Haunted by Daylight is a recurring Halloween Event in Dead by Daylight, celebrating Halloween.
Haunted by Daylight 2022 was the first iteration of the Event and took place between 13 October and 3 November 2022.
Overview[]
Haunted By Daylight was a type of Halloween-themed in-game Event, which temporarily added new Objectives to the Gameplay of Killers and Survivors.
It opened a unique Event Tome in the Archives, with special Challenges to complete, unlocking unique Lore entries and Cosmetics.
In-Game Changes[]
- Added a new Event Lobby.
- Added a special Mystery Box that can spawn in the Bloodweb.
- Added the Arcane Dousing Rod Offering
- Re-enabled the All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox Med-Kit.
- Re-enabled the Will O' Wisp Flashlight.
- Re-enabled the Broken Bulb Flashlight Add-on.
- Re-enabled the Refined Serum Med-Kit Add-on.
- Re-enabled the Blight Serum Killer Add-on.
- Re-enabled the Pumpkins and updated their model.
The Event Items and Add-ons can be found in newly generated Bloodwebs and the former also in Chests located throughout the Trial Grounds.
The Event Offering will grant Bonus Bloodpoints for interacting with Esoteric Hooks and Generators, and Unstable Rifts.
Not burning the Offering will still grant Bonus Bloodpoints, but fewer.
The Pumpkins can be stomped on by the Survivors or the Killer, and will grant Bloodpoints and/or a Status Effect, based on what kind of Pumpkin it was.
Event Items[]
All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox | A plastic lunchbox with phosphorescent Halloween Stickers that has been packed with First-Aid equipment.
Can be used to heal other Survivors:
Unlocks the Self-Heal action:
The All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox has a Capacity of 24 Charges. The All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox is only available during Halloween Events. "Safety first! Make sure you can be seen when trick or treating." | |
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Will O' Wisp | A Flashlight equipped with a special lens cover that adds an orange tint and a little Ghost to the beam.
The Will O' Wisp is only available during Halloween Events. "Happy Trick or Treating!" |
Event Add-ons[]
Blight Serum | THIS ADD-ON IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. If it is an Event Unlockable, it may return with its associated Event.) A small amount of Compound Thirty-Four, the final serum The Blight had worked on before his transformation. Playing as The Blight, you benefit from the following effect:
Playing as any other Killer, Blighted Serum temporarily replaces your Power with the Blighted Rush ability.
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Broken Bulb | THIS ADD-ON IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. If it is an Event Unlockable, it may return with its associated Event.) A damaged bulb that causes a spooky flickering effect.
The Broken Bulb is only available during Halloween Events. | |
Refined Serum | THIS ADD-ON IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. If it is an Event Unlockable, it may return with its associated Event.) STOCKPILES MAY STILL BE USED IN TRIALS A refined version of the Putrid Serum that is mostly safe for human consumption.
The Refined Serum is only available during Halloween Events. |
Event Offering[]
Arcane Dousing Rod | Taps into the latent energy of The Entity's Realm to find even more concentrated pockets of power.
Calls upon The Entity for the following effects:
Arcane Dousing Rod was only available during the Haunted by Daylight Halloween Event. |
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Event Mechanics[]
Void Energy[]
The ultimate goal of the Event Mechanics is for Killers and Survivor to collect Void Energy.
Void Energy can be gained in three different ways:
- Repairing an Event Generator:
- Repairing awards 3 Void Energy every 9 seconds.
- A maximum of 75 Void Energy can be obtained from repairing Generators.
- Hooking a Survivor on an Event Hook:
- Hooking awards 5 Void Energy per Hook.
- A maximum of 15 Void Energy from hooking Survivors.
- Destroying a Pumpkin:
- Destroying a Treat Pumpkin awards 1 Void Energy
- Destroying a Neutral Pumpkin awards 2 Void Energy
- Destroying a Trick Pumpkin awards 3 Void Energy
Void Energy can be transferred between the Survivor and the Killer in two different ways:
- Stunning the Killer:
- Stunning transfers 3 Void Energy from the Killer to the Survivor that stunned them.
- Downing Survivors:
- Downing transfers 3 Void Energy to the Killer from the Survivor they downed.
Unstable Rifts[]
Players can hold a maximum of 15 Void Energy at a time, after which they will no longer gain any additional Void Energy and see the Aura of a nearby Unstable Rift.
At this point, Players are encouraged to bank their Void Energy at an Unstable Rift, after which they can once again gain new Void Energy from the aforementioned interactions.
This process is repeatable until a maximum of 30 Void Energy is banked into Unstable Rifts.
As a Killer, when the Trial ends, any Void Energy not yet deposited into an Unstable Rift would automatically be accounted for and deposited into the Sky Rift.
