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Getting blinded when looking up?
I have been playing this game for a long time, but since when are survivors able to blind you when you look up? I don't know if this has to do with 103° FOV, although I did not have this problem before, or if it's something to do with Vecna's new perk (faster vault, but longer stun+blind). The Survivors were not positioned…
can i refun a character
can i refun a character
What time did yesterday's daily login start?
I feel like I missed yesterday's due to being on the PTB. It's no big deal but if I did miss yesterday I'd at least like it accounted for.
Is it still possible to play DBD on Linux using Heroic Games?
Hi guys, I'm trying to play dbd using epic games launcher, and to do that, I'm using heroic games. However, I'm encountering some issues getting it to run. Here's what I've tried:
When did the cost of buying characters change and how does it work?
So a years ago when I bought individual characters and not the entire chapter it would cost me 9k iridescent for each original character. However my friend can them for 4.5k except sable and the unknown. When did this change and why are some prices differently?
Has anyone of you also not gotten the Newsletter BP code yet?
Maybe I didn't see that it was maybe meant for a different date, but if it was supposed to happen yesterday/today, I wanted to ask if anyone of you guys haven't gotten the Newsletter BP code either. Because I haven't, not in the normal emails folder and not in the spam folder either.
What is the purpose of showing prestige in the lobby?
People often say prestige doesn't matter, and I understand why as just because "Bill" is a p2 doesn't mean he's not cracked, just as a p100 doesn't mean you're very good either. But I do think it does matter when it comes to expectations. I've seen many people seemingly targeted because of their prestige, if it's really…
Crash when I start the game for epic games players. Unhandled Exception Error.
Hello. I've reinstalled the game thrice already and installed it in different drives but still this error persists. Please help. See error message below. Thank you. Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0x0000000000001340 DeadByDaylight_EGS_Shipping {0x0000000000000000} + 95407157 bytes…
Cross-play
So I've seen and heard some things about cross-progress coming to DBD for different platforms. Here's my question: Say I want to get DBD on Steam (even though I already have DBD on my PS4) and created an account on Steam right now, if and when cross-play comes out, will I still be able to login to my more-progressed…
Connect Nintendo to BHVR
When I started and was heavily playing and spending money on Dead by Daylight it was when I only had access to a Switch so I have literally every character on my Switch. I now have a PC and PS5 and don't want to spend all that money again when cross-progression is active. Does anyone know if there's work on getting…
Forums new badge dark
Anyone know how to brighten the New badge. I can't tell what I've read or if I've read it and there are new comments since. It's too dark to see.
Access denied - LS - 0021
Hi, today I wanted to play dbd but it showed me this error. When I clicked on the "learn more" It advised me to Following: Go to www.epicgames.com. Login to the Epic Games account you’re using. Hover over your name in the top right corner and click on Account. Click on Transactions. Determine if you have a purchase on the…
Will there be a design a cosmetic contest this year?
I’ve been wanting to make a cosmetic for ages and submit it but idk where I would or if they still do it.
Question for blight players?
If recently started playing blight and i notice that whenever i swing through a pallet 9/10 times ill get stunned and the pallet wont break. When i watch streamers play blight most of the times the pallet will get destroyed. What am i doing wrong that i get stunned so much more?
Does Overcharge and Call Of Brine stack?
I was gonna do a build revolving of Insidious and Dragons Grip. I was gonna put on Call Of Brine but I remember Overcharge exists so I put on Overcharge instead, but then I thought about if I put on both. So if I equip both, Will I get a 255 regression on gens?
Does anyone else crash consistently in the new store? Any solutions?
I tried reporting this problem in the bug section, but BHVR declined it and told me to ask about it here. Whenever I enter the store, and stay there for not even a minute, my game just freezes and crashes to the desktop with this fatal error: Fatal error:…
why i get banned....for the game crashed...its not our fault....that the game crashed
kindly remove my long banned (2 days) as the game crash, which is not my fault……. the momentum of playng the game i love…..vanishes……it is not fair…i get banned for the crash i did not commit
The mechanics of overzealous work
If you consecrate a dim totem with any perk, will this skill activate?
