ULTRAKILL News

• Improved performance
  
• Added option to completely disable fog in the Cyber Grind
  
• Dash jumps performed via enemy step now only cost 1 bar of stamina
  
• Radiant Idols now have a rainbow-colored halo to make them easier to distinguish
  
• Alternate Shotgun can now launch dying Mindflayers
  
• Greatly reduced chances of Virtues getting pushed away by the player while Whiplashing towards them
  
• Insurrectionists can no longer be killed by their boulder touching a death zone
  
• Fixed the Last Used Weapon bind not remembering the last used variation
  
• Fixed the Last Used Weapon bind not remembering the last used weapon after loading to a different level
  
• Fixed the scroll wheel when set to swap variations while the "On Swap to Same" option is set to "First Variation"
  
• Bloodsplatters now work with the Disable New Shaders option
  
• Fixed the 7-2 clock tower checkpoint not activating
  
• Fixed the 1-4 "Pick up to read" tutorial not activating
  
• Fixed tutorials breaking if a relevant key is unbound
  
• Hide UI cheat now also hides cutscene skip text and level specific UI elements, such as countdowns
  
• Added an advanced option for disabling the scrolling textures of the P-2 red tunnel
  
• Fixed inconsistencies in the launch force of the P-2 red tunnel hurt surfaces
  
• Swordsmachines on Brutal difficulty can no longer cancel their attacks by catching a thrown sword
  
• Firestarter fire no longer reduces the style rank
  
• Added environmental impact effects to a couple weapons that were missing them
  
• Fixed custom color palettes not enabling correctly
  
• Fixed the game speed major assist not applying correctly
  
• Changing the game speed major assist no longer causes time to inch forward
  
• Fixed sound glitching out after pausing and unpausing during the Cyber Grind score screen
  
• 0-E heat buildup is now slower on lower difficulties
  
• Fixed the 0-E skulls room ceiling fan dealing damage before being turned on
  
• 1-E lava room Malicious Faces no longer walk off their pillars
  
• 1-E's skybox stops changing while the player is exiting the level
  
• Fixed dual wielded weapons sometimes not changing when swapping to another gun
  
• Increased radius of igniting Firestarter gasoline for large explosions
  
• Removed the last remaining instakill pits from 1-4, 1-E and 2-1
  
• Moved the 2-1 elevator test panel to no longer block a Stray's line of sight
  
• Removed the collision from the lip of a pipe in 2-1's secret path
  
• Changed the name of the style bonus gained by punching 4-4 V2 with the Knuckle blaster
  
• Removed collision from the 4-S boulder run torches
  
• 5-1 Sentries should no longer be able to walk inside of doors
  
• 5-2 piers no longer cause excessive amounts of massive debris when hit by lightning
  
• 5-S overlay now disappears when the player drops into the exit
  
• 6-1's chandeliers now deflect projectiles when shattering
  
• The 7-1 trams no longer cause blue rubble when ground slammed
  
• Fixed the 7-1 secret Cerberi not having extra health
  
• Removed unintended spawn effects from some 7-3 arenas
  
• Fixed the Marksman coin's flash not facing the player
  
• Toggling the Puppet option on an enemy no longer causes a duplicate enemy to appear
  
• Dithering no longer breaks the intro calibration sequence
  
• Fixed errors caused by the projector in the Museum
  
• Fixed various occlusion culling bugs
  
• Reduced z-fighting when using PSX Vertex Warping in the 0-4 rotating hallway
  
• Fixed a hole in the 1-1 secret exit geometry
  
• Fixed 1-S not being marked as completed if the player exits via the OOB clip
  
• Fixed the 2-2 generator room particles not layering correctly
  
• Fixed a navmesh issue in 2-2 not allowing Soldiers from the first room to walk up the stairs towards the generator room
  
• Removed a small gap in the floor near the 7-S start room
  
• Fixed the V1 diagram in the difficulty select not being correctly centered
  
• Fixed a typo in the P-1 end terminal
  

• Fixed the custom music option in the Cyber Grind
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to clip through thin ceilings
  
