update · January 9, 2024
Dead by Daylight Update 7.5.0 PTB Introduces Alan Wake, Hillbilly Rework, and Generator Changes
Dead by Daylight's latest Public Test Build introduces survivor Alan Wake, a major overhaul to The Hillbilly and The Onryo, adjustable field of view settings, and limits on generator regression.
Behaviour Interactive has launched the Public Test Build for Dead by Daylight Update 7.5.0, bringing significant balance passes to killers, a new survivor, and fundamental systems changes.
New Survivor and FOV Settings
Alan Wake joins The Fog alongside three perks: Champion of Light, Boon: Illumination, and Deadline. First-person camera players can now adjust their perspective using a new field of view slider located in the settings menu beta tab.
Generator Regression Caps
To counter prolonged three-generator strategies, individual generators can now suffer a maximum of 8 regression events. Visual effects indicate the regression count after three events, and generators reaching the cap cannot be regressed by the killer further. Killer kick regression increases from 2.5 percent to 5 percent, and survivors must repair 5 percent of a generator to stop regression.
Killer Reworks: The Hillbilly and The Onryo
The Hillbilly receives a new Overdrive meter that fills during chainsaw revving and sprinting, granting enhanced movement speed and reduced cooldowns at maximum charge. Base movement speed increases to 10.12 m/s. The Onryo receives adjustments to her Demanifested state, removing bloodlust loss, increasing projection condemned stacks, and altering how VHS tapes interact with TVs.
Perk and Blight Adjustments
Shadowborn, Hex: Ruin, Quick Gambit, Save the Best for Last, and Grim Embrace receive functional adjustments. Blight add-ons including Blighted Rat, Blighted Crow, Adrenaline Vial, Alchemist's Ring, and Compound Thirty-Three are adjusted for rush speed and turning angles.
Mount Ormond Reworks and Bug Fixes
Mount Ormond receives structural layout improvements around the main building entrance and rear loops. Dozens of bug fixes address character collision, animation states, audio cues, and bot navigation.
Why this patch matters
Update 7.5.0 shakes up core meta strategies with hard caps on generator kicks, substantial reworks for two legacy killers, and the addition of Alan Wake.