Chucky PTB Update Patch Notes Unveiled by Dead by Daylight

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In its latest update, Dead by Daylight, a beloved horror game, has delighted fans by introducing Chucky from Child's Play as a new killer. This thrilling addition has joined the ranks of other iconic horror classics already included in the game.

The new character, Chucky, introduces fresh features and advantages to the game, including the ability to disable the Terror Radius and create distractions throughout the map. Players can also gain heightened stealth and mobility options with Chucky's Hidey-Ho Mode and Scamper abilities.

Alongside the Chucky update, the PTB 7.4.0 patch notes feature a range of updates, bug fixes, and alterations to other killers like The Trickster. The game consistently delights fans with its regular updates and collaborations with beloved franchises.

Dead by Daylight, a popular horror game among fans, continues to delight players by introducing various pop culture franchises. The recent PTB update has announced the arrival of Chucky, the famous slasher icon, as a new killer. Fans have shown great enthusiasm for the inclusion of horror classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Resident Evil, and Alien in Dead by Daylight. Since its initial release in 2016, this asymmetrical multiplayer horror game has expanded its roster of survivors, killers, maps, and player perks with each update, and its pop culture crossovers have become highly cherished by the community.

Chucky's Killer Perks, Abilities, and More

Dead by Daylight's upcoming PTB update will introduce a new killer known as The Good Guy, famously recognized by horror enthusiasts as Chucky from the iconic horror flick Child's Play. As per the franchise's narrative, this malevolent doll was initially an innocent Christmas present until it became possessed by the spirit of the infamous criminal, Charles Lee Ray. Subsequently, Chucky embarked on a murderous spree, securing his position within the annals of horror lore. Devoted fans have consistently clamored for the inclusion of this renowned character in Dead by Daylight, and the latest patch notes divulge the chilling details on how this murderous doll will relentlessly pursue survivors when Chucky joins DBD in November.

Behavior Interactive unveiled the official trailer for Chucky alongside additional information in the Dead by Daylight PTB 7.4.0 patch notes. Chucky's powers, perks, and abilities encompass:

A fixed third-person camera positioned above and behind Chucky.

Fading footprints left behind to balance the increased stealth from his shorter stature.

Special Ability: Hidey-Ho Mode eliminates the Terror Radius and generates footprint and audio distractions throughout the entire map.

Special Ability: Slice and Dice initiates a rapid sprint followed by a powerful finishing attack.

Scamper enables Chucky to swiftly move through vaults and pallets without damaging them.

The Hex: Two Can Play perk converts a Dull Totem into a Hex Totem whenever Chucky is affected by a stun or blindness.

Perk: Friends Until the End reveals The Obsession when a different Survivor gets hooked. Upon hooking The Obsession, the position of another Survivor is disclosed, and they become The Obsession.

Perk: Batteries Included grants a 5% increase in movement speed when Chucky is within a 12-meter radius of a fully repaired Generator. This bonus to speed gradually diminishes once Chucky moves out of range.

Additional updates in the patch notes feature adjustments made to The Trickster and the Made for This perk. Several maps in Dead by Daylight have been reworked, in addition to general bug fixes for audio, UI, bots, and characters. The PTB updates are eagerly anticipated by players, and the introduction of Chucky has generated significant excitement among fans. Asymmetrical horror games have gained widespread popularity, and Dead by Daylight continues to be a cornerstone of the genre. As fans utilize the PTB to experiment with killer and survivor builds, they will soon have the opportunity to test out Chucky in The Fog.

Dead By Daylight PTB 7.4.0. Patch Notes

Important

Content

The progress and data information from the Live game has been successfully transferred to our PTB servers on October 30th. It is important to note that during the PTB, players will have the ability to make progress, however, it should be understood that none of this progress will carry over to the Live version of the game.

New Killer - The Good Guy

Killer Power

The Good Guy possesses two distinct modes that he can alternate between - Normal Mode and Hidey-Ho Mode. To compensate for his height disadvantage, The Good Guy is accompanied by a stationary third-person camera situated above and behind him, offering players an enhanced perspective of their environment. Despite being notably shorter than other Killers, he possesses exceptional stealth capabilities, although his footprints gradually fade as he moves.

Distinctive Trait: Hidey-Ho Mode

Press the Active Ability button to activate Hidey-Ho Mode, granting the Killer 14 seconds of undetectable presence. During this mode, the Killer's Terror Radius is completely eliminated, while deceptive footprints and sounds are generated throughout the entire map.

Special Attack: Slice & Dice

To activate Hidey-Ho Mode, hold down the Special Attack button and charge up for a powerful Slice & Dice Attack. Once charged, swiftly dash forward and unleash the attack either at the end or upon releasing the Special Attack button.

Unique Skill: Scamper

While in Hidey-Ho Mode, when you are near a vault or pallet, press the Interaction button to scamper through it quickly without breaking it.

Perks

Hex: Dual Game

Every time you are caught off guard or temporarily lose your sight due to a Survivor's actions, this Perk activates when it occurs 4/3/2 times. In the absence of a Hex Totem connected to this ability, a Dull Totem transforms into a Hex Totem. As long as the Hex Totem remains intact, any Survivor who attempts to stun or blind you will themselves be blinded for a duration of 1.5 seconds.

