How To Play Dead By Daylight Ptb

The Public Test Build, also known as the "PTB" is a special BETA-branch of Dead by Daylight exclusive to the Steam version of the Game.

Near the Public Test Builds

Platform Availability:
The Public Test Build is merely available to Players of the Steam version of Dead by Daylight, which excludes any other PC-version and the Console versions.
This is because Steam is the just platform/store that provides the Developers with a user-friendly way to temporarily publish and change a beta build without requiring to become through lengthy certification processes, let alone provide information technology every bit an pick in the first identify.

Time Availability:
With few exceptions in the by, the Public Exam Build is made bachelor on the Tuesday evening (ET) 3 weeks earlier the scheduled release of either the next Chapter or the side by side Mid-Chapter, and stays open up for half-dozen days , closing on Mon evening (ET) the following week.
After the Public Test Build is closed, it is impossible to access it until the next ane opens.

Relieve File Asynchronicity:
The Public Test Build uses a copy from a Histrion'southward save file used on the Alive Build.
The Developers usually copy the salve file about one calendar week before the next Public Exam Build opens, which more often than not causes some asynchronicity betwixt the ii. to it being separate save file, which the Developers copied from the Thespian's Live Build well-nigh one week before a Public Test Build opens, usually a week old relieve file from the Live Build. Progress between the two is non synced.

PTB Progression:
Every bit mentioned in a higher place, the Public Test Build uses its own, independent salve file.
Progression gained in the Public Examination Build does not transfer to the Live Build.

Overview

Public Test Builds are a way for the Developers of the Game to test and receive customs feedback on major upcoming changes prior to their release.

The Public Test Build uses a separate save game state created about a week prior and does not affect the Player's main relieve game in whatsoever style.

A Player can switch betwixt the ii builds by opting in and out of the public beta branches through Steam.

Public Test Builds are usually accessible for almost a week.

Public Test Builds

2016 Public Exam Builds

The first Public Exam Build took identify between 20-23 September 2016.

The primary changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of Patch one.1.2
Matchmaking Improvements
Slowed commencement Hook Stage
- If the Killer is within a sure proximity to a hooked Survivor, the get-go Hook Phase progression volition be slowed to 50 % speed .
- This marked the offset endeavour at creating an anti-camping ground mechanic.
  However, the mechanic was driveling by Survivors with a designated Survivor prompting the Killer to remain close to the Hook without engaging in a Hunt (which would have prevented the slow-down) and therefore buying their team mates more fourth dimension to repair Generators.
  The Developers swiftly disabled the mechanic instead of implementing it.

The second Public Test Build took place between 18-19 October 2016.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of Patch ane.two.0
New currency: Iridescent Shards
New market: Shrine of Secrets
Balance Changes to Jungle Gyms
Quality-of-Life Changes

This PTB accidentally leaked the Lampkin Lane Map.

The third Public Test Build started on nine November 2016.

The principal changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Infinite start Hook Stage:
- If a Survivor is hooked for the offset time, they tin remain on the Hook for e'er without the phase progressing.
- This marked the second (and terminal) attempt at creating an anti-camping mechanic.
  Again, the mechanic was driveling by Survivors, though this fourth dimension also to the detriment of the hooked Survivor, leaving them hooked for an entire Trials at some point since the infinite Hook Stage gave no rescue incentive.
  This mechanic also was not implemented.
- There was a v % chance to save i's self from the Hook during the infinite stage, but besides a 25 % chance to be sent immediately into the 2nd Hook Stage on a failed endeavour.
The ability for Killers to impairment Generators.
Machine-Repair Hooks
- Respawned after 2 minutes after a sacrifice or sabotage.
Trapper and Demolition QoL changes.

2017 Public Test Builds

The fourth Public Test Build took place betwixt 3-10 February 2017 in grooming for Patch 1.four.0.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New game options for Kill Your Friends:
- Map choice
- enabling/disabling of Unlockables and DLC Killers
New mechanic: damaging Generators
Changes to Pallet spawns

The fifth Public Test Build started on half-dozen April 2017 in grooming for Patch i.v.0, it was a rather long PTB that went on for well over a week.

The main changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

New mechanic: Status HUD
New mechanic: Bloodlust
New mechanic: Burnout
Changes to Perk rarities
Several Perk changes
Quality-of-Life changes to The Trapper & The Hag

2018 Public Exam Builds

The sixth Public Test Build started on ix February 2018.

