#2036 Lobby Crashes and HUD Disappears When Joining as Killer

Bug: Lobby Crashes and HUD Disappears When Joining as Killer

This issue is a duplicate of #2033 Consistent Lobby Disconnections in Dead by Daylight.

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Bug #2036

Lobby Crashes and HUD Disappears When Joining as Killer

PerformanceCrash

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	Anonymous on March 23, '26
Reported for:	9.5.0
Actual Result:	Connection error (can not connect to Host) + HUD issues
Expected Result:	Play a match
Severity:	Minor
Reproducibility:	Sometimes
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

Join a lobby as killer
Have the match timer tick down to 0 (have the match start)
Be sent back to the lobby with no HUD

Explanation

Joining a lobby as killer and waiting for the timer to tick down will cause the lobby to crash, citing a "can not connect to Host" connection error as the issue. Will also frequently cause the HUD to disappear.