Changes: Totems

Revision as of 14:22, 3 May 2021

Totems are Props and a Game Mechanic that were added to Template:IconLink with Patch 1.3.0.

Overview

There are two types of Totems: Dull Totems and Hex Totems.
Each Map spawns 5 Totems at the beginning of a Trial.

Template:IconLink can walk up to a Totem and cleanse it, which will destroy it and in case of a Hex Totem, deactivate its associated Hex Perk.
This action also rewards them with Template:IconLink in the Boldness Category.

The cleansing action takes 14 seconds to complete by default and resets if the Survivor interrupts it.
The Killer can increase this time by using the Perk Template:IconLink and Template:IconLink.

Dull Totems

Dull Totems are unlit Totems found in random locations throughout the Trial Grounds.

Unless the Killer does not use any Hex Perk, or just Template:IconLink prior to its activation, all five Totems will be dull ones.

Cleansing a Dull Totem will reward the Survivor with 1,000 Bloodpoints.

Hex Totems

Hex Totems are a special kind of Totem, identifiable, and differing from Dull Totems, by the lit candles underneath them.

If the Killer uses any of the 15 available Hex Perks equipped (with the exception of Template:IconLink that will not light its potential Totem until its activation), a randomly chosen Dull Totem will be become a Hex Totem at the start of the Trial.
Each Hex Perk is tied to its own Hex Totem. Neither the Killer nor the Survivors have any means to discern, which Hex is associated with which Hex Totem.

Cleansing a Hex Totem will reward the Survivor with 1,500 Bloodpoints and disable the associated Hex Perk for the remainder of the Trial.

The only exception to this is when the Killer is using Template:IconLink, in which case the cleansed Hex, including any acquired Tokens, will be transferred to Undying's Totem and replace it.
Cleansing a Hex Totem will trigger a map-wide sound cue, akin to a strike of thunder.

Change Log

Patch 2.5.0

Improved the hiding spots of Totems as new interaction mechanics allow them to be placed closer to other objects.

Trivia

In the Game files, Hex Totems are referred to as "Hex Bags".
In rare cases and due to bugs, it has occurred that some iterations of the largest Maps spawned an additional sixth Totem.

Gallery

A Dull and a Hex Totem in comparison
A Hex Totem on the upper Deck of The Pale Rose.
David King cleansing a Hex Totem in Shelter Woods.

