General Gameplay Fixes/Tweaks
? Fixed a couple of crash scenarios.
? DLC billboards should now behave correctly on Xbox
? You should no longer see online desyncs on Xbox that are related to alternate costumes or classic costume DLC packs.
? MOTD handling and displaying code was tweaked.
? Fixed a bug that could have resulted in tweakvars getting corrupted.
? Fixed a crash in player select if you tried to exit out while the dlc box was open.
? With the exception of Human Cyrax and Human Sektor, everyone?s alternate costumes should behave the same as their primary costumes and have the exact same move properties.
? You can now block after a dash forward is completed if it was cancelled into from a special move. Canceling out of a dash into another dash was normalized for most of the characters. Dash Block canceling remains the same.
? Wakeup attacks should have better invulnerability on them if done in the first 4 frames of the wakeup window. (this was added as a hotfix tweakable value)
? You no longer get a completely free throw attempt after someone blocks your jump punch. The opponent has less block hit frames but chained combos from a jump punch will remain the same.
? There were several reactions that could freeze players just before they landed from attacks and reactions such as Kano?s Airball and Cyrax?s Net air reaction.
? Made many minor hitbox adjustments.
? Tweaked the negative edge window.
? Several low attacks were being parried incorrectly.
? Nightwolf and Kenshi can no longer still absorb a projectile if they get hit out of their enhanced reflects before the recovery frames start.

Baraka
? Baraka's Blade Spin move starts up faster and is safer when blocked.
? Baraka's Enhanced Blade Charge (Blade Rush) attack goes farther now.
? Baraka?s Chop Chop no longer auto corrects mid-move.
? Baraka?s has a new D1 low poke.

Cyber Subzero
? Cyber Subzero can no longer handcuff certain characters by catching a wakeup attack with his enhanced Ice Parry.

Cyrax
? Cyrax's Buzzsaw is an overhead block and safer when blocked
? Cyrax's Bombs will no longer pop someone up who is in a 2nd Net reaction or in a Buzzsaw reaction.
? Cyrax's mk3 costume should behave the same as the primary costume now.

Ermac
? Ermac can no longer leave an invisible fireball collision around.
? Fixed damage scaling a few of his reactions.

Jade
? All of Jade's Enhanced Boomerangs (Reboomerang) will now return when the first hit is blocked.
? Jade?s Staff Grab is slightly safer when blocked.
? Jade?s U3 attack (Pole Vault) can be ducked.
? Jade?s 4,F3 kick (Polecat) is safer when blocked.

Jax
? The armor on Jax's Enhanced Dash Punch (Dash Fist) and X-Ray (Briggs Bash) now starts instantly.
? Added armor to the startup of Jax's Enhanced Elbow (Elite Smash).
? Jax's projectiles (Energy Wave) recover a tiny bit faster.
? Jax?s towards 3 attack (Big Leg) is now an overhead.
? Jax can no longer frame trap someone with his Gotcha Grab.

Johnny Cage
? Johnny Cage's F3,2 (Take Two) no longer true combos into 2in1?d special moves
? Johnny Cage's Nut Punch does slightly less damage.
? Johnny Cage's sweep kick has less advantage on block or hit.

Kabal
? Kabal can no longer leave an invisible fireball collision around.
? Removed a couple unavoidable block traps with Kabal. (with F2 and 4)

Kano
? If you don?t charge and hold the Enhanced Kano Ball it will now keep its armor.
? Kano?s Enhanced Knife Toss recovers faster.

Kitana
? Kitana's Fan reactions on an airborne opponent damage scale correctly now.
? Kitana's X-Ray (Fan-Tastic) can no longer be reflected.

Kung Lao
? Removed the pushback on Kunglao's spin when blocked.
? Ground Hat now leaves both players at neutral when hit close and leaves Kung Lao at a disadvantage when blocked up close.
? Kung Lao's overhead hat attack is slightly safer when blocked.

Liu Kang
? Lui Kang's Parry now can correctly give a first hit bonus!

Nightwolf
? Nightwolf's reflect should work better as a wakeup attack.

Noob
? Noob's Teleport Slam should connect better with some opponents.
? Noob should no longer be hit on the ground after he is up in the air for his teleport.
? Noob?s Shadow Charge hits overhead.

