Updated 2026-10-14

Mortal Shell 2 October 13 Hotfix: Gragu, Clones & NG+ Ova

Check the October 13 hotfix before repeating a blocked Shell pickup, copying a clone exploit or replaying an Ova route. These are attributed developer statements, not our own game testing.

Official announcement: 2026-10-13 · Reviewed: 2026-10-14

Shell pickups and ability recovery

Gragu possession is fixed. Proxima can re-equip weapons after canceling her Shell ability; Biosampler targeting of Cursed Child/Grisha summons, its Monolith interaction and Bor’s lock-on/Biosampler interaction also receive fixes. Genessa Clones using Obsidian Hammer with Lost Clotstone no longer get stuck indefinitely. Astral Clones near an edge receive an attack fix, and Tiel’s Shadow/Poison Shadow Clone effects are updated.

Resources, summons and sidearms

Unequipping Egon’s Stone to prevent Gloom loss and switching sheep/Shell forms for a Parasitic Stone exploit are fixed. Tarstones now receive EXP for player-summon kills. Summon collisions that launch large enemies or bosses, Sidearm targeting of Cursed Child summons, Barrage with Solnir Shard damaging allies, Black Needle aiming/interaction and Slayer Seal/Punch issues are addressed. Tiltshot projectiles now spin and travel forward.

Three extra Ovas in NG+ is not an achievement guarantee

The final slice dungeon can provide three extra Ovas in NG+. The announcement does not explicitly guarantee every Bring my Ova Back to me unlock or retroactive recovery of every save. Treat September 24’s unresolved statement as the status of that earlier patch. Compare the current collection count and platform achievement screen before replaying or changing a save.

Bosses, dungeon loading and travel prompts

The final boss has reduced HP, doubled player cosmic disease resistance and more anticipation on its grab. No absolute HP or resistance values are supplied. Main-boss phase transitions, Droeg hitboxes, Orrem’s triple slam and Necrite run-attack timing are adjusted. The Last Siege enemy count, slow seamless dungeon streaming and double loading are fixed. Mether’s Breath gains multiple warning prompts; backing out of its second warning no longer causes the listed soft lock.

Presentation and performance

The notes also cover Lucian and Magdelena audio, Droeg and Giant Spider effects, summon handshake animation and a small Gragu height change, camera collision, environment geometry, bear traps, rebuilt shader caches and world HLODs. This page reports selected implications rather than measured frame-rate results; follow the full official source for every item.

What to verify on your own installation

The announcement was published October 13 at 17:56:31 UTC, which is October 14 at 01:56:31 in China. This guide uses the UTC announcement date and an October 14 review date. The note does not provide a universal executable build number or an explicit platform rollout table. Confirm your platform’s installed update before testing one affected action. A developer fix statement does not prove recovery of every earlier save; record the trigger and version if it persists.

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