Undisputed releases a big new update for December 2024

Summary

• Steel City Interactive releases patch 1.2 for Undisputed.
• Undisputed's second major update is now available for download on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
• Patch 1.2 includes two new locations, career mode updates, and numerous bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

Undisputed Developer Steel City Interactive has released the highly anticipated December update for its boxing simulation game, bringing new quality of life improvements, content and bug fixes to the game. Patch 1.2 has been eagerly awaited by the community Undisputed launched with myriad issues earlier this year, but thankfully it's now available to download and install on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

After years without the release of a major boxing video game, Steel City Interactive has sought to fill the void with the launch of Undisputed in October. Unfortunately, despite the title having been in Early Access for almost two years, Undisputed launched to mixed reviews due to its bugs and “bare-bones” career mode. One of the biggest problems they face Undisputed they were overpowered power punches, which many players felt were ruining the game's online modes. Thankfully, Steel City fixed the issue in its first update in November and is back once again with even more improvements.

Following UndisputedAfter the first update in November, Steel City released patch 1.2 for all supported platforms. Fans will now find two new locations to battle in: Cambrian Hall, located in the heart of the English capital, and Atlantis, an underwater aquarium-like location. There are also some new cosmetic items as both Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk receive a free additional outfit that will allow players to recreate the fighter's historic battle from earlier in the year. The two heavyweight fighters will meet again in a highly anticipated rematch on December 21, with the WBA, WBC and WBO titles all up for grabs.

Undisputed's career mode is also getting some big improvements with patch 1.2. According to the official patch notes, which can be viewed further down this article, players now have the ability to move up and down a weight class from their starting weight, allowing fans to become the undisputed champion in three different divisions. Steel City says it has also made a number of quality of life improvements to the career mode user interface and has also added boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies to the career mode media feed.

For those diving into multiplayer games, the developers have once again made changes Undisputedthe controversial power strokes of. Steel City says it has “slightly reduced” the stamina cost of missed punches and power punches, in order to make combo and pressure fighting a more viable option. Players can now also compete in the Cruiserweight, Bantamweight, and Light Heavyweight divisions in both quick battles and online leaderboards.

Undisputed patch notes for the December 2024 update

New locations

• Cambrian Hall added. Situated in the heart of England's capital and shrouded in the rich history of boxing, fighting in this venue is every prospect's dream.
• Added Atlantis, an underwater aquarium-like location located on the ocean floor. Can you stay calm in the ring when you're deep underwater?

New cosmetics

• All players will receive an additional free outfit for Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk – recreate their historic first fight in all its glory with their accurate outfits.

Career mode

• Introduced the ability for players to move up and down a weight class from their starting weight class. We know this is what many of you have been asking for and we are excited to see you take on the challenge of becoming Undisputed in not one, not two, but three weight classes with the same fighter!
• It introduced esteemed boxing correspondent Gareth A Davies to the Career Mode media feed, the first in a series of real-life media characters and brands.
• Made a number of quality of life improvements to the career mode UI.

General changes

• Introduced Lightweight, Bantamweight, and Light Heavyweight queues for online quick fights and online rankings.
• Added new knockdown and knockout animations.
• Added an animation that plays when a fighter's block health is depleted, giving players better visual feedback during gameplay.
• Slightly reduced stamina cost on missed punches and power punches to make combo and pressure fighting a more viable option.
• Made a number of quality of life improvements to game audio and commentary.
• Performance optimizations made to custom characters.
• Fixed an issue where players who quit online games on PlayStation were not punished and the win was not correctly awarded to the remaining player. Now it works as expected.
• Many other bug fixes and quality of life improvements.