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Steam News24 March 20263mo ago

9.5.1 | Bugfix Patch

Gameplay Features Killer Update - The Trickster Laceration Meter decay now paused while The Trickster is in S-Rank (previously decayed normally at all times).

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • UI and audio
  • Server
  • Fixes
  • Store
changedKiller Update - The TricksterLaceration Meter decay now paused while The Trickster is in S-Rank (previously decayed normally at all times) . Includes Laceration Stacks applied before The Trickster achieves S-Rank, and those received while in S-Rank.
changedKiller Update - The TricksterPower description updated.
addedPerk SupportA new marker is displayed on top of perks that are not supported on Blood Generators.
changedScore Event ChangeScore Event for completing a Blood Generator is shared among all Survivors
fixedAudioFixed an issue where the voice lines are missing when closing a Chest with the Perk "Human Greed" as Trickster with the Mina Customization.
fixedAudioFixed an issue where the SFX of a fully infected Survivor remained after a disconnection during a Custom Game.

Gameplay Features

Killer Update - The Trickster

  • Laceration Meter decay now paused while The Trickster is in S-Rank (previously decayed normally at all times).

    • Includes Laceration Stacks applied before The Trickster achieves S-Rank, and those received while in S-Rank.

  • Power description updated.

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Perk Support

  • Most Perks for Survivors and Killers are supported on Blood Generators

  • A new marker is displayed on top of perks that are not supported on Blood Generators.

Killer Power Support

  • All Killer Powers are supported on Blood Generators

Blood Can Changes

  • Blood Cans now be held with both a Regular Item and a Killer Item at the same time

  • Functionality of item use is not affected when holding a Blood Can

Score Event Change

  • Score Event for completing a Blood Generator is shared among all Survivors

Bug Fixes

Audio

  • Fixed an issue where the voice lines are missing when closing a Chest with the Perk "Human Greed" as Trickster with the Mina Customization.

  • Fixed an issue where the SFX of a fully infected Survivor remained after a disconnection during a Custom Game.

Characters

  • Fixed an issue where an incorrect animation would play while performing the fill action as male Survivors.

  • Fixed an issue where, as The Mastermind, performing the Mori animation on a female Survivor caused the camera not to play properly.

  • Fixed an issue where, during a Trial against The Hillbilly, Survivors carried by the Killer would remain static from the Survivor’s POV if the Killer hit an asset with a Basic Attack.

  • Fixed an issue where The First’s arm textures would stretch while performing the Pallet Break action.

  • Fixed an issue where The First was able to use "Traverse Upside Down" ability at the Start of the Trial.

  • Fixed an issue where Survivors' aura was shown in the default Red color with The First's Iridescent Soteria Chip add-on equipped.

  • Fixed an issue where, when equipped with a T-shirt, Taurie Cain could be seen bending unnaturally while repairing a generator.

  • Fixed an issue where, as The Knight, when using the Vanquished Destroyer (Deep Rift) outfit, kicking a generator caused the leg to not be visible.

  • Fixed an issue where The Knight did not have Highlight Aura for guard orders on Pallets.

  • Fixed an issue where Survivor Maggie Rhee had a green tint around her armpit when hooked.

  • Fixed an issue where The Ghost Face briefly stopped Stalking when activating Night Shroud near cover.

  • Fixed an issue where The Demogorgon's Aura could be seen while using Traverse Upside Down.

  • Fixed an issue where The Demogorgon did not have Highlights for portals when able to Traverse.

  • Fixed an issue where The Nurse had a small hitch/lag at the end of a Blink when the User experienced lag.

  • Fixed an issue where The Animatronic looked straight up after performing a mori.

  • Fixed an issue where The Trickster Combo Meter kept decaying when Grabbing a Survivor from an interrupt.

  • Fixed an issue where The Trickster's Style Rank stopped decaying after breaking 2 Pallets or 2 Breakable Walls.

