Patch Notes 5.2.X

Release Dates

Patches	Release Dates
PTB 5.2.0	17 August 2021
5.2.0	7 September 2021
5.2.1	14 September 2021
5.2.2	21 September 2021

Public Test Build 5.2.0

Features

• Added an new Killer - The Cenobite
• Match Results - When players leave a Trial with a Limited Item (Example: The Nemesis's Vaccine) they will now be notified that they do not get to keep it. It has been consumed by The Entity.
• Large Text Settings - The players can enable this option to enlarge all texts in the HUD, increasing readability.

Content

The Nemesis Update:

• Movement speed while charging Tentacle Strike Tier 3 increased to 4.0m/s (was 3.8m/s)
• Shattered S.T.A.R.S. Badge effect duration increased to 60 seconds (was 30 seconds)
• Iridescent Umbrella Badge effect duration increased to 30 seconds (was 15 seconds, but was erroneously displayed as 12 seconds)
• Ritual of The Nemesis reduced to reaching maximum Mutation Rate one time (was 4)

Dev note: The Nemesis came out in a good state, but has been underperforming slightly in higher skill brackets. These players tend to hit Mutation Rate 3 more often, so a buff here should give him a slight boost at that level of play. Additionally, we have buffed two addons that were underperforming to make them more viable, and made the associated ritual less of a pain to complete.

• Various bug fixes and improvements to address performance issues on the Family Residence, Sanctum of Wrath and Midwich Elementary School.
• Blood Lodge, Dead Dawg Saloon and The Game maps are re-enabled
• Updated a variety of survivors hair and facial hair cosmetics.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused The Executioner's rear to be too flat when having "The Corrupted" outfit equipped.
• Fixed an issue that caused a specific hook blocking navigation when a Survivor is hooked on it in Hospital map.
• Fixed an issue that caused the killer to body block the basement when standing at the door frame in the main building of the Blood Lodge.
• Fixed an issue that caused Meg "Jewel of the party" very rare outfit multiple clipping with her body.
• Fixed an issue that caused Meg "Jewel of the party" very rare outfit skirt misshapen when performing various action.
• Fixed an issue that caused female survivors to be missing an animation when stepping on a bear trap with the Calm Spirit perk equipped.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors to perform the falling animation when walking down some stairs in the Raccoon City Police Station map.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors to float and fall to the ground when cleansing some totems.
• Fixed an issue that caused the durability bar of toolboxes to appear red when sabotaging a hook.
• Fixed an issue that caused the walking animation of the Nemesis to be missing when in spectator mode in a custom game.
• Fixed an issue that caused Victor to be able to pounce on survivors while Dead Hard is being used.
• Fixed an issue that may cause survivors to remain stuck in a window when downed by the Trickster's knives while vaulting.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Doctor's Shock Therapy and Static Blasts not to negate the Oblivious effect.
• Fixed an issue that caused the sound notification for the Tinkerer perk to be too low.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Coup de Grace perk icon to remain lit until all generators are done instead of until all tokens are used.
• Fixed an issue that caused the hook count and the generator count to overlap each other when spectating a custom game.
• Fixed an issue that caused the pause menu to open and close constantly when holding the Escape key during a match.
• Fixed an issue that caused player names with a # symbol to get truncated in the HUD.
• Fixed an issue that caused save file problem.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivor to receive an incorrect benevolent emblem.

Known Issues

• Sometimes, Survivors are bound by chains and are unable to remove them
• New Rank Crest images are part of the PTB. The new MMR system will not be active on PTB.
• Some animations are missing while solving the Lament Configuration
• The wrong animation plays when bound to the Lament Configuration after the Killer teleports to it while the Survivor is solving it
• The Lament Configuration breaks when a Survivor disconnects while holding it
• Chains are not removed from the match when a Survivor disconnects while they are bound by them
• The "Lament Guardian" score event is granted even if the Survivors escape with the Lament Configuration
• Survivors are awarded an incorrect amount of Bloodpoints when breaking free from multiple chains
• The Burning Candle and Torture Pillar add-ons do not stack as intended
• The Cenobite can place a gateway out of bounds in certain maps
• Items are not held in Claire Redfield's hands.
• Claire Redfield's camera clips in the ground when being mori'd.
• Claire Redfield's face is distorted in-game.

