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Outta Nowhere Achievement Bugged for All Platforms
It has been constantly notified that on all systems through every possible manner of obtaining a hit while undetectable be it from a perk or a killer, there is 0 progress that gets tracked for this achievement. I am posting this cause as is usual with a bugged achievement, there is literally no evidence of a fix coming any…
Searchbar in Charms overlay covered by previev image
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The searchbar in the Charms overlay is covered by the previev image (especially the "Charm" Headline). This happens to every survivor and killer i've tested so far. The searchbar is still usable (as you can see on the cursor) but it is't visible. You can't see what you are currently searching either.…
8.3.0 Bardic Inspiration: DON't WORK, no guitar, instant cooldown
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When using a skill, it is immediately canceled, and a cooldown begins. There is no animation of guitar and dice rolling. Yesterday the skill worked fine, but today it does not work at all. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: take Bardic Inspiration, press the skill…
Rancor displays unintended notifications to survivors
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Rancor perk displays notification bubbles to survivors revealing where their teammates are when generators are completed, rather than only displaying them to the killer as intended. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Be a survivor and have the killer equip Rancor…
Deathslinger Blighted Skin Sight and Reeling Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Deathslingers Blighted skins sight takes up nearly the entire screen and when he reels he doesn't reel using the handle, his hand is below the handle and reeling nothing. PLATFORM: All STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Aiming down sights and reeling VIDEO: Player logs are…
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…
Visual Bugs w/ Map Lighting or No Fog
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: copied from Steam discussions: been playing a lot of Sadako all at once recently and noticed on every single match i've played the first TV i tele to the entire map either goes fullbright or pitch black darkness for the rest of the match. was curious if this is just on my end or if others are having…
Three Pig Visual bugs?
Hey I've been playing pig for a bit now and Pig has been bugged for a bit yet hasn't been touched up? For one her store bought weapons don't move anymore which is odd and sucks because I paid for funny spinny drill Second her wrist is absolutely snapped when she moves sometimes Finally she doesn't have her reverse beartrap…
Sole Survivor gains stacks when it shouldnt
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Sole Survivor gains a stack when an escaped survivor disconnects. You dont gain it when they escape, which is probably intended. But the moment they disconnect/return to lobby you gain the stack of sole survivor. PLATFORM: PC (Steam) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: A player escaped…
Bardic Inspiration only lasts 15 seconds, since July 16 2024
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The paid-for perk Bardic Inspiration has a duration bug, consistently only lasts for 15 seconds instead of the full 90. It has been this way for 2.5 months and going. Multiple tickets have been raised for this before. At this point, please escalate this beyond the support staff to a manager - this…
Bardic Inspiration perk bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The "Bardic Inspiration" perk from Aestri Yazar does not work in Chaos Shuffle mode. I press E to start the animation, but nothing happens and the cooldown immediately starts. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Step 1: Launches game Step 2: Goes into Chaos Shuffle lobby…
Killing the obsession by any means
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: As Vecna recovering an artifact (mini mori) doesn't count as killing the obsession by any means PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I got the obsession to the second hook state while they had an artifact of Vecna and recovered it after downing them again, but got no…
Custom game bot preset 1 and 2 change each other and cant be seperated
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: in a custom game, when you want to add perks to the bots and you have set load out 1, when you change load out 2 and save it load out 1 will get changed with it and vise versa. You cant habe load out 1 and 2 two different things, they will always change into each other and stay the same. PLATFORM:…
PC - Weave Attunement Display Error
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The icon that allows you to know if you are being inflicted by the perk Weave Attunement will be permanently affixed onto your screen as survivor without any way to get rid of it. I believe the issue is caused by losing the oblivious status effect early after gaining it, ie, with Vigil. ADDED NOTES: I…
Switching to victor while under the effects of chemical trap does not clear the visual effect
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When playing as the Twins and affected by the slowdown of the perk "chemical trap", the visual effect is not cleared after switching to Victor, making it last the whole game. PLATFORM: STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Survivor deploys chemical trap. Charlotte destroys chemical trap…
[PC] Lisa Garland Skin Issues
Clipping & texture issues. Skirt also clips with legs on some occasions. I've noticed this with many skins.
Mikaelas 3 month Tassel Skirt cosmetic bug.