When you successfully catch a Survivor who is not the designated target, the designated target will be temporarily revealed and visible to all for a duration of 20 seconds. Additionally, their location will be exposed for a period of 6/8/10 seconds. In the event that you capture the designated target, another Survivor will scream and reveal their whereabouts, subsequently becoming the new designated target.

Batteries Included

When within 12 meters of a completed Generator, you have 5% Haste. The movement speed bonus lingers for 1/3/5 seconds when you are no longer in range.

Killer Updates - The Trickster

Movement speed increased from 4.4 m/s to 4.6 m/s.

Removed recoil for throwing knives.

Blade-ready movement speed: removed per-throw movement speed reduction.

Increase the blade throw speed.

Increase laceration meter from 6 to 8.

Main Event Updates:Decrease the number of Blades required to access Main Event from 30 to 6 Blades.

Decrease Main Event duration from 10 sec to 5 sec.

Pressing the Active Ability button within 0.3 second of activating Main Event does not cancel it.

Add 0.5 second to the next Main Event for each combo score level reached.

Combo Score Levels (consecutive hits with thrown blades increases the combo):

E: base time + 0.5 sec

D: base time + 1 sec

C: base time + 1.5 sec

B: base time + 2 sec

A: base time + 2.5 sec

S: base time + 3 sec

Trickster Add-on Updates

Memento Blades

Increases throw speed by 5% (new functionality)

Inferno Wires

Increases duration of Main Event by 40% (was 25%)

Ji-Woon's Autograph

Decreases the number of Blades required to reach Main Event by 1 (new functionality)

Tequila Moonrock

Increases duration of Main Event by 60% (was 50%)

Fiz-Spin Soda

Decreases the number of Blades required to reach Main Event by 2 (new functionality)

Waiting for You to Watch

Increases the duration of Main Event by 0.25 second for each Blade hit while it is active (was 0.4 seconds)

Iridescent Photo Card

Each consecutive hit with the Blade grants a stackable [1]% Haste effect, with a maximum of [7]%. This bonus is removed if a Blade attack is missed or if a Survivor is put into the dying state. (new function)

Perk Updates

Made For This

This perk is triggered when you are in the injured state. After successfully healing another Survivor, you will receive the endurance status effect for 6/8/10 seconds. Additionally, while you are affected by Deep Wound, your running speed increases by 3%. (included deep wound condition for haste effect)

Map Updates

The largest maps in the game, Mother's Dwelling and The Temple of Purgation in the Red Forest Realm, have been made smaller to ensure a more balanced play area. During our adjustments to the Red Forest Realm, we also improved the gameplay tiles and enhanced map navigation and readability.

Additionally, we have made gameplay improvements to the Garden of Joy. The house has been redesigned to create a better mix of obstacles and to reduce the strength of certain windows. We have also made changes to the tiles to improve visibility and enable smoother navigation, with a focus on chases, loops, and interactions. The Killer Shack has been decluttered to resolve consistency issues with collisions across all realms.

Features

Graphics Update

Added support for FSR 1.0 on all platforms.

Player Profile and Customizable Player Cards

Players can now view their level and grades on the Player Profile screen. To access it, simply tap on the badge located in the top right corner of most menus.

In addition to the Player Profile, players will now have a Player Card on the screen. By earning collectable banners and badges, they can customize their Player Card to their liking. These new banners and badges come in various rarities and designs, and can be obtained from Tome and Archive rewards, as well as Events.

Furthermore, players will be able to showcase their customized Player Cards in different menus, including the end-of-match tally screen, where they can show them off to other players.

Note: during PTB, players will only have access to the default "empty" badge and banner.

Bug Fixes

Audio

Specific voice lines' subtitles should now match the audio more accurately.

Fixed an issue that caused the sound to be missing when switching back in a disabled pod as The Singularity.

Survivor's screams are now properly being stop during The Knight's Mori.

Bots

Bots are better at handling the Undetectable status of a Killer.

Bots no longer struggle to repair a Generator on a specific tile on The Game.

Fixed multiple crashes that could occur when playing with Bots.

Bots in the Tutorials have been slightly nerfed to improve new player experience.

Bots have figured out how to access a particular corridor of the Hawking National Laboratory.

Bots have figured out how to access a particular corridor of the Raccoon City Police Station.

Bots have figured out how to fall off a specific ledge on Lampkin Lane.

When a Killer approaches while being healed by another player, Bots are now more willing to run away.

Characters

Resolved an issue where The Nurse's animation for pulling a Survivor from a Locker in a Trial did not function correctly.

Addressed a problem that resulted in Mikaela Reid's book appearing cracked during the menu idle animation.

The Undetectable icon is now correctly displayed when Michael Myers is in Tier 1 of Evil Within.

When The Singularity switches back to a disabled pod, the residual sounds now play correctly.

The VFX representing The Knight's power will no longer appear in the corners of specific maps.

The survivor activity HUD now accurately displays a survivor's escape after being marked by Ghostface.