Patch 5.2.0

Features

• Added an new Killer - The Cenobite
• Match Results - When players leave a Trial with a Limited Item (Example: The Nemesis's Vaccine) they will now be notified that they do not get to keep it. It has been consumed by The Entity.
• Large Text Settings - The players can enable this option to enlarge all texts in the HUD, increasing readability.
• Skill Based Matchmaking will be enabled separately on September 8th at 11:00AM EDT.
• Visual Update of the Pallet

Grades and Grade Rewards

• Grades are replacing Ranks
• Grades are broken up into five groupings: Ash, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Iridescent
• Each grouping has four sub-groupings: IV, III, II, I
• Current Ranks will be translated into their corresponding Grade
• Rank 20 = Ash IV, Rank 19 = Ash III, Rank 18 = Ash II, Rank 17 = Ash I, Rank 16 = Bronze IV, etc.
• Grade Resets will happen on the 13th of each month, and all players will be reset to Ash IV for both Killer and Survivor, regardless of their previous Grade
• Bloodpoint rewards are given out when the reset occurs, based on your previous Grade
• It is no longer possible to lose enough pips to lose a Grade

Content

The Nemesis Update:

• Movement speed while charging Tentacle Strike Tier 3 increased to 4.0m/s (was 3.8m/s)
• Shattered S.T.A.R.S. Badge effect duration increased to 60 seconds (was 30 seconds)
• Iridescent Umbrella Badge effect duration increased to 30 seconds (was 15 seconds, but was erroneously displayed as 12 seconds)
• Ritual of The Nemesis reduced to reaching maximum Mutation Rate one time (was 4)

Miscellaneous:

• Various bug fixes and improvements to address performance issues on the Family Residence, Sanctum of Wrath and Midwich Elementary School.
• Blood Lodge and The Game maps are re-enabled
• Updated a variety of survivors hair and facial hair cosmetics.

Dev note: The Nemesis came out in a good state, but has been underperforming slightly in higher skill brackets. These players tend to hit Mutation Rate 3 more often, so a buff here should give him a slight boost at that level of play. Additionally, we have buffed two addons that were underperforming to make them more viable, and made the associated ritual less of a pain to complete.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused killers not to hear several sounds for survivors not currently visible on screen. This includes, but is not limited to, footsteps when using the Spirit's phase walk.
• Fixed an issue that may cause a hitch to occur when using the Dead Hard perk.
• Fixed an issue that may cause Dead Hard's invulnerability not to coincide with the dash effect.
• Fixed an issue that rarely caused survivors to keep some status effects, such as Lithe's speed boost, for the remainder of the trial. The icon may now remain, but the effect will not be applied.
• Fixed an issue that caused bubble indicators not to appear for the Doctor when survivors reach a new madness level, scream while in tier 3 Madness, or fail Snap Out of It skill checks.
• Fixed an issue that caused the exit gates to be permanently blocked after Victor is removed if he pounces on a Survivor near the exit gate.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors not to be revealed by Killer Instinct when performing actions near Victor.
• Fixed an issue that caused teachable perks to not be unlocked after being bought in the shrine.
• Fixed an issue that caused bots to not always heal each other when next to a generator.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused survivor bots to get stuck in front of a killer blocking a vault point.
• Fixed an issue that caused player names containing a '#' to get truncated in game and on the tally screen.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a wrong benevolent emblem to be assigned.
• Fixed an issue that caused the unbreakable set to be breakable by the cosmetics previews in the store.
• Fixed an issue that caused purchases to fail when buying multiple items in a row in the store.
• Fixed an issue that caused frame hitches when a generator is repaired.
• Fixed an issue that caused frame hitches when a survivor is healed.
• Fixed an issue that caused the hook count and the generator count to overlap each other when spectating a custom game.
• Fixed an issue that caused the pause menu to open and close constantly when holding the Escape key.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Tricksters' charge indicator to carry over to other Killers after completing a match.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Prove Thyself icon to be displayed more than once in the HUD
• Fixed an issue that caused one hatch in the Treatment Theatre that can't be opened with keys
• Fixed an issue that caused one side of generator cannot be repaired from Hawkins tile
• Fixed an issue that caused a survivor can remain stuck near one of the building in Dead Dawg Saloon
• Fixed an issue that caused the Nurse and Cenobite to teleport out of bounds on top of the basement in the east wing
• Fixed an issue that caused survivor to clip into the stairs when cleansing a totem found under the stairs in some rooms in the Underground Complex
• Fixed an issue that caused survivor to clip into the stairs when cleansing a totem found near the gallows in Dead Dawg Saloon
• Fixed an issue that caused survivor not being able to interact with one of the Nightmare's clocks in Resident Evil map
• Fixed an issue that caused survivor to get stuck when cleansing a specific totem in the Disturbed Ward
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cow tree in the Farm map to have no collision and makes looping difficult
• Fixed an issue that caused an invisible collision for survivor and killer when falling off one side of a Hill
• Fixed an issue that caused the color of the pallet to be less vibrant
• Fixed an issue that caused loss of progress. Additional issues are still under active investigation.

