Dead by Daylight
6.4.1 | Bugfix PatchNov 30, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Schedule All platforms: 11AM ET Bug Fixes Updated Perk Repressed Alliance's description to indicate it cannot be activated if another Survivor is repairing the same generator Updated the Hex: Face the Darkness's description Fixed an issue that caused the screaming animation to loop constantly when doing a gesture Fixed an issue that caused The Huntress arm to clip through the camera when aiming up with a Hatchet Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's attack trail to be misaligned in first person view Fixed an issue that caused The Knight and The Spirit to see the Potential Energy VFX and Refined Serum VFX while in Path Creation Mode and Phase Walking Fixed an issue that caused the spikes on Oni's Armored Titan cosmetic to have the wrong texture during gameplay Fixed an issue that caused the mist to be missing in some tiles of Garden of Joy map Fixed an issue that caused the Shock Therapy's VFX to not match the power's collision with the "Interview Tape" add-on Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to sometimes move at the speed of the Path Creation Wisp Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to be able to blind The Knight's Path of Creation Wisp Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to be able to unintentionally attack nearby Survivors after summoning a Guard Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to be able to break walls located high off the ground Fixed an issue that caused Lethal Pursuer's additional aura reveal time to fail to apply to the Nowhere to Hide Perk Fixed an issue that caused Hex: Face the Darkness not to be triggered by The Trapper's Traps and The Plague's Vile Purge upon injuring a Survivor Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to be able to break generators blocked by The Entity Fixed an issue that caused the achievement Speed Kills to not gain progress when using a non-basic attack to injure a Survivor afflicted with Haste Fixed an issue that caused a Survivor vaulting a pallet to be interrupted by a Guard ordered to break that pallet Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guard break object orders to break objects out of sync with the corresponding animation Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to sometimes start orders without confirmation Fixed an issue that caused highlights of Dream Pallets in the Shattered Square map to appear as regular pallets Fixed an issue that caused the power icon to not display a timer for the duration of The Knight's Guard performing a breaking order Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to be unable to give orders when close to a breakable wall or a generator during Path Creation mode Fixed an issue that caused a Guard summoned by The Knight to get stuck on elevated objects Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to be unable to summon Guards when using the order system immediately after entering patrol mode Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to be unable to summon Guards for the rest of the Trial after power is used in quick succession Fixed an issue that cau...Dead by Daylight killers "miserable" as horror game piles on palletsNov 24, 2022 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight killers are feeling "miserable" as the Forged in Fog DLC and DBD update 6.4.0 add the new map Shattered Square, apparently bringing enormous amounts of pallets to the BHVR horror game, and giving too big of an advantage to DBD survivors. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight Twitter charm pokes fun at Musk and shirtless Felix Dead by Daylight killers can now play against bots in BHVR horror game Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 29 deadly characters ranked THE STEAM AWARDS 2022 - NOMINATIONSNov 23, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHello People of The Fog, As 2022 is coming to an end, it is time to celebrate the games that made your year! It's already been 6 years (and counting!) of hard work on Dead by Daylight and we are very happy to see how big of a community you have all built. And as a member of this community, you can now nominate Dead by Daylight in the "Labor of Love" category for the Steam Awards. Nominations are open until November 29th (10AM PT). Don't hesitate to have a look at the other categories, 2022 was for sure an amazing year full of exciting moments and releases! See you in The Fog, The Dead by Daylight team.Dead by Daylight Twitter charm pokes fun at Musk and shirtless FelixNov 23, 2022 - PCGamesNA Dead by Daylight Twitter charm makes some references to Elon Musk's takeover of the social media site, as well as DBD survivor Felix, who BHVR horror game fans have long petitioned to see shirtless, as the Forged in Fog DLC launches, and Dead by Daylight killers get to play against bots. