Dead by Daylight
257 Achievements
6205 XP
200+h
Epic
Nerves of steel
In public matches, get a total of 500 successful Skill-Checks.
10 XP
5.0%
How to unlock the Nerves of steel achievement in Dead by Daylight - Definitive Guide
mcnichoj
TrueAchievements
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Update: As of February 10th 2021 this achievement is broken.
It's busted on multiple platforms but should at some point get patched and working again as has been the case with multiple other achievements. Once it's working feel free to consult the guide below.
The achievement currently has the wrong description when viewing it while locked, it should read "In public matches, get a total of 500 successful Skill-Checks."
Viewing it while locked has the same description as the "Zealous" achievement but that is wrong, you don't need 8k blood points for this achievement. Despite being the wrong description, it still goes up for the actual intended criteria which is for getting the skill-checks.
Skill checks will pop up when you're either repairing a generator, sabotaging a hook/bear trap (Bear traps only show up when the killer is the Trapper) or when you're healing another survivor/yourself.
The skill check is a giant circle with a small section marked randomly on the circle. Press
when your line that moves clockwise goes into that little section and you'll be awarded some points for the successful skill check.
Screw it up by being too fast or too slow and you lose some of your meter and a secondary negative effect.
If you mess up a generator, it will alert the killer with a map wide visual queue.
If you're sabotaging and screw up then you'll just make a loud audio noise within a small radius but you won't alert the killer with a map wide visual queue.
If you screw up the heal then the character being healed will scream but again it won't have a map wide visual queue.
You'll also notice a giant white bar at the beginning of the skill check area. If you hit that then you get 100+ bonus points for the objective, boldness or altruism category depending on if you're repairing a generator, sabotaging or healing respectively but you're more likely to screw up trying to get those by pressing the button too early so just try to hit it after and forget the bonus points.
Various tools, tool add-ons and perks can make it easier for you to get skill checks.
Assuming the killer isn't killing you right off the bat every time, then you should be getting several skill checks done every match.
It's busted on multiple platforms but should at some point get patched and working again as has been the case with multiple other achievements. Once it's working feel free to consult the guide below.
The achievement currently has the wrong description when viewing it while locked, it should read "In public matches, get a total of 500 successful Skill-Checks."
Viewing it while locked has the same description as the "Zealous" achievement but that is wrong, you don't need 8k blood points for this achievement. Despite being the wrong description, it still goes up for the actual intended criteria which is for getting the skill-checks.
Skill checks will pop up when you're either repairing a generator, sabotaging a hook/bear trap (Bear traps only show up when the killer is the Trapper) or when you're healing another survivor/yourself.
The skill check is a giant circle with a small section marked randomly on the circle. Press
when your line that moves clockwise goes into that little section and you'll be awarded some points for the successful skill check.Screw it up by being too fast or too slow and you lose some of your meter and a secondary negative effect.
If you mess up a generator, it will alert the killer with a map wide visual queue.
If you're sabotaging and screw up then you'll just make a loud audio noise within a small radius but you won't alert the killer with a map wide visual queue.
If you screw up the heal then the character being healed will scream but again it won't have a map wide visual queue.
You'll also notice a giant white bar at the beginning of the skill check area. If you hit that then you get 100+ bonus points for the objective, boldness or altruism category depending on if you're repairing a generator, sabotaging or healing respectively but you're more likely to screw up trying to get those by pressing the button too early so just try to hit it after and forget the bonus points.
Various tools, tool add-ons and perks can make it easier for you to get skill checks.
Assuming the killer isn't killing you right off the bat every time, then you should be getting several skill checks done every match.
12 Comments
So I get that this achievement is tied to successfully hitting skill checks, but what exactly is the criteria? I have been in matches where I have only missed 1 or 2 skill checks, and still don't have this one.
Edit: NM, I found it on the steam achievements. It's get a total of 500 successful skill-checks.
Edit: NM, I found it on the steam achievements. It's get a total of 500 successful skill-checks.
By LegendaryMarvel on 15 Jul 2017 23:34
My bad, I guess the description has one of those locked/unlocked changes for the achievement. I had the criteria in but removed it because I thought they had fixed it. I'll put it back in.
By mcnichoj on 17 Jul 2017 02:00
Ceziate
TrueTrophies
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This trophy has been bugged since the beginning but CAN still pop. I got it at 143 hours played, so it only registered about 3.5 skill checks for each hour played. Ignore the 500, it will take thousands of skill checks and there’s no way to know how close you are to completion.
Aeirou, AmbaLaBamba, and, IAmFlownominal
A skill-check is an event where you will get an auditory warning and then a small circle will appear above your action progress bar, usually while healing or repairing, and you will have to pass the skill-check to continue your action without alerting the killer or pausing your progress. To pass the skill-check, you just need to push 
when the needle is in the success zone. If you stop the needle in the solid white area of the success zone, you'll earn a Great Skill-Check, and you will gain 5% added progress on your action bar. If you land the needle in the bordered white success zone, you'll earn a Good Skill Check and your action bar progress will simply not be paused and the killer will not be notified.
when the needle is in the success zone. If you stop the needle in the solid white area of the success zone, you'll earn a Great Skill-Check, and you will gain 5% added progress on your action bar. If you land the needle in the bordered white success zone, you'll earn a Good Skill Check and your action bar progress will simply not be paused and the killer will not be notified.
500 skill-checks are cumulative and the trophy will unlock when you reach 500. This trophy will unlock while you progress towards other trophies in the game.
Reiji__Tokisaka
stratege.ru
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Achievement: Nerves of Steel.
To get this achievement you need to: Successfully complete 500 reaction checks.
Achievements count towards (Regular reaction checks, successful reaction checks)
“Excellent reaction” - 150 points for hitting the trigger in the “extra” zone
"Good reaction" - 50 for hitting a trigger in a normal zone
To get this achievement you need to: Successfully complete 500 reaction checks.
Achievements count towards (Regular reaction checks, successful reaction checks)
“Excellent reaction” - 150 points for hitting the trigger in the “extra” zone
"Good reaction" - 50 for hitting a trigger in a normal zone
Korghot
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The trophy is not available on PS5 due to a bug as of March 30, 2021.
2 Comments
Fixed with patch 14.04
By Safucot on 16 Apr 2021 19:00
As of December 2023, the trophy is again no longer available on PS5. We are waiting for the patch
By ghost26rus on 27 Dec 2023 19:58