2025-11-05 00:30 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
All characters you have unlocked via Steam will be unlocked on the PTB, including any new character(s) introduced in this update.
If DLC content has been unlocked via a platform other than Steam (including the in-game Store), this will not be automatically unlocked in the PTB. This content can be unlocked with the provided Auric Cells.
When accessing a character's Bloodweb, the character will be automatically set to Level 50 and Prestige 3, unlocking their perks to Tier 3, as well as any items that would regularly be obtained during this process.
All offerings, items, and add-ons will be pre-loaded with 99 units available.
12,500 Auric Cells and 1 million Bloodpoints will be given on each new PTB version, available to explore Outfits and Characters in the Store.
Added Custom Match options to enable/disable this feature.
Unhook Protections Update
Survivors that are unhooked or unhook themselves receive Unhook Protections for 30 seconds, which include:
10% Haste status effect
Endurance status effect
Elusive status effect (new status effect that hides grunts of pain, aura, scratch marks, and pools of blood)
The Survivor makes no sounds (coughing, vomiting, etc.)
Immunity to AFK crows
The Survivor will see the Killer's aura within 32 meters for 10 seconds
The Survivor is still susceptible to attacks and powers.
These effects linger for 3 seconds after being healed for a full health state.
These effects are lost when performing a Conspicuous Action.
These effects are disabled when all generators are completed, except for the 10% Haste and Endurance status effects, which will only last 10 seconds.
Dev note: We've reduced the Killer aura reveal duration to limit a Survivor's ability to plan aggressive saves while under the effects of Unhook Protections. Additionally, we've removed the No Collision effect from the Unhook Protections to prevent Survivors from phasing ahead of the Killer to use their Unhook Protections aggressively. We will be closely monitoring these during the PTB and look forward to the feedback!
Unique Hook Bonuses
When hooking a Survivor that is different than the last hooked Survivor, the Killer gains the following:
Bloodlust (Tier 1) for 15 seconds
This bonus is reset when entering a chase
This bonus is disabled when all generators are completed.
A 10% Bloodpoint multiplier on the match score at the end of the trial
Dev note: In the previous PTB, the Killer bonuses were complex and had many layers, they also made Killer gameplay very linear: hook → kick gen → down next survivor → rinse & and repeat. To retain player agency and the unexpected moments, we've simplified the bonuses to only one: gaining Bloodlust. Why Bloodlust? Because Haste stacked with Killer powers, which made stronger killers even stronger, widening the gap between them and weaker killers. Reusing Bloodlust means that Killers who use their power (Nurse, Ghoul, etc.) will lose the bonus, while Killers who are typically use their Basic Attack more, will keep it for the full duration. We've also removed the penalties from the previous PTB in the spirit of keeping player choice an important factor in how the game unfolds.
Perks
The following perks have been updated. See the Perk Updates sections below for more details:
Killer: Furtive Chase
Survivor: Babysitter, Borrowed Time, Breakdown, Off the Record, Wicked
Self-Recovery
After being downed by the Killer, the Resolve Bar appears.
The Resolve Bar takes 120 seconds to fill. Progress does not reset between downs.
The Resolve Bar fills 33% faster for each additional Survivor currently in the Dying State.
Once the Resolve Bar is full, the Survivor gains the ability to pick themselves up from the Dying State for the rest of the match. (Note: The Survivor must fully recover each time.)
Added a custom game setting to disable this feature.
Dev note: To better target the extreme cases, we've increased the base time taken to fill the Resolve Bar and added a stacking speed bonus for each additional Survivor in the Dying State. This will make the mechanic more lenient in matches with little to no slugging, and cause it to kick in sooner in matches with a lot of slugging.
Dying State
Crawling speed increases over time when left in the Dying State, from 0.7m/s to 1.05m/s.
Dev note: The ability to recover while crawling in the previous PTB made crawling away always the right choice. This made it difficult for the Killer to find and hook Survivors who were only slugged briefly. We've removed this from the base kit so Survivors must choose between staying still and recovering, or crawling away so the Killer cannot find them.
Perks
The following perk has been updated. See the Perk Updates sections below for more details:
Survivor: Tenacity
Quality of Life
The Resolve Bar is now visible to other Survivors while hooked.
Dev note: To help bridge the information gap between players using voice chat and those who aren't, we've added the Resolve Bar to the HUD. This will help Survivors determine if the Killer is camping and plan their next move accordingly.
Balance
The Anti-Facecamp meter now fills faster based on how long the Killer stays near the hook:
0-10 seconds: 1x speed
10-20 seconds: 2x speed
>20 seconds: 4x speed
Note: This multiplier only accumulates when the Killer is considered camping (the meter is gaining progress). The multiplier resets when the Survivor is unhooked.
Decreased the base fill rate of the Anti-Facecamp meter by roughly 50% to compensate.
Increased the range of the Anti-Facecamp zone to 20 meters (was 16).
Hooking a Survivor now applies a 7 second grace period to all hooked Survivors (was only the last hooked Survivor).
Dev note: To make the Anti-Facecamp mechanic fairer to both sides, we've reduced the base fill rate and added the time the Killer remains near the hook as a modifier. This gives Killers who are not camping more freedom to pass by a hook (particularly in cramped spaces like hallways) without worrying about the meter filling and giving the Survivor a free escape. This also means that Survivors who are being camped for extended periods gain the ability to unhook themselves slightly earlier.
Decreased the time for crows to appear to 80/100/120 seconds (was 120/140/190)
Dev note: Following the release of the updated AFK crow system, we increased the time it took to gain crows. This was much too generous, allowing for Survivors to avoid crows too easily. We're dialing back the values a little bit to a middle ground between the original values and the live values.
The Shape
Slaughtering Strike's camera controls are now identical to regular camera controls.
The Cenobite
Survivors with the Endurance status effect cannot be restrained by a Possessed Chain.
Dev note: The ability to bind Survivors who were just unhooked and under the Endurance status effect could feel quite oppressive. This change aims to make the Possessed Chain less effective at targeting recently Unhooked Survivors.
The Skull Merchant
Increased the Drone Rotation speed to 105 degrees/second. (was 95 degrees/second)
Increased the Hindered status effect from getting scanned to 10%. (was 8%)
Decreased the Deploy Drone cooldown to 7 seconds. (was 10 seconds)
Decreased the Undetectable duration after deploying a Drone to 6 seconds. (was 8 seconds)
Removed the fast vault immunity to Scan Lines
For every 2.5 seconds spent standing underneath a Drone, the Survivor gains 1 Lock On. (was instant)
Decreased Killer detection range for the Drone. (now only rises when colliding directly with Skull Merchant)
Dev note: Skull Merchant has dropped fairly significantly in terms of Kill Rate and lethality. These buffs aim to make her drones a bigger threat and bring up her a little bit. Additionally, we've decreased the cooldown to deploying drones, and consequently decreased the duration of Undetectable to keep some downtime between her Undetectable status effect. When standing underneath a Drone, Survivors would get instant Lock On, which felt like a bug whenever it happened. The gradual increase of Lock On will feel more natural and provide feedback to the Survivor that something bad is happening to them. Lastly, we reduced the Drone's sensitivity to their mistress, to make sure they are always ready to scan Survivors during chases in tight spaces and don't ascend unintendly.
Killer addon updates
Original Pain (Cenobite):
When a Survivor breaks free from a Possessed Chain, reveal their aura for 8 seconds. (Rework)
Soma Family Photo (Singularity):
Slipstreaming a Survivor inflicts the Hindered status effect for 6 seconds. (was 3 seconds)
Inflicts the Deep Wound status effect if the Survivor is injured. (Removed)
Dev note: Both of these addons were notorious for their ability to disable the Endurance Status Effect Survivors get when they are Unhooked. These changes aim to remove this ability to bypass the protection post-Unhook.
Killer perk updates
Furtive Chase:
Whenever your Obsession is hooked, gain 1 token, up to 3/4/5.
For each token, decrease your Terror Radius by 10%.
When your Obsession is Unhooked, the Obsession transfers to the rescuer.
Dev note: With the Bloodlust bonus offered for Unique Hooks, the synergy with Furtive Chase was higher than we would have wanted. We've changed Furtive Chase to its previous iteration of affecting the Terror Radius, without the downsides that it had.
Survivor perk updates
Babysitter:
After Unhooking a Survivor, see the Survivor and the Killer's aura for 20/25/30 seconds. (Rework)
Borrowed Time:
Survivors you Unhook gain the ability to fully recover from the Dying State for the next 60/80/100 seconds. (Rework)
Breakdown:
After you are Unhooked, the hook breaks for 90 seconds. (was 180 seconds)
After you are Unhooked, increase the speed at which you are healed by 100% for 30/60/90 seconds. (Rework)
Off the Record:
Removed the Endurance status effect.
Increased active duration to 60/70/80 seconds. (was 30/35/40)
Wicked:
Your self-unhook attempts in the basement always succeed.
When you are Unhooked from the basement, gain 30/40/50% healing progress.
Anytime you are Unhooked, suppress the Loud Noise notification.
Dev note: The Survivor perks listed above are all related to Unhook gameplay. We saw an opportunity to update them to make sure they complement the Unhook Protections and increase their value proposition.
Conviction:
Changed the perk to require specifically healing another Survivor to prevent infinite looping with Plot Twist.
Tenacity:
Readded the ability to recover while crawling.
Survivor item addon updates
Anti-Hemorrhagic Syringe:
Removed the heal over time effect.
Removes Exhaustion on use. (Rework)
Consumes the med-kit on Secondary Action use.
Styptic Agent:
Removed the Endurance status effect.
No longer consumes the med-kit on Secondary Action use.
Increases the efficiency when healing yourself by 15%. (Rework)
Dev note: These Med-kit addons have been very strong for a very long time, extending chases that would have ended much sooner. We're making these changes to dial back the strength of med-kits when paired with these addons.
Chase Start
Increased Bloodpoint amount to 500 (was 400)
Hooking Survivor
Increased Bloodpoint amount to 750 (was 500)
Survivor First Hook
Increased Bloodpoint amount to 750 (was 200)
Survivor Second Hook
Increased Bloodpoint amount to 250 (was 200)
Survivor Sacrifice Success
Increased Bloodpoint amount to 500 (was 200)
Dev note: With all the changes coming to the Killer role alongside the Tunneling Reduction and Slugging Reduction updates, we thought it was the right time to raise a few Score Events to encourage Killers to start chases and spread first Hooks at the start of a match.
Sped up Login into the game
PC players login automatically when opening the game, unless there's a connection issue.
New videos play only one time, removing the need to watch them or click to skip. Players can watch the video whenever they want using a new main menu footer button for it.
Last loading screen was removed
Photo sensitivity notice screen is used for loading, so it auto closes the game has loaded the needed assets, with a minimum unskippable time of 5 seconds.
Credits access was moved to the General tab on settings.
Settings menu was reconverted
Options are grouped under Tabs and subtabs
Values/range selectors were replaced by a Slider widget, to improve usability for PC and controller users
Scratchmarks Color can be customized
Beta setting
Players can choose among a predefined set of colors
Players can change the colors while in a match, and out of matches
Match details were separated of Settings
Players can use the Tab key on PC, or View/Select button on controllers, to open the Match Details
The Underground Complex
Adjusted The Underground Complex map to improve opportunities for player navigation.
Adjusted The Underground Complex map to make sure that at least one door is open on all sides of the large rooms.
Adjusted The Underground Complex map's rift room, where a new access to the generator was added.
Autohaven Wreckers Realm
Adjusted the Autohaven Wreckers Realm to help mitigate the overall feeling of excessive darkness.
We've recalibrated textures with excessive contrast or overly dark colors to ensure a consistent level of brightness across the map.
We've introduced a fog effect across the map.
We've reworked the overall lighting and adjusted the hue of the Realm to improve visual clarity.
Dev note: As mentioned on our recent Community Stream, this is an initial test to gather player feedback. Adjustments may be made based on the feedback received, so please be sure to test this out and let us know what you think.
Audio
Fixed an issue where the crackling sound and the Smoke of the Entity appear early when damaging a Generator.
Fixed an issue where when recalled, Victor disappear abruptly and the grunts lingers for 5 seconds.
Fixed an issue where the Knight's Terror Radius will briefly stop when control returns to the main body after using the power.
Fixed an issue where the SFX for The Ghoul successfully latching onto a Survivor was missing.
Bots
Fixed an issue where bots missed every skillcheck.
Characters
Fixed an issue where The Shape's Slaughtering Strike attack would not break pallets if the power button was released too soon.
Fixed an issue which allowed The Shape to turn further than intended when using Slaughtering Strike.
Fixed an issue where camera was briefly stuck for a few frames when The Legion started and manually ended Feral Frenzy.
Fixed an issue where The Dredge appears brighter inside a Fog Vial's smoke during the Nightfall.