Known Issues

• The Cenobite's power description is not using the latest version in all translated languages.
• The Chain Hunt activation audio notification plays for all Survivors while a Survivor is holding the puzzle box
• Some text relating to Grades and Grade Rewards has not been translated into non-English languages.
• The Dead Dawg Saloon map is disabled and is planned on being re-enabled on 5.2.1.
• Unable to make progress on the Punch Drunk Achievement.
• It is possible to stun The Nightmare using a Dream Pallet.
• Upcoming Boon Totem description is displayed in the Tutorials page.
• Larger text setting does not save after restarting the application (Consoles only).

Changes from PTB

The Cenobite

• The Cenobite's voice over lines have been removed due to complications with the audio files.
• Added a maximum time that The Cenobite can spend inside a gateway.
• Added a pitch threshold before going to a lower level when placing a gateway as The Cenobite to make placement easier in areas with multiple floors.
• Gave a short immunity from The Cenobite's Chain Hunt to recently unhooked survivors.
• Made the Deep Wound timer pause while performing the Remove Chains interaction.
• Chains broken with collisions now respawn faster.
• Increased the speed at which the chain spawner tries spawning a chain after a failed attempt.
• Increased the collision detection of the chain spawner.
• Updated the Chain Hunt to always spawn clusters of 3 chains, but the spawning interval is based on the number of healthy/injured Survivors.
• Picking up the Lament Configuration now stops other Survivor's Chain Hunt timers, but not the carrier's. It also stops the Chain Hunt for other Survivors, but not the carrier.
• To stop a Chain Hunt, the Survivor must Solve the Lament Configuration (if The Cenobite teleports, it also stops the Chain Hunt).
• Added a cooldown to the Solve interaction to prevent spamming.
• Increased the value of various score events.
• Updated the Lament Configuration spawn sound.

Miscellaneous

• Changed pallet hit boxes to prevent the killer from getting stunned when on the same side as the survivor dropping the pallet.

