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Dead by Daylight connection issues: How to fix?
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Dead by Daylight is a survival game but with a spin. You can play as either a killer or a survivor and fulfill your one true objective, which is to keep survivors from, you know, surviving, or escaping the killer.
It’s a blast and we bet you’ll have hours of fun if you’re a fan of the genre. Each killer is inspired by popular horror movie stars such as Michael Myers, the Demogorgon, Freddy Krueger, or the Executioner from Silent Hill.
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Dead by Daylight connection issues
It’s the same old same. Every onlinegamehas its fair share of connection issues, ranging from moderate ping to downright disconnections, which can obviously ruin your fun.
Take packet loss for instance. Regardless of where you may encounter it, is annoying on all levels. It can quickly take a pleasantgamingexperience with your peers and turning to an absolute nightmare.
And we’re not talking about the nightmare-inducing heart-pumping chases of Dead by Daylight while playing survivor. We’re talking about de-syncs, jitters, high ping, that kind of thing.
Other Dead by Daylight connection issues include:
Just to make sure we’re on the same page: packet loss and high ping aren’t actually the same thing. To clarify even further, packet loss can cause high ping, but not all high ping situations are caused by packet loss. Hope we didn’t throw you off too much.
How to detect packet loss in Dead by Daylight?
First thing’s first, you’ll need to ask yourself: is Dead by Daylight down? But instead of asking yourself this question, you could head to thedowndetector websiteand check Dead by Daylight’s status.
Once you’ve ruled out that the server is indeed up and all systems operational, you’ll need to troubleshoot the connection manually. As a side note, things weren’t so bad when DBD used P2P servers. Dedicated servers can’t seem to handlenetwork congestiontoo well.
Anyway, while you’re connected to a Dead by Daylight server, use a packet sniffer or CMD’snetstatto identify theIP addressof the DBD server.
Once you’ve got it, usepathping x.x.x.x(replacex.x.x.xwith the server’s address) to run a packet loss test.Check each node and identify the location of the leaks. The node with the highest packet loss percentage is the culprit, just to be clear.
How to fix packet loss in Dead by Daylight?
1. Use a VPN
Usually, using aVPN with Dead by Daylightshould take care of your situation as easy as pie. You just install theVPN, connect to a random fast server and your traffic should be re-routed to avoid packet loss.
However, note that if you’re the one leaking packets, or if the game server is experiencing problems, using aVPNwill actually do more harm than good.
Private Internet Access
For this reason, you need to make sure that your ISP is the one causing the problem. If you know for a fact that it throttles your bandwidth or experience packet loss frequently at certain hours (peak hours), you can safely use aVPN.
2. Perform a bit of manual troubleshooting
It’s worth mentioning that while these steps might sound ridiculous, there are a lot of factors that weigh in on packet loss occurrence. Note that even upgrading yourCAT 5 Ethernet cables to CAT 6ones can improve packet loss dramatically.
Dead by Daylight connection issues can be fixed
All things considered, if you’re experiencing packet loss, high ping, or any other connection issues on Dead by Daylight, you might consider waiting it out.
If that’s out of the question, there are several ways that you can improve your connection without breaking a sweat. As we’ve stated above, merely restarting your router, or changing your Ethernet cables can have a huge impact.
However, you should first make sure that the game server isn’t facing any difficulties and it’s, in fact, up and running before trying anything else.
Last, but not least, know that using aVPNcan fix both packet loss and high ping, but only if the issue is on your ISP’s side.
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Vlad Constantinescu
Vlad might have a degree in Animal Husbandry and Livestock Management, but he’s currently rocking anything software related, ranging from testing programs to writing in-depth reviews about them.
He spent 3-4 years as a software editor at Softpedia and another year as a VPN specialist before he landed his current job as an author at Windows Report.
In his free time, Vlad enjoys playing guitar, doing jigsaw puzzles, researching cybersecurity, and even having a good read on rainy days.
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