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight killers can now play against bots in BHVR horror game Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 29 deadly characters ranked Dead By Daylight killer The Knight revealed with new survivor and map The Forged in Fog Chapter is now available on Steam.Nov 22, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsSo begins an age of endless Fog, and those forged within it. Dead by Daylight’s Forged In Fog Chapter features a new Killer – The Knight – and a new Survivor, Vittorio Toscano. Purchasing this add-on unlocks an exclusive Cosmetic for Vittorio: Handsome Riding Jacket. TRAILER The new Killer is The Knight. The Killer is The Knight, whose loyal guards follow his commands with vicious cruelty. Boasting unrivalled martial prowess, his blade’s thirst has yet to be sated. His wrath fell upon the Shattered Square, leaving only destruction in his wake. The new Survivor is Vittorio Toscano. Dead by Daylight: Forged In Fog also includes a new Survivor: Vittorio Toscano, a voyager from a lost age and willing wanderer of realms. The age of iron and stone is over – so begins an age of Fog, and those forged within it. The Forged in Fog Chapter includes: New Killer: The Knight New Survivor: Vittorio Toscano An exclusive Cosmetic for Vittorio: Handsome Riding Jacket https://store.steampowered.com/app/2198470 No legend has foretold this dark reunion. See you in the Fog, The Dead by Daylight team.Dead by Daylight killers can now play against bots in BHVR horror gameNov 22, 2022 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight killers will now have the chance to hone their slaughter skills against AI bots in the BHVR horror game, as update 6.4.0, and new DLC pack Forged in Fog, bring The Knight, new DBD survivor Vittorio, a fresh map, and various tweaks and changes. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight Twitter charm pokes fun at Musk and shirtless Felix Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 29 deadly characters ranked Dead By Daylight killer The Knight revealed with new survivor and map 6.4.0 | Forged in FogNov 22, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsRelease Schedule Update Releases: 11AM EDT DLC Releases: 12PM EDT Note: These times are estimates and may vary slightly per platform. Features New Killer - The Knight New Perk - Nowhere to Hide Whenever you damage a generator, reveal the aura of all Survivors standing within 24 meters of your position for 3/4/5 seconds New Perk - Hex: Face the Darkness Injuring a Survivor by any means lights a Dull Totem, activating the Hex. While the Hex is active, all other Survivors outside of your Terror Radius will scream every 35/30/25 seconds, revealing their positions and auras for 2 seconds. When the Survivor enters the dying state or becomes healthy, the Hex totem becomes dull again and this perk deactivates. If the Hex totem is cleansed, this perk is permanently disabled New Perk - Hubris Whenever you are stunned by a Survivor, that Survivor suffers from the Exposed status effect for 10/15/20 seconds. Hubris has a cooldown of 20 seconds New Survivor - Vittorio Toscano New Perk - Potential Energy After working on a generator for 12/10/8 uninterrupted seconds, press the Active Ability Button 2 to activate this perk. When this perk is active, repairing the generator will charge this perk instead of making the generator progress. For each 1.5% of generator repair, the perk will gain one token, up to 20 tokens. While this perk has at least one token and you are working on a generator, you can press the Active Ability Button 2 to consume all the tokens and instantly make the generator progress by 1% for each token. This perk then deactivates. If you lose a health state while this perk has at least 1 tokens, the perk will lose all tokens and deactivate. Missing a skill check will also result in some charges lost New Perk - Fogwise Hitting a great Skill Check while repairing a generator reveals the aura of the Killer to you for 4/5/6 seconds New Perk - Quick Gambit When you are chased within 24 meters of any generator, any other Survivor working on that generator receives a 6/7/8% speed boost to the repair action Flashlight update Flashlight blinds that occur within the last 0.4 seconds of the Survivor pickup animation will now stun the Killer once the animation has completed Dev note: We've increased the duration of the buffer from its PTB value of 0.25 to account for latency. Killers are now immune to blindness while grabbing a Survivor out of a locker Bots in Custom Matches The host of a Custom Match can add Survivor bots to the game (PS5 Only!) Added Haptic Feedback & a pop-up informing players Rancor Perk Updated the conditions on which the obsession becomes exposed to include closing the hatch Content New map - The Shattered Square Updated Basement Wider stairs to address body-blocking issues Updated visuals for Pallets and Breakable doors Changes From PTB Decreased the spawn time of the Guards to 1.5s from 2.0s Guard Detection Radius interpolation speed now 1.0 instead of 1.5 sec Guard traveling to detection location decreased to 2.5 sec instead of 3.0 ...Play Flippin Misfits and earn an exclusive Dead by Daylight Charm!Nov 10, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsFlippin Misfits is an absolutely bonkers online melee party brawler, where 2-4 friends can flip and fight across high-intensity arenas filled with opportunities and hazards. Every surface is in play, attacks can come from anywhere, and gravity can flip with the push of a button. As a special collaboration players who play Flippin Misfits will receive an exclusive Dead by Daylight universal Charm, redeemable in Dead by Daylight. Learn how to claim your Charm here: https://deadbydaylight.com/news/flippin-misfits-reward {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/525bac0a080636202dad860c39afec9020dcbbd1.jpg The game is running a FREE weekend from November 10-14th AND is on sale for a limited time! So, what are you waiting for? Invite your friends and JOIN THE FLIPPIN PARTY NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1765520/Flippin_Misfits/ See you in space, The Flippin Misfits team Upcoming Matchmaking ImprovementsNov 3, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsDead by Daylight is constantly changing, so it only makes sense for the matchmaking system to follow suit and continually evolve. We often make small tweaks behind the scenes to strike the right balance between wait times and match quality, but we’ve