Endgame Collapse

The ''' is a Game Mechanic in ', that was implemented with Patch 2.7.0.

Overview
In order to improve the overall Trial experience,  is a mechanic that pressures all lingering Survivors to escape during a specific time frame before they get claimed and sacrificed by The.

The  raises the stakes, urging the Killer and the Survivors to make tough decisions while under the pressure of a timer.

Activation
 can be activated twofold:


 * An was opened.
 * The was closed by the Killer.

Both the Killer and the Survivors can open an Exit Gate, the Killer will perform this interaction much faster than the Survivors and the action will reset if interrupted.

Endgame Phase

 * All remaining will become blocked by the  to prevent any further Repair attempts.
 * A timer of  will appear at the top of the screen, slowly ticking down.
 * The timer slows to half speed whenever Survivors are in the or on a, but never halts completely.
 * The maximum time for which the ' can last is therefore '.
 * Once the timer runs out, any Survivors remaining in the Trial Grounds will be sacrificed by The Entity.
 * Whenever the timer hits another quadrant of the bar, a bell will toll and announce the impending collapse drawing closer.

Trivia

 * Internally, the  is considered a DLC, titled "Nepal", coinciding with when the update was released to Dead by Daylight; in-between CHAPTER XI ("Mali") and CHAPTER XII ("Oman").
 * When the  was first introduced, Killers experienced the same visual effects as Survivors. This had the effect of making tracking or  near impossible as Killer towards the half-way point of the Collapse, prompting the Developers to tune the visual effects down for Killers to the current level.

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