  • Fixed an issue where The Trickster gained the score event "Thread the needle" when hitting Survivors with Showstopper inside of a Fog vial.

  • Fixed an issue where The Skull Merchant's Drones had incorrect Killer Object and Highlight Auras.

  • Fixed an issue where The Lich's Special items could be swapped with Survivors items and were unusable.

Environment/Maps

  • Fixed an issue where an invisible collision was blocking projectiles through an opening in Midwich Primary School, by changing the collision of the concrete wall.

  • Fixed an issue where rocks would be floating in the main menu.

  • Fixed an issue causing the floor to be missing in the Online Lobby.

  • Fixed an issue in Family Residence map where the Knight's guard would get stuck on collisions around the hill.

  • Fixed an issue in Eyrie of Crows map where projectiles were blocked on parts of the railing on the second floor of the main structure.

  • Fixed an issue in Trickster's Delusion where the Nurse would be blinded with a black screen when blinking in the map.

  • Fixed an issue in Pale Rose where traps are seen floating in an opening in the floor of the main structure.

  • Fixed an issue in Garden of Joy where survivors could not interact properly in the main structure.

  • Fixed an issue in Freddy Fazbear's Pizza where projectiles were blocked on the railings around the basement in the main structure.

  • Fixed an issue in Treatment Theater where a hook get stuck in assets.

  • Fixed an issue in Ironworks of Misery where totems could spawn very close to each others in the main structure.

Perks

  • Fixed an issue where We're Gonna Live Forever's healing buff persisted onto the Injured State when using med-kits.

  • Fixed an issue where The Doctor's Illusionary Pallets became permanent when spawned where a Fragile Pallet is being crafted with Apocalyptic Ingenuity.

  • Fixed an issue where the Obsession changed to another Survivor when Dramaturgy gave a key with the Wedding Ring Key add-on to the Obsession.

  • Fixed an issue where Clean Break's icon never highlighted when activated.

  • Fixed an issue where Red Herring remained active on the same Generator when repairing a Generator twice before entering a Locker.

  • Fixed an issue where HexCrowd Control's icon was put back in the regular disabled state when the related Hex Totem was cleansed.
  • Fixed an issue where Five Moves Ahead's icon remained lit while in cooldown.

  • Fixed an issue where Five Moves Ahead was unable to activate after stunning the Killer equipped with Nemesis.

  • Fixed an issue where Five Moves Ahead remained activated without going on Cooldown while dropping a Pallet inside The Unknown's transferred terror radius with the Iridescent OSS Report add-on.

  • Fixed an issue where the External Perk Icon for A Place For Us disappeared before the Elusive Status Effect ended.

  • Fixed an issue where Survivors' auras were briefly visible when performing a healing action in the radius of A Nurse's Calling with in combination with A Place for Us.

  • Fixed an issue where the Bamboozle's icon was missing a duration timer.

  • Fixed an issue where blocked Generators from Corrupt Intervention did not have users' selected aura color.

  • Fixed an issue where blocked Generators from Deadlock did not have users' selected aura color.

Quests

  • Fixed an issue where Survivor Milestone Quests displayed incorrect repetitions.

  • Fixed an issue where Milestone Quests could not earn progress due to incorrect parameters.

UI

  • Fixed an issue where text was overlapping in the Player Level Tooltip.

  • Fixed an issue where the reduced value tooltip was missing for the Potential Energy perk.

  • Fixed prestige rewards that could remain on screen and overlap other rewards selected afterward.

  • Fixed bonus blood point showing a bigger total multiplier by including the base 1x value in every multiplier.

  • Fixed preset in character customization that could not be renamed.

  • Fixed an issue where Trickster's S-rank UI sometimes blinked and remained after S-rank had ended.

  • Fixed an issue where Survivor Portraits were inconsistent when showing the Survivor interaction while facing The Lich.

Known Issues

  • It is possible for The Mastermind to become stuck in place when missing a Virulent Bound with 2 charges left.

Source

Steam News / 24 March 2026

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