So a few/about 3 months ago I played as Mikaela in a round. And I thought it would go groovy until I noticed something absolutely disturbing. It was Mikaela’s Tassel Skirt cosmetic that has weird or just extra “skin” that sticks to the ground regardless on what I suppose platform level you’re on. Say you were hooked…
Eyrie of crow has a gamebreaking bug
Eyrie of crows allows a survivor to jump from the upstairs falling near a table resulting in them being unkillable. I have had multiple matches of survivors abusing this bug. These first 2 videos are testing the issue in a KYF. From my POV as Survivor i am upstairs but from a killer view you are downstairs. The survivor on…
Unable to progress in Laurie strode blooded (error with blood web)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: When I go to progress the blood web with the auto blood web function it says (error occurred) VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
after 5 weeks "Bardic Inspiration" still doesn't work
Dear [Support Team/Game Developer], I hope this message finds you well. I would like to bring to your attention that the "Bardic Inspiration" perk has not been functioning properly for over five weeks now. This is my favorite perk in the game, and while it was fixed three weeks ago when it had no effect at all, the current…
Bloodweb Error
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Cannot progress past level 45 specifically on Trevor Belmont PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Was going through Trevor’s bloodwebs to prestige him and it gave me an error 3 times trying to get through level 45 Every other character is working properly
Outta nowhere
Outta nowhere does not give any achievement progress no matter how you attempt it
Bardic Inspiration is *Still* Bugged
So with Bardic now being on the shrine for the first time (yay), I thought it'd be nice to FINALLY get a fix for this perk. The issues are simple: 1) You do not get the bonus % on skillchecks for 90 seconds, only 15. 2) The UI animation for the dice-roll is slower than it should be. 3) The perk just will randomly flat out…
Spirit audio bugs
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: 1. Audio occlusion will sometimes not play occluded audio, but rather no audio 2. Injury sounds have no direction if ur too close, and will often just sound in front of u despite being behind u 3. Any changes in direction when running wont have the footsteps played until they've run in a straight line…
Camaraderie Visual Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The white aura effect you receive on your survivor when the Camaraderie Perk activates does not go away once you are unhooked, and lingers until the duration is over. PLATFORM: Console. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Playing Chaos Shuffle, having Camaraderie activate and being…
Chaos Shuffle bug perks are tier 1 on gameplay screen purple and menu screen
Seems to be all platforms PC streamer has it and I'm on console. I'm not sure if they are tier 1 loadouts or just a visual bug.
Outta Nowhere trophy/achievement progress not tracking
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The 'Outta Nowhere' trophy isn't tracking any progress at all. The trophy description reads ' In public matches, hit 40 Survivors while you are Undetectable.' PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I have tried various combinations of Killer powers, add-ons and perks which…
Steam Achievement Seemingly Not Progressing
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The achievement Outta Nowhere does not seem to be progressing properly. I'm trying to get all achievements on Steam but regardless of killer, I can't seem to get extra progress for the achievement so I do not believe it is tracking anymore. PLATFORM: PC - Steam specifically STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS…
Incorrect duration time for Bardic Inspiration
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When using Bardic Inspiration, the duration of the effect the perk gives is way off. Only lasts 15 second, when the perk's description still states it should last 90 seconds. PLATFORM: Console (PlayStation) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Activate the perk Let the performence…
Game took me hostage for 20 minutes and i had to use task manager to stop it
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Game took me hostage for 20 minutes and i had to use task manager to stop it PLATFORM: Pc STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Go into game A survivor left Cant leave game and no new player joins VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jd-ohzOdeg PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required…
Animations bugged for The Pig
The Pig no longer holds a Reverse Bear Trap in the lobby, and shares The Nightmare's main menu pose instead of her custom pose. Also, the "The Saw" and "Twisted Trefoil Blade" weapon cosmetics are bugged and do not spin or jitter like they are supposed to. PS5, and also all platforms. Instructions: Select The Pig, and the…
Nurse’s bugs 1 year anniversary soon (fov and fatigue being bugged)
Several animation issues have arisen with the Nurse character after patch 7.4.0: Left Hand Animation: The left hand’s animation is bugged, not playing properly when holding a blink for more than 2 seconds. It cuts off at the end, making the movement appear clunky. Positioning of Left Hand: The left hand is positioned much…
Leon Outfit Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Wearing Leon Belmont's outfit glitches the coat tail when getting carried by the killer and getting hooked/unhooked PLATFORM: PC Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1.)Be picked up by the killer 2.)During the wiggling animation, the coat glitch occurs 3.)Glitch persists after…
xenomorph acid blood add on not corrected....2 month later...
