Dead by Daylight Unleashes Game-Changing Update 730

Highlights

Dead by Daylight has released a new patch with updates and changes for both killers and survivors, including new perks and abilities.

The patch revamps the Anti Face-Camping feature by enabling survivors on the hook to achieve a guaranteed escape when a specific threshold is met. Additionally, the update encompasses map alterations and bug fixes, enhancing gameplay and introducing greater diversity to the game.

A new update has been released for the multiplayer game Dead by Daylight, featuring numerous changes for players. Originally launched in 2016, Dead by Daylight puts a team of four survivors against a killer in a race to survive the night.

Throughout its existence, Dead by Daylight has incorporated popular characters from horror franchises such as Albert Wesker from Resident Evil, Ghost Face from Scream, and even Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage, who appeared as a survivor earlier this year. The game's developers, Behaviour Interactive, have now released their latest patch, introducing a range of updates and modifications to Dead by Daylight.

As part of the Dead by Daylight Halloween 2023 roadmap, players now have access to Tome 17. This update brings a significant patch that enhances perks for both killers and survivors. Killers now have the ability to become obsessed with a specific survivor during a match. When the obsession is hooked, gamers will receive a 5% Haste boost, along with the Undetectable perk. On the other hand, if a killer picks up a second survivor, the Background Player perk will activate for 10 seconds.

In addition, survivors can now sprint at 200% of their running movement speed for 5 seconds, which is an improvement from the previous 150% speed for 4 seconds. This grants them more time to successfully evade capture.

Behaviour Interactive has also implemented various bug fixes and quality-of-life updates, including adjustments to the controversial Anti Face-Camping feature. Depending on the duration a survivor has been on the hook, they now have a 100% success rate of breaking free once it reaches a certain level. The gauge fills faster when the killer is near and slower when other survivors are in close proximity.

In addition to the players, Update 7.3.0 introduces map updates to Dead by Daylight. One of the most well-balanced levels, the MacMillan Estate Realm, has been guiding players through its maze for seven years. With the new update, variations of the MacMillan Estate Realm maps will be added to the pool rotation, creating more chaos for survivors.

With Halloween approaching, updating Dead by Daylight seems like the perfect timing. Fans can also look forward to a Dead by Daylight movie in the works at Blumhouse Productions. While there is no release date yet, the film will be produced by James Wan, the director of Saw.

Dead by Daylight Update 7.3.0 Patch Notes

Killer Perk Updates

Obsessive Pursuit

You develop an intense fixation on a specific Survivor. Cunningly concealing yourself, you methodically eliminate each of your targets. When your chosen Obsession is captured and suspended on a hook, gain the ability to become completely undetectable and experience a 5% boost in speed for 14/16/18 seconds. (new feature)

Survivor Perk Updates

Background Player

When the Killer rescues another Survivor, the Background Player perk is triggered for a duration of 10 seconds. Upon initiating a running motion, the perk enables a sprint at a significantly increased speed of 200% compared to your usual running speed, lasting for 5 seconds. Note that the previous values were 150% for 4 seconds.

Please note that this perk is inoperable while experiencing Exhaustion, as it causes Exhaustion for a duration of 60/50/40 seconds.

Updated Killer: The Skull Merchant

Eyes in the Sky

The match starts with the Skull Merchant having six Drones. Press the Power button to release a Drone, which will then perform an unseen, ongoing scanning sweep. If a Survivor is detected, the Drone becomes active, and its scanning lines become visible. Once a Survivor is detected by a scanning line, they become immune to detection by other scanning lines for a duration of 3 seconds. Survivors have the option to try and hack the Drones. If unsuccessful, the Drone will activate and partially fill their Lock On gauge. If successful, the Drone will be disabled for a period of 45 seconds. The Active Zone (cylinder) has been eliminated.

Removed remote Activation of Drones.

The Killer now starts with 6 drones.

The minimum distance between drones is now 16 meters.

The Drone radius is now 10 meters.

Radar:

Press the Ability Button to activate the Radar and view the positions of Survivors detected by Drones or those trapped by Claw Traps. The movement speed of The Skull Merchant increases with each Survivor detected on the Radar. Additionally, the Radar allows for drone recall and the ability to alter the direction of their scanning rotation.

