Haunted by Daylight 2023

We were warned about the Void and now a pathway to it has been opened.

Haunted by Daylight is a recurring Halloween Event in Dead by Daylight, celebrating Halloween.

Haunted by Daylight 2023 was the second iteration of the Event and started on 18 October 2023 @ 18:00 UTC.
It ended on 6 November 2023.

In-Game Changes

• Added the Dark Trinkets Event Currency.
• Added a new Haunted by Daylight Event Lobby.
• Re-enabled the Event Mystery Box that can spawn in the Bloodweb.
• Re-enabled 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 and Haunts.
Not burning the Offering will still grant Bonus Bloodpoints, but fewer.

The Pumpkins can be stomped by Survivors or the Killer alike, and will grant Bloodpoints and/or a Status Effect, based on what kind of Pumpkin it was.

Event Currency

Haunted by Daylight 2023 introduced a new Currency exclusive to this Event, called Dark Trinkets.

Dark Trinkets could be earned by completing Challenges and Tome Levels in the Event Tome 7 - Haunted by Daylight 2023.
They could be used to purchase Event Cosmetics.

Event Items

	All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox	THIS ITEM CAN NO LONGER BE OBTAINED FROM THE BLOODWEB (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained, but stockpiles may still be used in Trials.) A plastic lunchbox with phosphorescent Halloween Stickers that has been packed with First-Aid equipment. Makes you considerably more visible. Can be used to heal other Survivors: Increased Altruistic Healing speed of +40 %. Unlocks the Self-Heal action: Reduced Personal Healing speed of -33 %. Reduced Item efficiency of -33 %. 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."
	Will O' Wisp	THIS ITEM CAN NO LONGER BE OBTAINED FROM THE BLOODWEB (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained, but stockpiles may still be used in Trials.) A Flashlight equipped with a special lens cover that adds an orange tint and a little Ghost to the beam. Press the Use Item button to light the Flashlight for up to 8 seconds. Causes more friendly Ghosts in your life. 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. Causes extreme mutations in high doses. Playing as The Blight, you benefit from the following effect: Grants 1 additional Token towards his Power. Playing as any other Killer, Blighted Serum temporarily replaces your Power with the Blighted Rush ability. Press the Power button to dash forwards at 200 % of your default Movement speed for 2.5 seconds. Start the Trial with 1 Token. Receive 1 Token each time a Survivor is hooked.
	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. Causes the Flashlight to flicker. Increases the brightness of the Beam by +15 %. Increases the duration of a successful Blind by +30 %. Increases the spookiness. 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. Mostly. Press the Secondary Action button while healing yourself or another Survivor with a Med-Kit to use the Refined Serum to boost the Movement speed of the affected Survivor by +5 % for 16 seconds. Creates a Blight trail behind the affected Survivor. Refined Serum consumes the Med-Kit on use. The Refined Serum is only available during Halloween Events.

Event Offering

	Arcane Dousing Rod	THIS OFFERING 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.) 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: Grants +100 % bonus Bloodpoints for the following interactions: Hooking Survivors onto Esoteric Hooks. Repairing Esoteric Generators. Transferring Void Energy into Unstable Rifts and Haunts. Triggers a directional auditory cue when an Unstable Rift spawns within 24 metres. The bonus Bloodpoints are applied during the Trial. Arcane Dousing Rod was only available during the Haunted by Daylight Halloween Event.

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 four different ways:

• Repairing an Esoteric Generator:
  • Repairing awards 3 Void Energy every 8 seconds.
  • A maximum of 90 Void Energy can be obtained from repairing Generators.
• Hooking a Survivor on an Esoteric Hook:
  • Hooking awards 6 Void Energy per Hook.
  • A maximum of 18 Void Energy from hooking Survivors.
• Destroying a Pumpkin:
  • Destroying a Treat Pumpkin awards 3 Void Energy
  • Destroying a Neutral Pumpkin awards 6 Void Energy
  • Destroying a Trick Pumpkin awards 9 Void Energy
• Collecting a floating Void Orb; these spawn randomly in the environment and award 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

An Unstable Rift

Players can hold a maximum of 60 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.

Players depositing their Void Energy into Unstable Rifts are rewarded with a +5 Haste Status Effect for 15 seconds.