also been working on some bigger improvements to the matchmaking system thanks to your feedback. In this post, we’ll discuss two changes we’ll be making to the matchmaking system in the 6.4.0 update. These are: Team Based Ratings: Adjusting Survivor ratings based on the team’s performance as well as your own Extended Breaks: Better handling for players who are coming back from a break We’ll dive into each in more detail later in this post, but first we want to give some context for how the matchmaking system currently works. How Matchmaking Works The matchmaking system’s job is to pair you against opponents where your strategy works roughly half of the time. To do this, we give each player a hidden rating that evaluates their performance. The matchmaker then uses this rating to pair you with players of a similar rating. In order for this to work, the matchmaking system needs a win condition to determine if your rating should increase or decrease. In our case, the win condition for Survivors is escaping the trial, while a Killer’s win condition is killing Survivors. Since the game is asymmetrical, each Survivors is treated like a separate one-on-one match for the Killer. How much rating you gain or lose also depends on the ratings of your opponent: You’ll gain more rating by beating someone who’s rated higher than you and lose more by losing to someone who’s rated lower than you. It’s impossible for a matchmaking system to accurately assess your ability from a single match due to the sheer number of factors at play. Instead, the matchmaker works over the course of many matches to gradually settle you into a place where you are comfortable. To give an example, if you lose a match, the game doesn’t think you suddenly got worse- it expects you to lose some matches! If your rating is currently lower than it should be, you’ll end up winning more matches than you lose, and that loss will quickly be offset. Or if you’re already where you should be, you’ll win a roughly equal number of matches and hover around the same place. To be very clear, kills and escapes on their own are not a direct indicator of skill, but rather a proxy to skill, meaning playing well will improve your odds of winning. Ultimately, the matchmaker isn’t trying to judge whether or not you are the best player in the world, but rather find a place where your strategy works about half the time, regardless of how skillful it is. Team Based Ratings One challenge unique to asymmetrical games like Dead by Daylight is how we handle teams. Most games can check which team won a match and adjust their ratings accordingly. But this isn’t possible in an asymmetrical game like ours since Killers are playing solo. To get around this, we treat each Surv...Dead By Daylight killer The Knight revealed with new survivor and mapNov 1, 2022 - PCGamesNThe new Dead by Daylight killer update Forged in Fog has been revealed, and it will add a new killer, survivor, and map to the asymmetrical multiplayer game from Behaviour Interactive. The Dead by Daylight update release date has also been confirmed, and it's incredibly soon. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight killers tier list: all 29 deadly characters ranked Dead by Daylight kill rates show strength of a Resident Evil killer Dead by Daylight killers divided as BHVR cuts horror game DC penalty 6.4.0 | PTBNov 1, 2022 - Community Announcements{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/0e0194bba9fe063cfedb632728486e80daaba706.png Release Schedule PTB goes live: 11AM ET Important Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on Oct 25. Please note that players will be able to progress for the duration of the PTB, but none of that progress will make it back to the Live version of the game. Features New Killer - The Knight New Perk - Nowhere to Hide Whenever you damage a generator, reveal the aura of all survivors standing within 24 meters of your position for 3/4/5 seconds New Perk - Hex: Face the Darkness When this Hex is inactive and you injure a Survivor, a Dull Totem becomes lit and hexes that Survivor. When the Hex is active, all other Survivors outside of your Terror Radius will have a chance to scream intermittently, revealing their positions and auras for 2 seconds. Other Survivors also see the aura of the cursed Survivor for 12/10/8 seconds. When the cursed Survivor is downed or returned to full health, the Hex is lifted, and the Hex Totem becomes unlit. Cleansing the Hex totem deactivates Hex: Face the Darkness permanently New Perk - Hubris Whenever you are stunned by a Survivor, that Survivor suffers from the Exposed status effect for 10/15/20 seconds. Hubris has a cooldown of 20 seconds New Survivor - Vittorio Toscano New Perk - Potential Energy After working on a generator for 12/10/8 uninterrupted seconds, press the Active Ability Button 2 to activate this perk. When this perk is active, repairing the generator will charge this perk instead of making the generator progress. For each 1.5% of generator repair, the perk will gain one token, up to 20 tokens. While this perk has at least one token and you are working on a generator, you can press the Active Ability Button 2 to consume all the tokens and instantly make the generator progress by 1% for each token. This perk then deactivates. If you lose a health state while this perk has at least 1 tokens, the perk will lose all tokens and deactivate. Missing a skill check will also result in some charges lost New Perk - Fogwise Hitting a great Skill Check while repairing a generator reveals the aura of the Killer to you for 4/5/6 seconds New Perk - Quick Gambit When you are chased within 24 meters of any generator, any other Survivor working on that generator receives a 