DBD update 8.1.2 patch notes fix an issue with The Knight, but his other bugs remain unaddressed

DBD developer Behaviour Interactive has released its latest 8.1.2 patch notes, and it finally includes a fix to one of The Knight’s many bugs. Unfortunately, his other issues remain unaddressed, much to the chagrin of a few Knight mains.

For those unfamiliar, the DBD 8.1.2 patch notes “fixed an issue that caused the Knight’s Guard preview icon on the Knight’s arm to be inconsistent with the selected Guard,” so you shouldn’t have any more trouble cycling through your minions when you want to deploy one in a match. However, as Reddit user Asmrdeus pointed out, this only scratches the surface of The Knight’s myriad problems, noting that playing as him feels worse compared to “pre-rework and [the] PTB.”

Despite the mounting complaints, though, Behaviour has yet to acknowledge these problems, so it’s currently unclear when they’ll be resolved, if at all. So, for now, all you’ll be able to do is check out the recent fixes below and hope the developers will have more in place for The Knight soon.

Dead by Daylight update 8.1.2 patch notes

Here are all of the changes you can expect with update 8.1.2:

Perks

Killer

• Stridor
  • The effect of the perk is no longer multiplicative, meaning that it will increase Survivor grunts of pain volume (even if they have Iron Will)

Survivor

• Iron Will
  • The effect of the perk is no longer multiplicative, meaning it will lower Survivor grunts of pain volume rather than set it to zero

Features

Bug Fixes

2v8

• Hooked music should now be playing correctly when the player is in a 2v8 Cage.
• The Survivor’s Innate Skill “Self-Care” ability icon should now be correctly lit while in the dying state.
• Aura reveal SFX now correctly plays when being chased by a Killer.

Archives

• Fixed an issue where deselecting an image reward within Tome 20 Mythic’s journal collection would cause the game to freeze momentarily.

Audio

• A Killer disconnecting and being replaced by a Bot will now correctly trigger the “replaced by Bot” sound cue.

Bots

• Improved Bots pathing to avoid them trying to climb insurmountably steep hills.
• The Huntress Bot is now better at charging up her hatchet the correct amount.

Characters

• Fixed an issue that caused the white aura to be shown when the Singularity looks at a pod directly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Knight’s Guard preview icon on the Knight’s arm to be inconsistent with the selected Guard.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Trapper’s Bear Oil add-on to only silence one bear trap in the trial.
• Fixed an issue that caused Survivors to be floating when hit by the Mastermind’s Virulent Bound at the end of the self unhook animation.

Perks

• Fixed an issue that caused Invocation: Weaving Spiders not to complete generators when above 90% repair progress.
• Fixed an issue that caused Specialist to make generators impossible to complete if every Survivor in the trial had and consumed max tokens on the same generator. This should also fix other cases of incompletable generators when combing other perks with Specialist.
• Fixed an issue that caused Survivor to lose their equipped items when crafting a Flash Grenade item from Flashbang.
• Fixed an issue that caused Dead Hard not to give the Endurance effect if Off The Record is triggered.

Platforms

• Fixed an issue that caused the Wraith’s shadow to be visible while cloaked from Survivor POV on Switch.

Misc

• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to freeze when the Lich leaves the tally screen before all other users after a match.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Escape Cake Offering not to consistently award bonus Bloodpoints.

That covers all of the tweaks in the DBD 8.1.2 patch notes. For more, check out our pages on the best DLC content to buy and our best killers tier list for patch 8.1.0 in Dead by Daylight.