• Fixed the 5-2 idol room disappearing when entered
  
• Sped up punch exhaustion regeneration by 25%
  
• Removed all console logs and warnings since they caused performance hitches for some players
  
• Remember Last Used Weapon now carries over between levels
  
• Last Used Weapon bind no longer considers each variation a separate weapon
  
• Fixed the Sandbox rebuilt navmeshes not working
  
• Fixed the tutorial graphics options not working
  
• Insurrectionists are now immune to the Cyber Grind laser grid
  
• Hitting an enemy with the ground slam no longer causes the player to not get the appropriate vertical height after jumping from that slam
  
• Ground slam shockwaves no longer have 0 launching power if the player jumps before the shockwave comes out
  
• Enemy outlines no longer appear through walls sometimes
  
• Fixed assist outlines not working in some levels
  
• Fixed visual artifacting on the small railcannon meter
  
• Fixed the small railcannon meter not working properly with the Always On Top option
  
• Added flesh walls to the tops of the P-1 parasite decorations for collision
  
• Fixed more P-2 OOBs
  
• Clash mode now ignores air friction when moving fast enough
  
• Clash mode camera now strictly follows the player's vertical position in free camera mode (ie. using the cheat outside 4-S)
  
• Fixed the Prime, Testament and Sandbox terminals not playing music
  
• Fixed Malicious Faces and all Drone-type enemies healing 10x from nails (Malicious Faces and Virtues still heal 3x)
  
• Spawner arm altars now have proper collision
  
• Fire damage from the Firestarter's gasoline no longer causes hard damage
  
• Fixed the superheal and dual wield powerups being darker than they should be
  
• The 2-4 tram can no longer instakill Corpse of King Minos
  
• The exit to 7-S no longer opens without a skull with the Disable Enemy Spawns cheat enabled
  
• Fixed the ceiling ribbing in 0-E's exit hallway not having collision
  
• Dying in lava no longer leaves the underwater filter on screen
  
• Fixed the 5-3 upside down staircase having the old handrail
  
• Fixed the sandbox explosive barrel having no texture when shot
  

• Reduced the chances of the player clipping through surfaces that are moving towards them (ie. the Cyber Grind arena)
  
• Fixed game crashing on exit sometimes
  
• Added "Disable New Shaders" graphic option to fix the game only displaying a black screen on very old computers (should be automatically enabled if necessary)
  
• Death screen now correctly instantly goes to black when killed by certain methods
  
• The "First Room" option of the Teleport cheat now properly places the player in bounds
  
• Reduced ground slam shockwave delay from 0.15s to 0.1s
  
• Clash mode belly flop no longer causes the player to fly up into the air when timed with a spin
  
• Shop terminals that play no music also no longer play the SmileOS 2.0 jingle
  
• "Hide UI" cheat now correctly hides the Cheats Enabled overlay
  
• The level results clicking sound no longer continues playing while paused
  
• Fixed the crosshair colors option not displaying all colors
  
• Replaced 4-1 and 4-2's heat distortion disable option with a universal heat distortion disable option
  
• The Encore popups now work properly on controller
  
• Transferred the major assists popup to the new UI graphics style
  
• Underwater state no longer breaks when killing a fish underwater
  
• Player can no longer get stuck in an underwater state after exiting water
  

• Fixed "Remember Last Used Weapon Variant" not working
  
• Fixed the Last Used Weapon bind
  
• Fixed projectiles and explosions not causing environmental particle effects on impact
  
• Fixed the smaller Railcannon meter not working when weapon icons are disabled
  
• Fixed Freeze Frame not automatically unfreezing after a Core Eject has been used
  
• Fixed weapon disappearing when pressing the individual variation button for a variation the player hasn't unlocked yet
  
• The Malicious Railcannon no longer uses the old lightning sprites when fully charged
  
• Fixed capitalization on the Pump Charge variation
  
• Corrected the color of the dual wield powerup
  
• Fixed the scrolling texture on explosions not working
  

• Reduced punch exhaustion for Knuckleblaster
  
• Fixed a bug that caused pressing punch too early to increase punch exhaustion despite not actually punching
  