6/7/8% speed boost to the repair action Flashlight update Finishing a flashlight blind of a Killer who is picking up a Survivor will succeed in rescuing the Survivor if it completes during the last 0.25 seconds of the pickup animation Killers are now immune to blindness while grabbing a Survivor out of a locker Bots in Custom Matches The host of a Custom Match can add Survivor bots to the game Content New map - The Shattered Square Updated Basement Wider stairs to address body-blocking issues Updated visuals for Pallets and Breakable doors Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that caused wrong prestige levels to be displayed in the end game tally scr...Developer Update | October 2022Oct 28, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThe final Developer Update of the year is here. In this series of posts, we discuss the biggest upcoming changes and provide updates on ongoing processes. This time, we’ll cover the various features and improvements coming with next month’s 6.4.0 Update. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/3f5d6cd60eae8312cf5f9b60cde84cf3eb404cf9.png Bots in Custom Matches Kicking things off, we have a much-anticipated feature that was first announced during our Anniversary Broadcast earlier this year. Whether you’re looking for a place to practice a new Killer before hopping into live games, or you just have an irrational hatred for bots that needs to be satiated, we’re happy to announce that bots will now be available in custom games. Starting in 6.4.0, the host of a custom game can click the ‘+’ icon to add a random Survivor bot to the lobby. Don’t like the way that bot looked at you? The host can click their name and remove the bot at their discretion. You can face off against an entire lobby of robot Survivors, fill empty slots when playing with friends, or ignore them entirely and play with a partial lobby of human friends like before (but our future Robot Overlords will remember this). {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/aa1376eeeb0d26794caf9337327886372be822e7.png While the first version of the feature focuses on Survivor bots, we plan to include Killer bots in a future update so you can practice against each Killer as well. This will take some time, however, since the AI needs to be trained to use each Killer’s power first. Additionally, we have a few other improvements in store for this feature in the future, including the ability to select which characters you want by your side and their loadouts (though not all perks, items, and add-ons will be available to bots). If there’s something else that you really want to see, as always, let us know! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/7de371566c4a4b169a808be5f5c8388072ae3d23.png Visual Improvements Continuing our ongoing efforts to improve the graphics of Dead by Daylight, we have updated the visuals for breakable objects (pallets & breakable walls). Rather than making you read all about them, we figured we would show you. Take a look! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/aab8d9cba9f453bf014831b9c09197bf42a3a464.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/fd672d7d14f18ffd17b16aa39a8e0d84781cf31f.png That’s not all the visual improvements we have in store. Check out the new basement! (Please excuse the mess, we weren’t expecting company.) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/f91555b621ff27e4cd65eab3810c84751662f582.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/1d4a8da2029fd180443e89280b973a88f1693064.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/5bd6f892359d8175165797b63721d231cdbbd31f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/da3099dd9936a055a059c64cd2a854238f4d639e.png Flashlight Adjustments We recently updated flashlights to prevent them from being triggered too frequently to address concerns of epilepsy. While we were working on this change, we took the opportunity to revisit flashlights and plan...6.3.2 | Bugfix PatchOct 26, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThis update will include 6.3.2a for all platforms excluding Stadia and Switch, crossplay is not affected Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that caused Bloodpoint modifier Offerings not to be working correctly Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the Matchmaking Incentive icon to disappear Fixed an issue where buying add-ons that were originally equipped do not auto-equip after replenishing Fixed an issue where the hooks placement prevents hooking in Midwitch Elementary School Fixed an issue that caused Killers to be unable to move between a wall and barrel in Junkyard Fixed an issue where the Mastermind can get Survivors stuck between a wall and a pile of rubble in Asylum Fixed an issue that prevented players from vaulting one of the windows on the ferry boat in the Pale Rose map Fixed an issue where the sounds of generators would be muffled while working to fix them Fixed an issue where Carlos and Sheva's screams were not heard by other Survivors Fixed an issue where the SFX for smashing a pumpkin with The Artist or The Onryo was missing Fixed an issue that caused female Survivors arms to snap briefly when opening the exit gates Fixed an issue that caused Jeff's eyeballs to pop out in the lobby Fixed an issue that caused the VFX of the Oni's outfit "Bursting with Fury" to be missing and the hair to not turn red when he go into Demon Mode Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to vault a pallet or window sideways when clicking the flashlight before vaulting Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to keep using their flashlight during the escape animation if it is in use when they escape Fixed an issue that caused the