Honest Guide to Survivor in Dead by Daylight

[@noreen5718]

"don't be discouraged if you don't last long in chases at first" me, sobbing: thank you, I needed that

[@scoutbite4334]

God i agree man, i just started and learned pretty quickly that if im in a chase then im gonna be in it for about 2 seconds

[@voltzy2156]

@@scoutbite4334 you'll learn different ways to live longer. It's cat & mouse, but the cat is way faster. So you have to mind game the killer a lot. Make him take false steps

[@ellielovegood6307]

Though I suck, I still have fun, which matters I suppose

[@RegularFlyGuy]

Been telling this to my roommate. Im terrible ill play another time. You'll never get better without getying your cheeks abused by a god damn camping Wraith. The only way to get better in this game is listening to what experienced players say and practice. You cant just use logic

[@Unstoppableneon_jell]

I needed it more!!!

[@nev1no]

A good tip: never expect hit boxes to work in your favour

[@Shmolty]

Fax

[@totallynotjawsh362]

Well that's a tip for both killers and survivors.

[@MistleSnow]

Never expect hitboxes to work

[@kirbysupercalifragilistic7819]

What is a hit box tho

[@boybeasty7569]

@@kirbysupercalifragilistic7819 I can’t tell if you’re joking or not

[@JadeAnnabelArt]

I always run to lockers, but never get in the locker. I run up to them and walk/stealth away. 9 times out of 10, the killer slows down to check.

[@Misanthr6py]

Love this tip lol

[@yobootyhadmeded3022]

logically you should just run by the locker then if the killer is going to check anyway

[@cyguy2249]

Me: watching DBD guide while already knowing everything in the guide Also Me: "yaaay shmolty."

[@bubbayugga8164]

Literally me

[@NovaSaisei]

facts

[@mangodango1733]

Don't be discouraged if you don't last long at first My first girlfriend felt that

[@benjimanfranklen6164]

Rip

[@King-zx4qr]

@@benjimanfranklen6164 Rip 2

[@Bradley_Warren]

Or... she couldn't feel it..

[@bageltwo]

@@Bradley_Warren is it in yet?

[@jaeden2806]

Hilarious

[@tntnuke659]

A couple of recommendations, when you're playing without friends, I'd recommend the perk kindred, it gives you important info on who's gonna save the person on hook, where the killer is going when they hook someone, and helps your team know when to unhook you, especially at lower ranks where they sometimes don't bother. I'd also recommend you only ever use medkits to heal yourself, generally you can heal another injured player with time to spare if you position away from the killer, and if you get injured with no survivors nearby later that game, you might need your kit. Medkits are the strongest item in the game because you can heal yourself with them, allowing your teammates to focus on gens in the meantime. Finally, even though it's not an amazing perk, Deja Vu is a great perk for preventing 3 gens, always work on one of the gens revealed by this perk and you'll never get a situation where the killer makes it impossible to win because they can protect every gen at once.

[@6omni6draconian6]

Don’t forget about borrowed time and unbreakable

[@saulsanchez3786]

@@6omni6draconian6 why those two?

[@6omni6draconian6]

@@saulsanchez3786 borrowed time prevents the killer from downing a teammate instantly, and you can make some pretty nasty plays with it. Unbreakable is to prevent the killer from slugging.

[@saulsanchez3786]

@@6omni6draconian6 thanks for the info. I’m new and have used all blood points on the white girl that has fast boosts she’s like level 20 right now. I have been practicing to look what other perks do you like

[@6omni6draconian6]

@@saulsanchez3786 botany knowledge, resilience, spine chill, tenacity, prove thy self, and object of obsession.

[@moosedraw3731]

Bruh. “Your main goal is to” My brain: “Blow up, and act like I don’t know nobody” The video a second later: “Blow up, and act like I don’t know nobody” Lmaooooooooo iconic.

[@coobeeethics4856]

That... Is pretty iconic

[@ThatKidAries]

I kid you not mine did the same thing and I came here to comment it but you beat me to it.

[@sloshytomcatt1875]

He has returned to bless us once more

[@Shmolty]

🦥

[@cry1pticzer773]

@@Shmolty man long time no see my sloth friend man for honor times go back

[@Shmolty]

Happy Holidays everyone! Hope you enjoy this video, it took me quite a while to make. Will be getting back to more frequent uploads and streams now that it’s done. Much love!

[@archierawson3449]

Hooray!!!

[@chumpcribs1241]

You look like lord Pendleton

[@Shmolty]

@@archierawson3449 :D

[@Shmolty]

@@chumpcribs1241 lmao wat

[@adandewaal8341]

Have you tried the new for honor hero?

