Patch Notes 4.0.X

Release Dates

Patches	Release Dates
PTB 4.0.0	26 May 2020
4.0.0	16 June 2020
4.0.2	2 July 2020

Public Test Build 4.0.0

Features & Content

• Added Sets (2 or more linked Customization pieces that are always equipped together)
• Added a new Rarity for Customizations - Legendary.
• Added A New Killer - The Executioner
• Added a New Survivor - Cheryl Mason
• Added a New Map - Midwich Elementary School
• Added the ability to sort a character's Customization Inventory by rarity, outfit, or item name.
• Adjusted the user interface layout scaling to better accommodate 4k resolution screens.

Balance

• Clown: No longer slowed when throwing bottles.

Bug Fixes

• Dead Dawg Saloon: Fixed an area where Killers couldn't follow Survivors. between a wall and a Cactus.
• Haddonfield: Fixed a missing collision in the street that could cause users to fall out of world.
• Torment Creek: Fixed a superfluous collision preventing the users from getting up the basement stair when hugging the left wall in the Silo.
• The Nightmare: Fixed the interrupt animation.
• Fixed an issue that displayed black bars under the Survivors' names in lobbies.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Doctor's Static Blast to not be translated in other languages.
• The Ghost Face: Fixed an issue that could cause the Reveal to not work.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed an invisible collision that prevented projectiles from going through.
• The Clown: Fixed an issue that caused the bottles to disappear a moment early after reloading.
• The Shape: Updated the descriptions of the Shape's Evil Within extending add-ons to only increase the required stalking amount on the first activation of Evil Within III.
• Fixed an issue that caused the perk For The People to activate when performing a heal skillcheck if it is bound to the same key as the skillcheck action.
• The Deathsligner: Fixed the German description for the Deathslinger achievements.
• Mount Ormond Resort: Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck between a Jigsaw Box and a hill.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed an issue that allowed Survivors to land on top of a desk once they sprint vaulted a window on the second floor.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed a specific totem that was unable to be cleansed.
• Distortion Perk: Edited the description of the perk to better reflect it's effect.
• Fixed an issue that caused users to be stuck when hooking or unhooking a Survivor.
• Fixed an issue that caused Female Survivors to not scream when transitioning to the struggle phase on hook.
• The Wraith: Fixed an issue that caused the uncloak animation to not cancel when canceling the uncloak action.
• The Nightmare: Fixed an issue that caused the top part of the power description tooltip to be slightly cut off in windowed mode.
• Yui Kimura: Fixed an issue that caused Yui to briefly apeear cross-eyed during her idle animation.

Cosmetics

• The Clown: Fixed an issue that caused the Clown's tailcoat cosmetics to clip into his right calf.
• Yui Kimura's Sakura Happi: fixed clipping issues with the sleeves.
• Zarina Kassir's Draped Cardigan: Fixed clipping issues with the sleeves and neck
• The Doctor's Dr. Vivisection: Fixed a visible gap between the neck and shirt.
• Nea Karlson's Summit Jacket: Fixed clipping issues on the neck
• David King's Hard Headlights: Fixed visible seams during various actions.
• Feng Min's Mad World: Fixed a visible hole on the sleeve of the Torso.

Known Issues

• The Executioner: Malicious Emblem points are not being awarded when sacrificing Survivors in a Cage of Atonement.

Patch 4.0.0

Features & Content

• Added Sets (2 or more linked Customization pieces that are always equipped together)
• Added a new Rarity for Customizations - Legendary.
• Added A New Killer - The Executioner
• Added a New Survivor - Cheryl Mason
• Added a New Map - Midwich Elementary School
• Added the ability to sort a character's Customization Inventory by rarity, outfit, or item name.
• Adjusted the user interface layout scaling to better accommodate 4k resolution screens.
• Added Block feature to Tally Screen, allowing to prevent someone from sending friends invite.

Balance

• Clown: No longer slowed when throwing bottles.
• The Shape's Evil Within extending add-ons only increase the required stalking amount on the first activation of Evil Within III. The text of these addons has be adjusted to describe this behavior correctly.