Fixed an issue where The Hag's Scarred Hand add-on blocked the Killer when the trap is triggered.
Fixed an issue where The Hag's Pussy Willow Catkins add-on revealed Survivors for only 1 second.
Fixed an issue where all Survivors lost The Skull Merchant's Claw Trap when one Survivor with a Claw Trap escaped from the trial.
Fixed an issue where players could experience some stuttering while playing as The Dark Lord in Bat Form.
Fixed an issue where The Hillbilly would stutter and be sent back when breaking pallets or walls using the Low Pro Chains add-on with high latency.
Fixed an issue where Survivors would be temporarily stuck in an animation while dropping a pallet during The Ghoul's grab attack.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's axe remained in its hand if it got stunned while aiming.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's axe appeared on the ground during the Remove Axe interaction.
Fixed an issue where snow VFX appeared inside The Animatronics Security Room when traversing in the Ormond maps.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Glowing Mushrooms could spawn inside closed Exit Gates.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's head was briefly detached from her body after vaulting from a height.
Fixed an issue where Survivors that were being healed could not be hit by The Krasue's Intestinal Whip attack.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Carnifex Guard could not break pallets.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guards could become stuck when damaging generators that were being blocked by the Entity at the same time.
Fixed an issue where The Artist's Dire Crow's damage was impacted by dropped pallets collision at close range.
Fixed an issue where The Deathslinger's harpoon break-free meter went up too quickly when reeling near a corner or edge wall.
Fixed an issue where setting the Invert Y-Axis option as The Twins did not affect Victor.
Fixed an issue where Survivors could solve the Lament Configuration before removing chains attached to them.
Environment/Maps
Fixed a collision issue on the RCPD stairs that caused the Houndmaster chase action to sometimes be wasted, as the dog could be partially and sometimes completely blocked.
Fixed an issue where lighting appears darker on the Spectator POV for the following maps: Greenville Square, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Fallen Refuge and Ormond Lake Mine
Fixed an issue where going into the basement makes lighting darker for the player for the rest of the match for the following maps: Greenville Square, Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, Fallen Refuge and Ormond Lake Mine
Fixed an issue in Coldwind Farm where a survivor would clip through a locker
Fixed an issue in The Underground Complex where players could vault on both side of a hole
Fixed an issue in Badham Preschool where the Knight was not able to create a path with the Guard on a street curb
Fixed issues with the Houndmaster camera clipping in the body of the character
Fixed an issue in The Underground Complex when the character stood too close to the chest they could not pick up the item
Fixed an issue in the Garden Of Joy where Victor could jump out of the map
Fixed an issue in Dead Dawg Saloon where the Nightmare would teleport out of the map
Fixed an issue in Ormond Lake Mine where a pallet was floating
Perks
Fixed an issue where Batteries Included activates when traveling through The Animatronic's Security Door while a generator is repaired.
Fixed an issue where Diversion was unable to recharge when the Terror Radius is transferred to The Animatronic's axe when using the Faz-coin add-on.
Fixed an issue where Haywire might not activate if a Survivor gets the Exit Gate switch to 99%.
Fixed an issue where Bardic Inspiration dice roll appeared halfway through the song.
Fixed an issue where the radial timer of Vigil's external perk icon was missing when other Survivors left the perks range.
Fixed an issue where Tenacity's Haste bonus status effect icon was missing while in the dying state.
Fixed an issue where Conviction activated with any self-recovery perk from the dying state.
Fixed an issue where The Knight was unable to activate THWACK! when destroying a pallet using a Guard order.
Fixed an issue where the SFX of the created pallet could be heard when canceling Apocalyptic Ingenuity.
Fixed an issue where holding the run button could trigger permanent Exhaustion against Mindbreaker.
Platforms
Fixed an issue where the Holiday Get-Together achievement/trophy could be unlocked when hooking the same Survivor in the basement three times.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to gain progress on The Man Behind the Bush achievement/trophy.
Quests
Fixed an issue where players were unable to gain progress on the Tome 4 level 2 Killer challenge Evil Omen.
UI
Fixed an issue that could cause a crash when repeatedly pressing Dpad right in some menus while waiting in a 2v8 queue.
Fixed an issue where failing to find a tutorial bot match would disable some menus.
Fixed an issue where switching from mouse to gamepad would snap the cursor to the corner of the screen.
Misc
Fixed an issue where game freezes during bloodweb bulk purchase that includes disabled item.
Fixed an issue where the trial would end abruptly when The Animatronic performed an axe grab on a Survivor at the same time they were being sacrificed in the End Game Collapse.
Fixed an issue where idle crows on top of lockers were using the wrong idle animation.
Fixed an issue where Fog Vials were misaligned in Survivors hands in the trial.
Known Issues
The Legion continues to play the Frenzy animation when grabbing a Survivor from a locker while in Feral Frenzy.
Occasionally, bots might fail to use perks for the duration of the trial.
2025-10-21 23:30 UTC+9 · rblanchard_bhvr
The Twins and The Houndmaster have been re-enabled in the Haunted by Daylight event queue.
Added a 20% bonus to stun recovery and breaking speed while in Evil Incarnate Mode.
Increased the duration of Evil Incarnate Mode to 60 seconds (was 40 seconds).
Increased movement speed while activating Evil Incarnate Mode to 4.6m/s (was 3.45m/s).
Increased Slaughtering Strike's movement speed to 7.5 m/s (was 6.9 m/s).
Increased Slaughtering Strike's turning sensitivity.
Dev note: This is the first of two steps we have planned to make Slaughtering Strike feel more responsive when you're mid-action. In the next PTB, we will be removing the sensitivity modifier from Slaughtering Strike, making it identical to normal camera sensitivity.
Removed the vertical camera restriction while performing a Slaughtering Strike.
Decreased Slaughtering Strike's cooldown to 4 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Increased score event for Slaughtering Strike hits to 800 Bloodpoints (was 200).
Decreased Pursuer Mode's Terror Radius to 16m (was 24m).
Decreased Evil Incarnate Mode's Terror Radius to 32m (was 40m).
Fixed an issue where players could become partially or fully invisible after interacting with a Void Portal. Becoming invisible from the spectator POV has been fixed as well.
Fixed an issue where Survivors' heads would show the effects of various Killers' Moris after interacting with a Void Portal.
Fixed an issue where The Knight could permanently see their Guards' auras at their last location after entering the Void Realm.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's view was unaffected by the Void Crystal's Smoke Bomb when using Guard Summon.
Fixed an issue where Killers were able to see through the Void Crystal's Smoke Bomb when standing at the sphere's edge.
Fixed an issue where The Mastermind and a Survivor could become invisible to one another and obstruct their view when the Void Portal interaction is interrupted.
Fixed an issue where Void Haunts would not hit the Survivor if they fell on top of them.
Fixed an issue where The Ghoul would face forward while destroying a pumpkin.
Fixed an issue in the Void Realm where The Nurse could Blink out of bounds.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' Victor could become invisible if Unbound while a Void Crystal's Smoke Bomb was active.
Fixed an issue where the audio would be muffled when entering and exiting lockers.
Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord's cape SFX were too loud when spectating.
Fixed an issue where The Spirit's default SFX could be heard when finishing a Phase-Walk while equipped with the "Tomie" outfit.
Fixed an issue where The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned's SFX is missing when hitting a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where a loud noise notification would trigger when a Survivor was rescued from The Executioner's Cage of Atonement.
Fixed an issue where the audio for the Doomed Course trailer could be heard when tabbed out of the application.
Fixed an issue where chase music was not heard when spectating the Killer in Custom Game.
Fixed an issue where infected SFX continued to play after The Plague destroyed an infected pallet.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could cause pallets to repeatedly lift and drop when vaulting after switching to Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could occasionally cause a crash when vaulting during Headlong Flight while using mouse wheel keybindings.
Fixed an issue where the camera would zoom in on the sky at the end of The Krasue's Mori animation when viewed from the Survivor's POV.
Fixed an issue where the Hindered status effect from The Ghoul's Grab-Attack would last longer than normal on a vault grab.
Fixed an issue where The Shape's camera would reset after activating Evil Incarnate Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Shape's Slaughtering Strike turning was not smooth on controllers.
Fixed an issue where The Shape sometimes didn't receive a vault speed bonus in Pursuer or Evil Incarnate Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Shape incorrectly had Bloodlust during special attacks.
Fixed an issue where The Trapper would gain Haste stacks when installing or resetting multiple Bear Traps.
Fixed an issue where The Nightmare could get stuck when teleporting to certain generators.
Fixed an issue where the barbed wire from The Executioner's Trail of Torment wasn't visible on Tormented Survivors.
Fixed an issue where The Executioner's Cage of Atonement would flicker when relocating.
Fixed an issue where Survivors were unable to interact with lockers occupied by The Dredge.
Fixed an issue where Survivors could get stuck within each other after healing a downed Survivor close to a corner.
Fixed an issue where Killers clipped into the ground when closing the hatch.
Fixed an issue where some of The Dredge's weapons obstructed player view.
Fixed an issue in the Autohaven Wreckers Realm where The Nightmare could get stuck while teleporting.
Fixed an issue in the Midwich Elementary School map where Survivors could land on top of a cage.
Fixed an issue on multiple maps where the camera would clip inside The Houndmaster's model at the beginning of a Trial.
Fixed an issue in the Treatment Theatre maps where the Killer could not grab a Survivor from a generator.
Fixed an issue on multiple maps where The Nurse could Blink out of bounds.
Fixed an issue in the Gas Heaven map where a Survivor exiting a locker would clip through its top.
Fixed an issue in the Disturbed Ward map where The Trapper could hide Bear Traps under rubble.
Fixed an issue in the Father Campbell's Chapel map where The Animatronic could not interrupt a Survivor interacting with a Security Door.
Fixed an issue in the Dead Dawg Saloon map where Survivors could not interact with a vault.
Fixed an issue in the Lampkin Lane map where players had difficulty navigating on the mud ramp next to the main building.
Fixed an issue where Lucky Star would not suppress grunts of pain if the Survivor was in a locker when the perk cooldown finished.
Fixed an issue where Bardic Inspiration granted permanent Survivor aura reading.
Fixed an issue where Mindbreaker would not pause existing Exhaustion timers.
Fixed an issue where Sprint Burst triggered at the same time as completing a generator with a great skill check when using a controller.
Fixed a crash that could occur when leaving the Store while navigating the Featured Content carousel.
Fixed an issue on Microsoft platforms where Quest progression could appear incorrect after switching accounts.
Fixed an issue which prevented switching characters while matchmaking as a Killer.
Fixed an issue where the taskbar icon would not flash when the application was unfocused and a Trial had started.
Fixed an issue where the Survivor tutorial was not able to be completed when the End Game Collapse ended after opening the exit gate.
Fixed an issue where the Killer's match result could appear on screen briefly before the match ended.
2025-10-07 23:30 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
Leeched is now completely removed from Survivors when they are hooked.
Increased Corporeal Weave time to Head Form to 1.2 seconds (was 1).
Increased Intestinal Whip wind-up to 0.3 seconds (was 0.2).
Decreased Intestinal Whip collision's length to 0.32 seconds (was 0.35).
Increased Regurgitate thrown cooldown duration to 1.3 seconds (was 1).
Increased Regurgitate cancelled cooldown duration to 1.3 seconds (was 0.1).
Off The Record:
Re-added the Endurance status effect.
Decreased the perk duration to 30/35/40 seconds. (was 60/70/80 seconds)
Dev note: The intention with this change is for the perk to help with tunneling that occurs within a reasonable timeframe of being unhooked, while reducing the possibility of using it aggressively more than 40 seconds after being saved from the hook.
Fixed an issue where the beginning of The Krasue's Mori audio played from the incorrect direction.
Fixed an issue where female Survivors would float above locker floors before being grabbed by the Killer.
Fixed an issue where the barbed wire was missing from The Executioner's Rites Of Judgment trails.
Fixed an issue where The Lich's spell indicator VFX appear suddenly instead of fading in.
Fixed an issue where the animation for eating Glowing Fungus would not play after a Survivor screamed when playing against The Krasue.
Fixed an issue where The Blight could perform another Lethal Rush after being pallet stunned during a Rush
Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord's model remained in Wolf Form's position after Pouncing at a nearby wall.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic was able to interact with Survivors teleporting between Security Doors (outside of the intended jump scare).
Fixed an issue where match would not end for The Animatronic if a Survivor escaped through the hatch after previously being interrupted in the Security Room.
Fixed an issue where the Security Room interrupt sequence did not play properly for Survivors and The Animatronic.
Fixed an issue where Survivors would remain in The Executioner's Cage of Atonement when rescued.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue was able to hit Survivors through mid-height obstacles and vaults while in Head Form.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could avoid being blinded during the pick-up animation while in Head Form.
