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Delayed Game Crash After Upgrading Bloodweb Is Interrupted By Matchmaking Queue Matching
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Whenever I finishing queueing into a match while I'm unlocking my bloodweb, my game breaks. PLATFORM: I use my laptop. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: The game just breaks if I'm unlocking a bloodweb part when my queue finishes? Like, while I load into the match queue with everyone…
2v8 Deathslinger Chain instantly breaks
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When Deathslinger land's a shot on a survivor in 2v8 it will sometimes just instantly break at random. The break meter can be at 0% or 50%, no objects or other survivors will be in the way and it will instantly disconnect from the survivor. PLATFORM: PC
Not able to unhook someone in 2v8 if someone's blocking
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: If you stand right in front of the cage in 2v8, nobody's able to save them, open to griefers, or in this case in the video, an AFK PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Someone got caged, spawned right next to AFK player VIDEO:
Chucky bugged camera turn rate after using Slice and Dice
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Sometimes after Slice and Dice gets interrupted you lose the ability to fully turn your camera until you use Slice and Dice again PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. Use Slice and Dice 2. Get stunned (but it seems to happen with uneven terrain too maybe?) 3. Try fully…
Disconnect icons replacing survivors
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Shortly after beginning the game in 2v8, survivor icons on the HUD are replaced by the disconnect symbol. This does not happen to the other killer's screen. This also bugged huntress' audio so sometimes the audio cut out or would not play at all when holding up a hatchet. PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP…
Ada’s dress keeps clipping
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Ada’s Lunar Qipao cosmetic constantly clips on her back and her legs keep going through her dress when running which is very distracting PLATFORM: Xbox series s STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Every game I get in no matter what the issue keeps happening VIDEO:
Rescued from cage while game still believes im in it
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was rescued from a cage, but the game thought I was still in it. This caused me to not be able to interact with anything, have my camera be higher than usual, and have cage animations play seemingly randomly, along with a window vault animation at one point. I could still be injured and downed. Do…
Last Sleepover Legion: Skin uses Frank's base model
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Not the most in your face problems, but it was enough for me to notice, and its irking me. The base model for the latest skin for Susie seems to be using Franks base model. This has a few issues, mostly boiling down to skin stone and facial features. PLATFORM: PC, Steam. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON…
2v8 Yun-Jin LEE: Cage shoulder animation
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Yun-Jin Lee has a broken animation of her left shoulder when she is hanging in a cage. PLATFORM: steam
Toolbox can't be picked up
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: in 2v8 u tried to pick up a toolbox out of a chest. I could bot pick it up. PLATFORM: ps4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. Open chest 2. See commodious toolbox 3. Try to pick up 4. Repeat step 3. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
Complete PC Crash
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Whenever I play survivor games my pc crashes. I have no issues with any other games and all my drivers and systems are up to date. I also run more higher power games so something like DBD should not be causing this issue. PLATFORM: PC Windows STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I…
Cannot pick up toolbox from chest in 2v8
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After unlocking a chest, I was unable to obtain its contents. Every time I pressed the prompt to pick up the toolbox my character would twitch rapidly. PLATFORM: PlayStation 5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I spawned in front of the chest and opened it immidetley. See video for…
PARTY CREATION FAILED ISSUE
PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP: Choose to play as a killer/survivor and press ready While you are searching for a match turn off the internet and turn it back on after 10 seconds Wait until the game throws you to the main menu where we should press OK The ability to create a lobby is broken, only re-entering the game helps…
Earn 50k bloodpoints challenge in 2v8 rift does not grant progress
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: after playing 3 matches my progress is still 0 out of 50k PLATFORM: steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: play a match, get no progress toward the challenge VIDEO: none PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
2v8 Trapped inside somebody else’s cage
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Claudette was hooked / caged and her cage spawned on my location and also trapped me inside. PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: The cage spawned on my exact location and trapped me inside along with the other survivor. VIDEO: Direct link:…
Huntress' Humming is too quiet
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: So far, I've had quite a few matches against Huntress where her humming is insanely quiet, and this has been a problem for a while now. It sounds like she's miles away but always audible, then suddenly, terror radius and I'm getting hit by a hatchet. It's way worse on any map with an indoor structure,…
Killer build is not visible when server crash occurs
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Wait until the match itself is accidentally cancelled, and there will be no DС penalty PLATFORM: PC Happens often, please fix it because there is no match history to see the killer build later
Totem trapped killer
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Using trapper and Pentimento, in forest, embed totem and could not walk away PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Trapper moved in front of Totem that was previously Plaything to activate Pentimento and once Pentimento was activated Trapper could not walk away. VIDEO:…
Players can get DC penalty because of cheaters or server crash
I just "played" a match where a cheater hooked every survivor right after loading screen. Two of survivors got hooked before we could move. The game gives you DC penalty if you don't participate enough, I guess. Sometimes this also happens after server crash.