When The Spirit starts charging a Phase Walk, any blood puddles that were concealed will become visible again if the Phase Walk is canceled or exited.

After a survivor is mori'd, the Doctor's Illusionary Red Stain will no longer be visible on them.

The Xenomorph's Control Stations no longer incorrectly block flashlight beams

The Cenobite cannot target a Survivor with more chains once they have started solving the Lament Configuration

The Cenobite's Chain Hunt is no longer reset when Survivors are interrupted during certain actions

The Ghost Face and The Pig can now remain crouched when activating Hex: Pentimento

The Nightmare is no longer able to set Dream Snares across walls or out of bounds

As The Clown, swapping bottles while one is thrown no longer changes the type of the thrown bottle

The effects of the Unicorn Block and Sheep Block no longer only apply to one affected Survivor

Environment/Maps

The issue preventing players from interacting with one side of a Generator at the Hawkins National Laboratory has been resolved.

The issue regarding The Hag's ability to place her traps in unauthorized areas of the main building in the Suffocation Pit has been fixed.

Resolved a problem where the Killer's movement was hindered on the Suffocation Pit map.

Resolved an issue where The Nightmare was unable to deploy Dream Snares in a specific area of the main building in the Suffocation Pit.

Fixed an issue where the dark mist would not appear properly in the Raccoon City Police Department.

Fixed an issue in Eyrie of Crows where an extended collision would block the players navigation.

Fixed an issue where The Pig could not pick up a Survivor near a Jigsaw Box in Midwich Elementary School.

Perks

The aura of the killer can now be seen by the Hooked Survivor when using the Kindred perk.

The availability of the Dramaturgy Perk is no longer displayed incorrectly when vaulting a window with the Sprint Burst Perk equipped.

When a Survivor breaks a Pallet using the Dissolution Perk, the Thwack! Perk will not activate anymore.

The Blast Mine perk now properly causes the killer who triggers it to become deafened, instead of the Survivor who activated it.

The Perks Ultimate Weapon and Darkness Revealed are no longer incorrectly activated when a Survivor interacts with a Locker that has a Survivor in it.

Platforms

Fixed an issue with purchasing Auric Cells on the Microsoft Store version of the game.

Fixed a crash that could occur on PS5 while in menus.

When purchasing a node on the Bloodweb for an "item" that belongs to the active preset just prior to the start of a match, the "item" will be properly utilized and displayed on the Tally screen.

The unique name of Legendary Cosmetics Killers (like The Trapper's Naughty Bear) will now be correctly displayed in all menus.

Players now have the ability to switch between visual lore entries in Archives while in fullscreen.

Misc

Killswitched Cosmetics can no longer be brought into a Trial.

Resolved a bug that caused a potential crash when initiating a Trial without any loadout items.

Addressed an issue where the Pocket Mirror would vanish upon exiting the gate, but now, a survivor's hand displays the item they retrieved from a chest in the Trial.

The hooks that were previously displayed in a noisy notification bubble will no longer be visible in future notifications.

A survivor who has been recently hooked will no longer have their view obstructed by the hook when a loud noise notification is generated from a completed generator.

Survivors now receive Blood Points when being interrupted from searching a chest

Survivors can no longer activate the Glass Bead map Add-on without cooldown

Dismantle achievement now correctly gains progress with Breakdown's trigger.

Performing a fast vault immediately after falling from an elevated footing will no longer cancel the fall stagger

The button prompt for the drop action is no longer blocked by the "Carrying Survivor" icon when playing as any Killer.

The break animation of a pallet is now accurately synchronized when it is broken by a Killer with the Orange Glyph status effect.

The Green glyph will now properly appear after completing the requirements for the "Glyph Pursuer" Challenge.

When a Survivor self-unhooks while holding certain items, their right arm will no longer appear unnaturally bent.

When the Killer disconnects, Survivors no longer start running in place before reaching the tally screen.

Known Issues

Survivors can stay on the floor until the end of the pickup animation when picked up by The Good Guy

Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer horror game where players assume the roles of either a Killer or Survivors. The objective for the Killer is to hunt down the Survivors, while the Survivors strive to escape. The game is available on various platforms including PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Stadia, Switch, and Mobile. Developed by Behaviour Interactive, Dead by Daylight falls under the genres of horror and survival. It is rated M for Mature due to its depiction of blood and gore, intense violence, and strong language.

Editor's P/S

As an enthusiastic fan of Dead by Daylight, I am thrilled about the latest PTB update that introduces Chucky, the iconic killer from the Child's Play franchise, to the game. The developers have truly captured the essence of Chucky's character, with his unique abilities and perks that perfectly reflect his cunning and deadly nature. I can't wait to try out Chucky's Hidey-Ho Mode and Scamper abilities, which will add a new level of stealth and mobility to the game.

The inclusion of Chucky in Dead by Daylight is a testament to the developers' commitment to keeping the game fresh and exciting. By continually adding new content and collaborating with beloved horror franchises, Dead by Daylight has maintained its position as one of the most popular asymmetrical horror games on the market. I am confident that the addition of Chucky will bring even more players to the game and keep the community engaged for years to come.