Dead by Daylight version 2.90 is rolling out on PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official DBD 2.90 patch notes, the latest update reduced the EMP Crates per map, increased EMP Generation time, and fixed various issues with characters, environment, perks, and platforms. Apart from this, DBD update 2.90 also introduces the 7th Anniversary “Twisted Masquerade” event starting on June 22, 2023.
Previously, DBD update 2.75 added adds a new killer – The Skull Merchant, new survivors (Thalita Lyra and Renato Lyra). Unfortunately, players are experiencing bugs and other issues with the game. Today’s Dead by Daylight version 2.90 will address a few of these issues.
Read more details below.
DBD Update 2.90 Patch Notes
Features
- Activation of the Improved Player Reporting Feedback feature
Content
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused certain killers to not look downward while vaulting from a ledge or window, which led to a drop
- Fixed an issue that caused the Ghostface camera to move backward when leaning and stalking.
- Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck crouching after being hit by the Deathslinger.
- Fixed an issue that caused The Knight’s camera moves up slightly after a successful basic attack.
- Fixed an issue where shows unknown error message when connection to party is lost via http request errors.
- Fixed an issue where survivors could be heard above ground when hooked in the Killer Basement.
- Fixed an issue where the “Dramaturgy” perk’s scream animation is played after stepping on a Bear Trap
- Fixed an issue where the “Dramaturgy” perk’s scream animation is played incorrectly as a survivor is downed
- Activating the “Dramaturgy” perk and being hit by Virtulent Bond together no longer plays the wrong screaming animation
- Fixed an issue where the VFX and aura on “Hex Pentimento” are not removed upon being cleansed
- Fixed an issue where “Friendly Competition” sometimes fails to activate
- Fixed an issue where some female Survivors hit by The Spirit will not make injury or grunts sounds on being hit
- Fixed an issue where the Singularity can become stuck when teleporting to a survivor that disconnects
- Fixes for some crashes across several platforms
- Fixed an issue where survivors couldn’t be picked up or healed and could block others when holding the key assigned to activate the perk “Plot Twist”.
UI
- Fixed the input taking too long to register on the add/subtract tier buttons with mouse click.
- Fixed an issue with the perk tooltips being overlapped by survivor info.
- Fixed disable visual state for the “Go to Event Tome” button in the Online Lobby.
- Fixed an issue that prevent player from viewing the profile of someone replaced by a bot.
- Fixed missing Chinese subtitles for archive trailer.
Level Design
- Fixed an issue where players could climb on supply crates in the Raccoon City Police Station
- Fixed an issue where the Nurse would get stuck in Toba Landing
- Fixed an issue where crows were overlappng in Dead Dawg Saloon
- Fixed an issue to give more chances for hooks to spawn on the lower floor of the Gideon Meat Plant
- Fixed an issue where the Trapper’s trap would hide in a pile of snow in the Ormond
- Fixed an issue where a placeholder tile would spawn in McMillan’s Estate Maps
- Fixed an issue where the Hillbilly would not collide with assets in Eyrie of Crows
- Fixed an issue in Ormond where the Legion could not vault over a side of a pallet when in Feral Frenzy
- Fixed an issue where the characters would clip through the doors of the lockers in Eyrie of Crows
- Fixed an issue with the dark mist in Raccoon City Police Station
- Fixed an issue where a generator in Lery’s Hospital could not be repaired or damaged
- Fixed an issue where an invisible collision would prevent the navigation of the players
The following issues were fixed previously.
Updates:
- The Singularity:
- EMP Crates per map reduced from 5 to 4.
- EMP Generation time increased from 90 to 100 seconds.
- Survivors now move 10% slower while charging the EMP.
- Time to charge an EMP increased from 2.0 to 2.5 seconds.
- Duration of pod disabling (from an EMP) decreased from 60 to 45 seconds.
- Score caps removed on the score events for Assimilation, Teleportation, and Teleportation Strikes.
- Increased score points for Assimilation and Teleportation from 200 to 250.
- Event:
- The 7th Anniversary “Twisted Masquerade” event begins on June 22, 2023, at 11:00:00 ET.
- Level 1 of the “Twisted Masquerade” event tome opens on June 22, 2023, at 11:00:00 ET.
- The Singularity:
Bug Fixes:
- Audio:
- Fixed missing Slipstream Teleport sound effect at the beginning of the animation.
- Bots:
- Bots less likely to follow paths towards a chasing Killer.
- Bots using the Scavenger perk prioritize other goals over generator repair.
- Bots now correctly distinguish Survivor and Special items.
- The Singularity:
- The Singularity can no longer Slipstream Teleport to a different Survivor when looking away after performing a Lock On.
- The face melt effect no longer plays a second time when a Survivor is Mori’d by The Singularity.
- Auras of Perks and Add-ons are no longer visible when controlling a Biopod as The Singularity.
- Reticle no longer missing when spectating and switching to The Singularity while already inside a biopod.
- Characters:
- Fixed distorted female survivor’s face when interacting with the Jigsaw box.
- Fixed off-center and misaligned Killer animation when playing as The Cenobite and performing a Lunge Attack, resulting in the hand disappearing during the animation.
- Environment:
- Increased fog on Dvarka Deepwood – Toba Landing map for improved visibility and less cluttered appearance.
- Desaturated some plants for better environment readability.
- Perks:
- Using For the People to heal a survivor to healthy no longer incorrectly applies the Endurance effect from the Made for This perk.
- Survivors’ camera no longer stays stuck on the Killer after using the Perk Decisive Strike.
- The Troubleshooter perk now correctly applies a yellow Aura to Generators.
- Platforms:
- On PlayStation 4, using a keyboard and controller simultaneously no longer leads to a crash.
- On Nintendo Switch, leaving the console running on an error message for a long time no longer crashes the game.
- UI:
- On consoles, the cursor no longer disappears after failing to enter a valid code into the Store’s Redeem Code popup multiple times.
- Tooltip style for the hidden perk has changed.
- Fixed issues with the progress of challenges displaying incorrect values.
- Fixed overlap of addons text with the search bar in the inventory.
- Fixed rift fragment rewards displaying in red color.
- Misc:
- Zombies no longer stop spawning when The Nemesis uses “Tyrant Gore” and “Depleted Ink Ribbon”.
- Survivors carrying a Cursed Killer Item can properly complete interacting with Glyphs.
- The Ghost Face can no longer lean on all Vaults of the Main Building in Toba Landing.
- Level Design:
- Fixed various clipping issues and placements of biopods, lockers, assets, and pallets on multiple maps.
- Audio:
Download free DBD update 2.90 on PS4, PS5, and Xbox One.
