Dead by Daylight: Basics

Dead by Daylight challenges you to master both Killer and Survivor roles, with essential strategies on choosing your first Killer, understanding perks, and utilizing environmental cues like sounds and notifications to track Survivors effectively. The guide emphasizes avoiding ineffective tactics like tunneling early on and suggests purchasing perks that slow generator repair, such as Jolt, to control the match's pace.

Generators are central to gameplay; survivors must repair five out of seven, while Killers aim to regress them. The guide details generator locations, repair mechanics, penalties for group repairs, and perks that enhance repair speed or hinder it from the Killer's side, including Dead Man's Switch and Hex: Ruin.

Totems, including dull, hex, and boon types, play a crucial role by activating powerful perks. Their random placement near generators requires strategic searching or use of perks like Detective's Hunch to locate them. The guide explains their significance and how to interact with them.

Looping tactics help Survivors evade Killers using windows and pallets. The guide breaks down effective loop layouts like the T-L wall, Jungle Gym, and Shack, detailing vault speeds and pallet safety classifications to maximize escape chances.

Additionally, the Archives offer timed quests rewarding Rift fragments and lore, while the game's currencies - Bloodpoints, Iridescent Shards, and Auric Cells - serve to unlock perks, characters, and cosmetics, with Auric Cells being purchasable with real money.

Explore more in the Dead by Daylight guide.

Dead by Daylight

June 14, 2016

Rate It!

• Overview
• Guide