MARCH UPDATE

PC Steam

• Added Ray Tracing Quality option via Settings > Graphics section with Low/Medium/High values offered
• Optimized various gameplay and cinematic sequences when Raytracing is enabled
• Optimized PSO Shader Cache background flow when users opt to cancel generation step on boot
• Allow access to Online Matchmaking modes without title restart when PSO Shader Cache generation is completed in the background
• Resolved performance and stability issues when FPS limit is set below 60
• Resolved issues when switching game window between different display devices
• Optimized memory usage to reduce allocation and improve performance
• Improved asset load times in Kustomize and Character Select menus
• Resolved camera issues when using experimental 60 FPS mode
• Improve mouse input selection for various UI sections
• Various edge-case performance issue optimizations
• Resolved Graphic setting menu UI issues
• Various localization updates and fixes
• Resolved various stability issues

General Fixes & Adjustments

• Move list corrections & Localization fixes MK1-5808
• AI adjustments & improvements
• Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
• Added T1000 Fighter to Roster
• Added Madam Bo Kameo to Roster
• Added Outworld Menagerie skins for KItana, Mileena, & Tanya
• Added Outworld Gala skins for Li Mei, Reiko, & Shang Tsung
• Added MKX skins for Scorpion & Sub-Zero
• Fixed several visual issues during brutalities MK1-6111

Character Specific Adjustments

Main Fighters

Baraka

• Added new move Desperate Tarkatan
• Heel Drop can now be held to perform Heel Smite
• Quick Shave (Back Kick) cancel occurs 2 frames later
• Butcher (Back Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick) cancel occurs 2 frames later
• Slaughter House (Back Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick, Back Kick) has 1 less frame of hit advantage
• Fixed some Kameo Ambush Attacks not being possible during Slaughter House

General Shao

• Added new move Smoldering Wrath

Havik

• Helping Hand when used more than once in a combo will no longer perform second or third hits

Johnny Cage

• Ball Buster brutality can be performed closer to the corner
• Fixed audio issue that could cause crowd cheering to linger during a Fatality or Animality

Kenshi

• Added new move Soul Exit
• Summon Ancestor duration is now 10 seconds (was 15 seconds)
• Ancestor can now be hit by attacks that affect opponent's Kameos
• Ancestor is now vulnerable to attacks during the startup and recovery of Teamwork on block or miss
• Ancestor is now vulnerable to attacks during the startup and recovery of Ancestral Assist on block or miss
• Fixed animation blending issues with Ancestor when Teamwork or Ancestral Assist is blocked or misses
• Fixed incorrect visual effect appearing when Ancestral Assist is blocked
• Ancestor recovers 8 frames faster after Teamwork is blocked or misses
• Ancestor recovers 7 frames faster after Ancestral Assist is blocked or misses
• Demon Drop and Enhanced Demon Drop has 5 more frames of block stun with increased pushback on block
• Silencing Souls (Away + Back Punch, Back Punch) now has a different hit reaction
• High Kick (Front Kick) now has a different hit reaction
• Face Breaker (Back Kick) does 50 damage (was 70)
• Heighten Senses (Back Kick, Back Kick) now has a different hit reaction and increased hitbox when opponent is in a combo

Kitana

• (Air) Reverse Fan Toss now only destroys projectiles when Enhanced
• Fixed (Air) Reverse Fan Toss attack appearing from incorrect side if opponent switches sides with Kitana at specific timing

Mileena

• Added new move Krazed Tarkatan

Raiden

• Electric Overcharge now detonates automatically 2 seconds faster
• Fixed issue with Electric Overcharge lingering after a Fatal Blow is performed
• Fixed issue with Electric Overcharge audio lingering when interrupted

Reiko

• Increased health by 50
• Added new follow-up to Charging Pain, "Pain Reaper"
• Charging Pain Delay Cancel now recovers 7 frames faster
• (Air) Reap The Whirlwind has 2 more frames of hit advantage
• Push Kick (Away + Front Kick) now causes 6 more frames of hit stun

Smoke

• Fixed issue causing Smoke to remain invisible longer than intended if opponent blocks Vicious Vapors while invisible

Sub-Zero

• Added new moves Polar Palm and Permafrost Palm
• Fixed animation issue when hitting opponent with two freeze attacks in a combo

