It’s been a while, but we come to you today with a major update for killer7! In this update we have implemented a large number of quality of life improvements and fixed various past issues. Here are a few highlights!
Remastered Videos
The videos of killer7 have been updated based on the GameCube videos and updated so that they hopefully play smoother!
- remastered all videos based on the original GameCube videos
- all videos now use webm instead of ogv
Graphic Improvements
Various changes have been made in order to improve the general graphic performance to give you all a better visual experience.
- more reload animations now use 60fps
- added MSAA support (it can be enabled in the config tool)
- added framerate limiter support (it can be configured in the config tool)
- upscaled more fonts
- upscaled more textures
- added BC7 texture support
- enabled DPI awareness to allow proper 4K resolutions (please disable custom DPI overrides!)
Quick Character Select
A quick character select option has been added for those using gamepads.
- added a "Quick Character Select" option when playing with the gamepad
- defaults to Left Trigger
- configurable in the config tool
Other Gameplay Improvements
- junctions can now be selected faster when using the mouse
- it's now possible to select all skills in the TV menu when using the mouse
- Kess Bloodysunday's cutscenes are now skippable
- replaced fixed Xbox button references with dynamic button glyphs
- properly displays customized buttons
- added support for keyboard and mouse buttons
- removed references to the "Memory Card" when saving or loading
- the config tool now checks for incorrect duplicate bindings
- added DualShock 4 & DualSense support
And Various Bug Fixes
- fixed the rendering of characters at junctions (they no longer appear red)
- various fixes when using a monitor with a refresh rate greater than 60hz
- mouse aiming was too slow
- certain animations were too fast
- fixed the Handsomemen death particle effect
- fixed a rare legacy crash during the "Susie in dryer" scene
- fixed text errors in various subtitles and memos
- fixed a legacy bug in the Ulmeyda boss fight
- fixed a graphical bug when quitting the game during the Curtis boss fight
- Hopper7 mode now displays Camelia's weak spot
- fixed a rare random crash when opening the ingame menu
- fixed an audio bug when (un)plugging headphones
- fixed a legacy graphical glitch when battling using Kevin
- fixed mouse issues when they had a high polling rate
- various optimizations
We hope that you all enjoy these improvements and continue to enjoy killer7!
