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Home»News»Gaming News»Ladies and Gentlemen the one the only…. Spinal!

Ladies and Gentlemen the one the only…. Spinal!

By Keith MitchellJanuary 31, 2014

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.

 
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Keith D. Mitchell is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Outerhaven, where he has been covering video games and technology for more than 14 years. A lifelong PC gamer, he began building PCs at just eight years old and still loves talking about hardware as much as playing games. His passion for challenging experiences has made him a devoted Soulslike fan, having beaten nearly every FromSoftware release. Keith regularly attends major gaming and technology events to bring firsthand coverage to readers, and continues to enjoy writing about the games and gear that shaped his love for the industry.

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