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Mortal Kombat 11

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Mortal Kombat 11
Mortal Kombat 11 cover
Developers
NetherRealm Studios
Shiver Entertainment
Windows QLOC
Publishers
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows April 23, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack, Subscription gaming service
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Fighting
Series Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat 11 on HowLongToBeat
Mortal Kombat 11 on IGDB
Mortal Kombat 11 guide on StrategyWiki
Mortal Kombat 11 on MobyGames
Mortal Kombat 11 on Wikipedia
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Mortal Kombat 11 2019
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Mortal Kombat 11 is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
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Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Ultimate Edition also available.
Windows
Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on March 22, 2022.[1]
Krypt Mode requires a constant Internet connection.
The sale of the game was banned in several countries (e.g.: Indonesia, Japan and Ukraine).

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC The game features DLCs which adds new characters and skins.
Expansion pack The game has an expansion called Aftermath which features a new cinematic story, three new characters, and new skins.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Currency Time Krystals can be acquired with real money purchases which will allow for the purchasing of a rotating set of items from the in-game store. These can also be earned in-game.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
4K Cinematic Pack Free.
Windows
Frost Instant unlock of the character (unlockable for free by reaching Chapter 4 in the Story Mode).
Windows
Shao Kahn Included with pre-orders.
Windows
Ultimate Add-On Bundle Includes the Aftermath Expansion, Kombat Pack 1 and Kombat Pack 2.
Windows
Aftermath Expansion Included in the Ultimate Add-On Bundle.
Windows
Fujin Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Sheeva Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Robocop Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
All Hallows' Eve Skin Pack Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Klassic Femme Fatale Skin Pack Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Summer Heat Skin Pack Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Thanks A Million Johnny Cage Included in the Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Ninja Mime Johnny Cage Included in the Kombat Pack 1 and Aftermath Expansion.
Windows
Kombat Pack 1 Included in the Ultimate Add-On Bundle.
Windows
Nightwolf Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Shang Tsung Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Sindel Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Spawn Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Terminator T-800 Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
The Joker Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Double Feature Skin Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
DC Elseworlds Skin Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Gothic Horror Skin Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Klassic Arcade Fighter Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Klassic Arcade Ninja Skin Pack 1 Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Masquerade Skin Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Matinee Skin Pack Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Cassie Quinn Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Hellspawn Jacqui Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Klassic Cassie Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Shang Tsung Movie Skins Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Time Lord of Apokolips Geras Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
War Games Sonya Blade Included in the Kombat Pack 1.
Windows
Kombat Pack 2 Included in the Ultimate Add-On Bundle.
Windows
Rain Included in the Kombat Pack 2.
Windows
Mileena Included in the Kombat Pack 2.
Windows
Rambo Included in the Kombat Pack 2.
Windows
Klassic MK Movie Skin Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\MK11\UserSettings.ini
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MK11\UserSettingsDX12.ini
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/976310/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\976310\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/976310/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Black bars in menus. Cutscenes are windowboxed, but the gameplay is Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA, TAA, and FXAA+TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
30 FPS cap from menus, intros, fatal blows, fatalities and the Krypt can be turned off in the options menu. These options are seperate. Turning either option on will force Frameskipping enabled. Some Friendship animations, such as Jax's Friendship animations for example, as well as the in-game cutscene animations, are interpolated at 30 FPS, even when the 60 FPS mode is enabled. FMVs are pre-rendered at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS
Locked at 60, game logic is tied to framerate
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR10

Input

Control settings
Control settings
Gameplay settings
Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Only in the Krypt
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Presets and full remappability
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Only in the Krypt
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Latest updates introduced DualSense support (without rumble)[2]
PlayStation button prompts
To get DS4 prompts, go to game properties on Steam and set "Steam Input Per-Game Setting" to "forced off" in the General-tab.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No Master Audio slider
Surround sound
Three presets: Home Theater, Mid-size and Monitor/TV speakers
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Online settings
Online settings

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
Online play
2

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Mortal Kombat 11.

Issues unresolved

Game crashing

Multiple users are reporting crashes to desktop in various situations. Developers are aware of the problem.[3][4]
Potentially working solutions are available.
Playing in Direct3D 12 might help.
Disable the in-game RGB effects
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\MK11\
  2. Open UserSettings.ini
  3. Find RGBPeripherals = on and RGBKeyLighting = on
  4. Set them to RGBPeripherals = off and RGBKeyLighting = off
  5. Save the file

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-750 2.66 GHz
AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4 GHz
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
AMD Radeon HD 7950
AMD Radeon R9 270
DirectX 11 compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/976310/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (976310) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. https://steamdb.info/depot/976312/history/?changeid=M:4104529039430722411
  2. Verified by User:Flex1911 on 2021-02-21
    Tested with wired and wireless connection, controller is detected as "Dualsense 5" and has proper button prompts
  3. PC Issues - last accessed on April 25, 2019
  4. PC Update - last accessed on April 25, 2019