The Dead by Daylight update 8.7.2 brings a bunch of fixes that affect gameplay, audio, characters, and more. It also changes how match outcomes are handled when Survivors abandon in certain situations, which could impact your stats. I was surprised by some of the quirks fixed here, especially the floating tires and weird invisible Demogorgon moments!
Patch Notes 8.7.2
- Abandon Option
Changed the match outcome so that if a Survivor leaves while all other Survivors are Dying, it counts as a loss instead of a draw.
2V8
- Fixed loud noise notifications showing for Killers when Survivors with Silent Rush Bonus rushed actions.
- Fixed Survivors missing struggle animations when interrupted by The Deathslinger’s harpoon during Vaccine or Spray application.
- The Oni no longer keeps charges after downing a Survivor in Blood Fury state.
- Corrected floating tires in the Wretched Shop map.
- Fixed floating grass in Shelter Woods map.
Audio
- Corrected wrong sounds on some metal stairs in The Game map.
- Synced The Oni’s cleaning weapon sound effects with animations.
Characters
- Fixed Survivors getting stuck inside pallets when interrupted by The Ghoul’s Kagune Leap.
- Stopped The Ghoul from dashing faster when using the second dash immediately after the first.
- Temporarily fixed Survivors being stuck in animations when dropping pallets during The Ghoul’s grab attack.
- Fixed interaction blocks when The Ghoul was stunned at the same time as his Kagune Leap hit.
- Demogorgon no longer becomes invisible after using Portals.
- Fixed missing Killer Instinct when The Artist’s crow hits a locker with a Survivor inside.
- Nemesis’ Tentacle Strike no longer passes through certain walls and objects.
Environment/Maps
- Fixed a hook spawning in front of a door in The Underground Complex.
- Stopped characters clipping through locker tops in Azarov’s Resting Place and The Temple of Purgation maps.
- Prevented Killers from landing on top of pallets in Father Campbell’s Chapel.
- Fixed flickering ground texture in Dead Dawg Saloon.
- Corrected floor seam in Mount Ormond Resort’s Main Building.
- Blocked walking out of bounds through Exit Gates when using a Gamepad.
Perks
- Entity blocker now appears correctly on generator auras caused by Deja Vu.
- Fixed Camaraderie perk reactivating after it had deactivated.
Quests
- “Earn Bloodpoints” quests now progress properly after Survivors abandon Trials.
- 2v8 “Kill Survivors” quest progresses correctly when Survivors are sacrificed in The Executioner’s Cage of Atonement.
- Fixed issue preventing completion of the “Mad Skills” challenge.
UI
- Fixed crashes when previewing certain Rift Pass rewards.
- Improved menu stability.
- Fixed crashes when displaying many completed quests.
- Added missing Pin/Unpin Quest sound effect.
- Gamepad cursor on PC no longer disappears in the Quests menu, replaced by mouse cursor.
- Infinity sign now shows correctly on reward alerts when reaching infinite Rift Pass tier.
There are quite a few fixes here that tidy up some odd visual and gameplay bugs. I gotta admit, seeing the Demogorgon invisibility fix made me chuckle—how did that even happen? Have you noticed any of these bugs before? Let me know what you think about the abandon match change and the other fixes down in the comments!
