A SURVIVOR GUIDE FOR DUMMIES (2020)

Summary

The video script is a Dead by Daylight tutorial focusing on survivor gameplay, criticizing the game's original tutorial for its inadequacy. The speaker, an experienced player, offers advanced strategies like '2-2-2' (two gems, save two people, get chased twice) and emphasizes the importance of map awareness, looping, and jukes to evade killers. The tutorial also advises against using certain perks like 'Self-Care' for new players and encourages trying both survivor and killer roles to improve gameplay. It's filled with humor and candid advice, aiming to help players rank up quickly.

Takeaways

• 😡 The Dead by Daylight tutorial is criticized for being insufficient, showing only a fraction of the game's actual dynamics.
• 🏆 The speaker is an experienced player, having played over two thousand hours and achieved high ranks, offering valuable insights.
• 📚 The video aims to educate new or lower-ranked players on strategies to improve their gameplay, following the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid).
• 💡 'Abusing' game mechanics, perks, items, and map knowledge is encouraged as a smart strategy to gain an advantage.
• 🤔 The importance of maintaining a carefree attitude towards the game's frustrations is highlighted, drawing from the speaker's study of psychology.
• 🛡 Playing both survivor and killer roles is recommended for a well-rounded understanding of the game.
• ⚔ Self-care is deemed inefficient for new players, with better healing strategies suggested as an alternative.
• 🔮 The '2-2-2' strategy (two gems, save two people, get chased twice) is introduced as a simple yet effective method to increase rank.
• 🔦 Flashlight saving is simplified, emphasizing the importance of timing and not overcomplicating the technique.
• 🎮 Looping is presented as an advanced technique to waste the killer's time, with specific loops and tactics explained.

Q & A

What is the speaker's main issue with the Dead by Daylight tutorial for survivors?

The speaker believes the tutorial is inadequate, showing only a small fraction of what actually happens in the game and not providing enough useful information for new players.

What does the speaker suggest as a strategy for new players to improve their gameplay?

The speaker recommends new players to 'abuse everything', meaning they should make the most of their perks, items, map knowledge, and understanding of the killer's weaknesses.

According to the speaker, what is the importance of playing both survivor and killer roles in Dead by Daylight?

Playing both roles helps players learn more about the game mechanics and strategies, and it can make them better at both roles by understanding the mindset and tactics of the opponent.

What is the '2-2-2' strategy mentioned in the script, and how does it help in ranking up?

The '2-2-2' strategy is a simple approach where players aim to fix two generators, save two people, and get chased twice. This baseline activity is meant to ensure a minimum level of contribution to the team, which can help in ranking up.

Why does the speaker discourage the use of the 'Self-Care' perk for new players?

The speaker believes that 'Self-Care' is not efficient for new players and suggests that there are better ways to heal. They recommend new players to focus on learning the game and then choose perks based on personal preference.

What does the speaker mean by 'abusing the environment' in Dead by Daylight?

The speaker suggests using the game environment to your advantage, such as hiding in darker spots or using the layout to create escape routes. This strategy can help avoid getting caught by the killer.

What is the significance of the 'head tilt' animation in the context of flashlight saving?

The 'head tilt' animation is a cue for players to use their flashlight to save a fellow survivor. The speaker advises waiting for this specific animation before using the flashlight to maximize the effectiveness of the save.

How does the speaker define a 'good palette' versus a 'bad palette' for looping?

A 'good palette' is one that is long and provides visibility of the killer's movements, making it harder for the killer to hit the player. A 'bad palette' is shorter and doesn't offer as much visibility or protection, requiring players to be more cautious and strategic.

What advice does the speaker give about looping when starting a game as a survivor?

The speaker advises against using the first generator you see and instead suggests moving to the middle or the other side of the map to start looping. This is based on the idea that you are more likely to be close to the killer's starting location.

What is the 'rule of three' in looping as mentioned by the speaker?

The 'rule of three' is a basic looping technique where the player should go around a good palette three times before dropping it to create a barrier, thus wasting the killer's time and potentially allowing for escape or further looping.