Quan Chi
? Fixed an isse where Quan Chi's Skull Projectile (Skull Ball) could sometimes become invisible.
? Added some armor to the Quan Chi?s Enhanced Sky Drop (Sky Stomp).

Raiden
? Raiden can no longer unavoidably frame trap someone with his Vicinity Blast.
? Raiden has 2 additional recovery frames on his normal Teleport.
? Raiden can?t be hit during his Enhanced Teleport (Sparkport).

Reptile
? Reptile whiffed Elbow Dash now builds slightly less meter.
? Reptile is held slightly longer after knocking someone down with the Elbow Dash.
? A blocked Reptile Elbow Dash no longer pushes back.
? Reptile's Enhanced Slide (Slime Trail) now has armor on it.
? Reptile can no longer leave an invisible Forceball collision around.

Scorpion
? Scorpion's Leg Takedown is safer when blocked.
? Scorpion's Enhanced Leg Takedown (Takeout) now has armor on it.

Sektor
? Sektor can now 2in1 into the front and behind Up Missiles
? Sektor's mk3 outfit should behave the same as the primary costume
? Sektor's backjets will no longer get stuck firing, wasting precious fuel. (Yay!)
? Sektor?s X-Ray (Massive Missile) can no longer be reflected.

Shang Tsung
? The armor on Shang?s Enhanced Soul Steal now starts instantly
? Shang Tsung?s Enhanced Soul Steal (Soul Capture) activates faster.

Sheeva
? Sheeva's Fireball is a mid block now and the Enhanced Fireball (Fire Blast) is an overhead.
? Sheeva's Ground Pound can correctly give a first hit bonus!
? Sheeva's Enhanced Jump Stomp (Jump Crush) now has armor on it.
? Sheeva's Air Grab has better anti-air collision on it.

Sindel
? Sindel can no longer leave behind an invisible fireball collision around.
? Sindel?s B1 attack is a low block.
? Sindel's regular Scream is slightly faster nd the Enhanced Scream is a lot faster now.
? Sindel?s Scream (Yell) can no longer be parried.

Smoke
? It?s no longer possible to handcuff opponents with Smoke?s Vibration (Shake) Parry.

Sonya
? The armor on Sonya's cartwheel (Krazy Legs) lasts until the first collision and Archkick's (Arc Wave) armor lasts until her arch is almost over.
? Sonya's 1,1,4 (Fierce Assault) no longer true combos into 2in1?d special moves from it.
? Sonya's 3,1,4 (Beat Up) no longer true combos into 2in1?d special moves from it.

Stryker
? Stryker's Enhanced Baton (Baton Bash) Sweep?s 2nd hit is an overhead and is safer when blocked.
? Stryker's Grenades recover slightly faster.
? Stryker's Baton Roll starts up faster and the enhanced version has armor on it for a longer time.
? Stryker's Grenade Toss and Baton Sweep do slightly more damage.
? Stryker?s B1,2,2 (Beatdown) combo is safer when blocked.

Sub Zero
? Fixed some of the Ground Freeze reaction properties which were causing some other gameplay issues.
? Sub Zero's Enhanced Slide (Power Slide) now has armor.
? The opponent is frozen for 10 additional frames to allow him to at least get a slide in for some trade cases were he could get nothing before.

Freddy Krueger
? Freddy?s Nightmare Stance can?t be repeated instantly anymore.
? Fixed a bug where Freddy could get stuck being immune to projectiles.
? Freddy forward and backward Teleports (Hell Shift) build slightly less meter.
? Some of Freddy reactions were not damage scaling correctly.
? Tweaked the recovery on some of Freddy specials.

Kenshi
? Kenshi?s X-Ray (Soul Blade) can no longer be reflected.
? Kenshi is freed up sooner now when he absorbs a projectile with his (Blade Absorb)
? Kenshi?s F2,2,B1 (Absentminded) reaction no longer lets opponents be hit just as they hit the ground.

Skarlet
? Skarlet has an additional 10 frames before she can cancel out of her normal dagger toss.
? Skarlet can no longer 2in1 cancel out of her Slide attack from her Red Dash.
? Skarlet?s back throw now does normal damage.
? Skarlet can do her U3 (Lifting Leg) attack from a dash now.