NOVEMBER UPDATE

General Gameplay Adjustments

• Move list corrections
• Localization fixes
• AI adjustments & improvements
• Improvements to Screen Reader & Test to Speech functionality
• Fixed issue causing character dialogue during a brutality to be missing facial animations
• Improvements to filtering in Kombat League Leaderboards
• Fixed issue that could cause notification indicator to not disappear after checking a new Kombo Challenge
• Fixed rare issue that could cause the game to become unresponsive if the user performs a certain sequence of actions involving Quick Resume
• Fixed several visual issues with brutalities
• Interrupting a Kameo will no longer occasionally not cause damage if the Kameo was recently interrupted by a Fatal Blow
• Fixed issue with “Become A Ninja In No Time” Trophy / Achievement not unlocking correctly when using cross-progression
• Adjustments to scoring for Endless Tower
• Fixed rare crash that could occur when an online opponent declined after connecting
• Fixed rare crash that could occur when a player’s notification window is holding a large amount of messages
• Fixed several issues that could cause desyncs in King of the Hill
• Added additional Kombo Challenge for Fighters

Practice Mode

• Players can now change the current Kameo for either team from within Practice Settings
• Fixed issue with Playback Recording that could cause a character’s Tagged Moves to persist on screen
• Kustomize Kontrol settings will now always properly apply when using Recording
• Adjusted how Auto Block setting works with Sub-Zero’s Deadly Vapors

Invasions

• Fixed visual issues that could occur when travelling between Encounters and repeatedly pressing the inventory button
• Maximum Damage is now disabled in most Encounters
• Additional uses of the Ethereal Talisman will now count toward the progress of the “Talis-mania” achievement
• Fixed visual issue where some characters’ weapon animations could become out of sync with the character after teleporting to Shop or Forge
• Scorpion’s Enhanced Devouring Flame will no longer occasionally cause issues if it defeats a boss enemy in the first phase of the fight
• Fixed visual issues with some Kombat Modifiers
• Fixed missing audio when defeating an airborne opponent in an endurance match
• Fixed issue with endurance matches preventing the AI from performing Shang Tsung Old Morph
• Fixed crash that could occur when recharging a Talisman with more than 8 charges
• Fixed rare issue that could cause the game to become unresponsive if disconnected from the internet while at the Mesa Selection

• Ashrah – Fixed hitting an airborne opponent with Ascension outside of a combo causing the opponent to appear at an incorrect location in the air
• Geras – Double Time attacks will no longer sometimes not work correctly with certain changes with Kontrols
• Geras – Fixed visual issue that could occur when using Fixed Point while Sub-Zero’s Arctic Armor is active
• Havik – Fixed hitting an airborne opponent with final hit of Helping Hand outside of a combo causing the opponent to appear at an incorrect location in the air
• Johnny Cage – Reduced base health value to 650 (from 700)
• Johnny Cage – Sky Die (Up + Front Punch) is now able to be parried by Johnny Cage’s Fatal Blow
• Kenshi – Fixed issue which was preventing forward throws using Kameo from executing while Ancestor is active
• Kenshi – Enhanced Demon Drop can now be Up Blocked
• Kung Lao – Fixed hitting an airborne opponent with Soaring Monk outside of a combo causing the opponent to appear at an incorrect location in the air
• Kung Lao – Fixed visual issue with his hat returning with no visual effects in certain circumstances
• Mileena – Adjusted auto-facing of Enhanced Roll follow-up attack
• Mileena – Fixed rare issue with Teleport Down when used against a cornered opponent that could cause players to be outside the arena for a short time
• Nitara – Fixed hitting an airborne opponent with Flying Kolors (Back Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch) outside of a combo causing the opponent to appear at an incorrect location in the air
• Nitara – Fixed visual issue with wings animation being incorrect when a throw escape occurs
• Rain – Holding Rain God now allows for additional diagonal Up directions
• Rain – Fixed rare issue with Water Gate Teleport not moving to correct location when cancelled from attacks in certain circumstances
• Rain – Fixed visual issue that could cause jittering animation when landing from Overkast (Jump + Back Punch, Back Kick) or Drownpour (Jump + Back Punch, Back Kick, Front Kick)
• Rain – Fixed AI being unable to use Water Gate portals
• Reptile – Fixed issue that could cause Dash Attack to sometimes be throw immune when blocked
• Shang Tsung – Fixed being able to slightly extend opponent morph duration by ducking without inputting any actions
• Shang Tsung – Fixed Enhanced Inspire while morphed into Sindel not triggering Breaker Denied when the opponent attempts a Breaker
• Sindel – Fixed Enhanced Queen’s Command not preventing opponent from performing Fatal Blow after it has hit
• Sindel – Fixed issue with lingering visual effects if Inspire is performed as Shang Tsung morphed into Sindel
• Smoke – Fixed being able to cancel Tele-Stab (Back + Back Punch) after it is Up Blocked
• Smoke – Fixed visual issue with opponent’s animation when they are defeated by Fatal Blow
• Smoke – Fixed visual issue during the startup of Smoke-Port
• Cyrax (Kameo) – Reduced knock out duration when hit during Self-Destruct to 3 seconds (from 6)
• Frost (Kameo) – Fixed issue which could cause an opponent to clip through the ground if hit while frozen from Ice Karpet at specific timing
• Goro (Kameo) – Fixed rare issue with Shokan Stomp that could prevent a player from performing some special cancels with specific timing
• Jax (Kameo) – Fixed rare situations where Ground Pound was not considering the opponent to be in a reaction
• Motaro (Kameo) – Reduced knock out duration when hit during Reflect to 3 seconds (from 6)
• Motaro (Kameo) – Fixed issue with interrupting Charge! Fatal Blow which could cause the background visual effects to linger
• Sareena (Kameo) – Fixed issue that could prevent brutalities from being performed in a Kombo after defeating the opponent with Kia’s Blades
• Scorpion (Kameo) – Fixed rare bug that could cause Get Over Here to pass through the Fighter if they are hit at a specific timing
• Sektor (Kameo) – Fixed rare issue with Activate Homing that could prevent a player from performing some special cancels with specific timing
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Reduced knock out duration when hit during Meditate to 3 seconds (from 6)
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Fixed using Reiko’s Retaliation as a special cancel after Apep Punch or Konquest Kick not being able to Parry
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Fixed issues with Mimic & Kopy Kat Invisibility lingering into cinematics
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Fixed visual issue causing claws to appear clipping through the ground when performing Kopy Kat against Shang Tsung
• Shujinko (Kameo) – Fixed AI being unable to use several stolen moves