Just in time to sit down and enjoy Thanksgiving, Behaviour Interactive has unleashed their latest chapter for Dead by Daylight with “Doomed Course” for PC and consoles. Along with the new chapter comes a new announcement that there will be cosmetics inspired by Japanese manga writer Junji Ito!
Doomed Course introduces The Houndmaster as the newest Killer to Dead by Daylight, fuelled by a rabid lust for vengeance. Countering the murderous seafarer is new Survivor, Taurie Cain, who spent years of her life pledging her devotion to The Entity, only to end up in The Fog.
With her loyal canine companion Snug forever at her side, The Houndmaster excels at hunting down Survivors with no quarter. A synergistic partnership forged by hardship and determination, they work as one to fulfill The Entity’s dark purpose.
The Houndmaster’s Scent of Blood power centers around Snug, Dead by Daylight’s first AI-controlled animal character. Players can use Snug to track Survivors, revealing them whenever they’re caught within the Houndsense radius. Once found, The Houndmaster can use her Chase command to send Snug after a Survivor and temporarily restrain them.
The Houndmaster also arrives with three character-specific Perks:
- All-Shaking Thunder: There’s no telling where a chase might lead. Plummet from a height to temporarily gain an extended lunge, allowing you to quickly close the gap on your quarry.
- Scourge Hook: Jagged Compass: After a Survivor is unhooked from a non-Scourge Hook, it becomes a Scourge Hook. When you Hook a Survivor on a Scourge Hook, the Generator with the most progress is briefly revealed.
- No Quarter: The mere thought of The Houndmaster’s return is so intimidating that Survivors are left entirely shaken. Whenever one nearly completes a self-heal, they’ll be bombarded with an adrenaline pounding series of difficult Skill Checks. Should they fail, they’ll be Broken for a duration.
Meanwhile, Taurie Cain has her own tricks up her sleeve:
- Invocation: Treacherous Crows: Spending time in the shadows has its benefits. When in the Basement, you can begin an Invocation to become Injured and Broken for the rest of the Trial. However, the Killer’s Aura will be revealed to all Survivors whenever they disturb a Crow.
- Clean Break: After you finish healing another Survivor, once you begin being healed by another Survivor, you can instantly become Broken. If you manage to survive long enough, you’ll instantly regain your lost Health States.
- Shoulder The Burden: Once per Trial, provided you are not on Death Hook, you can activate Shoulder the Burden before Unhooking a Survivor. When they are Unhooked, they lose 1 Hook State and you gain 1 Hook State, scream, and become Exposed for a brief duration.
And of course, with the new chapter comes new costumes. The Doomed Course Collection brings players even deeper into the backstories of The Houndmaster and Taurie Cain, featuring 2 Outfits that shed new light on aspects of their personalities.
Revisit Taurie’s time as a member of the Black Talon, with an intimidating Very Rare Outfit that will have even her fellow Survivors looking over their shoulder. Become the Ultimate Houndmaster with a new Visceral Legendary Outfit, which brings another one of her favorite dogs to the forefront.
Then there’s the surprise with The Junji Ito Collection. Featuring 8 Outfits inspired by the Japanese writer’s most nightmarish characters, the collection features 2 Legendaries – The Artist as Miss Fuchi and The Spirit as Tomie Kawakami – both of which feature special audio recorded specifically to accompany the Outfits. The Collection also features new Very Rare Outfits for The Twins, The Trickster, The Dredge, Yui Kimura, Yun-Jin Lee, and Kate Denson.
No word yet on when The Junji Ito Collection will arrive, so stay tuned.
Dead by Daylight is available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch.