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Dead by Daylight (Windows)

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Dead by Daylight

Developers: Behaviour Interactive
Publisher: Starbreeze Studios
Platform: Windows
Released internationally: June 14, 2016 (Windows)


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<Sanky> please suggest an unused sprite with a clock or something
This game is still under active development.
Be aware that any unused content you find may become used or removed in the future. Please only add things to the article that are unlikely to ever be used, or went unused for some time. If they do get used, please remove them from the page and specify in the edit summary!

Dead by Daylight is a 4v1 survival horror game where you either work with other survivors to power a number of randomly located generators, or play as a deadly killer to hunt down and pick off a group of terrified survivors. Just think of it like a more lethal version of hide and seek, where the prize for winning is keeping your life! Or taking a few...

You can play as some familiar horror movie characters, such as Chucky, Laurie Strode, Freddy Krueger, Detective David Tapp, Leatherface, Pinhead, The Xenomorph, Nicholas Cage and more. Even Bill from Left 4 Dead makes a surprise appearance.

Hmmm...
To do:
  • Find and document any early names of add-ons, perks, and such.
  • If at all possible, find a way to load the unused maps and get a picture of them.
  • Find any unused files in the leaked Oman build.
  • Virtually every category on the page still has stuff to add, based on the DBD Wiki.
  • Might be worth making a development page for this, and moving some stuff to that page such as The Smasher (unless there's leftover assets of it in the final game).

Unused Characters

Characters that were either referenced in the code, or scrapped during development.

The Smasher

A killer cut extremely early into the game's development cycle that would have had the ability to, as their name suggests, destroy parts of the level. Was scrapped due to the difficulty that would have come from trying to balance a character who could effectively "delete" all stage elements. During one of Behaviour's developer streams, they also mentioned this killer being able to counter survivors climbing parts of the level (another cut feature) by simply knocking the platform out from under them.

(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki, Dave Richard & Ash Pannell)

The Teacher

Three teacher-themed graphics (listed below in their respective categories) were added to the game on July 2016, shortly before the game's first DLC, "The Last Breath Chapter". This caused many people to speculate that a teacher killer would be added to the game in the near future. Ultimately, The Nurse was added to the game instead, and the files have yet to be used for any character.

It is thought that the Teacher's existence could have been a hoax created by the developers to fool dataminers and fuel community speculation, and that the Teacher never existed in the first place.

(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Killer Power

"Detention" icon.

A killer power named "Detention" that would have most likely belonged to the Teacher killer. It's unknown what its abilities would have been, if it had any.

(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Mode

A Quick Play mode was available early in the game's life. In Quick Play, players would either join or create a ranked lobby as either a survivor or a killer respectively, based on whichever option was faster. You could not queue with friends or communicate with other players, and your rank was based on the amount of bloodpoints you earned in the match. Due to unpopularity with players and general disuse, it was removed from the game in patch 1.5.0 (April 27, 2017).

(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Maps

Some realms have maps that are listed in the game files, but are unused.

MacMillan Estate

  • Mini
  • Seb's Dream

Crotus Penn Asylum

  • Infinite Gym

Backwater Swamp

  • Dead Lake
  • Grim Gully
(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Unlockables

Unlockables that would have been earned through the in-game bloodweb. Many of these were once available in-game, but have since been patched out.

Unused Perks

Perks that are found in the game files, but remain unused.

Icon Name Used by Description Notes
Dbd perkicon ArtefactHunter.png Artefact Hunter Survivors N/A Unknown effects.
N/A In The Dark Killers Your Terror Radius is set to 32 metres/24 metres/16 metres depending on the amount of Survivors left alive in the trial.
Dbd perkicon LastStanding.png Last Standing Survivors For each Survivor escaped or killed, your Action speed is increased by 7½%/15%/25% Early version of the in-game perk "Left Behind".
N/A Overconfidence Survivors N/A Unknown effects.
Dbd perkicon ToughRunner.png Tough Runner Survivors N/A Unknown effects.
Dbd perkicon Underperform.png Underperform Killers N/A Unknown effects.
(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Unlicensed Perk Icons

Unlicensed icons for the Halloween and A Nightmare on Elm Street chapter perks exist in the files. Before going unused, they were previously used on console versions as General Perks since license chapters came out at a later date then on PC.

Perk Name Licensed Icon Unlicensed Icon
Sole Survivor DBD Perk SoleSurvivor Licensed.png DBD Perk SoleSurvivor Unlicensed.png
Save the Best for Last DBD Perk STBFL Licensed.png DBD Perk STBFL Unlicensed.png
Vigil DBD Perk Vigil Licensed.png DBD Perk Vigil Unlicensed.png
Fire Up DBD Perk FireUp Licensed.png DBD Perk FireUp Unlicensed.png
Remember Me DBD Perk RememberMe Licensed.png DBD Perk RememberMe Unlicensed.png

Unused Items

Items that are found in the game files, but remain unused.

