Morbid Metal

Hey everyone,

in today's hotfix we have quite a lot for you:

• Added: Kaizu Achievement - Unlocking Kaizu

• Changed: Reduce hasty rage cooldown reduction from 5% & 10% to 2% & 4%

• Changed: Cooldown reduction of protocols can only reach a maximum of 80% cooldown in general.

• Changed: Exclude turrets from counting as killed enemies in achievements

• Changed: Kaizu Dodge counter deals 300 Damage instead of 50 now

• Changed: Void Boulder now has a inner and outer radius for impact. Smaller Inner radius for impact with environment. Outer larger radius for impact with hitboxes to ensure enemies are prioritized.

• Changed: Kaizu Animation Polish

• Changed: Lariat description to include the charging and damaing enemies along its path

• Changed: Lariat Protocol now also displays the charge damage percentage

• Changed: Kaizu now leaps towards targets on screen and if Kaizu is moving in general direction(90°), even if target is not on screen.

• Changed: Interactables are now locked while casting skills

• Fixed: Kaizu Achievements - Vekta's kills counted as Kaizu's kills

• Fixed: Gatling Protocol failed to deal damage when locked onto flying enemies

• Fixed: Kaizu did not rotate towards lock on target during Gatling when switching targets

• Fixed: Critical Hit chance did not reset upon critical hit if 'Gatling Warmup' routine card is equipped

• Fixed: 'Damage Dealt by Kaizu' statistic is not displayed on Iteration Summary screen after an iteration is either completed or failed

• Fixed: Bruiser enemy did not get stunned for increased duration when attacking with Kaizu's Void Boulder ability after acquiring 'Heavy Boulder+' routine card during combat

• Fixed: Inconsistent attack counts were displayed between the Amount of Attack and Damage sections of Kaizu's Gatling Special Skill card across the MK1, MK2, MK3, and MK5 Protocols

• Fixed: Replaced character protocols that appeared in Protocol Enhancer after swapping with Kaizu

• Fixed: Stone prop remained in the air when spamming Void Boulder protocol with other protocols

• Fixed: Some character actions were displayed during Kaizu unlock cinematic if player performs the actions and provides interact input simultaneously in Reward Room

• Fixed: Downed enemies took no damage from Kaizu's Void Boulder after a Leap Attack during combat

• Fixed: "Max Stack" text was not localized in some languages for Kaizu's Rage Protocol.

• Fixed: Noko enemy had a delayed stun effect when player attacks using Kaizu's Void Boulder ability after acquiring 'Heavy Boulder' routine card during combat

• Fixed: Character abruptly bounceed off wallrun asset when Kaizu's Leap ability is used on wallrun in-game

• Fixed: Kaizu character slided in slow motion when Void Boulder, Lariat or Gatling abilities were used immediately while jumping on wallrun asset in-game

• Fixed: Background selection color in roster was displayed when deselecting character in Protocols screen

• Fixed: 'Kaizu' did not mention in the protocol that it deals additional damage to the surrounding enemies after using 'Lariat' special skill

• Fixed: Empty text was present for Combo Kick routine card on Protocol Enhancer screen in-game

• Fixed: Kaizu sometimes Leaped to a random area instead of enemies in combat

• Fixed: Elite Bruiser was launched excessively high causing Kaizu's Perfect Dodge attack to miss during combat

• Fixed: Kaizu barrier visual was missing during combat

• Removed: Pull range stat in Taunting Scream, which was a visual bug and had no impact on gamgeplay.

Best,
Felix

Hey everyone,

today we have punching news for you! The 4th playable character for Morbid Metal is now finally playable:

KAIZU

Kaizu was built out of rage instead of purpose, and is a close-range brawler constantly pushing the offensive instead of moving to retreat.

He came closer than any model before him to defeating the Operator. Facing inevitable defeat, with Eden's help, he manages to escape into the Void, evading an endless cycle of imprisonment and death like all the other failed models before. Eden now keeps him protected in the Void, preserving him as a benchmark for future creations while seeking to harness the power within him to finally free the Simulation from the Operator.

Moveset

Unlock Kaizu in the Void Rift Challenges and smash your enemies with these 6 powerful Protocols, each coming with its own Routine tree!

Leap (Slot 1)

Launches at a target and slams down, flattening everything in the impact zone. Applies Vulnerable

Combo Kick (Slot 1)

Chains off regular attacks into escalating kicks, heavier the longer the chain

Rage (Slot 2)

A scream that damages everything nearby and leaves him stacking buffs

Void Boulder (Slot 2)

Tears open a rift and throws what is behind it. Applies Vulnerable

Lariat (Special)

Charges a target and takes the head off, hitting everything in the lane

Gattling (Special)

Winds up and unloads a stream of hits that escalates the longer it runs

Build your perfect combat roster!

The arrival of Kaizu marks the first time, you have more characters to play with than slots in your roster!

Be sure to manage your roster in the Protocol Upgrade Station in the Void Hub to jump into the action with Kaizu and annihilate everything that stands in your way!

Other changes

Aside from Kaizu, we also have some small changes and fixes for you!

• Changed: Elite Enemies Skin

• Changed: Added new Achievements for Boss killed per each 5 difficulty (10 achievements) instead of killing Boss in general (2 achievements)

• Fixed: Dropped protocols in the void challenges reward room during the first visit stay in there when visiting it a second time

• Fixed: Picking up routines then opening the inventory for the first time, the Character routines of the selected character were not displayed. Only after switching characters, it updated the view correctly.

I hope you have a hard hitting time with Kaizu! Join our Discord and let us know what you think! I am looking forward to chatting with you about all things Morbid Metal!

Best,
Felix