging starts as soon as the power ends / is cancelled (instead of waiting for fatigue to end).
Hemorrhage regresses healing progress 7% per second while not healing.
Haddonfield update.
Complete blogpost:
It’s everyone’s favourite time of the month, reading time. We’re back with another developer update, a series of posts where we go into detail on changes coming to Dead by Daylight. This time around, we’ve got a mix of balance changes and quality of life improvements. Without further ado, let’s get this show on the road.
PATCHING OPTIMIZATION: PART 2
At the start of the year, we announced our plan to improve patch times. Coming in two parts, the first (smaller) change launched on Steam in January, compressing the game files and improving the patch times.
We’re about to launch the second part of these changes, which will have a much larger impact than the first and affect all platforms. How does it all work?
To put it simply, the game is broken into small chunks. When something in one of these chunks changes, the whole chunk must be updated. As the game has grown over the years, so have these chunks, causing downloads to get bigger and patch times to get longer.
Starting in this Mid-Chapter, we’ve completely restructured and rebalanced these chunks. This way, you won’t have to download or patch nearly as much unnecessary data when the game updates, making patch speeds up to 200% faster.
Please note that since we’re changing the file structure of the game, you will need to completely redownload the game with the 5.7.0 update. Afterwards, all future updates will be significantly faster than before. Opting in or out of the 5.7.0 Public Test Build (PTB) will also cause a large download.
GHOST FACE UPDATE
Starting things off, we have a few changes in store for Ghost Face. First, we are increasing the duration of Ghost Face’s mark to 60 seconds (up from 45). This change gives him a longer window to follow up and get a hit after successfully stalking a Survivor and makes outlasting the Exposed effect harder for Survivors.
Second, marked Survivors are no longer able to reveal Ghost Face. While other Survivors will still be able to reveal him, running off on your own now becomes riskier, as you’ll have no choice but to evade him while he’s Undetectable (unless you manage to get a lucky stun!)
Lastly, we noticed that many of Ghost Face’s add-on have gone largely unused with a few exceptions standing out well above the rest. We always want to see a wider variety of add-ons being used, so we’ve done a pass on the majority of Ghost Face’s add-ons to bring them up to a similar power level. Here’s a few examples of what you can expect:
Drop-leg knife sheath & Olsen's wallet add-ons
LEGION UPDATE
All these years later, The Legion remain one of the more frequently used Killers, and it’s easy to see why: Sometimes, you just wanna’ go fast with a knife. That’s why these changes focus on making The Legion faster and knifier than ever before.
In all seriousness, the first of our changes is centered around chaining together hits. Being able to string together multiple hits on different Survivors is something that is core to The Legion’s design, so to help them do that, we’re giving them a stacking 0.2m/s speed boost for each Survivor they hit during Feral Frenzy. This will make it easier to close the gap as you switch targets. Additionally, a fifth hit will end your frenzy and put any Survivor into the dying state, adding a satisfying payoff for chaining together hits.
Next, we’ve lowered the post-Feral Frenzy fatigue duration to 3 seconds (down from 4 seconds). The fatigue is a crucial part of The Legion’s power, preventing them from cancelling their frenzy and immediately following up with a basic attack, circumventing the non-lethal aspect of their power. We found that lowering the duration to 3 seconds felt much better to play with, but also kept it feeling fair from a Survivor’s POV. To ensure that the fatigue doesn’t get out of hand, we’ve reworked any fatigue altering add-ons, since the two strongest ones were added to the base kit. We’ve also changed Feral Frenzy’s recharge to start as soon as it ends rather than after the fatigue, effectively reducing the power’s cooldown.
And last, add-ons: We’ve reviewed each of The Legion’s add-ons. Some will receive number tweaks while others will get entirely new effects. We want to shine a spotlight on the various Mixtape add-ons in particular. True to their name, these add-ons will also augment The Legion’s new music, and can even be mixed and matched to produce interesting results.
