Dead Hard is a Unique Perk
belonging to David King
.
Prestige David King to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Dead Hard for all other Characters.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Dead Hard activates whenever you are injured and running, and allows you to tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage:
- Press the Active Ability button to trigger the Endurance
Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted
Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used when Exhausted.
"We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another.
I thought to myself "Gonna 'ave some fun 'ere lads, let's get stuck in!".
It were a right dust up, I swear down!" — David King
History
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Dead Hard activates whenever you are injured and running, and allows you to tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage:
- Press the Active Ability button to trigger the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used when Exhausted.
Whenever you are injured and running, Dead Hard activates and allows you to tap into your adrenaline bank to quickly dash forwards and avoid taking further damage:
- Press the Active Ability button to perform a Dash and trigger the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used when Exhausted.
Whenever you are injured and running, Dead Hard activates and allows you to tap into your adrenaline bank to quickly dash forwards and avoid taking further damage:
- Press the Active Ability button to perform a Dash for 0.5 seconds.
- Grants the ability to ignore any damage taken during the Dash.
Dead Hard cannot be used when Exhausted.
Change Log
Patch 1.9.1
- QoL: adjusted the speed curve of Dead Hard to have it match the animation.
- This was step 1 of 2 steps to make the use of Dead Hard more visible to a Killer.
Patch 2.0.0
- QoL: added a new animation to indicate that the Perk is active.
- This was step 2 of 2 steps to make the use of Dead Hard more visible to a Killer.
- QoL: removed the speed bonus while in the air. This change aims to fix a variety of game hostage issues in multiple Maps.
Patch 5.3.1
- QoL: added hit validation.
Patch 6.1.0
- Rework: reworked Dead Hard to remove the problematic aspect of gaining distance upon activation, which could not be countered by the Killer and removed skill as a factor from the Perk's use.
Now, Dead Hard's sole intended use is to dodge hits by timing its activation correctly.- Change: Dead Hard now triggers the Endurance Status Effect when activated.
- Nerf: removed the forward dash.
Patch 6.2.0
- QoL: adjusted the activation animation to fit the Endurance bonus duration.
Patch 6.7.0
- Nerf: now requires that the Perk user is unhooked or unhooked themselves for it to activate and it deactivates after use, effectively limiting it to 2 uses per Trial.
Speed Curve Statistics
- As of Patch 6.1.0, Dead Hard no longer features a Dash.
Dead Hard had an interaction time of 0.5 seconds and the speed curve for its Dash had the following values:
| Elapsed Animation Time (in %) |
Elapsed Animation Time (in seconds) |
Movement Speed multiplier (in %) |
Interpolation |
|---|---|---|---|
| -0.09 % | -0.000457 seconds | 100 % | Cubic |
| 20 % | 0.1 seconds | 250 % | Cubic |
| 31 % | 0.155 seconds | 200 % | Linear |
| 88 % | 0.44 seconds | 200 % | Cubic |
| 100 % | 0.5 seconds | 100 % | Cubic |
Note: the Dead Hard Speed curve started at a negative time value.
A possible interpretation of this is that having the Speed Curve apply its mathematics (technically) before the animation itself begins (from -0.000457 to 0 seconds) results in Survivors benefiting from an immediate (albeit slight) boost to their Movement speed the very moment they started the Dead Hard animation (when time reaches 0).
Trivia
- Dead Hard was originally called "Line Break", according to an interview with Mathieu Côté (Producer).
History Trivia
- Up to Patch 6.1.0, Dead Hard was used to dash across armed Bear Traps or through the Killer, as it temporarily removed a Survivor's collision box.
Video
| Old Dead Hard's effect (pre-6.1.0) | |
|---|---|
| Dead Hard used to avoid a Bear Trap | Dead Hard used to avoid a hit |