I've already reported this bug... but it hasn't been fixed since 8.0.0. Despite several patches, the xenomorph's acidic blood add-on bug hasn't been fixed and it's starting to last. So I'm taking the liberty of making another post to report this really annoying bug. The Acid Blood add-on only works once in the game...…
Achievement "Outta Nowhere" unobtainable
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Progress can not be made on this achievement since the "All things wicked" update March of 2024 PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
It's September 19th and there are still no achievements for Castlevania on Xbox PC
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM:PC via Xbox app STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
how many more patches till gatekeeper emblem gets fixed?
if you 4k before 9min passed, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO you get bronze in gatekeeper. to get iri in it you gotta have 4 or 5 gens remaining for 5-6 minutes. which lets be honest is impossible. btw: chaser is also bugged. doesnt matter if you play huntress and never enter a single chase cause you snipe everyone, or if you play…
Autohaven maps still suffering from cross-platform desync
This has been an issue since the 2v8 mode released, you claim to have fixed it in patch notes but it's still very obviously in the game. Please BHVR buy a PS5 and load into azarovs resting place against a PC lobby and take note of how the maps don't align. I'm really sick of literally unplayable maps like this, and it's…
PC - Bardic inspiration not working as intended.
Step 1 : Boot the game Step 2 : Play as survivor in a public match Step 3 : In-game, activate the perk Bardic Inspiration Step 4 : Notice the perk buff only lasts 15 seconds, if even that. I have also recently noticed after the latest update, that the perk does not work at all most of the time. After the latest update 90%…
PC - Bardic Inspiration not working, going on cooldown
Step 1: Boot game Step 2: Play as survivor with Bardic Inspiration perk Step 3: In-game, interact to use Bardic Inspiration Step 4: Notice perk goes on cooldown without rolling die or giving buff to self or nearby survivors Character Played: Sable Ward Perks Played: Bardic Inspiration, Leader, Deja Vu, Prove Thyself Map:…
(Visual Bug) (PC) Hands positioned incorrectly when repairing generators on female characters.
I only play on PC so I'm not sure if this is happening on consoles. Whenever I go and repair a generator as a female character, hand placements are incorrect on the lever side. To show you what it looks like, this is it: The hand is shown to not be on the actual lever. To show you how it's supposed to look like, it is…
Huntress were elk skin sound bug
Even though apperently this bug was in the game for 5 months its still bugged. Can't hear huntress lullaby and hatchet wind ups when people use the were-elk skin. Please fix it ASAP or have it killswitched. And don't give me that its been fixed because clearly it hasn't, Thank you
PC/Console - Chase is not working as usual in-game
When the killer finds a survivor the chase doesn't get triggered by some unknown reason, this means the killer it doesn't gonna get bloodlust, stacks for perks like Play with your food for example or even hear the music chase. Additional information It doesn't matter wich killer is using the player, this bug affects every…
Snapping out of it from Doctor stops randomly
When I need to snap out of it, I randomly stop and have to click to start again. This happens with every doctor I have played against recently. It is so annoying. I hold down the mouse button as hard as I can and it continues to occur throughout the game. This is also a problem on console.
Glitch with Mikaela's outfit.
Posting a screenshot of the gltich, it's more funny than game breaking but letting you know.
Pick Up Survivor Bug = Killer and Survivor Stuck.
Currently having issues with games where picking up a survivor causes the killer to be stuck in animation not sure if directly related to the killer. I played this game as Dredge and was stuck in animation when Mikaela opened the locker.. I played another game where I got downed by Dracula. He tried to pick up and got…
Baric Inspiration bug
Step 1 : Boot the game Step 2 : Play as survivor in a public match Step 3 : In-game, activate the perk "Bardic Inspiration" Step 4 : Notice the perk buff only last 15 seconds or simply go on cooldown without anything happening Additional information Character played: Trevor Belmont Perks played: Bardic Inspiration,…
*KILLER PERSPECTIVE ONLY* The Unknown messes up the lighting of the map completely after teleporting
Found on PC but it is probably affecting all platforms. After teleporting from the basement on any map, the lighting/fog gets completely messed up as of the latest bugfix patch 8.2.2 Not sure why this happens but it is easily replicable in public matches and custom games. Will link a video showing how to replicate it and…
The Unknown lobby voice lines bug
Normally switching between The Unknown's male and female style skins there would be masculine and feminine style voice lines alongside the cosmetics however the voice lines are not switching back to the masculine version when changing to the male oriented cosmetics including its base and bloodied variant. I am on Xbox…
Is Gatekeeper bugged?
I completed a Round with 5 gens left and i got only bronze gatekeeper and got only points for closed gates. I saw this many times in previous rounds but now im sure the 9 minutes extra points for gatekeeper does not working. Is this a bug or should it be the way??

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