centrifuge to be spinning when working on an esoteric generator with an empty void energy tank Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to keep unbanked void energy when killed by The Shape’s standing mori Fixed an issue that caused The Wraith to be unable to interact with Unstable Rifts when cloaked Changed texture on the Dramatic Death charm available in the Tome 13 Rift (Switch & Stadia only) Fixed an issue that caused the Dramatic Death charm icon to be the wrong one (All platforms except Switch & Stadia) Removed the Halloween Cinematics that caused crashes on all platforms and game access issues for XB1/XSX users. (All platforms except Stadia & Switch) Known Issues Occasionally the Escape Artist Challenge from the Haunted by Daylight Event does not progress for some users The best Halloween 2022 treat? I think it might be Xbox Game PassOct 26, 2022 - VG247Halloween is right around the corner, and I don’t know about any of you, but it’s definitely one of my favourite holidays of the year. Mainly because, unlike Christmas (in which I rarely get to relax, let alone boot up a game), it’s the perfect excuse for me to kick back and chill out with my favourite genre of game, and that’s horror. Admittedly, I’ve jumped on the Halloween bandwagon rather late this year. I’ve failed to decorate my flat with cardboard bats and fake cobwebs, and I’m still yet to go and acquire candy for any trick-or-treaters. That said, I dove into Xbox Game Pass recently to line up some games for the Halloween weekend; it appears that while the children knocking on my front door may not get any treats, I certainly have already got one with the gems that are on Game Pass right now. Read more 6.3.1 | Bugfix PatchOct 18, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsThe 6.3.1 update goes live at 11 AM ET. This update features various bug fixes, but no gameplay changes from the previous update. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that caused a save error when switching accounts in game on Xbox Tentatively fixed an issue that sometimes caused outfits cannot be purchased error in the in-game store on WinGDK Fixed an issue that caused the wrong tutorial reward display Fixed an issue that caused a crash after finishing or leaving a match Fixed an issue that caused the Killer's custom match not to end when the last remaining Survivor quits the match but stays on tally Fixed some number formatting errors when more than thousands in the Archives Fixed some text localization in the Archives Fixed a potential crash when trying to access the compendium after mastering a tome Fixed an issue in the Onboarding menu where the wrong character rewards are displayed Fixed an issue that allowed the Killer to be able to body block Survivors in the Racoon City Police Station basement stairway. Fixed an issue that caused the flashlight aim to be inconsistent with previous releases Fixed an issue that caused female Survivors arms to snap unnaturally when interacting with the Nightmare's alarm clocks Fixed an issue that caused Meg to not escape during the survivor tutorial Fixed an issue that allowed Survivors to be able to carry more than one flashbang Fixed an issue where a voiceline in the Memory 708 in Tome 13 in French would repeat itself. Fixed an issue where the voicelines in The Archives would not play for the Windows Store version of the game Fixed an issue that caused the Blight to be missing SFX when hitting the environment with a basic attack Fixed an issue where some Killers would have no sound in the menu Changed texture on the Dramatic Death charm available in the Tome 13 Rift. Note: The icon for this charm will be updated in the next patch. (All platforms except Switch & Stadia - they will have the updated texture and icon in HF2) Added missing skeleton textures on the back of the Haunted by Daylight event reward shirts for David, Claudette, Yun-Jin and Jane Known Issues Event intro movie might play again after every tally screen in custom game. To workaround the issue, restart the game A crash occurs when unchecking the Allow DLC Killers option in Custom Games Bloodpoint Offerings are not burnt when used and do not provide a Bloodpoint bonus Dead by Daylight kill rates show strength of a Resident Evil killerOct 17, 2022 - PCGamesNPicking the most effective Dead by Daylight kill rate killers can be a real hassle, especially after Behaviour Interactive changed up the game's meta and perk system in the asymmetrical multiplayer game. Understanding which killer has the most effective average survivor kill rate has just been made a lot easier however, as Behaviour has released wide ranging statistics for the Dead by Daylight killers. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight killers divided as BHVR cuts horror game DC penalty Dead by Daylight becomes a free game in time for Halloween horror PUBG is now a horror game, can be used to play Dead by Daylight Dead by Daylight killers divided as BHVR cuts horror game DC penaltyOct 17, 2022 - PCGamesNDead by Daylight killers and survivors are sharing conflicting views over the DBD Reddit, as horror game developer BHVR opts to remove the disconnection penalty for multiplayer matches, potentially owing to issues around the Halloween update. