A brand new Rocket League replace is stay on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC alongside official patch notes, which reveal all the new content material, adjustments, and fixes being added to the game for the month of September and forward of the game going free-to-play on September 23. At the second of publishing, it is unclear how large the obtain is from a file perspective, however as you possibly can see through the patch notes under, it is large by way of what it does.
Dubbed, v1.79 replace, the brand new replace most notably provides Epic Games account linking and cross-platform development, Menu and UI adjustments, and a brand new hitbox for the Merc. On high of this, for those who’re on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Online will now not be required to play on-line.
Below, you possibly can try the total patch notes, courtesy of Pysonix:
- Epic Games Account Linking and Cross-Platform Progression at the moment are accessible
- Nintendo Switch Online is now not required to play Rocket League on-line
- Check out all the Menu and UI adjustments!
- Added a brand new Vehicle Preset based mostly on the Merc automotive
- Progression and Account Linking
- You can now hyperlink every platform you play Rocket League to a single Epic Games Account to share development, stock, Rocket Pass progress, Competitive Rank, and extra in every single place you play
- For development information, you’ll choose a Primary Platform to progress in every single place. If you’re Level 1000 and Champion II on PC, and Level 500 and Diamond III in your console, you’ll wish to decide your PC profile as your Primary
- We strongly advocate you hyperlink each account you play on the identical time so you may make an knowledgeable selection when choosing your Primary Platform
- For extra info, please learn our weblog submit on Cross-Platform Progression
- Players who linked their present Rocket League platforms to an Epic Games Account may also obtain the ‘Chopper EG’ Wheels
Epic Friends
- Epic Friends have changed RocketID as the answer for cross-platform buddies in Rocket League
- Your RocketID buddies will likely be routinely transformed into Epic Friends in your first login.
- The In-Game Friends List has been up to date to show each your platform buddies and your Epic Friends in a single panel for simpler entry
Legacy Status
- If you performed Rocket League earlier than the free to play replace was launched, you’ve Legacy standing
- Legacy standing contains particular loyalty reward gadgets, together with a Boost, Wheel, Banner, and a particular Title that commemorates the yr your account was created:
- ‘Faded Cosmos’ Boost (restricted to accounts created previous to July 21)
- ‘Golden Cosmos’ Boost
- ‘Dieci-Oro’ Wheel
- ‘Huntress’ Player Banner
- ‘Est. 20XX’ Title
- Legacy standing holders additionally get particular “Legacy” high quality variations of each Common merchandise accessible earlier than the free to play changeover, in addition to entry to all non-licensed DLC gadgets
Player-to-Player Trading
- Trading with one other participant now requires a linked Epic Games Account
- Trading with one other participant now requires each accounts to have bought 500 Credits or equal (Esports Tokens, Starter Pack, and so on.) to discourage fraud.
- Players with Legacy standing are exempt from this requirement
- Players new to Rocket League with this replace will see a brand new interactive intro cinematic, in addition to particular steering when navigating the in-game menus
- New gamers might want to attain Level 10 earlier than they will matchmake in Competitive Playlists
– NOTE: The new Tournaments system will likely be stay with this launch, however solely a restricted variety of take a look at Tournaments will likely be scheduled till we transition Rocket League to free to play. –
- The Tournaments system has been redesigned and now gives automated Competitive Tournaments at set occasions per day, per area
- While you possibly can nonetheless enroll with a full celebration, Competitive Tournament matchmaking will try to search out you a staff for those who can’t be a part of with a full group
- Mixed-Rank events will likely be positioned in a Tournament based mostly on the Rank of the highest-skill participant
- Playing at your talent – even for those who lose! – is all the time extra environment friendly than successful at a decrease Rank
- Teams knocked out of the match within the first spherical might be able to re-join throughout a ‘late joiner’ spherical
- Leaving a Tournament early could result in momentary matchmaking and Tournament bans in your account
- If your complete staff forfeits, no bans will likely be issued
- Earn rewards over the course of every season by defeating opponents of comparable talent
- You’ll earn Tournament Credits based mostly in your closing placement in every Tournament mixed with the issue of the general bracket you had been seeded into
- The Tournament Credit reward is identical for all teammates
- Tournament Credits could be redeemed to get Cups that may grant you a customization merchandise of escalating high quality
- The increased degree the Cup, the extra typically you’ll unlock an merchandise of upper rarity
- All Tournament gadgets can have particular attributes like Painted or Certified
- These prizes could be traded in inside their collection, all the way in which as much as Black Market
- You can play in as many tournaments as you need every week, however most of your earnings will come out of your Top 3 Weekly Placements, which reset on the finish of every week on Sunday
- Winning a Tournament earns you a Title that exhibits off the Rank of the Tournament you gained.