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 will automatically be accounted for and deposited into the Sky Rift.

As a Survivor, the same will be true upon escaping the Trial.
If a Survivor dies, however, that energy will be lost.

Sky Rift

Each Map features 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 is purely decorative in nature and has no other effect than to, lore-wise, collect any remaining Void Energy Players are holding in their inventory and have not managed to deposit into Unstable Rifts before escaping the Trial (Survivor) or ending it (Killer).

Opening the Void

An active Void Portal

Haunted by Daylight 2023 features a new objective for both Survivors and Killers.

Interacting with Unstable Rifts and depositing Void Energy into them will eventually cause all of them to stabilise, opening a pathway into the Void itself.
Players can then enter the Void with a short interaction.

Survivors in the Void

Survivors, while in the Void, suffer from a permanent Exhaustion Status Effect and, if injured, also from the Broken Status Effect.
If they are hooked in the Void at any point, they are teleported to another Hook outside the Void.

Survivors cannot carry any Limited Item into the Void.

The Void only remains open for a limited time.

Killers in the Void

Killers, while in the Void, benefit from a permanent Undetectable Status Effect, but lose access to their Power, including Mini-Mori abilities.

Releasing Haunts

Releasing a Haunt

A released Haunt

As the Void only remains open for a limited time, it is advised to release the Haunts whenever possible for a bit of help in the Trials.

When inside the Void, Players can transfer their Void Energy into a Haunt by approaching it.
Once a Haunt has fully leeched enough Void Energy to escape (12 Void Energy), they are released from the Void.

Survivor Haunts

Haunts released by a Survivor benefit them with a set of buffs for the next 30 seconds, which can be carried over to the Overworld:

• Grants a +10 % Haste Status Effect.
• Grants the Endurance Status Effect.
• Increases the Action speeds for Blessing, Cleansing, Healing and Unlocking by +20 %.

Additionally, there is an instantaneous effect in the Void:

• Held Items are recharged to 50 %.

Once outside of the Void, the allied Haunt, with its Aura revealed to all Survivors, awaits temporarily to aid any approaching Survivor one more time with an effect of that Player's choosing:

• Approach the Haunt and stay close to it for 2 seconds, after which it grants a +15 % Haste Status Effect for the next 3 seconds.
• Lure the Killer into the Haunt mid-chase for a scare, which stuns the Killer for 5 seconds.

Killer Haunts

Haunts released by the Killer benefit them with a set of buffs for the next 30 seconds, which can be carried over to the Overworld:

• Grants a +10 % Haste Status Effect.
• Grants the Undetectable Status Effect.
• Increases the Action speeds for Breaking, Damaging, and Snuffing by +20 %.
• Reduces the Cool-down duration for missed Basic Attacks by -20 %.

Once outside of the Void, the allied Haunt, with its Aura revealed to you, awaits temporarily to aid you one more time, with a benefit of your choosing:

• Approach the Haunt and stay close to it for 3 seconds, after which it grants a +15 % Haste Status Effect for the next 3 seconds.
• Lure a Survivor into the Haunt mid-chase for a scare, which afflicts them with a -15 % Hindered Status Effect for 3 seconds.

Contesting Haunts

Contesting a Haunt

When approaching a Haunt that was not fully released by the opposing team, it can be contested, slowly draining its release meter until it is empty, at which point the regular release process will start.

Numbers

This section features additional numbers not mentioned in the previous sections.

Portal interactions:

• Teleport duration (in): 1 second
• Teleport duration (out):2 seconds
• Teleporter Cool-down: 2 seconds

Void Energy:

• Maximum amount that can be deposited per interaction: 10 Void Energy
• Bloodpoints granted per Void Energy: 100

Spawn Restrictions:

• Minimum distance to other alike objects: 16 metres

Void:

• Passive Void-Opening timer: 270 seconds
  • The Void opens automatically once this timer elapses, if Players fail to input enough Void Energy into Unstable Rifts to open it sooner.
• Portal Aura range: 24 metres
• Portal Outline range: 12 metres
• Closing-Imminent Warning Sound threshold: 10 seconds before closing
• Energy required to open the Void: 40 Void Energy
• Portal radius: 1.5 metres
• Void Open duration: 120 seconds

Void Orbs:

• Void Orb radius: 8 metres
• Void Orb Respawn time: 45 seconds

Haunts:

• Map Spawn time (min): 45 seconds
• Map Spawn time (max): 90 seconds
• Energy required to release from Void: 12 Void Energy
• Boon Effect range: 3 metres
  • Haunts apply their effects the same way as Boon Totems do.
• Time staying open after Void closes: 90 seconds

Haunt Interactions in the Void:

These numbers apply to both Survivors and the Killer.

