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Behaviour Interactive Inc. · Behaviour Interactive Inc.·$19.99
Nov 28, 2024 · 18mo ago

8.4.0 | Doomed Course

AI summary2w

Introduces The Houndmaster and Taurie Cain, alongside significant balance adjustments for several Killers and a comprehensive overhaul of Survivor chest-related perks.

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Buffs20

  • The Houndmaster
    • Chase:The dog now accelerates faster during a Chase command, increasing pressure.2932 m/s
    • Search:Search Command cooldown drastically reduced, allowing for much more frequent dog deployments.50.5 s
    • Search:The Houndmaster gains more speed when following the dog's Search Path.5.26.0 m/s
    • Houndsense:Increased the initial detection radius of Houndsense for better reliability.1.52.5 m
  • The Dark LordWolf Form:Scent Orbs spawn more frequently, improving tracking in Wolf form.1/6s1/5s units/s
  • The Demogorgon
    • Portal:Reduced time to set portals, increasing mobility speed.10.85 s
    • Portal:Reduced time to enter portals, making map traversal faster.1.51.35 s
    • Upside Down:Significantly increased travel speed while in the Upside Down.2028 m/s
  • The Shape
    • Evil Within I:Increased base movement speed in Tier I, making it easier to close distance while stalking.4.24.4 m/s
    • Stalk:Increased the amount of stalk points that can be gathered per survivor.1020 points
    • Evil Within:Reduced the amount of stalk needed to reach Tier II.53 points
  • The LichFly:Significantly reduced the cooldown of the Fly ability.3825 s
  • Pharmacy
    • Significantly increased the speed of unlocking chests.40/60/80%70/85/100% %
    • Reduced the hearing distance for unlocking chests, making it stealthier.820 m
    • Now guarantees an Emergency Med-Kit upon completing the interaction.Emergency Med-Kit
  • No One Left Behind
    • Increased the speed bonus for healing and unhooking after gates are powered.30/40/50%50/75/100% %
    • Increased the movement speed bonus and duration for unhooked survivors.7% for 10s10% for 15s %
  • Plunderer's Instinct
    • Doubled the range at which unopened chests and items are revealed.16/24/3232/48/64 m
    • Flat 50% increase to finding higher rarity items from chests.14/24/46%50% %
  • GeneralReduced the base time required for all survivors to unlock chests.108 s

Nerfs3

  • The Dark Lord
    • Shapeshift:Increased shapeshift cooldown, slowing down form switching.2.53.5 s
    • Vampire Form:Hellfire is now on a longer cooldown, reducing burst pressure.710 s
  • The LichMage Hand:Slightly increased the cooldown of Mage Hand.3840 s

Other changes4

  • Taurie Cain
    • Invocation: Treacherous Crows:Allows Survivors to reveal the Killer's aura when they scare a crow, at the cost of becoming permanently injured and broken.Added
    • Clean Break:Allows a Survivor to trade health for the Broken status to eventually become healthy automatically.60-80s s
    • Shoulder the Burden:Allows a Survivor to unhook another by taking their hook state and becoming Exposed.Added
  • GeneralDecreased the rarity of the Sacrificial Ward offering.RareCommon

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Dead by Daylight · Nov 28, 2024
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Patch history

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  1. 9.6.2 | Bugfix Patch
    May 12, 2026 · 1w
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  2. 9.6.1 | Bugfix Patch
    May 5, 2026 · 2w
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  3. 9.4.2 | Bugfix Patch
    Feb 10, 2026 · 3mo
    +263
  4. 9.4.1 | Bugfix Patch
    Feb 3, 2026 · 3mo
    +23
  5. 9.3.2 | Bugfix Patch
    Dec 9, 2025 · 5mo
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  6. 9.2.3 | Bugfix Patch
    Oct 21, 2025 · 7mo
    +112
  7. 9.2.2 | Bugfix Patch
    Oct 7, 2025 · 7mo
    +28
  8. 9.2.1 | Bugfix Patch
    Sep 30, 2025 · 7mo
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