Fixed an issue where Survivors stuttered when being picked up by The Krasue in Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Nurse's Chain Blink could fail to charge.
Fixed an issue where The Oni's "Murderous Grizzly" head cosmetic clips in the camera during Demon Dash charge up.
Fixed an issue in the Nostromo Wreckage map where AI bots could not navigate properly.
Fixed an issue in multiple maps where the intro camera would clip through The Houndmaster.
Fixed an issue in the Yamaoka Estate Realm where players could not interact with one side of a generator.
Fixed an issue in the Dead Dawg Saloon map where The Nurse could Blink out of bounds.
Fixed an issue in the Sanctum Of Wrath map where players couldn't navigate around pillars on the stairs as intended.
Fixed an issue in the Raccoon City Police Station West Wing where The Nurse could Blink out of bounds.
Fixed an issue in the Wrecker's Yard map where the camera would clip through objects when the Killer spawned.
Fixed an issue in the Pale Rose map where two pallets could spawn too close to one another a maze tile.
Fixed an issue in the Underground Complex map where an invisible collision would block player navigation.
Fixed an issue in the Suffocation Pit map where The Krasue's Regurgitate projectile would not bounce properly.
Fixed an issue in the Lampkin Lane map where a totem could not be interacted with.
Fixed an issue in the Ironworks of Misery map where a tree was missing textures.
Fixed an issue in the Mount Ormond Resort map where placeholder or hill tiles would incorrectly spawn.
Fixed an issue with healing quests that would not progress when recovering with the Conviction perk.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue was unable to gain progress for the "Down 10 Survivor(s) inflicted with status effects" quest.
Fixed a crash which could occur when opening and closing the Player Profile menu.
Fixed an issue where the Killer character’s visual selected state would not update correctly while ready in an offline lobby.
Fixed an issue where the default lobby was erroneously active instead of the Sinister Grace lobby.
Fixed an issue where the scores of disconnection replacement bots would be incorrect.
Fixed an issue where the Abandon feature would not activate for the last Survivor when a Survivor was sacrificed and the other two disconnected.
Fixed an issue where the Recovery bar would flicker briefly when the Survivor was put in the Dying State.
Fixed an issue where The Houndmaster's trailer audio could be heard when tabbed out of the game.
Fixed an issue where some Killers' red stains were visible through walls.
Fixed an issue where points were not deducted from the Malicious Emblem when a Survivor was dropped by the Killer while wiggling.
Fixed an issue where The Shape's Mori while in Evil Incarnate Mode would not count towards the Evil Incarnate achievement/Trophy.
The REVERENCE Rift Pass will release without Claudette's outfit's head cosmetic, including any Altered and Deep Rift variations of this head cosmetic. These missing cosmetics will be gifted to all players who bought the REVERENCE Premium Rift Pass, regardless of Rift Pass progress at a later date.
2025-09-30 23:30 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
Increased the initial number of Glowing Fungus to 5 (was 4) and decreased the maximum number to 6 (was 8).
Decreased the time during which Intestinal Whip ignores obstructions to 0.35 seconds (was 0.6).
Increased the Head Form pallet vault time to 2 seconds (was 1.7) and the Head Form window vault time to 1.8 seconds (was 1.7).
Increased the Head Form pallet stun time to 2.5 seconds (was 2).
Fixed an issue where The Krasue was missing SFX when grabbing a Survivor from a locker.
Fixed an issue where Orela's voiceover was missing from the the Killer POV when unhooked.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's footsteps were louder than intended.
Fixed an issue where some of The Krasue's SFX were not synced up with their animations.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's SFX were missing when performing an Intestinal Whip on any collision.
Fixed an issue where some haptic feedback was missing for The Krasue.
Fixed an issue where static could be heard during the Entombment Rift Pass trailer in-game.
Fixed an issue where The Unknown's Mori voiceover plays from the incorrect direction.
Fixed multiple issues where Survivor bots would not finish healing other Survivors.
Fixed an issue where the Carlos Oliveira, Chris Redfield, Claire Redfield, and Sheva Alomar Legendary outfits did not have unique campfire animations.
Fixed an issue where The Shape's hand was misaligned with the Survivor's neck during his Mori.
Fixed an issue where Rain Carradine's campfire animation did not play correctly.
Fixed an issue where the camera remained pointed downward after closing the hatch as The Ghoul.
Fixed an issue where a score event was missing for The Ghoul when performing a Kagune Leap on a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Houndmaster's dog could despawn and respawn during a Chase Command.
Fixed an issue where The Nightmare could teleport out of bounds when teleporting to a Survivor healing at the Exit Gate.
Fixed an issue where The Knight could initiate a chase before teleporting back to his original location after summoning a Guard.
Fixed an issue where The Knight could briefly see Survivors and scratch marks when teleporting back to his location after spawning a Guard.
Fixed an issue where Security Doors would appear misaligned with their doorframes when The Animatronic exited one after a jump scare.
Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord's camera could become misaligned when transforming.
Fixed an issue where Survivor character models would disappear from The Executioner's Cage of Atonement after being sacrificed.
Fixed an issue where The Xenomorph was unable to see the Entity's claws on blocked generators while inside a tunnel.
Fixed an issue where Killers could receive permanent Killer Instinct on a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Lich's Flight of the Damned projectiles disappeared upon reaching map boundaries.
Fixed an issue where The Artist's crow projectiles disappeared upon reaching map boundaries.
Fixed an issue where the animation for Survivors eating a Glowing Fungus was missing.
Fixed an issue where the animation of The Krasue snuffing out a totem would not play properly.
Fixed an issue where Survivors were misaligned during locker grabs and when being dropped by The Krasue.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's spectator camera was misaligned after performing a Mori.
Fixed an issue where the Glowing Fungus would clip into Survivors' hands.
Fixed an issue where the Glowing Fungus could spawn under dropped pallets.
Fixed an issue where the Glowing Fungus VFX would remain after it was destroyed by a pallet.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's hair would stutter from the Survivor POV when being carried in Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Headlong Flight's icon cooldown would briefly appear full when a generator was completed.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Headlong Flight vignette would remain visible in spectator mode after finishing this action.
Fixed an issue where the Glowing Fungus cleansing effect would stop if a Survivor lost a health state by any means other than a hit from the Killer or Deep Wound.
Fixed an issue where the "Re-Leeched" score event was missing when the Glowing Fungus effect was interrupted by The Krasue's Regurgitate.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Regurgitate reticle remained visible after being stunned with a pallet.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Theatre Binoculars add-on would only reveal Survivor auras when they had zero Leech progress.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could push Survivor when transitioning between forms.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's intestines would stretch when destroying a breakable wall.
Fixed an issue in the Dead Dawg Saloon map where players were unable to navigate through a gap as intended.
Fixed an issue in the Dead Dawg Saloon map where a balcony vault was inaccessible to Survivors.
Fixed an issue in the Lampkin Lane map where the leaves of trees would clip through the walls.
Fixed an issue in the Autohaven Wreckers Realm where a tree would block a vault.
Fixed multiple issue where the camera would clip through The Houndmaster at the beginning of a Trial.
Fixed an issue in the Coldwind Farm Realm where a tree would spawn through objects.
Fixed an issue in The Game map where The Nurse could Blink out of bounds.
Fixed an issue in the Mother's Dwelling map where The Krasue's camera while in Head Form would clip through walls.
Fixed an issue in the Ormond Lake Mine map where The Skull Merchant's drones were unable to detect Survivors on the outside ramp or upper level of the main building.
Fixed an issue in various maps where The Krasue's Glowing Fungus was not able to spawn in some intended places.
Fixed an issue in various maps where The Krasue's Glowing Fungus was able to spawn on top of objects.
Fixed an issue in the Red Forest Realm where an invisible ramp was present.
Fixed an issue in the Autohaven Wreckers Realm where player could not use the vault in the magnet crane.
Fixed an issue in the Pale Rose map where a fire barrel was clipping inside a generator, making it unusable.
Fixed an issue where a token from Play With Your Food was removed when The Krasue used Regurgitate.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Head Form aura remained visible to Survivors while having Alert and Eyes of Belmont equipped.
Fixed an issue where Plot Twist could trigger Mettle of Man's activation requirements.
Fixed an issue where the debuff icon was missing when affected by Forced Hesitation.
Fixed an issue where Survivors could hear the audio cue on Territorial Imperative.
Fixed an issue where Potential Energy remained toggled on when moving to another generator.
Fixed an issue where Solidarity would not apply after a med-kit ran out of charges in the middle of a heal.
Fixed an issue where Road Life gained tokens when affected by The Animatronic's Office Phone add-on.
Fixed an issue where ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR! affected The Pig's Jigsaw Boxes.
Fixed an issue where ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR! affected The Lich's Mimic Chests.
Fixed an issue where ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!'s tambourine would grow increasingly larger if used with the Hand of Vecna equipped.
Fixed an issue where ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR! took priority over Reassurance when within the 6m radius of a hooked Survivor.
Fixed an issue where ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR! took priority over Invocation: Treacherous Crows and Invocation: Weaving Spiders when within the circle.
Fixed an issue where the Sinister Grace DLC was not linked in-game on Steam and Epic Games Store.
Fixed an issue where the match end audio would play on the Tally Screen when quitting or abandoning a match on Epic Games Store.
Fixed an issue where the progress for "Heal 2 Survivors From the Dying State" was counted twice when fully recovering from the Dying State.
Fixed an issue where The Twins’ power and add-ons were not displayed in the Match Details screen when controlling Victor.
Fixed an issue where the player info boxes in a Custom Match lobby were misaligned.
Fixed an issue where the matchmaking status text could overlap with the event button in the Quests menu.
Fixed an issue where the slugging and tunneling reduction features were visible in the Custom Match Settings Modified popup despite not being available.
Fixed an issue where the depleted item icon would appear replenished when dropping a Glowing Fungus.
Fixed an issue where the status of the autoplay checkbox in The Tomes to not be saved when rebooting the game.
Fixed an issue that caused a crash when switching between tabs in the Store.
Fixed an issue where anonymous mode would disable licensed music when active.
2025-09-30 05:03 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
Hey there folks!
It's no secret that maps are an integral part of the Dead by Daylight experience. Not only do they set the tone of each Trial, but they play an important role in the balance between Killer and Survivor. We're always looking for ways to improve our maps and appreciate the experiences you bring to the table, so who better to help shape that than you!
Today, we kicked off a survey focused on the game's maps and we'd love your feedback! Simply open up your in-game mail and click the survey link within to share your thoughts with us. As a heads-up, the survey will run until October 6th at 10:00 AM ET.
Do you enjoy the atmosphere and aesthetic? Are the maps delivering on the scare factor? Does the gameplay feel fair and balanced?
This survey digs into those questions and more, providing valuable insights to the team to help make adjustments and improve our maps in the future. If you're able to take a couple minutes to complete it and share your thoughts with us, we'd really appreciate it! Thanks for always bringing your unbridled passion to the table when it comes to feedback.
See you in the fog!
The Dead by Daylight Team
2025-09-25 05:38 UTC+9 · kristie.fong
Dead by Daylight: Sinister Grace is an original Chapter featuring a new Killer, The Krasue, and a new Survivor, Vee Boonyasak. Purchasing this add-on unlocks The Krasue’s Relaxed Reds, and Vee Boonyasak’s Camo Cami.
By day, Burong Sukapat was a beautiful and talented performer. By night, The Krasue's curse awakened, plunging her into a nightmare of torn flesh, sopping blood, and insatiable hunger.
The beating heart of Axekick, drummer Vee Boonyasak's infectious attitude, up-tempo pace, and kinetic energy bring a new dynamic to every Trial.
New Killer: The Krasue
New Survivor: Vee Boonyasak
An exclusive Cosmetic for the Killer: Relaxed Reds
An exclusive Cosmetic for the Survivor: Camo Cami
See you in the Fog,
The Dead by Daylight team.
2025-09-24 01:00 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
KILLER POWER: UNBODIED FLESH
The Krasue detaches from its body, emerging as a floating head with a trail of organs drifting behind it.
SPECIAL ABILITY: CORPOREAL WEAVE
Press Ability Button 1 to shift between Body and Head Form.
Body Form has a 32 meter Terror Radius.
Head Form has a 40 meter Terror Radius. It is slightly faster but cannot break pallets and is not granted the Bloodlust status effect.
KILLER EFFECT: LEECHED
Hitting a Survivor with Intestinal Whip and Regurgitate adds to their Leech Meter. When the meter is filled, the Survivor is afflicted with Leeched I.
Leeched I: The Leech Meter automatically fills over time, up to Leeched II.
Leeched II: The Survivor is afflicted with Broken. If healthy, they become injured.
SPECIAL ABILITY: INTESTINAL WHIP
In Head Form, press the Attack Button to lash out with your internal organs.
