It’s been a busy week for the Dead b Daylight franchise. Not only did we get a bugfix patch today, but Behaviour Interactive also released the complete Dead by Daylight x Castlevania PTB patch notes! This title update will be released to the retail version of the game on August 27, and will be known as patch version 8.2.0.
As one might expect, there is a new Survivor in Castlevnia protagonist Simon Belmont, and of course, a new Killer in Dracula (called The Dark Lord).
Dead by Daylight x Castlevania Version 8.2.0 PTB Patch Notes:
Content
NewSurvivor– Trevor Belmont
New Perk: Eyes of Belmont
- When a generator is completed, the aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 1/2/3 seconds. Any time theKiller’saurais shown for a period of time, its duration is increased by2/2/2 seconds.
New Perk: Exultation
- Stunning the Killer with a pallet upgrades your held item rarity to the next tier, then recharges 25% of the item’s maximum charges.Rarity is not kept at the end of the trial.This perk has a40/35/30-secondcooldown.
New Perk: Moment of Glory
- This perk activates after you open or rummage through 2 chests. When you become injured, you becomebroken. Automatically heal 1 health state after80/70/60 seconds.Then, this perk deactivates.
This effect is cancelled if you enter the dying state. This perk will not activate if you are already suffering from theBrokenstatus effect.
NewKiller– The Dark Lord
KillerPower
His dark power allows him to exact revenge on humans, taking many forms to terrorize and slaughter them.
The Dark Lord has access to three Forms and can freely change between them. Each Form has unique abilities and strengths.
- Vampire Form– In his default state, The Dark Lord can use the powerful Hellfire spell, which creates pillars of flame that travel ahead of him and can be cast across low obstacles.
- Wolf Form– In Wolf Form, The Dark Lord has access to several abilities that allow for more effective tracking. Movement speed is increased, blood pools and scratch marks are more apparent, andSurvivorsleave a trail of Scent Orbs behind them. The Dark Lord can collect these Scent Orbs to charge a powerful Pounce attack.
- Bat Form– While in Bat Form, The Dark Lord gains theUndetectablestatus effect. Additionally, he moves faster, ignores vault points, and can Teleport to any vault points within 32 meters.Survivorsbecome invisible, but scratch marks can be seen.
Perks
New Perk: Hex: Wretched Fate
- After one generator has been repaired, a random dull totem becomes a hex totem and curses the Obsession. TheObsessionhas a27/30/33%repair speed penalty.They also see thisHex totem’saurawhen within12/12/12 meters.This effect persists until theHex totemis cleansed.
New Perk: Human Greed
- You see Unopened Chests auras and Survivor auras are revealed for 3 seconds when they enter a 8 meter range. You also gain the ability to kickcheststo close them. This ability has a80/70/60 secondcooldown.Survivorsunlock these closedchests50% faster.
New Perk: Dominance
- The first time each totem and each chest is interacted with by a Survivor, that totem or chest is blocked by The Entity for 4/6/8 seconds. The auras of blocked totems and chests are revealed to you in white.
KillerUpdates
The Doctor – Basekit
- Static Blast’s cooldown is now dynamic:
If noSurvivorwas caught in the Static Blast, the cooldown will be 30 seconds.(NEW)
If at least 1Survivorwas caught in the Static Blast, the cooldown will be 45 seconds.(was 60 seconds) - Increased movement speed while charging Static Blast to 2.99 m/s.(was 1.16 m/s)
The Doctor – Addons
- “Order” – Class II:
Decreases Static Blast cooldown by 2.5 seconds.(was 4 seconds) - “Order” – Carter’s Notes:
Decreases Static Blast cooldown by 3 seconds.(was 6 seconds)
The Dredge – Basekit
- Decreased the volume of The Dredge’s audio
- Increased movement speed while charging Reign of Darkness to 3.8 m/s.(was 3.68 m/s)
- Decreased Daytime cooldown to 10 seconds.(was 12 seconds)
- Increased Daytime teleport speed to 19 m/s.(was 12 m/s)
- Decreased time to exit locked Lockers to 2.25 seconds.(was 3 seconds)
- Increased night charges per injuredSurvivorto 1 charge per second.(was 0.75 charges per second)
The Dredge – Addons
- Boat Key
Increases teleport speed duringDaytimeby 3 m/s.(was 5 m/s) - Haddie’s Calendar
Decreases the time to exit a locked Locker by 0.4 seconds. (was 1 second) - Malthinker’s Skull
Increases the charges gained per injuredSurvivorby 25%.(was 66%) - Ottomarian Writing
Decreases the cool-down time ofThe Gloamingby -2 seconds duringDaytime.(was -4 seconds)
The Nemesis – Basekit
- Decrease the Mutation Rate 2 requirement to 5 Contamination Points.(was 6)
- IncreaseHinderedpenalty duration from tentacle hits to 2 seconds.(was 0.25 seconds)
