Modifier: Lights Out (V1)
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When the lights go out, the real terror begins. Traverse the darkness with nothing but your own senses to guide you — no abilities, no trinkets — and feel your way to victory. | 
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Modifier: Lights Out (V1) was the first iteration of the recurring limited-time Modifier: Lights Out.
It was available between 7 and 14 February 2024 and accompanied by a Modifier Tome: Modifier Tome 1 - Lights Out.
Modifications
Several aspects of a regular ranked Trial were modified when playing Lights Out, intended to create a more immersive gameplay experience.
Load-Out
Players were unable to equip any Unlockable before the Trial and entered the Trial without any Perks
, Items
, Offerings
, or Add-ons
.
However, Survivors were allowed to equip and use any Item they found in a Chest
inside the Trial Grounds, which spawned in a higher number.
Chest Loot
The default number of Chests when playing Lights Out was increased from 3 to 8, almost tripling it.
Additionally, their shared loot table was modified to only spawn rarer Items:
| Item Rarity | Spawn Chance |
|---|---|
| Common | 0 % (disabled) |
| Uncommon | 0 % (disabled) |
| Rare | 50 % |
| Very Rare | 30 % |
| Ultra Rare | 20 % |
Keys
Whereas Chests were plenty in Lights Out and spawned Toolboxes, Maps, and Med-Kits, they would never spawn any Keys
.
If the Killer closed the Hatch
, it would be closed for good.
Lighting VFX
Lights Out came with a dark world filter that greatly reduced the visibility for all Players by lowering the brightness of the lighting on the Map (in a manner similar to the retired New Moon Bouquet
Offering) and also filled the entire Map with thick billowing fog that only allowed for a few metres of visibility.
HUD
Lights Out hid the Status HUD and all related overlays.
Stealth
Trials were much stealthier during Lights Out, due to the mode suppressing both the Terror Radius
of Killers and the creation of Scratch Marks
for running Survivors.
Generators
All Generators had a fixed minimum Progression of 5 % at the start of the Trial.
This caused all Generators to emit a minimum amount of noise, helping Survivors find them through their hearing rather than with their sight.
Available Maps
This first iteration Lights Out was only playable on a reduced Map Pool of 4, which were chosen at random:
Trivia
- In the game files, Lights Out has the code name "Dread by Daylight".
- The Nightmare was not available during Lights Out, as the Dream World VFX would clash with the VFX of the Modifier.
- Lights Out was the first Modifier for Dead by Daylight, introducing the concept.
- It was first teased through an official Trailer released on 26 January 2024, with more information following in the Developer Stream on 30 January 2024.
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