Bug fixes

The Cenobite

• Fixed an issue that may make it impossible to remove the Cenobite's chains.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's Burning Candle and Torture Pillar add-ons not to stack.
• Fixed an issue that may cause chains to appear with inconsistent timing when executing an interaction while holding the Lament Configuration.
• Fixed an issue that caused chains to remain visible if a survivor disconnects while hooked by the Cenobite's chains.
• Fixed an issue that may cause the Chain Hunt timer not to restart when a survivor disconnects while holding the Lament Configuration.
• Fixed an issue that may cause the Cenobite to remain stuck in the teleport interaction if a survivor disconnects during the teleportation.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite to play the wrong animation when attacking a survivor carrying the Lament Configuration while carrying a survivor.
• Fixed an issue that caused a chain to remain on the map after the Cenobite teleports to a survivor solving the Lament Configuration.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors to remain stuck in the solving animation after having moved during a Lament Configuration skill check.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Lament Configuration to instantly teleport to the ground after being solved by a survivor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Lament Configuration VFX to disappear when it spawns at a new location.
• Fixed an issue that may cause the Lament Configuration to spawn on the hatch.
• Fixed an issue that may cause the lightning VFX to be missing from the Cenobite's chains.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chains not to interrupt the Mend action.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chains not to interrupt the Sabotage action.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chains not to interrupt several item interactions.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chains not to interrupt the interactions of the Reset Pallet and Rummage interactions.
• Fixed an issue that caused input prompts to briefly appear after clicking the Create Gateway input.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite to lose the ability to open gateways when stunned while in the gate.
• Fixed an issue that caused the gateway to appear instantly at maximum range after the Cenobite gets stunned while possessing a gateway.
• Fixed an issue that caused input keys not to appear in the prompts when remapping some actions to the same input as emotes.
• Fixed an issue that may cause the Cenobite's weapon to remain visible when tilting his head.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite not to be granted a scoring event when surviviors escape without the Lament Configuration.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be granted an incorrect amount of Bloodpoints when breaking multiple chains.
• Fixed an issue that caused an animation to be missing after the he creates a gateway when spectating the Cenobite.
• Fixed an issue that caused the prestige weapon not to appear in-game.
• Fixed an issue that caused the camera to shake violently when sending a possessed chain upright as the Cenobite.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite and Nurse's aiming reticles to float in the air when aiming on uneven ground.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Chain Hunt character portrait to disappear when a survivor enters a locker.
• Fixed an issue that caused a chain to appear on the left side of the screen while controlling the Gateway projectile as the Cenobite.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's weapon to stay visible when going to a menu with the Cenobite selected
• Fixed an issue that caused the survivor's hand to be bleeding when repairing a generator
• Fixed an issue that caused an explosion of blood when the survivor are struck by the Killer weapon
• Fixed an issue that caused the visual effect for the Scourge Hook to not appear on Macmillan Estate map
• Fixed an issue that caused the VFX to not appear on the Lament Box during the Lobby's animation or when the match start
• Fixed an issue that caused the Trickster's blades to be floating next to his hand
• Fixed an issue that caused the blood VFX to be offset when hitting a Survivor with throwing knives.

Hotfix 5.2.1

Content

Pinhead

• Clusters of Chains targeting the Survivor carrying the Lament Configuration during Chain Hunt will respawn as soon as the interaction is stopped if the Survivor does not complete the Solve interaction.
• Teleport interaction will prioritize a location on the same level as the Survivor solving the puzzle box.

