Tinkerer

Tinkerer is a Unique Killer Perk . It is unique to The Hillbilly until Level 40, at which point its Teachable version can then be learned and taught to the other Killers

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	8 seconds	10 seconds	12 seconds	When a Generator is repaired at 85 %, you receive a noise notification and your Terror Radius is reduced to 0 metres for 8/10/12 seconds. Unique to The Hillbilly until Level 40, at which point its Teachable version can then be learned and taught to the other Killers.
	5,000 BPs	6,000 BPs	6,000 BPs

Icon	Teachable	Description
	8 seconds	Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Killers When a Generator is repaired at 85 %, you receive a noise notification and your Terror Radius is reduced to 0 metres for 8 seconds. May also be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets
	5,000 BPs

History

Version 1.0.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	5 %	10 %	15 %	Add-ons that affect the charge time of your Power are 5/10/15 % more effective. NOTICE: The application of these modifiers was multiplicative.

Version 1.3.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	6 %	8 %	10 %	Add-ons that affect the charge time of your Power are 6/8/10 % more effective. NOTICE: The application of these modifiers was additive.

Version 2.1.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	8 seconds	10 seconds	12 seconds	When a Generator is repaired to 85 %, you receive a noise notification and your Terror Radius is reduced to 0 metres for 8/10/12 seconds.

Change Log

Patch 1.3.0

• Quality of Life: Tinkerer now only affects modifiers positively.
• Nerf: decreased the bonus applied to modifiers to 6/8/10 %.
• Buff: Tinkerer's bonus is now additive.

Patch 2.1.0

• Mechanics Change: Tinkerer now gives the Killer a noise notification if a Generator is repaired to 85 % and also reduces their Terror Radius to 0 metres for 8/10/12 seconds.

Trivia

• Until its rework, Tinkerer was effectively without use on several Killers.
• Hides and re-instates the Terror Radius in an instant, not gradually like Insidious does.
• The Noise notification may trigger multiple times on the same Generator if it was regressed below 85 % and repaired back up to it.
• Tinkerer's old flavour text still addressed The Hillbilly by his Alpha name "The Crooked", rather than by his current name:
  • "The Crooked makes impressive tools out of scraps... Tools aimed at maiming us in creative ways... It's horrifying to think it's actually intelligent." — Unknown, Notebook

Add-on Support

• The old Tinkerer did not officially support any new Add-ons released after CHAPTER IV.
  • Due to intertwined code, it unintentionally somewhat supported the wind-up Add-ons for the Hunting Hatchets (CHAPTER V) and the The Afterpiece Tonic (CHAPTER VIII).

Rework

• Tinkerer required an immense workload of additional coding each time new Add-ons were created, since the Developers had to work with a static buff and keep mind that Add-ons without it shouldn't be too weak and those with it shouldn't be too strong. They compared that workload to having to create an additional set of Unique Perks for the Killer, something they were no longer willing to do and thus intended for Tinkerer to be reworked eventually, which happened with Patch 2.1.0.

Video

Old Tinkerer (pre 2.1.0)

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