Lock On

The Lock On meter fills when a Drone performs a scan or when attempting to disable a Drone unsuccessfully. Once the meter reaches maximum capacity, the Survivor acquires a Claw Trap, experiences an Injury, and is afflicted by the Broken status effect. Furthermore, each subsequent scan temporarily applies the Hindered status effect. The Claw Trap discloses the Survivor's whereabouts to the Killer and remains in place until its battery depletes.

Removed the Exposed status effect from Lock On

Add-Ons

Adi Valente #1: Effects last until the Claw Trap is removed.

High-Power Floodlight: Blindness status applied when receiving a Claw Trap. Effects last until the Claw Trap is removed.

Geographical Readout: The bonus for increased action speed while breaking pallets and breakable walls, damaging generators, and vaulting has been raised to 20% from the previous 15%. This effect now lasts for 8 seconds after deploying a drone.

High Current Upgrade: Extends the duration of Survivor detection on the radar when detected.

Adaptive Lighting: Reduced the bonus granted to Undetectable status to 20% (down from 50%).

Stereo Remote Mic: Decreases the Disabled State duration of drones.

Supercharge: Increased battery life of Claw Traps to 15% (up from 12%).

Shotgun Speakers: Survivors with a Claw Trap have no skill check warning. Effects last until the Claw Trap is removed.

Low-Power Mode: Decreases Drone Spawn Cooldown.

Vital Targeting Processor: Increases Hindered status by 3% when a Survivor is detected by a drone.

Brown Noise Generator: The oblivious status is triggered upon being caught in a Claw Trap, and its effects persist until the Claw Trap is removed.

Loose Screw: The exhausted status is triggered upon being caught in a Claw Trap, and its effects now endure for 6 seconds instead of the previous 3 seconds.

Randomised Strobes: Increases Hindered status by 1 second when a Survivor is detected by a drone.

Advanced Movement Prediction: Reveals Survivor’s aura when they receive a Claw Trap.

Ultrasonic Speaker: Reduces scan immunity duration.

Expired Batteries: Reduces Claw Trap battery life to 50% (instead of 60%). Increases Haste status granted when Survivors are detected on the radar.

Rewritten content:

Rotor Prototype: Enhances the drone's rotational speed.

Iridescent Unpublished Manuscript: When a drone becomes incapacitated, it acquires a terror radius of 32m for a duration of 15 seconds. Meanwhile, The Skull Merchant obtains the Undetectable status effect.

Other

Daily rituals, Achievements, Loading Tips, and Score Events have been updated accordingly.

The Trapper now receives a 7.5% Haste effect for 5 seconds when placing a Bear-Trap (new effect). The Coffee Grounds Addon has been modified to specify that it provides an extra Haste effect.

When the Trial begins, 8 Bear-Traps spawn on the map (was 6).

Other Killer Tweaks

Huntress

Reloading hatchets takes 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).

Deathslinger

Reloading takes 2.6 seconds (was 2.75 seconds)

Addon: Warden's Keys - Reduces the reload time of the Speargun by 0.35 seconds (previously 0.5 seconds).

Addon: Jaw Smasher - Enhances movement speed by 1.5% when aiming down the sights of the Speargun (previously 1%).

Addon: Wanted Poster - Increases movement speed by 3% while aiming down the Speargun's sights (was 2.5%).

Legion

Addon: BFFs - Earn tokens for hitting Survivors during Feral Frenzy:Second chained hit: 2 tokens.

Third chained hit: 3 tokens.

Fourth chained hit: 4 tokens.

Fifth chained hit: 5 tokens.

Once the gates are powered, if more than 15 or more tokens have been collected, gain a 6% movement speed boost when not using Feral Frenzy (was 4%).

Trickster

Reloading knives takes 3 seconds (was 4 seconds).

Anti Face-Camp Feature

Survivors hooked have an internal "camp meter" that gradually fills up when the Killer is in close proximity. The meter fills at an accelerated rate when the Killer is nearby, but fills more slowly when other Survivors are in the vicinity (it never goes into negative values).

