Dead by Daylight News

6.4.0 | Forged in Fog

[h2]Release Schedule[/h2]

Update Releases: 11AM EDT
DLC Releases: 12PM EDT

Note: These times are estimates and may vary slightly per platform.

[h2]Features[/h2]
[h3]New Killer - The Knight[/h3]
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

[h3]New Survivor - Vittorio Toscano[/h3]
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

[h3]Flashlight update[/h3]

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

[h3]Bots in Custom Matches[/h3]

The host of a Custom Match can add Survivor bots to the game
(PS5 Only!) Added Haptic Feedback & a pop-up informing players

[h3]Rancor Perk[/h3]

Updated the conditions on which the obsession becomes exposed to include closing the hatch

[h2]Content[/h2]

New map - The Shattered Square
Updated Basement
- Wider stairs to address body-blocking issues
Updated visuals for Pallets and Breakable doors

[h2]Changes From PTB[/h2]

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 sec
Flag activation on Carnifex is now 10.0 sec. instead of 8.0 sec
Flag activation on Assassin is now 5.0 sec. instead of 2.0 sec
Flag activation on Jailer is now 5.0 sec. instead of 2.0 sec
The Killer is now able to cancel/destroy a patrolling Guard by hitting them with their base attack
Addon Map of the Realm: is now +4M instead of +6M
Addon Flint and Steel: now only works on dropped/unbroken pallets
Addon Healing Poultice: Effect has been inverted to within 24M instead of over 36M
Addon Knight’s Contract: Extended the effect to 12M instead of 8M. Addon text now specifies the Guard spawn trigger
Perk Hex: Face the Darkness has updated functionality and timing
Flashlight blind buffer increased from 0.25 seconds to 0.4 seconds
Dev note: we've increased the duration of the buffer from its PTB value of 0.25 to account for latency
The fog on the Shattered Square has been modified to reduce the amount of red and added a grey fog effect as a replacement
The pallet textures and hooks on The Shattered Square have been modified to improve visibility
When a Survivor picks up a flag, there is now a VFX for the duration of the bonus effect

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

Fixed an issue that caused error 109 after a trial
Fixed an issue that caused the wrong prestige level to be displayed on the tally screen
Fixed an issue that sometimes left survivors in the dying state, unable to be able to be healed whilst on a stairway or slope
Fixed an issue that caused letter casing in chat on WinGDK
Fixed an issue that allowed the Killer to bodyblock a hook on Racoon City Police Station map
Fixed an issue that enabled a Survivor to pass through a visible gap but not the Killer in Dead Dawg Saloon map
Fixed an issue that caused a placeholder in Pale Rose
Fixed an issue that caused the Survivor getting stuck between a hook and a rack in Racoon City Police Station map
Fixed an issue in the Archives where the progression was duplicated between some tomes
Fixed a possible crash when closing the Game
Fixed invitations not received when visiting the Archives or Onboarding menus
Fixed an issue that caused the Survivor to be stuck in the animation loop after failing a skill check
Fixed an issue that caused Jeff Johansen's face to be distorted when performing an action
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight snuffing animation to emits a metallic SFX
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to play two kick sounds when breaking doors despite only kicking the door once
Fixed an issue on Switch that caused the Onryo project power's SFX to be corrupted
Fixed an issue that caused the Survivor's escape animation to be incorrect when escaping while using a flashlight
Fixed an issue with the Object of Obsession perk icon appears in red when the Survivor is not the obsession
Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to be able to avoid dying with a Reverse Beartrap by using a Flashlight at the Exit Gate
Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to be able to avoid getting caught in a Beartrap by using a flashlight
Fixed an issue that caused For The People to not trigger We're Gonna Live Forever when used too quickly
Fixed an issue that caused Killers to be able to bypass the Decisive Strike stun if the Survivor is dropped before the skill check
Fixed an issue that caused kills and sacrifices not being properly tracked in challenges and achievements

[h2]Bug Fixes From PTB[/h2]

