How To Block Killers Dead By Daylight App

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Pallets are interactive obstacles featured in Dead by Daylight .

1 Usage
- 1.1 States
- 1.2 Breaking
- 1.3 Blocking
- 1.4 Pallet Stun
- 1.5 Pallet Grab
2 Locations
- 2.1 Spawn Routine
3 Interaction with Perks
- 3.1 Survivor Perks
- 3.2 Killer Perks
4 Change Log
- 4.1 Patch 4.2.0
- 4.2 Patch 5.2.0
5 Trivia
6 Gallery
7 TL;DR

Usage

States

Pallets have two states: upright, and pulled down.

At the start of a Trial, all Pallets are in the upright position, meaning that both the Survivors and the Killer can pass through the area next to them without needing to interact with them.
Killers are unable to interact with Pallets in this state, but Survivors have the option to pull it down and create an obstacle for the Killer that can only be vaulted by the Survivors, which is similar to vaulting a Window .
The sole exception to this is The Legion , who can vault a dropped Pallet while using Feral Frenzy.

As of Patch 3.4.0, Survivors can reset dropped Pallets to the upright position by using Any Means Necessary .

Breaking

The Killer cannot vault Pallets, but can choose to break and thus permanently destroy it by interacting with it (default: SPACE, R1, or RB), an action that takes 2.6 seconds .

Breaking a Pallet displays a short animation in which the Killer will destroy it either with their foot, their hand, or their Weapon.
This will momentarily obstruct their vision as the camera will tilt downwards until the Pallet is destroyed, giving the Survivor an opportunity to hide out of sight.
It also gives the Survivor the opportunity to easily blind the Killer with a Flashlight , as they are locked into the animation and cannot turn their head to try and evade the blind.

The Hillbilly and The Cannibal, both wielding Chainsaws, can alternatively choose to destroy a Pallet with them.
The Demogorgon, The Oni, The Blight, and The Nemesis may destroy a Pallet by using their Special Attacks.
The Blight can also use the Compound Thirty-Three Add-on by slamming a pallet to destroy it quick.
The Legion can destroy a pallet by vaulting it during Feral Frenzy, given that the Iridescent Button Add-on is equipped.

Blocking

Blocked upright Pallets cannot be pulled down by Survivors.
Upright Pallets can be blocked while using the Perk Hex: Blood Favour .
The Blight can also use the Summoning Stone Add-on by hitting a Survivor with lethal rush to block a pallet within close range for a few seconds.

Pallet Stun

If a Killer is inside the area of a Pallet and a Survivor pulls it down, they will be pushed back and get stunned for 2 seconds , obstructing their vision as their camera tilts.
This will also award the Survivor a hefty amount of Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.

A Killer carrying a Survivor can be stunned by Pallets. If stunned while holding a Survivor, the Killer will drop the Survivor into the Injured State , giving them time to escape.
This only happens when the Killer is able to move as the animation to pick up a Survivor cannot be cancelled.

Pallet Grab

A Survivor in the Injured State can be grabbed by the Killer mid-vault and hoisted directly onto their shoulder by tapping the attack button (default: M1, R2, or RT), putting them instantly into the Dying State upon a drop.

Locations

The location of a Pallet or a Pallet Cluster varies with the procedural Map generation and usually differs between two iterations of the same Map.

Spawn Routine

Pallets will spawn at least either 14, 16, 18 or 20 metres away from each other in predetermined spawn spots, with some exceptions on maps such as Midwich Elementary School.

Interaction with Perks

The following Perks interact with Pallets:

