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Performance Issues on Xbox Series X
Hello Behaviour Team, I’ve been playing Dead by Daylight on Xbox Series X and have been experiencing significant performance issues since the recent updates. I often encounter frame rate drops from 60 fps to much lower values, which severely impacts the gameplay experience. Additionally, the game occasionally freezes after…
THWACK! does not work with killer powers
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I tried using updated THWACK! on Nemesis and breaking a pallet with my Tentacle Strike did not activate the perk. The perk states that it consumes a token "when breaking a pallet", not "when performing a break action", so by the way it is worded it should work. It used to work like that before the…
I didn't get an achievement I was supposed to
Hello! I just had a match againist an artist, where I was the obsession & never got hit once (they didn't play actively, just sent crows around the map but never hit anyone) However, I didn't get the item of obsession achievement after escaping?
Bardic Inspiration map wide.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Bardic Inspiration map wide. PLATFORM: PC Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. Be within 16m when other survivor Bardic Inspiration animation ends. 2. You have map wide Bardic Inspiration.
Stuttering in certain spots in some maps on Xbox Series X
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Some maps have certain spots that cause visual stuttering on Xbox Series X, and happens when playing either killer or survivor. PLATFORM: Xbox Series X STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Happens every game, just go to the spots on the affected maps. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are…
Nemesis animation power sometimes doesnt play sound/animation on survivor side
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: On survivor side Nemesis sometimes doesn't play his power sound or animation around corners JUST like the Dracula issue recently. PLATFORM: all STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Idk if its lag or LOD issues, but the animation doesnt load giving the player no warning when his power…
Potential Scratch Marks bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURRED: Playing as The Plague or the Doctor and sometimes Survivor scratch marks are pulsed and clustered without corresponding perks. VIDEO: N/A PLAYER LOGS: N/A PS5 Player logs are required from PC players only. Edit: It’s not a video but I…
Survivors get stuck in locker after being pulled out by Knight
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When a survivor jumps into a locker before they are hit by a guard, the guard will pull them out of the locker but they will still be stuck inside. You can pick them up but they are unable to recover themselves and their teammates cannot pick them up if the Knight chooses to leave them there.…
Dredge Locker bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Survivor Trapped In Locker Forever with Dredge Teleport PLATFORM: Experienced On PC, may be on other platforms STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: It appears to happen after locking a locker that Dredge is teleporting to (possibly after recently unhooking) this bug causes both the…
I can not access my Behaviour Account, it will not load
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: your website log in is not working PLATFORM: PC Chrome STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I'm trying to get my Twitch drops, which I've gotten on twitch over the last few months and I'm finally getting around to figure out why they are not showing up in the game, and following some…
1 and 2 presets on bots in custom matches are tied
This issue is not new, sorry if it was already here. So if you chose perks on preset 1 on bots in custom matches, it will be mirrored in preset 2, and if you will change it in preset 2, it will be the same on preset 1. Steam Enter custom match lobby and try to put different perks on bots with preset 1 and 2 Have no logs,…
Knight guard getting stuck on RPD
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Knight's guard will very often get stuck on one of the doorways in RPD trying to path to survivors. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Have guard spot a survivor in the main lobby, have the survivor go through the door leading to the west office, watch as your guard…
Crash while playing Blight
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I had 3 crashes while playing Blight today. It happens after 20-30 min through the game. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Charging Rush Cant move, Cant hear anything VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
*DEVELOPER HELP* Using controller and mouse simultaneously drops FPS massively
• Platform ---> PC • Description of the issue ----> (Below) Hi guys, I lost my left hand in an accident, so I use a controller and a razor naga to play (12 buttons). Ever since the big update, the game will drop to like 10 fps when I'm using both mouse and controller simultaneously making the game unplayable. I tested to…
Spirit's husk gives off her loud breathing sfx
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When phasing, the spirit's husk gives off her survivor's pov breathing sound. PLATFORM: Ps5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Played spirit, used her deep rift snake cosmetic, loaded into a game and held down m2. It's happened in every game I've played so far, so it isn't map…
Bug with xenomorph add on “Acidic Blood”
platform : PlayStation console Description : Add on seems to only work once during a trial. The add on works perfectly first time exiting a tunnel. But after the first exit it no longer activates. This has happened on multiple maps. Steps : enter and exit a tunnel to activate “Acidic Blood” more than once This occurs more…
Devout emblem not counting in Tome 20 level 3
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Picture says it all PLATFORM: STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: get a gold devout emblem VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
Lighting for Midwich is now Incredibly Dark (Switch)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I have no clue if this is just a Switch exclusive issue, but Midwich’s ambient lighting is incredibly dark, and now makes it hard to see almost anything. PLATFORM: Switch STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play on Midwitch during the latest update, possibly exclusively on Switch.
