Dead By Daylight 4.2.0 Update and Hotfixes

LAST UPDATED: [16/02/2021]

4.2.2 - Hotfix

Features & Content

The Blight

The Blight can now break pallets and breakable walls by attacking during a Lethal Dash

The Blight add-on "Compound 21" has been adjusted, changing the reveal range from 16 meters to 8 meters and the duration of the effect is reduced from 6 seconds to 3 seconds

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Bug Fixes

System

Add an Auric Cell expiration message for Japanese promo code s

Fix a crash on PS4 that sometimes occurred after loading into a trial

Gameplay

Fixed an issue that may cause hooking survivors, breaking pallets and damaging generators to stop shortly after pressing the input

Fixed an issue that may cause movement stutters due to network latency

Fixed an issue that caused stun durations to be inconsistent across killers

Fixed an issue where some instances of the Blight's injection sequence would allow players to control the pitch of the camera

Fixed an issue that caused grabbing survivors out of lockers to be accelerated when using the perk Iron Maiden

Fixed an issue that may cause a survivor to be stuck on the hook without being able to do anything

4.2.1 - Hotfix

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that caused the ‘heartbeat’ sound played for Survivors in the Terror Radius to be much quieter than intended.

Fixed a number of issues that caused Huntress’ Hatcher’s to have incorrect behaviour when server-side hit validation is enabled.

Fixed an issue that caused Survivors hooked in the basement to appear floating in the air in the floor above the basement.

Fixed an issue that allowed PC/Console players to add mobile players as friends.

Fixed an issue that caused screams triggered by the perk Dragon’s Grip not being properly audible to the Killer.

Fixed an issue that caused an FPS drop when looking at an activated generator.

Fixed a post-process effect bug that was causing an FPS drop for some s.

Update 4.2.0 - The Descend Beyond Chapter

Unleash The Blight, an alchemist consumed by his research. Ambition brought him to the Entity's realm but his hunger for power destroyed him. Mutated and mad, his power, Blighted Corruption, provides him with unnatural abilities to quickly pursue and ambush Survivors.

Plan your escape with Felix Richter, a successful architect who was torn away from his lavish lifestyle. Resourceful and bold, he has clever methods to stand against the oncoming evil and plan out the one thing that matters to him most—returning home.

Features & Content

Added a new Killer - The Blight.

Added a new Survivor - Felix Richter.

Added a new Rare Offering for Killers and Survivors - Sacrificial Ward - cancels other offerings that would send you to a specific realm.

Added a new Common Offering for Killers and Survivors - Bloodied Blueprint - reveals the aura of basement hooks to you for 20 seconds at the start of the trial. If the map has a Killer Shack, this offering increases the chance that the basement will spawn below it.

Added a new Common Offering for Killers and Survivors - Torn Blueprint - reveals the aura of basement hooks to you for 20 seconds at the start of the trial. If the map has a main building, this offering increases the chance that the basement will spawn below it.

Added a new Common Offering for Killers and Survivors - Annotated Blueprint - If the map has a Killer Shack, this offering increases the chance that the Hatch will spawn within it.

Added a new Common Offering for Killers and Survivors - Vigo’s Blueprint - If the map has a main building, this offering increases the chance that the Hatch will spawn within it.

Many in-game objects in Dead By Daylight haven’t been changed significantly since the game’s launch. As part of our ongoing effort to enhance the game’s visuals, many of these objects got visual updates in this patch to bring them closer to our long-term vision for the appearance of the game. Some realms also got visual updates, with more coming later in future patches.

Visual updates of several common in-game objects:

Visual update of the Generators, including changes to models, animations and VFX. The Survivor repairing animations and VFX were also updated.

Visual update of the Pallets, including models and VFX.

Visual update of the Lockers.

Visual update of the Chests, including the model and changes to the Survivor’s interaction. This Survivor interaction has been updated.

Visual updates to some maps, including additions of breakable walls:

Springwood - Updated Badham Preschool Maps I - V

Yamaoka Estate - Updated Family Residence and Sanctum of Wrath

Update aiming when using the flashlight. Up to 4.1.0, the flashlight would aim up and to the right of the center of the screen. In 4.1.0, the aiming animation was updated, which caused the flashlight to aim more towards right of center. Now, the aim should be squarely in the center.

Bug Fixes

Killer

Fixed an issue that caused survivors not to be stunned when shot by the Deathslinger.

Fixed an issue that caused the Hillbilly’s carry and lunge speed to be reduced when equipped with the Tuned Carburetor add on.

Fixed an issue that caused all Legion characters to use Julie’s animation when the ‘Empty Stare’ mask was equipped.

Fixed an issue that may cause the Oni to lose the ability to enter Blood Fury.

Fixed an issue that caused the Oni’s blood orbs to sometimes flicker in and out of visibility.

Fixed an issue that caused the Plague’s Vile Purge to arc higher than previously.

Fixed an issue that cause the Shape not to change stances while in Tier 3 Evil Within.

Fixed an issue that caused the Trapper’s bear trap aura not to appear during the tutorial.

Survivor

Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be stuck at the bottom of the Hill on various maps.

Fixed several issues that may cause survivors to be misaligned during Moris.

Perk

Fixed an issue that caused a regressing generator not to turn red once reaching 0 progress when using the Surveillance perk.

Fixed an issue that caused the “Pull Down” prompt to be replaced for Survivors standing next to a pallet while injured and with the Self-Care perk equipped.

Fixed an issue that caused survivors to see the auras of breakable walls when equipped with the Windows of Opportunity perk and suffering from the Blind effect.

Other

Fixed a crash that would sometimes happen when selecting the Low or Medium Graphics Quality from Medium and above.

Reduced rank update errors.

HTML markup in player names during social notifications (toast invites) are now handled properly.