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Shoulder the Burden Exposed Bug
I have been using Shoulder The Burden for a few matches by now and I have noticed that when I use the perk, instead of screaming and becoming exposed, nothing happens. The only part of the perk that works is the transfer of the hook stages. I play on Xbox Series X|S. This bug happens every time I use the perk. I'm not sure…
Not working BP incentives
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: There is either none, or low incentive since last Lights out event. Often on incorrect side. I have done testing during several evenings, where killers usually used to have 100% bonus (21-22pm). Killer queue times: 18-25 seconds Survivor queue times: 2-3 minutes Yet the incentive is 25% for survivors.…
Bugged lobby
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Weird icons with missing textures on them appearing in lobby PLATFORM: Pc STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Chilling in a pregame lobby maybe tab out? Unfortunately I haven't unlocked common item :c
Snapping Survivor Movement
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Survivor movement is bugged while playing against Houndmaster. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: To see the movement bug: while in a match against Houndmaster, begin walking and then stop walking (what ends up happening is that the survivor will freeze in the movement…
Survivor Bots Have Perfect Knowledge of Bear Trap Positions
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I have been playing in Custom matches recently, messing around with add-ons and perk combinations for Trapper. Survivor Bots seem to know every location where I have placed my traps. At first, I thought it was because they could hear me placing the trap down, but I noticed in most chases that the bot…
Crashed thrice since last patch (8.4.1)
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Just after finishing a game, before going back to the character selection menu, the game goes black and finally crashes. PLATFORM: PC, Windows 10, Nvidia GPU STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Just after finishing a game playing as survivor, while going back to the the character…
Silent Flashbangs
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: cant hear flashbangs being dropped around corners or walls PLATFORM:Steam PC
HUSK BUG FOR SPIRIT
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Spirit's husk makes loud noises when she is phasing. This bug has been in the game since the Castlevania chapter patch I believe. It makes phasing around her husk incredibly hard to do, as her sounds are VERY loud. PLATFORM: Every Platform STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: When…
10 years of unjustified sanction
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: 10 years of sanction. PLATFORM: PC - Epic games. STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I was playing Dead by Daylight normally while streaming it live, everything was going well until the game ended and I was unjustifiably banned for 10 years VIDEO:…
Stuck inside of locker
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I once tried to go inside a locker against a hag. I was stuck inside of the locker and had to leave the game. PLATFORM: PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I once tried to go inside a locker against a hag. I was stuck inside of the locker and had to leave the game. The hag…
Dance With Me activated by other survivors
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Dance With Me activates and then goes on cooldown when another survivor performs a rushed vault. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Equip the perk Dance With Me Enter a match Wait for another survivor to perform a rushed vault Observe perk in HUD activate and then go on…
Claudette Holiday Horror outfit clipping issue
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: There is a very noticable clipping issue in the skirt of Claudettes Holiday Horror Outfit. See attached screenshot. PLATFORM: Steam
Lucky Star's Silences Grunts of Pain Permanently
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When pulled out of a locker with Lucky Star equipped, your grunts of pain are permanently silenced, and is problematic when paired with exhaustion Perks like Lithe or Sprint Burst PLATFORM: PS4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play as a survivor with Lucky Star, and have the killer…
[Bug]: “Medusa’s Hair” – Addon – The Dark Lord
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When i put the mouse over this addon called as “Medusa’s Hair” the variable are totally wrong into italian language. (Screenshot 1). If i change into english language i don’t have this issue (Screenshot 2) PLATFORM:PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I launch the game I…
[Bug]: “Spiked collar” – Addon – The Houndmaster
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When i put the mouse over this addon called as “Spiked collar” the variable are totally wrong into italian language. (Screenshot 1). If i change into english language i don’t have this issue (Screenshot 2) PLATFORM:PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I launch the game I…
[Bug]: “Gunpowder tim” – Addons – The houndmaster
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When i put the mouse over this addon called as “Gunpowder tim” the variable are totally wrong into italian language. (Screenshot 1). If i change into english language i don’t have this issue (Screenshot 2) PLATFORM:PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I launch the game I…
The screen resolution setting does not persist when changing graphics settings
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When changing graphics setting to low/medium, the screen resolution is set to 65/80%, even if previously it was at different value. PLATFORM: all STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Set screen resolution to 100%. Change the graphics settings to low or medium. The screen resolution will…
Jane's "Ripped Designer Jeans" Bugged