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-[[File:iconHelpLoading totem.png|framed|left|Tooltip icon]]
+[[File:IconHelpLoading totem.png|right|frameless]]
+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are [[Props]] and a Game Mechanic that were added to ''{{IconLink|Dead by Daylight}}'' with [[Patch 1.3.0]].
-[[File:Hex&dullTotem.png|right|thumb|A Dull and a Hex Totem in comparison.]]
-[[File:hexTotem.jpg|right|thumb|A Hex Totem on the upper Deck of the [[Pale Rose]].]]
-[[File:HexTotemCleansing.jpg|right|thumb|[[David King]] cleansing a Hex Totem on [[Shelter Woods]].]]
-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are a new game mechanic that was added to [[Dead by Daylight]] with [[Patch 1.3.0]].
+== Overview   ==
-There are two types of Totems, Dull Totems and Hex Totems. Each map features a grand total of 5 Totems at the beginning of a trial.
+There are two types of Totems: Dull Totems and Hex Totems.<br>Each [[Maps (Realms)|Map]] spawns '''{{clr|2|5}}''' Totems at the beginning of a Trial.
-[[Survivors]] can walk up to a Totem and cleanse it, which will destroy the Totem and in case of a Hex Totem, deactivate its associated Hex. This action also rewards them with Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
+{{IconLink|Survivors}} can walk up to a Totem and cleanse it, which will destroy it and in case of a Hex Totem, deactivate its associated [[Hex Perk]].<br>This action also rewards them with {{IconLink|Bloodpoints}} in the ''Boldness'' Category.
-The cleansing action by default takes 14 seconds to complete and resets if the Survivor interrupts it.
+The cleansing action takes '''{{clr|6|14 seconds}}''' to complete by default and resets if the Survivor interrupts it.<br>The Killer can increase this time by using the Perk {{IconLink|Hex: Thrill of the Hunt}} and {{IconLink|Thanatophobia}}.
-==Dull Totems==
-Dull Totems are unlit Totems found in random locations across the map.
+== Dull Totems ==
-If the Killer doesn't use any Hex Perk or just [[Hex: No One Escapes Death]] prior to its activation post-exit, all five Totems are dull.
+Dull Totems are unlit Totems found in random locations throughout the Trial Grounds.
+Unless the Killer does not use any Hex Perk, or just {{IconLink|Hex: No One Escapes Death}} prior to its activation, all five Totems will be dull ones.
-Cleansing a Dull Totem will reward the Survivor with 600 Bloodpoints.
+Cleansing a Dull Totem will reward the Survivor with '''{{clr|8|1,000 Bloodpoints}}'''.
-==Hex Totems==
-Hex Totems are a special kind of Totem. A randomly chosen Dull Totem is made into a Hex Totem if the Killer equipped one of the currently {{HexNum}} available [[Hex Perks]].
-Each Hex Perk is tied to its own Hex Totem and it is not discernible for either the Killer nor the Survivors, which Hex is tied to which Totem.
+== Hex Totems ==
-Cleansing a Hex Totem will reward the Survivor with 1000 Bloodpoints and disable the associated Hex Perk for the remainder of the trial.<br />
+[[File:SoundCue cleansedHexTotem.wav|right]]
-It also creates global sound effect of a strike of thunder than can be heard by everyone in the trial and the Killer as well as the other Survivors will receive a noise indicator alongside it.
+Hex Totems are a special kind of Totem, identifiable, and differing from Dull Totems, by the lit candles underneath them.
+If the Killer uses any of the '''{{clr|4|{{HexNum}}}}''' available Hex Perks equipped (with the exception of {{IconLink|Hex: No One Escapes Death}} that will not light its potential Totem until its activation), a randomly chosen Dull Totem will be become a Hex Totem at the start of the Trial.<br>Each Hex Perk is tied to its own Hex Totem. Neither the Killer nor the Survivors have any means to discern, which Hex is associated with which Hex Totem.
-==Tip==
-*[[Hex: Thrill of the Hunt]] will decrease a Survivor's cleansing speed based on how many Totems are left on the map.
+Cleansing a Hex Totem will reward the Survivor with '''{{clr|3|1,500 Bloodpoints}}''' and disable the associated Hex Perk for the remainder of the Trial.
+The only exception to this is when the Killer is using {{IconLink|Hex: Undying}}, in which case the cleansed Hex, including any acquired Tokens, will be transferred to Undying's Totem and replace it.<br>Cleansing a Hex Totem will trigger a map-wide sound cue, akin to a strike of thunder.
+== Change Log ==
+=== [[Patch 2.5.0]] ===
+* Improved the hiding spots of Totems as new interaction mechanics allow them to be placed closer to other objects.
+== Trivia ==
+* In the Game files, '''Hex Totems''' are referred to as ''"Hex Bags"''.
+* In rare cases and due to bugs, it has occurred that some iterations of the largest Maps spawned an additional sixth Totem.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery mode="nolines" widths="200" heights="200">
+File:Hex&dullTotem.png|A Dull and a Hex Totem in comparison
+File:HexTotem.jpg|A Hex Totem on the upper Deck of [[The Pale Rose]].
+File:HexTotemCleansing.jpg|[[David King]] cleansing a Hex Totem in [[Shelter Woods]].
+</gallery>
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+[[Category:Game Mechanic]]
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+[[de: Totems]]
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+[[pl: Totemy]]
+[[pt: Totens]]
+[[zh: 图腾]]