Doctor's Copper Cable Tube turned dark blue instead of bright orange
So a couple months ago I bought the "Copper cable tube" for The Doctor. It used to be bright orange which is the reason why I bought it in the first place. Now I just logged in and realised it turned to dark blue. It's not even near as bright as as it used to be and I. I'm pretty disappointed. I don't see why you would…
Deathslinger's Blighted Gun Bugged or Terribly Designed
Good afternoon, I spent real money on this skin, and while it looks great, I honestly had the biggest disappointment of my life when I used it for one simple reason... the weapon. It takes up half the screen, and you can barely see where you're shooting, so you end up making blind shots. Honestly, it's frustrating since I…
Soma Cruz's mouth is weird on hook
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Soma Cruz's gums are very visible when he is on the hook, I am not much of a Castlevania fan so I am not entirely sure if this is intentional. But it looks very weird and off putting. PLATFORM: PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play as Soma Cruz skin Gets on hook Observe…
Laurie's skirt bug got mostly fixed, but it's still there
The Laurie Strode skirt bug got fixed (thank you sm devs!!!) but the bug still pops up in some specific circumstances. For example, falling from the pig vat in the Game map lifts the skirt up on one of the legs. I tried this while Laurie was injured; once she got healed by Adrenaline, the skirt fixed itself. Overall though…
Meet your maker cosmetics
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM:pc STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only. So I play on both ps5 and PC based on the port megs meet your maker skin always vanish on PC yet when I boot the game on ps5 it shows fine with her having it on. This also…
Trapper traps, can't disarm while injured
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: In match with Trapper, I could not disarm trap while injured. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Was running around injured, saw trap, tried to disarm, no matter which side I tried, it would not let me. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC play ers only.
unknown skin does not display properly from the killer pov
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE:the new skin from the rift displays the default body piece from the killers pov, the hands and the kick are the default body. PLATFORM:xbox
Bonfire faire skin not appearing in first person
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: the unknown skin (bonfire faire) isnt showing up when in first person. But viewing from 3rd person and Hallucinations apear correct. Also the weapon is cliping through the unknowns hand (first and third) PLATFORM: ps5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: just noticed a few after a few…
Hybrid input (Analogue controller + Mouse/Keyboard) bug: first input consumed, action doesn't happen
Players that mix control input types (example, a hybrid setup of analogue controller + mouse/keyboard) have to deal with the game switching between two game interaction modes. The first "action" from a "different" control input will always be consumed to switch over to the input type instead of doing what the action is…
PC No Noise Notifications as Victor
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Since the update, when playing Twins, you do not get any noise notification when playing Victor. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Step 1: Pick Twins Step 2: Down Survivor Step 3: Hook Survivor Step 4: Swap to Victor Step 5: Have Survivor unhook Step 6: Notice there are…
Yui Kimura cosmetic Reinforced Racing Pants gap
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When equipping the cosmetic Reinforced Racing Pants there is a gap between the legs and the torso PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Equip the cosmetic along with a torso cosmetic that does not cover the legs, like in the video. The gap is visible while doing some actions…
Dissolution still doesn't work with the plague
Poor Adiris. As stated in the perk description, "After 3 seconds of damaging a survivor by any means, Dissolve activates." But once the contamination phase has passed, the advantage is not activated. The description is therefore false.
Wall glitch on Disturbed Ward
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Glitching in the wall and then get stuck PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. someone has to get down in the mainbuilding on the Map Disturbed Ward next to the hole where a small beam is where u can stand. 2. The downed surv. hast to crawl to the cabinet in the corner…
Doctor hallucination auras visible in Madness 2 without addons
Doctor is currently able to see auras of hallucinations near survivors in Madness 2 without any addons. While it is normal that Madness 2 causes hallucinations to appear, the auras of those hallucinations are only supposed to be visible to the Doctor if the survivor is in Madness 3, UNLESS the Doctor uses any of the…
Moment of Glory icon sometimes remains lit after it heals
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I don't know what causes it, but sometimes after a heal is completed from moment of glory, the perk will remain lit up. Opening chests won't affect the icon, but still give charges.Health states changing doesn't fix it either. PLATFORM: Xbox Series X|S STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE…
Lucky star effect permanent
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Lucky star's effect whilst hiding in a locker, hide all grunts of pain, is permanent if you are pulled out of the locker by the killer instead of exiting it yourself. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play survivor with the perk lucky star equipped Get injured by the…
Doctor Madness III - display issue or Bug?