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Jane's "Ripped Designer Jeans" cosmetic is visually disconnected from any chest piece other than the one it comes with. A gap between the torso and the legs represents the issue, with varying sizes depending on the cosmetic. It can be most prominently seen when paired with the "Rockabilly" chest…
Sable Ward's rift outfits
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: One side of the hair glitches inside the torso PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: 1. Go to the store 2. Select "Filters", then uncheck "Unavailable" 3. Select the "Cemetery Grotesque" cosmetic (the bug appears both on normal and deep rift versions of the outfit) VIDEO:…
Cannot interact with props after Knight guard locker interaction
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: As a survivor, after being pulled out of a locker by a guard and downed, the camera was locked in place just outside of the locker even while crawling away from the locker in the Dying State. This camera lock lasted until the Knight picked me up from the ground, after which it returned to normal.…
Oni Freezing
Whenever I play Oni on Playstation and accidentally hit an object, there will be this freezing that happens with his power where I can't move. It's extremely annoying and it doesn't happen when I play on pc. PLATFORM: Playstation 5 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play Oni on Playstation 5 (maybe other…
dog path blocked by log, red forest Mothers dwelling LD71
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: dog path goes through a log, the dog waits at the log and can't be used again afterwards, red forest Mothers dwelling LD71. this particular log was near the shack looking towards the tower structure (not main) PLATFORM: steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: told the doggy to go…
THE SHAPE UPDATE SEEMS TO BE BLOCKING VAULTS
When running from the Shape and he is very CLOSE to me at a vault, I cannot vault. In fact I lose the vault prompt. It happened in the swamp at the little boat window and it happened at Springwood at the pallet that is between the fence and bush the school building wall, near the middle door.
New invisable wall blocking ranged shots on RPD
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: New invisible wall that seemed to appear sometime in 8.4.0 has appear blocking all ranged shots from the top of the fire escape to the generator in the court yard. PLATFORM: All STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Fire a shot as deathslinger or huntress from the top of the fire escape…
Dance with me cooldown bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Dance with me goes on cooldown when other survivors perform a rushed action. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Equipped Dance with me, teammates fast vault window, perk goes on 20 second cooldown.
Weaving Spiders did not show up for me but did for teammates
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: My teammates did the Weaving Spider invocation but I did not have the BNP effect on any gens I did after this. My teammates said they did have the effect so I don't know if this was just a visual issue or what. PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Teammates did the…
Invocation Progress bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When cancelling either Invocation, the bar starts to go lower as usual, but when you resume it, it resets to 0 instead of kept progress. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Either equip Invocation: Weaving Spiders and/or Invocation: Treacherous Crows, start the Invocation,…
Nick Cage Run/Walk Slows
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Nicks running or walking animation and pace will slow down over certain terrain PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: I was unhooked on family gathering and as I turned a corner (still had base BT) my animation slowed down and looked like it was almost rubber banding . This…
Not sure if this is a bug but Human Greed might be activating on secret chest on Midwhich.
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: Switch STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Someone was doing adept Dracula and I think passing near the tower with the secret chest activated it while the tower was closed so I had no way to counter by opening that vhest. I'm not 100 percent sure could.be I was above a chest…
Block player function does not work
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When I click "block" to block another player, either in a lobby or in post-game, it does not change to "unblock" meaning that I have successfully blocked the player. It keeps saying "block" even after I click it repeatedly. PLATFORM: PC, Steam
CARIBOU BEANIE HAT - KATE DENSON
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: CARIBOU BEANIE HAT uses the default hair instead of the light blonde one, same issue with the CLAW MARKED BEANIE PLATFORM: STEAM
PC - Rite of the Dark Within Daily Not tracking
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Played a game as The Shape and leveled up Evil Within many times yet daily did not count any of it. PLATFORM: PC - Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Play a game as The Shape while having the "Rite of the Dark Within" daily. Stalk from both near and far, level up through the…
PC - Jingle Cane weapon for Blight no longer has its unique sound effects
As title states, Blight's Jingle Cane weapon from last years Holiday Horror collection had unique jingling bell sounds when swinging, which no longer occurs. This bug is more pressing now that the Jingle Cane is available again for purchase. Platform is PC Step 1 : Boot the game Step 2 : Select the Blight, and in the…
VISUAL BUG IN LOBBY
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: There is a visual bug while waiting in the lobby where I can see parts of the bloodweb template even though the tab isn't open PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: For the last two matches, after a few seconds of waiting in the lobby this visual bug has appeared. I had…
