Dead by Daylight (DBD) Update 5.4.0 Patch Notes – Official

Features

• Added a new Killer – The Artist
  • Perks – Grim Embrace, Scourge Hook: Pain, and Hex: Pentimento
• Added a new Survivor – Jonah Vasquez
  • Perks – Overcome, Corrective Action, and Boon: Exponential
• Added a new map – Eyrie of Crows
• Loadout and Customization menus now have Page Markers
  • Markers include the number of the page
  • Markers can be directly selected to jump to the desired page
• Added a New/Sale badge to the Store
• Added Subtitles to the HUD
  • Can be toggled in the options
  • Only applies to in-game speech (just The Trickster at this time)

Content

• Re-enabled location restriction when snuffing Boon totems
• Updated the character portraits for Meg, Dwight, Adam, and Laurie.
• Updated the character background images in the Character Info and Store menus for Quentin, Feng, Kate, David, Jake, Nea, Adam, Meg, and Dwight.
• Added input prompts for the Anti-Hemorrhagic Syringe, Styptic Agents, and Glass Beads add-ons
• The Store DLC Purchase Popup now specifies the character associated with exclusive items

Cenobite Addon Update

• Liquified Gore: Solving time increased by 1 second (was 2 seconds)
• Torture Pillar: Chain Hunt activation time reduced by 5 seconds (was 10 seconds)
• Larry’s Remains: Solving time increased by 2 seconds (was 4 seconds)
• Chatterer’s Tooth: Undetectable status now lasts 25 seconds (was 12 seconds)
• Engineer’s Fang: When hitting an injured Survivor with a possessed chain, only 1 additional chain will spawn
• Iridescent Lament Configuration: Range is now 24 meters (was 16 meters)

Optimization

• Optimized The Spirit’s performance

Dev Note: The Spirit has the largest impact on performance of any Killer, technically speaking. These performance optimizations should help alleviate that on all platforms.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the broken Game Manual tab on the Tutorial screen.
• Addressed a bug that allowed survivors to consume other survivor’s Clairvoyance perk.
• Fixed in issue that caused Boon Totem vignettes to disappear when moving between overlapping Boon ranges.
• Addressed a bug that may cause the Boon Totem vignette to linger when the survivor who applied a Boon leaves the match.
• Addressed a bug that caused a hitch to occur at the end of vaults with the Legion.
• Addressed a bug that caused Hag traps set in the Asylum’s entrance not to get triggered.
• Addressed a bug that let The Nightmare place Dream Snares which would not be seen from below on top of stairs.
• Addressed a bug that may cause the sound notification for the 4th generator completed not to trigger.
• Addressed a bug that may cause the Afterpiece Tonic gas not to match the affected area when the bottle explodes high above ground level.
• Addressed a bug that may cause survivors to attacked by the Chain Hunt while they are solving the lament configuration.
• Addressed a bug that caused a placeholder icon to be seen when affected by another player’s Leader perk.
• Addressed a bug that caused a gun SFX to be heard when entering into the tally screen as The Deathslinger.
• Fixed in issue that caused non-lethal interruptions not to grant progress towards the Quick Draw achievement.
• Addressed a bug where players could unlock achievements when playing on the PTB environment.
• Addressed a bug where sometimes the camera in the Killer lobby would be off center.

Known Issues in DBD Patch 5.4.0

• Some subtitles for The Trickster have not been fully translated into all languages.
• Doors powered by generators appear closed for the player(s) who did not complete the generator. (Visual only bug)
• Players are able to land on top of a generator inside the tower in the Eyrie of Crows map.
• Some facial animation issues for some Survivors when chained by the Cenobite.
• The auras of the Artist’s crow flock is missing when the Artist is very close to the affected Survivor.
• Recovery speed stacks when between 2 Boon Totems affected by perk Boon: Exponential.