Mortal Kombat 1 Reveals Peacemaker Update Patch Notes

28.02.2024 - 23:13 / gamerant.com / John Cena / J Brodie Shirey

NetherRelam has just released the patch notes for the new Peacemaker update, which is now available in Early Access to those who purchased the game’s Premium Edition. While he was once a relatively obscure DC Comics antihero, Peacemaker (real name Christopher Smith) has garnered mainstream attention over the past few years thanks to WWE star John Cena’s performance in DC Extended Universe projects like The Suicide Squad and the Peacemaker series on Max. This has led to Peacemaker being included as a DLC guest fighter in Mortal Kombat 1 alongside the previously released Omni-Man and the upcoming Homelander.

Fans finally got their first full taste of how Peacemaker will play in Mortal Kombat 1 in a character trailer earlier this month, which highlighted the peace-obsessed vigilante’s move set, Fatal Blow, and Peacemaker’s MK 1 Fatality that sees him disintegrate his opponent with a sonic blast from his helmet and feed the remains to his beloved pet Eagly. John Cena reprises his role from the aforementioned DCEU projects in both voice and likeness, giving fans of Peacemaker’s theatrical and streaming appearances an authentic experience as he taunts his foes and unleashes a barrage of gunfire, helmet attacks, and even a Captain America-like shield for good measure.

Peacemaker himself isn’t the only new content coming to Mortal Kombat 1, as NetherRelam recently posted the full patch notes detailing every improvement being implemented to the game now that Peacemaker is in Early Access. Steam and the Epic Games Store are increasing their PC space requirements for Mortal Kombat 1 to accommodate any future Kombat Pack content. Across all systems, there are fixes to various bugs and glitches, as well as adjustments for existing MK 1 playable characters.

Other changes being brought with this latest Mortal Kombat 1 update patch include the ability to manually link a game profile to a WB Friends Account, as well as crossplay support and a Social Menu that lets players add other users to their WB Friend List. Invasions mode is also getting a few tweaks, such as new in-game HUD indicators that show the Invasion Character Level and Elemental Types of both the player and their opponents during a match. There are also indicators that display active modifiers during a match, and Fighter and Kameo XP rewards have been significantly increased during Encounters.

Lastly, Mortal Kombat 1’s Practice Mode now allows players to configure character-specific mechanics for playable fighters and Kameos alike. Support for the upcoming Kameo Fighter Janet Cage (a female alternate universe variant of Mortal Kombat mainstay Johnny Cage) has been added ahead of her launch sometime in March. As mentioned before, anyone who bought the Premium