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Dead by Daylight kill rates show strength of a Resident Evil killer Dead by Daylight becomes a free game in time for Halloween horror PUBG is now a horror game, can be used to play Dead by Daylight Dead by Daylight’s Haunted by Daylight: A Halloween Event GuideOct 13, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsHalloween has come to Dead by Daylight, and so begins the frightening and festive Haunted by Daylight Event. Experience tense gameplay challenges, unsettling atmosphere, chilling cosmetics to unlock, a brand-new Event Tome, and much more. AN EERIE ATMOSPHERE From October 13th, 11:00 AM ET – November 3rd, 11:00 AM ET, the Entity’s Realm will be transformed into a nightmarish Halloween playground. In select Realms, the sky has undergone an unsettling transformation, tearing apart to reveal a mysterious rift. In addition Generators, Hooks, the Exit Gates, and the Basement have been updated with an eerie aesthetic, setting an appropriately ominous mood. The Bloodweb will also see the return of the Will O' Wisp Flashlight, the All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox Med-Kit, the Blight Serum, and a new Haunted by Daylight Bloodpoint Offering. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/11814497/bad08ebc4fecafc17f4156f51301c72fae3b7474.png PUMPKIN SEASON This year, Pumpkins are making a triumphant return -- at least, until they are mercilessly stomped into orange paste. Once again, destroying a Pumpkin will lead to one of three outcomes: the Haste Status Effect (move faster), the Hindered Status Effect (move slower), or nothing at all. Destroying Pumpkins may also grant you Void Energy, a new gameplay mechanic introduced in Haunted by Daylight. Speaking of which... SEEK VOID ENERGY For the duration of the Event, players must complete specific objectives to collect Void Energy. Once sufficient Void Energy has been collected, seek out an Unstable Rift to deposit your haul and earn up to 12 Halloween Cosmetics for Killer and Survivor. What Are Void Energy and Unstable Rifts? A strange and inexplicable substance from a Realm beyond, Void Energy must be collected and deposited in an Unstable Rift. Players can carry up to 15 Void Energy at a time. Depositing a total of 30 in a single match will net you one of 12 rewards. How do I collect Void Energy? Survivors collect Void Energy by repairing Halloween Generators, while Killers collect it by hooking Survivors on Halloween Hooks. It’s possible for both sides to steal Void Energy from one another, either by downing a Survivor or stunning the Killer. Survivor Repairing Halloween Generators Stunning a Killer carrying Void Energy Destroying a Pumpkin Killer Hooking Survivors on Halloween Hooks Downing a Survivor carrying Void Energy Destroying a Pumpkin Where do I find Unstable Rifts? The moment a trial begins, up to 3 Unstable Rifts will spawn across the Map. Seek them out quickly, as they will eventually disappear if left alone – but don’t worry, they will respawn shortly. Once you find an Unstable Rift, you can deposit your Void Energy, earning bonus Bloodpoints and gaining a temporary Haste speed boost in the process. After doing so, the Rift will disappear, respawning at a new location shortly thereafter. HALLOWEEN REWARDS It wouldn’t be Halloween without a few goodies, and Haunted by Daylight has plenty of proverbial candy for your eager hands. ...Tome 13: MALEVOLENCE of The Archives is now available!Oct 12, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsDead by Daylight’s Tome 13: MALEVOLENCE features new memories for The Ghost Face, Mikaela Reid, and the House of Arkham. Plummet into the devious mind behind the mask. Discover what keeps a horror aficionado up at night. Uncover eldritch secrets long buried, concealing a terrifying truth beyond rationality. NEW MEMORIES The Ghost Face – Beneath The Mask To see his hard-earned image lampooned was downright offensive. Such a gross misunderstanding of his message. It wasn’t even smart enough to be satire. It was bold-faced disrespect, and it would not go unpunished. Mikaela Reid – And Soon The Fog For year, Mikaela found comfort in the dark delights of horror fiction. But when it came time to put pen to paper and conjure her own spooky tales, she was met with an entirely different sort of fear: writer’s block. The House of Arkham Even to those aware of its presence, The Entity remains shrouded in mystery. Yet there are some who seek its favor, whose twisted rituals are reserved for the darkest crevices of the Earth. NEW OUTFITS Tome 13: MALEVOLENCE offers glimpses into the memories of The Ghost Face and Mikaela Reid, shining a light on their lives before The Fog. Progress through the Free Track and Premium Track of The Rift to unlock Outfits for The Ghost Face, Mikaela Reid, The Wraith, and Meg Thomas, and more – as well as Community-Contest winning Outfits for The Artist, and Yui Kimura. And that’s not all. For the first time, you can progress beyond Tier 70 to unlock Deep Rift Outfits, variations of new Outfits exclusive to The Rift. We’re happy to confirm that the Free Track will now include a total of 500K Bloodpoints, which ensures that every tier will earn players a new reward. You’ll also be able to unlock four new masks for The Ghost Face, including one that really highlights his macabre sense of humor. Wassup? NEW CHALLENGES Complete challenges to progress further in the Tome and its associated Rift. Tomes are separated into several Levels, each containing a new layout for the Auris Web with more challenges, lore entries, Bloodpoints, and Rift Fragments. Tome 13 features the new Pink Glyph for Survivors, which may be the most dangerous challenge yet. Approach the Glyph without being seen for too long – otherwise, you’ll end up Exposed for a moderate duration. Plan your routes carefully, take cover, and don't forget to look over your shoulder. The memories of The Ghost Face, Mikaela Reid, and more await in TOME 13: MALEVOLENCE, now available to unlock. See you in The Fog, The Dead by Daylight team.6.3.0 | Mid-ChapterOct 11, 2022 - Community Announcements6.3.0 Mid Chapter patch releases today at 11am ET on All Platforms. Reminder