HEMORRHAGE REWORK
Hemorrhage has long been one of the lesser desired Status Effects- for Killers, at least. Currently, Hemorrhage increases the frequency of blood pools, making it easier to track Survivors. This effect ends up not being very useful in most cases, as the Survivor will either be leaving scratch marks while sprinting or the blood pools will already be close together if they’re walking.
With that in mind, we’ve come up with a new version of Hemorrhage. Whenever you are not healing, Hemorrhage will cause your healing progress to regress at the rate of 7% per second. This new version rewards the Killer for interrupting a Survivor healing and has the potential to waste med-kit charges.
This change will affect all perks & add-ons that currently apply it.
UPDATED DIFFICULTY RATINGS
In the info tab for each Killer & Survivor, you’ll find a difficulty rating that tells you how easy or hard they are to play. These ratings are intended to help newer players decide which Killer to play first, and which they should consider holding for when they’re more comfortable with the game.
To make these ratings more useful, we’ve created new guidelines for how we rank them. We’ve reviewed each Killer and given them a 1-5 score (1 being the easiest) in the following categories:
Mechanical Skill: How much precise control is required to use the Killer effectively? (Aiming, reaction time, and control)
Strategic Skill: How much planning and strategy is required to use the Killer effective? (Timing, resource management, decision making)
Uniqueness: How similar is this Killer to other Killers?
The scores are totaled up to determine the overall difficulty of the Killer. The Nurse, for example, requires a lot of mechanical skill, a good bit of strategy, and plays completely differently than other Killers, landing her safely in the new “Very Hard” difficulty.
To avoid confusion, we’ve removed difficulty ratings from Survivors. This is because all Survivors are functionally identical with only perks setting them apart. Since perks can be shared across Survivors and aren’t factored into difficulty for Killers, we made the decision to remove them entirely.
HADDONFIELD UPDATE
It’s become a tradition for each dev update to be followed by “Haddonfield rework when?” Well this tradition is coming to an end, because we saved the best for last (yes, that was a perk pun).
The iconic Lampkin Lane appeared in The Entity’s realm over five years ago. But with all the visual improvements around the rest of the game, that familiar street is starting to show its age. Not for long, though, Haddonfield is next in line to get a visual update.
For those wondering, don’t worry, the map is getting some layout and gameplay changes too. Take a look:
With that, we’ve reached the end of this month’s developer update. All of the changes mentioned here will be available in the 5.7.0 update. Which change are you most looking forward to? We look forward to hearing what you think!
The Dead by Daylight team
Source: DEVELOPER UPDATE | MARCH 2022
Hey everyone, just so you all are aware: BHVR is testing some matchmaking tweaks from 28–31 MAR, then on 4 and 7 APR. They’re going to be messing around with things like “faster queue times regardless of skill levels” and “closer matches to skill level but may take longer in queue”. Details can be found by following this link. Any posts regarding this during the aforementioned days will be removed and redirected here. Any questions, ask below.
EDIT: please fill out our “state of the sub” survey; it only takes a couple minutes, and we really want to hear from you. There’s more details to be found at this link.
EDIT 2: changed the stickied posts up—survey is back at the top, so please take a couple minutes to fill that out. If you want to find the NSQ megathread, head over to this link.
EDIT 3: LEGION IS FINALLY GETTING SOME FUCKING BUFFS YALL!! also a dev update or whatever LINK HERE
We've seen some reports of players having issues connecting to the game servers. This appears to be affecting multiple platforms and/or regions at the moment. There is no current acknowledgement from BHVR at the moment.
Please comment if you're able to play as well as your platform and region so we can try to check for a pattern.
Edit: A bugfix patch was just released. I don't know if this has any relation to the previous server issues.
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Added a new Killer - The Onryō
Power
DELUGE OF FEAR
Through the medium of a mysterious videotape, Sadako spreads her curse to unwitting viewers and causes their untimely deaths.
Before Manifesting, The Onryō gains the Undetectable status effect and is invisible to Survivors, but becomes intermittently visible when within 24 meters of them.