Pallets in chases doesnt work
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: when in chase with the killer, any killer, it is very often the drop of pallets doesnt work even though I press the button several times. The killer can therefore hit me easily. Something is wrong. PLATFORM: playstation 5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: has been like this many many…
Wicked Aura Reading Disabling During Endgame
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When using Sable Ward’s perk, Wicked, the survivor can no longer see the killer’s aura for 20 seconds after being unhooked during the endgame collapse. PLATFORM: Switch STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Be unhooked during endgame collapse while using the perk Wicked.
Couldn't start the game: Error Code 30005
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I launch the game and I get the error pop up. attached in the photos PLATFORM: Steam PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: It happens when ever I launch the game. VIDEO: n/a PLAYER LOGS: Can't get one Player logs are required from PC players only. I have done the following…
Juggernaut Xenomorph tail is taking way to much screen space
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE : So I bought the new Juggernaut Xenomorph and when I launched a match I discovered how massive is the tail on the screen, it's almost taking a fourth of the screen wich is very annoying and it's pretty hard to aim. So just above you have the Juggernaut Xenomorph tail, it's so big that I sometimes need…
Huntress: Memento mori
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The hand of the survivor during the animation of Mori has moved out and no longer grabs the handle of the Huntress's axe. PLATFORM: Steam PLAYER LOGS:
Blastmine not working as intended/bugged
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Blastmine did not stun or blind the killer, or myself for that matter when he kicked the gen. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Put blastmine on the gen, Bubba kicked it with me right next to it, no stun, neither of us got blinded. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are…
Steam Inventory Icons broken
Since the Chucky-Patch the Icons of the DBD-Items in the Steam Inventories are broken again. -> I don't know if I have to contact DBD-Support or Steam-Support to fix that Issue.
Huge Naughty Bear in Lobby
PC / Steam Naughty Bear is really big in the Lobby. Looks like a bug.
PS4 - Campfire texture not loading
PS4 - Campfire texture not loading in the pre game lobby. You only get blurry yellow fire but the detail texture is not loading. Only in the pre game lobby - title screen is fine.
Challenge "That's rude" not working
Chapter 6 page 4 and 2nd challenge from left (going to top direction) - Point at the killer within 5s of perk Premonition activating. Do this 2 times. Quite simple. The problem is, that pointing directly at the killer exactly after it activated (there was a wiretap in the game) did absolutely nothing.
Invocation: Weaving Spiders not affecting all generators
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: A player completed the Invocation: Weaving Spiders in the basement, but not all generators got the 10 charges removed. (Perk was Tier III) PLATFORM: Steam / Windows 11 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Meg Thomas (see images below) had the Invocation: Weaving Spiders perk equipped,…
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Skull Merchant currently has two bugs: PLATFORM: Xbox One S STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: First, there are times when drone lasers become static without the respective addon. Second, the final part of her Mori is strange (the camera transition is strange in the final part).…
More than 2M BP through normal gameplay
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE : I am able to earn more than 2 million BP through normal gameplay without completing Tome and/or daily challenges. (There was a +25% survivor bonus that I didn't manage to catch alongside evidence there is no rift activity.) PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED : I did…
Possible memory leak - Linux kernel 6.11.6-arch1-1
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I can't quite pinpoint the exact date this started over the last month, but I'm running into massive memory issues while running DbD. It gradually gets worse over the course of an hour, at which point my free memory is in the 500 MB range. PLATFORM: Steam Linux client. Linux kernel 6.11.6-arch1-1 STEP…
Not being able to hook - Blood Lodge
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was playing on Blood Lodge as Wraith and I was not able to hook survivors at one point in the game. I would carry them to a hook (scourge hooks) and the game wouldn't let me hook them. I am not sure if this is a bug, or if someone was cheating in the match. I reported the survivor players, just in…
Core Memory: Disturbing Notions Tome Challenge Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Memory itself refuses to spawn in. Did 3 generators on my own and no core Memory shard spawned. Have attempted it in the snowy lodge map, the theater map, Mother's Dwelling, Foresaken Boneyard and Dead Dog Saloon. PLATFORM: Xbox Series S STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Step 1:…
Cannot change my purchased outfits
It’s been a month since I cannot change any of my purchased outfits, it said no cosmetic available, please help.