Outlines

00:00

🎮 'Dead by Daylight' Survivor Guide for New Players

The speaker criticizes the 'Dead by Daylight' tutorial for survivors, claiming it only shows a fraction of what happens in real games. They offer to fill in the gaps with advice based on their extensive experience, having played over two thousand hours and achieving high ranks. The tutorial emphasizes the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid), aiming to teach new or low-ranked players how to improve. The speaker suggests players should exploit every advantage they have, including perks, items, and map knowledge. They also stress the importance of playing both survivor and killer roles to gain a comprehensive understanding of the game dynamics. Specific tips include not using the 'Self-Care' perk at lower ranks, and instead focusing on building game sense with 'Megadeath' and 'Run' perks. The '2-2-2' strategy (two gems, save two people, get chased twice) is introduced as a baseline for gameplay, with additional tips on generator placement to avoid easy killer patrols.

05:06

👀 Enhancing Survival Skills in 'Dead by Daylight'

This section focuses on improving survival skills as a survivor in 'Dead by Daylight'. The speaker advises players to always be vigilant, even without a heartbeat cue, due to the potential for stealthy killers. They warn against over-reliance on lockers and suggest using the environment for better hiding spots. The importance of character choice and clothing to blend into darker areas of the map is highlighted. A tip to avoid working on the first generator encountered at spawn is given to increase the chances of survival. The concept of 'flashlight saving' is introduced as a technique to rescue downed survivors by using the flashlight during the killer's vulnerable moments. The speaker provides practical advice on performing 'palette saves' and emphasizes the value of looping as a strategy to waste the killer's time. They explain the 'rule of three' for looping and provide tips on identifying good and bad palettes for looping, as well as various juking techniques to escape killers.

10:06

🔥 Advanced Looping and Evasion Techniques

The final paragraph delves into advanced looping strategies and evasion techniques to frustrate killers. The speaker introduces specific looping patterns for maps like 'Shack' and 'Pig Tree', emphasizing the importance of faking actions to deceive killers. They discuss the effectiveness of 'palette fakes' and 'window fakes' in lower ranks, where killers are more likely to fall for these tricks. The paragraph also covers various jukes, such as the 'Shack Jib', 'Wall Trick', and 'Corner Duke', which are tactics to escape killers during a chase. The speaker provides a comprehensive guide on how to execute these maneuvers and when to use them for maximum effect. They conclude with a reminder to practice these techniques to improve gameplay and avoid relying on suboptimal strategies like the 'Self-Care' perk.

Keywords

💡Tutorial

A tutorial refers to a set of instructions or guidance on how to use or play a game. In the context of the video, the tutorial is criticized for not adequately preparing players for the actual gameplay experience in Dead by Daylight, with the speaker suggesting that it only covers a small fraction of what happens in real games.

💡Survivor

In Dead by Daylight, a survivor is one of the player-controlled characters who must evade the killer and complete objectives to escape. The video focuses on providing tips and strategies for playing as a survivor, emphasizing the importance of understanding the game mechanics beyond what is taught in the tutorial.

💡KISS Principle

KISS stands for 'Keep It Simple, Stupid,' a design principle that advocates for simplicity. The speaker uses this principle to structure the advice given in the video, ensuring that the strategies and tips are straightforward and easy to understand for new players.

💡Perks

Perks in Dead by Daylight are special abilities that characters can use to enhance their gameplay. The video discusses the importance of utilizing perks effectively, suggesting that new players should start with certain perks to build their game sense and then move on to more advanced ones as they become comfortable.

💡2-2-2 Strategy

The 2-2-2 strategy is a gameplay tactic mentioned in the video, which involves completing two gems, saving two people, and getting chased twice. This strategy is presented as a baseline for new players to achieve a minimum level of contribution to their team's success.

💡Generators

Generators are objects in the game that survivors must repair to progress towards escaping. The video advises players on how to strategically approach generator placement to avoid making it easy for the killer to patrol and protect them.

💡Flashlight Saving

Flashlight saving is a technique where a survivor uses a flashlight to blind the killer during the crucial moment when the killer is picking up another survivor. The video simplifies this mechanic and provides guidance on when and how to use the flashlight effectively.