Survivors afflicted with Leeched can be damaged by Intestinal Whip.
Intestinal Whip partially fills a Survivor’s Leech Meter, up to Leech I.
SPECIAL ABILITY: REGURGITATE
In Body Form, press and hold the Power Button to charge Regurgitate. When charged, tap the Attack Button to spew a Leeching Gland.
Leeching Gland completely fills a Survivor’s Leech Meter, up to Leech I.
SPECIAL ABILITY: HEADLONG FLIGHT
In Head Form, press and hold the Power Button to speed through the air.
SPECIAL ITEM: GLOWING FUNGUS
Survivors can eat Glowing Fungus to decrease the Leech Meter over time. Being hit ends the effect.
NEW KILLER PERKS:
Ravenous
Whenever you hook a Survivor for the first time, gain 1 token, up to 4.
When you have 4 tokens, all Survivors scream and gain Exposed for 40/50/60 seconds.
Wandering Eye
Whenever you start chasing a Survivor, reveal the auras of all other injured Survivors within 20/20/20 meters for 5/5/5 seconds.
This perk has a 40/35/30-second cooldown.
Hex: Overture of Doom
Spawns a Hex Totem that curses the farthest generator and reveals its aura to you in yellow.
When a Survivor repairs the cursed generator for 5/5/5 seconds, you gain Undetectable and your Terror Radius is applied to the generator for 20/25/30 seconds.
When the cursed generator is repaired, the next farthest generator is cursed.
NEW SURVIVOR PERKS:
Road Life
While injured, not Broken and repairing a generator, gain 1/1/1 token for each regular great skill check success.
When you have 6/5/4 tokens, spend all tokens and gain 100%/100%/100% healing speed until you stop healing.
Lose 1/1/1 token when you fail a regular skill check.
ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!
Press Ability button 2 while standing and idle to enter the "performance" interaction that lasts up to 15/15/15 seconds and empowers Survivors within 16/16/16 meters. You will get continuous skill checks during the performance. The effect lasts for 90/90/90 seconds if the performance is completed.
Increases the odds of getting healing and repair skill checks by 20/20/20%.
When the ability is cancelled or the performance completes, it goes on cooldown for 110/100/90 seconds.
Ghost Notes
While you have Exhausted, your scratch marks disappear 50/50/50% faster.
You recover 5/7.5/10% faster from Exhausted.
The Match Details screen now displays the items and add-ons equipped (for Survivors), and the Killer power icon and add-ons equipped (for Killers). This is visible only for the player that has them equipped.
As with perks, players can hover over these icons to display their tooltips.
Recovery while in the Dying State is now automatic and no longer requires a button to be held.
Added a new scenario to the Abandon option: After recovering or being healed from the Dying State twice, the option to Abandon becomes available the next time you are downed.
Updated various Realms to adjust the quantity and distribution of pallets, reducing the presence of "dead zones".
Affected Realms: The MacMillan Estate, Autohaven Wreckers, Coldwind Farm, Crotus Prenn Asylum, Haddonfield, Backwater Swamp, Red Forest, Yamaoka Estate, Ormond, The Decimated Borgo
Updated all Realms to draw from the same pool of available maze tile layouts.
Updated the Tomes and Archives menus to offer an improved lore experience:
Tomes are now displayed with the most recent Tome at the top of the list
Added VFX to distinguish the most recent Tome
New lore content is delivered regularly without players needing to complete Archives quests
Summary
The Shape now has three modes: Stalker, Pursuer, and Evil Incarnate.
The Shape can swap between Stalker & Pursuer Modes without needing to Stalk.
The Shape must Stalk Survivors to unlock Evil Incarnate Mode.
While Evil Incarnate mode is active, The Shape has a new special attack: Slaughtering Strike.
Updated most add-ons.
Stalker Mode (Previously Evil Within I)
The Shape is Undetectable and moves at 4.2m/s.
Hold the Power Button to Stalk nearby Survivors.
When the Stalk meter is full, automatically enter Pursuer Mode. Stalker Mode becomes unavailable.
Note: No longer decreases lunge range.
Pursuer Mode (Previously Evil Within II)
The Shape has a 24m Terror Radius and moves at 4.6m/s.
Lunge range, breaking speed, vault speed, and stun recovery speed are increased by 20%.
Evil Incarnate Mode (Previously Evil Within III)
When the Stalk meter is full, tap the Ability Button to activate Evil Incarnate Mode.
Evil Incarnate Mode lasts 40 seconds.
The Shape has a 40m Terror Radius and moves at 4.6m/s.
Vault speed is increased by 20%.
Unlocks a new special attack: Slaughtering Strike.
Unlocks the ability to kill Survivors who have reached the final hook stage. This cannot be used on Survivors with Endurance.
Note: Survivors are no longer Exposed.
Note: No longer increases lunge range.
Special Attack: Slaughtering Strike
Hold the Power Button to charge a lunge, then press the Attack Button to begin the attack.
Holding the Power Button longer extends the lunge's duration up to a maximum of 1.5 seconds.
Slaughtering Strike has a base speed of 6.9m/s.
Hits with Slaughtering Strike instantly down healthy Survivors.
Slaughtering Strike can break pallets and breakable walls.
Slaughtering Strike has a 6 second cooldown.
Stalking
The Stalk meter now takes 5 points to fill (was 3 for Tier 1, 6 for Tier 2).
Increased the movement speed multiplier when Stalking a Survivor to 60% (was 20%).
Stalk rate is decreased by 25% while moving.
When the Stalk meter is not full, after 20 seconds of not Stalking, Stalk progress decays to 50%.
Decreased the maximum Stalking range to 32m (was 40m).
Note: Survivors no longer have a limited amount of Stalk points.
Note: Stalk rate is no longer affected by distance.
The Shape's Add-Ons
Tacky Earrings:
Increases movement speed while Stalking by 20% (was 10%).
Memorial Flower (Rework):
Increases movement speed in Stalker Mode to 4.4m/s.
Boyfriend's Memo (Rework):
Increases maximum Stalk range by 8 meters.
Blond Hair (Rework):
Scratch marks and pools of blood last 100% longer while in Stalker Mode.
Reflective Fragment (Rework):
Slaughtering Strike only deals a single health state of damage. Hitting a Survivor with Slaughtering Strike adds 20 seconds to Evil Incarnate's duration.
Changed rarity to Very Rare.
Jewelry (Rework):
Increases Stalk rate when Stalking stationary Survivors by 10%.
Hair Brush (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate is activated, the next pallet you break is destroyed 50% faster.
Glass Fragment (Rework):
Increases the movement speed of Slaughtering Strike by 5%. Decreases the charge speed of Slaughtering Strike by 10%.
Dead Rabbit:
Decreases Terror Radius in Pursuer Mode by 25%. Increases Terror Radius in Evil Incarnate by 25%.
Mirror Shard (Rework):
Increases the base duration of Slaughtering Strike by 0.25 seconds. Decreases the charge speed of Slaughtering Strike by 25%.
Jewelry Box (Rework):
Decreases Stalk range by 16 meters. Increases Stalk rate by 30%.
J. Myers Memorial (Rework):
While Evil Incarnate is active, your pickup and hook speeds are increased by 40%.
Hair Bow:
Increases the duration of Evil Incarnate by 20 seconds (was 30). Decreases Stalk rate by 20%.
Vanity Mirror (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate ends, you see the auras of all Survivors for 4 seconds.
Tombstone Piece (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate is activated, you become Undetectable for 20 seconds.
Lock of Hair (Rework):
While Evil Incarnate is active, hold the Ability Button to end it prematurely and retain 50% of the remaining duration as Stalk progress.
Scratched Mirror:
Changed rarity to Visceral.
Judith's Tombstone (Rework):
Hooking a Survivor during Evil Incarnate refreshes its duration. Limits the duration of Evil Incarnate to 40 seconds.
Fragrant Tuft of Hair (Rework):
Survivors become Exposed while Evil Incarnate is active. Your lunge range is increased by 50% while in Evil Incarnate Mode. You can no longer use Slaughtering Strike.
Changed rarity to Uncommon.
Dev note: This add-on makes The Shape's power work similarly to how it used to. We've made it more common so those who prefer the original power can keep a steady supply.
The Unknown
Increased Weakened duration increase upon injuring a healthy Survivor with UVX projectile to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Reduced movement speed recovery time after teleporting to 1.3 seconds (was 1.4 seconds).
Increased The Unknown's vertical camera axis to allow higher aim elevation with the UVX Projectile.
The Unknown's Add-Ons
Rabbit's Foot:
Afflicts the Hemorrhage status effect to Survivors injured by UVX for 45 seconds (was 30 seconds).
Blurry Photo:
After Teleporting, regain full movement speed 7% faster (was 15%).
Last Known Recording:
Reduces the Hallucinations’ aura range visible to Survivors by 35% (was 25%).
Slashed Backpack:
Destroying a Hallucination with UVX decreases the time until the next Hallucination spawns by 65% (was 75%). The extra time should allow for more precise placement.
Vanishing Box:
Increases Hallucination spawn time by 120% (was 80%).
Hypnotist’s Watch:
Inflicts the Exhausted status effect for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Serum Vial:
Inflicts the Exhausted status effect for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
The Dark Lord
Vampire Form:
Reduced the cooldown of Hellfire to 9.5 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Increased the number of Hellfire pillars to 8 (was 7).
Reduced Hellfire charge movement speed to 3.68m/s (was 3.8m/s).
Increased movement speed recovery time after activating Hellfire to 2.35 seconds (was 2.25 seconds).
Wolf Form:
Increased Pounce Attack charge time to 0.9 seconds (was 0.85 seconds).
Increased Scent Orb spawn time to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
Bat Form:
Increased Bat Form flying movement friction to reduce sliding motion to 2.2 (was 1.6).
The Dark Lord's Add-Ons
Ruby Circlet:
Reduces the cooldown of Hellfire by 5% (was 10%).
Clock Tower Gear:
Reduces the cooldown of Shapeshift by 5% (was 10%).
Traveler's Hat:
Increases Shapeshift speed by 5% (was 10%).
Moonstone Necklace:
Reduces the size of the Terror Radius in Vampire and Wolf Forms by 8 meters (was 4 meters).
Blood-Filled Goblet:
Increases the duration of Scent Orbs by 60% (was 50%).
White Wolf Medallion:
Increases Killer Instinct duration by 1 second while in Wolf Form after Survivors complete rushed actions (was 0.8 seconds).
Killer Doll:
Increases the cooldown reduction of Pounce Attacks from Scent Orbs by 30% (was 50%).
Force of Echo:
Increases the spawn rate of Scent Orbs by 10% (was 17%).
Medusa's Hair:
Survivors within 8 meters (was 12 meters) of your teleport destination suffer from an 8% Hindered status effect for 4 seconds (was 3 seconds).
Warg's Fang:
Reveals the auras of all Survivors whose Scent Orbs you have collected for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds).
Lapis Lazuli:
After teleporting to a window, it is blocked for 8 seconds (was 15 seconds).
Ring of Vlad:
Hellfire pillar reduction downside removed (was reduced by 1 pillar).
The Clown
Increased the time it takes for Afterpiece Antidote clouds to activate to 1.6 seconds (was 1).
Increased the duration of the Hindered effect after leaving an Afterpiece Tonic cloud to 1.6 seconds (was 1).
The Ghoul
When grabbing a Survivor on the other side of a vault with Kagune Leap, the Survivor is released at the start of the vault instead of the end.
The Oni
Increased the number of Blood Orbs that spawn when hooking a Survivor to 5 (was 2).
Clairvoyance:
Increased aura reading duration to 10/11/12 seconds (was 8/9/10 seconds).
Friendly Competition:
Increased the bonus repair progress speed duration to 100/110/120 seconds (was 45/60/75 seconds).
Hope:
Decreased the Haste status effect gained when the Exit Gates are powered to 3/4/5% (was 5/6/7%).
No Mither:
Increased the volume reduction for grunts of pain to 100% across all tiers (was 25/50/75%).
Off the Record:
Removed the Endurance status effect.
Removed the stipulation that it disables once Exit Gates are powered.
Added a new effect: While active, you do not leave scratch marks while sprinting.
Leader:
Increased action speed bonus value to 20/25/30% (was 15/20/25%).
Increased action speed bonus range to 10 meters (was 8 meters).
Updated perk description to simplify linger effect.
Lucky Star:
Decreased cooldown to 35/30/25 seconds (was 40/35/30 seconds).
Pharmacy:
Unlocking chests is 75/100/125% faster (was 70/85/100%).
The hearing distance for noises from unlocking chests is reduced by 12 meters (was 16 meters).
Guarantees an Emergency Med-Kit upon completing the interaction.
Plot Twist:
Added a new effect: Increases recovery speed by 25% when used.