Best way to avoid Skull Merchant's drones in stealth mode
So in stealth mode, the drone does a rotational scan that is invisible. I've seen streamers run then crouch walk, etc to quickly get to the drone and disable it consistently without getting scanned. So I assume they know when it's safe to run in closer, and when it's not. When might this be? I've read you can get an…
FPS DROPS
for a year since singularity came to the game, dbd has been randomly dropping to 20-30 fps no matter what graphic settings i put it on, updated drivers,updated windows, optimized from geforce, fresh and clean reinstal, file validation NOTHING works, and bhvr ignored all my tickets that i been sending for a year, every game…
Are there any simple up-to-date add-on videos that show their effects vs basekit?
I was looking too see if there were any videos showing exactly what the add-ons do vs just going basekit. Like I know Wraiths Purple windstorm is 9% more speed but is there a video showing side by side comparisons to see exactly what that means? I youtube'd around a bit but could only find a couple old ones and only for…
Question about the in-game store
Will it be possible to buy an ugly sweater for Rebekah Chambers for the next New Year's event?
Can someone link me the most updated roadmap 2024?
I would like to see 2024 roadmap.
Input delay on controller
So after the recent fixes I've not experienced anymore rubber banding or teleports, but I've now got serious input delay that triggers randomly during my survivor matches. Even when it's not bad it feels slightly delayed when moving. I mainly use my Xbox elite controller when playing survivor on PC and it doesn't seem to…
cant open the game
hi guys When I was playing with friends a few days ago, the game was updated, so I disconnected and updated the game. After that, my friends and I showed no network connection. Is anyone else like this too. I've played 2000+ hours and I really don't want to give up on this game. However, no official explanation was given.…
Kate's butterfly head when purchasing cells
Will that cosmetic eventually make it to the store? Or is the only way to get it is to buy an auric cell pack?
I linked my epic and steam account with the game, can i purchase DLCs on both?
I got the game through Epic and i recently discovered the cross progress for the game and linked both my epic and steam accounts to the game and now i can inicialize the game from the steam library (it appears as an external game added to the library) but i was wondering if i could purchase DLCs on steam and they would…
Changing controls for XBOX controller
sooo i just started playing the game with my xbox controller as i wanted to try it out. i want to change some of the controls buuuut when i try doing that nothing happens. whats the catch ? is that normal? do i really have to walk as a survivor with freakin LB lol ?
Killer main. What just happened?
Downed a survivor. They were down just long enough for me to climb through the window. Another survivor comes by, touched the downed one, and suddenly they're up and running again? Insta-heal? This is a thing now?
PC/Steam - Stuck on "Loading Player Stats"
I'm unable to pass through the "Loading Player Stats" on the loading screen. Already uninstalled and re-installed the game, deleting all the folders and files I could find related to the game in-between, but the issue still happens. It seems that if I play the game after turning on my computer it loads properly, having…
What should I do if I down someone upstairs in the hawkins
I have been downing people in the upstairs of Hawkins and people keep running there. Is there a hook or a drop over there cause I’ve never seen one. I keep loosing them and they just run back, it’s worse then they have boil over and I can’t make it.
Game randomly caps at around 20fps
i have a very powerful pc. i get 120 fps usually with no drops. as the recent update dropped my frames have dropped to around 20fps. First the game would load and play intro cinematic all fine at 120fps but then as soon as it loads the in game menu the frames drastically fall. ive tried reinstalling , restarting my pc,…
Playstation game issue
I have both a PS5 and PS4. Have tried logging into DBD multiple times from both within the last couple hours. Every time I get an error that says: Initialization error The game has initialized incorrectly and may not save your game properly. Restarting your game may resolve the problem. I have restarted the game itself…
Problem with lag, stuttering and choppiness in game?
Ever since I last updated DBD and during every match I play, my character will lag and stutter while I'm crouched, walking or running. It makes the game super choppy and difficult to play. I have tried troubleshooting and uninstalling/reinstalling the game and the issue still persists. Does anyone know how I can resolve…
Dead by daylight never starts
Hello, it happens that I play in Epic on PC, I start the game, it opens EAC, closes Epic, it gets stuck a little, closes EAC and reopens Epic as if I had never started the game. I already told EAC to repair, I already reinstalled DBD, I already told DBD to repair, I don't know what else to do, it's been like this since the…
Is anyone else on PC having major performance issues since 7.7.0?