Once the meter reaches its maximum capacity, the Survivor receives a prompt that grants them a guaranteed chance to escape the hook. Additionally, Survivors who take advantage of this opportunity gain 15 seconds of Endurance.

This feature shuts off entirely once the Exit Gates are powered.

As part of this system, The Cannibal can no longer hit a Survivor who has Endurance twice in the same 0.5 second timespan.

Events & Archives

Tome 17 - COMMITMENT: Level 1 of the new tome opens October 11th at 11:00 AM ET

The Halloween event, "Haunted by Daylight," kicks off on October 18th at 2:00 PM ET. The event's tome will also open at the same time. Additionally, a new tab will be added to the event popup for players to access the details of the event gameplay.

The Haunted by Daylight event introduces an exclusive currency called Dark Trinkets, which can be earned by successfully completing challenges and levels in the event tome.

You can use Dark Trinkets to purchase cosmetics and charms in the event's Collection screen. Unlocking all event cosmetics will also unlock the Collection Milestone Rewards.

Map Updates

Shattered Square Map Update

The release of the Shattered Square Map garnered a significant amount of feedback. One common complaint was the difficulty in seeing and locating objects, especially for Killers using a first-person camera. To address this, we made necessary adjustments to improve visibility and ensure smoother gameplay.

Additionally, inconsistencies were noted in our visual and navigation language. Objects were positioned in a manner that gave the impression of climbability, thanks to angles resembling stairs or slopes seen in other maps. To resolve this issue, we either removed certain objects or placed assets that align with their collision properties.

The line of sight was significantly limited, allowing players to have a broad view of the entire map. The presence of a clear line of sight can have negative consequences for both players, depending on their preferred play style. Therefore, we have repositioned tiles with higher line of sight blockers to be more prevalent.

Additionally, we have made the decision to decrease the size of the map in order to promote more frequent encounters, enhance its dynamism, and decrease the time taken to locate interactable objects such as generators, hooks, totems, chests, etc.

New MacMillan Estate Realm Update

The MacMillan Estate Realm's maps have been a part of the game for approximately 7 years. While the layouts and other details have long been known to the community, The Entity has decided to introduce additional variations to provide players with a more chaotic experience. As a result, we will be incorporating new versions of the MacMillan Estate Realm maps into the current selection.

Features

Bots Improvements

Reworked the Bots Skill Check system:

Success rates now correlate with Skill Check size.

Skill Check debuffs, such as The Doctor's Madness or Hex: Huntress Lullaby, reduce the odds of hitting the Skill Check.

Bug Fixes

Archives

Fixed an issue that prevented several challenges that have to be completed in the Basement from gaining progress.

Improved the functionality that prevented the Deadly Senses and You Can’t Hide Challenges from advancing when a survivor is struck with a Killer’s Special Attack.

Rectified the problem in Tome 16 - EXISTENCE where the "Destructive Investigation" Master Challenge was granting an incorrect quantity of Bloodpoints.

The description of the "I Want It, I Got It" Master Challenge from Tome 15 - ASCENSION has been revised to incorporate the changes made to The Skull Merchant's gameplay.

The "Outplayed" challenge from Tome 16 - EXISTENCE has been updated to now allow progress when The Dredge grabs a Survivor from a locker they have just teleported to.

Resolved an issue in Tome 15 - ASCENSION where completion of the "Job Well Done" challenge inaccurately credited progress from a different Survivor's generator repair action.

Addressed a problem where challenges like the "Back Off!" Master Challenge failed to grant progress for stunning the Killer after successfully escaping their grasp by wiggling.

The Player's progress in the "Back Off!" Master Challenge is now correctly displayed.

The Player's progress in the "Swarm of Darkness" Master Challenge is now correctly displayed.

The "Cellar Search" Master Challenge bug has been fixed, and players can now earn progress from the chest in the Killer's basement.

Players can now select random Perks on consecutive Trials on the same character, even with "Remix" challenges active.

Audio

Fixed an issue that caused the Hooked On You music not being played on Trickster's Paradise Beatdown outfit.

Corrected a discrepancy where the French voice did not align with the text in Tome 15, titled "The Absolutely Horrifying Maniacal Puppet Show. Guest Starring, Ashy Slashy. 2."