💡Looping

Looping refers to the act of leading the killer in circles around the map to waste their time and create opportunities for escape. The video teaches viewers how to identify good looping spots and execute basic looping techniques to improve their chances of survival.

💡Palettes

Palettes are objects in the game that can be used to block paths and slow down the killer. The video discusses the importance of recognizing good and bad palettes and how to use them strategically, including the concept of 'palette fakes' to deceive the killer.

💡Jukes

Jukes are evasive maneuvers used by survivors to dodge the killer's attacks. The video provides several examples of jukes, such as the 'corner duke' and the '360,' explaining how to execute them to buy more time or escape a killer's grasp.

💡Self-Care

Self-Care is a perk in Dead by Daylight that allows survivors to heal themselves. The video argues that Self-Care is not an efficient perk for new players and suggests that there are better ways to heal and utilize perk slots for more strategic advantages.

Highlights

The Dead by Daylight tutorial is criticized for not showing more than 5% of what happens in actual games.

The tutorial is particularly lacking for survivors, not adequately preparing players for the game's challenges.

The speaker has over two thousand hours of gameplay experience and has reached rank one as both survivor and killer.

KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid) is introduced to explain game strategies in simple terms.

Advice for new players includes maximizing the use of perks, items, and map knowledge to gain an advantage.

A mindset of making every aspect of the game work in your favor is emphasized.

The importance of not getting emotionally affected by the game's rage-inducing moments is highlighted.

Playing both survivor and killer roles is recommended for a comprehensive understanding of the game.

Self-Care perk is deemed inefficient for new players, with better alternatives suggested.

Perks like Premonition and Spine Chill are recommended for beginners to develop game sense.

The 2-2-2 strategy (two gems, save two people, get chased twice) is introduced as a baseline for gameplay.

Tips for effective generator distribution to avoid the '3gen' scenario are provided.

The importance of situational awareness while doing generators is stressed, to avoid early game hooks.

Hiding before running is a key strategy, with tips on how to improve at hiding.

The use of lockers is discouraged in favor of using the environment for better escape strategies.

Flashlight saving is simplified, with a focus on timing the killer's head tilt animation.

Palette saves are likened to a simple skill that requires patience and timing.

Looping strategies are introduced, with the 'rule of three' for basic looping tactics.

Tips for identifying good and bad pallets, and how to use them effectively in looping.

Palette fakes are highlighted as an effective technique to deceive killers during looping.

Specific looping locations like the shack and pig tree are detailed for advanced looping strategies.

Jukes and evasive maneuvers are taught to escape killer chases, including the wall trick and corner duke.

The 360 maneuver is introduced as a last-resort evasive technique.

Transcripts

the dead by daylight tutorial is trash

the survivor one at least because it was

the only one i tried before having a

stroke

it shows at max five percent of what

really happens in actual games

it took him 10 minutes to tell me oh

dude jen

i didn't lock her like like no wonder

rank 20s go down quicker than this

but this is what this video is for to

tell you the rest of the 95

the tutorial didn't show in the exact

same amount of time i have over two

thousand hours of this game been playing

it since it came out i've also been rank

one survivor and killer more times than

your mum and the mailman have been

seeing each other behind your dad's back

so i know what i'm talking about

i'll teach you everything you need to

know about playing survivor while

following kiss

keep it simple stupid meaning everything

will be explained in simple terms but

you'll still learn a lot

this video is primarily for new players

or yellow and brown rank players

struggling to rank up but yes

educational demi is back

this part of the video is just advice

that i as a gamer am giving to you

another gamer but if you don't care you

can just skip to the sections that you

need

first up be just like your drunk dad and

abuse everything

obviously i don't [ __ ] mean glitches

or exploits i mean abuse your perks your

items your add-ons the map you're on the

survivor you're playing as the killer's

weaknesses etc who cares

abuse it it doesn't matter if your team

is [ __ ] or the map is bad abuse it still

everything is in your favor if you make

it out to be a smart man doesn't bring a

knife to a gunfight

a wise man does and still wins or or the

other way around i don't [ __ ] know

still it's a good mindset to abuse

everything because everything is in your

favor if you make it out to be next tell

yourself you don't care dvd is a game

that gives people brain aneurysms

because it's rage inducing sometimes

just tell yourself you don't care when

moments like that happen and in a month

or two just like me nothing in this game

will affect you i've done psychology for

four years now and i'm an honest student

for it so trust me when i say that this

works finally don't be a [ __ ] [ __ ]

