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Dark Sense is a General Perk available to all Survivors.

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Cost
2,500
3,250
4,000
Description
This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

Whenever a Generator is completed, Dark Sense activates:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 5/7/10 seconds once they come within 24 metres of your location.
Dark Sense deactivates after use.

"Take it from an old-timer: Slow down, don't rush and try not to worry so much! The best way to beat him is to know how he thinks." — Murf, The Lost Tapes


History

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Description
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

Whenever a Generator is completed, Dark Sense activates:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 5/7/10 seconds once they come within 24 metres of your location.
Dark Sense deactivates after use.

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Description
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

Whenever a Generator is completed, Dark Sense activates and reveals the Aura of the Killer to you for the following durations:

  • Not the last Generator: 5 seconds
  • The last Generator: 5/7/10 seconds
Dark Sense deactivates after use.

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Description
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

Whenever you complete a Generator, Dark Sense activates and reveals the Aura of the Killer to you for the following durations:

  • Not the last Generator: 5 seconds
  • The last Generator: 5/7/10 seconds
Dark Sense deactivates after use.

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Description
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

Once the Exit Gates are powered, Dark Sense activates:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 3/5/7 seconds.
Dark Sense deactivates after use.


Change Log

Patch 2.1.0

  • Rework: now reveals the Aura of the Killer upon completing a Generator instead of powering the Exit Gates.
    • Buff: increased the Aura-reveal duration from completing the last Generator (powering the Exit Gates was effectively the same condition) from 3/5/7 seconds to 5/7/10 seconds.
    • Buff: added a new effect that reveals the Aura for 5 seconds on completing any Generator that was not the last one.
    • Nerf: now only triggers when a Generator is completed by the Perk user (the pre-rework version did not care which Survivor completed the last Generator that powered the Exit Gates).

Patch 3.2.0

  • Reversal: (technically) reverted the previous nerf, now allowing the Perk to trigger on any completed Generator, regardless of who repaired it.

Patch 6.1.0

  • Rework:
    • Buff: Dark Sense now waits until the Killer comes within a certain distance of you to reveal their Aura, making it a more useful warning tool.
    • Buff: now applies its extended Aura-reveal duration that was previously reserved for completing the last Generator to all completed Generators.


Trivia

  • Dark Sense triggers instantly should the Killer already be within its activation radius.
  • Dark Sense has an equivalent Killer-Perk called Bitter Murmur.
  • "Murf" from the Lost Tapes is a reference to Murf, a former Community Moderator on Steam.


Video

Old Dark Sense's effect (pre-6.1.0)