[@Milkikomori]

Tea bagging and clicking is always appropriate when the killer is hook camping and not even pursuing other survivors to give the hooked player a chance to rejoin the game. Sometimes you have to just tea bag them to get them away from the hook. Nothing is worse than a killer who just sits there and stares at you. Unless you’re grouped up with other players in voice its nearly impossible to coordinate someone taking the hit while another player unhooks the unlucky camped survivor. Smooth brain strats. Camping never gets a full match sweep because while they killer stands around, the 3 other survivors gen rush and leave. The camped survivor loses a rank and the camper made the game unfun for everyone because there was no challenge in gen rushing and walking out.

[@cipher5893]

That what she said

[@nightgamerdbd]

Camping never gets a full match sweep,unless it's a basement bubba with insidious 😂😂😂

[@justaprole6156]

Also keep in mind that the killer has First Person POV. They cannot see you nearly as easily as you can see them and you can use this to hide "in plain sight"

[@laced8550]

I love how he's actually uploading what he likes. because I was always thinking of playing this game but it never looked like my type of game. thank ya shmolty

[@Shmolty]

:) glad you enjoy it

[@chaydanmorgan917]

If you want to try it for xbox its 12$ as of Feb 3 for four days

[@otherguyjo1684]

How to Be A Good Survivor: -Learn your perks -Learn the maps -Learn how to run -Know your enemy -Stop being afraid

[@BarrageDude]

-Blow up and then act you like you dont know nobody

[@BagavanSmokey]

Its hard the game is so scarryyyy

[@Snipezzz_]

I’ve played the game for three years. The game is so bad, I love it.

[@Shmolty]

Lol

[@sleazyyeezy2238]

same lmfaooo

[@racyk8579]

The new patch ruined it completely. It's like 50% possible to survive as the survivor.

[@g8x2keeper]

@@racyk8579 that means it’s balanced. Survivors and killers should be 50/50

[@racyk8579]

@@g8x2keeper I'll change that, it's 20% possible to survive as the killer.

[@SamiSmolboi]

“Maps are an item you can’t take..... Keys!” 💀

[@ZechWithAnE]

I love seeing comments with quotes as soon as i hear it in the video

[@joshmattingly8056]

Right?! Haha. I legit only use maps for free blood points. :P

[@uu9276]

4:11 toolboxes used to be good at repairing gens, but the devs were getting a ton of complaints by killer mains because it was pretty broken how fast you could complete gens with four toolboxes, so they changed the functionality of the toolbox. Now its very fast but breaks just as fast. its good for sabotaging hooks to stop the killer from actually being able to hook somebody. this is a higher level thing since you don't want to just randomly break every hook you find. breaking a hook notifies a killer with a sound and the hook respawns in a minute or so. instead you want to 99 the hook and wait till the killer downs somebody. then, when the killer goes to hook that person on the hook that you have previously 99, you break it and now they have to walk to another one giving the person time to wiggle off. this works better with friends since you can't be everywhere but its still fun to do by yourself.

[@omar619kamis]

Does getting to 99 in hook uses up the toolbox or no

[@uu9276]

@@omar619kamis you can’t 99’ hooks anymore. They also don’t take like 6 seconds anymore. They take like 2 seconds but 99’s is impossible. It resets the sabotage if u stop

[@grassylamp6899]

A tip: Screaming for dear life whiles vaulting with give you a 100% speed when being chased

[@joshmattingly8056]

This is the equivalent of "Fireball stickers make your car go faster, duh!" And I love it. Haha

[@blakeeselin12]

Me: *sees shmolty notification Also me: *instantly clicked

[@Shmolty]

Shout out you

[@blakeeselin12]

Shmolty bro you just made my night 🥺❤️

[@Shmolty]

@@blakeeselin12 happy crimmas

[@blakeeselin12]

Shmolty you too man :)

[@vickygayming]

Just started dbd tonight! It was really tough, but I’m hoping to get better through practice and vids like yours!

[@tomjohnson4822]

Me too!

[@Lilymc999]

Same here Can anyone help me to learn looping properly

[@LinaSan]

It may seem dumb, but the simple addition to the word "others" to the greeting on the video makes me feel happy and included.

[@LinaSan]

@Krioque What's that supposed to mean?

[@sahajkasturi6487]

Same

[@sahajkasturi6487]

@Krioque ??

[@LinaSan]

@Krioque the fact that you're lacking the minimum literacy to understand what I'm trying to convey is appalling. I never said I was being left out.