play both survivor n killer you learn a

lot from playing both

don't be scared of getting bullied

because you're playing as killer you're

learning grow up and play it there are

survivor mains out there that actually

refuse to play killer because of that

reason

don't be a beta play killer and you'll

be better at survivor trust me

so this is probably going to be the most

controversial part of this video but i

don't care this is my [ __ ] opinion

based on my hours of experience

first and simple self-care is [ __ ] if

you're a new

player as good as the perk sounds don't

use it it's a waste of your time and

there are more efficient ways of healing

yourself

but self-care has its advantages you

just don't know how to use it the perk

is trash it used to be good but now it's

trash

let's get over this anyway perks are

personal preference use whatever one you

want to use

except for [ __ ] self-care however if

you're a new player or if you want a set

of perks listen up

level up meg first then run these perks

you're gonna be getting rid of these two

perks when you rank up i'm only

suggesting them for new players as i

want them to build their game sense and

get used to where the killer can be and

come from in different maps

basically in the end as you get used to

everything these two perks will already

be pre-built into your head

giving you more room to abuse different

perks premonition this helps you know

what direction the killer is in

spine chill will help you know if he's

looking at you don't rely on these perks

forever just learn from them to get that

10

000 iq so you know where the killer can

come from and whether you should hide or

keep working on the gen get rid of them

when you're comfortable and replace them

with more big brain perks sprint burst

this helps you get away from the killer

replace it with another exhaustion perk

if you like whichever one tickles your

bum hole kindred is really good if

you're solo queuing especially in low

ranks where everyone doesn't know what

the [ __ ] is happening basically when

you're hooked all the other survivors

can see each other and they can also see

the killer if he's a short distance away

from you again this perk is just a

throwaway one replace it any time you

want whenever you want read about

different character perks so that you

can replace your beginner ones again

it's all personal preference just don't

use

[ __ ] self clear

a lot of people tell me demi i do so

much in game yet i still can't

pip up well let me tell you something

one pallet stun and half a generator

isn't enough

but here's a quick and simple way of

knowing whether you have done enough or

not this is a strat i came up with

called the 2-2-2 strat it's really

simple all you basically have to do is

two gems

save two people and get chased twice

remember that two two two is a baseline

so

obviously do more and trust me you will

[ __ ] pip

if not you will at least blackpip and if

you don't even blackpip from that

i will literally [ __ ] in my own hands

and clap it's literally so simple i tell

everyone at that rank this and they go

up pretty fast in very high ranks 222

stops working because you obviously need

to do more and you need to adapt but

trust me at this rank

abuse the crap out of it a couple of

extra tips you should think about when

you're doing 2-2-2

when you're getting chased those two or

however many times think of it as sex

try and last more than 30 seconds for

the full effect next when you're doing

gems try and do one

gen on one side of the map and then

another on the other side

this prevents the risk of getting 3gend

now 3gen is basically when the killer

can patrol three generators that are

extremely close to each other because

you [ __ ] up doing gens

this makes your chances of surviving

extremely hard so try and balance out

your gents to make it look something

like this so that the killer has to walk

cross map in order to patrol the gems

making it

extremely hard to protect them again

abuse everything

even the location of generators pop quiz

is this survivor doing something wrong

[Music]

if you answered a you are correct well

done well done the survivor was staring

at a rock instead of looking around to

check for the killer

if you're a survivor doing a gen always

keep looking around you even if there's

no heartbeat

remember some killers are stealthy and

will grab you out of nowhere

scaring you and you get hooked it's

happened to me millions of times so

don't make the same mistakes and train

yourself to look around

[ __ ] this game is [ __ ] mad

[ __ ]