The Nemesis – Addons
- Licker Tongue
SurvivorsareHinderedfor an extra 3 seconds after being Contaminated.(was 0.2 seconds) - Marvin’s Blood
Gain an extra 0.5 mutation for infecting aSurvivor.(was 0.75)
SurvivorPerk Updates
- Blast Mine
Activates after completing a total of 40% worth of repair progress ongenerators.(was 50%) - Chemical Trap
Activates after completing a total of 20% worth of repair progress ongenerators.(was 50%)
Stays active for 40/50/60 seconds.(was 100/110/120 seconds) - Dance With Me
Decreased cooldown to 30/25/20 seconds.(was 60/50/40 seconds) - Deception
Decreased cooldown to 30/25/20 seconds.(was 60/50/40 seconds) - Diversion
Activates after being in theKiller’sTerror Radiuswhile not in a Chase for 30/25/20 seconds.(was 40/35/30 seconds) - Flashbang
Activates after completing a total of 50/45/40% worth of repair progress ongenerators.(was 70/60/50%) - Mirrored Illusion
Activates after completing a total of 20% worth of repair progress ongenerators.(was 50%) - Wiretap
Activates after completing a total of 40% worth of repair progress ongenerators.(was 50%)
General Gameplay Updates
- Increase hook stage drain timer to 70 seconds.(was 60 seconds)
Map Updates
Castle Vista
Dracula’s castle will spawn in the sky ofDead by Daylightoriginal Maps when playing against Dracula.
Midwich Gameplay Pass
The breakable walls have been removed in the bathroom section for both roles to use an extra set of stairs to navigate between floors.
Features
Graphics Option
- Added the support for Intel XeSS for PC.
Live Data Reboot
As part of our Live operations, we occasionally deploy updates to the game without needing an update of the game application itself. These updates includes kill switches and new cosmetics, amongst other data. Starting from this release, when a critical data update is required to be downloaded by the game, you may see a popup asking you to return to the splash screen.
UX
Lobby Controller Compatible Navigation
- Players can now toggle Rotation mode to use the R-stick to rotate the character preview, as in the Store, so they don’t need to press A on top and use the joystick.
- Cosmetic subtab defaults to Outfits instead of Heads.
Settings Menu
- Disabled options are shown are greyed out, instead of having a black/transparent background.
Misc
- The Prestige levels of other players is no longer visible within an Online Lobby (post-matchmaking).
- Upgraded EasyAntiCheat to new version.
- There is now a limit of 10000 of any Item, Add-on or Offering.
Bug Fixes
Audio
- Fixed an issue that caused the Long Grass to make no sound on collision.
- Fixed an issue whereSeason Grade Reset Rewards sounds triggered multiple times with no visual.
Characters
- Fixed an issue that caused the Trapper to sometimes not pickup bear traps despite the animation playing while wearing the Naughty Bear outfit.
- Fixed an issue that caused placing a trap as multiple characters (Trapper, Hag, Nightmare) close to walls or other objects to sometimes be cancelled even though the placement indicator shows a valid location.
- TheSurvivorgrab animation is now correctly aligned when the Dredge teleports to a locker at the same time as theSurvivorenters it.
- The Demogorgon can no longer perform actions while travelling through aTunneland opening and closing the Match Details screen.
- Jittering should be reduced when spectatingKillers. Some issues still remain on the Killer’s weapons and are being looked at.
Maps
- Collision update pass on the map of Garden Of Joy
- Collision update pass on the realms of MacMillans Estates
- Fixed an issue in Greenville Park where the Parking tile doesn’t spawn
- Fixed an issue in Toba Landing where invisible collisionshinderedthe navigation of the players
- Fixed an issue in Greenville Park where Victor would dissolve when jumping in the stairs
UI
- If a player disconnects from a Trial due to network issues, they will no longer see theKillers’ Loadouts or name.
- Fixed Player HUD text, font readability and health bar elements to their previous size.
- Fixed Tally buttons navigation misalignment.
- Fixed missing hair on TheGood Guydefault and prestige head cosmetics.
- Fixed an issue with the reward size on the Tutorials screen.
Alongside this major piece of content, Behaviour Interactive has also announced the Dead by Daylight x Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) crossover content for 2025!
— Dead by Daylight (@DeadbyDaylight) August 5, 2024
We should be getting more info on that in the coming months, but it’s something to look forward to for DBD players. Once the Castlevania patch is live, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
[Source: Behaviour Forums]