The main changes the Developers intended to examination with this build:

New ranking system: Emblems - 1st iteration

The 7th Public Test Build took place between 15-19 March 2018.

The principal changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New ranking arrangement: Emblems - 2nd (adjusted) iteration

The eighth Public Test Build started on 29 May 2018.

Information technology marked the first of a new type of PTBs, allowing Players to examination the new content of Chapter 8 previous to its release in June 2018.
This new type of PTB allows the Developers to deliver a improve terminate-user experience with new content, communicable bugs and balance problems up front and hot-fixing accordingly.

The master changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 8: Curtain Call
New content of Patch two.0.0
New store for Chapters and cosmetics
- New shop currency: Auric Cells

The ninthPublic Test Build started on ten July 2018.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Affiliate Patch of CHAPTER viii
- Patch two.1.0

The tenth Public Test Build started on 28 Baronial 2018.

The master changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

New content of Chapter ix: Shattered Bloodline
New content of Patch 2.2.0

The eleventh Public Test Build started on 2 October 2018.

The master changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Affiliate Patch of CHAPTER ix
- Patch 2.3.0

The twelfth Public Examination Build started on 26 November 2018.

The chief changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 10: Darkness Among Us
New content of Patch 2.four.0
New Matchmaking System

2019 Public Examination Builds

The thirteenth Public Examination Build started on 8 January 2019.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Patch of Chapter 10
- Patch 2.5.0

The fourteenth Public Test Build started on 6 March 2018.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of Chapter 11: Demise of the Faithful
New content of Patch 2.half-dozen.0
New Ranking Thresholds

The fifteenth Public Test Build started on 23 April 2019.

The principal changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Patch of CHAPTER 11
- Patch 2.seven.0
Dedicated Server Infrastructure
- New Matchmaking Organisation

The sixteenth Public Test Build started on 4 June 2019.

The principal changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 12: Ghost Face®
- New content of Patch 3.0.0
Keepsake scoring changes

The seventeenth Public Test Build started on nine July 2019.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

The Nightmare rework
Mid-Chapter Update of Affiliate 12
- New content of Patch 3.1.0

The eighteenth Public Examination Build started on three September 2019.

The primary changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Dedicated Server infrastructure
Political party Management
- Allows Survive With Friends Groups to stay grouped together through an in-game Friends List without having to create a new lobby after each trial.
Bloodweb Cube 2.0
- Multiple Perks volition spawn as of Level 40 and from Level 50 onwards, up to two Perks can be purchased per Bloodweb.
New content of CHAPTER 13: Stranger Things (started a twenty-four hour period later on the 4th)
- New content of Patch 3.2.0

The nineteenth Public Test Build started on 8 October 2019.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Tome I of the Archives
Mid-Affiliate Update of Affiliate 13
- New content of Patch three.3.0
- The Nurse changes
- The Med-Kit changes

The twentieth Public Test Build started on 19 November 2019.

The primary changes the Developers intended to examination with this build:

New content of Affiliate fourteen: Cursed Legacy
- New content of Patch 3.4.0
- The Spirit changes
- The Legion changes

2020 Public Test Builds

The twenty-first Public Test Build started on 7 January 2020.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of CHAPTER xiv
- New content of Patch 3.5.0
- The Dr. Rework
- Hex: Ruin Nerf

The twenty-second Public Test Build started on 18 February 2020.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of Affiliate 15: Chains of Hate
- New content of Patch 3.6.0
- Toolbox changes
- Sabotage changes

The twenty-tertiary Public Exam Build started on seven April 2020.

The principal changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of CHAPTER xv
- New content of Patch 3.7.0
- Various Map changes
- Repair Changes

The twenty-fourth Public Examination Build started on 26 May 2020.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 16: Silent Colina
- New content of Patch 4.0.0
- Slow-down removal for throwing bottles of The Afterpiece Tonic as The Clown.

The 20-fifth Public Test Build started on 8 July 2020.

The principal changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of Affiliate 16
- New content of Patch 4.1.0
- The Hillbilly & Cannibal Rework
- Various updates to Perks

The twenty-sixth Public Test Build started on eighteen August 2020.