Survivor Perks

	Alert	Your acute senses are on high alert. Whenever the Killer destroys a PalletFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallet\|32px or a Breakable WallFile:IconHelp breakableDoors.png\|link=Breakable Wall\|32px, or damages a GeneratorFile:IconHelpLoading generators.png\|link=Generator\|32px, their AuraFile:IconHelp auras.png\|link=Aura\|32px is revealed to you for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">4</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">5</span> seconds'''. Your acute senses are on high alert. Whenever the Killer destroys a Pallet or a Breakable Wall, or damages a Generator, their Aura is revealed to you for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds. "I have true sight," — Min Feng
	Any Means Necessary	You stand up for yourself, using whatever's on hand to gain an advantage. You see the AurasFile:IconHelp auras.png\|link=Auras\|32px of dropped PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px. Press and hold the ''Active Ability button'' for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">4 seconds</span>''' while standing beside a dropped Pallet to reset it to its upright position. ''Any Means Necessary'' has a cool-down of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">100</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">80</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">60</span> seconds'''. You stand up for yourself, using whatever's on hand to gain an advantage. You see the Auras of dropped Pallets. Press and hold the Active Ability button for 4 seconds while standing beside a dropped Pallet to reset it to its upright position. Any Means Necessary has a cool-down of 100 / 80 / 60 seconds. "I'll hit you with everything I've got. Then I'll do it again." — Yui Kimura
	Lithe	After performing a '''rushed''' vault, break into a sprint of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">150 %</span>''' of your normal Running Movement speed for a maximum of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr6" style="color: #ff8800;">3 seconds</span>'''. ''Lithe'' causes the '''''ExhaustedFile:IconStatusEffects exhausted.png\|link=Exhausted\|32px''''' '''Status Effect''' for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">60</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">40</span> seconds'''. ''Lithe'' cannot be used when '''''Exhausted'''''. After performing a rushed vault, break into a sprint of 150 % of your normal Running Movement speed for a maximum of 3 seconds . Lithe causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60 / 50 / 40 seconds. Lithe cannot be used when Exhausted . "U mad?" — Min Feng
	Power Struggle	You have never given up and you are not about to start now. While being carried by The Killer, reaching '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">35</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">30</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">25</span> %''' Wiggling progression activates ''Power Struggle'': * You can drop a nearby, standing PalletFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallet\|32px to stun the Killer and escape their grasp. <p>''Power Struggle'' deactivates after triggering successfully. You have never given up and you are not about to start now. While being carried by The Killer, reaching 35 / 30 / 25 % Wiggling progression activates Power Struggle: You can drop a nearby, standing Pallet to stun the Killer and escape their grasp. Power Struggle deactivates after triggering successfully. "I relied on others to protect me once and I lost everything. Never again." — Élodie Rakoto
	Quick & Quiet	You do not make as much noise as others when quickly vaulting over obstacles or hiding in Lockers. * '''Suppresses''' both the ''Loud Noise Notification'' and the sound effects triggered by rushing to vault WindowsFile:IconHelp window.png\|link=Windows\|32px, or rushing to enter or exit LockersFile:IconHelp lockers.png\|link=Lockers\|32px. <p>''Quick & Quiet'' has a cool-down of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">30</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">25</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">20</span> seconds'''. You do not make as much noise as others when quickly vaulting over obstacles or hiding in Lockers. Suppresses both the Loud Noise Notification and the sound effects triggered by rushing to vault Windows, or rushing to enter or exit Lockers. Quick & Quiet has a cool-down of 30 / 25 / 20 seconds.
	Smash Hit	When your rival makes a mistake, you seize the opportunity. After stunning the Killer with a PalletFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallet\|32px, break into a sprint at '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">150 %</span>''' of your normal Running Movement speed for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr6" style="color: #ff8800;">4 seconds</span>'''. ''Smash Hit'' causes the '''''ExhaustedFile:IconStatusEffects exhausted.png\|link=Exhausted\|32px''''' '''Status Effect''' for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">60</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">40</span> seconds'''. ''Smash Hit'' cannot be used when '''''Exhausted'''''. When your rival makes a mistake, you seize the opportunity. After stunning the Killer with a Pallet, break into a sprint at 150 % of your normal Running Movement speed for 4 seconds . Smash Hit causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60 / 50 / 40 seconds. Smash Hit cannot be used when Exhausted . "I have dealt with psychopaths in suits. You're just uglier and worse dressed." — Yun-Jin Lee
	Windows of Opportunity	Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability. The AurasFile:IconHelp auras.png\|link=Auras\|32px of Breakable WallsFile:IconHelp breakableDoors.png\|link=Breakable Walls\|32px, PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px, and WindowsFile:IconHelp window.png\|link=Windows\|32px are revealed to you within '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">24</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">28</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">32</span> metres'''. Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability. The Auras of Breakable Walls, Pallets, and Windows are revealed to you within 24 / 28 / 32 metres. "Rise and shine, work hard, carve out your name, Take aim, pull the trigger, hit the bulls eye for fame, Know the value of faith, an' family, and don't you complain, Open wide, your windows of opportunity" — Kate Denson's "Windows of Opportunity"