Fixed an issue which caused flashlight blinds from any point of the Survivor pickup animation to blind the Killer once the animation was completed
Fixed some issues in the Lobby where the PlayerTag option menus could overlap with other PlayerTags
Fixed an issue where the character is unable to move after visiting the Compendium section in the Archives
Fixed an issue that caused the Blight's VFX to be missing during his Mori
Fixed an issue that caused the active flag VFX to be visible when a Survivor is hit by a Guard, before it get activated
Fixed an issue that caused the flags for The Knight to dissolve inconsistently when a Guard despawns
Fixed an issue that caused the loud noise notification to be misaligned with the Exit Gate Switch Panel
Fixed an issue that caused the VFX for the Potential Energy perk to be misaligned depending of the orientation of the survivor when triggered
Fixed an issue that caused the flag to remain for the hunted survivor even if the guard disappeared
Fixed an issue that caused some Tier 1 perks from The Knight and Vittorio Toscano to be brown instead of yellow
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Flint and Steel addon to not remove a token from the perk Distortion when triggered
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Knight Contract addon to affect a smaller than intended radius
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Chain Mail Fragment addon to not apply the Hemorrhage Status effect to survivors when hit by the guards
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Broken Hilt addon to not apply the Mangled Status effect to survivors when hit by the guards
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's perk Nowhere To Hide to reveal the Aura of Survivors when cancelling the damage action on Generators
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to place a flag in mid-air if the hunted survivor is detected while falling
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be unable to pallet stun The Knight creating a Patrol Path
Fixed an issue that caused the Decimated Borgo map icon to appear in the wrong place in the Custom Games match management selection menu
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's aura not to be visible to survivors when performing Guardia Compagnia
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's power hud icon to incorrectly display a button prompt during the guard patrol
Fixed an issue that caused survivors in a locker hit by a Guard to keep the Blindness status effect indefinitely
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's cohorts not to hunt Survivors who are downed, unhooked or get themselves up after a cohort is spawned
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's guards to sometimes be unable to reach a survivor hiding in a locker during a hunt
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to not grant Chaser Emblem points when damaging a survivor
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to not detect survivors making loud noises within their hunt detection radius
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Healing Poultice Addon to reveal Survivors in a larger area than intended
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guard order VFX to not be visible on breakable objects until The Knight uses his power once
Fixed an issue that caused Survivors hit by a Guard in a locker to play an extra reaction animation
Fixed an issue that caused the Killer Basement lighting to be used throughout the map after The Knight performs a Guardia Compagnia in the Killer Basement
Fixed an issue that caused players not to receive receive brutality score events for hitting Survivors or breaking objects with The Knight's Guards
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's Guards to get stuck when making sharp turns around thin walls
Fixed an issue that caused the the VFX for Potential Energy and Refined Serum to be visible to The Knight while Path Creating Mode and and Spirit while Phase walking
Fixed an issue that caused the The Knight's Guardia Compagnia to be unable to Summon a guard to break certain pallets
Fixed an issue that caused a green line at the bottom of the screen during the Knight's Trailer on certain platforms
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Carnifex guard to be unable to move after hitting a hunted survivor in a locker
Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to become able to get stuck in or on top of a locker if The Knight hits the Survivor during the guard locker attack animation
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guards to sometimes walk around vault locations or pallets instead of walking through them during a hunt
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight to be able to Order his Guards to kick Generator through walls
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight's Guard to incorrectly change elevation during a hunt
Fixed an issue that caused the Oni's model to be distorted during a Mori when in Blood Fury.
Fixed an issue that caused the wiggle UI to remain on screen after escaping the Killer's grasp.
Fixed an issue that caused the camera and animation to be incorrect when a survivor escapes through an exit gate
Fixed an issue that caused a repaired generator not to count towards the escape requirement when a perk causes an explosion/regression at the same time as the repair completion
Fixed an issue that allowed Flashbangs and Firecrackers to blind the killer at any point during the pick up animation
Fixed an issue that caused escaping by the Hatch to prevent progress through the Survivor Tutorial
Fixed an issue that caused the Survivor Tutorial objective "Vault the Pallet" to be impossible to complete, preventing players from progressing further in the tutorial
Fixed an issue that caused bots to be able to automatically wiggle out of a Virulent Bound grab
Fixed an issue that caused the Object of Obsession perk to remain active when the Survivor is in the dying state or being carried by the killer
Fixed an issue that caused Freddy's dream pallets to have incorrect textures in The Shattered Square map
Fixed an issue that caused bots to sometimes fail to escape the trial when passing through the Exit Gates at the same time
Fixed an issue that caused Killers to be able to vault on elevated vault locations
Fixed an issue that caused The Mastermind to not receive brutality Score Events for damaging Survivors with Virulent Bound
Fixed an issue that caused The Artist to not receive brutality score events for damaging Survivors with Crows
Fixed an issue that caused the survivors' animation transition from holding to solving the Lament Configuration to not be triggered
Fixed an issue that caused the Deep Wound status bar to remain visible on other players' HUDs after the Survivor had escaped the trial
Fixed an issue that caused survivors to get stuck inside a locker if The Dredge teleports away during the animation where the survivor gets pulled inside the locker
Fixed an issue that caused spamming any gesture while screaming to cause the screaming animation to repeat constantly

