Dead by Daylight (DBD) Update 3.01 Patch Notes (v7.4)

Dead by Daylight update 3.01 is available to download on PS4, PS5(version 7.400.000), PC, and Xbox consoles. According to the official DBD patch notes, the latest update adds a new Killer character – The Good Guy, significant gameplay changes, perk updates, map adjustments, and technical enhancements. Apart from this, DBD update 3.01 also includes stability fixes.

Previously, DBD update 2.90 added a new killer and a new survivors. Unfortunately, since the last patch 2.94, players are experiencing bugs and other issues with the game. Today’s DBD version 3.01 will address a few of these issues.

DBD Patch 3.01 Changelog – November 28, 2023

New Killer – Chucky – The Good Guy

New Killer – The Good Guy:

Features two modes: Normal and Hidey-Ho.
Short stature provides stealth advantages but leaves fading footprints.
Special Abilities: Hidey-Ho Mode (undetectable, creates distraction footprints and sounds) and Scamper (quick vault and pallet passing).
Special Attack: Slice & Dice (dash attack).

New Perks for The Good Guy:

- Hex: Two Can Play (transforms Dull Totem to Hex after being stunned/blinded).
- Friends ‘Til the End (exposes and reveals Obsession when other survivors are hooked).
- Batteries Included (speed boost near completed generators).

Killer Updates – The Trickster:

- Increased movement speed.
- Main Event changes (reduced Blade requirement and duration).
- Add-on updates (Memento Blades, Inferno Wires, etc.).

Killer Update – The Nemesis: New animation for Survivors using Vaccines.

Perk Updates: Changes to ‘Made For This’ and reintroduction of Stranger Things perks.

Map Updates:

- Size reduction of The Mother’s Dwelling and The Temple of Purgation.
- Gameplay improvements in The Garden of Joy and Autohaven Wreckers.

Features:

- Graphics update with FSR 1.0 support.
- New Player Profile and Customizable Player Cards.

Bug Fixes

Audio

Specific voice lines’ subtitles should now match the audio more accurately.
DBD version 3.01 fixed an issue that caused the sound to be missing when switching back in a disabled pod as The Singularity.
Survivor’s screams are now properly being stop during The Knight’s Mori.

Bots

Bots are better at handling the Undetectable status of a Killer.
Bots no longer struggle to repair a Generator on a specific tile on The Game.
DBD update 3.01 fixed multiple crashes that could occur when playing with Bots.
Bots in the Tutorials have been slightly nerfed to improve new player experience.
Bots have figured out how to access a particular corridor of the Hawking National Laboratory.
Bots have figured out how to access a particular corridor of the Raccoon City Police Station.
Bots have figured out how to fall off a specific ledge on Lampkin Lane.
When a Killer approaches while being healed by another player, Bots are now more willing to run away.

Characters

Fixed an issue that caused the animation for grabbing a Survivor from a Locker to not play properly when playing as The Nurse in a Trial.
Fixed an issue that caused Mikaela Reid’s book to appear broken during menu idle animation.
The Undetectable icon is now correctly displayed when Michael Myers is in Tier 1 of Evil Within.
When The Singularity switches back to a disabled pod, the residual sounds now play correctly.
VFX for The Knight’s power is now no longer spawned in the corner of certain maps.
The survivor activity HUD now correctly shows a survivor has escaped when escaping after having been marked by Ghostface.
Pools of blood hidden when The Spirit begins charging a Phase Walk will reappear if cancelling or exiting the Phase Walk
The Doctor’s Illusionary Red Stain is no longer visible on a survivor after being mori’d
The Xenomorph’s Control Stations no longer incorrectly block flashlight beams
The Cenobite cannot target a Survivor with more chains once they have started solving the Lament Configuration
The Cenobite’s Chain Hunt is no longer reset when Survivors are interrupted during certain actions
The Ghost Face and The Pig can now remain crouched when activating Hex: Pentimento
The Nightmare is no longer able to set Dream Snares across walls or out of bounds
As The Clown, swapping bottles while one is thrown no longer changes the type of the thrown bottle
The effects of the Unicorn Block and Sheep Block no longer only apply to one affected Survivor

Environment/Maps

DBD 3.01 update fixed an issue where players would not be able to interact with one side of a Generator in the Hawkins National Laboratory.
Fixed an issue where The Hag could place her traps in illegal areas of the Suffocation Pit main building.
Fixed an issue where the Killer’s navigation would get blocked on the Suffocation Pit map.
Fixed an issue where The Nightmare was not able to place Dream Snares in a section of the Suffocation Pit main building.
Fixed an issue where the dark mist would not appear properly in the Raccoon City Police Department.
Fixed an issue in Eyrie of Crows where an extended collision would block the players navigation.
DBD patch 3.01 fixed an issue where The Pig could not pick up a Survivor near a Jigsaw Box in Midwich Elementary School.

Perks

The Hooked Survivor is now correctly able to see the aura of the killer when the Kindred perk is equipped
The Dramaturgy Perk is no longer incorrectly displayed as available when vaulting a window with the Sprint Burst Perk equipped.
When a Survivor breaks a Pallet due to the Dissolution Perk, the Thwack! Perk is no longer triggered
The Blast Mine perk’s explosion now correctly deafens the killer who triggers it, instead of the Survivor who installed
The Perks Ultimate Weapon and Darkness Revealed are no longer incorrectly activated when a Survivor interacts with a Locker that has a Survivor in it

Platforms

Dead by Daylight version 3.01 fixed an issue with purchasing Auric Cells on the Microsoft Store version of the game.
Dead by Daylight update 7.400.100 fixed a crash that could occur on PS5 while in menus.

UI

Buying a node on the Bloodweb for an “item” that is part of the active preset right before the beginning of a match will lead to that “item” to being correctly consumed and shown on the Tally screen.
Legendary Cosmetics Killers with a unique name (such as The Trapper’s Naughty Bear) will now have that name correctly display across all menus.
Players can switch between Archives visual lore entries while in fullscreen.

Misc

Killswitched Cosmetics can no longer be brought into a Trial.
DBD update 3.01 fixed a crash that could occur when starting a Trial with an empty loadout.
After the Pocket Mirror disappears upon crossing the exit gates, an item taken from a chest during the Trial now correctly appears in the survivor’s hand.
Hooks previously shown in a loud noise notification bubble no longer appear in subsequent loud noise notifications.
A recently hooked survivor will now no longer see their hook obscuring a completed generator’s loud noise notification.
Survivors now receive Blood Points when being interrupted from searching a chest
Survivors can no longer activate the Glass Bead map Add-on without cooldown
Dismantle achievement now correctly gains progress with Breakdown’s trigger.
Performing a fast vault immediately after falling from an elevated footing will no longer cancel the fall stagger
When carrying a Survivor as any Killer, the “Carrying Survivor” icon no longer blocks the button prompt for the drop action.
A pallet’s break animation is now correctly in sync when broken by a Killer having the Orange Glyph status effect
The Green glyph now spawns correctly after the requirements for the “Glyph Pursuer” Challenge are completed
A Survivor’s right arm no longer appears unnaturally bent when performing a self-unhook while holding certain items
When the Killer disconnects, Survivors no longer start running in place before reaching the tally screen.

Download free Dead by Daylight patch 3.01 on PS4, PS5, and Xbox One.