Dead by Daylight Dev Tracker

The Tools of Torment Mid-Chapter Update is quickly approaching, so that can only mean one thing: It’s time for another Developer Update! In this series of posts, we cover some of the biggest changes and additions making their way to the game. In this edition, we’ll dive into various quality of life and accessibility improvements as well as an extensive list of balance adjustments. Without further ado, let’s kick things off with a highly requested feature.


Bloodweb Improvements
Who would have thought that too many Bloodpoints could ever be a problem? After our progression overhaul last year, many of you found yourself with a hefty amount of Bloodpoints- so many in fact that finding the time to spend them before your next match could be difficult. We’ve seen many suggestions for ways to improve the spending process, and rathe... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Release Schedule

• Update Releases: 11AM ET

Features Killer: The Skull Merchant
Base power changes:

• The Skull Merchant gains a flat Haste Status Effect for each Survivor detected on the radar. This bonus is lost when no Survivor is detected on the Radar.
  
  • One Survivor : +3%
    
  • Two Survivors: +5%
    
  • Three Survivors: +6%
    
  • Four Survivors: +7%
    
  • Note: You do not need to be Inspecting the Radar in order to get this bonus.
• Survivors with a Claw Trap cause Drones to be Unhackable while they are nearby
  
• Drones only return to the Killer after their respective Claw Trap battery is empty
  
• Entering an Active Zone no longer recharges Claw Trap batteries
  
• Failing the Claw Trap hack no longer recharges its battery
  
• Claw Trapped Survivors who fast vault pallets...

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Another special edition of the Developer Update! Next week’s update will feature changes for screams and the newest Killer, The Skull Merchant. We wanted to take this opportunity to share what’s on the way as well as the reasoning behind these changes.



The Skull Merchant
Between the Public Test Build (PTB) and live release of the Tools of Torment Chapter, we made a wide variety of changes to The Skull Merchant to help address some of the feedback we received. We’ve been keeping a close eye on her since, and while it seems like these changes have had a positive effect on her performance, there are a few frustrations we want to address sooner rather than later. In no particular order, these are:

• It doesn’t feel like The Skull Merchant’s Power helps her enough in a chase.
  
• It doesn’t ...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Release Schedule

• Update Releases: 11AM ET

Features

• Updated UI for The Skull Merchant's Power.

Bug Fixes Archives & Challenges

• Fixed an issue where the "Glyph Graduate" Yellow Glyph challenges were not recognizing the Player's input within a good skill check zone.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Near Miss" challenge could gain progress if the Killer's attack missed a Survivor from a distance greater than the intended 5 meters.
  
• Fixed an issue where the "Gruesome" challenge would gain two (2) points of progress instead of one (1) during the End-Game Collapse.
  
• This fix also addresses other Hook action challenges that gained double progress during the End-Game Collapse.

Audio

• Fixed an issue with The Spirit where the audio for her phase ability would not be played for Survivors while using the Furin add-on.
  
• Fi...

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Hello People of The Fog!

Experience the world’s deadliest game of hide and seek during our Steam Free Trial from now until Monday, March 13th. You can also save 60% off the base game and up to 50% off select DLCs through Thursday, March 23rd.

As a Killer, you'll hunt, chase, and attack Survivors, before bringing them to a Hook as a sacrifice for The Entity. As a Survivor, you'll find and repair Generators to then open the Exit Gate to escape alive. Don’t forget to evade the Killer and rescue your teammates before they are sacrificed!













To get you started, check out some ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Get ready to earn fun rewards in the Alienware Arena just by playing Dead by Daylight! Unlock The Merchant avatars for the Alienware forums and other cool prizes based on the cumulative playtime for you – and the rest of the Alienware Arena community.

Check out the rewards you can unlock:

• Milestone 1: DBD Skull Merchant Mask Avatar Cosmetic
  
• Milestone 2: 20 ARP (Alienware Arena Points)
  
• Milestone 3: DBD Skull Merchant Suit Avatar Cosmetic
  
• Milestone 4: 30 ARP
  
• Milestone 5: DBD Skull Merchant Boots Avatar Cosmetic
  
• Milestone 6: 40 ARP
  
• Milestone 7: DBD Skull Merchant Razor-Sharp Dual Blades and Skull Drone Avatar Cosmetic Duo
  
• Milestone 8: 50 ARP

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Dreams are free. Innovation requires sacrifice. Dead by Daylight’s Tools Of Torment Chapter features a new Killer – The Skull Merchant – and two new Survivors, Thalita Lyra and Renato Lyra. The Shelter Woods Map has also been updated to include The Skull Merchant’s Hunting Camp. Purchasing this add-on unlocks 3 exclusive Cosmetics: The Skull Merchant’s Slipshod Prototype, Thalita Lyra’s Golden Ambition, and Renato Lyra’s Golden Touch.



The new Killer is The Skull Merchant. Forever driven to hunt a worthy target, her reign is built on a mountain of bone. With eyes patrolling from above, her pursuit is relentless.

The new Survivors are Thalita and Renato Lyra. Dead by Daylight: Tools of Torment also includes two Survivors – siblings Thalita and Renato Lyra. Once beloved pillars of t... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Release Schedule

• Update releases: 11AM ET
  
• DLC releases: 12PM ET

Note: These times are estimates and may very from platform to platform.
Content New Killer: The Skull Merchant Perks Game Afoot: While you are chasing the Obsession, this perk activates. Damaging Generators and destroying Breakable Walls and Pallets gives you a 5% Haste Status for 8/9/10 seconds. Whenever you hit the Survivor with the total most time in chase with a Basic Attack, they become the Obsession. The Killer can only be Obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

THWACK!: After hooking a Survivor, this perk activates. The next Breakable Wall or Pallet you break will make Survivors within 28/30/32 meters scream and reveal their aura for 4 seconds. (Changed from PTB: removed activation timer and d... Read more

It’s been about a week since the Tools of Torment Public Test Build (PTB) went live, and we’ve been busy combing through your feedback in the days since. Today, we’d like to share a large package of polish and balance adjustments which we’ve prepared for the Chapter’s release on March 7th.

As always, we want to give our appreciation for everyone who took the time to share their thoughts on this new content. Your feedback is invaluable in shaping the game!

Now, without further ado…


The Skull Merchant First up, deploying a drone to begin with. In the PTB, releasing a drone would put your power on cooldown for 12.5 seconds. This could feel a little limiting considering drones already cannot be placed within a certain range of one another. We’ve decoupled deploying drones from the power’s cooldown. The cooldown i... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Important Progress & save data information has been copied from the Live game to our PTB servers on February 6th. 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.

Release Schedule

• PTB goes live: 11AM ET

Content New Killer: The Skull Merchant Perks: Game Afoot: While you are chasing the Obsession, this perk activates. Damaging Generators and destroying Breakable Walls and Pallets gives you a 5% Haste Status for 8/9/10 seconds. Whenever you hit the Survivor with the total most time in chase with a Basic Attack, they become the Obsession. The Killer can only be Obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

THWACK!: After hooking a Survivor, performing the break action on the nex... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.