The primary changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 17: Descend Across
- New content of Patch iv.2.0
- New Offerings affecting the spawn location of the Hatch and the Basement
- New Offering to reject Realm Selection Offerings
- Commencement office of the graphical update: The Realm Beyond - Part I

The twenty-7th Public Exam Build started on 29 September 2020.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of Affiliate 17
- New content of Patch 4.iii.0
- The Executioner Residue Update
- Diverse updates to Perks
  - Standardisation of Perk Rarities
- Standardisation of Generator Terminology
- Second part of the graphical update: The Realm Across - Part 2

The twenty-eighth Public Exam Build started on 10 November 2020.

The main changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

New content Chapter 18: A Binding of Kin
- New content of Patch 4.4.0
- Various updates to The Bane
- Third function of the graphical update: The Realm Beyond - Part Three

2021 Public Test Builds

The twenty-9th Public Test Build started on 12 Jan 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to examination with this build:

Mid-Chapter Updated of CHAPTER 18
- New content of Patch 4.v.0
- New HUD
- New Survivor Locomotion animations
- Fourth role of the graphical update: The Realm Beyond - Role Four

The thirtieth Public Examination Build started on 2 March 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER nineteen: All-Kill
- New content of Patch 4.6.0
- Various updated to The Blight
- Wraith Rework
- Additional HUD changes
- Decisive Strike nerf
- Colour-Blind-Support

The thirty-get-go Public Exam Build started on 13 Apr 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of Chapter 19
- New content of Patch four.7.0
- Diverse Killer Balances.
  - Many Demogorgon Addons revamped.
  - Many Huntress Addons revamped.
- Changes to Survivor Struggling in second Hook Stage.
- Various Survivor Perk changes.
- Fifth part of the graphical update: The Realm Across - Office 5

The xxx-second Public Test Build started on 25 May 2021.

The principal changes the Developers intended to examination with this build:

New Content of CHAPTER 20: Resident Evil
- New Content of Patch five.0.0
- Improvements to the Tutorial.
- Settings Menu now has grouped Tabs.
- Updates to The Trapper

The 30-third Public Test Build started on 7 July 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of Chapter 20
- New content of Patch 5.1.0
- The Trickster Gameplay Update
- Improvements to the Settings bill of fare
- Changes to interaction priories and addition of stun validation.
- Survivor Visual Updates

The xxx-fourth Public Test Build started on 17 August 2021.

The primary changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New Content of CHAPTER 21: Hellraiser
- New content of Patch v.2.0
- A new Killer: The Cenobite
- Settings: Large Text options to increase readability.

The thirty-fifth Public Exam Build started on 28 September 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New Content of CHAPTER 21.5: 60 minutes of the Witch
- New content of Patch 5.three.0
- A new Survivor: Mikaela Reid
- New Map Object: Boon Totems
- Overhauls to many Killers (Add-on and power changes)
- Steve Harrington and Nancy Wheeler's perk proper noun changes.

The 30-sixth Public Examination Build started on 9 November 2021.

The main changes the Developers intended to examination with this build:

New Content of Chapter 22: Portrait of a Murder
- New Content of Patch v.4.0

2022 Public Test Builds

The xxx-7th Public Test Build started on vii January 2022.

The main changes the Developers intended to exam with this build:

Mid-Affiliate Update of Chapter 22
- New content of Patch v.5.0
- Improvements to Accessibility
- Added the Beta tab

The thirty-eighth Public Test Build started on 15 February 2022.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of CHAPTER 23: Sadako Rising
New content of Patch 5.six.0

The 30-ninth Public Test Build started on v April 2022.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

Mid-Chapter Update of Affiliate 23
- New content of Patch v.vii.0
- Ghost Confront and Legion reworks

The fortieth Public Exam Build started on 17 May 2022.

The main changes the Developers intended to test with this build:

New content of Affiliate 24: Roots of Dread
New content of Patch 6.0.0

Accessing the Public Exam Build

As long every bit the Public Test Build is alive, it can be accessed by all Players who own the Game on Steam.

Opting in

Right-Click the Dead past Daylight Application in your Steam Library
Access Properties
Admission the "Betas" Tab
Select "public-test" from the drop-down menu

Opting out

Right-Click the Expressionless past Daylight Application in your Steam Library
Admission Properties
Access the "Beta" Tab
Select "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs" from the driblet-down menu