Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes (January 2025 Update)

Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes for January 2025 Update introduces general fixes, store-specific changes, and adjustments to characters.

Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes (January 2025 Update) [Source: NetherRealm Studios]
Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes (January 2025 Update) [Source: NetherRealm Studios]

Mortal Kombat 1 Patch Notes for January 2025 update arrives as the servers slowly come back online. The patch added the Ray Tracing option for supported hardware for “certain stages and characters.” In character-specific adjustments, Havik, Kitana, Raiden, and more have been tweaked. The update also brings bug fixes.

With today’s update, Conan the Barbarian can be tried by early-access Mortal Kombat 1 players.

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Mortal Kombat 1 January 2025 Patch Notes: Full changelog

The Mortal Kombat 1 patch notes for this month’s update are:

PC Steam & Epic Games Store

  • Added Ray Tracing option via Settings > Graphics section for supported hardware to enable ray-traced reflections on certain stages and characters
  • Added Display Language option via Settings > Video & Audio > Video section
  • Added Audio Language option via Settings > Video & Audio > Audio section
  • Added Reset Shaders Cache option via Settings > Graphics > Actions
  • Moved the Settings > Graphics AA Mode option to be nested in the Upscaling section to better indicate interaction with Upscaling Method option
  • Resolved an issue on boot with Windows Accounts containing certain text characters
  • Resolved various performance-related issues during Fatality sequences
  • Resolved certain visual issues during various cinematic sequences
  • Resolved various UI elements being cut in certain cases
  • Resolved visual issues when playing at certain frame rates
  • Resolved error prompt when making a store purchase
  • Resolved issues with Voice Chat in some scenarios
  • Resolved an issue with input UI during Tutorials
  • Resolved issues with Steam overlay
  • Resolved various stability issues
  • Further optimized PSO Shader Cache generation flow
  • Improvements to Screen Reader in certain languages
  • Various localization updates and fixes

Nintendo Switch

  • Entering and exiting the pause menu during online practice no longer causes latency increases
  • Friends only tab in Kombat League should now populate correctly

General Fixes & Adjustments

  • Move list corrections & Localization fixes
  • AI adjustments & improvements
  • Improvements to Screen Reader functionality
  • Added Conan Fighter to Roster
  • Added Age of Conan skins for Ashrah, Baraka, & Geras
  • Fixed several visual issues during brutalities

PlayStation 5 Pro

  • Added Ray Tracing support for reflections

Character Specific Adjustments

Main Fighters

Havik

  • While the Blood Bath tether is active it will continuously drain Havik’s health and grant him a meter
  • Blood Bath now only possible when below 30% health

Kitana

  • Added new move (Air) Enhanced Fan Toss
  • Added new move (Air) Reverse Fan Toss
  • Added new move (Air) Enhanced Reverse Fan Toss
  • Added new move Wind Bomb Squall

Raiden

  • Added new move Electric Overcharge
  • Added new move Electric Discharge

Reiko

  • Added new move (Air) Reap The Whirlwind
  • Added new move (Air) Enhanced Reap The Whirlwind
  • Assassin Throwing Stars and Enhanced Assassin Throwing Stars are now destroyed by opponent’s projectiles
  • Pain Knee from Enhanced Charging Pain now has a different reaction

Scorpion

  • Fixed rare issue that could cause Sweeping Scorpion Tail (B+3) to sometimes do 3 hits when blocked or hit armor

Shang Tsung

  • When morphed into Ghostface and swapped to an Alternate Killer, Shang Tsung will no longer morph back until returned to Original Killer
  • Fixed specific sequence using Kameo Kopy to turn into Khameleon causing Kameo Kopy move to become disabled for an extended period
  • Fixed visual issue with Kameo Kopy interrupted at specific timing when an opponent was using Ferra
  • Fixed rare issues that could occur during endurance fights that could cause lingering visuals when Shang Tsung is defeated

Ermac

  • Fixed some of Witch Slam, Enhanced Witch Slam, Behind You, and Too Late damage not correctly applying some damage buffs

Cyrax

  • Fixed an opponent caught in capture foam being able to sometimes go through the Kameo Frost Ice Wall.

Sektor

  • Fixed lingering sound effects on Bionic Blast (Hold 2) when losing a match

Ghostface

  • Fixed rare issues where Alternate Killer could be prevented from swapping back to Billy when hit by certain attacks on the same frame as the Killer timer ran out.
  • Fixed issues with stun attacks causing combo to reset if used at specific timing after Knife Toss Fakeout.
  • Fixed temporary restriction preventing a player from performing Knife Toss Fakeout.
  • Fixed missing sound effects on some attacks.
  • Fixed missing sound effects when Alternate Killers are hit by some attacks.

Kameo Fighters

Darrius (Kameo)

  • Fixed Darrius rapidly moving outside of the arena when performing Ground Invitational in certain corner circumstances

Sektor (Kameo)

  • Fixed the issue that was causing Straight Missile Fatal Blow to not become invulnerable after hitting an opponent.
  • Straight Missile (Fatal Blow) now has 4 more startup frames when not in a combo & no longer has armor.

Scorpion (Kameo)

  • Flame Aura has a different reaction against Kameos, deals extra damage, and adds a victim flame visual effects.
  • Flame Aura can now hit airborne Kameos.
  • Flame Aura drains 50% of the Kameo meter from the opponent if it hits an opponent’s Kameo.

Sub-Zero (Kameo)

  • Fixed Deep Freeze facing the wrong direction if performed at specific timing against a teleporting opponent.

Shujinko (Kameo)

  • Shujinko can now perform Borrow: Psychotic Dive to Prone Stab against Ghostface.
  • Fixed Mimic: Enhanced Backstage Pass when performed against Ghostface sometimes missing if the opponent is in the corner.

Motaro (Kameo)

  • Fixed the issue that was causing the Charge! Fatal Blow to not become invulnerable after hitting the opponent.
  • Fixed Uppercut (Down + Back Punch) & Fatal Blow attacks doing incorrect damage against Motaro.

Tremor (Kameo)

  • Attacks that cause push-forward block reaction will now cause Crystal Armor hit reaction to push forward

Ferra (Kameo)

  • Fixed Uppercut (Down + Back Punch) & Fatal Blow attacks doing incorrect damage against Ferra

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