Poised:
Increased Killer aura reveal duration when repairing a generator for the first time to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Increased time where you leave no scratch marks after a generator is completed to 20/25/30 seconds (was 10/12/14 seconds).
Quick Gambit:
Decreased the cooldown when losing a health state to 40 seconds (was 60 seconds).
Tenacity:
Added a new effect: Prevents your aura from being read while in the Dying State.
Decreased crawling speed bonus to 15/20/25% (was 30/40/50%).
Vigil:
Survivors can now only benefit from one Vigil perk's effect at a time (previously stacked with other versions of itself).
All-Shaking Thunder:
Increased lunge attack distance increase duration to 15/20/25 seconds (was 8/12/16 seconds).
A Nurse's Calling:
Increased range to 28/30/32m (was 20/24/28). No longer affects Survivors who are in the Dying State.
Dark Arrogance:
Decreased the blind and pallet stun duration increase to 15% (was 25%).
Dead Man's Switch:
Decreased generator blocking duration to 25/30/35 seconds (was 40/45/50 seconds).
Deerstalker (Rework):
When a Survivor sees your aura, you see their aura. Every 40/35/30 seconds, reveal your aura to the Survivor with the lowest chase time for 3 seconds.
Hex: Ruin:
Increased the generator regression to 100/125/150% (was 50/75/100%).
Leverage:
Decreased healing speed reduction value to 20/25/30% (was 30/40/50%).
Increased healing speed reduction duration to 60 seconds (was 30 seconds).
Monitor and Abuse:
While in a chase, your Terror Radius is now increased by 5/10/15% (was 6/7/8 meters).
Otherwise, your Terror Radius is now decreased by 15/20/25% (was 6/7/8 meters).
Oppression:
Increased random generator selection to 4 (was 3).
Decreased cooldown to 45/40/35 seconds (was 60/50/40 seconds).
Septic Touch:
Increased the linger duration of the Blindness and Exhausted status effects to 20/25/30 seconds (was 6/8/10 seconds).
Ultimate Weapon:
Increased range when opening a locker to 40 meters (was 32 meters).
Reduced cooldown to 55/50/45 seconds (was 80/70/60 seconds).
Fixed an issue where the Pharmacy perk would remove chest SFX.
Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord's Wolf Form would be silent.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' chase music was missing for survivors when chased by Victor.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' chase music would not stop when switching from Victor to Charlotte in a chase.
Fixed an issue where The Good Guy's Trial win voiceover would trigger every time a Survivor died.
Fixed an issue where some of The Lich's voiceover lines would not play.
Fixed an issue where some French voiceover sounds for Lara Croft were too long.
Fixed an issue where The Houndmaster was missing some voiceover lines.
Fixed an issue where certain Survivors would not play voiceover related to crows when surrounded by AFK crows.
Fixed an issue where Rick Grimes' screams couldn't be heard from far enough away.
Fixed an issue where The Nemesis's Zombies' attacks could be heard across the entire map.
Fixed an issue where some Survivors' "Trial start" voiceover lines would not trigger when playing against certain Killers.
Fixed an issue where no SFX would play when unlocking a hatch with a key.
Fixed an issue where idle crows would not play any sound effects.
Fixed an issue where bots were unable to move when a player disconnected in specific locations.
Fixed multiple issues where bots would vault at undesired times.
Survivor bots will now crawl toward pallets instead of toward other Survivors.
Fixed bot navigation issues around the bus on the Gas Heaven map.
Fixed multiple issues preventing Survivor bots from correctly unhooking.
Fixed multiple issues preventing Killer bots from correctly picking up Survivors.
Fixed an issue where certain VFX wouldn't play when switching between cosmetics.
Fixed an issue where The Trapper's "Iridescent Stone" add-on would not arm the last trap.
Fixed an issue where generators would not be highlighted white for The Knight when ordering a guard to break them.
Fixed an issue where certain Killer power icons would not become transparent during cooldown.
Fixed an issue where dying Survivors would be missing animations and movement from other players' perspectives after being discovered by The Knight's Carnifex.
Fixed an issue where status effects belonging to The Twins' Charlotte would be displayed while controlling Victor.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guard would not de-spawn when a Survivor picked up the Standard.
Fixed an issue where certain Nightfall VFX would not display from the Spectator POV when watching The Dredge.
Fixed an issue where The Nemesis' Tentacle Strike could hit Survivors crouching behind windows.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guards would struggle to navigate between tables and chairs in the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza map.
Fixed an issue where The Hillbilly could completely turn around when breaking a door while using the LoPro Chains add-on.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic would slide toward the hook from another Survivor's perspective when hooking a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Jailer would have a delay before beginning to chase a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's Fire Axe would disappear from a Survivor upon entering and leaving a locker.
Fixed an issue where Security Doors would not be highlighted in yellow if The Animatronic entered one while a Survivor was teleporting.
Fixed an issue where The Lich would display unselected spells after quickly choosing several.
Fixed an issue where smoke color would display incorrectly in the Spectator's HUD when watching The Clown.
Fixed an issue where The Lich's Dispelling Sphere could become stuck on his model.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guards would take a longer-than-intended path when a Survivor vaulted.
Fixed an issue where Broken Keys obtained from The Lich's Treasure Chests would not work.
Fixed an issue where The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned trail VFX would appear off-centered.
Fixed an issue where Survivors afflicted with The Animatronic's Fire Axe could not unhook other Survivors.
Fixed an issue where The Unknown's lobby animation was missing.
Fixed an issue where some of The Knight's Guards' animations would not trigger properly.
Fixed an issue where The Clown's left arm would wiggle while moving and holding a bottle.
Fixed an issue where The Clown's Afterpiece Antidote and Tonic clouds would not properly go inside shack doorways.
Fixed an issue where the beginning of The Animatronic's Mori would not play properly.
Fixed an issue where The Pig's Reverse Bear Trap would not trigger correctly when using portals in the Forgotten Ruins map.
Fixed an issue where The Ghoul could anchor himself during a Kagune Leap, allowing him to move abnormally fast.
Fixed an issue in the Badham Preschool map where players could not drop through a hole.
Fixed an issue in The Underground Complex map where invisible collisions blocked the navigation of players.
Fixed an issue in the Wreckers Yard map where the vault in the crane was not working.
Fixed an issue in the Red Forest Realm where an invisible collision blocked the navigation of the players.
Fixed an issue in the Grim Pantry map where a collision blocked the navigation of players.
Fixed an issue in the Ironworks of Misery map where players could not vault a window.
Fixed an issue in the Toba Landing map where projectiles would hit an invisible collision near the fence.
Fixed an issue in the Nostromo Wreckage map where player navigation could be blocked.
Fixed an issue where Knock Out would remain inactive after dropping a Fragile Pallet.
Fixed an issue where the first wiggle skill check after being grabbed off a generator by a Killer with Unnerving Presence would be smaller than intended.
Fixed an issue where Finesse would not go on cooldown if a vaulted pallet was destroyed by a Killer's power.
Fixed an issue where Survivor auras were not revealed to the Killer when Blood Warden was equipped.
Fixed an issue where leaving a locker with Head On could be blocked by another Survivor.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck when using Plot Twist at the same time they were grabbed by The Animatronic.
Fixed an issue where Inner Strength would deactivate early if the Survivor exited a locker before the heal was triggered.
Fixed an issue where input settings were incorrectly applied to newly created accounts.
Fixed an issue where voiceovers would play in English instead of Console Language when available.
Fixed an issue where haptic feedback was missing for some of The Shape's actions when using a PS5 controller.
Fixed an issue where the "Lisa Garland" outfit was missing an earring in her in-game portrait.
Fixed an issue where the fire wings would not show up on The Wraith's "Phantom of Vengeance" outfit in the Store icons.
Fixed an issue where quest tooltips would still show their prerequisite quest needs despite being already unlocked.
Fixed an issue where declining a party join request would not send a confirmation popup to the requesting player.
Fixed an issue where the matchmaking popup would display the wrong text.
Improved animated smoke shader on tooltips.
Fixed an issue where some quests' progression popups would be missing after a disconnection.
Fixed an issue where the Killer power in the HUD would display an incorrect charge while spectating.
Fixed an issue where the Shareable Perk and Prestige tooltips would not trigger correctly after a character is Prestiged in the Bloodweb.
Fixed an issue where the player's name could disappear in the Custom Game lobby after switching from Killer to Survivor.
Fixed an issue where the player's name could overlap with the Perk Preview in the lobby.
Fixed an issue where the game could softlock on the Tally Screen.
Fixed an issue where spamming the ready button could result in a connection error message.
Fixed an issue where the Fragile Pallet animation would not transition from the downed to upright position.
Fixed an issue where Fog Vial VFX would display incorrectly when falling after use.
Fixed an issue where some users could not unlock the "Lost All Hope" achievement / trophy.
Fixed an issue where some users could not unlock the "Complete the Evolution" achievement / trophy.
Fixed an issue where the Shrill Whistle Key add-on did not reduce the item's channel time.
NEW KILLER POWER:
Intestinal Whip will now ignore obstructions for 0.6 seconds.
Shortened the wind-up of Intestinal Whip to 0.2 seconds (was 0.35).
Increased Intestinal Whip turn-rate to 220 (was 150).
Decreased the initial number of Glowing Fungus to 4 (was 6) and maximum number to 8 (was 10).
Decreased Corporeal Weave time to shift from Head Form to Body Form to 2.2 seconds (was 2.6).
Increased vault time while in Head Form to 1.7 seconds (was 1.5)
Increased the initial number of Headlong Flight charges to 12 (was 10).
Added collision with Survivors during Headlong Flight.
Added the ability to vault during Headlong Flight at the cost of ending the action.
Added input buffering on Head Form abilities.
NEW KILLER ADD-ONS:
First Libretto:
Increased Headlong Flight's consumption rate to 30% (was 20).
Wriggling Parasite:
Increased the growth rate to Leeched II to 16% (was 10).
Removed the cleansing rate increase.
Crumpled Sheet Music:
Increased the number of charges gained to 12 (was 10).
Chicken Head:
Now spawns 2 additional Glowing Fungus at the start of the match.
Framed Newspaper
Decreased the number of charges gained to 6 (was 10) and the recharge rate to 15% (was 25).
Rotten Swine:
Increased the breaking and damaging speed to 15% (was 10).
Mysterious Elixir:
Windows will also be blocked if you vault in Body Form.
NEW KILLER PERKS:
Wandering Eye
Increased range of aura-reveal to 20/20/20 meters (from 16/16/16).
NEW SURVIVOR PERKS:
Road Life
Lowered tokens needed for healing speed effect to 6/5/4 (from 8/7/6).
Lowered tokens lost on missed skill checks to 1/1/1 (from 2/2/2).
Tunneling Reduction Update
Postponed these changes until a later update to allow for further testing.
Reverted the perk changes associated with this update. Notably:
Babysitter
Barbecue and Chili
Borrowed Time
Eruption
Pop Goes the Weasel
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
Slugging Reduction Update
Postponed these changes until a later update to allow for further testing.
Dev note: We've heard your feedback and will be making changes to this feature before it goes live. You can expect it to reappear with adjustments in a future PTB.
The Shape Rework
Increased movement speed while activating Evil Incarnate to 3.45m/s (was 2.3m/s).
Increased minimum movement speed while charging Slaughtering Strike to 3.22m/s (was 2.3m/s).
Decreased base duration of Slaughtering Strike to 0.5 seconds (was 0.875 seconds).
Decreased maximum bonus duration of Slaughtering Strike to 1 second (was 1.125 seconds).
Increased the lunge duration, breaking speed, and stun recovery bonuses in Pursuer Mode to 20% (was 10%).
Increased the vault speed bonus in Pursuer Mode and Evil Incarnate Mode to 20% (was 15%).
The Shape's Add-Ons
Glass Fragment:
Decreased the charge speed penalty to 10% (was 25%).
Fragrant Tuft of Hair:
Decreased rarity to Uncommon (was Visceral).
Reflective Fragment:
Increased rarity to Very Rare (was Uncommon).
Scratched Mirror:
Increased rarity to Visceral (was Very Rare).
The Dark Lord's Add-Ons
Medusa's Hair:
Increased the duration of the Hindered status effect to 4 seconds (was 2 seconds).
Fixed an issue where voiceovers for Vee Boonyasak would not playing in some situation.
Fixed an issue where Septic Touch could apply Exhausted outside the Terror Radius.
Fixed an issue where Hex: The Third Seal triggered whenever losing any health state instead of just basic or special attack hits.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's Fire Axe would appear on the ground during the "Remove Axe" interaction.
Fixed an issue where the Hindered status effect stacked when repeatedly failing to hack one of Skull Merchant's drones.
Fixed an issue where the Clairvoyance perk icon would light up briefly when the charge was used completely.
