# ULTRAKILL Back to the Cyber Grind

- Product: ULTRAKILL (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultrakill)
- Vendor: Arsi "Hakita" Patala
- Date: 2023-04-27
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1229490/view/3713823860120004264
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultrakill/releases/2023-04-27-back-to-the-cyber-grind

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- **added** — 20 community-made arena patterns added into official Cyber Grind rotation
- **added** — New song "HATEFUL" by HEALTH premiered in the game
- **added** — New Cyber Grind original song "UltraChurch" by KEYGEN CHURCH
- **added** — Music option added to Cyber Grind terminal to select songs from other levels
- **added** — Red revolver variation "SHARPSHOOTER" added
- **added** — Friends-only leaderboards added for time in every level
- **added** — Armor material added to Sandbox spawner arm
- **added** — HUD option added to disable the crosshair powerup meter
- **added** — HEALTH and Quetzal Tirado added to the credits museum
- **added** — Plushie models added for Jacob H.H.R., Tucker Wilkin, Lenval Brown, Stephan Weyte and Cabalcrow
- **added** — Pickup and throw sounds added for Joy Young plushie
- **added** — Sound, icons and haptic feedback added to the weapon wheel
- **added** — Aim assist added to hitscan attacks that ricochet off surfaces
- **added** — Radiant enemies can now spawn in Cyber Grind from wave 25 onwards
- **added** — Uncommon waves from wave 25 onwards can now include 2 uncommon enemy types
- **changed** — Switched to a different asset storage system for faster load times and less memory use
- **changed** — When hitting an enemy while carrying a cannonball, if the cannonball cannot hit the enemy, the whiplash retracts instead of attaching to the enemy
- **changed** — SRS Cannonballs now deal 7 damage instead of 5 if punched after bouncing off an enemy
- **changed** — Cannonball direct hits will now dislodge Sentries
- **changed** — Cannonball direct hits will now launch falling enemies further

##### Welcome back, Machines.

_BACK TO THE CYBER GRIND_

##### That's right, it's **BACK TO THE CYBER GRIND FOR YOU.**

With *20* community-made arena patterns added into official rotation

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##### And a brand new single from **HEALTH**... "HATEFUL"

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##### Yes, we're premiering band's new music inside of ULTRAKILL now, **deal with it**

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##### [Get the song here](https://i.hlth.band/HATEFUL)

##### **Not to forget:** a new Cyber Grind original song: ["UltraChurch"](https://youtu.be/vZ6wVzulIhM)
by KEYGEN CHURCH

##### And we've added a "Music" option to the Cyber Grind terminal that allows the player select songs from other levels: **GROOVY**

Plus uncommon waves from _Wave 25 onwards_ can now include 2 uncommon enemy types and
**Radiant enemies** (speed and health only) can now start spawning in the Cyber Grind from wave 25 onwards (oh shit)

##### But that's certainly not all.

We've added the red revolver variation **"SHARPSHOOTER"**

_yeehaw_

##### And added friends-only leaderboards (for time) in every level

(Any rank and P rank)

Also added "Armor" material to the Sandbox spawner arm and added a HUD option to disable the crosshair powerup meter, plus... added HEALTH and Quetzal Tirado in the credits museum. **Very important.**

Plus plushie models for Jacob H.H.R., Tucker Wilkin, Lenval Brown, Stephan Weyte and Cabalcrow and Added pickup and throw sounds for Joy Young plushie :)

**As for General Changes?**

-  Switched to a different asset storage system for faster load times and less memory use

-  Added sound, icons and haptic feedback to the weapon wheel

-  When hitting an enemy while carrying a cannonball, if the cannonball can't hit the enemy, the whiplash retracts instead of attaching to the enemy

-  Punching an SRS cannonball now resets its anti-instabreak cooldown

-  SRS Cannonballs now deal 7 damage instead of 5 if punched after it has bounced off an enemy

-  Cannonball direct hits will now dislodge Sentries

-  Cannonball direct hits will now launch falling enemies further

-  All surfaces of the P-2 red tunnel now share their damage cooldown to stop players from taking a separate hit of damage from each

-  Dash storage now has a consistent 1 second timer regardless of at what point of the dash the slide begins

-  Updated the "ULTRAKILL: A Development History" poster in the Developer Museum movie theater

-  Rockets no longer despawn while No Weapon Cooldowns cheat is on

-  Added aim assist to hitscan attacks that ricochet off surfaces

-  Added a slight delay to hitscan attacks that ricochet off surfaces for added clarity

-  Reduced sensitivity of trigger for Ferryman's uppercut

-  Updated 0-2's tip of the day to be accurate to the game's current state

-  Sandbox move, alter and delete arms can now be cycled through with the change variation button

-  Sandbox alter arm can now change the settings for damaging surfaces and materials

-  Fixed seasonal event cosmetics not working properly on P-2 bosses and KITR

**And Fixes?**

-  Swordsmachines should no longer get stuck on stairs

-  Fixed a bug where the music in the Developer Museum would sometimes stop after a song instead of playing the next one

-  Fixed a bug where the player would be displaced to the 0,0,0 if riding a rocket directly upwards with back touching a wall

-  Fixed Gabriel not changing texture when entering another phase

-  Fixed an outline bug in Sisyphus Prime's second phase

-  Fixed P-2 arches not being tagged, causing players to slip on them

-  Fixed the P-2 pre-boss room's ceiling not having collision

-  Fixed enemies in the P-2 red tunnel sometimes snapping back up onto ground after falling

-  Fixed P-2 red tunnel not spawning in if circling around back and forth through the shortcut

-  Fixed a bug where the last arena of P-2 would open early if the Stalker died while being protected by an idol

-  Fixed a bug that would cause the player to be able to be slammed down through the floor on the first frame

_[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1229490/view/3713823860120004264]_