Killer Perks

	Brutal Strength	Your great strength allows you to shred through your prey's defences. * '''Increases''' the Action speed of breaking PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px and Breakable WallsFile:IconHelp breakableDoors.png\|link=Breakable Walls\|32px, and damaging GeneratorsFile:IconHelpLoading generators.png\|link=Generators\|32px by '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">10</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">15</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">20</span> %'''. Your great strength allows you to shred through your prey's defences. Increases the Action speed of breaking Pallets and Breakable Walls, and damaging Generators by 10 / 15 / 20 %. "It is more than muscles. A dark power motivates the beast."
	Enduring	You are resilient to pain. * '''Reduces'''''Pallet Stun'' duration by '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">40</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">45</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">50</span> %'''. You are resilient to pain. Reduces Pallet Stun duration by 40 / 45 / 50 %. "He stops at nothing."
	Fire Up	The increased pressure of losing your preys fills you with anger and gives you unsuspected motivation. Each time a Generator is completed, ''Fire Up'' grows in power. * Gain a stack-able '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">3.5</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">4</span> %''' Action Speed bonus to picking-up and dropping Survivors, breaking PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px and Breakable WallsFile:IconHelp breakableDoors.png\|link=Breakable Walls\|32px, damaging GeneratorsFile:IconHelpLoading generators.png\|link=Generators\|32px, and vaulting WindowsFile:IconHelp window.png\|link=Windows\|32px, up to a maximum of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">15</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">17.5</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">20</span> %'''. The increased pressure of losing your preys fills you with anger and gives you unsuspected motivation. Each time a Generator is completed, Fire Up grows in power. Gain a stack-able 3 / 3.5 / 4 % Action Speed bonus to picking-up and dropping Survivors, breaking Pallets and Breakable Walls, damaging Generators, and vaulting Windows, up to a maximum of 15 / 17.5 / 20 %. "Now why don't you just fucking die?" — Freddy Krueger
	Hex: Blood Favour	A Hex that gains the favour of The EntityFile:IconHelp entity.png\|link=Entity\|32px when blood is spilt. Damaging a Survivor with either your ''Basic Attack'' or ''Special Attack'' prompts The Entity to hold all PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px within a radius of '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">24</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">28</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">32</span> metres''' from that Survivor's location in place for the next '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">15 seconds</span>''', preventing Survivors from pulling them down. ''The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex TotemFile:IconHelpLoading totem.png\|link=Hex Totem\|32px is standing.'' A Hex that gains the favour of The Entity when blood is spilt. Damaging a Survivor with either your Basic Attack or Special Attack prompts The Entity to hold all Pallets within a radius of 24 / 28 / 32 metres from that Survivor's location in place for the next 15 seconds , preventing Survivors from pulling them down. The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex Totem is standing. "It would be no leap of the imagination to suggest that the Trials are a biological response of sorts." — Journal of Talbot Grimes
	Nemesis	You seek retribution on those who have wronged you. Each time a SurvivorFile:IconHelpLoading survivor.png\|link=Survivor\|32px blinds you or stuns you using a PalletFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallet\|32px or LockerFile:IconHelp lockers.png\|link=Locker\|32px, they become your new '''''ObsessionFile:IconHelp obsession.png\|link=Obsession\|32px''''': * The Survivor suffers from the '''''ObliviousFile:IconStatusEffects oblivious.png\|link=Oblivious\|32px''''' '''Status Effect''' for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">40</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">60</span> seconds''' and their AuraFile:IconHelp auras.png\|link=Aura\|32px is revealed to you for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">4 seconds</span>'''. <p>''You can only be '''obsessed''' with one Survivor at a time.'' You seek retribution on those who have wronged you. Each time a Survivor blinds you or stuns you using a Pallet or Locker, they become your new Obsession : The Survivor suffers from the Oblivious Status Effect for 40 / 50 / 60 seconds and their Aura is revealed to you for 4 seconds . You can only be obsessed* with one Survivor at a time.* "Only a fool would spit in a demon's face and declare victory." — Renjiro's Doctrine 4:9
	Spirit Fury	Each Pallet you break magnifies the wrath of The Entity. After breaking '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">4</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">3</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">2</span> Pallets''', the next time you are stunned by a PalletFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallet\|32px, The EntityFile:IconHelp entity.png\|link=Entity\|32px will instantly break it. * You still suffer from the Stun penalty. Each Pallet you break magnifies the wrath of The Entity. After breaking 4 / 3 / 2 Pallets, the next time you are stunned by a Pallet, The Entity will instantly break it. You still suffer from the Stun penalty. "Fury is her blood."
	Zanshin Tactics	Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability. You are mentally alert and aware of key points on the battlefield. The AurasFile:IconHelp auras.png\|link=Auras\|32px of Breakable WallsFile:IconHelp breakableDoors.png\|link=Breakable Walls\|32px, PalletsFile:IconHelp pullDown.png\|link=Pallets\|32px, and WindowsFile:IconHelp window.png\|link=Windows\|32px are revealed to you within '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">24</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">28</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">32</span> metres'''. Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability. You are mentally alert and aware of key points on the battlefield. The Auras of Breakable Walls, Pallets, and Windows are revealed to you within 24 / 28 / 32 metres. "Within your enemy's strength is weakness." — Renjiro's Doctrine 12:5

Change Log

Patch 4.2.0

Visually updated the Pallet model.

Patch 5.2.0

Visually updated the Pallet model.
Changed pallet hit boxes to prevent the killer from getting stunned when on the same side as the survivor dropping the pallet.

Trivia

The stun condition is applied to the Killer once the Pallet has been pulled down about 50 % of the way, given they are in range.
Pallets are also known as "Pull-Downs"
In the Game files, internal references reveal that Pallets were originally supposed to be "Bookshelves" that the Survivors could throw down.

Gallery

A bugged, completely upright Pull-Down

TL;DR

TL;DR of Pallets

Use: Blocking the Killer's pathway and stunning them when hit.
Interaction time: 2.6 seconds
Stun duration: 2 seconds
Spawn Restrictions: Must spawn either 14, 16, 18, or 20 metres apart

Props
Alarm Clocks	Bear Traps	Breakable Walls	Cages of Atonement
Chests	Crows	Dark Mist	Exit Gates
Generators	Hatch	Hooks	Jigsaw Boxes
Lockers	Moonlight	Pallets	Pools of Devotion
Supply Cases	Totems	Windows	Glyphs
Visceral Cankers