Icon Name Description Notes
Dbd itemicon Trapple.png Trapple N/A Unknown effects.
N/A Buck Shot (Firecracker) N/A A "default" firecracker used to set base values for other firecrackers. Meant to blind killers for a minimum of 1.5 seconds and a maximum of 2.5 seconds.
N/A Flash Powder (Firecracker) N/A 10% increased blindness duration.
N/A Medium Fuse (Firecracker) N/A 75% increased timer.
N/A Gun Powder (Firecracker) N/A 20% increased blindness duration.
N/A Long Fuse (Firecracker) N/A 150% increased timer.
N/A Magnesium Powder (Firecracker) N/A 2.5 metre range increase.
N/A Black Powder (Firecracker) N/A 5 metre range increase.
N/A Large Pack (Firecracker) N/A Has 2 charges. Unknown effects.
(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Add-ons

Add-ons that are either unused or were replaced in an update and became unused.

Icon Name Used by Description Notes
Dbd addonicon 01.png "Blind Warrior" - Soot The Wraith The Baikra-Kaeug symbol, representing imperviousness, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell. Slightly increased lightburn resistance. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
Dbd addonicon 02.png "Swift Hunt" - Soot The Wraith The Kuntin-Takkho symbol, representing a rapid descent on a prey, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell. Slightly reduced the Wraith's reappearance time. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
Dbd addonicon 03.png "Shadow Dance" - Soot The Wraith The Yiwarick symbol, representing dark synergy, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell. Slightly reduced the time it took to vault windows, break pallets, and damage Generators while cloaked. Unused.
Dbd addonicon 04.png "All Seeing" - Mud The Wraith The Kra-Frabai symbol, representing the Entity watching over us, is finger-drawn in mud on the head of the Bell. Allowed the killer to see survivors' auras within 6 metres while invisible. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
Dbd addonicon 05.png "All Seeing" - White The Wraith The Kra-Frabai symbol, representing the Entity watching over us, is stamped in white ink on the head of the Bell. Allowed the killer to see survivors' auras within 8 metres while invisible. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
Dbd addonicon 06.png "Blind Warrior" - Blood The Wraith The Baikra-Kaeug symbol, representing imperviousness, is stamped in blood on the body of the Bell. Tremendously increased lightburn resistance. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
Dbd addonicon 07.png "Blind Warrior" - Spirit The Wraith The Baikra-Kaeug symbol, representing imperviousness, ominously glows on the body of the Bell. Granted immunity to lightburn. Removed with The Wraith Add-on Pass.
(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Offerings

Hmmm...
To do:
The common/uncommon realm offerings were retired in Patch 6.1.0, so they can be added here.

Offerings that were removed from the in-game bloodweb and became effectively unused.

Icon Name Used by Description Notes
Dbd offeringicon 01.png New Moon Bouquet All characters Calls upon the entity for the darkest Moonlight.

"Better go back to sleep, there is no moon this night."

Decreased map brightness by 70%. Removed from the bloodweb for balance reasons.
Dbd offeringicon 02.png Crescent Moon Bouquet All characters Calls upon the entity for a dimmed Moonlight.

"The moon slowly fades into a smile: "Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." Or is it a grin?"

Decreased map brightness by 30%. Removed from the bloodweb for balance reasons.
Dbd offeringicon 03.png Quarter Moon Bouquet All characters Calls upon the entity for a brighter Moonlight.

"The old moon shows her face, looking down on the preys."

Increased map brightness by 30%. Removed from the bloodweb for balance reasons.
Dbd offeringicon 04.png Full Moon Bouquet All characters Calls upon the entity for the brightest Moonlight.

"As the moon rises, the wolves howl, marking the beginning of the hunt."

Increased map brightness by 70%. Removed from the bloodweb for balance reasons.
DBD Offering DustyNoose.png Dusty Noose All characters Tremendously increases the chances of being sent to Grave of Glenvale when burnt.

"Ask anyone trying to survive on this dust-choked land and they'll tell you what a noose really is — a damn mercy."

Increased the odds of being sent to the Grave of Glenvale Realm by 9,999. Replaced with the Shattered Bottle offering (with the same effect) in Patch 6.5.0.
Dbd offeringicon 07.png Black Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Shape for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used.

"He came home!" - Dr. Sam Loomis

Allowed the player to play as the Shape killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
Dbd offeringicon 05.png Muddy Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Hag for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used.

"Avoid walking in the mud or the Hag will eat your bones."

Allowed the player to play as the Hag killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
Dbd offeringicon 06.png Shock Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Doctor for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used.

"Your secrets are safe with me."

Allowed the player to play as the Doctor killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
Dbd offeringicon 08.png Bone Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Cannibal for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used.

"You like this face? " -Hitchhiker

Allowed the player to play as the Cannibal killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
Dbd offeringicon 09.png Smoking Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Nightmare for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used. Allowed the player to play as the Nightmare killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
Dbd offeringicon 10.png Glass Splinter Killers Allows you to take on the role of The Pig for the next trial. Your current perks and add-ons will not be used.

"Amanda, do not be afraid. Your life has just begun."-Jigsaw

Allowed the player to play as the Pig killer. Removed with the addition of an in-game store.
DBD Offering GraduationCap.png Graduation Cap Unknown Unknown Unknown effect.
(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Status Effect

Skills icon.