Maps

• The Dead Dawg Saloon and Raccoon City Police Station maps have been re-enabled.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused Steam Family Share to no longer share DLC.
• Fixed an issue that caused Cross Progression between Steam and Stadia to no longer share DLC.
• Fixed and issue that caused DLC to disappear on PS4 and PS5 accounts.
• Fixed an issue that caused all survivors to hear the Chain Hunt starting notification sound when it starts only for the survivor holding the Lament Configuration.
• Fixed an issue that may cause chains to hit the Cenobite when creating a gateway too close to himself.
• Fixed an issue that caused the "Remove Chains" text to appear in english in all languages.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite to gain bloodpoints when hitting a downed survivor with his chains.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Lament Configuration to clip with the survivor's hand when performing the Remove Chains action.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Gateway screen effect to remain when spectating the Cenobite while opening a gateway and switching to a survivor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the player name not to change properly when switching to spectating the Cenobite while he possesses a gateway.
• Fixed an issue that caused survivors to be able to stun the Nightmare with a Dream Pallet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the killer to be unable to pick up survivors downed while working on one of the short sides of a generator.
• Fixed an issue that caused the killer to be unable to pick up a survivor downed while trying to enter an occupied locker.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Locked & Found challenge not to track depleted keys.
• Fixed an issue that caused progress towards the Punch Drunk achievement not to be tracked.
• Fixed an issue that caused Feral Frenzy, Shadowborn and Monitor & Abuse not to change the player's FOV.
• Fixed an issue that caused the vault block duration to be incorrect for tier 1 of the Hex: Crowd Control perk.
• Fixed an issue that caused the item lost SFX to play when performing some actions in the tutorial.
• Fixed an issue that caused the item lost SFX to play when the Trapper places a bear trap.
• Fixed an issue that caused a red wireframe to appear after the Nemesis uses his Tentacle Strike.
• Fixed an issue where survivors could be seen loading into public lobbies a second time when equipped with a Legendary Outfit.
• Fixed an issue where entering the store from the Play as Killer screen would cause the killer to revert to the default outfit if the user bought an outfit for another killer.
• Fixed an issue where the Plague's Foul Gown cosmetic effects were clipping into the camera when vomiting.
• Fixed an issue where a completed generator's lights disappeared at certain camera angles.
• Fixed an issue where the Oni's Fire Moon Warrior pattern would remain red when not in Demon Mode.
• Fixed an issue where the Clown's speed vignette was yellow instead of purple when using the VHS Porn AddOn.
• Fixed an issue where the Cenobite's Bloody Hook and Chain still appeared in the menu.
• Fixed an issue where the Cenobite's blue outline would stay on screen when spectating him and switching to a Survivor.
• Fixed an issue where survivors can get blocked by the collision of a rock at the stone structure in Red Forest.
• Fixed an issue where there's an invisible collision blocking the flow of a chase at any drops from the 2nd floor in Ormond.
• Fixed an issue where a Plague's fountain collision prevents going up a set of stairs in Hawkins National Laboratory.
• Fixed an issue where one of the main hall generators doesn't count toward Raccoon City Recruit.
• Fixed an issue where the survivors can use dead hard to jump over garbage bags in Haddonfield.
• Fixed an issue where a hatch in RPD cannot be opened with a key.
• Fixed an issue where survivors could escape the Trial by forcing collision with a rail near the stairs while healing another Survivor in the helicopter area of RPD.
• Fixed an issue where survivor can't interact with one of the Nightmare's clocks in Raccoon City Police Station.
• Fixed an issue where the killers snap on top of a sink when kicking a generator in RPD.
• Fixed an issue where there is an invisible collision for survivor and killer when falling off one side of a Hill.
• Fixed an issue where Claudette's Patrol cap sinks inside her head while repairing generators.
• Fixed an issue where the chase music stops abruptly when killer interrupts survivor fixing a generator.
• Fixed an issue where a drop item sound was playing incorrectly in the killer tutorial.

Known Issues

• The Cenobites chase music fails to restart after using Summons of Pain.

Hotfix 5.2.2

Content

• Reverted the pallet to the old visuals. The updated pallet will return in a future update.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused several Cenobite scoring events to incorrectly count as Bonus BP
• Fixed an issue with the Nemesis' move speed while charging Level 3 Tentacle Strike
• Fixed an issue that caused the Survivor models in a lobby to not always reflect what the other Survivors selected.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to not always receive disconnection penalties when leaving a match as Killer.
• Fixed an issue that may cause a loss of momentum when changing directions during a lunge attack when playing as the Cenobite.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's chase music not to restart after using Summons of Pain during a chase.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Cenobite's Lament Guardian score event to be counted in an incorrect category.
• Fixed an issue that caused a grunt sound effect to be played when switching to the Cenobite when spectating a custom game.
• Fixed an issue that a "generator completed" sound notification to play when switching between Victor and Charlotte or when switching spectated players.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Engineer's Guild archive quest not to progress.
• Fixed an issue that caused two hooks too close to one another at the east stairs in Resident Evil map.
• Fixed an issue that prevented one side of a pallet in Gideon Meat Plant from being destroyed by the killer,
• Fixed an issue where the Cenobite's Gateway SFX continues to play after triggering the attack.
• Fixed an issue that caused the chain hunt start notification sound to trigger when switching to a survivor's perspective while spectating.
• Fixed several misaligned banners in the Store.
• (PC only) Fixed an issue with 4K resolution being enabled by default for some players, sometimes resulting in performance drop
• Fixed a possible softlock when spamming the ESC key during the Loading screen
• Fixed an issue with the Grade Reset popup not opening if the date changed while the Game is still opened
• Fixed a crash in the Tally screen related to the Season End Grade Reset

Known Issues

• The Dead Dawg Saloon map is disabled and is planned to be fixed for the next update.