PATCH NOTES

Killer Instinct 1/30/2014 Patch

***New Content***

NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTER

Spinal character and his accessory sets are now available for ULTRA EDITION and COMBO BREAKER PACK owners.

MELD WELCOMING

Meld will now greet you each time you start up Killer Instinct to highlight any updates or news!

RAGE QUIT SOLUTION IMPLEMENTED

Introducing a novel solution to rage quitters in Ranked Match: JAIL

• The first time your disconnect percentage goes above 15 percent you go to JAIL
• A 10 match minimum is required
• JAIL lasts for 24 hours. During this time you can only be matched against other JAIL members
• Each time you go to JAIL the amount of time increases by 24 hours (capped at 5 days – 120 hrs)
• While in JAIL your profile icon will be automatically changed to a custom JAIL icon to let you know you are in JAIL
• When your JAIL time is up, you go back into the public again (even if your disconnect percentage is back over 15%)
• However, when back in public, if you disconnect and you are still above 15 percentage you go directly back to JAIL
• For any match that sends you to JAIL, player will take a loss

Practice Mode Position Reset Added

Players now have the ability to quickly reset their character positioning by using the commands below while in PRACTICE MODE:

• View + Menu – Reset both characters back to the starting locations in the center of the stage
• View + Menu + Left – Reset both characters on the left side of the stage
• View + Menu + Right – Reset both characters on the right side of the stage

Leaderboards Quick Search

Players will now be able to press “Y” to see the top rank of that specific leaderboard.

***General Fixes***

ULTRA COMBO AUDIO DISTORTION

Fixed an issue where users would hear audio distortion during ULTRA COMBO sequences.

TRAINING MODE GENERAL FIXES

Several issues have been fixed to make sure that the AI will react accurately towards the settings of the player.

***On-line Fixes***

MATCHMAKING FOR RANKED MATCHES

Ranked search will now properly search for the ranks nearest to your rank, then slowly expand its ranked search range over 1 min.

EXHIBITION INVITE FIX

Fixed an issue when you tried to join an invite and it would fail because it was waiting for you to leave your previous session.

PLAYER RANK DISPLAY UPDATE

Fix spelling errors in “Journeyman” and “Baller” Rank Title graphics.

HOSTING BUG FIXED

Fixed hosting an Exhibition Match while player rank was above 20.

RANKING UP/DOWN DISPLAY FIX

Potential Rank Up / Rank Down messages will no longer stay on the screen if the opponent disconnects during the match.

WIN/LOSS PROPERLY DISPLAYS

Fixed post-match screen showing incorrect win/loss in Exhibition Match.

RANK BAR ANIMATION FIX

Ranking bar animation on loss has been fixed, and will now properly display.

***CHARACTER UPDATES***

JAGO

Fixed a bug that allowed players to perform a Shadow Endokuen without using meter.

SABREWULF

Tracking properties of OVERPOWER (Back + Heavy Punch) will no longer auto correct if the opponent jumps over Sabrewulf.

ORCHID

Fix to Shadow Itch – Ni – San getting broken when used as an opener in certain cases.

SADIRA

Fix to web ball causing a blowout reaction during ultra if opponent was already above 100 KV.

Killer Instinct 1/2/2014 Patch

***New Rotating Character***

Updated 1/15/2014

ROTATING FREE CHARACTER:

Sabrewulf IS NOW the free character in rotation (replacing Jago).

***GENERAL FIXES***

FULL CONTROLLER SUPPORT

Players will now have access to play regardless of what USB port they plug into.

SAVE DATA FIXES

Sign-in changes via KINECT will no longer erase save-data

TOASTS OPTION AVAILABLE

Players will be able to disable toasts from the option menu (under display options)

***KI STORE FIXES***

COLOR #5 PROPERLY UNLOCKS

* NOTE: Players who have accomplished these tasks prior to launch will now be awarded retroactively

TRAINING MODE ICON UNLOCKED

*NOTE: If you have completed all the tasks required to unlock the costume, the TRAINING ICON will retroactively be unlocked.

***IN-GAME Updates***

• Character Select option added to the pause screen of local versus
• Command List corrected and updated
• Game will now pause when the controller for player 2 is removed
• Accessory menu screens updated and patched
• Added access to the MELD from the pause screen
• Replays library will be cleared since executable has been updated to a new version number
• Jago’s equipped accessories now display properly while in dojo mode.

***ON-LINE UPDATES***

VIEWABLE LEADERBOARDS

Privilege check has been moved into the Xbox Live menu so non-gold members can view leaderboards

PARTY INVITES FIXES

General fixes have been implemented to ensure the proper user-flow for people wanting to play exhibition matches with friends.

RANK-UP/RANK-DOWN DISPLAY

RANK events (Rank-up/Rank-down), display notifications to both players prior to the start of the match.

RANK MATCH UPDATES

The rank point distribution method has been updated. Please see the chart below for the updated system.

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***GAMEPLAY UPDATES***

GLOBAL FIXES

INSTINCT MODE SHADOW COMBOS NOW BREAKABLE

There were several instances where SHADOW MOVES we’re un-breakable after performing an instinct.-mode cancel With the current fix, SHADOW MOVES will be fully intractable after an instinct-mode cancel.

UNBLOCKABLE FIX

Players can now adjust block height during instinct mode activation.

COMBO ENDER FIX

There were several instances where certain moves labeled as “ENDERS” where unbreakable .

CHARACTER SPECIFIC FIXES

JAGO

Jago’s Endokuken is now classified as an OPENER, when used in the beginning of combos.

SABREWULF

• Shadow Eclipse now scales properly if used as an OPENER.
• LEVEL-3 eclipse ENDER has been corrected to hit the opponent after performing a JUMPING SLASH

ORCHID

Category correction for the first (2) hits of ICHI NI SAN.

Damage scaling correction on UPPER FIRECAT

GLACIUS

Shadow Hail will now have the same hit properties as an OPENER.

SADIRA

HP /Shadow version of Widow’s bite is now categorized as OPENER.

Patch Version 11/27

Marketplace fixes for Shadow Jago

*Both Jago and Shadow Jago unlocked achievements and fight titles properly.

-Fix for an unbreakable combo set up using instinct mode.

*When activating instinct mode after a command normal, you will no longer be able to immediately AUTO-DOUBLE from the Instinct Cancel. Instead, players will now have to do an OPENER to continue their combo.

*Example: Jago

Jago Opener F+HK Canceled to INSTINCT ; player MUST do an opener. Pressing any normal attach will result in a manual instead of an Auto-double.

-Fix for several cases where users’ save data was getting reset