Join In Match with only 3 survivors
As titled, I have play the match with only 3 survivors existed in the match. Normally, we should be kicked out because no sufficient player was enough, but we still manage to enter the match anyhow. I checked the result match, and indeed there are one player did dc'ed in match. I have video recording attached to this…
Means to an end not working
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Means to an end not working at all PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: stuning killer with reset pallet in many games doesnt count in challege. Video for example. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VhzCYAyOtw PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
Clipping on Yoichi's "Vigo's Scientist" skin
Yoichi's Vigo's Scientist skin has major clipping on the back of his neck when doing most actions such as: healing, repairing, opening exit gates, and struggling on second phase hook. I believe it was said that some skins are made sets to prevent clipping issues, but this set has always had this clipping issue. Pretty self…
Game's crashing when loading into a match
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Game crashing PLATFORM: PC/Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I can find a match etc… But when i'm loading into a map 1 match on 3 my game is crashing with a Unreal Engine error (see picture) Btw i already tried to fix that with the support but no answer has been found. I forgot…
Bot Presets Bugged
Both Bot Presets 1&2 are bugged. Whenever you make a change to either Preset 1 or 2, the other changes, meaning this bug reduces the amount of Bot Preset from 4 to 3.
Friend request bug
I have had about 8 friend requests on my dbd account on ps5 for ages now and wether i reject or accept they dont go away nothing i do can make them go away i switched ps5 as cat had broke other one that is the only thing ive done and dont see how that would make friend requests do that.
Legion: Grabbing Hand Position + Hooking animation
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When Legion carries the survivor on his shoulder, there is an empty gap between his palm and the survivor's body. That is, the killer's palm is in the air, and not holding the body. Also, his hand is in the air, but not on survivor's body, while hooking animation. PLATFORM: Steam
GhostFace: Grabbing Hand Position
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When GhostFace carries the survivor on his shoulder, there is an empty gap between his palm and the survivor's body. That is, the killer's palm is in the air, and not holding the body. PLATFORM: Steam
Xenomorph "Juggernaut" cosmetic is pay to lose
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: While not really a bug in that sense, it is something that needs looking into. While in Crawler mode, the tail of the Juggernaut cosmetic covers up a larger portion of the screen than the default tail. See screenshots below. PLATFORM: PC, Steam, Windows 11 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE…
Chase music while playing killer doesn't start in the correct way.
Not sure if this is a bug: SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Since a few updates ago, while playing killer, and you start to chase a survivor, the chase music just random begins, and doesnt begin from the start. Previousely, the chase music would always start from the beginning of the track. PLATFORM: All STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON…
Fengs legs cosmetic bugged out
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After the most recent update [Castlevania update i believe] fengs legs cosmetic has been bugged, Called "Ideal Self". Been like that for a month atleast PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: It was just suddenly like that after the update VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs…
Received Honor The Bloodline achievement as Killer
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Received Survivor only Achievement on Steam as Killer, without meeting requirements PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Loaded into a match as Twins on junkyard/Gas Station map, instantly switched to Victor and found a Survivor, then pounced on them. As I moved to where…
Sometimes I cannot vault Windows
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I can't vault widows sometimes and it stops my character at the window PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I don't know how it occurred but they both happened when I was wearing the same skin and injured were the only things I could think of VIDEO: Footage PLAYER LOGS:…
hillbilly adept achievement in ps5 didn’t received it
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: well hillbilly achievement in ps5 don’t work just killed all in The Decimated Borgo The Shattered Square PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: just play hillbilly with own perks i added photos VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.

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