For now, the new test build is only accessible to Steam players on PC.
Last week, Dead by Daylight teased a mysterious new content update that’s coming real soon. Today, their new Player Test Build went live on PC, and opting in is real simple:
- Close the Dead by Daylight application
- Right-Click the Dead by Daylight Application in your Steam Library
- Access Properties
- Access the “Beta” Tab
- Select “public-test” from the dropdown
- Restart Steam (not required, but this updates the UI properly and kicks off the download)
A ton of features and changes are planned for testing during the Player Test Build, with all of them detailed in the patch notes. Some of the highlights include…
- Feature – Added an in-game Store to purchase characters and cosmetics. The store now also hosts the Shrine of Secrets.
- All characters now start with their 3 personal perks unlocked by default (at level 1)
- Changed hook auras to always be visible from the Killer’s standpoint while carrying a survivor. Prior to this change, hook auras would only be displayed if the hook was hidden behind another object.
- Changed the number of hooks for each map to be based on its number of tiles (Total Tile Count / 3)
- Relaxed the default Survivor-on-Survivor spawning rules in order to minimize the occurrence of killers spawning close to survivors.
- Stagger effects from long falls are reduced by 75% for all Tiers, without cooldown