Bug Fixes

• Badham Preschool: Fixed an issue that caused various assets to appear offset, leaving a gap behind them.
• Macmillan Estate: Fixed an issue that caused some ground textures to flicker.
• Dead Dawg Saloon: Fixed an issue that caused 2 Survivors to be stuck when standing close to each other on the Hangman's Trapdoor as the Generator completes.
• Dead Dawg Saloon: Fixed an area where Killers couldn't follow Survivors. between a wall and a Cactus.
• Dead Dawg Saloon: Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck when crouch walking towards a building.
• Red Forest: Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck when crouch walking behind a tree.
• Haddonfield: Fixed an issue that displayed floating thrashbags in one of the houses's garage.
• Haddonfield: Fixed a missing collision in the street that could cause users to fall out of world.
• Haddonfield: Fixed a missing collision above cars and trees that allowed players to land on them.
• Torment Creek: Fixed a superfluous collision preventing the users from getting up the basement stair when hugging the left wall in the Silo.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Killer to respawn in place when equipping loadout pieces such as a perk, an offering, or an add-on.
• The Shape / The Hillbilly: Fixed an issue that caused the Killer to briefly flicker when stunned by having the Survivor wiggle off or when holding a Survivor.
• The Nightmare: Fixed the interrupt animation.
• Fixed an issue that displayed black bars under the Survivors' names in lobbies.
• Fixed an issue that caused users to receive an error stating that a player from their blocked list is preventing the party from being joined when trying to invite two people to a custom lobby.
• Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to briefly appear offset from the hook and then snap back to it.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Doctor's Static Blast to not be translated in other languages.
• Fixed an issue that caused downed survivors to make no sound.
• The Ghost Face: Fixed an issue that could cause the Reveal to not work.
• Temple of Purgation: Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse to be unable to blink in the main building.
• Temple of Purgation: Fixed a hole on the side of the main building that prevented the Killer from walking through.
• Family Residence: Fixed an issue that prevented the Plague from Ingesting Corruption from a specific fountain.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed an issue that prevented the Plague from Ingesting Corruption from a specific fountain.
• Gideon Meat Plant: Fixed an issue that allowed Survivors to jump through a vault point by walking against the edge of a hole and falling further than intended.
• The Clown: Fixed an issue that caused the bottles to disappear a moment early after reloading.
• The Clown: Fixed an issue that caused the Clown to get a very large speed boost when reloading while using both the VHS Porn and Smeely Inner Soles add-ons.
• Fixed an issue that caused the perk For The People to activate when performing a heal skillcheck if it is bound to the same key as the skillcheck action.
• The Deathsligner: Fixed the German description for the Deathslinger achievements.
• The Wraith: Fixed an issue with The Serpent Soot to not reveal the Wraith when breaking a breakable wall.
• Mount Ormond Resort: Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to get stuck between a Jigsaw Box and a hill.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed an issue that allowed Survivors to land on top of a desk once they sprint vaulted a window on the second floor.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed a specific totem that was unable to be cleansed.
• Treatment Theatre: Fixed an issue that caused the Killer's projectiles to hit an invisible collision in the middle in the middle of the map.
• Distortion Perk: Edited the description of the perk to better reflect it's effect.
• Fixed an issue that caused users to be stuck when hooking or unhooking a Survivor.
• Fixed an issue that caused Female Survivors to not scream when transitioning to the struggle phase on hook.
• The Wraith: Fixed an issue that caused the uncloak animation to not cancel when canceling the uncloak action.
• The Nightmare: Fixed an issue that caused the top part of the power description tooltip to be slightly cut off in windowed mode.
• The Legion: Fixed an issue that displayed the Susie model holding the weapon incorrectly in the lobby.
• The Legion: Fixed an issue that caused the Legion to be unable to vault windows which lead to a drop when Frenzied.
• Yui Kimura: Fixed an issue that caused Yui to briefly apeear cross-eyed during her idle animation.
• The Underground Complex: Fixed an issue that caused the some doorways to lack collision and allowing players to see through the walls.
• Fixed an issue that prevented crows from spawning when spamming gestures like pointing.
• Fixed an issue that allowed users to edit settings to gain in-game advantages.

Cosmetics

• The Clown: Fixed an issue that caused the Clown's tailcoat cosmetics to clip into his right calf.
• Yui Kimura's Sakura Happi: fixed clipping issues with the sleeves.
• Zarina Kassir's Draped Cardigan: Fixed clipping issues with the sleeves and neck
• The Doctor's Dr. Vivisection: Fixed a visible gap between the neck and shirt.
• Nea Karlson's Summit Jacket: Fixed clipping issues on the neck
• David King's Hard Headlights: Fixed visible seams during various actions.
• Feng Min's Mad World: Fixed a visible hole on the sleeve of the Torso.
• Dwight's Office Slacks and Watermelon Pants: Fixed an issue that caused Dwight's leg to be deformed when wearing the Everyday Office Slacks.

Fixes & Changes from PTB

• Forced Penance: Increased the duration of the Broken effect from 20/25/30 seconds to 40/50/60 seconds.
• Trail of Torment: Increased the duration from 15/15/15 seconds to 16/16/16 seconds. Cooldown reduced from 120/100/80 seconds to 80/70/60 seconds.
• Deathbound: Increased the duration of the Oblivious effect from 45/45/45 seconds to 60/60/60 seconds.
• Soul Guard: Taking damage that would put you in the Dying state will now apply Deep Wounds.
• Blood Pact: Increased the duration of the Haste effect from 4/6/8 seconds to 6/8/10 seconds.
• Blood Pact: The Haste status effect is now only applied if the heal is completed.
• The Executioner: Fixed an issue that caused Malicious Emblem points to not being awarded when sacrificing Survivors in a Cage of Atonement.
• Fixed the placeholder Prestige icons for Cheryl and the Executioner.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed various areas when the Survivor were unable to unhook other Survivors from the Executioner's Death Bed.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that prevented accessing one side of a Generator.
• Soul Guard: Fixed an issue that caused the Perk to continue to trigger its effect after the hex totem has been cleansed.

