A new update for Dead by Daylight has been launched, and it features the new survivor, Mikaela Reid. She has been in the Public Test Build (PTB) for some time, but now she is ready to fight against the killers in the live servers. Nothing has really changed for her except that her voice level has been lowered a bit.
Patch 5.3.0 also features some general improvements. Item and Add-on descriptions, for example, have been rewritten. This change should make them easier to understand as those with vague descriptions have been replaced with numerical values.
Another huge change is that the hatch will only appear when there is one survivor left in the field. According to the developers, this should help prevent survivors from getting out prematurely.
Killer Improvements
The Trapper has received a lot of love in this patch. Its base trap carrying capacity has been doubled. The number of traps that can spawn on a given map is six, instead of the previous random value. Plus, new add-ons, such as the Lengthened Jaws and Tension Spring, among many others.
Survivor Changes
Some General Perks have their names changed. For instance, Babysitter is now called the Guardian. Second Wind is turned to Renewal, and Inner Strength is now Inner Healing.
For Perk balances, Guardian adds a 7% haste status for every rescued survivor. Built to Last has been reworked. Now, when you hide inside a locker and you have a depleted item with you, that item will get refilled to 99% of its charges. A new audio cue has been added as well to tell you that the charges have been replenished.
Patch 5.3.0 Highlights
- Added a new Survivor: Mikaela Reid
- Updated the Character Select portraits for several Survivors. (David, Jake, Nea, Kate, Quentin, and Feng)
- Base trap carrying capacity and starting traps increased to 2
- The number of traps spawned on a given map is now always 6 (was random 4 to 6)
- (Reworked) John’s Medical File: Increases crouched move speed by 6%
- (Reworked) Razor Wires: Failing a Jigsaw Box skill check while uninjured will injure the survivor
- While phase walking Survivors within 24 meters of The Spirit (not the husk) hear a directional audio cue that gains volume with proximity
- If the power button is released early, Vile Purge will continue charging to the minimum threshold instead of canceling and entering cooldown
- Base object infection time increased to 40 seconds (was 35 seconds)
- Fixed an issue that made it impossible to cleanse a totem between a barrel and a box of crates in The Underground Complex map
- Fixed an issue that made it impossible to cleanse a totem behind a staircase and log pile in the Dead Dawg Saloon map
- Fixed an issue that caused the collision of the hatch to appear before the hatch itself
The complete patch notes are available on the game’s official website.
