Bug #1233

'Stare Down The Unknown' Bug: Survivors Reveal Killer Behind Walls

Status:	Open
Priority:	High
Added by:	i_found_my_m0j0 on February 5, '26
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	9.4.1
Actual Result:	Survivor is able to successfully Stare Down The Unknown despite being behind a wall due to 3rd person camera shenanigans.
Expected Result:	The Survivor should not be able to dispel their Weakened and successfully Stare Down The Unknown from these 2 different angles.
Severity:	Major
Reproducibility:	Frequently
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

1. Have a Survivor be hugging a flat wall, with the edge fairly close by.
2. Have The Unknown weaken the survivor using their UVX and hug the wall as closely as they can.
3. The Survivor should then poke their camera around the edge of the wall and keep The Unknown near the edge of the camera.
4. If done correctly, the Weakened status will begin to dispel and the Survivor can successfully Stare Down The Unknown despite The Unknown being completely obscured behind a wall and out of the dispelling range.

Explanation

The mechanic surrounding The Unknown's 'Stare Down The Unknown' is bugged so that survivors that are behind walls and should not normally be able to reveal you can reveal you as long as The Unknown is on camera at all. An example of this is, if I am on a T+L loop, the Survivor is at the T's window and I am behind the top of the T wall, the Survivor is still capable of revealing me by poking the camera around the corner of the wall so that The Unknown is on the edge of the camera.

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