Game Update: Knockout City Update 1.30 Patch Notes Details

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Knockout City has been updated to version 1.30 by Velan Studios. The full patch notes for this update can be found below.

Knockout City is an action video game developed by Velan Studios and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Originals label. It was released in May 2021 for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The latest update to Knockout City has brought many fixes and improvements. Check out the patch notes to find out what’s fixed in this update.

Knockout City Update 1.30 Patch Notes Notes

  • Substitutes who previously encountered a crash that left them on the loading screen can now load into the game
  • A third player can no longer accidentally join a 1v1 Face Off Private Match during the match countdown
  • Fixed a bug where players held in ball form were not damaged by Bomb Ball blasts. Ultimate Throws that players had already properly KOed, so this now behaves more consistently, as you would expect with explosions
  • On PC, the game will no longer “pop” or lower the volume when playing other application audio
  • Fixed several rare crashes
  • Geo/Object Interaction
    • The contours of opponents and players now fade as they get closer to the camera on PC
    • The water tower in the hideout has been moved slightly to prevent players from hiding in it
    • Fixed geofading on the roof vent of Hideout spawn point so it is now translucent when camera clips through on PC
    • Fixed issues with clipping different outfits in idle poses and animations
    • When sliding, the full streamer tips now appear on the Paper Lanterns Glider
  • Performance
    • Reported instances of mouse lag and stuttering for PC players have been improved
    • Improved transition to different screen resolutions when switching between different monitors
    • Improved graphics driver updates should now prevent reported cases of visual corruption
  • user interface
    • Social menus
      • When you are invited to switch teams, pressing the “Cancel” option will no longer allow you to go back to the “Accept/Decline” options on the invitation
      • Players sending friend requests at the same time will only see one notification
      • After being removed from the hideout for being inactive, players will no longer receive invite notifications
      • Accounts with a communication restriction can no longer falsely communicate with the chat button prompt when setting up the match/results on Switch
      • Origin players now know when someone has accepted their KO City friend request
      • The Recent Players menu is now accurately populated after a match
      • Fixed an issue where group invites rarely did not notify players that they were invited
      • Animated crew banners now include the animated segment in the social menu
      • Squad search, squad results and player names now appear in alphabetical order
    • Menus
      • Fixed a bug that blocked access to the remap Gameplay Controls menu
      • Fixed an issue where empty player icons appeared on the other side when selecting teams
      • Matchmaking widget is now reduced to a low profile view while viewing the legal screen
      • Includes a URL for a missing network error message when reconnecting after putting Xbox into a suspended state
      • Updated the text of the privacy and cookie policy in languages ​​other than English
      • Removed several instances of in-game placeholder text found
    • audio
      • On PC, the game will no longer “pop” or lower the volume when playing other application audio
      • Background music will no longer be muted if users are caught bombing during the slo-mo sequence
      • A group member who tries to change inaccessible privacy settings now hears the correct sound effects
      • The “By the Horns” KO effect is now consistent with other sound effect volumes
      • Group members who have not started matchmaking will now hear matchmaking music and sound effects when matchmaking has started
    • League Play progress interface will no longer be activated for spectators watching a Street Play match
    • Fixed a rare issue where players received multiple notifications after completing a street play match
    • Fixed an issue where players would see multiple inactive poses more than once after resting different body types and returning to the customization menu
    • The “Enter” key now works reliably in the Redeem Code menu on PC
    • The UI now does not overlap for a spectator when they join another player who is on the match results screen
    • Fixed a bug where players who canceled the news screen at some point would no longer be stuck in “Grabbing News”
    • Fixed an issue where the spectator player’s camera would appear below the level when they were KO’d
    • Players now attempting to launch the game from Origin in offline mode will no longer ignore an error message
    • Players on some platforms will now see the option to purchase the game correctly
    • After completing a Crew Weekly Reward Contract and any other contract in the same gameplay session, players will not see the Weekly Rewards prompt placeholder
    • Full screen mode resolution options are now displayed more clearly
  • Miscellaneous Gameplay
    • contracts
      • Players will now have to complete the “KO Frenzy” day contract. Previously it granted rewards before completing
      • The in-game progress of the “Rollout” crew contract will no longer reset when the user travels in ball form between 8000 and 9000 meters in a single match
      • Weekly Rewards and Seasonal Reward contracts progress is now correctly displayed after joining a team
      • The “KO Streaker” contract is now expiring as expected
      • Players previously did not see progress in contracts that required them to play with a friend when grouped with a friend who was not a friend of KO City, regardless of whether that person was a platform-specific friend. Now contracts will expire as intended when players are grouped with a platform-specific friend who is not a KO City friend
    • Spectators
      • Fixed a bug where the next match previously did not start after all users prepared in the match results screen of a private match if the group leader was a spectator
      • Spectators can now see the visual effects of Sniper Ball laser
      • Spectators in private matches can now see the ‘Rematch’ widget
    • On Switch, users were able to spam Catch faster than designed after executing a Dodge, as the cooldown was reduced. Because of this, Switch did not line up with the other platforms. It’s now back in line
    • Sometimes players who had both a new logo on the front and a new logo on the back only saw the logo on the back. Now, after equipping new crew logo fore and aft, both logos will be fitted properly
    • Improved charging current when attempting to join a player who has closed the game incorrectly
    • After joining a group, matchmaking will no longer be canceled on the first attempt
    • If you close the main menu while in a grouped hideout, characters will no longer play previous animations
    • Player Nameplates for 3rd and 4th Place Now Appear in KO Chaos Outro Movie Cinema
    • When you leave a group in Quick Play, the popup now clarifies that you are not leaving the match too
    • Fixed an issue where canceling matchmaking with all other locked modes caused an unexpected visual effect in locked modes
  • Other various bug fixes and usability improvements

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