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Scratch Marks do not appear after leaving smoke bomb
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After entering the smoke sphere, leaving it leaves scratch marks invisible for the remainder of the trial. All of the survivors have no scratch marks, not just Ada. This has happened a few time before, that I do not have on tape. PLATFORM: PC/STEAM STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURRED:…
Arcane Dowsing Rods Disabled
My game crashed on PC, Steam, and when I loaded back in the rods were disabled and I could not equip them. The same thing happened to the other survivors I was grouped with at the time Edit; nevermind lol loaded into the wrong mode
Locker grab turning into M1?
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I was playing on Midwich as survivor and was hiding in a locker in the room next to the exit (opposite side from the office). I was injured. The killer, Deathslinger, came by, heard my moans, tried to bait a possible Head On (which I was not running). He went up to the locker and I am not sure how it…
Crashing (G-sync settings from nvidia control panel)
PC Windows 11, RTX 4070ti. Game crashes like crazy if (for g-sync) "Enable for Windowed and Full screen Mode is enabled". Switching this back (in nvidia CP) TO "Enable for full screen mode" fixes the crashes.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG Bugged "Means to an end" archive
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Means to an end archive challenge is not working. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Equip "means to an end" archive challenge and completing it wont work..
a part of Ellen Ripleys hair does not move
I'm not sure what to put it was here since i got her 2 days ago im on ultra if it makes a difference PLATFORM: PC i cant put in any video as it wont let me
Chucky Badge & Banner Without Purchase
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: According to Support, the Charred Chucky cosmetic doesn't give you the badge and banner, only "Back from the Dead" and "The Good Gal" I purchased the Charred Chucky only on release day and didn't get the badge and banner. Today, both the badge and banner are unlocked even though I didn't buy the…
Letters in chat are printed backwards occassionally
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Letters in after game chat are printed backwards occassionally PLATFORM: PC/Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Typing in after match chat VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS:
Debuffs being applied incorrectly
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: - Killer uses Hysteria or Starstruck. Histeria Killer hits healthy survivor and debuff gets applied to survivor that just lost health state. How that affects match: originally as it worked before being broken, only other injured…
[Pig] Dash very slow sometimes
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: This happened to me on multiple games while dashing with Pig, i thought this was intendend but no, Pig's dash is sometime randomly extremely slow for no reasons as shown in the video PLATFORM:PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Randomly while trying to dash on multiple games VIDEO:…
DBD Disconnects my entire PC from the Internet
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Whenever I try to play Dead by Daylight, either during matchmaking or a few seconds into a match, my entire internet on my PC turns off for a few minutes. It is just Dead By Daylight too. I tried other online games and my internet works. I use discord, chrome, whatever works perfectly fine for hours.…
Lvl 3 Haunted by daylight killer challenge "Unobstructed"
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The challenge states i must destroy 3 pallets or breakable walls while in chase. Ive done this about 6 times with the doctor, and twice with myers with no aval. Tried to find any bug reports about it but maybe its just PS5 ? PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Simply…
The Doctor (when in the void) (haunted event)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The Doctor ability does not work while in the void even when next to survivor. (STATIC BLAST) PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: when you enter the Void during the haunting event his ability is null VIDEO: N/A but should be very easily replicated PLAYER LOGS: Player logs…
Two of Sable's fingers on her right hand clips through her mug in the lobby
Platform: Steam Issue: Occurs every time and with all torso models.
chucky facing different direction after window/pallet scamper
chucky sometimes after scampering under pallet or window is instantly facing different direction (for me it's usually left) instead of middle, which results in being unable to move your camera in the opposite direction because it's locked in that direction, so you can't hit the survivor who ran in the opposite way
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG head gets stuck on badham stairs
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: head gets stuck on basement staircase in badham iii PLATFORM: pc STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: walk down stairs from open window VIDEO: n/a PLAYER LOGS: n/a Player logs are required from PC players only.
