# ULTRAKILL Fraud Hotfix #1

- Product: ULTRAKILL (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultrakill)
- Vendor: Arsi "Hakita" Patala
- Date: 2026-03-03
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1229490/view/494969887019500657
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ultrakill/releases/2026-03-03-fraud-hotfix-1

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- **changed** — General optimizations
- **added** — Added invisible colliders behind any open-ended portals in order to assist with portal occlusion as well as catch players who phase through without traversing
- **changed** — Made tweaks to some Fraud encounters for a smoother difficulty ramp
- **changed** — EnviroGibs are now instantiated asynchronously to reduce CPU strain on explosions
- **fixed** — Greatly reduced out of bounds issues caused by portals
- **added** — Pink hook points are now spawnable in the Sandbox
- **changed** — Secondary Alternate Shotguns during dual wield as well as hits on Idols and Deathcatchers no longer count towards the yellow hit cooldown
- **added** — Added a menu for manually removing level times from the leaderboards
- **fixed** — The game now disallows and automatically removes 0:00.000 times from the leaderboard
- **fixed** — Piercing hitscan attacks that can break a breakable object will now correctly pierce through it instead of being stopped by it
- **changed** — Increased time between idle Providence dodges and changed them from double dashes to single dashes
- **changed** — Providences that move backwards due to the player being too close no longer change altitude while doing so to make them easier to melee
- **changed** — The beams of parried Providence projectiles now damage enemies and no longer damage the player
- **changed** — Time between Deathcatcher pulses now increases per difficulty
- **changed** — Made puppets transparent and rim-lit in order to make them more easily differentiated from important enemies
- **changed** — Puppeted Cerberi no longer enrage
- **changed** — Puppeted Providences no longer spawn hookpoints on death
- **changed** — Radiant Deathcatchers now create radiant puppets
- **fixed** — Deathcatchers can no longer puppet Idols in the Cyber Grind
- **fixed** — Fixed the Deathcatcher terminal model heartbeat animation

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##### MACHINES, WE HAVE A HOTFIX FOR YOU

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But before we get to the patch notes, I just wanted to take a second and say **WOW.**

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##### The release of Ultrakill: Layer 8 - Fraud was HUGE.

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We had nearly **72,000** people playing the game at once. Nearly **triple** the amount of players we had for the launch of Layer 7 - Violence or the ULTRA_REVAMP last year.

##### More than giant multiplayer games like _Apex Legends_ and _Helldivers 2._

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##### **Crazy.**

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##### We also launched some new merch...

##### Including **[MINOS PRIME PLUSHIES!](https://www.makeship.com/products/minos-prime-plush)**

[](https://newbloodstore.com/collections/new)

##### Don't wannt buy stuff?! _Well we're also having a [giveaway!](https://gleam.io/q97Ho/the-new-blood-12-year-anniversary-giveaway)_

[](https://gleam.io/q97Ho/the-new-blood-12-year-anniversary-giveaway)

##### _Wanna know where all our money is going?!_

##### **CHARITY!**

[](https://x.com/NewBlood/status/2027114919393738965)

##### Here's some final notes from Hakita:

-  **THE SPOILER WINDOW IS UP TOMORROW! **
_HOPE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN POSTING ANY SPOILERS THIS PAST WEEK_ ːbigjohnː

-  The Fraud Soundtrack will be be out **TOMORROW** on (https://www.youtube.com/hakita) and [Bandcamp!](https://heavenpierceher.bandcamp.com/)

-  Another hotfix is coming SOON™ with even more improvements!

Thank you for making [New Blood's 12 Year Anniversary](https://store.steampowered.com/sale/NewBlood2026) something to truly celebrate ːleatherneckː

_*Cheers*_

##### **Full Patch Notes**

**General changes:**

-  General optimizations

-  Added invisible colliders behind any open-ended portals in order to assist with portal occlusion as well as catch players who phase through without traversing

-  Made tweaks to some Fraud encounters for a smoother difficulty ramp

-  EnviroGibs are now instantiated asynchronously to reduce CPU strain on explosions

-  (Hopefully) greatly reduced out of bounds issues caused by portals

-  Pink hook points are now spawnable in the Sandbox

-  Secondary Alternate Shotguns during dual wield as well as hits on Idols and Deathcatchers no longer count towards the yellow hit cooldown

-  Added a menu for manually removing level times from the leaderboards

-  The game now disallows and automatically removes 0:00.000 times from the leaderboard

-  Piercing hitscan attacks that can break a breakable object will now correctly pierce through it instead of being stopped by it

**Enemy changes:**

-  Increased time between idle Providence dodges and changed them from double dashes to single dashes

-  Providences that move backwards due to the player being too close no longer change altitude while doing so to make them easier to melee

-  The beams of parried Providence projectiles now damage enemies and no longer damage the player

-  Time between Deathcatcher pulses now increases per difficulty (Brutal keeps the original 5 seconds)

-  Made puppets transparent and rim-lit in order to make them more easily differentiated from important enemies

-  Puppeted Cerberi no longer enrage

-  Puppeted Providences no longer spawn hookpoints on death

-  Radiant Deathcatchers now create radiant puppets

-  Deathcatchers can no longer puppet Idols in the Cyber Grind

-  Fixed the Deathcatcher terminal model heartbeat animation

-  Reduced Mirror Reaper damage taken from nails, sawblades and fire

-  Increased Mirror Reaper boss version health from 100 to 120

-  Fixed Mirror Reaper not being able to navigate if spawned into other levels

-  Removed Mirror Reaper projectile barrage speed increase on out of reach players if in the Cyber Grind

-  Mirror Reaper hands can now be damaged and destroyed with non-explosive attacks

-  Added spawn effect and animation for Mirror Reaper outside of 8-2

-  Reduced damage dealt to enemies by toxic clouds and pools

-  Added a sound effect when Mirror Reaper lands a swing

-  Mirror Reaper projectiles can now be destroyed with other

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