Bug: Severe Lag Spike Leading to Keyboard Input Loss and Softlock Post-Death
Bug #8179
Severe Lag Spike Leading to Keyboard Input Loss and Softlock Post-Death
| Status: | Open |
| Priority: |
Critical |
| Added by: | Anonymous on October 23, '26 |
| Assigned to: |
Unassigned
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| Due date: | |
| Reported for: | |
| Actual Result: |
Stuck -_-
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| Expected Result: |
After recovering from a lag spike, character controls should resume normally. Furthermore, upon bleeding out in the dying state, the game should automatically transition the player to the post-match results screen instead of leaving them stuck in the environment.
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| Severity: |
Unknown
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| Reproducibility: |
Once
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| Platform: |
Steam
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| Additional Notes & Comments: |
I would really appreciate some Bloodpoints as compensation for the lost match! 😁
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Steps to Reproduce
- Happens at random
- Maybe, do a ping spike?
Explanation
Title: Severe lag spike causing total loss of keyboard input, uninteractable dying state, and post-death softlock
Account and Match Information:
Account ID: a653db89-c51e-42b7-a16c-1b2c0a6188d5
Character: William "Bill" Overbeck
Map: Withered Isle - Fallen Refuge
Server: MD02
Platform: PC, Steam, Linux Fedora 44, Proton 10.0-4
Issue Description:
During a normal match, I experienced a sudden massive ping spike reaching up to 700ms, causing severe game lag. Once the ping stabilized back to around 100ms, I completely lost all keyboard input inside the game. The keyboard itself was functioning perfectly outside of Dead by Daylight, but in-game I could only move the camera using my mouse and could not walk or perform any actions.
Shortly after, the Killer downed me. While in the dying state, it appeared the game state was completely bugged or desynced. Neither the other Survivors nor the Killer could interact with my character to heal or pick me up (?). I was left on the ground until my bleed-out timer fully expired.
Instead of transitioning to the endgame tally screen as expected upon death, the game softlocked. My camera remained locked in the match, pointed at my character's corpse. I could still move the camera to look around, but I was never kicked to the menu and remained stuck in the trial. Also, when I left from this game, I think that I got "Abandoned" like if I just drop out middle round -_-
Expected Behavior:
After recovering from a lag spike, character controls should resume normally. Furthermore, upon bleeding out in the dying state, the game should automatically transition the player to the post-match results screen instead of leaving them stuck in the environment.
Attachments:
Screenshot of the post-death camera softlock: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3825523403
The game logs are attached to this ticket for further investigation.
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