• The cooldown of an individual arm's punches now resets to a maximum of 0.1s when switching arms or using Whiplash
  
• Arm icon now shows up even when only one arm is equipped
  
• The whiplash icon in the shop now shows up as "?" until unlocked
  
• Fixed the spawner arm not being colored white
  
• 5-S and 7-S no longer use the old arm model
  
• Added the punch exhaustion meter to the Classic HUDs
  
• Recolored the punch exhaustion meter to be easier to distinguish when not full
  

• Reduced Cerberus' radiance speed bonus on Brutal difficulty
  
• Fixed Cerberi dashing off ledges even when not enraged
  
• Lowered the volume and shortened the length of the radiant enemy spawn sound
  
• Fixed Gabriel's Brutal difficulty spiral swords still attempting to stab the player after despawning when the fight ends
  
• Enemy sounds no longer muffle when in shallow water
  
• Added bigger enemy names in the terminal
  
• Fixed Schism beams dealing extreme damage to the player after being parried
  
• Removed a possible performance issue caused by Swordsmachines
  

• Fixed occlusion culling issues in multiple levels
  
• Fixed z-fighting issues in multiple levels
  
• Enemies that spawn behind breakables no longer spawn when Disable Enemy Spawns is enabled
  
• Fixed a transparent floor issue in the start room elevator shaft if Vertex Warping is enabled
  
• The main menu's sound is no longer high pitched when first booted up with lower game speed via major assists
  
• Prime Sanctum results screens now share the Encore result screen layouts
  

• Fixed players being able to fly out of bounds through the ceiling of a 0-1 and 0-E room
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the player to be displaced after picking up the Revolver in 0-1 while in Clash mode
  
• Fixed enemies not being able to walk under the crusher in the first crusher arena in 0-2
  
• Fixed the first Strays in 0-2 being able to walk inside a wall
  
• Fixed a rare issue where the grinders from the 0-2 bonus platforming section would clip into the secret fight arena
  
• 0-3 Swordsmachine first fight no longer happens if the player backtracks to it after beating the second fight
  
• Fixed the 0-3 and 0-4 level select panels still only showing 3 secrets if the player has a save from before they were increased to 5
  
• Fixed an invisible collision in 0-S
  
• Fixed a missing ceiling in 0-S
  
• 0-E now functions correctly while using the Disable Enemy Spawns cheat
  
• The player is no longer immune to 0-E's effects while at over 100 health
  
• Fixed a stuck spot behind a frozen crusher in 0-E
  
• The fan in the skulls room of 0-E no longer causes the player to be teleported out of bounds
  
• Returning to the 0-E skulls room after activation no longer causes snow to reappear
  
• Enemies in 0-E's snow arena can no longer fall through the snow
  
• Moved pipes in the first room to the right after the crossroads checkpoint in 0-E to reduce chances of the player getting stuck
  
• Fixed the player being able to stay invulnerable when taking damage in 0-E's second half
  

• Fixed the holographic leaves of Limbo trees sometimes causing the player to not be able to ground slam
  
• Fixed 1-2's level name appearing at the start of the level instead of the halfway point
  
• Reaching the first balcony of 1-2 without spawning all enemies will spawn them automatically to make them less easy to miss
  
• Fixed the Cerberus in 1-2 still using the old model
  
• Fixed the Cerberus in 1-2 having a spawn effect
  
• The Streetcleaners in 1-2 can now properly exit their room
  
• 1-4 V2 can no longer fall back out the window it came in through
  
• 1-4's tip of the day no longer shows 0-E's
  
• The 1-4 bookshelf can no longer be pushed into the corner to become stuck
  
• Fixed 1-E not getting a gold border after being P-ranked
  
• A few 1-E checkpoints can no longer be activated through walls and ceilings
  
• The player can no longer clip out of bounds by riding the locks in 1-E's pit room doors
  
• Fixed the unbreakable glass in 1-E not using the unbreakable glass texture
  
• Fixed the final arena in 1-E having its corner clip through into an earlier room
  
• Backtracking after placing the blue skull in 1-E will no longer deload its staircase
  
