Dead By Daylight players have quite a bit to look forward to in the coming month, and phase one of the game's 3.2.0 Player Test Build is now right around the corner. Developer Behavior Interactive will be using the build to test out its new dedicated server feature--and introduce players to some content from Dead By Daylight's upcoming Chapter 13.
As previously revealed, the next chapter of Dead By Daylight is bringing a Stranger Things crossover with it, complete with playable characters Steve and Nancy, the Demogorgon, a map inside Hawkins Lab, and a number of Stranger Things-themed perks. Now Behavior Interactive has revealed that those features will be enabled in the upcoming test build, though design changes and dedicated servers are going live first.
Starting Tuesday, September 3, players will be able to access the new player test build; on day one, Behavior Interactive will be gathering feedback on the dedicated servers before new content goes live on September 4. In a post to Dead By Daylight's online forums, the developer emphasized that dedicated servers were "only the beginning" of upcoming changes to the game. "While there are many benefits to making the switch, it will take some time to implement new features and take full advantage of the servers," Behavior Interactive shared. "The initial launch is the first step of many, focusing on infrastructure."
The final list of server locations will be forthcoming in the next few weeks, and players too far from any of those locations will still be able to play the game as they did before.
The developer clarified that players will be able to enjoy all of these changes and new Stranger Things content until the end of the PTB, adding, "Chapter 13, along with the other improvements in the 3.2.0 update, mark a big step forward in Dead by Daylight. We are delighted to bring some much-requested features to the game, and we are excited for what the future holds." Unfortunately, console players won't be enjoying the PTB; it's only accessible to Steam players on PC by selecting the "public-test" option from the game's Beta properties. Other changes in this update include a larger number of perks added to the bloodweb from level 40 and up, as well as an improved party management system.
The upcoming changes and crossover are only the most recent in a string of interesting and iconic additions to the game, such as The Ghost Face from Scream movie fame and an Ash vs Evil Dead DLC earlier this year. If Behavior Interactive's optimistic future plans are anything to go by, fans of classic horror will only have more hair-raising encounters to choose from as time goes on.
Dead By Daylight is available to play now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game is scheduled for a Nintendo Switch release on September 24, 2019 and will release for mobile platforms in November 2019.
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