that this does not include the Finisher Mori that was tested in the recent PTB Features Options Menu The Accessibility and Online tabs are now available in the Options menu Subtitle and Colorblind options are now located in the Accessibility Tab Social and Privacy options are now located in the Online tab Trials will now be forced to end after 1 hour or 5 minutes after the End Game Collapse has been triggered Prestige Catch-Up: Characters who were level 50 and prestige 0, 1, or 2 as of the 6.1.0 release will receive 2 bonus prestige levels, as though they had been prestiged. Flashlight Adjustments To reduce strobing and the associated dangers regarding flash-induced seizures, Flashlights now have a slight delay imposed between switching them on and off. The Flashlight click speed is now slower. The sound effect has been adjusted so it matches the new speed. Dev Note: We are continuing to investigate issues around the aiming angles required for the flashlight since the PTB. Archives New Challenge Slots in the Archives: Players now can select a Survivor and a Killer challenge at the same time. Any challenges shared by both roles can also be assigned to the slot of your choice, or both slots, if desired. Selecting a slot with an equipped challenge will navigate you to the respective tome and level of the equipped challenge. Completed Challenges now remain in the Archives widget until either claimed or replaced. A new Challenge Complete visual has been added to the archives widget's minimized state to better convey when the challenge you are working on has been completed Removed "press and hold" interaction on challenge nodes The Hag now has new music Content "Haunted by Daylight" Halloween event (starts October 13th 11AM ET) The Archives Tome 13 - Malevolence tome (opens October 12th 11AM ET) "Haunted by Daylight" Halloween event tome (opens October 13th 11AM ET) Optimization Performance and under-the-hood optimizations done to the Huntress. Small improvements to animations and textures in Archives. Optimizations done to animations and audio. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the incentive bonus to not be given to players at the end of trial. Fixed an issue that caused perks appearing to lose tiers when prestiging the character whose perks were purchased in Shrine of Secrets. Fixed an issue that caused all of the currently equipped cosmetics to unequip when opening a character store page. Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the game to get stuck in infinite loading when trying to buy Auric Cells on Xbox One. Fixed an issue that caused Cheryl Mason's hair to appear briefly misplaced when switching between certain cosmetics on Steam and Xbox One. Fixed a crash on Switch in Undocked mode when trying to Prestige-up in the Bloodweb. Fixed an issue that caused error popup on some languages don't show player ID. Fixed an issue that enabled a rock to be climbable in M...Dead by Daylight and Resident Evil Team Up to Break Both Games' Player Count Records on SteamJun 15, 2021 - GitHypAfter three unsuccessful attempts (soon to be four with Resident Evil Re:Verse already in trouble and delayed), Capcom have finally found a way to make a popular Resident Evil multiplayer game… and this time they didn’t even have to make a new game… or even do it themselves.
Today, Dead by Daylight released its biggest and most successful update yet, a $12 expansion that adds Resident Evil’s iconic Raccoon City Police Station map and playable characters Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, and Nemesis to the popular 4 vs 1 asymmetrical multiplayer horror game.
Originally released in 2016, this isn’t the first time Dead by Daylight has done a crossover with previous DLC including Silent Hill, Stranger Things, Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and many more iconic killers.
But today’s big DBD update surpassed anything Behaviour Interactive has done before with other horror franchises -- setting a new all-time peak for the game with 95k concurrent players.
Falling just short of topping the Resident Evil franchise’s own all-time peak of 107k players set last month by Village, Dead by Daylight’s new Resident Evil chapter absolutely crushed all of Capcom’s previous attempts at RE multiplayer games such as Operation Raccoon City’s 500-player peak in 2013, Umbrella Corps’ 400-player peak in 2016, and Resistance’s 4,000-player peak last year.
And with some help from one of the most active player bases on Steam, Nemesis’ debut in Dead by Daylight even topped his comeback in last year’s singleplayer Resident Evil 3 remake from Capcom, which peaked with just 59k players.
Having little competition from other 4 vs 1 multiplayer games after legal troubles and various other issues lead to the demise of Evolve and Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight's player base has continued to grow year-over-year unchallenged on Steam.
Saber Interactive’s upcoming Evil Dead game that just debuted gameplay at E3 2021 looks to offer 4 vs 1 multiplayer fans something new later this year, but with an army of killers and so many players already so heavily invested, Dead by Daylight looks like it’ll be staying at the top of Steam for a while as the developers keep adding new content.Dead by Daylight Player and Viewer Count Launch NumbersJun 29, 2016 - GitHypAfter Evolve last year, you wouldn’t think another developer would try the 4 vs. 1 concept again so soon.
Yet, after the success of their Payday series, Starbreeze Studios has once again been inspired by Turtle Rock Studios and publisher’s latest multiplayer game has been killing it as one of the most played games on Steam and most watched on Twitch since it launched two weeks ago.