An unused proficiency indicator named "Skills" with an unknown effect. Its icon is simply a hand.


(Source: Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Unused Loadout Categories

Perks

Listed within the files are graphics for what's known internally as "Loadout Categories". This first set would likely be used to categorize perks.

DBD LoadoutCategory Adaptation.png DBD LoadoutCategory Chasing.png DBD LoadoutCategory Concealment.png DBD LoadoutCategory Cruelty.png
Adaptation Chasing Concealment Cruelty
DBD LoadoutCategory Enhancement.png DBD LoadoutCategory Hinderance.png DBD LoadoutCategory Navigation.png DBD LoadoutCategory Obstruction.png
Enhancement Hinderance Navigation Obstruction
DBD LoadoutCategory Perception.png DBD LoadoutCategory Safeguard.png DBD LoadoutCategory Strategy.png DBD LoadoutCategory Support.png
Perception Safeguard Strategy Support
DBD LoadoutCategory Tracking.png DBD LoadoutCategory Trickery.png
Tracking Trickery

Offerings

Like the above, these would likely be used to categorize offerings.

DBD LoadoutCategory BonusBloodpoints.png DBD LoadoutCategory Luck.png DBD LoadoutCategory MapModifications.png DBD LoadoutCategory MementoMoris.png
Bonus Bloodpoints Luck Map Modifications Memento Moris
DBD LoadoutCategories Realms.png DBD LoadoutCategories Shrouds.png DBD LoadoutCategories Wards.png DBD LoadoutCategory XP.png
Realms Shrouds Wards XP

Notably, an icon for XP offerings exists, despite the fact that XP offerings only exist on Dead by Daylight Mobile.

Unused Strings

Placeholder / Internal Strings

"@#this text is placeholder dont worry i will delete it",
"@#{H} Auto-Repaired from Sabotage" - Debug Text for when Hooks are automatically repaired after Sabotage

Early Character Names

The files commonly refer to killers as Slashers and survivors as Campers. This is most likely because of killers being inspired by old slasher films and survivors sitting around a campfire between trials respectively.

(Source: "Killers" & "Survivors" on the Dead by Daylight Wiki)

Killers were often referred to by different names during their development. This is reflected in the files as well, with some killers having multiple names:

Final Early
The Trapper Chuckles
The Wraith Banshee
Bob
The Hillbilly Crooked
The Shape Boogeyman
Stalker
The Hag Witch
The Doctor Mu Yi
The Huntress Анна (Anna)
Bear
The Cannibal Leatherface
The Nightmare The Sandman
The Clown The Ringmaster
The Medicine Man

Early Realm & Map Names

Early names for realms and their maps. Following the addition of the Springwood realm with the "A Nightmare on Elm Street™" DLC, realms are referred to by seemingly random countries corresponding to the letters of the alphabet in A-Z order (England for E, Finland for F, Haiti for H, etc.):

Realms
Final Early
MacMillan Estate Industrial
Autohaven Wreckers Junkyard
Coldwind Farm Farm
Crotus Penn Asylum Asylum
Haddonfield Suburbs
Backwater Swamp Swamp
Léry's Memorial Institute Hospital
Red Forest Boreal
Springwood England
Gideon Meat Plant Finland
Yamaoka Estate Haiti
Maps
Final Early
Groaning Storehouse Storehouse
Ironworks of Misery Foundry
Shelter Woods Forest
Suffocation Pit Mine
Azarov's Resting Place Office
Blood Lodge Lodge
Gas Heaven Gas Station
Wretched Shop Garage
Fractured Cowshed Barn
Rancid Abattoir Slaughterhouse
Rotten Fields Cornfield
The Thompson House Farmhouse
Torment Creek Silo
Disturbed Ward Asylum
Grim Pantry Dead Lake
Treatment Theater Treatment
Mother's Dwelling Madhouse
The Game Hideout

Early Prop Names

Some props found throughout the maps are referred to by early names in the game's files:

Final Early
Pallets Bookshelves
Hex Totems Hex Bags
Jigsaw Boxes Puzzle Boxes

Early Perk Names

Some perks are referred to by different names in the game's files, indicating they were changed at some point:

Final Early
Overcharge Generator Overcharge
Franklin's Demise Franklin's Loss
Rancor Hatred
Cruel Limits Cruel Confinement
Inner Healing Survival Instincts
Renewal Push Through It
Shattered Hope Boon Destroyer
Quick Gambit Vittorio's Gambit
Machine Learning Self Aware

The Pig's Hidden Face

Hmmm...
To do:
Change this to a general "Hidden Details" section for killers and survivors? Needs a update since she now has cosmetics that show her face partially with the Amanda's Rebirth outfit.

While roughly a third of the killers wear masks, a few of them do have fully modeled faces under their masks, such as the Trapper and the Huntress. A rather odd example though would be the Pig killer, who has a fully modeled face underneath her pig head mask. It can never be seen in-game as the pig head covers her face entirely and is never removed, but it can be viewed with a model viewer or by simply clipping the camera into the Pig's head.

(Source: u/Dangjoy)