[Music]

there's an old dead by daylight saying

which is learn to hide before you run

meaning before you pull [ __ ] like this

off

you have to learn how to do this first

trust me when i say practice getting

good at hiding it really helps if you

want to escape a chase or if you don't

want to start one in the first place oh

and for [ __ ] sakes do

not rely on lockers these things get you

killed more times than they actually

help you

just like in this clip rely on the

environment abuse the environment

because even if you get caught you have

an exit strategy you can run away

unlike when you're in a locker also

abuse your character wear darker things

and hide in darker spots of the map

you'll be extremely hard to see

i have an entire video on this where i

do it as claudette watch how i hide in

this video

and abuse it when you play survivor oh

and for a bonus tip if you don't want to

get caught at the start

of the game don't do the first generator

you see when you spawn in

make your way to the middle or to the

other side of the map and do a generator

there because 90

of the time you spawn right across the

killer abuse this knowledge

flashlight saving is one of the easiest

things to do other youtubers complicate

the [ __ ] out of this

it's really simple to do and with 20

minutes of practice you'll be a pro at

flashlight saving with flashlight saving

stay around the down survivor but don't

get caught only spring into action when

the killer is picking up the survivor

then just wait for this head tilt

animation this tiny tilt right

there and shine your flashlight

[Music]

there

and there

[Music]

as you saw from the head clip the head

tilt is a little harder to see on

smaller killers but practice that timing

for around 20 or 30 minutes and trust me

you'll be a flashlight god

because of the new updates the

flashlight beam starts a little to the

left instead of just straight on making

it a tiny bit harder than before

but again 20 to 30 minutes to get the

timing and adjusting right and that

won't ever affect you

most of the time what the

pop quiz if a killer is walking towards

you do you shine your flashlight at them

[Music]

if you answered b give yourself a

pattern on the back because you're not a

[ __ ]

killers have this thing called a mouse

in which they can look away if they're

walking towards you and you're flashing

them

please don't be this person

only and i repeat only use your

flashlight when a killer is stuck in an

animation for example

picking up a survivor

or breaking a pallet

[Applause]