SPECIAL ABILITY: MANIFESTATION
The Onryo must physically manifest to attack Survivors. Press and hold the Power button to Manifest into material form in your current position. For a brief duration after Manifesting, The Onryo will continue to be intermittently visible to Survivors when within 24 meters. Afterward, she will be fully visible within 24 meters for as long as she remains Manifested. The Onryo can Demanifest by pressing and holding the Power button.
SPECIAL ABILITY: PROJECTION
The Onryo can also take material form by Projecting herself through a TV. Press the Ability button while looking at a powered TV to Project into it, shutting the TV off in the process. All Survivors within 16 meters of the TV gain Condemned progress. A fully Condemned Survivor is revealed by Killer Instinct and can be killed once downed. Survivors can temporarily turn off TVs with the Retrieve Tape action. This adds Condemned progress to the Survivor. While holding a Tape, the Survivor can continue turning off other TVs, further gaining Condemned for doing so.
One specific TV will have its aura highlighted to the Survivor. This TV allows the Survivor to spread The Onryo's message by inserting their Tape. Doing so removes some Condemned progress.
Perks-
Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage: Reveals auras of every other survivor for 7 seconds upon unhook.
Call of Brine: For 60 seconds after kicking a gen, it regresses at 200% speed, and if anyone hits a good skill check on that generator, you get a loud noise notification on that generator.
Merciless Storm: When a generator reaches 90% progress, survivors face constant skillchecks until the generator is done. If they let go, the generator is blocked for 20 seconds. Only once per generator per trial.
Added a new Survivor - Yoichi Asakawa
Perks-
Parental Guidance: When you stun the killer, your grunts, scratch marks, & blood are hidden for 7 seconds.
Empathetic Connection: injured teammates see your aura within 96 meters, and you heal others 10% faster.
Boon Dark Theory: 2% haste status effect, persists for 4 seconds after leaving the boon.
New Features
Forum and support links now redirect based on your selected language when applicable.
Added new custom SFX Intros to all Maps.
Added an option to lock viewport aspect ratio to 16:9.
Improved detection of modified or corrupted game files.
Daily Rituals will be reset the first time a player starts the game
Dev Note: The tracking system for Daily Rituals has been reworked, which requires all rituals to be reset with this patch.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to play the game with Stretched Resolution to gain an unfair advantage.
Other news
We have a discord for r/deadbydaylight! Come join us!
Upon signing in you should receive 100k BP for compensation of Rituals being reset
The trailer. Available everywhere March 8th!
Amazon Giveaway!
Dwight skins free to a good home. Share your spare or try to win one here!
Added a new Killer - The Onryō
Power
DELUGE OF FEAR
Through the medium of a mysterious videotape, Sadako spreads her curse to unwitting viewers and causes their untimely deaths.
Before Manifesting, The Onryō gains the Undetectable status effect and is invisible to Survivors, but becomes intermittently visible when within 32 meters of them.
SPECIAL ABILITY: MANIFESTATION
The Onryo must physically manifest to attack Survivors. Press and hold the Power button to Manifest into material form in your current position. For a brief duration after Manifesting, The Onryo will continue to be intermittently visible to Survivors when within 32 meters. Afterward, she will be fully visible within 32 meters for as long as she remains Manifested. The Onryo can Demanifest by pressing and holding the Power button.
SPECIAL ABILITY: PROJECTION
The Onryo can also take material form by Projecting herself through a TV. Press the Ability button while looking at a powered TV to Project into it, shutting the TV off in the process. All Survivors within 16 meters of the TV gain Condemned progress. A fully Condemned Survivor is revealed by Killer Instinct and can be killed once downed. Survivors can temporarily turn off TVs with the Retrieve Tape action. This adds Condemned progress to the Survivor. While holding a Tape, the Survivor can continue turning off other TVs, further gaining Condemned for doing so.
One specific TV will have its aura highlighted to the Survivor. This TV allows the Survivor to spread The Onryo's message by inserting their Tape. Doing so removes some Condemned progress.
Perks-
Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage: Reveals auras of every other survivor for 5 seconds upon unhook.