As a Survivor, the same would be true upon escaping the Trial.
If a Survivor dies, however, that energy would be lost.
Sky Rift[]
Each Map featured a so-called "Sky Rift", a large Rift Portal up in the sky of the Map, akin to the one shown in the main Lobby during the Event, only a lot smaller.
The Sky Rift was purely decorative in nature and had no other effect than to, lore-wise, collect any remaining Void Energy Players were holding in their inventory and had not managed to deposit into Unstable Rifts before escaping the Trial (Survivor) or ending it (Killer).
Unlocking Cosmetics[]
When a Player manages to transfer 30 Void Energy into Unstable Rifts, they trigger the Rift Satisfied Score Event, which grants them 10,000 Bloodpoints, and they are also granted the Haste Status Effect for 15 seconds.
The strength of the Status Effect has a chance of 75 % to be +5 % Movement speed or a chance of 25 % to be +10 % Movement speed
Additionally, Players will be rewarded with a random piece from the 12 Event Cosmetics after the Trial concludes.
Event Rewards[]
Cosmetics[]
The Event rewards Players participating in it with candied Weapons for 6 Killers and spooky shirts for 6 Survivors:
Icon | Name | Type | Rarity | Description | Character |
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Glucose Injection | Event | The fastest way to a sugar rush. | Herman Carter | ||
Honeycomb Hammer | Event | This hammer was thought to be lost to a beehive out back, but a few stings later, he had a terrifying weapon. | Max Thompson Jr. | ||
Sickle-y Sweet | Event | This scythe, hidden away for weeks with a stock of candy, ended up covered in foul larvae. | Charlotte & Victor Deshayes | ||
Bonbon Bonesaw | Event | A spoonful of sugar won’t make this medicine go down any easier. | Sally Smithson | ||
Gum Ball Vessel | Event | A vile, cloying scent disperses from the cracks in its glass. | Adiris | ||
Rock Candy Cleaver | Event | This blade will break your teeth, one way or another. | Evan MacMillan | ||
Botanical Ribcage | Event | The bones of a green-thumbed scientist. | Claudette Morel | ||
Powerhouse Ribcage | Event | The bones of a brick house bruiser. | David King | ||
Gaming Ribcage | Event | The bones of a ferocious competitor. | Feng Min | ||
Inquisitive Ribcage | Event | The bones of an incisive interviewer. | Jane Romero | ||
Architectural Ribcage | Event | The bones of a visionary creator. | Felix Richter | ||
Remixed Ribcage | Event | The bones of a harmonic savant. | Yun-Jin Lee |
Log-in Currencies[]
Over the Haunted by Daylight Event, logging in will reward Players with a total of 700,000 Bloodpoints and 40 Rift Fragments:
- 13 October: 20,000 Bloodpoints
- 14 October: 5 Rift Fragments
- 15 October: 50,000 Bloodpoints
- 16 October: 20,000 Bloodpoints
- 17 October: 75,000 Bloodpoints
- 18 October: 10 Rift Fragments
- 19 October: 75,000 Bloodpoints
- 20 October: 20,000 Bloodpoints
- 21 October: 5 Rift Fragments
- 22 October: 50,000 Bloodpoints
- 23 October: 20,000 Bloodpoints
- 24 October: 75,000 Bloodpoints
- 25 October: 10 Rift Fragments
- 26 October: 75,000 Bloodpoints
- 27 October: 20,000 Bloodpoints
- 28 October: 5 Rift Fragments
- 29 October: 50,000 Bloodpoints
- 30 October: 5 Rift Fragments
- 31 October: 100,000 Bloodpoints
- 1 November: 25,000 Bloodpoints
- 2 November: 25,000 Bloodpoints
Event Tome[]
- Main Article: Event Tome 3 - Haunted by Daylight 2022
The Haunted by Daylight Event is accompanied by a special event-themed Tome, that is separate from the regular Tome, but also grants progress in The Rift.
Completing its Challenges rewards Players with special Cosmetics, as well as unique Lore entries.
Event Tome Cosmetics[]
The Event Tome features two unique Outfits earnable for Kate Denson and The Hag:
Event Tome Charms[]
The Event Tome features four unique Charms.
Cinematics[]
The Event was accompanied by a global Intro and Outro Cinematic that would play at the beginning and towards the end of the Event respectively after getting past the game's title screen.
Intro | Outro |
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Trivia[]
- Scourge Hooks also count as Esoteric Hooks.
Gameplay Footage[]
Yun-Jin transferring Void Energy | Yun-Jin destroying a Pumpkin to gain Void Energy |
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Official Videos[]
Gallery[]
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