[h2]Known Issues[/h2]

(Stadia Only) The Shattered Square is not available to be selected in Custom Games on Stadia
In French, in several descriptions The Knight's Power is incorrectly written as Compagnia d'Arme rather than the proper name Guardia Compagnia
Some Playstation players are unable to invite or join friends in the lobby
Hex: Face the Darkness has an incorrect description

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Upcoming Matchmaking Improvements

Dead 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.

[h2]How Matchmaking Works[/h2]

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.

[h2]Team Based Ratings [/h2]

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 Survivor as a separate one-on-one match. This way, the Killer can gain rating by killing three Survivors without the Survivor that escaped losing any rating.

While this works for an “everyone for themselves” mindset, team-oriented Survivors would often find it punishing to die heroically to save their team as this would be treated like a loss. This was the most common feedback we’ve received since the introduction of this matchmaking system, and we’re pleased to say that we have a solution incoming.

Starting with 6.4.0, Survivors ratings will be based both on individual & team performance. Whether you gain or lose rating will still be determined by whether or not you escape, but how much your rating is adjusted will be affected by how many Survivors escape the trial.

For each teammate that escapes:

You gain more rating if you escape
You lose less rating if you die

For each teammate that dies:

You gain less rating if you escape
You lose more rating if you die

For example, if you die but every other Survivor escapes, your rating will hardly drop at all. In other words, keep your team alive for best results! With this change, we aim to put a bit more emphasis on teamplay without removing the lone wolf playstyle.

[h2]Extended Breaks[/h2]

Whether something important came up in your life or another game caught your attention for a while, we all take breaks from time to time. At the moment, coming back from an extended break can be a little rough as you’re trying to shake off the rust while playing against the same opponents. It can take a while for your rating to slowly drops to a place where you’re more comfortable. To make returns as smooth as possible, we’ll be improving the way the matchmaking system handles players who haven’t played in a while.

The matchmaking system has a confidence level. When you first play the game, the matchmaking system knows nothing about you, so it cannot confidently determine where you should be. As you play, your rating will shift far more than usual while it tries to figure out roughly where you belong. Over time, it learns more about you and its confidence increases, causing your rating to change less after each match.

Simply put, after long break, the matchmaking system will lower this confidence level until you’ve played a certain number of matches. This way if you’re feeling rusty, your rating will drop much quicker than before, letting you face easier opponents much sooner. Meanwhile if you play as well as when you left- say if for example you’ve been playing similar games while you were away- you’ll stay more or less around the same place.

Like Team Based Ratings, this feature will go live with the 6.4.0 update. We hope this makes the experience much smoother for returning players.

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As always, matchmaking is an ongoing process. We’ll keep an eye on things behind the scenes to make sure that everything is working as intended, and we’ll continue to make small adjustments as needed. Most importantly, please keep the feedback coming!

Until next time…

The Dead by Daylight team

Dead By Daylight killer The Knight revealed with new survivor and map

The 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.

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6.4.0 | PTB

[h2]Release Schedule[/h2]
PTB goes live: 11AM ET

[h2]Important[/h2]
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.

[h2]Features[/h2]
[h3]New Killer - The Knight[/h3]
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