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Known Issues

Status of the most reported issues.

Spirit's Audio Can Be Heard from the Husk
As she begins phasing, her husk plays her normal sound effects from the Killer's own POV.
Loadouts are not being saved between sessions
The team is investigating an issue where loadouts are not being saved between sessions
Issues with The Good Guy
The team is currently investigating issues with The Good Guy/Chucky where some of his abilities are able to be used faster than intended
Desync Issues
The team is investigating an issue where users are experiencing desyncs - hits that should not hit, stuns that do not stun etc.
Breakable Walls are appearing in some maps where they are not intended to be
Breakable Walls are appearing in some maps where they are not intended to be
Several Killers mori animations have been erroneously changed to FPV.
Several Killers mori animations have been erroneously changed to FPV. We are working on a fix to rectify this in a future patch.
Bardic Inspiration - Not Applying the Buff for the Correct Duration
The team is investigating a bug with Bardic Inspiration that does causes it to apply an incorrect duration of the buff.
When transforming, The Dark Lord can sometimes instantly land a hit
Sometimes upon transforming, The Dark Lord is able to instantly land a hit
The Dark Lord's Pounce in Wolf form can avoid colliding with walls
It is possible to avoid colliding with walls properly when using the pounce in Wolf form as The Dark Lord
Unable to Interact with Vault on Decimated Borgo
A window on the map does not allow for the correct vault interaction.
Nemesis Hindered Effect Is Not Applying Correctly.
When a player is infected by The Nemesis, the Hindered status effect is not applying correctly.
Exultation Rarity is Not Kept When Escaping a Trial
This was not able to be included in the PTB to Live changes, and will be included in an upcoming bug fix patch.
Exultation is incorrectly triggering Killer Perks
Interacting with items whilst using Exultation can cause other perks to PROC incorrectly.
Clown Add-On Cigar Box Displaying Auras Incorrectly
The team is currently investigating an issue with the Clown's Cigar Box add-on not appropriately applying auras.
Bug where players are unable to do certain interactions (Pick up survivors, heal people, unhook)
In some cases, players are unable to do certain interactions
Core Memory: Terrifying Anamnesis Only Works on Escape
The team is aware of the issue and there is a fix planned for an upcoming update.
[PTB] The Dark Lord inputs are bound by default to the opposite sides compared to the UI
When using a controller, Basic Attack is bound to Right Trigger, and Power is bound to Left Trigger. These are the opposite sides as the UI, making Left Trigger input appear on the Right side (and vice-versa).
Bardic Inspiration - Skill check bonuses do not apply when a 20 is rolled
When a survivor uses Bardic Inspiration and rolls a 20, the bonus to skill checks is not applied.
Maps will sometimes incorrectly generate with holes
Certain maps sometimes suffer from generation issues causing missing or misplaced collision or gaps in the outer walls.
Generators fail to be completed if the maximum charges are reduced past their current progress
In some cases when a Generator's maximum charges are reduced through perks or items beyond the generator's current repair progress, the Generator fails to be completed.
Flashlights sometimes aim at the ground when used
Under certain circumstances, using a Flashlight will incorrectly cause it to aim at the ground when used.
The Backwater Swamp has an area where Survivors can become unreachable
A tile in the Backwater Swamp maps has incorrect collision, allowing Survivors to reach an area that the Killer cannot access. This caused the maps to be kill switched for the time being.
Yui Kimura's Padfooted Boots cosmetic obstructs the Killer's view when carried
When the Killer carries Yui Kimura with this cosmetic equipped, the tail VFX obscures a large part of the Killer's vision.
Sable Ward's Deep Rift cosmetic appears very similar to the regular version
The Deep Rift outfit for Sable Ward currently looks very similar to the regular version of the outfit found earlier in the Rift.
When playing against The Mastermind, Survivor animations may break
After a Survivor is grabbed by The Mastermind's Virulent Bound, they may get stuck in an incorrect animation.
Endurance does not activate consistently
When certain Perks are used, the Endurance status effect does not activate correctly. This can affect Endurance granted after a Survivor is unhooked.
Exit Gates are powered prematurely
Under certain circumstances, repairing a generator may cause the exit gates to be powered prematurely when there should be one or more generators remaining.

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