Today I playewd against doctor. After he used his Static Blast, I screamed and the HUD showed I am Madness III, but the icon to the left showed I am Madness II I was working on a Gen and directly getting back to working at it. Unfortunately I don't remember my Madness Level before that event. In addition the "small dots"…
Doctor's Copper Cable Tube Weapon is bugged
The first Skin is the regular Testsubject 1 Skin. The weapon was always glowing Orange/Red. The new Rift Doctor Skin Weapon has the same Color. I think it's not supposed to be like that, right? PLATFORM: Xbox and PC
Unable to Pick Up Item from Upstairs Chest on Hawkins Lab
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: It is currently impossible to pick up the item from the chest upstairs in the Hawkins Lab. I have tried to re-orient myself, move inches, and it simply does not pick up the item. The character will do a brief, half-second pick-up animation but it will stop automatically. PLATFORM: PC-Steam STEP BY…
PC - Generator sparks can be seen through survivors' head
When obstrucing the generator sparks with the camera when another survivor is repairing. You can see that the sparks can be seen through the survivor's head. This has happened to both Alan Wake and Rain, I am not sure about the others. But it always happen.
PC - Saga Anderson's right sleeve is bugged
Saga's right hand pokes out of her sleeve when doing certain actions like fixing gen or opening chest
EAC bugged after Castlevania update
After my game updated, it continuously gives me an error saying 'EAC client cannot be instantiated,' and then it closes the game. I had no problems before this. No other games that use EAC have issues running. I've tested multiple. I've tried what searches recommend, such as completely deleting EAC files and uninstalling…
Bardic Inspiration STILL not fully fixed
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Bardic Inspiration's dice roll delay PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Use Bardic inspiration and the dice roll will not appear until 6 seconds into the performance, wasting crucial time that could inform the player whether to cancel the performance or not if its a bad…
Broken survivor hitboxes 8.3.0
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Survivor's hitboxes are way to large at the back than front. PLATFORM: all platforms STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Played a couple of games as a survivor and killer hits you even when they don't reach. It feels extremely janky, since you never can loop around anything. And no,…
Spirit phasing audio bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The spirit phasing bug where you can hear your own husk when using your power at very loud volumes that was originally discovered in the PTB has made it to live servers. PLATFORM: PlayStation 5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: When using spirits phasing this audio bug is present…
Spirit phasing bug
The spirit phasing bug where you can hear your own husk when using your power at very loud volumes that was originally discovered in the PTB has made it to live servers. Please fix this she’s unplayable at the moment.
Can't Leave Lobby
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Playing Survivor, The killer left the lobby in the last 5 seconds and I can't leave the lobby. I am forced to close the game. PLATFORM: PS4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I am playing Lara Croft, Loaded into a lobby. The timer went down to the last 5 seconds and the killer left…
Lobby gets broken/glitched when someone leaves within the 5 seconds countdown
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Whenever I'm in a lobby (doesn't matter if killer or survivor), and a survivor leaves within the last 5 seconds of the countdown, the lobby becomes glitched. I can't press Perk Loadout or anything else anymore, the "Leave" button disappears completely, making me unable to leave the lobby and basically…
PC - survivor stuck and unable to move near Trapper trap, but not trapped
Step 1 : Boot up the game Step 2 : Play as survivor (Lara Croft) in 2 vs 8 (may also apply to standard matches) Step 3 : In-game, walk near a trapper trap that is next to a downed pallet, as a survivor Step 4: attempt to disarm the trapper trap, but character stutters and doesn't disarm the trap Step 5: walk over trap as a…
Bloodweb error - An error has occurred while updating your bloodweb
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Getting a bloodweb error and kicked back to main menu when I try to finish a bloodweb - happening only with Trevor Belmont. Bloodwebs are fine for any other character. Tried verifying integrity of game files and restarting the game w/ no luck. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE…
new unknown skin in the rift does not display properly in game
the body piece of the new "threadbare uniform" does not display properly from the killers perspective, the hands and legs of the body appear identical to the default and the kick animation is slighty bugged and further away then natural.
Permanent Moment of Glory
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After meeting the requirements for Moment of Glory to activate, it activated everytime I was injured (from healthy to injured, after being pallet saved and after being unhooked). It remained active even after a successful heal, resulting in more heals despite not opening more chests. PLATFORM: XBOX…

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