- Winning three equally ranked tournaments all through a season will grant you a coloured Title at that Rank.
- Players are nonetheless capable of create and host their very own Custom Tournaments
- Knocked out of the Tournament you’re internet hosting? You’ll be capable to spectate the remaining matches
- The Main Menu has been streamlined to scale back the variety of buttons and higher set up options
- Play Submenu: Modes at the moment are grouped into playing cards as a substitute of tabs
- Selecting a Playlist will now instantly search that playlist
- For gamers preferring to go looking a number of playlists without delay, you possibly can allow “Multiple Selection” inside any of the Playlist teams. This setting is saved so that you gained’t should toggle it every time you search.
- You can now rapidly soar into Free Play or the Garage after looking
- Training is now accessible immediately from the Play menu
- Exhibition, Season Mode, and Private Match have been mixed into the “Custom Games” card
- The Profile Submenu now comprises:
- Career (Stats, Leaderboards, Rankings)
- Replays
- Create or Manage Club
- Banner and Avatar Border customization choices
- The Extras Submenu is now discovered beneath Options – Extras
- The look of the Main Menu and a few submenus have been up to date with new font and button/card designs
Item Changes
- Many gadgets previously categorised as Common at the moment are Uncommon or increased, and should be obtained through Drops by new gamers
- Common Items are now not unlocked in giant batches per slot by taking part in matches. Any participant with Legacy standing that had not unlocked all of these things will obtain remaining gadgets in “Legacy” high quality
- Uncommon, Rare, and Very Rare Items now not drop randomly after matches
- Some cross-promotional gadgets have been completely marked as “Legacy” and may now not be obtained by new accounts
- Some older ‘V1’ Engine Audio choices can now not be obtained by new accounts
Support a Creator
- You can now assist your favourite content material creators by making use of a Creator Code to your account within the Item Shop display
- Your chosen creator will obtain a proportion of your Credits spent whereas the code is lively in your account
Default Settings Changes
- Control Bindings at the moment are organized into three presets – “Default”, “Legacy”, and “Custom”
- “Legacy” is used for all present accounts, and makes use of the identical controls since our 2015 Launch
- “Default” assigns “Air Roll” to L2/LT by default, and unbinds “Voice Chat”
- You can change to “Default” or “Legacy” with out dropping your “Custom” bindings
- Voice Chat is now disabled by default
New Hitbox
- Added a brand new Vehicle Preset based mostly on the Merc automotive
- This hitbox is each taller and narrower than the opposite hitboxes. Check it out and tell us what you assume!
New Quick Chats
- Informational Quick Chats
- Bumping!
- Faking.
- On your left.
- On your proper.
- Passing!
- Compliment Quick Chats
Keyboard Aerial Safety
- The new “Keyboard Aerial Safety” setting prevents keyboard and mouse gamers from pitching down within the air whereas holding Throttle (W) till different inputs are acknowledged
- With this setting lively, your automotive won’t start pitching down till you both pitch up, launch the throttle/pitch down key, or air roll in any path
- This setting could be disabled within the Options – Controls tab
General
- [PC] DirectX9 is now not supported
- The Level 700 ‘Supersonic Legend’ Title has been modified to ‘Legendary Nemesis’
- Heatseeker is now accessible in Private and Local Matches
- The Solo Standard Competitive Playlist is now not accessible
BUG FIXES
- Fixed a bug stopping offending chat textual content from being displayed when an account is banned
- Additional efficiency optimizations made to the Gravity Bomb Goal Explosion
- Rebooting the game will now not put the participant on their oldest Car Preset
- Tournament creators can spectate matches after leaving the match as a participant
Rocket League is on the market through the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