[@ArcticKrampus]

I would also suggest new players to play Feng Min as training wheels. Her personal perks are very helpful for new players (Technician and Lithe). Once you have skill checks and basic looping down, I’d move onto Bill or David.

[@TheFedeGamer99]

And... jake or nea?

[@scarysugarhigh]

Never thought I’d see Shmolty go from Seige and For Honor to DBD but hey I’m not complaining. Good to see some uploads again Sloth man

[@jasonkofoed1040]

A good tip is to not follow another survivor when you’re being chased, so many idiots bringing the killer to their team mates. Also do not unhook a survivor when the killer is within meters of them as you’ve just undoubtedly wasted their life.

[@mommysatan6778]

When you said "if you're good with the flashlight and let's be honest you and i are not" listen sir i have 1400 hours into this game...and you are absolutely right D:

[@aestheticvenom7599]

I am a Veteran that has been playing for quite a while now and my friend just started to play this as well I try to teach her but I think this video will help cause she doesn’t know how to loop and I’ve been wanting her to learn she just runs straight whenever she gets chased 😂

[@swapsxy8667]

The blood moon has come once again my friends! Shmolty has emerged from his hibernation to produce a video, and shall go back into hiding for another 3 - 6 months! Merry Christmas!

[@Shmolty]

Merry Christmas! 🎁🦥

[@NinjarioPicmin]

as a new player trying out leatherface 11:54 makes a lot more sense. Now i know why i always get rank 1 swfs with OoO and flashlights clicky clicky tbag etc. from the very beginning of the match

[@MilkCalf]

A good tip I would give is to keep an eye on who killers prioritize and try to exploit that. If you know the killer likes to chase injured people, make sure that you either heal less or more based on if you are better or worse at chases than your team. Are they hardcore tunneling that one guy that DSed them? Be on standby to save them before the game becomes a 3v1 but feel free to be bold and do gens when they can see you. If you are confident in your looping, it may be beneficial to t-bag and flashlight click to annoy the killer into targetting you instead of the Meg in your team that goes down in 5 seconds.

[@BuckBlaziken]

Good Tip From a Killer Main: STOP CROWDING AROUND HOOKS IF YOU ASSUME A KILLER IS CAMPING. Literally the worst thing you can do as the survivor team have all 4 survivors in the same place on the map at the same time. It is super beneficial for the killer because it’s easier to pressure all 4 survivors at once, and it gives the killer vital information of where every single survivor is on the map. You always want at least one or two survivors separated from the rest of the group to make it much harder to killers to know where everyone is, and make it harder to apply pressure against survivors. This doesn’t mean not to save your teammates, this just means it doesn’t take m three survivors to save one dude. Two survivors saving one person on hook is more than enough to coordinate a rescue effort from a camping killer.

[@asterrio_video]

ik this was 3-4 years ago but u just helped someone in 2024 !!!

[@bernardolopes1989]

You're right...Leatherface does deserve a teabagging :)

[@nononl]

5:02 the silence has me dead 😭

[@HamuelTheGrey]

Thank you. The hugging the corners tight made sense. I wondered how the killer wasnt catching up to you on that loop at 9:03

[@LovableMichelle]

Shmolty: Gives detailed description of things. also Shmolty: "map is an item you can use"

[@jamesrayson4478]

Never throw a pallet down straight away try to run around a pallet until the killer starts to catch up, always fast vault windows and always look back to see which way the killer goes to confuse them

[@baitposter]

Protip: the killer may make you regret sending them to Haddonfield

[@TheFedeGamer99]

I hate it

[@dimonfoggs8808]

I would like to say that i dont play dead by daylight at all (i mostly just love the lore). I only clicked on this video because i saw a sloth in a suit. A very tall sloth....in a very nice suit.

[@deeelle6567]

This was one of the videos I watched when I first started DBD in April of 2021 and it helped a lot! I feel like a seasoned player now (even though I haven't played since late 2022/early 2023), but I'm always keeping up with the game through streamers. It looks like you haven't uploaded in a long time, but this video and your channel helped a lot of people--hope all is good, man! Thanks for making a good introductory vid to players like me back then!

[@richardcletus6026]

Id say to not be afraid to use general survivor perks. Spine chill is cool and let me know that I need to look around when performing actions, but I dropped it for something more useful once I figured out how to check key directions at various moments. Also, don't be a hero. Heros usually get really messed up before the end of the movie and no one has plot armor if the killer is using NOED.

[@SynthMusicWorld]

Thanks for this, my game improved A LOT after watching this. Seriously, I implemented many of these tips right after watching this video and started surviving rounds. I appreciate all of the suggestions you made in this video.

[@idontspeakforfree]

Crazy how many people I've seen play for honor and then this game, me included.