Hotfix 4.0.2

BALANCE

• Removed the ability for The Executioner to see the aura of the Cage of Atonement and survivors inside them
• Added a system that will despawn the Cage of Atonement if The Executioner near it for too long. The Cage of Atonement (and the survivor inside it) will respawn in a new location.

BUG FIXES

• Fixed an issue that caused the Healthy Obsession achievement to not earn any progress when healing a Survivor marked as the Obsession,
• Fixed an issue that caused the perk Kindred to activate when being sent to a Cage of Atonement.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that caused the entity blockers created by the Blood Warden perk to not prevent the Survivors from escaping.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the profile from showing up when selecting another players profile while on the tally screen.
• Fixed an issue that would trigger the Midwich siren when Spectating another Survivor opening the Exit gates on different maps.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Forced Penance perk to trigger a placeholder string when hitting a Survivor that is taking a protection hit.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Executioner to turn while performing his ranged attack, causing the ranged attack to go off in a direction he is no longer facing in.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Adrenaline perk to trigger and provide a haste buff while the Survivor is still locked in a Cage of Atonement.
• Fixed missing audio when a Survivor is rescued from a Cage of Atonement.
• Fixed an issue that caused the face of David King to look distorted to various degrees when playing.
• Fixed an issue that caused the a placeholder string to show up when rescuing a Survivor from a Cage of Atonement.
• Fixed an issue that cause a loss of the Bloodpoints when purchased from the Shrine of Secrets while in a Custom Game Lobby.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed missing texture on top of a table.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse to be able to Blink out of world.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an invisible collision for the Killer next to the Gore Pile on top of the stair case.
• Gideon Meat Plant: Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be able to reach a safe spot after vaulting from the balcony.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that caused the Killer to be unable to break pallets from one side.
• The Executioner: Fixed an issue that caused the trail to rise above certain collisions instead of going through.
• The Legion: Fixed an issue that caused the Party Crasher outfits to look extremely bright.
• Thompson House: Fixed an issue that caused traps placed on the stairs to not activate when a Survivor walked or ran near it.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes show the Survivors floating above the hook.
• Fixed an issue that caused kills from a Cage of Atonement to fail to award progress for Archive challenges which required to kill by any means.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Killer stain to not be visible on certain surfaces.
• The Executioner: Fixed an issue that failed to trigger a noise indicator when a Survivor is rescued from a Cage of Atonement.
• Fixed an issue that someimes cause the Exit Gate to appear closed after it has been opened by the Killer.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that allowed the Killer to stalk a Survivor hidden behind an opened school locker door.
• Fixed the animation of the Survivor in a Cage of Atonement when the rescuer is being interrupted by the Killer.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that caused Bear traps to be triggered when walking underneath them.
• The Executioner: Fixed an issue that caused the weapon to clip through windows when vaulting.
• Badham Preschool: Fixed an issue that prevented Killers to pick up Survivors in a corner of the boiler room.
• Mount Ormond Resort: Fixed a totem on the second floor that couldn't be cleansed.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed missing audio of walking footsteps.
• The Oni: Fixed an issue that prevented Blood Fury from activating if the power meter was filled up while carrying a Survivor.
• The Executioner: Fixed an issue that would sometimes allow the Executioner to avoid a pallet stun by cancelling the Rites of Judgment into an attack.
• Fixed an issue that caused the perk Spies from the Shadow to have no cooldown.
• Added additional instructions to the customization and store tooltips to clarify that Outfit Sets cannot be mixed with other cosmetic pieces.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed an issue that could spawn the hatch under a gore pile.
• The Underground Complex: Fixed an invisible collision between the scaffolding in the storage room.
• The Nightmare: Fixed an issue that caused Dream Snares to not Hinder Survivors who walk on it.
• Midwich Elementary School: Fixed a vaulting asset that could be walked on by falling from the second floor.
• Fixed an issue that allowed the Executioner to stand in front of a Cage of Atonement, preventing any possible rescue.
• The Executioner: Fixed the walking animation in order to correspond with his movement speed.
• Fixed an display issue that wouldn't show the barbed wire vignette to spectators when a Survivor is afflicted with Agony.
• The Hillbilly: Fixed the chainsaw audio loops.
• The Hillbilly: Fixed an issue that caused the chainsaw to sometimes miss the hit detection.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Konami Code to not work on Console.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Ghastly Gateau to incorrectly award 140% instead of 104%.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Ghastly Gateau to not stack the bonus bloodpoints with other Bonuses.
• Fixed an issue that would prevent some players from earning the Anniversary Crowns despite escaping with the Crown.