Dead by Daylight Developer Update March 2023 Features Bloodweb Improvements, Balance Changes

BHVR shared their plans for the upcoming Tools of Torment Mid-Chapter update today in a Developer Update. It covers a wide range of changes and improvements, including Bloodweb purchases, Killer updates, and an update to Autohaven Wreckers. Lots of things the community has been asking for appears in the update — plus plenty of other changes. As usual, we’ve distilled them all into an easy-to-parse list for your convenience!

Dead by Daylight March 2023 Developer Update TL;DR:

• Bloodweb Improvements
  • Bloodweb Chain – Select a node, and the game will automatically buy all the nodes required to reach the selected node
  • Automatic Purchase – Select the new center node to automatically complete the Bloodweb (the game will prioritize Perks, then the cheapest option)
  • Press to Buy – You can now click to purchase a node (rather than having to hold it) by default — the old interaction will remain for those who want it
• Visual Terror Radius
  • A visual indicator of the Terror Radius can be toggled in the Accessibility Options
  • The Visual Terror Radius will be modified by colorblindness settings
• Autohaven Wreckers Map Updates
  • Blood Lodge’s main building will spawn closer to the middle of the map, maze tiles have been moved further apart from each other
  • Gas Haven’s main building will spawn closer to the center of the map; car piles will be broken up into smaller, single-tile chunks
  • Some of these changes will also affect the other Autohaven Wreckers maps, including new edge tiles and pallet spawns
• Healing Changes
  • Healing will now take 24 seconds by default (from 16 seconds)
  • All rarity levels of medkits will have 24 charges (24 seconds of healing), and will provide different benefits based on their rarity.
  • Overpowered medkit add-ons have been nerfed
• Perk Updates
  • Gearhead reworked
  • Overzealous buffed
  • Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance nerfed
  • Dead Hard reworked
  • Call of Brine nerfed
  • Ovecharge nerfed
  • Boon: Circle of Healing reworked
• Killer Updates
  • The Hillbilly overheat mechanic made more forgiving
  • The Pig Medical File Add-on buffed
  • The Oni Add-Ons Blackened Toenail and Bloody Sash buffed
  • The Nightmare Add-ons Sheep Block and Unicorn Block buffed
  • The Executioner Scarlet Egg Add-on buffed
  • The Clown Pinky Finger Add-on nerfed
• Bright Light Interactions Removal
  • Can no longer lightburn Wraith, Nurse with a flashlight
  • Can no longer scare The Artist’s crows with a flashlight
  • Can no longer remove Hag traps with a flashlight — can now disable traps with a Survivor action
• Deep Rift and Beyond
  • Tier 70+ Deep Rift will feature unique visuals to differentiate it

You can check out the full dev update here for details, notes, and explanations for the changes coming in the mid-chapter update.