Bone Chill 2023

**Bone Chill** is a recurring Winter Event in *Dead by Daylight*, celebrating Christmas.

**Bone Chill 2023** is the third iteration of the Event and started on 14 December 2023 @ 18:00 UTC.
It ended on 4 January 2024.

## Overview

**Bone Chill** is a type of Winter-themed in-game Event, which temporarily adds interactable Snowmen to the Gameplay of Killers and Survivors.

The Event began during the Season of Giving 2023.

## In-Game Changes

* Added the Frosty Trinkets Event Currency.
* Added **Snow Piles** and **Snow Skulls** as Interactables.
* Re-enabled the Winter Party Starter Firecracker
* Re-enabled Event Lobby.
* Re-enabled Event Loading Screen.
* Re-enabled Christmas-themed Hook Model.
* Re-enabled Christmas-themed Generator Model.
* Re-enabled Christmas-themed Locker Model.
* Re-enabled Christmas-themed Fire Barrel Model.
* Re-enabled the Snowmen.

The Event Item could be found in newly generated Bloodwebs and also in Chests located throughout the Trial Grounds.

The **Snowmen** could be entered by both Survivors or the Killer.

### Event Currency

*Bone Chill 2023* introduced a new Currency exclusive to this Event, called **Frosty Trinkets**.

Frosty Trinkets could be earned by completing Challenges and Tome Levels in the Event Tome 8 - Bone Chill 2023.
They could be used to purchase Event Cosmetics.

### Event Item

* Press the *Use Item button* to detonate the *Firecracker*.
* Detonates into loud bangs and intense light flashes, temporarily blinding and deafening nearby Players.

The *Winter Party Starter* is consumed on use.

The *Winter Party Starter* is only available during Winter Events.

## Event Mechanics

### Snowmen

*Main article:* Snowmen

Hide in a **Snowman** and trick your adversary.
Hiding in a **Snowman** reduces a Player's Movement speed and visibility, but for Killers additionally grants the ***Undetectable* Status Effect**.

Be wary of **Snowman Decoys**, as they can be very loud.

### Snow Piles and Snow Skulls

All Trials spawned with **8** **Snow Piles**.

Both Survivors and the Killer could interact with them to collect and hold up to **6** **Snow Skulls**.
Once a Player had used up all **Snow Skulls**, they could return to **Snow Piles** and collect more.

Press the *Event Ability button* to throw a **Snow Skull** at a friend or foe and celebrate the cooler-than-cool **Bone Chill**.

**Snow Skulls** could also be used to destroy **Snowmen**.

#### Numbers

* Carry limit: **6**
* Interaction time: **0.75 seconds**
* Launch speed: **18 m/s**
* Throw Cool-down: **0.5 seconds**
* Render distance: **2.5 metres**

## Event Rewards

### Old Cosmetics

The *Ugly Sweaters* and *Deck the Trials* Collections returned to the In-Game Store.

### New Cosmetics

The Event introduced new *Ugly Sweaters* and new winter-themed Outfits from the *Holiday Horror* Collection for the following Characters:

* Ellen Ripley (Sweater)
* Yui Kimura (Outfit)
* Jane Romero (Linked Outfit)
* The Nurse (Outfit)
* The Hag (Outfit)
* The Good Guy (Sweater)

### Frosty Trinkets

Frosty Trinkets could be earned during gameplay and then be used to purchase Cosmetics and Charms in the Event's Collection screen.

### Collection Milestone Rewards

Milestone Rewards were a set of rewards that were unlocked simply by unlocking Event Collection rewards.
Earning all Event Cosmetics unlocked all Milestones.

### Daily Log-in Rewards

*Main article:* Season of Giving 2023

The Event's Daily Log-in Rewards were a mix of in-game Currencies, adding to a total **1,000,000** Bloodpoints, **3,000** Iridescent Shards, and **30** Rift Fragments.

As a first, that year's Calendar featured both a claimable Player Profile Badge and a Player Profile Banner, two then recently introduced Customisation options (Patch 7.4.0).

## Event Tome

The **Bone Chill 2023** Event was accompanied by a special event-themed Tome, Event Tome 8 - Bone Chill 2023.
Completing its Challenges would reward Players with **Frosty Trinkets** that could be used to unlock special event-themed Cosmetics.

It featured two Badges, two Banners, four Charms, and two Outfits.

## Gallery

* Main Menu
* Gameplay Details Tab
* Collection Tab
* Store Tab
* Snowman
* ditto
* Loud Noise Bubble for *Mimics*
* VFX when carrying Snow Skulls
* ditto