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Steam - Avarov's Resting Place Invisible Trap!
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When Trapper places a trap on the mound of dirt under the window of main, in Azarov's Resting place, it is completely invisible! The trap functions as a normal trap, it can be triggered, and disabled, its model is just completely hidden underneath the dirt! PLATFORM: Steam, PC To Replicate: Be Trapper…
Sprint burst sometimes doesn't trigger, 99% exhaustion desync
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Shortly after the exhaustion meter runs out, sometimes the game will still think you're exhausted and won't trigger Sprint Burst. It is a bug happening commonly in 2vs8, about 1 time out of 5, actually impacting the balance of the game. (makes 99'ing Sprint burst not viable for me as can be seen in…
2v8 tome level 2, cat or mouse challenge has no text
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The level 2 of the 2v8 tome features a challenge called "Cat or Mouse" that has no text PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. Go To Event Tome 2. Level 2, hover over the challenge pictured below VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only. UPDATE…
El Cliente EAC No se puede Instanciar
Buenas tardes Adjunto el error que aparece en Dead by Daylight. Agradecería su ayuda para solucionar el problema. Estoy atento a su respuesta. Saludos,
DEMOGORGON STUN BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE : while playing as The Demogorgon, when stunned during a shred, with the perks 'Spirit Fury' and 'Enduring' equipped - the Demogorgon does not recieve any stun duration(akin to The Singularity's ability), appears to lose animation(from killer perspective), and a flaring effect remains persistent around…
Initialization Error that cannot be on User side
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Initialization error - on multiple devices and networks PLATFORM: Xbox One, PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Attempting to log into game from two different Xboxes and PC. Attempted with different networks and VPN. All troubleshooting steps offered by customer service have been…
PC - Rookie Spirit not consistently showing regressing generators
Playing Leon on PC with Blast Mine/Deja Vu/Repressed Alliance/Rookie Spirit. Saw this happen on multiple maps, but the screenshot I have is from Temple of Purgation. Killer (Ghostface) had level 1 Ruin (cleansed prior to screenshot), level 3 Brutal Strength, level 1 Pain Res, and level 3 Surge. As you can see by my red…
If killer picks up you while using Plot Twist and hook you, the survivor won't scream.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED:
Haddie Kaur “Mid-Length Hair” Bug
Haddie Kaur’s Mid-Length Hair has numerous inconsistencies stemming to the texture, and physics of her hair. Since Haddies “Abandoned Technology” outfit was launched it has had glaring issues such as pants breaking and her “crunchy” hair. Her hair has a grainy texture unlike the smooth texture in the Existence Rift Trailer…
Challenge not completing in tome
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: MEANS TO AN END is a challenge on level 3 of tome 6 (Divergence) all it requires is for you to stun the killer with a pallet that has been previously reset by the perk Any Means Necessary. When you do this however it simply doesnt happen PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED:…
Missing Animations When Another Survivor DC'ed During Hook in 2v8, Then Later Game Crashed
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: A series of bizarre occurrences happened when a Survivor was Caged and a Cage did not show up. The Survivor appeared in the Idle Injured animation, but was functionally hooked. Then later, a Survivor bot that DC'ed flickered in and out of rendering, entered the caged animation and flew into the sky,…
DBD and NVIDIA Constantly Crashing Since Latest Update
I previously made a bug report on this issue, but I have a lot more information now. OLD REPORT: SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I've never had issues with DBD crashing until this latest patch (8.3.0 or 8.3.1) where now, the first match I load into will usually crash halfway through. Most of the time when it crashes, the game just…
Tome 6, Level 3, "Means to an End" not registering progress.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Nothing done under any circumstance will progress this challenge. (Stun the killer with a reset pallet 1 time, while using Any Means Necessary from Yui Kimura) PLATFORM: PC/Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Stunned the killer with a reset pallet on multiple occasions. (Also had…
2v8 Cage bug (caged but out of cage)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was in the cage, then suddenly next to the cage, but with skill checks. I couldn't move. Then back in the cage. PLATFORM: steam STEP TO REPRODUCE: To be in a cage. Someone is trying to save from the cage, but interrupted by the killer's blow. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS:
Zombies get stuck and teleport up after falling
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Sometimes after falling from a great height, zombies get stuck (stop moving after getting up) and they remain in one spot indefinietly until killed. Whenever a survivor approaches the spot from which the zombie has fallen down, the zombie teleports back up to the said spot to hit the survivor, and…
Can place trapps on mothersdweling
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: TOME 6 - DIVERGENCE - LEVEL 3 - MEANS TO AN END [SURVIVOR MASTER CHALLENGE] is currently bugged. After 6 games, two of which were friendly killers letting me pallet spam them I was unable to get credit for this TOME challenge. Seems its happening for some people over on reddit as well.…
