Summary

A new patch for the asymmetrical multiplayer gameDead by Daylighthas been released bringing a wealth of changes for players.Dead by Daylightoriginally launched in 2016 and pits a team of four survivors against a killer to make it through the night.

Over the years, popular characters from horror franchises have made appearances inDead by Daylight. These include Albert Wesker fromResident Evilseries, Ghost Face fromScream, and even Hollywood actorNicolas Cage who made his appearance as a survivorearlier in the year. Support for the game continues to roll on and the developers at Behaviour Interactive have released their latest patch, bringing various changes and updates toDead by Daylight.

As part of theDead by DaylightHalloween 2023 roadmap, players are now able to get their hands on Tome 17, and with it comes a substantial patch that updates perks for both killers and survivors. Killers can now become obsessed with one survivor during the game and when the obsession is hooked, gamers will gain a 5% Haste boost as well as gaining the Undetectable perk. On the flip side of this coin, if a killer picks up a second survivor, the perk Background Player perk activates for 10 seconds. Survivors can sprint at 200% of running movement speed for 5 seconds. This is increased from 150% speed for 4 seconds, allowing more time to evade capture.

Behaviour Interactive is also introducing numerous bug fixes and quality-of-life updates, including changes tothe controversial Anti Face-Camping feature. Depending on the length of time a survivor has been on the hook, they can break free with a 100% success rate once it reaches a certain level. The gauge fills quicker the closer the killer is, and slower if other survivors are nearby.

Away from the players, Update 7.3.0 also brings some map updates toDead by Daylight. One ofthe most balanced levels is the MacMillan Estate Realmand maps found throughout the estate have been guiding players through the maze for the last seven years. With the new update maps featuring variations of the MacMillan Estate Realm are being brought into pool rotation to cause more chaos for survivors.

With Halloween fast approaching, it is certainly the perfect time to updateDead by Daylight. That’s not all fans have to look forward to as aDead by Daylightmovie is currently in the works at Blumhouse Productions. Although there is currently no release date,Sawdirector James Wan is set to produce the film.

Eyes in the Sky

The Skull Merchant begins the match with six Drones. Press thePower buttonto deploy a Drone, which conducts an invisible, continuous sweeping scan. If a Survivor is detected, the Drone becomes active, which makes the Drone’s scan lines visible. Once detected by a scan line, a Survivor gains scan immunity and cannot be detected by other scan lines for 3 seconds. Survivors can attempt to hack Drones. Failure activates the Drone and partially fills their Lock On meter; Success disables the Drone for 45 seconds.

Radar

Press theAbility Buttonto open a Radar to see the locations of Survivors detected by Drones or those with Claw Traps. Each Survivor detected on the Radar increases The Skull Merchant’s movement speed. The Radar can also recall drones or change the direction of their scan rotation.

Lock On

The Lock On meter fills when scanned by a Drone and when failing to disable a Drone. When the meter is full, the Survivor receives a Claw Trap, becomes Injured, and suffers from the Broken status effect. Additional scans briefly apply the Hindered status effect. A Claw Trap broadcasts the Survivor’s location to the Killer and is only removed when its battery dies.

Add-Ons

Other

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

Trickster

Survivors on the hook have an internal “camp meter” which fills when the Killer is nearby. The meter fills faster the closer the Killer is, but is slower when other Survivors are near (never becomes negative).

Once the meter is full, the Survivor gets a prompt allowing them to escape the hook with 100% probability. Survivors who take this action gain Endurance for 15 seconds.

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.

Shattered Square Map Update

The Shattered SquareMap received a lot of comments at release. Some issues were related to the objects being low to the ground and hard to see, especially when it came to Killers that are navigating with a first person camera. We did a clean up and made sure that the loops feel smoother.

There were also inconsistencies with our visual and navigation language. Objects were placed in a way that it felt possible to simply climb, because of similar angles to stairs or slopes found in other maps. This was resolved by taking away some of the objects or placing assets that match the collisions.

The line of sight was very low and gave the ability for players to see across the map. A clear line of sight can be detrimental for both roles depending of the play style. We have changed the positioning of tiles with higher line of sight blockers to be more predominant.

The size of the Map was large and we decided to reduce the size to encourage encounters, make it more dynamic and reduce the time to find interactables (generators, hooks, totems, chest, etc.)

MacMillan Estate Realm Update

The Maps of the MacMillan Estate Realm have been in the game for about 7 years. The layouts and other information have been available within the community for a while, but The Entity reminded us to give players a chaotic experience. Therefore, we are adding new variations of the MacMillan Estate Realm maps to the existing pool.

Public Test Build (PTB) Adjustments

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