Fixed an issue where chase and other sound effects would not trigger when hitting an idle Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Ghoul could be launched far away from a Survivor after performing a second Kagune Leap.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' Victor's attack would not affect unhooked Survivors.
Fixed an issue where Survivors would get a speed boost if they entered the Dying State while Conviction was active.
Fixed an issue where The Artist's crows would spin when viewed from the Survivor's POV.
Fixed an issue where the Cursed status effect would not appear when Survivors were Cursed by any Hex perk.
Fixed an issue where The Shape could not move the camera during Slaughtering Strike when using a controller.
Fixed an issue where the ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR perk would stack with other Survivors using the same perk.
Fixed an issue where the stunned sound effects would not play correctly for The Krasue while in Head Form.
Fixed an issue where the wrong vault animation could play when The Krasue vaulted after switching to Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Killer power icon charges would briefly flicker when using her powers.
Fixed an issue where a blood splatter would appear on-screen when The Krasue searched a locker.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's tentacle would clip through the Survivor's back during her Mori.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could be blinded by a flashlight despite looking up or down.
Fixed an issue where the Survivor's hands remained closed when performing interactions after previously holding a Glowing Fungus.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's impact sound effects were missing when performing an Intestinal Whip on objects.
Fixed an issue where the vault interaction was present and usable while The Krasue was using Headlong Flight.
Fixed an issue where the Leeched tentacles remained visible while dying on the hook.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Framed Newspaper add-on increased Headlong Flight recharge rate by 50%.
Fixed an issue where only 1 Survivor aura was revealed per Glowing Fungus when using The Krasue's Shredded Gown add-on.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Wriggling Parasite add-on had no effect.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could not move the camera during the Intestinal Whip attack when using a controller.
Fixed an issue where the timing of The Krasue's Mori was off when starting the Mori while in Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's intestines were missing during and after the Mori when started while in Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could vault windows faster than normal in Head Mode.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Intestinal Whip would not trigger properly when moving forward.
Fixed an issue where Survivors could push The Krasue when eating a Glowing Mushroom.
Fixed an issue in the Decimated Borgo Realm where The Krasue's camera would clip through trees.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue's Split Sidestep score event was rewarded without meeting the conditions.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could not vault over a pallet when a Survivor was using Any Means Necessary.
Fixed an issue where The Krasue could vault at locations being used by Survivors.
The in-game trailer for Sinister Grace is louder than anticipated and the audio will be reduced in a future update.
2025-09-16 00:00 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
We want to thank you all for participating in yet another Dead by Daylight Design A Cosmetic Contest! This year, we received close to 6,000 submissions, full of amazing Badges, Banners, Killer and Survivor cosmetics. Our team was really taken aback by this community's continued expression of passion and skill!
As a reminder, the winning designs will be added to the game over the span of several future releases – but don’t worry, we’ll be sharing a Roadmap with you soon on when you can expect them!
The concepts themselves will also go through some changes before taking their final form in-game, and for that, we will also be sharing with you within the next few weeks what those changes are to keep you and the artists informed. This is to make sure they fit the narrative tone, character model, and technical requirements, with the end goal being to keep the original design idea intact while making it possible to add it to the game.
So, without further ado, it’s time for you to see our winners! But, more specifically – YOUR winners, as this year, the Community got to vote on which Badges, Banners, Survivor Outfits, and Killer Outfits they wanted to see come to the game from our Community Contest finalists!
Please join us in celebrating our winners for the 2025 Dead by Daylight Design A Cosmetic Contest!
Killer Cosmetics
Splinter Rose, by Ath – The Knight
Periwinkle the Jester, by KahChen – The Wraith
The Lingering Rancher, by Trip – The Deathslinger
DINER GIRL, by maru – The Legion (Susie)
Survivor Cosmetics
Star Student, by Lynn – Feng Min
The Slayer, by TinaBeans – Kate Denson
Runway Ready, by Blake Brewer – Jane Romero
Weathered trek, by teethjarz – Taurie Cain
Banners
Deadly Prize, by Juno
Aching, by Joybilance
Have you seen my dog?, by hushiepup
Purrgatory, by Squidsiclez
Badges
Raccoon Feast, by Glossopho
"Failed Hunt" (I´m Cooked), by Strawbewy
Artist's Muse, by DatWashi
Moonstone Maurice, by DrawnByDragons
Developer Pick
The Dev Pick is saved for the cases where we come across a cosmetic that we all love and simply have to bring it into the Fog. For this year’s Dev Pick, we decided to choose this Killer Cosmetic by Merelifluous called, “Gilded Baroness” for The Houndmaster!
Please join us in congratulating not only the winners, but every single person who submitted a design this year. There is so much talent in our community, and it is an honor to be able to showcase it in this way.
We can't wait for you to see these creations in The Fog, and the amazing wonders you prepare for next year!
The Dead by Daylight Team
2025-09-04 00:01 UTC+9 · rblanchard_bhvr
Starting with the 9.2.0 PTB, we are changing the way users connect to the PTB, simplifying the process we use to port saves over to test builds:
All characters you have unlocked via Steam will be unlocked on the PTB, including any new character(s) introduced in this update.
If DLC content has been unlocked via a platform other than Steam (including the in-game Store), this will not be automatically unlocked in the PTB. This content can be unlocked with the provided Auric Cells.
When accessing a character's Bloodweb, the character will be automatically set to Level 50 and Prestige 3, unlocking their perks to Tier 3, as well as any items that would regularly be obtained during this process.
All offerings, items, and add-ons will be pre-loaded with 99 units available.
12,500 Auric Cells and 1 million Bloodpoints will be given on each new PTB version, available to explore Outfits and Characters in the Store.
KILLER POWER: UNBODIED FLESH
The Krasue detaches from its body, emerging as a floating head with a trail of organs drifting behind it.
SPECIAL ABILITY: CORPOREAL WEAVE
Press Ability button 1 to shift between Body and Head Form.
Body Form has a 32 meter Terror Radius.
Head Form has a 40 meter Terror Radius. It is slightly faster but cannot break pallets and is not granted the Bloodlust status effect.
KILLER EFFECT: LEECHED
Hitting a Survivor with Intestinal Whip and Regurgitate adds to their Leech Meter. When the meter is filled, the Survivor is afflicted with Leeched I.
Leeched I: The Leech Meter automatically fills over time, up to Leeched II.
Leeched II: The Survivor is afflicted with Broken. If healthy, they become injured.
SPECIAL ABILITY: INTESTINAL WHIP
In Head Form, press the Attack button to lash out with your internal organs.
Survivors afflicted with Leeched can be damaged by Intestinal Whip.
Intestinal Whip partially fills a Survivor’s Leech Meter, up to Leech I.
SPECIAL ABILITY: REGURGITATE
In Body Form, press and hold the Power button to charge Regurgitate. When charged, tap the Attack button to spew a Leeching Gland.
Leeching Gland completely fills a Survivor’s Leech Meter, up to Leech I.
SPECIAL ABILITY: HEADLONG FLIGHT
In Head Form, press and hold the Power button to speed through the air.
SPECIAL ITEM: GLOWING FUNGUS
Survivors can eat Glowing Fungus to decrease the Leech Meter over time. Being hit ends the effect.
NEW KILLER PERKS:
Ravenous
Whenever you hook a Survivor for the first time, gain 1 token, up to 4.
When you have 4 tokens, all Survivors scream and gain Exposed for 40/50/60 seconds.
Wandering Eye
Whenever you start chasing a Survivor, reveal the auras of all other injured Survivors within 16/16/16 meters for 5/5/5 seconds.
This perk has a 40/35/30-second cooldown.
Hex: Overture of Doom
Spawns a Hex Totem that curses the farthest generator and reveals its aura to you in yellow.
When a Survivor repairs the cursed generator for 5/5/5 seconds, you gain Undetectable and your Terror Radius is applied to the generator for 20/25/30 seconds.
When the cursed generator is repaired, the next farthest generator is cursed.
NEW SURVIVOR PERKS:
Road Life
While injured, not Broken and repairing a generator, gain 1/1/1 token for each regular great skill check success.
When you have 8/7/6 tokens, spend all tokens and gain 100%/100%/100% healing speed until you stop healing.
Lose 2/2/2 tokens when you fail a regular skill check.
ONE-TWO-THREE-FOUR!
Press Ability button 2 while standing and idle to enter the "performance" interaction that lasts up to 15/15/15 seconds and empowers Survivors within 16/16/16 meters. You will get continuous skill checks during the performance. The effect lasts for 90/90/90 seconds if the performance is completed.
Increases the odds of getting healing and repair skill checks by 20/20/20%.
When the ability is cancelled or the performance completes, it goes on cooldown for 110/100/90 seconds.
Ghost Notes
While you have Exhausted, your scratch marks disappear 50/50/50% faster.
You recover 5/7.5/10% faster from Exhausted.
Added Custom Match options to enable/disable this feature.
Unhook Protections Update
Survivors that are unhooked or unhook themselves receive Unhook Protections for 30 seconds, which include:
10% Haste status effect
Endurance status effect
Elusive status effect (new status effect that hides grunts of pain, aura, scratch marks, and pools of blood)
No collision with other players
Reveal the Killer's aura within 32 meters
Immunity to Killer Instinct
Immunity to AFK crows
These effects linger for 3 seconds after being healed for a full health state.
These effects are lost when performing a Conspicuous Action.
These effects are disabled when all generators are completed, except for the Haste and Endurance status effects.
The Survivor is still susceptible to attacks and powers.
Hook Status Update
When a Survivor is hooked, the hook's status is obscured for the Killer:
The Killer cannot see the hook's status in the HUD
The Killer can no longer see the hook's aura
When a Survivor is unhooked:
There is no loud noise notification
The hook's status in the HUD is revealed 10 seconds later
These effects are disabled when all generators are completed.
Unique Hook Bonuses
When hooking a Survivor that is different than the last hooked Survivor, the Killer gains the following effects:
20% bonus to the next damage generator action ("kicking" the generator)
10% Haste for 15 seconds
Breaking a pallet or damaging a Survivor removes this bonus
Reveal all Survivors outside of 40 meters that have less than or equal hook states for 4 seconds (think: basekit Barbecue & Chili)
These effects can only be gained when the Killer performs the hook interaction themselves.
The following Killers have a different set of bonuses:
The Blight, The Dark Lord, The Ghoul, The Hillbilly, The Krasue, and The Nurse
They get:
10% bonus to the next damage generator action
5% Haste for 10 seconds
The same aura reveal bonus as above
These effects are disabled when all generators are completed.
Tunneling Penalties
When a Survivor dies to a hook action or Mori before 6 total hook states, the remaining Survivors gain a 25% repair speed bonus.
When a Survivor that was previously hooked is Killed or Sacrificed, the Killer loses the ability to block, damage, or regress generators by any means.
Perks
The following perks have been updated. See the Perk Updates sections below for more details:
Killer: Barbecue & Chili, Eruption, Pop Goes the Weasel, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
Survivor: Babysitter, Borrowed Time, Off the Record
Self-Recovery
While in the Dying State, the Resolve bar appears below the Recovery bar.
The Resolve bar takes 90 seconds to fill. Progress does not reset between downs.
Once the Resolve bar is full, the Survivor gains the ability to pick themselves up from the Dying State after fully recovering.
Added a custom game setting to disable full recovery.
Note: Perks can allow a Survivor to pick themselves up before the Resolve bar has been filled, so long as their conditions are met.
Quality of Life Improvements
Survivors can now crawl and recover at the same time.
Recovery is now automatic and no longer requires a button to be held.
When full self-recovery is available, tap the Interact button to pick yourself up.
Crawling speed increases over time when left in the Dying State, from 0.7m/s to 1.05m/s.
Added a new scenario to the Abandon option: After recovering or being healed from the Dying State twice, the option to Abandon becomes available the next time you are downed.
Perks
The following perks have been updated. See the Perk Updates sections below for more details:
Survivor: Tenacity, No Mither, Plot Twist
Killer: Deerstalker, A Nurse's Calling
Updated various Realms to adjust the quantity and distribution of pallets, reducing the presence of "dead zones".
Affected Realms: The MacMillan Estate, Autohaven Wreckers, Coldwind Farm, Crotus Prenn Asylum, Haddonfield, Backwater Swamp, Red Forest, Yamaoka Estate, Ormond, The Decimated Borgo
Summary
The Shape now has three modes: Stalker, Pursuer, and Evil Incarnate.
The Shape can swap between Stalker & Pursuer modes without needing to Stalk.
The Shape must Stalk Survivors to unlock Evil Incarnate mode.
While Evil Incarnate mode is active, The Shape has a new special attack: Slaughtering Strike.
Updated most Add-Ons.
Stalker Mode (Previously Evil Within I)
The Shape is Undetectable and moves at 4.2m/s.
Hold the Power button to Stalk nearby Survivors.