Claudette - Forester Gear & Forester Gear (Deep Rift) cosmetic bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Claudette's Forester Gear & Forester Gear (Deep Rift) top has a bug that makes her arm curve in an unnatural position. PLATFORM: PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Select Claudette and equip cosmetic. It is much more noticeable with an item in hand but can be seen without…
I am experiencing initialization issues and being kicked out of lobbies
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: everytime I try to log on it tells me all these different types of codes and I can maybe get a match or two in per session PLATFORM: PS4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I load the game up, I get the error code and it was random starting yesterday VIDEO: no video I’m sorry Gamertag:…
Can't move after grab followed by a flashlight save - 2v8
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Like the title implies, I was grabbed while doing a medium vault in a window and a fellow survivor was able to blind the killer, stunning them and setting me free. However, right after that, while the killer was going through the stun animation, I was not able to move at all. I just stood there right…
Wraith bug 2vs8
Wraith Uncloak Speed is listed at 22% faster, when in actuality it's more. Just kill switch him at this point. PC: Steam Step by step: N/A
Game thought i was still caged
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Was rescued from my secound hook/cage and the game still thought i was still in it. I could move /look around, use my Item. But couldn't interact with anything.Tried jumping into lockers, do a gen or open chest but didn't work. It also made my camra movement really skipy on while moving around, while…
Hook did not break after player died
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Hook did not break after player died/sacrificed on it. Bug/Cheat? PLATFORM: Epic PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Regular match (not 2v8 or other event queue) RPD map Watched player die/sacrifice on hook. Not in the basement. I got placed on (and died on that same hook) VIDEO:…
Friend Requests Broken Post Cross Progression (PS5 to Steam)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Cross platform friend requests say they are accepted and added to friends list only to be shown on the "Pending Friend Requests" list, including requests I'VE sent out. It will accept on their end for console players sometimes, but do the same as if they sent me the request. PLATFORM: PC/Steam (Cross…
Initialization error
Constantly getting message initialization error PS5: At the start of trying to play games it takes me 20 tries before I ever get past the error. Yesterday couldn’t get past it. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
2v8 Billy Bot Super Speed
Billy Bot in 2v8 has super speed while revving the chainsaw, potentially increased while sprinting as well. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Killer Disconnected midway through match. VIDEO: I couldn't get shadowplay to clip it PLAYER LOGS: here are my logs Player logs are required from PC…
Controls reseating every time i launch the game on steam
Hello BHVR i have an issue with seatings reseating every time i open the game (Beginner mode ,heartbeat visual, subtitles, opacity of subtitles , Field of view , graphics reseating from ultra to low but it still says ultra so i have to put low graphics and then put ultra graphics so it would be ultra, controls being reseat…
Easy Anti-cheat keeps flagging a false positive
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When booting up the game, Easy-Anti Cheat always has an initialization error flagging the dsound.dll found in C:/Windows/System32 as an untrusted file when i've never had this issue before. I've done sfc /scannow in an elevated command prompt but that doesn't work, the only fix i can find is deleting…
PC - Survivors' Bloody Cosmetics Missing Blood (8.3.2)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Some survivors are missing blood textures on their bloody cosmetics on version 8.3.2. Nea's ankles from her prestige leg cosmetic is missing blood, however her pants and shoes show the proper blood textures. A previous bug report from another user noted that Renato's feet and Vittorio's torso are…
2v8 i cant do anything
After they take me down I can't do anything, I don't have the steps to replicate it
Initialization Error on PS5
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I can't log into DBD on PS5. I've restarted the game 10 times. I even restarted my internet. Nothing is working. I tried asking for help on the DBD subreddit but my post was deleted by a mod. I don't know where else to ask for help so I'm posting it here. PLATFORM: Playstation 5 STEP BY STEP…
2v8 - Picked up by killer but not hooked. Game stuck and doesn't end even after EGC
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was picked up by a Blight, but I was not hooked. The killer spent the rest of the game carrying me although I was invisible. The killer could not user ther power. After end game collapse timer had ended the game still didnt end, the server continued to run., Both killes DCed and then it ended.…
unhooked in 2nd.stage (2vs8 mode) but dead on the ground
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: As said in the title, unhooked from the cage in the 2vs8 mode but dead on the ground just after PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: be unhooked from the cage in the 2vs8 mode with a very late timer but dead regardless the unhooked animation before the end of the timer…
Simultaneous pick up in 2v8
