Mortal Shell 2: First Major Patch Fixes Broken Ripostes and Adds Beacons

Mortal Shell 2 has received its first major post-launch update roughly one week after its official release, bringing a slate of performance optimizations and essential combat fixes. It turns out that parrying an enemy in a dark action-RPG is significantly more rewarding when the game actually calculates the damage you are supposed to do.

According to the update details, the patch addresses a critical combat issue that prevented riposte damage scaling from functioning properly. Before the fix, landing a high-risk parry didn't reward players with the scaling damage they had earned—a bit like successfully negotiating a raise only to find your paycheck remained exactly the same.

In addition to restoring the combat math, the update adds extra beacons across the map and introduces new items to the world, alongside typical performance optimizations to smooth out the experience.

The details

• Timing: Roughly one week post-launch
• Major fix: Riposte damage scaling is now fully functional
• Map changes: Extra beacons and new items added
• Performance: General optimizations applied

With the parry mechanics now functioning as intended and more checkpoints active, players can head back into the fray knowing their precision timing will actually be reflected in the enemy's health bar.