• Fixed an errant scrolling floor texture in 1-E
  
• Fixed players clipping through the walls of 1-E's pit room when standing on the doors
  
• The player can no longer go out of bounds by backtracking towards 1-E's lava room and falling into a fan
  
• Fixed the 1-E first Hideous Mass arena disappearing after returning with a blue skull
  

• Fixed a missing collider in 2-3
  
• 2-4 no longer plays 2-3's music when the player uses the Teleport cheat
  
• Updated UIs for 2-S and the Museum
  

• Fixed 3-1's final room Filth not being able to walk onto the bridge
  
• Fixed 3-1's final room Drones spawning inside the walls
  
• Fixed the elevator pit from 3-1 to P-1 not rendering
  
• Removed some leftover old bone geometry in 3-1's final arena
  
• Two of the drones in 3-1's final arena no longer spawn inside the walls
  
• Fixed the Filth in 3-1's final arena being unable to walk onto the bone bridge
  
• The 3-2 eye is no longer cuttable with launched chainsaws and heated nails
  
• Fixed 3-2's death screen not having its black background
  
• The eyes can no longer spawn inside geometry in P-1
  
• Coins now correctly target Flesh Prison and Panopticon
  
• Fixed a hole in a 3-2 ceiling
  
• Fixed the P-1 entrance pit being invisible
  

• 4-3 no longer has the wrong Railcannon meter graphic
  
• Fixed gaps in 4-4's secret room walls
  

• Ferryman can no longer get stuck on top of the edges of the ship
  
• Fixed the limbs in 5-2's ocean not rendering
  
• Improved performance on Leviathan's second phase
  
• The boss death sequences in 5-4 and 7-4 now heal the player for dramatic effect
  
• Fixed 5-4's second phase music not playing
  
• Added a +DOWN TO SIZE style bonus for parrying Leviathan
  
• Fixed Leviathan's projectiles not working on Harmless difficulty
  
• Fixed Leviathan not dying when using the Kill All Enemies cheat in its first phase
  
• Fixed 5-S's terminal not being lit by outdoors lights
  

• The player can no longer pick up an intangible object by punching the top of a chain-carried coffin in 6-1
  
• Fixed the coffin chains clipping through the ceiling on the roof of the 6-1 chapel
  
• Fixed the 6-2 boss door opening too slowly
  
• Changed the skull above the P-2 door into a 3D model
  
• Moved a lamp in P-2 slightly to allow for speedrunning setups
  
• Fixed multiple out of bounds holes in the P-2 intro
  

• 7-2 Tram station no longer has a pillar that enemies can walk through
  
• 7-3's music now pitches down correctly when marked for death
  
• Fixed Cerberi in 7-3 not infighting
  
• Fixed the ceiling bugged geometry of a doorway in 7-3
  
• 7-4 now functions properly with Clash mode
  
• Added a rain sound effect to the end of 7-4
  
• Fixed the 7-S screen no longer saying "Thank you" after completion
  
• Fixed the final checkpoint in 7-S not appearing
  

• Fixed the Cyber Grind starting wave not being automatically loaded on level restart
  
• Fixed the Cyber Grind terminal not playing music
  
• The Cyber Grind fog setting minimum is now locked below the maximum to avoid visual bugs
  
• Fixed Cyber Grind glow not being the correct color when starting from a wave above 25
  

• Fixed the Museum bins only destroying one plushie per bin
  
• Fixed the Museum Swordsmachine having the wrong pose
  
• Fixed the Museum vinyl player not having a texture
  
• Fixed the Museum theater screen lowering altar being the wrong color
  
• Fixed the Museum rocket ride rings only being visible from one side
  

• Fixed skull altars not being deletable in the Sandbox
  
• Updated some unupdated Sandbox spawn menu icons
  

Ultrakill is easily one of the greatest boomer shooters on Steam. The fast-paced, incredibly violent FPS isn't even out of early access yet, and it already has an eyewatering 132,000 user reviews sitting at a staggering 97% positive rating. That's a feat most games can only dream of. Now, after almost a year of work, the game looks and plays better than ever thanks to a big free update.

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