When the Stalk meter is full, automatically enter Pursuer Mode. Stalker Mode becomes unavailable.
Note: No longer decreases lunge range.
Pursuer Mode (Previously Evil Within II)
The Shape has a 24m Terror Radius and moves at 4.6m/s.
Vault speed is increased by 15%.
Lunge range, breaking speed, and stun recovery speeds are increased by 10%.
Evil Incarnate Mode (Previously Evil Within III)
When the Stalk meter is full, tap the Ability button to activate Evil Incarnate Mode.
Evil Incarnate mode lasts 40 seconds.
The Shape has a 40m Terror Radius and moves at 4.6m/s.
Vault speed is increased by 15%.
Unlocks a new special attack: Slaughtering Strike.
Unlocks the ability to kill Survivors who have reached the final hook stage. This cannot be used on Survivors with Endurance.
Note: Survivors are no longer Exposed.
Note: No longer increases lunge range.
Special Attack: Slaughtering Strike
Hold the Power button to charge a lunge, then press the Attack button to begin the attack.
Holding the Power button longer extends the lunge's duration up to a maximum of 2 seconds.
Slaughtering Strike has a base speed of 6.9m/s.
Hits with Slaughtering Strike instantly down healthy Survivors.
Slaughtering Strike can break pallets and breakable walls.
Slaughtering Strike has a 6 second cooldown.
Stalking
The Stalk meter now takes 5 points to fill (was 3 for Tier 1, 6 for Tier 2).
Increased the movement speed multiplier when Stalking a Survivor to 60% (was 20%).
Stalk rate is decreased by 25% while moving.
When the Stalk meter is not full, after 20 seconds of not Stalking, Stalk progress decays to 50%.
Decreased the maximum Stalking range to 32m (was 40m).
Note: Survivors no longer have a limited amount of Stalk points.
Note: Stalk rate is no longer affected by distance.
The Shape's Add-Ons
Tacky Earrings:
Increases movement speed while Stalking by 20% (was 10%).
Memorial Flower (Rework):
Increases movement speed in Stalker Mode to 4.4m/s.
Boyfriend's Memo (Rework):
Increases maximum Stalk range by 8 meters.
Blond Hair (Rework):
Scratch marks and pools of blood last 100% longer while in Stalker Mode.
Reflective Fragment (Rework):
Slaughtering Strike only deals a single health state of damage. Hitting a Survivor with Slaughtering Strike adds 20 seconds to Evil Incarnate's duration.
Jewelry (Rework):
Increases Stalk rate when Stalking stationary Survivors by 10%.
Hair Brush (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate is activated, the next pallet you break is destroyed 50% faster.
Glass Fragment (Rework):
Increases the movement speed of Slaughtering Strike by 5%. Decreases the charge speed of Slaughtering Strike by 25%.
Dead Rabbit:
Decreases Terror Radius in Pursuer Mode by 25%. Increases Terror Radius in Evil Incarnate by 25%.
Mirror Shard (Rework):
Increases the base duration of Slaughtering Strike by 0.25 seconds. Decreases the charge speed of Slaughtering Strike by 25%.
Jewelry Box (Rework):
Decreases Stalk range by 16 meters. Increases Stalk rate by 30%.
J. Myers Memorial (Rework):
While Evil Incarnate is active, your pickup and hook speeds are increased by 40%.
Hair Bow:
Increases the duration of Evil Incarnate by 20 seconds (was 30). Decreases Stalk rate by 20%.
Vanity Mirror (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate ends, you see the auras of all Survivors for 4 seconds.
Tombstone Piece (Rework):
When Evil Incarnate is activated, you become Undetectable for 20 seconds.
Lock of Hair (Rework):
While Evil Incarnate is active, hold the Ability button to end it prematurely and retain 50% of the remaining duration as Stalk progress.
Judith's Tombstone (Rework):
Hooking a Survivor during Evil Incarnate refreshes its duration. Limits the duration of Evil Incarnate to 40 seconds.
Fragrant Tuft of Hair (Rework):
Survivors become Exposed while Evil Incarnate is active. Your lunge range is increased by 50% while in Evil Incarnate mode. You can no longer use Slaughtering Strike.
The Unknown
Increased Weakened duration increase upon injuring a healthy Survivor with UVX projectile to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Reduced movement speed recovery time after teleporting to 1.3 seconds (was 1.4 seconds).
Increased The Unknown's vertical camera axis to allow higher aim elevation with the UVX Projectile.
The Unknown's Add-Ons
Rabbit's Foot:
Afflicts the Hemorrhage status effect to Survivors injured by UVX for 45 seconds (was 30 seconds).
Blurry Photo:
After Teleporting, regain full movement speed 7% faster (was 15%).
Last Known Recording:
Reduces the Hallucinations’ aura range visible to Survivors by 35% (was 25%).
Slashed Backpack:
Destroying a Hallucination with UVX decreases the time until the next Hallucination spawns by 65% (was 75%). The extra time should allow for more precise placement.
Vanishing Box:
Increases Hallucination spawn time by 120% (was 80%).
Hypnotist’s Watch:
Inflicts the Exhausted status effect for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Serum Vial:
Inflicts the Exhausted status effect for 15 seconds (was 10 seconds).
The Dark Lord
Vampire Form:
Reduced the cooldown of Hellfire to 9.5 seconds (was 10 seconds).
Increased the number of Hellfire pillars to 8 (was 7).
Reduced Hellfire charge movement speed to 3.68m/s (was 3.8m/s).
Increased movement speed recovery time after activating Hellfire to 2.35 seconds (was 2.25 seconds).
Wolf Form:
Increased Pounce Attack charge time to 0.9 seconds (was 0.85 seconds).
Increased Scent Orb spawn time to 6 seconds (was 5 seconds).
Bat Form:
Increased Bat Form flying movement friction to reduce sliding motion to 2.2 (was 1.6).
The Dark Lord's Add-Ons
Ruby Circlet:
Reduces the cooldown of Hellfire by 5% (was 10%).
Clock Tower Gear:
Reduces the cooldown of Shapeshift by 5% (was 10%).
Traveler's Hat:
Increases Shapeshift speed by 5% (was 10%).
Moonstone Necklace:
Reduces the size of the Terror Radius in Vampire and Wolf Forms by 8 meters (was 4 meters).
Blood-Filled Goblet:
Increases the duration of Scent Orbs by 60% (was 50%).
White Wolf Medallion:
Increases Killer Instinct duration by 1 second while in Wolf Form after Survivors complete rushed actions (was 0.8 seconds)
Killer Doll:
Increases the cooldown reduction of Pounce Attacks from Scent Orbs by 30% (was 50%).
Force of Echo:
Increases the spawn rate of Scent Orbs by 10% (was 17%).
Medusa's Hair:
Survivors within 8 meters (was 12 meters) of your teleport destination suffer from an 8% Hindered status effect for 2 seconds (was 3 seconds).
Warg's Fang:
Reveals the auras of all Survivors whose Scent Orbs you have collected for 5 seconds (was 4 seconds).
Lapis Lazuli:
After teleporting to a window, it is blocked for 8 seconds (was 15 seconds).
Ring of Vlad:
Hellfire pillar reduction downside removed (was reduced by 1 pillar).
The Clown
Increased the time it takes for Afterpiece Antidote clouds to activate to 1.6 seconds (was 1).
Increased the duration of the Hindered effect after leaving an Afterpiece Tonic cloud to 1.6 seconds (was 1).
The Ghoul
When grabbing a Survivor on the other side of a vault with Kagune Leap, the Survivor is released at the start of the vault instead of the end.
The Oni
Increased the number of Blood Orbs that spawn when hooking a Survivor to 5 (was 2).
Babysitter (Rework):
After unhooking a Survivor, you see the Survivor's aura and the Killer's aura for 8/10/12 seconds.
Borrowed Time:
Survivors you unhook retain their Unhook Protections for an additional 8/10/12 seconds.
Clairvoyance:
Increased aura reading duration to 10/11/12 seconds (was 8/9/10 seconds).
Friendly Competition:
Increased the bonus repair progress speed duration to 100/110/120 seconds (was 45/60/75 seconds).
Hope:
Decreased the Haste status effect gained when the Exit Gates are powered to 3/4/5% (was 5/6/7%).
No Mither:
Increased the volume reduction for grunts of pain to 100% across all tiers (was 25/50/75%).
Off the Record:
Removed the Endurance status effect.
Removed the stipulation that it disables once Exit Gates are powered.
Added a new effect: While active, you do not leave scratch marks while sprinting.
Leader:
Increased action speed bonus value to 20/25/30% (was 15/20/25%).
Increased action speed bonus range to 10 meters (was 8 meters).
Updated perk description to simplify linger effect.
Lucky Star:
Decreased cooldown to 35/30/25 seconds (was 40/35/30 seconds).
Pharmacy:
Unlocking chests is 75/100/125% faster (was 70/85/100%).
The hearing distance for noises from unlocking chests is reduced by 12 meters (was 16 meters).
Guarantees an Emergency Med-Kit upon completing the interaction.
Plot Twist:
Added a new effect: Increases recovery speed by 25% when used.
Poised:
Increased Killer aura reveal duration when repairing a generator for the first time to 8 seconds (was 6 seconds).
Increased time where you leave no scratch marks after a generator is completed to 20/25/30 seconds (was 10/12/14 seconds).
Quick Gambit:
Decreased the cooldown when losing a health state to 40 seconds (was 60 seconds).
Tenacity:
Added a new effect: Prevents your aura from being read while in the Dying State.
Decreased crawling speed bonus to 15/20/25% (was 30/40/50%).
Vigil:
Survivors can now only benefit from one Vigil perk's effect at a time (previously stacked with other versions of itself).
All-Shaking Thunder:
Increased lunge attack distance increase duration to 15/20/25 seconds (was 8/12/16 seconds).
A Nurse's Calling:
Increased range to 28/30/32m (was 20/24/28). No longer affects Survivors who are in the Dying State.
Barbecue and Chili (Rework):
After hooking all Survivors once, increase the base generator damage by 3/4/5%.
Dark Arrogance:
Decreased the blind and pallet stun duration increase to 15% (was 25%).
Dead Man's Switch:
Decreased generator blocking duration to 25/30/35 seconds (was 40/45/50 seconds).
Deerstalker (Rework):
When a Survivor sees your aura, you see their aura. Every 40/35/30 seconds, reveal your aura to the Survivor with the lowest chase time for 3 seconds.
Eruption:
Decreased generator progress loss to 5/5/5% (was 10/10/10%).
Hex: Ruin:
Increased the generator regression to 100/125/150% (was 50/75/100%).
Leverage:
Decreased healing speed reduction value to 20/25/30% (was 30/40/50%).
Increased healing speed reduction duration to 60 seconds (was 30 seconds).
Monitor and Abuse:
While in a chase, your terror radius is now increased by 5/10/15% (was 6/7/8 meters).
Otherwise, your terror radius is now decreased by 15/20/25% (was 6/7/8 meters).
Pop Goes the Weasel:
Decreased generator progress loss to 15/15/15% (was 20/20/20%).
Oppression:
Increased random generator selection to 4 (was 3).
Decreased cooldown to 45/40/35 seconds (was 60/50/40 seconds).
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance:
Decreased generator progress loss to 8/10/12% (was 10/15/20%).
Septic Touch:
Increased the linger duration of the Blindness and Exhausted status effects to 20/25/30 seconds (was 6/8/10 seconds).
Ultimate Weapon:
Increased range when opening a locker to 40 meters (was 32 meters).
Reduced cooldown to 55/50/45 seconds (was 80/70/60 seconds).
Fixed an issue where the Pharmacy perk would remove chest SFX.
Fixed an issue where The Dark Lord's Wolf Form would be silent.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' chase music was missing for survivors when chased by Victor.
Fixed an issue where The Twins' chase music would not stop when switching from Victor to Charlotte in a chase.
Fixed an issue where The Good Guy's Trial win voiceover would trigger every time a Survivor died.
Fixed an issue where the "Geralt of Rivia" outfit voiceover at the start of a Trial would not trigger when playing against The Animatronic.
Fixed an issue where Rick and Michonne Grimes' voiceover at the start of a Trial would not trigger when playing against The Animatronic.
Fixed an issue where The Houndmaster's stunned voiceover would not play.
Fixed an issue where bots were unable to move when a player disconnected in specific locations.
Fixed multiple issues where bots would vault at undesired times.
Survivor bots will now crawl toward pallets instead of toward other Survivors.
Fixed an issue where certain VFX wouldn't play when switching between cosmetics.
Fixed an issue where The Trapper's "Iridescent Stone" add-on would not arm the last trap.
Fixed an issue where generators would not be highlighted white for The Knight when ordering a guard to break them.
Fixed an issue where certain Killer power icons would not become transparent during cooldown.