• Strength of Bonus Action speeds: +20 %
• Duration of Bonus Action speeds: 30 seconds
• Strength of Haste effect: +10 %
• Duration of Haste effect: 30 seconds

Haunt Interactions in the Overworld:

• Trap range: 3 metres
  • The Trap activates as soon as the opposing Player comes within range.
• Boon range: 3 metres
• Boon Charge rate: 0.5 c/s for Survivors; 0.333 c/s for Killers
• Boon Charge threshold: 1 Charge
  • The Boon effect of a Haunt starts charging as soon as a Player is within range and is obtained (with the Haunt despawning) after 2 seconds for Survivors and after 3 seconds for the Killer.

Event Rewards

Old Cosmetics

The skeletal Halloween shirts for Survivors, as well as the candied weapons for Killers from Haunted by Daylight 2022 return for the Event, and can be purchased from the in-game Store.

New Cosmetics

The Event introduces new skeletal Halloween shirts and candied weapons for the following Characters:

• Nea Karlsson
• Kate Denson
• Yui Kimura
• Mikaela Reid
• Haddie Kaur
• Vittorio Toscano
• The Wraith
• The Huntress
• The Legion
• The Deathslinger
• The Dredge
• The Skull Merchant
• The Clown

Dark Trinkets

Dark Trinkets can be earned during gameplay and then be used to purchase Cosmetics and Charms in the Event's Collection screen.

Collection Milestone Rewards

Milestone Rewards are a set of rewards that are unlocked simply by unlocking Event Collection rewards.
Earning all Event Cosmetics unlock all Milestones.

Daily Log-in Rewards

Log-in Rewards Calendar

The Event features daily log-in Rewards between 18 October and 6 November 2023, totalling 675,000 Bloodpoints and 40 Rift Fragments.

Event Tome

Main Article: Event Tome 7 - Haunted by Daylight 2023

The Haunted by Daylight 2023 Event was accompanied by an Event Tome.

Event Tome Cosmetics

The Event Tome features two unique Outfits earnable for Meg Thomas and The Knight:

Icon	Category	Name	Character	Rarity	Description	Collection
		Jack O' Lantern	The Knight	Event	Captured by creeping ivy in the fog, he let his burning desire for chaos consume him, changing him.	Tricks and Treats
	Burning Sight		Event	His gaze had the power to incite chaos and fear.
	Open Heart		Event	The sight of his exposed heart unnerved his enemies.
	Knight Pommel		Event	He carved into the pommel with one of his opponent's sharpened blade.
		Candy Night	Meg Thomas	Event	She spent quality time with her mother, handing out candies for Halloween.	Tricks and Treats
	Smoky Eyes		Event	She added some light black makeup to give her eyes a mysterious touch.
	Bat Shirt		Event	She carefully added the golden bat stickers to a worn-out shirt.
	Black Web Pants		Event	She carried fake plastic spiders in her pockets to frighten the trick-or-treaters.

Event Tome Charms

The Event Tome features three unique Charms.

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Icon	Name	Rarity	Description	Character	Collection	Unlock Condition
	Huntress Werewolf	Event	A disguise that fits her a little too well.	Survivors	Tricks And Treats	75
	Scarecrow Jake	Event	Whoever made this straw man seems scary.	Killers	Tricks And Treats	75
	Buried candy	Event	Some children are picky, while others gobble it up.	Universal	Tricks And Treats	Tome Level 1
	Little Sweetie	Event	It might not be as innocent as it looks.	Survivors	Tricks And Treats	Tome Level 1 Completion
	Little Scoundrel	Event	A long night of trickery lay ahead for this one.	Killers	Tricks And Treats	Tome Level 2 Completion
	Void Pumpkin	Event	Something may have grown in the void.	Universal	Tricks And Treats	Milestone 3 Reward

Gallery

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