DbD Update: Elusive Status, Lore Returns, The Shape Rework

The intention here is for both roles to feel the benefits and incentives that come from spreading hook states. On the one end, Survivors have better opportunities to evade and reset after unhooks, while also limiting those tough situations where losing a Survivor too quickly causes things to go south quickly and snowball. On the other end, Killers are able to apply more map pressure to push back against efficient teams, covering ground post-hook and strengthening gen regression. 

ELUSIVE STATUS EFFECT

• Added a new status effect that silences grunts of pain and suppresses Survivor aura, pools of blood, and scratch marks. 

DEV NOTE: To start, we’ll be using this new status effect as part of the tunnelling reduction update, but plan to integrate this into relevant existing perks down the road to make their descriptions more streamlined. Arguably the easiest way to look at this is a Survivor version of Undetectable, in that when it’s active, you know you’re in stealth mode. 

“THE TOMES” LORE UPDATE

- Updated “The Tomes” menu to feature new Tomes and accompanying lore alongside each Chapter release. 
- New lore is unlocked each week within the active Tome. 

DEV NOTE: Ever since we reworked the Tome, we’ve seen how much you’ve yearned for more lore. We’re happy to share that beginning with 9.2.0, lore is back! While previously, lore was tied to challenges, we want all players to have a chance to immerse themselves in these stories, so we’ve shifted to a weekly unlock, not linked to any quest completion. 

KILLER UPDATES

THE SHAPE

- Replaced “Evil Within” with two modes that can be toggled with a button press: 
Stalker Mode: 4.2m/s movement speed, Undetectable, and can stalk Survivors. 
Pursuer Mode: 4.6m/s movement speed, 24m Terror Radius, increased vault speed, bonuses to lunge range, break speed, and stun recovery, and cannot stalk Survivors.