[@prez.cookie980]

I feel attacked

[@notbrandon9012]

Its kinda funny how both games have almost the same problems

[@clone3142]

On ps4? Because both came out as free games

[@kinroga]

Im a shaman main so its just natural

[@MultiDillpickles]

Same here haha

[@blueseaturtle6031]

1.Learn perks and how they work so you can identify what perks the killer is using 2. Know what places are safe (example: pallets, windows, strong loops) and try to go towards that area if killer is near. Also try to avoid unsafe areas when near the killer 3. If you are the first one to be chased in the beginning of the match, make sure to distract the killer as long as possible with loops and allow your teammates to do gens.

[@callum7008]

How do I get personal perks like dead hard or adrenaline onto a different survivor

[@blueseaturtle6031]

@@callum7008 you need to find what character has the perks you’re looking for and leveling them up to unlock the perk on other characters

[@callum7008]

So I have to unlock the perk on the character that has the perk I’m looking for and then level up the character I want to have the perk to get that perk?

[@jacksonwood9137]

Good tip: Always do something. If you aren’t being chased, get on the gen. Don’t be that guy sitting crouched in the corner all game

[@JJC3-]

Thank you for shouting out OTZ!

[@starttakinnotez]

You can use dead hard to get the flashlight angle on a killer. I'm not saying do this all the time, strictly situational.

[@xDangerFlox]

“There’s not much of a difference in these players, movement speed is the same” BILL WHEN HE’S INJURED CAN BE HEARD FROM SO FAR AWAY 😂

[@Shmolty]

lol true enough

[@christophermartinez7774]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SHMOLTY IS BACKKK

[@Shmolty]

:0

[@lovemikey21]

im so glad this channel is doing so well. but i do pull up your peacekeeper video once in a while to get me a serotonin boost.

[@jonathanherwitt-pido1642]

It was at precisely 0:53 seconds in the video that I knew, I will be watching more of your videos. Humor on point, resonates with me, about died laughing!! Great video too, not just for the jokes.

[@Shmolty]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed : )

[@TTV-WeskerIsMyDaddyT]

I pulled off the flashy spinny in a moment of desperation with nothing left, it works if you can read the killer

[@Entrogaph]

I've clocked a few thousand hours in dead by daylight and I can tell you this is pretty accurate, well done!

[@Shmolty]

Thanks!

[@AzazelHash281]

Hilariously I actually picked C. I’m a killer main though so that makes sense. Also if you’re against a bubba and teammate goes down hide in a locker if you’re far away because bubba always uses barbecue and chili which spots teammates far from where he hooked someone

[@Shmolty]

Good tip!

[@ludobrain]

A tip if you are playing bubbah is to use Iron Maiden. Since a lot of people think you’re running bbq they will expose themselves. It also comes in handy if you’re chasing them and they run into a locker to avoid getting hit.

[@thawingshrimp6418]

0:50 won me over instantly. I’m happily a subscriber now

[@wizirbyman]

this is actually one of the best beginner videos that ive seen lol

[@Shmolty]

Thank you! I'm glad you think so

[@john-marccartagenas6706]

Powog After watching the video: definitely entertaining even though I knew most of it. The ending gif is satisfying to watch, nj SlothMan

[@annaheritage931]

Oh man, thank you so much, I think this is the first time I've been acknowledged at the start of a dbd video. Some gamers are okay -an other

[@vernaltear]

How to survive: run Decisive Strike, Dead Hard, Adrenaline, and Unbreakable, and use four flashlights. How to play Killer: sweat so hard the survivors slip on it cause that’s the only chance you’ll have lmao

[@landenbackman3007]

I have so many hours on dbd, I subbed to u from a rainbow video and now u are playing my favorite game! Great video!

[@Shmolty]

Thanks man glad you liked it!

[@Codamans]

I'm a simple man. I see someone get into Dead by Daylight. I like.

[@mssaltygiggles]

Survivor objectives are fixing generators, healing and saving teammates, winning chases, and escaping. For Killer it’s finding survivors, hitting survivors, chasing survivors, destroying pallets & walls, kicking generators, hooking survivors, and preventing the gates from being opened, prevent escape period. So it’s more objectives then just hooking survivors.