When last playing yesterday morning on 7.6.2 my game was perfectly fine, computer could easily handle running the game while listening to music on yt and having another game open on my second monitor. But ever since 7.7.0, I'm having major performance issues. Practically starting with yesterday evening, about an hour after…
Plague Mains - What’s your favorite build?
I’m a P 20 plague - I still feel pretty lost when I play this character. It usually leaves me frustrated. I get my butt kicked and then I gotta take a break lol I think it’s my build, probably just a skill issue tho. Help!
Is the new skin Huntress' voice a bug and Ada's voice volume a game specification?
Does the management even realize that Ada's volume is buggy in the first place? Although they have immediately responded to the issues with Elodie's volume being too loud in the past and what is currently happening with the Huntress skin, Ada has been neglected for a long time.
Game Freezes and disconnects me from my lobby after 20secs when I try to change my character
Hello, I am hoping someone can help me figure out what is going on and what I could do to fix my issue. I load up my game pretty normally with smooth video and around 70fps (like usual), nothing seems off in the main menu, I can get a new daily easily and visit the store. The moment I select survivor and then try to go to…
What do you do when there is a bot?
For context, I mean this: You play as killer and one of the survivors DCs, getting replaced by a bot. My reaction to this: Kill it without hesitation.
Game Speed
Has anyone’s game been unbearably slow lately? My internet is fine, but it’s take 15-30 seconds just to get the “Insert Prestige Level” pop up after completing a level of the bloodweb. And it feels sluggish and lagging. I took me almost a good 3 minutes just to die the game to finish loading and let me get to the main menu…
No Internet Connection
Can someone help me ? i can't launch the game for 7+ days because of no internet connection, i tried EVERYTHING am i shadow banned or smth for nothing?
Game crushes on start
First of all i use windows 10 on mac via bootcamp, after 7.7.0 update i wasn’t able to boot into the game, just being stuck on "initializing shaders", i tried to fix it by running dbd on dx11 but the game didn’t work at all. Every solution that i’ve found was something to do with bios, but, as i’ve said earlier, i’m…
Game freezes while the game is alt tabbed during a loading screen
So whenever I alt+Tab the game just before loading screen happens there is a chance that game would just freeze and i need to close it with task manager. Sometimes game is also freezing while Im not alt tabing but its less frequent. It all started with the latest patch. I play on PC Steam. Is there anything I can do to fix…
Known issues with graphics driver
Hello. After the latest update, the game required me to download the latest intel drivers. I quickly downloaded them and the game worked fine, but today when I wanted to launch the game, a window pops up that says "The installed version of the Intel graphics driver has known issues." Can anyone help me with the problem I'm…
Myers’ Memento Mori
Has anyone noticed that Myers’ Mori on a downed survivor got changed from first person to third person from HIS point of view? Anyone knows how long it’s been like this? Last i remember, it was in first person…
Crossover Ideas
What are some of your most wanted crossovers? I understand Predator, It (Pennywise) and Terminator. Three I kind of want are Jurassic Park (Velociraptor), Five Nights at Freddy's (Springtrap) and Outlast (Chris Walker). I kind of think the Velociraptor could be unique being a more animal-like character, and would fit the…
What do the levels in the shop mean?
So in the new shop i noticed that under every characters name theres a level. On survivors every character seems to be level 1 except my main whos level 21. On killers the levels seem to be random. What does it mean? It does'nt show bloodweb level, how much i've played the character or anything else i can think of. Is it…
Reverted the unhook interaction to being cancellable.
Does this include being able to interrupt unhooking survivors via killer hitting survivor from unhooking?
Anything else?
Eey yall, I'm an oni main and even though I'm still sorta new to dbd I wanna get as many pointers as possible. Any tips? Like what builds, how to use power, when to leave chase, I'll take any tips I can get yall. And to those who do respond, thanks a bunch.

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