Bug #2078

Killer Player Freezes After Survivor Disconnect During Mind Break, and Survivor Animations Break

Status:	Open
Priority:	High
Added by:	notjared on March 24, '26
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	9.5.1
Actual Result:	When a player DCs while The First is Mind Breaking them, the Killer will become frozen until the server decides to release them, and then the Survivor character will drop into the Downed animation without functionally being released from the levitating pre-Mind Break state.
Expected Result:	When a player DCs while The First is Mind Breaking them, it should not freeze The First's game.
Severity:	Major
Reproducibility:	Always
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	Not set

Steps to Reproduce

1. Play as The First, and accumulate 4 Worldbreaker Tokens on a Survivor on Death Hook
2. Put the Survivor in the pre-Mind Break levitation animation
3. Have the Killer begin to Mind Break the Survivor, and have the Survivor disconnect at the exact same time (or just after) the Killer begins Mind Breaking them
4. The Killer player will freeze in place for a long time
5. After the Killer player is released from their freeze, the Survivor character will drop down into the Downed state in bugged animation only, but remain functionally levitating.

Explanation

When a Survivor player disconnects from the game while The First is Mind Breaking them, it will freeze the Killer player's character in place for a very long time. (The captured Video does not show the entire duration, it just happened to release me when I hit Record, but I was frozen there for 20 seconds). Once the server decides to release the Killer player, the Survivor will drop down as if the Mind Break prompt had expired. However, this is only cosmetic, and functionally the Survivor will still behave as if they are levitating in the Mind Break state and the Killer can still Mind Break them.

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