Mortal Kombat 1 has a brand new patch that lastly removes the 30fps cap for cutscenes on PC.
NetherRealm’s combating sport launched with a 30fps cap for in-game cutscenes reminiscent of Fatalities regardless of gameplay operating at 60fps. Developer NetherRealm has insisted this cover lets it create flashier cutscenes, however some gamers have mentioned the swap from 60 to 30 and again once more is jarring.
Now, in a fresh update for Mortal Kombat 1, that 30fps cap is eliminated with the addition of a brand new graphics setting that will increase the lock to 60fps on PC solely, however it’s price noting that NetherRealm warned this setting is meant for PC avid gamers with high-end rigs.
The patch, additionally obtainable on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X, makes a variety of character fixes, together with to the just lately launched DLC character Homelander. The patch notes are beneath.
Additionally this week, NetherRealm delayed the launch of Kameo character Ferra and introduced the discharge date of the ultimate Kombat Pack 1 DLC character, Takeda. Ferra, the small fighter who sat atop the hulking Torr as a part of the mixed Ferra & Torr character from Mortal Kombat X, was set to hit Mortal Kombat 1 in Kameo kind later in June, however now launches alongside Takeda’s early entry launch on July 23.
Ideas now flip to what follows for Mortal Kombat 1 throughout its second yr, with NetherRealm but to announce future DLC plans. Earlier this month, a outstanding Mortal Kombat 1 dataminer uncovered proof to counsel that Ghostface from the Scream franchise is an upcoming DLC character. Ghostface was assumed to be part of the inevitable Kombat Pack 2, however the character’s launch could also be tied up with the continuing points surrounding the subsequent film within the collection, Scream 7.
NetherRealm growth chief Ed Boon has confirmed Mortal Kombat 1 will ultimately get story DLC and “an enormous shock after that.” In the meantime, the Mortal Kombat 2 film is due out October 24, 2025.
Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes – PS5, XSX, Steam and EGS | 06/18/2024
JUNE HOTFIX
PC Steam & Epic Video games Retailer
- Added a brand new Graphics Setting to extend the 30 FPS lock on sure sections to 60 FPS, which is meant for customers with Excessive-Finish {Hardware}
- The brand new setting to allow that is accessed by way of Important Menu > Settings > Graphics > Experimental > 60 FPS Mode: OFF (Default)/ON
- Notice that this setting won’t have an effect on pre-rendered films and might be mechanically disabled throughout On-line Matches to keep away from stability points
Common Fixes & Changes
- Mounted a number of desyncs that would happen throughout on-line play if the sport had been hot-fixed
- Adjusted digicam conduct when Homelander, Omni-Man, or Peacemaker are interrupted or hit excessive off display screen
Character Particular Changes
- Important Fighters
- Reptile
- Mounted harm scaling on Drive Ball when not enhanced
- Peacemaker
- Human Torpedo & Enhanced Human Torpedo now hits Excessive
- Lowered base well being worth to 650 (from 700)
- Homelander
- Mounted canceling into Flight when grounded greater than as soon as in a kombo not consuming Tremendous Meter
- Mounted Soar Assaults throughout Flight have the ability to be canceled into Flight on block
- Mounted not with the ability to breaker God Complicated & Enhanced God Complicated
- Improved Punching Down linking into God Complicated & Enhanced God Complicated from Flight when it hits opponent close to the highest
- Mounted challenge that would end in Homelander sliding on the bottom typically when God Complicated from Flight was canceled from sure heights
- Mounted uncommon challenge that would end in Homelander sliding on the bottom typically when God Complicated from Flight was carried out simply as flight was about to outing
- Mounted uncommon situations of some juggle kombos typically behaving barely in a different way towards Homelander with particular timing
- The next assaults can not be parried by Soiled Trick
- Kitana – Fancy Strike (Away + Entrance Punch)
- Rain – Tide (Away + Again Punch) & It Pours (Again Punch, Entrance Punch, Entrance Punch, Again Punch)
- Reptile – Kneet Trick (In direction of + Again Punch, Entrance Kick)
- Sindel – Shear Genius (In direction of + Entrance Punch) & Off The High (Away + Again Punch, Entrance Kick, Again Punch)
- Ermac – Dragged Underneath (Entrance Kick, Again Kick)
- Peacemaker – Gutshot (Away + Again Kick) & Pinky Toermenter (Down + Again Kick)
- Quan Chi – Skeleton Jacker (In direction of + Again Punch, Entrance Punch)
- The next assaults can now be parried by Soiled Trick
- Ashrah – God’s/Demon’s Wrath & Darkish/Gentle Ascension
- Baraka – Baraka Barrage, Stab Stab, & Chop Chop
- Havik – Twisted Torso
- Kenshi – Fast Slice (Soar Entrance Punch in Sento Stance), Higher Gash (Soar Again Punch in Sento Stance), Ancestral Guard, Hovering Sento, & Teamwork
- Kung Lao – Kung-Kussion & Shaolin Shimmy
- Common Shao – Energy Strike
- Smoke – Vicious Vapors & Smoke Bomb
- Peacemaker – Coming By way of! (In direction of + Again Kick, Entrance Punch)
- Homelander – Grounding Fist from (Air) Diabolical Sprint & Hovering Strike from Diabolical Sprint
- Reptile
- Kameo Fighters
- Cyrax
- Mounted canceling into Horizontal Kopter Chopper from Kopter Chopper not utilizing Kameo Meter
- Khameleon
- Lowered pushback on block of first 2 hits of Roll & barely decreased the pushback on block of the final hit
- Lowered base well being worth to 250 (from 300)
- Janet Cage
- Barely elevated combo harm scaling on Hop Punch & Hop Skip Punch
- Cyrax
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