[@MrCowPow]

2021 off to a good start 🥺 good to hear from you Shmolty

[@swaggywalrus8235]

Happy to see you are getting back into things. Especially love that you are more comfortable just uploading whatever you're having the most fun playing. Stay frosty you beautiful sloth bastard you

[@NEVR_A]

Thus is why I use Kate cause her ability to see pallets and windows is elite when being toxic or needing to escape I usually run perks that let me get extra heals at the cost of totems I also have a perk that allows me to find them as well also run a medkit for dire strains when I can't find said totems you can switch to a flash light to be toxic 👌

[@myassisonfire9143]

Ty for including actual tips I just kept getting videos explaining how a match works

[@oldWanderer69]

5:34 there new chest looting perk that increases rarity finds Also im wraith main so finding the direction, when i have add on with the bell that makes the sound come from every direction makes life a dream

[@imveryhungry1132]

glad youre making videos on what you like, have a good christmas, mate

[@yesh2158]

0:48 ok, that one caught me completely off-guard xD

[@jackmeriustacktheritrix]

It's nearly impossible to suck at survivor unless you're missing both your arms, you just have too many tools at your disposal

[@yourvoicedeterioratesinmyhead]

My fav youtuber posting one of my most fav games.

[@burgercheese_]

Haven’t watched your vids in a while, but jeez do i like em

[@LincolnsDementure]

I actually had no idea about that hatch too so thank you for letting me know about that!

[@Kaitri]

After 100 hours i can say that adrenaline is a terrible perk to start with as in those 100 hours, 90% of gens done was by me alone. Newcomer survivors literally dont do gens. Youll never be able to activate it

[@derekdinero6262]

I have been waiting for this. Love the work

[@quintonkirk285]

Happy holidays everyone! Glad to hear from ya shmolty

[@tristanmcmurtry1512]

Dude , good to see you here

[@benmcmanus4458]

Merry Christmas shmolty sloth man

[@harleyfagan9637]

Oh now I get the sloth thing. Good to have you back, happy holidays and stay safe.

[@wolfhunted7702]

Your back!

[@Shmolty]

:D

[@wolfhunted7702]

@@Shmolty missed you greatly and hope you are doing well . Merry xmas

[@Shmolty]

@@wolfhunted7702 Thanks mate! Happy crimms ❤️

[@thespacedasp3077]

I've been playing this game a ton recently, uploaded right on time

[@SantinoCataldo]

I follow you since early for honor days and its so good that you now play dbd

[@crabtincrabs]

Welcome back

[@Shmolty]

Ty ty

[@rinomarcuzzi2761]

Damn I haven’t played this game in 2 years....but if there’s a few things that I remember from being a toxic rank 1, it’s that u always body block when a survivor is down, always run purple flashlight, and always teabag and immediately sprint burst away

[@fluffius5436]

Excluding perks, you will always be slower than the killer no matter what. Except when they pick up another survivor.

[@ABigRedShirt]

Holy shit you’re alive???? For honor to dbd. Love to see it

[@TurtleJerryMC]

Came here for the tips, instead got tips and an absolute laugh. Laughing during the whole video 😂😂. Deffo worth a subscribe.

[@wxyvrnthe1]

This is an actual good guide I might subscribe

[@joris_db]

Omg I forgot that you even existed but I'm glad to have you back!

[@Shmolty]

Glad to see you around mate

[@javisjellison8320]

2:01 that doesn't sound right lol

[@callum5440]

Real talk did my mans just call chests “supply crates”

[@haleyramirez2920]

Lol the Forrest Gump part had me dying

[@Heinek_en]

I remember watching your peacekeeper guide and now you're here again to help me

[@andrewwood1502]

on your thing about not being toxic, tbh i played 2 killer games when i first got the game and haven't played killer since; the whole playerbase just feels toxic

[@Vrierandeeris]

Last time I was here, I was watching the Absolver guide, it feels great to be back..

[@Shmolty]

Welcome back! : )

[@darkchrishell7348]

Me who was good but stopped for a while needs this

[@thelastgamer1]

Another tip: nothing replaces time played in the game. You’re not gonna be playing like a god instantly it takes time. Playing as both sides will def help on your journey to not suck because learning how each killer works increases your ease at learning meaningful counter play. You would be surprised how often in the old ranking system I would play with other red ranks who had ZERO clue how the killers power works. Even if you don’t want to play killer watch other peoples content as they play specific killers you need to get better at going against.

[@JayzTwoCentzIG]

Shmolty doing DBD now? How did I miss this arc! See ya in six months for the killer one ♥

[@hermconfirm7368]

Thank you! This one was really helpful

[@TheMeatballMan420]

Trapper main here. My brain is 100% smooth at all times. It's part of the trapper lifestyle.

[@fetuspunter8365]

Its ya boy, Fetus Punter. Keep it up my man

[@tomjohnson4822]

Thank you!!! First game I played I didn't even know how to run because it wasn't covered in tutorial 😪 didn't go well. I feel a bit overwhelmed