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After 2 killers try to pick the survivor, the animation freezes for both killers at once for about a second, then the killer starts carrying the survivor for the rest of the game.No way to interact with anything, nor be stanned by pallet. Even after the countdown killer was still carrying, then after…
Renato Lyra - 'Weak Knees' legs incorrect SFX
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When using the Weak Knees cosmetic for Renato Lyra, it uses the sandal sfx instead of the standard shoe sounds. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Equip 'Weak Knees' cosmetic Play any match
Head Missing from Feng's Nexus Ranger (Supernova) card
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The head is a grey outline, and not rendered in the cosmetic full body card in the store or in the queue customization PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Opened up the store or customization tab
2v8 carry survivor bug after grabbing from gen
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I grabbed a survivor from the generator while he was disconnecting and then I was not able to send him to the cage, instead I was walking slowly carrying him until someone stunned me with pallet. PLATFORM: steam PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: After grabbing survivor while he is…
Keyboard and Mouse not working on console
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: KBM is not supported on console for some reason… after 8 years of operation, somehow its still not a thing PLATFORM: PS5 CloSeD Not A BuG
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Physically cannot play the game anymore. I'm on PS5, partner is on XBOX X, both of us have had issues repeatedly for the last hour and a half. Have finally been able to get into two rounds and after completing both rounds, was kicked out with 0 points, and no event tome progress. Now event tome is not…
Feng Min Ideal Stuff Outfit Visual Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: On Feng Min’s outfit Ideal Self, her legs (Poor Connection) are missing her tights/fishnets. Many people have expressed about this bug, and are wondering why the visual bug has yet to be fixed. Frankly I mainly bought the outfit for its legs and now its main appeal for me is gone, even in the photo of…
F11 LOCKER BUG TECH
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: In a match if you consecutively press f11 while rushing in and exiting a locker, there is a chance that you get bugged and be inside the locker and you are invulnerable but cannot do nothing PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Search for a locker, while perfoming a rushed…
Banned for no reason
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: banned 3 hours for no reason PLATFORM: ps4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: tried to unhook and no one rescued me so died very quickly then banned for 3 hours! VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
Sable Ward cosmetics glitch.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The head texture "Elusive Thought" from "Winged Interlude" outfit doesn't match skin tone and has empty space with all open neck torso cosmetics. Here is the list of all cosmetics that I noticed: 1. "Timely Swimsuit" from "Whimsical Weather" 2. "Brightest Skull-Queen" from "Drowned Angel" 3. "Darkest…
Fast Vaulting a dropped pallet visually redrops it (2vs8)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When fast vaulting a dropped pallet multiple times in a row in 2 vs 8 the pallet visually pops back up and drops again (the pallet drop sound also plays). The killer did not get stunned, it seems to be purely visual, everything else is just handled like a normal fast vault. PLATFORM: PC / Steam STEP…
PS5 Initializing error or error in game menu
This has been going on for a while. When I want to start the game, initializing takes very long, or doesn't work. This is the error code if it doesn't work: 'Initialization error: the game has initialized incorrectly and may not save your game properly. Restarting your game may resolve the problem. (It doesn't) Player ID:…
2V8 Mode Killer attacks not Registering
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was watching my friend play 2v8 As Killer and quite a few times she would hit the survivor, the survivor would scream, there would be the blood animatic and weapon wipe, but the survivor continued on like nothing happened. It was very obnoxious seeing, and it has happened many times over the course…
Vecna Tome Challenge Interaction
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I use the Xbox One S version of the game. When the Lich kills a survivor using the "Recover Artifact" interaction, it does not grant progress towards tome challenges that require you to "Kill the Obsession by any means," such as the Obsessive challenges.
Pallet and trappers trap in 2v8
The placement of the traps by a pallet, if you try to disarm it, the option for pulling the pallet pops up instead getting you stuck in the trap instead. It happed 3 times on my last match.
Survivors Have no Facial Expression in Locker when Grabbed By The Xenomorph
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Survivors Have no Facial Expression in Locker when Grabbed By The Xenomorph. PLATFORM: All of them (I assume). But I play on PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play Xenomorph. Pull Survivor out of Locker. VIDEO:…
Cages in 2vs8 do not count for "Kill Survivor by any means" Challenges
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When playing 2vs8, if you have a challenge selected for killing survivors by any means, sacrificing a survivor via a cage doesn't count towards the challenge. This could be attirbuted to you not being the one to kill them, however it does count if your teammate is the one to Finisher Mori a survivor.…

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