Hex: Haunted Ground triggering twice
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Hex: Haunted Ground triggering twice PLATFORM: PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I cleansed a hex totem in the killer shack, triggering haunted grounds (uncommon rarity), even though the killer (the wraith) was running undying (very rare rarity). Then, when a teammate…
DBD crashes every time I record it
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I've used different programs, namely Discord and Medal, to clip and stream dead by daylight. However, without fail, every time I try to record DBD in any way it crashes. Sometimes immediate, sometimes after a couple of matches, but it's insanely frustrating. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON…
Nurse blinks frequently do not go through certain objects/structures
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I play nurse frequently and nearly every match I encounter at least one instance of my blinks not going through certain objects/structures despite charging them properly. Often, this occurs at random, as some games this does not happen with the same objects/structures. I noticed this issue is happens…
Leatherface mori perspective is still in first person
Leatherface is the only remaining killer whose first person mori hasn't changed to a third person perspective Pc - Epic games, though other platforms probably have the same problem Use a mori offering/finisher mori to kill a survivor in a public or custom game
Players being still being able to use cheat codes on PC
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Vecna was using cheat codes for movement speed, pallet drops and uses of skulls for launch speed and angles that are impossible. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: As survivor i encountered a killer in back to back matches playing as Vecna that was using cheat codes for…
bardic inspiration bug
there seems to be a bug with bardic inspiration when you use it doesnt play animation and does not give benefits of skill check bonus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
On ps5 it's showing "cannot retrieve the listof available content" whenever I try to login to dbd, what does this mean?
Plague Infection not spreading to survivors healing
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The survivors are healing without contracting the plague infection PLATFORM: PS5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I had the Kate infected and the Sable picked her up multiple times without being infected. VIDEO: 14:28 in the video to the end. Kate was picked up multiple times with…
Survivor Item Auras not showing
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I am unsure if this is an issue with Franklins or with Weave Attunement but survivor items have no aura. Essentially making Weave attunement un counterable in solo q because you can't see where a flashlight is on the ground in grass, or anywhere really. You only see the item pop up when you walk,…
Dark Lord Wolf form can see in Void Crystal fog
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When in Dracula's wolf form, I could see within the fog caused by the void crystal, there was no visual fog PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I was playing a match as dark lord on Ormond, using the Living doll and force echo addons in the haunted by daylight event. In…
List of Current Skull Merchant Bugs
Drones when disabled sometimes fall to the floor Sometimes when deploying a drone, they can be stuck in one position. When a survivor leaves the trial, other survivors in the trial with a claw trap will have it randomly removed When deploying a drone there is a chance that an unusable and invisible drone will spawn
Singularity biopods are inaccessible for entirety of match.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Every single biopod that was placed down had the triangle indicator blacked out and I could not access it. This went on for the entire match and I couldn't use my ability a single time. Please fix asap. PLATFORM: Xbox Series X STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Within the first 30…
Hatch is Impossible To Locate - Audio Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I'm playing this game with perfectly working headphones, but I still can't hear the hatch during chases. The killer's chase music is so loud that I have to max out my volume, yet it makes no difference. I can only hear the hatch when I'm not in a chase. Sometimes I go down right in front of it because…
Bubba/cannibal mori is still in first person
thats literally it,bubba/cannibal mori is still in first person while the other killers are not
Higher ping since at least mid chapter
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: My ping used to range from 65 to 75 (sometimes it would drop to 60 or under) to 70 - 90 or even higher and the ping spikes are way more frequent. This doesn't happen on any other online games and my internet speed and ping is exactly the same on speedtest . net. Also restarting the router doesn't seem…
Vecna's knife doesnt appear in the postmatch screen
Literally what the title says. His weapon doesnt appear floating in his hand in the screen where the killers are walking in the postmatch.
