Dead by Daylight

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\DeadByDaylight\Content\Movies\` Delete or rename `LoadingScreen.mp4`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\DeadByDaylight\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/381210/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Changing the resolution^[1]
Put "-ResX= -ResY=" with the desired values in the game launch options (e.g.`-resx=1920 -resy=1080`). If settings do not take effect in fullscreen mode, press `Alt`+`↵ Enter` to switch to windowed mode.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Change anisotropic filtering^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Scalability.ini.
Add the following lines:

[TextureQuality@1]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@2]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

[TextureQuality@3]
r.MaxAnisotropy=16

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Find the following line, and set to the desired value.

sg.AntiAliasingQuality=1

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open GameUserSettings.ini.
Find the following line, and set to the desired value.

bUseVSync=True

High frame rate

Change frame rate smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines:

[/script/engine.engine]
bSmoothFrameRate=false

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse sensitivity

Set mouse sensitivity^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open Input.ini.
Add the following lines:

[/Script/Engine.InputSettings]
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseX",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.015000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False))
AxisConfig=(AxisKeyName="MouseY",AxisProperties=(DeadZone=0.000000,Sensitivity=0.015000,Exponent=1.000000,bInvert=False))

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish

Network

"Play as Killer", "Play as Survivor" and "Survive with Friends" will affect ranks, "Kill your Friends" mode will not.

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		5	Versus

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	3.3 with APEX 1.3
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Multiplayer	Steamworks
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[2]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-8120 Intel Core i3-4170	AMD FX-8300 Intel Core i3-4170
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 360 DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 8800 Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible
Other	Broadband internet connection

Notes

↑ File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/381210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (381210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-29
Successfully forced 2560x1440 at 2560x1080.
↑ Easy Anti-Cheat

[Proton_path_note-1] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/381210/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (381210) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Verified by User:Rose on 2020-01-29
Successfully forced 2560x1440 at 2560x1080.

[3] Easy Anti-Cheat

[Note 1]

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Developers

	Behaviour Interactive
Publishers
	Starbreeze Studios
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	June 14, 2016