Bug: Mettle of Man Shield Fails to Activate After Protection Hit Absorbed by Made for This
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Bug #7200

Mettle of Man Shield Fails to Activate After Protection Hit Absorbed by Made for This

GameplayCombatSystem
Status: Open
Priority:
High
Added by: Anonymous on September 11, '26
Assigned to:
Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:
10.1.2
Actual Result:
The survivor instantly goes down into the dying state. However, the Mettle of Man icon remains active on the HUD. If the survivor gets picked up, the perk performs a state refresh and the shield finally starts working.
Expected Result:
The active Mettle of Man shield should absorb the hit, preventing the survivor from going down (since MoM is supposed to function even with the Deep Wound effect active).
Severity:
Major
Reproducibility:
Always
Platform:
Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:
I strongly believe this issue is caused by the anti-bug protection/hotfix introduced in Patch 10.1.1 (which was meant to prevent MoM from instantly activating and consuming itself on the 3rd protection hit). When the 3rd protection hit is absorbed by Made for This instead, this anti-bug logic triggers incorrectly. It suppresses the MoM shield activation for that specific hit registration, but fails to unblock or apply the actual shield afterward. As a result, the player is left completely defenseless on the next attack, even though the perk icon remains lit up.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Equip Mettle of Man and Made for This perks.
  2. Gain 2 tokens on Mettle of Man.
  3. Become injured and activate the Made for This endurance effect (e.g., by healing/picking up a downed teammate).
  4. Take a protection hit from the Killer while the Made for This endurance is active.
  5. Notice that you don't go down (absorbed by Made for This), Deep Wound is applied, and Mettle of Man receives its 3rd token.
  6. Take another hit from the Killer immediately after — notice that the MoM shield fails to trigger and you instantly go down into the dying state.
  7. Recover or get picked up from the ground
  8. Take another hit from the Killer — notice that the Mettle of Man shield NOW successfully activates and absorbs the damage.

Explanation

There is a severe regression/bug regarding the recent fix for Mettle of Man (MoM) in Patch 10.1.1. If a survivor obtains their 3rd MoM token through a protection hit that was already absorbed by another Endurance source (specifically Made for This), the MoM perk activates but fails to provide the actual protection shield. The survivor will go down on the very next hit, but the perk will remain visually active and will only function properly after the survivor is hooked or picked up from the ground.

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