Sable's "whimsical weather" dress is bugged
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: The dress that belongs to the "whimsical weather" cosmetic for Sable is bugged. It can randomly bug out while loading into a trial, resulting in Sable wearing no dress at all. PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: equip the cosmetic piece (doesn't need to be the entire set)…
File removed every 4th or 5th time booting up the game since doomed course update
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: there is a file that keeps getting removed on its own that causes the game to not launch. Every 4th or 5th time the computer turns on, the file is missing and must be reaquired with verify integrity of game cache. After if locates which file to reaquire there is a disk write error that requires…
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG: Inmortal Bug
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: static and inmortal PLATFORM: Xbox STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED:The bug started at the moment my teammate (Leon) rescued me at the exact point of dying in my 2nd crash but at the same time activated the hook swap perk and stayed like that until the end of the game psdt: the clown…
Bugged visuals
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: several visuals being incorrect PLATFORM: Steam (PC) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: During several different games for multiple killers/survivors on different maps. Gen that is still regressing after it has been completed. This has been the case for multiple killers but I don't…
The Hillbilly Overdrive Desync Bug
This De-sync bug on the Chainsaw Sprint only ever occurs during overdrive and overdrive only, when the desync occurs, the start of your sprint is laggy or stutter, you bump easier, you slide off the survivor easier, and you can't control your turn rate. The desync occurs roughly 60% of all overdrive saws, and I've only had…
The Hillbilly Overdrive Chainsaw Sprint De-sync bug
This De-sync bug on the Chainsaw Sprint only ever occurs during overdrive and overdrive only, when the desync occurs, the start of your sprint is laggy or stutter, you bump easier, you slide off the survivor easier, and you can't control your turn rate. The desync occurs roughly 60% of all overdrive saws, and I've only had…
Surround Sound is sometimes bugged as survivor
I wear headphones to play and can normally hear which direction the killer is coming or where about a generator is, but now I just feel so lost, It seems okay today, but yesterday was bad all day. I walked into the killer twice because I had no idea where he was coming from, it sounds like all the sounds being made are…
Too many pending friend requests
I cannot add any new friends PLATFORM: XboxOne I try to add someone and it says I have too many pending friend requests when I've deleted everyone from my pending, requested, and friends list. Restarted the game, un-installed the game and re-downloaded it. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF BUG
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: For the past two days I've been lagging-rubber banding. Today is no exception. VIDEO: PLAYER LOGS: Player logs are required from PC players only.
dbd keeps losing internet when connecting to a custom lobby
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: dbd keeps losing internet when connecting to a custom lobby, I have tried restarting my pc, restarting my internet/router, i have also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the game PLATFORM: Steam STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURRED: every time i try to connect to a custom lobby with…
Mr Elf not found in store
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Seasonal Dwight Skin not found in store PLATFORM: PS4 STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: when going to store or sale list for winter items, Mr. Elf skin is no where to be found VIDEO: n/a PLAYER LOGS: n/a Player logs are required from PC players only.
Killer customizations tab not loading cosmetics
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Customizations tab is broken, not loading cosmetics for head/body/weapon. PLATFORM: PC (steam) STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Select Play→Killer from main menu Select any killer Select "customizations" for that killer. Shows no customizations available VIDEO:…
Knight is not effected by Chem trap when destroyed by his guards
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: When Knight destroys a pallet using his power that is chemical trapped he is not effected by the perk PLATFORM: All STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Survivor uses chemical trap, knight activates his guard power and destroys the pallet. VIDEO: none
Freddy Krueger Invisible During Match
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: During an online match, the killer Freddy Krueger appeared invisible to me. Alll other survivors in the match could see him but I could only see the red killer stain. The killer was on PC and three survivors (include me) were also on PC, the other was on Xbox. PLATFORM: PC Was unable to catch a video.…
Hardened still bugged, not working with certain screams
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: Hardened does not show killer aura when certain screams are suppressed PLATFORM: PC STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW THE ISSUE OCCURED: Use Scene Partner, look at the killer, Scene Partner should make you scream, Hardened prevents it and should now reveal killer aura, Hardened fails to reveal killer…
Houndmaster immune to stun from Head On
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE: I stunned the Houndmaster with HO. I def waited long enough, b/c I watched for the red stain to start moving. Also, it gave me the score event for Killer Stun. I was playing with a friend who was recording, so video was from their PoV. They were the person I was trying to save, plus they had Kindred…

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