In the previous version of Mortal Kombat 1, it was possible to use an exploit against General Shao that removed access to his ax stance by using Shujinko as a Kameo. Before the patch could be released, ECT 2023 had the ruling that players were not permitted to use Shujinko against General Shao users.
Fortunately, the latest patch for Mortal Kombat 1 fixed this issue (we still don’t have patch notes). However, it turns out that this patch produced a brand new exploit that involves General Shao that the developers will once again need to address at some point.
Unlike the last exploit, this is actually an advantageous position for General Shao. A clip of it occurring has been posted by M_Is_For_Machete.
For whatever reason, General Shao sinks into the ground, reducing the visibility of his legs. This isn’t just a graphical bug as it hilariously affects General Shao’s hurtbox.
Needless to say, the Kenshi player in the clip was having a difficult time blocking General Shao’s overhead. Funnily enough, it’s hard to blame him considering that the ax was actually swinging for the Kenshi’s legs.
Check it out in the clip below:
My boy shao got insane buffs thanks nrs for this patch #PS5Share, #MortalKombat1 pic.twitter.com/92RrnE8BbQ
— m_is_for_machete (@M_is_4_Machete) October 24, 2023