Mortal Kombat 11 update paves the way for upcoming DLC, adds new Brutalities to discover

News by Stephany Nunneley-Jackson Former News Editor

Published on June 15, 2019

A rather large patch for Mortal Kombat 11 has been released ahead of its first DLC drop.

The latest patch for Mortal Kombat 11 has applied fixes and adjustments to many characters, and added new Brutalities to discover.

One of these, according to Polygon, is Kabal's. Previously censored by pixels, his Brutality is kind of a running joke in the game. He is apparently so ugly under his mask, revealing his face "scares the soul" out of the player.

His face, as seen in the video posted by Mr. Alucard, reminds us a bit of this scene from Beetlejuice.

Other adjustments and fixes have been applied to the game, and you can read the full patch notes below.

The first DLC drop will arrive on June 18 and contains the following fighters: Nightwolf, Sindel, Spawn, and Shang Tsung. You can look over the complete Mortal Kombat 11 roster, so far, at the link.

Mortal Kombat 11 patch notes

General Gameplay Adjustments

Move list corrections
Improvements to AI logic
Fixed several rare online desync causes
Fixed minor visual issues related to some Brutalities
Removed a rare crash that could occur after a Quitality
Fixed an issue that cause users to lose controller functionality when trying to record an AI command after pausing the game with very specific timing
Trying to Practice Reset while waiting in a KOTH lobby will no longer sometimes reset twice in a row
Added an Easy Krushing Blows option to Practice Mode’s Practice Options which will bypass most Krushing Blow’s conditional requirements
Added Random Hidden option to Practice Mode AI Options’ Playback Recording Slot selection
Added several new Brutalities for players to discover
Added Variation info to the pause menu and some multiplayer online loading screens
Added Kombat League online game mode. Season I (The Season of Blood) starts on June 18th
Ranked Sets (only available when a Kombat League season is not active) are now a first to 2 match set

Krypt

Fixed a rare bug that could cause players to be locked out of the armory after getting the Spear
Removed the ability to get out of bounds of the environment under certain circumstances
Removed a rare crash when exploring the Krypt after playing several hours of Towers of Time
All Skeleton Key Gates will now reward some currency when opened

Towers of Time

Adjusted the difficulty of some starting towers on some tower platforms
Added new Boss Fights & rewards
Added new Tower Platform rewards

Character Specific Adjustments

Baraka

High and Mid parries now work correctly against War Banner Charge
Sinister Slice (Jump+Back Punch) no longer has an inconsistent hit region when auto-facing the opponent

Cassie Cage

When an opponent loses a round to BLB-118 Bitchin' Bubble, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
BLB-118 will no longer sometimes lose functionality when the opponent loses a round to Control BLB-118’s Wub Wub Wub or Fun Phaser attacks

Cetrion

When an opponent loses a round to Ring Of Fire, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
High and Mid parries now work correctly against Unlimited Potential (Towards+Back Punch, Front Kick, Back Kick)

D'Vorah

Adjusted Getup Roll Backwards animation to no longer recover slower than intended

Erron Black

Added an ammo counter showing how many Locked And Loaded Rifle shots are currently available
When an opponent loses a round to Zaterrean Spit, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
Swinging Pistol (Jump+Front Punch) no longer has an inconsistent hit region when auto-facing the opponent
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Hat to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred
Fixed an issue that could cause Dynamite to be misaligned when doing it again immediately after the previous one exploded
Corrected damage scaling going into the On The Shoot (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Punch)
Krushing Block cinematic which results in it doing 10 less damage

Frost

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
When an opponent loses a round to Core Trap, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
Core Overload amp no longer still occurs after a Krushing Blow cinematic
Fixed a rare occurrence when hitting an opponent out of a the air at a specific height with Terminal Burrowing (Fatal Blow)

Geras

High and Mid parries now work correctly against Gauntlet Slam (Down+Front Kick)

Jacqui Briggs

When an opponent loses a round to Grenade Launcher, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
Fixed a rare issue that could cause her Shield Generator to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Jade

Fixed a rare issue that could cause her Staff to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Jax

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Thumper to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Johnny Cage

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues

Kabal

When an opponent loses a round to Gas Blast Amplify, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Hook Swords to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Kano

When an opponent loses a round to Magnetic Trap or Molotov Cocktail they will no longer continue to play out some animations
High and Mid parries now work correctly against Under Kick (Towards+Front Kick)
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Shanks to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Kitana

High and Mid parries now work correctly against Noble Assault (Back Punch, Front Punch, Back Kick, Front Kick, Back Kick)
Fixed a rare issue that could cause her War Fans to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Kollector

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
When an opponent loses a round to Vial Of Sorrow, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Chained Ball or Satchel to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Kotal Kahn

When an opponent loses a round to God Ray, they will no longer continue to play out some animations
High and Mid parries now work correctly against Xolotl (Towards+Front Kick, Back Kick)
Fixed a visual issue when Kotal was hit by Geras’s Temporal Advantage while transformed during Tecuani Maul & Tecuani Pounce attacks

Kung Lao

The Great Kung Lao Spiritual Guidance attacks can no longer be parried
High and Mid parries now work correctly against Twin Kicks (Towards+Back Kick)
Fixed a bug where Z Hat would not reset some connect in a row Krushing Blow & Brutality conditions
Mind Of Its Own Brutality from Z Hat once again plays out the full animation

Liu Kang

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Nunchaku to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred
(Air) Fireball can now be correctly 2in1 cancelled into from a Jump Attack when playing with Alternate Controls enabled

Noob Saibot

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
Fixed a rare issue that could cause his Sickle to be misaligned after being knocked off when losing a match as a rollback occurred

Raiden

When an opponent loses a round to Rolling Thunder, they will no longer continue to play out some animations

Skarlet

Adjusted repel during Throw Escape to eliminate some clipping issues
When an opponent loses a round to Red Mist or Blood Ritual, they will no longer continue to play out some animations

Sonya Blade

(Air) Energy Rings can now be correctly 2in1 cancelled into from a Jump Attack when playing with Alternate Controls enabled

Shao Kahn

High and Mid parries now work correctly against DIE (Front Punch, Back Punch, Throw) and Last Breath (Towards+Front Kick, Back Kick, Throw)
Hammer Poke (Jump Front Punch) & Final Strike (Jump Back Punch) now correctly gain additional damage when Dark Priest Buff is active