NIS America, Grasshopper Manufacture, and Engine Software released a major new update for killer7 on PC (Steam) featuring remastered videos, graphics improvements, DualShock 4 and DualSense support, and much more.
Full details and patch notes for the new killer7 update are available below, via the official Steam blog post:
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