there's loads of other animations where

the killer can't turn away so only use

your flashlight then

good luck gamers palette saves just like

your nan

are extremely easy but hard to come by

so practice with friends if you even

have any

just like flashlight saves wait in a

safe spot until the pickup animation

begins

then all you gotta do is be patient wait

for the animation to finish and then you

drop that [ __ ] palette on their

back

to simplify it even more wait for the

animation to finish

drop the palette not before not during

after

it's really that easy you master this

and killers are going to be like

so looping is the best way of getting

chase because you waste a lot of the

killer's time

there's a lot of things to loop that if

i told you all of them it would probably

add another 10 minutes to this video

so for now i'm just going to teach you

basic looping that can help you survive

a decent amount so first you've got to

know your palettes identify what is a

good palette and what is a bad one

think of good and bad palettes as

peepees in this clip i'm looping a good

palette because it's nice and long

as you can see i can see the killer over

it so it's very hard for them to hit me

and i can see where they're going so i

can change the direction this next

palette

is a bad palette as you can see it's

smaller than the other one

and a simple mind game would have downed

me if it wasn't for my perk

you can still survive a bad palette like

in this clip but a tip is to not stay on

them for very long and when an

opportunity arrives just leave it

this palette i'm looping right now in

this clip is also a very good palette

you just can't see through it so when

looping just keep your eye out for the

killer

okay so how do you loop again there are

a million things to loop in the game but

i'm only going to teach you the basics

and the basic is the rule of three

find a good palette go around it three

times

then drop the palette so when you're

looping try and stick as close to the

walls as possible like what i'm doing in

this clip it helps to close the distance

between you and the palette so you can

get to it faster and pull it down if you

have to now just as a reminder

you might not be able to do the full

three loops it really depends on how far

the killer is from you

three loops again is just the baseline

because that's probably how long it'll

take before the killer catches up to you

and bums you

and yes it's possible to go for even

more than three loops and waste even

more of the killer's time

let your boy show you how

for the love of god if you are green

yellow or brown ranks

abuse the [ __ ] out of palette fakes

ninety percent of killers in those ranks

constantly fall for them and it's

amazing

pal effects are when you pretend to pull

a palette down while looping you do this

by completely facing the palette as if

you're gonna pull it down but back away

in the last second in most cases the

killer will hesitate by either stepping

back or stopping completely

then you just gotta keep looping you can

see in this clip that the leather face

is about to whack me but i do the pallet

fake i back out and he hesitates for a

split second giving me another chance to

loop remember you can also fake windows

by doing the exact same thing pretend to

vault through it and the killer will

usually swing buying you just enough

time to reach the pallet

again this one's a little harder but

it's [ __ ] amazing when it actually

happens you can also fake a rescue by

running up to a survivor and pretending

to pull them down forcing the killer

into the hit animation allowing you to

pull down the survivor and escape i give

you full permission to be a toxic piece

of [ __ ] if the killer was face camping

there are important loops that i want

you to master first the shack a very

powerful loop that when done correctly

will actually make a grown killer cry

shaq has one window one pallet and two

entrances

the best way to do this loop go through

the entrance without the pallet and

vault through the window and back again

if the kill is too close that he can

sniff your bum go to the pallet

try and not use shack pallet at the very

start of the game i recommend

only pulling it down when there are two

generators remaining this is because

it's such a good palette and you need to

constantly save it

sometimes i'd rather get down than to

pull that palette picture is another

very good loop not as important as shark

but still

pretty good to efficiently lit pig tree

vault the side of the window that

doesn't have the rock in front of it and

make your way to the palette and back

again

it's pretty simple and i highly

recommend faking palettes on this

now that you know the basics of looping

you're 50 and annoying survivor that

killers are actually going to despise

if you want to learn the rest of looping

spots and unleash your full potential

take what you learn from here and watch

this video it shows you how to loop even

more things so abuse it pop quiz

this survivor got hit and is near a

pallet what does he do next

if you entered b you are wrong

and you're probably guilty of doing this

when you get hit you get a speed boost

abuse that speed boost don't just panic

and drop the pallet wasting a perfectly

good loop in this clip i use the speed

boost i get from the hit to go to

another loop and then after i'm finished

looping her there i go back to the

original loop wasting even more of her

time

doing what i just did is 10 times better

than just doing this

please don't be that person

now that you're a speed demon and you're

good at getting chased time to learn how

to get out of one by juking the killer

dukes are also good for buying you just

a little bit of extra time

let's start off with some easy jigs that

you can just pull off for this trick

make sure you've done at least one or

two shack loops then pretend you're

going to go for your third loop

but instead of actually vaulting the

window you're going to hide in this

little corner next to the locker

and just escape the killer for the wall

trick it's similar to the shark jib

except you're using these big walls

do one or two loops then hide in the

corner and wait for the killer to pass

for this duke just go through any window

and wait for the killer to go through it

as he's doing that crouch next to him

and move the other way or vault the

window again it helps to know killer

blind spots for these jukes so please

practice your killer don't be a [ __ ]

these next chicks are a bit harder to

execute but are really good for stalling

i recommend them to simply buy more time

or as a last resort don't just keep

doing these as a flex when a kill is

about to hit you hide in a locker she'll

miss the hit

leave as soon as possible and try and

get out corner duke is pressing up

against the corner and going the other

way towards the killer

sometimes they'll miss a hit i don't

really recommend this one if you can't

get it right but when the killer is

breaking a pallet

go around him like this and hopefully he

swings and misses or gets confused for a

second

this is a fun one make sure the killer

doesn't have enduring stun them

then mid stun vault the palette and

watch them miss you completely

and finally everyone's favorite the 360.

very good when comboed with faking

windows

or rescues so when the killer is about

to hit you press wasd in that order and

move your mouse slowly to the right

or wdsa and move your mouse slowly to

the left if you want to go the other way

only use this as a last resort because

it only works like 30

of the time anyway just like my brain

all right i've taught you everything you

need to know good luck

don't die and don't use self-care

extract stroke

come and get your demi please i said

extra extra come and get your demi

please

get