Fixed an issue where dying Survivors would be missing animations and movement from other players' perspectives after being discovered by The Knight's Carnifex.
Fixed an issue where status effects belonging to The Twins' Charlotte would be displayed while controlling Victor.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guard would not de-spawn when a Survivor picked up the Standard.
Fixed an issue where certain Nightfall VFX would not display from the Spectator POV when watching The Dredge.
Fixed an issue where The Nemesis' Tentacle Strike could hit Survivors crouching behind windows.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guards would struggle to navigate between tables and chairs in the Freddy Fazbear's Pizza map.
Fixed an issue where The Hillbilly could completely turn around when breaking a door while using the LoPro Chains add-on.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic would slide toward the hook from another Survivor's perspective when hooking a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Jailer would have a delay before beginning to chase a Survivor.
Fixed an issue where The Animatronic's Fire Axe would disappear from a Survivor upon entering and leaving a locker.
Fixed an issue where Security Doors would not be highlighted in yellow if The Animatronic entered one while a Survivor was teleporting.
Fixed an issue where The Lich would display unselected spells after quickly choosing several.
Fixed an issue where smoke color would display incorrectly in the Spectator's HUD when watching The Clown.
Fixed an issue where The Lich's Dispelling Sphere could become stuck on his model.
Fixed an issue where The Knight's Guards would take a longer-than-intended path when a Survivor vaulted.
Fixed an issue where Broken Keys obtained from The Lich's Treasure Chests would not work.
Fixed an issue where The Executioner's Punishment of the Damned trail VFX would appear off-centered.
Fixed an issue where Survivors afflicted with The Animatronic's Fire Axe could not unhook other Survivors.
Fixed an issue in the Badham Preschool map where players could not drop through a hole.
Fixed an issue in The Underground Complex map where invisible collisions blocked the navigation of players.
Fixed an issue where Knock Out would remain inactive after dropping a Fragile Pallet.
Fixed an issue where the first wiggle skill check after being grabbed off a generator by a Killer with Unnerving Presence would be smaller than intended.
Fixed an issue where Finesse would not go on cooldown if a vaulted pallet was destroyed by a Killer's power.
Fixed an issue where Survivor auras were not revealed to the Killer when Blood Warden was equipped.
Fixed an issue where leaving a locker with Head On could be blocked by another Survivor.
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck when using Plot Twist at the same time they were grabbed by The Animatronic.
Fixed an issue where input settings were incorrectly applied to newly created accounts.
Fixed an issue where the "Lisa Garland" outfit was missing an earring in her in-game portrait.
Fixed an issue where the fire wings would not show up on The Wraith's "Phantom of Vengeance" outfit in the Store icons.
Fixed an issue where quest tooltips would still show their prerequisite quest needs despite being already unlocked.
Fixed an issue where declining a party join request would not send a confirmation popup to the requesting player.
Fixed an issue where the virtual keyboard would not load when adding a friend on Xbox touch interfaces.
Fixed an issue where the matchmaking popup would display the wrong text.
Improved animated smoke shader on tooltips.
Fixed an issue where the game could softlock on the Tally Screen.
Fixed an issue where spamming the ready button could result in a connection error message.
Fixed an issue where the Fragile Pallet animation would not transition from the downed to upright position.
Fixed an issue where certain Survivors would not play voiceover related to crows when surrounded by AFK crows.
Fixed an issue where Fog Vial VFX would display incorrectly when falling after use.
Fixed an issue where some users could not unlock the Lost All Hope achievement.
Whilst in third person head view with The Krasue, the camera can clip into the environment, leading to some uncomfortable camera movements or partial obscuring of the view.
Tunneling reduction penalties trigger when Survivors go from the struggle hook phase to Sacrifice. These should only trigger when a hook interaction is performed to Sacrifice a Survivor.
2025-08-29 23:01 UTC+9 · Goblin_BHVR
The 9.2.0 Update arrives next week, so let’s check out the notable gameplay changes you can expect from this Public Test Build. Plus, stay tuned for next week's PTB Patch Notes where we’ll share the precise values that are changing for each of the topics below!
Read on for all the details:
If a Survivor is left in the Dying State for a total of 90 seconds during a match, they gain the ability to pick themselves up after fully recovering.
Added the option to enable or disable this mechanic in Custom Games.
Note: Perks that enable you to recover from the Dying State - like Boon: Exponential - will continue to function as before, without needing to meet this requirement.
Gradually increases crawling speed for Survivors who are left in the Dying State.
Added the ability for Survivors to recover while crawling. Recovery now occurs passively with no need to hold a button.
Updated several Survivor and Killer perks to account for these changes.
[p align="center"]DEV NOTE: When it comes to slugging, we know it can be frustrating if you're on the receiving end of it too often or for too long, but we also know that sometimes it's the smart move. This updated system acknowledges this, allowing the Killer to slug occasionally when they feel like it's the right call, but will eventually kick in and swing in the Survivor's favour if slugging is used excessively.
A big part of this is also about making the experience of being slugged more pleasant (as much as being slugged can be, at least). The recovery changes and crawling speed will give you a bit more agency when downed so you aren't just holding a button and waiting for someone to come save you.
When a Survivor is hooked, their hook status is hidden from the Killer. When they’re unhooked, there is no notification and their hook status isn’t revealed immediately.
This is disabled once all generators are completed.
Unhooked Survivors gain the following effects for a limited time:
Haste, Endurance, and Elusive (see below) status effects.
No collision with other players (both Killer and Survivor).
Immunity to Killer Instinct and sees the Killer’s aura nearby.
These effects are lost when the affected Survivor perform a Conspicuous Action.
All these effects (except Haste and Endurance) are disabled once all generators are completed.
Added a unique effect to the Killer hook state UI that indicates the last Survivor they hooked.
After completing a “unique hook” (the same Survivor is not hooked consecutively), Killers get the following benefits:
Bonus damage for the next generator kick.
Temporary Haste status effect.
Temporarily reveals Survivors (think basekit BBQ & Chili) that have less or equal hook states to the hooked Survivor.
These effects are slightly lessened for The Blight, The Dark Lord, The Ghoul, The Hillbilly, and The Nurse.
These effects are disabled once all generators are completed.
Added new effects that disincentivize tunneling:
If a Survivor dies before 6 total hook states, all remaining Survivors gain a repair speed bonus for the rest of the Trial.
If the Survivor that was last hooked is Sacrificed or Killed, generators cannot be regressed or blocked.
Added the option to enable or disable these new mechanics in Custom Games.
Updated several Survivor and Killer perks to account for these changes.
DEV NOTE: It’s no secret that tunneling can be seen as an efficient way to play for Killers. While this can be true, it’s also true that the results of this can be frustrating for Survivors, leading to Trials ending too quickly for some, while leaving others to fend for themselves in a match that is now much more difficult.
The intention here is for both roles to feel the benefits and incentives that come from spreading hook states. On the one end, Survivors have better opportunities to evade and reset after unhooks, while also limiting those tough situations where losing a Survivor too quickly causes things to go south quickly and snowball. On the other end, Killers are able to apply more map pressure to push back against efficient teams, covering ground post-hook and strengthening gen regression.
Added a new status effect that silences grunts of pain and suppresses Survivor aura, pools of blood, and scratch marks.
DEV NOTE: To start, we’ll be using this new status effect as part of the tunnelling reduction update, but plan to integrate this into relevant existing perks down the road to make their descriptions more streamlined. Arguably the easiest way to look at this is a Survivor version of Undetectable, in that when it’s active, you know you’re in stealth mode.
Updated “The Tomes” menu to feature new Tomes and accompanying lore alongside each Chapter release.
New lore is unlocked each week within the active Tome.
DEV NOTE: Ever since we reworked the Tome, we’ve seen how much you’ve yearned for more lore. We’re happy to share that beginning with 9.2.0, lore is back! While previously, lore was tied to challenges, we want all players to have a chance to immerse themselves in these stories, so we’ve shifted to a weekly unlock, not linked to any quest completion.
Replaced “Evil Within” with two modes that can be toggled with a button press:
Stalker Mode: 4.2m/s movement speed, Undetectable, and can stalk Survivors.
Pursuer Mode: 4.6m/s movement speed, 24m Terror Radius, increased vault speed, bonuses to lunge range, break speed, and stun recovery, and cannot stalk Survivors.
Once the stalk meter is full, Evil Incarnate mode can be triggered at will, granting the following effects for a limited time (note: Survivors no longer become Exposed):
4.6m/s movement speed, 40m Terror Radius and an increased vault speed.
Unlocks Slaughtering Strike ability:
Hold the power button to charge this ability, reducing movement speed.
Press the attack button while charging to quickly lunge forward, adjusting your angle as you move. The length of the lunge depends on charge time.
If a Survivor enters the Killer’s attack range while lunging, they are knocked into the Dying State.
This ability can also be used to destroy pallets.
Unlocks the ability to grab and kill or perform a regular Mori on Survivors who would die the next time they are hooked.
Adjusted some of the mechanics of stalking:
Removed the limited pool of stalk points per Survivor.
Reduced stalk range to 32m and removed distance modifier.
Moving while stalking has increased movement speed but incurs a reduced stalk rate.
Reworked his add-ons.
DEV NOTE: By moving away from linear “Evil Within” tiers, we wanted to give players more tools they can use to adapt to each Trial’s unique situations, while keeping the core of what makes him “The Shape”.
Slaughtering Strike makes for a high-threat offensive attack, offering up an insta-down opportunity with an extended lunge that's particularly effective in loops and for ripping through pallets quickly.
Understanding his kit has changed quite a lot, we’ve done a pass on nearly all his add-ons, reworking many of them to offer more unique effects. In particular for those who prefer his old playstyle, Fragrant Tuft of Hair will change Evil Incarnate to function like old Myers, offering an Exposed effect and no Slaughtering Strike. Stay tuned for patch notes for the full details on these changes!
Increased activation time of the Afterpiece Antidote.
Increased how long the Afterpiece Tonic’s Hindered effect lingers after leaving smoke.
DEV NOTE: We’ve heard your feedback that The Clown’s easier-to-activate Haste can make instigating and maintaining chases less interactive for Survivors. That, coupled with nerfs to his purple bottles has pushed players towards this frustrating tactic. To make both bottles feel like viable options without being too oppressive, we’ve adjusted the values of their most impactful qualities to strike a balance between pre-9.1.0 values and Live values.
Increased the additional time added to Weakened when injured by a UVX projectile.
Increased movement speed recovery after teleporting.
Increased camera vertical range.
Adjusted several add-ons.
DEV NOTE: The Unknown is largely considered to be fun to play as and against, and we want to preserve that while adapting to the current state of gameplay. We’ve buffed the UVX slightly, while also taking what we learned from The Animatronic to allow for orbitals, improving UVX aiming and making for even more fun gameplay.
It’s also likely no surprise that Blurry Photo is the most used add-on for the Unknown, given the importance of speed recovery. To help create an opportunity for more add-on experimentation, we’ve converted a portion of this add-on into a basekit buff, while also doing a pass on other add-ons that are due for some adjustments.
Vampire Form:
Slightly reduced Hellfire cooldown.
Increased total Hellfire pillars by 1.
Reduced Hellfire charge movement speed.
Slightly increased slowdown time after casting Hellfire.
Wolf Form:
Increased Pounce Attack charge time.
Increased Scent Orb spawn time.
Bat Form:
Increased movement friction to make flying easier to control.
Adjusted his add-ons.
DEV NOTE: Vampire Form is slightly less oppressive in short loops where movement slowdown had less of an impact, and toning down Wolf Form’s mobility, which has been outclassing some dash Killers. On the flip side, you’ll find Bat Form easier to control in tighter spaces and can use Hellfire slightly more frequently and reach further with it.
When grabbing a Survivor on the other side of a vault with Kagune Leap, the Survivor is released at the start of The Ghoul’s vault instead of at the end.
DEV NOTE: It’s no secret that it’s been a common pain point for Survivors to be locked in place when hit with a Kagune Leap Grab-Attack across a vault. Survivors shouldn’t have to wait for The Ghoul to finish their vault before being able to move again, so we’ve removed this tech.
Hooking a Survivor now spawns more blood orbs.
DEV NOTE: We understand that with the changes we’re making to address slugging, this will impact The Oni slightly, so we want to mitigate this. By turning hooked Survivors into a greater source of power gauge build-up, The Oni is rewarded with more quickly snowballing power by hooking.
Updated various perks.
DEV NOTE: In addition to the general perk balance updates you can expect each release, we've also made a number of adjustments to account for the new systems coming to DbD this update, specifically relating to slugging and tunneling.
Stay tuned on Wednesday, September 3 for the PTB Live Balance preview on Discord, where we'll dig into the details of these perk changes, and then follow that up with patch notes, where you can find the nitty-gritty numbers.
Until next time...
The Dead by Daylight Team