The upcoming Killer Instinct from Double Helix Games will finally bring one of my original Killer Instinct characters,Spinal, into the fray along with his accessories to owners of the Ultra Edition and Combo Breaker Pack owners. For those reading this Spinal should be live for you now.
They’ve also implemented a solution called the “Jail” which will be used to curb the excessive rage quitting that has been plaguing the game. Basically anytime someone drops offline when they are about to lose they accumulate a percentage. if they go above 15% then they are put in Jail for 24 hours and will only be able to play against other members that are also jailed. Everything this happens however the timeout is increases by 24 hours.
Full patch notes below.
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.