Fresh off their mobile hit, Fallout Shelter, developer Behaviour Interactive’s new PC-exclusive survival horror title, Dead by Daylight, had a strong 11,706 average player count per hour on its first day on Steam.
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Dead by Daylight's June 14 - June 28 Total Non-Unique Player and Viewer Numbers[/caption]
Over the past two weeks, the player count values for DbD have been continuing to creep upwards and the recent 10% discount offered via the Steam Summer Sale has also helped the game crack the top 20 most played games by bringing in a peak of 18,027 players in one hour on June 26 and ranking as high as #19.
Even more responsible for the game’s success than the recent sale on Steam has been its popularity on Twitch where the viewer count at times doubles and triples the player count.
Some of Twitch’s top streamers have gotten hooked on the Killer vs. Team of Survivors gameplay and their viewers can’t seem to get enough of watching them gruesomely kill their friends online. Dead by Daylight has ranked as high as #2 on Twitch with a peak of 76,802 viewers in a single hour on its release date and continues to stay in Twitch’s daily top 10 most watched games.
It’ll be interesting to see how long the 4 vs. 1 hype can last for Dead by Daylight. While the player counts have grown, the viewer counts have slightly decreased.
Both Behaviour and Starbreeze have managed to retain playerbases in the past with constant updates to their Fallout and Payday games -- after three years Payday 2 is still holding strong in Steam’s daily top 20 most played games. Meanwhile, Evolve struggles to keep 100 players on Steam and 100 viewers on Twitch each hour as a reminder of how quickly the hype died out the last time the 4 vs. 1 concept got overhyped.
Falling just short of topping the Resident Evil franchise’s own all-time peak of 107k players set last month by Village, Dead by Daylight’s new Resident Evil chapter absolutely crushed all of Capcom’s previous attempts at RE multiplayer games such as Operation Raccoon City’s 500-player peak in 2013, Umbrella Corps’ 400-player peak in 2016, and Resistance’s 4,000-player peak last year.
And with some help from one of the most active player bases on Steam, Nemesis’ debut in Dead by Daylight even topped his comeback in last year’s singleplayer Resident Evil 3 remake from Capcom, which peaked with just 59k players.
Having little competition from other 4 vs 1 multiplayer games after legal troubles and various other issues lead to the demise of Evolve and Friday the 13th, Dead by Daylight's player base has continued to grow year-over-year unchallenged on Steam.
Saber Interactive’s upcoming Evil Dead game that just debuted gameplay at E3 2021 looks to offer 4 vs 1 multiplayer fans something new later this year, but with an army of killers and so many players already so heavily invested, Dead by Daylight looks like it’ll be staying at the top of Steam for a while as the developers keep adding new content.Dead by Daylight Player and Viewer Count Launch NumbersJun 29, 2016 - GitHypAfter Evolve last year, you wouldn’t think another developer would try the 4 vs. 1 concept again so soon.
Yet, after the success of their Payday series, Starbreeze Studios has once again been inspired by Turtle Rock Studios and publisher’s latest multiplayer game has been killing it as one of the most played games on Steam and most watched on Twitch since it launched two weeks ago.
Fresh off their mobile hit, Fallout Shelter, developer Behaviour Interactive’s new PC-exclusive survival horror title, Dead by Daylight, had a strong 11,706 average player count per hour on its first day on Steam.
[caption id="attachment_179928" align="aligncenter" width="771"]
Dead by Daylight's June 14 - June 28 Total Non-Unique Player and Viewer Numbers[/caption]
Over the past two weeks, the player count values for DbD have been continuing to creep upwards and the recent 10% discount offered via the Steam Summer Sale has also helped the game crack the top 20 most played games by bringing in a peak of 18,027 players in one hour on June 26 and ranking as high as #19.
Even more responsible for the game’s success than the recent sale on Steam has been its popularity on Twitch where the viewer count at times doubles and triples the player count.
Some of Twitch’s top streamers have gotten hooked on the Killer vs. Team of Survivors gameplay and their viewers can’t seem to get enough of watching them gruesomely kill their friends online. Dead by Daylight has ranked as high as #2 on Twitch with a peak of 76,802 viewers in a single hour on its release date and continues to stay in Twitch’s daily top 10 most watched games.
It’ll be interesting to see how long the 4 vs. 1 hype can last for Dead by Daylight. While the player counts have grown, the viewer counts have slightly decreased.
Both Behaviour and Starbreeze have managed to retain playerbases in the past with constant updates to their Fallout and Payday games -- after three years Payday 2 is still holding strong in Steam’s daily top 20 most played games. Meanwhile, Evolve struggles to keep 100 players on Steam and 100 viewers on Twitch each hour as a reminder of how quickly the hype died out the last time the 4 vs. 1 concept got overhyped.
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