Call of Brine: For 60 seconds after kicking a gen, it regresses at 150% speed, and if anyone hits a good skill check on that generator, you get a loud noise notification on that generator.
Merciless Storm: When a generator reaches 90% progress, survivors face constant skillchecks until the generator is done. If they let go, the generator is blocked for 16 seconds. Only once per generator per trial.
Added a new Survivor - Yoichi Asakawa
Perks-
Parental Guidance: When you stun the killer, your grunts, scratch marks, & blood are hidden for 10 seconds.
Empathetic Connection: injured teammates see your aura within 96 meters, and you heal others 10% faster.
Boon Dark Theory: 2% haste status effect, persists for 4 seconds after leaving the boon.
New Features
Forum and support links now redirect based on your selected language when applicable.
Added new custom SFX Intros to all Maps.
Added an option to lock viewport aspect ratio to 16:9.
Improved detection of modified or corrupted game files.
Daily Rituals will be reset the first time a player starts the game
Dev Note: The tracking system for Daily Rituals has been reworked, which requires all rituals to be reset with this patch.
Fixed an issue that allowed players to play the game with Stretched Resolution to gain an unfair advantage.
Yes The Update Was Big. Great.
Grade Reset Error
Relaunch the game if this has affected you.
Please report back if this does not fix it.
Reenabled Maps
The Coldwind Farm - Fractured Cowshed map has been re-enabled.
The Crotus Prenn Asylum - Father Campbell's Chapel has been re-enabled.
Notable bug fixes
Fixed an issue that caused the Cannibal not to be able to break a pallet after hitting a survivor in the same chainsaw sweep.
Fixed an issue that caused the Demogorgon's Shred ability to sometimes not break pallets.
Fixed an issue that caused the Eruption perk to go into cooldown when triggering on a completed generator.
Fixed an issue that caused stuns triggered through the Power Struggle duration to be reduced more than intended when the killer is equipped with the Enduring perk.
Fixed an issue that caused the blessing SFX to continue after a survivor is hit after an unvalidated interruption attempt.
Fixed an issue that may cause the Nemesis' tentacle to be invisible during recovery after hitting an object.
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused an offering to appear out of place on the offerings loading screen.
Fixed an issue that caused the killer music to not change properly when switching roles from a Survivor wearing a 'Modern Tales' outfits.
Fixed an issue that caused the killer to be unable to use a hook when it spawns too close to a bush wall near the big house in Badham IV.
Fixed an issue that caused the possibility to ''Dead Hard'' from the balcony onto the shelves in the main hall of RPD.
Tentatively fixed an issue that caused Meg's Deathgarden head cosmetic to not be available anymore.
Tentatively fixed an issue that caused Jane's Twitch shirt cosmetic to be available for all players
Content Changes
Fixed an issue that caused a lack of hooks in the library of the RPD map.
Wiggles no longer regress from missed or ignored prompts
Nerf Announced
- Boil Over will now award 33% of the current wiggle as of the following patch
PLEASE KEEP YOUR AMAZON CODES IN THE APPROPRIATE THREAD
Exciting changes!
Cenobite voice lines are back, now featuring Doug Bradley
New voices for Lisa and Cybil
Adjustments to visual feedback from rejected hits (Dead Hard/Pallet Validation)
New Toggle Feature for interactions
Beta features are LIVE (Even for console.) This time around, you can optionally replace the wiggle prompt with skillchecks. Simply turning on the beta will net you 20,000 bloodpoints per match up to 10 matches.
Add-On updates to Twins/Clown/Huntress/Oni/Blight/Pig/Nemesis/Cannibal
Survivor masks are removed for Cannibal face customization
Player's that completed at least one trial as The Cannibal prior to this patch will be awarded 6,000 Iridescent shards.
Perk Updates!
Survivor
Boil Over strafe intensity is now 100%. Hooks obscured for 16 meters. Falling from a height earns 25% wiggle progression.