Shang Tsung

• Pulse Check (Front Punch, Back Punch, Back Kick) hitbox increased when done in a combo
• Spinning Spikes now has no gravity scaling when used up to two times in a combo
• Double Skull second hit does 10 more damage
• Triple Skull second & third hit do 10 more damage
• Enhanced Straight Skull, Enhanced Double Skull, & Enhanced Triple Skull does 10 more damage on all hits
• (Air) Straight Skull does 20 more damage
• (Air) Enhanced Straight Skull does 20 more damage on first hit, 10 more damage on second hit
• Kameo Kopy used on Darrius or Ferra is now considered airborne when visually in the air
• Opponent is now considered airborne while visually in the air during Back Throw
• Enhanced Kameo Copy can now only be used 4 times in a combo
• Fixed Havik's Enhanced Blood Bath debuff not clearing when morphing back into Shang Tsung

Tanya

• Karma (Towards + Back Punch, Front Punch, Front Punch) all hits now cause ground bounce reaction when used on airborne opponent
• Seeking Guidance level 1 charge now takes 18 seconds to decay (was 12 seconds)
• Seeking Guidance level 2 charge now takes 24 seconds to decay (was 12 seconds)
• Enhanced Seeking Guidance now always gives level 2 charge, recovers 6 frames faster, and can 2in1 cancel into basic Attacks
• Enhanced Seeking Guidance when performed in a combo now has damage scaling

Omni-Man

• Fatal Blow can now be performed while in the air
• Follow-up hit for Like An Ant now only occurs if Back Kick is held
• Opponent is considered knocked down 12 frames later during Back Throw
• Fixed some Kameo Ambush Attacks not being possible during Viltrumite Stance

Peacemaker

• Increased health by 50

Homelander

• Fixed some Kameo Ambush Attacks not being possible during flight

Noob Saibot

• Fixed audio issue with Enhanced Shadow Ghostball being delayed

Ghost Face

• Fixed some Kameo Ambush Attacks not being possible during Psychotic Rush & Psychotic Dive
• Fixed incorrect animation playing if player holds certain inputs while performing Back Throw

Conan

• Fixed some Kameo Ambush Attacks not being possible during Destroyer's Drop
• Fixed visual issue that could cause abrupt movement if Conan is defeated by a juggle combo while Crom's Curse is active
• Fixed Kameo Cyrax's Self-Destruct causing an extra bomb to appear if used to defeat Conan while Crom's Curse is active
• Fixed several attacks causing mistimed visual and audio effects during Crom's Curse resurrection

Kameo Fighters

Frost (Kameo)

• Ice Wall starts up 19 frames faster
• Ice Krash follow up to Ice Wall refill delay reduced to 1 second (was 6 seconds) and increased recharge rate
• Ice Krash follow up to Ice Wall will now always face the Ice Wall

Goro (Kameo)

• Raise The Roof refills Kameo gauge faster after use
• Dead Weight refill delay reduced to 1 second (was 4 seconds) and increased recharge rate
• Fixed issue with Shokan Stomp interrupted in specific situations not applying any damage scaling

Jax (Kameo)

• When Gotcha Grab hits an opponent's kameo the refill delay is reduced to 1 second (was 6 seconds from activation)
• When Gotcha Grab misses it no longer has a refill delay (was 6 seconds from activation)
• Fixed damage scaling not applying if Quad-Slam is interrupted

Sareena (Kameo)

• Fixed Old Moon being unable to hit opponent after it is reflected by Conan's Atlantean Bulwark

Scorpion (Kameo)

• Fixed lingering visual effects if Aura Of Flame is used to defeat an opponent

Stryker (Kameo)

• Added new move Rapid Fire

Sub-Zero (Kameo)

• (During Arctic Armor) Kold Shoulder refill delay reduced to 0.66 seconds (was 1.5 seconds) and increased recharge rate

Shujinko (Kameo)

• Fixed Ghost Face's Backstage Pass missing when done in the corner at certain spacing

Mavado (Kameo)

• Adjusted Mavado Ambush Attack window in several reactions

Tremor (Kameo)

• Added new moves Crystal Crag, Crystal Vault, and Crystal Heave
• Ground Pound second hit now starts up 2 frames faster and has 3 more active frames
• Transmute Down now has the same cancel timing as Transmute Up