patch · July 24, 2024
Dead by Daylight Update 8.1.1 Re-enables Maps and Prepares for 2V8
Dead by Daylight patch 8.1.1 enables the 2V8 game mode, re-enables Mount Ormond and Backwater Swamp maps, and tweaks Stridor and The Singularity. The update also tackles a lengthy list of lobby animations, locker grabs, and perk interactions.
Behaviour Interactive has released patch 8.1.1 for Dead by Daylight, laying the groundwork for the upcoming 2V8 game mode while rolling out targeted killer updates, map fixes, and quality-of-life adjustments.
Game Modes and Map Rotations
The 2V8 game mode begins on July 25 at 11:00 Eastern, introducing new Skill and Class systems alongside larger map variations for Suffocation Pit, Azarov's Resting Place, Thompson House, Disturbed Ward, and Mother's Dwelling. Disconnected killers in the mode can be replaced by Killer Bots, and an accompanying event tome opens simultaneously. Outside of the event, the third Mount Ormond Resort map variation and all Backwater Swamp maps have been re-enabled in regular rotation.
Killer and Perk Adjustments
The Singularity receives direct adjustments, allowing players to hold the Ability button while taking control of a Biopod to automatically target the nearest survivor. Tapping the button retains normal control, and Biopod destruction time drops from 1.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds. The Stridor perk now increases grunts of pain by 30, 40, and 50 percent, and regular breathing by 15, 20, and 25 percent. Stridor bonuses are now calculated additively rather than multiplicatively.
Gameplay and Bug Fixes
Several survivor and killer interactions have been corrected. Survivors running Dead Hard or Borrowed Time now correctly receive endurance status effects when unhooked. Hex: Ruin sparks no longer linger on generators after a failed skill check, and the Resourceful perk no longer accumulates progress when picking up items swapped into chests by other players. On the map front, fixes address Nurse blinking exploits on Underground Complex and Nostromos, along with an issue on Backwater Swamp where survivors standing near boats were immune to basic attacks.
Why this patch matters
Patch 8.1.1 functions as a technical bridge for the 2V8 mode launch, accompanied by map restorations and bug fixes for collision and animation anomalies.