Resolved a problem that hindered The Xenomorph from hearing Generators while located in Tunnels.

Bots

Bots can now attempt to self-unhook.

When standing still on opposite sides of a Remote Flame Turret, bots will now discontinue their stare-down with the Killer.

During long interactions, bots will now take breaks from slowly turning the camera around to search for potential Killer approach paths.

Characters

Fixed an issue that caused any Survivors grabbed by the Trapper while vaulting towards him to be seen clipping into the ground.

The Doctor can no longer see inside Lockers by walking into them, resolving the issue.

The issue with survivor Yun-Jin Lee's arm breaking when using a flashlight in Tome 17 'Smart Outfit' has been fixed.

The issue causing the Camera to clip through Wraith's 'Saber-Toothed' weapon after hitting a survivor has been resolved.

The problem of the camera not properly transitioning when using the Cenobite's Summons of Pain has been fixed.

Fixed an issue causing The Xenomorph's tail attack to be able to hit Survivors behind it

Fixed an issue causing The Xenomorph's tail attack animation not to match the collision

Environment/Maps

Fixed an issue in Lery's Hospital where the side of a generator was blocked by assets

Fixed an issue in Pale Rose where a groups of blockers were too close and prevented possible navigation between them

Perks

The issue causing the Territorial Imperative perk to fail to activate when a Survivor enters the basement has been resolved.

The issue enabling the Pain Resonance Perk to detonate a Generator obstructed by the Deadlock Perk has been addressed.

Fixed an issue that caused the Blood Pact Perk’s icon to appear dimmed when the Haste effect is active.

Platforms

Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that could happen when interacting with the Friends menu.

UI

The Loadout search bar virtual keyboard now displays in the player's preferred language for consoles, instead of English.

In the Store UI, the exclamation marks indicating new content in a DLC will now disappear correctly when the content is viewed.

The name of the character properly changes when changing to a preset with a Legendary outfit equipped.

Wait for mystery box animation to complete before advancing Bloodweb to next level.

Misc

Equipped Charms are now always visible on the displayed character in the Store.

Fixed a bug that caused the Flame Turret's light to stay visible while performing a vault.

Public Test Build (PTB) Adjustments

Bots

Bots no longer pick up Items with nearly no charges remaining.

Fixed a crash that could occur when playing with a Bot having the Reassurance Perk.

Fixed one vault location on the Nostromo Wreckage that Bots were unable to use.

Skull Merchant Update

Increased Drone rotation speed while in Stealth mode from 50 degrees/sec to 60 degrees/sec.

Increased Drone rotation speed while in Scouting mode from 75 degrees/sec to 85 degrees/sec.

Increased Drone detection radius from 8 to 10 meters.

Decreased Drone initialization time from 1.5 to 0.3 seconds.

Recalling Drones no longer puts the power on cooldown.

Recalling Drones is available at all times, regardless of the cooldown.

Added the ability to change a Drone's rotation direction while using the Radar.

Drones always deploy facing away from you and only rotate after the initialization phase is over.

The Randomised Strobes Add-On properly increases the duration of the Hindered status by 1 second.

The Adi Valente #1 Add-On properly reduces skill checks by 20% and not 50%.

Anti-Camp Feature

Added 7 second grace period for the Killer to be able to leave the area before the system kicks in.

Carrying a Survivor in the radius stops the progress bar from building up.

Dying Survivors in the radius slow down the progress bar.

Vertical distances are now treated differently to avoid unintentionally triggering the system through floors.

Perk Updates

Furtive Chase

Changed functionality: when hooking the Obsession, gain Undetectable and a 5% Haste status effect for 14/16/18 seconds.

Background PlayerIncreased sprint speed to 200%.

Sprint Burst no longer triggers at the same time as the Background Player Perk.

Shattered Square Map Update

Reviewed loops that were noted as too strong and reduced the number of pallets spawning in the map.

Misc

Fixed a crash that could occur in the Splash Screen.

The Sacrificial Ward Offering no longer disables Map Repeat Prevention.

The Shape’s arm no longer stretches during the standing Mori from the survivor’s perspective.

Dead by Daylight is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and mobile devices.