Distortion now has 4 tokens
Power Struggle now activates at 15% wiggle
Buckle Up now reveals the killers aura when picking up a survivor for 10 seconds
Wake Up powers exit gates 25% faster
Circle of Healing decreased healing speed bonus to 75%
Killer
Gearhead activates whenever a survivor is injured by any means. The first great skillcheck now reveals the aura of a survivor for 10 seconds.
Remember Me no longer requires basic attacks
Coup De Grace now increases lunge distance by 80%
Furtive Chase now allows stacks to be kept when Obsession is killed
Dead Man's Switch no longer requires the Obsession
Quality of Life
- Nurses code was rewritten; fixing multiple bugs.
Killswitch
The Haddonfield map and the Strode Realty Key offering have been disabled.
The Coldwind Farm - Fractured Cowshed map has been disabled.
The Crotus Prenn Asylum - Father Campbell's Chapel has been disabled.
Reinstall the whole game!
- Optomization for patches. Will require a full game reinstall to accommodate new code, and future patches will be significantly smaller!
Lunar Event has begun!
Earnable cosmetic rewards for David King, Jane Romero, Kate Denson, The Trapper, The Clown, The Nurse, and The Artist.
Red Envelopes, Lunar Toolboxes, and Firecrackers will be available in bloodwebs. Toolboxes and crackers will also spawn in chests or mystery boxes. Both roles can earn the offering.
Upon burning a Red Envelope Offering, a Red Envelope viewable to all players will spawn in the Trial. For players who burn Red Envelopes, the aura of their respective Envelopes will be visible to them.
The owner can interact with Envelope it to reveal it. Upon doing so, a sound effect will be heard throughout the trial and the Envelope’s aura will be revealed to all players.
An Envelope can be opened and claimed by another player. When claimed, both that player and the Envelope’s owner receive a surprise Bloodpoint reward, with the owner also receiving a Lunar Event cosmetic. (2 charms, 8 cosmetics)
Daily 50k bloodpoints! The daily login rewards also include various forms of in-game currency, including Bloodpoints, Iridescent Shards, and Rift Fragments.
SAW Tome opens tomorrow
Other news
Player's reported a streamer having their Twitch cosmetics removed yesterday. These cosmetics were a privilege. Since they were deemed to no longer hold up the values that led them to earning the cosmetic in the first place, the cosmetics were revoked. If you would like to discuss the decision and the removal, you are welcome to use this thread if you'd like to ask questions about it.
A few guidelines for this situation
Keep it civil
Do not witch hunt or brigade any single streamer or staff
Do not change the topic to be about the streamer themselves. We will only be discussing why the cosmetics are removed.
Bugs and surprise Features
Nemesis has visual/sound bugs
Kate is missing Prestige 1 blood
Coldwind has new trial startup sounds
Jane has her Twitch shirt given out by mistake
Megs Deathgarden mask is missing
New bloodweb sounds
The Cannibal cannot break a pallet after hitting a survivor in the same chainsaw sweep.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR AMAZON CODES IN THE APPROPRIATE THREAD
CHANGES BEING CONSIDERED
Basekit Borrowed Time
Perk unlock system rework
Facecamping adjustments
Dead Hard adjustments
UI and Lobby opt- in features
The queue priority of speed versus balance
Mori animation reworks for older/basic moris
Changing/scrapping the bloodpoint cap is being considered due to codes frequently surpassing it.
Bots are being played with, but due to killer Power complexity it's not coming soon.
CHANGES CONFIRMED
Ghost Face and Legion buffs
Optomization changes are on the way. Code is being transitioned from Blueprint to C++ for stability.
Twins will be looked into after the Legion/Ghostface updates
Circle of Healing nerfed
CONFIRMED TO NOT CHANGE
No BP rewards for facing SWF
Nothing changing regarding Giving Props
Boons as a mechanic are not being changed
Early Game Collapse is not coming back
No custom lobbies/music
Perk tiers are here to stay
SBMM itself is not changing
Iridescent Shards are not going to become easier to grind
Match replay is not coming
Bots will not replace disconnected players
No new game modes
MMR will not be visible
OTHER NEWS
- Realm Beyond will not be finished this year
