MK 1 Patch Notes - Homelander Released & Character Balance Changes

It is the day Hommelander finally arrives in the Mortal Kombat 1 roster, and along with the brutal villain, a set of balance changes for several other fighters as well as a number of improvements to the game, including changes in Invasions Mode, Practice, and more.

General Fixes & Adjustments

• Move list corrections & Localization fixes
• AI adjustments & improvements
• Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
• Added Homelander Fighter to Roster
• Added Mileena announcer
• Added Earthrealm skins for Kitana, Mileena & Reptile
• Added Deadly Hybrid skin for Mileena, Titan skin for Li Mei, & Festival Disguise skin for Quan Chi
• Adjusted pushback distance during start-up of throws at very close range
• Fixed several visual issues during brutalities
• Fixed an issue causing several attacks against airborne opponents to cause the hit reaction to start lower to the ground than expected
• Fixed issue that could cause special move cancels to not be possible if the player was moving the Right Stick at certain timing
• Fixed several instances of facial animations lingering longer than intended
• Fixed an incorrect visual effect occurring when a Kameo is interrupted by a Breaker or during a Summon attack
• Adjusted Round Number UI for Round 2 & later rounds start to better match the Fight announcer

Invasions

• Added ability to turn around while traversing between Encounters
• Added ability to preview rewards before a Boss Fight
• Added additional reward information to Seasonal Towers
• Added Elemental advantage & disadvantage indicators on some Encounters
• Increased inventory slots for Talismans & Relics
• Fixed Johnny Cage Hype meter and Geras Hourglass meter remaining on screen after they are defeated in an Endurance fight
• Fixed some Talisman attacks used during Finish Him causing the opponent to use an incorrect animation
• Fixed an issue causing incorrect elements to display during Character Trials
• Fixed an issue that could allow Maximum Damage to occur in the Wu Shi Academy Practice Mode
• Fixed some rare instances of Maximum Damage triggering unexpectedly
• Fixed an issue that caused certain modifiers to unexpectedly prevent attacks from hitting the opponent

Kustomize Mode

• Fixed visual issues that could occur by repeatedly pressing the Change Pose button while in Photo Mode
• Fixed rare issue that could cause the game to become unresponsive if you hover on a character then quickly select a different one with specific timing

Main Fighters

Geras

• Bulldozer (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch) is now considered airborne when Geras is visually off the ground
• During Slab Returnal (Towards + Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch + Front Kick) both characters are considered airborne when the attack hits until they land on the ground
• During Back Throw both characters are considered airborne when Geras hops in the air
• Fixed issue in Practice Mode where repeatedly performing special moves over a really long period of time could cause the game to become unresponsive

Havik

• Neoplasm & Enhanced Neoplasm are no longer destroyed if he is interrupted by his own Kameo

Kenshi

• Ancestral Guard is now considered airborne when Kenshi is visually off the ground

Kung Lao

• Human Weapon (Away + Back Punch, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Kung Lao is visually off the ground
• Get Back (Back Kick, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Kung Lao is visually off the ground

Johnny Cage

• Cagenado (Back Kick, Back Kick) is now considered airborne when Johnny Cage is visually off the ground

Li Mei

• Against The Rope (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Kick) & Calculated (Back Kick, Front Kick, Back Kick) are now considered airborne when Li Mei is visually off the ground
• Fixed issue that was causing incorrect visual effects and excessively long knockdown animation after hitting an opponent with Enhanced Chain Reaction

Mileena

• Fixed issue that could cause opponents to move through Mileena briefly after landing from Teleport Down

Nitara

• Fixed Leap of Faith being unable to hit airborne Kameos

Reiko

• Reiko is now considered airborne when he is off the ground during the hit animation of Pale Rider and Enhanced Pale Rider
• Fixed issue with Practice Mode Frame Data display not working with Retaliation

Scorpion

• Fixed rare issue that could cause Scorpion to be briefly outside the arena boundaries after landing from (Air) Enhanced Flame-Port

Smoke

• Fixed issue that could cause ducking opponents to briefly turn around when Face Walk (Towards + Back Kick) is performed at very close range

Tanya

• Fixed issue that could cause ducking opponents to briefly turn around when Spinning Splits Kick is performed at very close range

Omni-Man

• Fixed camera issues that could sometimes occur if Back Throw is interrupted at specific timing
• Fixed camera issue that could occur if Back Throw is used to defeat the opponent

Quan Chi

• Zone Of Fear will no longer end early if a Summon Kameo move is performed

Peacemaker

• Fixed issue that could cause Ground-Air Offensive and Beautiful Bird Bullet to use an incorrect animation when the opponent and their Kameo are on screen at the same time

Ermac

• Adjusted hit region of Mass Driver (Back Punch, Front Punch)
• Fixed issue that could cause throws to not grant first hit bonus if Death's Embrace is active
• Fixed issue with Practice Mode Frame Data display not working with (Air) Suspended Animation
• Fixed visual issues that could occur from Yurei (Back + Front Kick) being interrupted early
• Fixed visual issues that could occur with Witch Slam being interrupted at specific timing

Kameo Fighters

Kung Lao (Kameo)

• Fixed Buzz Saw not having sound effects when it travels across the ground if it is delayed

Sareena (Kameo)

• Sareena will no longer sometimes remain on screen when doing Jataaka's Kurse with specific timing when a round ends

Sektor (Kameo)

• Fixed Up Rocket directional inputs being reversed while performing certain attacks

Shujinko (Kameo)

• Fixed several Mimic & Kopy Kat abilities facing the opponent unexpectedly when switching sides
• Fixed Shujinko's partner not taking damage if he is hit after performing several of Li Mei's Mimic & Kopy Kat abilities
• Mimic Lightning Port stolen from Raiden has 2 more frames of start-up and recovers 1 frame faster
• Fixed camera issue when Shujinko perform's Omni-Man's Flatter Tiebreaker

Khameleon (Kameo)

• Fixed visual issue that could cause Khameleon to be invisible during Jade Disguise Breaker

Mavado (Kameo)

• Fixed Best Feet Forward & Nindrop not being possible after several attacks
• Fixed rare issue that could cause Best Feet Forward attack to trigger twice in the same combo despite the input only being pressed once