Event bug: Killers unaffected by Void Crystal
On some occasions, Killers are completely unaffected by the Void Crystal's visual obstruction. They see only the outer shell of the explosion, and everything within looks normal (i.e. no fog, Survivors are NOT invisible, etc. .) PC, Steam, but has occurred on other platforms. Exact triggers are unknown. Makes it extremely…
Loading into game with charms you didn't select
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: If you switch an outfit preset in the lobby before a match, you'll load in with the charms from the previously selected preset. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: While in the lobby, choose an outfit preset. Then change to a different outfit preset. When you load into the…
Debuffs not showing correctly on survivors
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: killer perks triggering do not show bugs ending or starting on survivors correctly. IE; friends to the end with cause a scream, but no exposed, hexed effects will not be clensed even after totems are clensed. Weave Attunements icon staying in place even when youve picked up the item or moved away.…
Halloween event
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I'm not sure if its a bug, but the Halloween event hasn't been active for me for a few days now, maybe a week? I can't use the offering, no pumpkins, nothing. PLATFORM: xbox series x STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: n/a VIDEO: n/a PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC…
Game Crashed after EAC loading
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Programs like MSI Afterburner or similar causes game crashes. PLATFORM: PC (Steam) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Depending on your luck game could load or straight out crash after EAC initialization, if programs like MSI Afterburner and RivaTuner Overlay are working. Sometimes…
Character Model Missing on hook
Was spectating my gf who was hooked in the basement and their character is missing on the hook in basement PC (Steam) Just started spectating and the issue appeared
Missing cosmetics after completing cross- progression
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After completing cross-progression, not all of my cosmetics that I have on PS5 transferred over to my Steam account. Most of them did but there are still a bunch on my PS5 that are not shared on the Steam account. PLATFORM:PS5 and Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Completed…
Mouse cursor not locking into monitor anymore
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Mouse cursor keeps moving to second monitor when playing and is not locking into main monitor when playing in fullscreen or windowed fullscreen. This problem started today. PLATFORM: PC Steam
Counterforce totem aura reading not being recorded on maps (item)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After breaking a totem with the perk Counterforce equipped, you see the aura of the farthest totem from your position. If you have a map equipped, it doesn't record it on it. A similar perk is Detective's Hunch, which does record the things you see on any map, even on a green map with no addons.
Chucky Stuck in 90 Degree Camera View After Using Ability
Tested this twice just to make sure it was a bug and yes it appears Chucky is bugged yet again. While in power it seems that if you get stunned you are stuck with 90 degree left or right camera turning. I tried using power again to get out of it, purposely getting stunned again, vaulting a window, teleporting through the…
Chucky Power Bug
When starting a slice and dice near a window, instead of vaulting the window, the attack was quickly canceled. Afterwards, the cooldown meter wouldn't fill, it just remained empty and I was left without my power for the remainder of the trial. PLATFORM: PC (Steam)
Regular EAC Kick -- Have to Verify Game Files Regularly to Keep Playing
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I regularly get the error message when I'm trying to join a lobby "EAC has detected the game files have been modified (error code 5). To resolve this, please verify the integrity of the game cache (found under the Local Files section of the game's properties). Additional info: Unknown file version…
Void Crystals Sometimes Cause Killers to Permanently Lose Scratch Marks
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: After a Killer enters a smoke screen created by a Void Crystal, sometimes the Killer will become bugged and be unable to see Scratch Marks for the rest of the game. PLATFORM: PC (Steam) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play as killer Have a Survivor throw a Void Crystal (It's…
Survivor Loadout's 1 & 2 for Custom Match's Linked
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Loadout's 1 & 2 for Survivors in Custom Matches is bugged. They are linked so if you change either loadout, the other will also experience that change. Loadout's 3 & 4 work fine. 1 & 2 are linked and you can't change one without changing the other. This makes it so you only go into a custom matches…
Scratchmarks missing after using smoke
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Scrathcmarks are missing after survivors use the smoke bomb PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Wait for a survivor to drop the smoke, see no scratchmarks
Dredge stuck in locker
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Dredge and the survivor were both stuck in place, and the match did not end after the end game collapse for these two. They both ended up disconnecting in the end. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I was across the map when this occurred, based off what I saw…
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Microsoft Store on PC not showing any update therefore unable to play PLATFORM: PC Microsoft Stotr STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Try to load game but unable to play as different version to others. VIDEO: N/A PLAYER LOGS: N/A I am making this report for a friend who is not on here
Initialization Error PS5
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Played a single game after the new update. The game ended saying that it did not record the match properly and to restart the game. The game was restarted now it says initialization error. The game has initialized incorrectly. It may not save your game properly restarting your game may resolve the…

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