Rocket League

[Note: In case you missed it, be sure to check out our Tournaments Update Follow-Up blog.]

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue that caused stuttering in the game client when secure TCP sockets are closed down
• Fixed an issue where Boost visual FX would (rarely) not activate correctly
• Fixed Alpha Reward Boost appearing differently than it did before the Tournaments Update
• Connection Quality Indicators will no longer incorrectly persist into Offline Matches or Training
• Various wheels will no longer appear smaller than they did before the Tournaments update
• Scoreboard
  • Fixed incorrect avatars showing for players who have joined the game in-progress and/or replaced an AI bot
  • Fixed other players appearing to have the same rank as you in the post-game screen in Competitive matches
• Trading
• Fixed players being unable to remove items from a full Trade Window
• Fixed trades failing if they contained Painted or Certified items currently equipped in a Preset
• Common Items will no longer show as Trade Held or Untradeable in the Garage
• Fixed an issue that could cause the game client to only send 30 frames of input per second even if the game was running at 60+
• [Steam] HTML tags will no longer affect player names

Audio

• Extended the range at which the volume of other cars drops off to make them more audible from further away
• Rebalanced overall audio mix based on feedback

Controller Vibration

• Increased the intensity of “Medium” and “Heavy” Controller Vibration
• Wireless Xbox 360 controllers will now vibrate while boosting
  • We recommend that Xbox 360 Controller users opt for “Heavy” if they want consistent vibration while boosting

Network Settings

• Server Send Rate, Client Send Rate, and Bandwidth Limit now all default to “High”

Nintendo Switch

• Fixed a memory leak that could cause crashes on Nintendo Switch

Known Issues

• Server Performance: Because not all players and servers are being affected, we are still researching the root cause. As we learn more, we will update the community with our findings and timeline for a fix
• During Goal Replays, your local car’s audio may sound too loud relative to the rest of the match
• For a few specific Wheel & Body combinations, the body’s axles may clip through the front or rear wheels
• Some UI elements may not be visible during matches
• Some items like Event Crates may still appear in two stacks in your Garage instead of one
• Some Wheels may appear smaller than intended
• Lens Flares not working correctly on PS4
• Incorrect colors display in old Replays (Replays from before the Tournaments Update/v1.43.)
• Some players with a Competitive Rank may show up as Unranked at the end of a match
• Season 3 'Star' Reward Wheels may not have glow effect
• PS4: Changing Wheels on a Preset may set the Preset back to default with Octane body
  • The above bug should be fixed by rebooting Rocket League or your PS4
• Ball floats on Utopia Coliseum (Dusk) in Free Play
• Boost appears 'on' even when not in use

THE HEADLINES

• Players can now create and join Tournaments

• Quality Connection Status icons will appear in the HUD if players are experiencing connection problems

• Players can now receive a “Chat Ban” that restricts the banned player from sending chat messages in online play

• [Nintendo Switch] Video Capture and ‘Quality Mode’ have been added

• Expanded inventory organization and filtering in the Garage

• Enhanced Crowd Audio

• ‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2’ is now available to all players under Music Playlists

NEW CONTENT

Country Flags

• ‘Brunei’

• ‘Monaco’

• ‘Nauru’

• ‘Tuvalu’

Crates and Keys

• ‘Triumph’ Crate has been added

Monstercat

• ‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2’ is now available to all players under Music Playlists

• ‘Monstercat’ has been added as a Flag Folder

• Monstercat Flags have been added

• ‘Anna Yvette’

• ‘Intercom’

• ‘Koven’

• ‘Pegboard Nerds’

• ‘Protostar’

• ‘Slippy’

• ‘Stonebank’

• ‘Uncaged’

• ‘Uncaged Cat’

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Tournaments

• Players can now create and join Tournaments via the Main Menu

• From the Main Menu, select ‘Play’ and then ‘Tournaments’ to find the Tournaments Menu

• Tournaments have a maximum bracket size of 128 teams, minimum of eight teams

• Team members must be in a party in order to register for a tournament

• Cross-platform tournaments are enabled

• Tournament creators can set minimum and maximum thresholds for entry based on a player’s Rank in the related Competitive Playlist

• Tournament creators can also spectate every match in the bracket they created

Quality Connection Status

• In addition to showing your ping on the scoreboard, you will now also see in-game icons on the HUD if you are experiencing connection problems. This will help you better diagnose if gameplay issues are related to server performance or your connection.

• You may see one or more of the following warnings when the client detects issues with your connection:

• High Latency

• Latency Variance

• Packet Loss

• Server Health

• Additionally, if you are experiencing any of these issues, you will see a warning “!” symbol next to your ping on the scoreboard.

• If one or more of these issues persists, you will also be notified via a pop-up notification in the Main Menu after exiting a match

Chat Bans and Report Feedback

• Chat Bans

• Players can now receive a “Chat Ban” that restricts the banned player from sending chat messages in online play

• If you are Chat-Banned, you will receive a notification on the main menu with information about the chat that contributed to your ban

• Quick Chat is still allowed but chat-banned players can only send one Quick Chat message every 5 seconds

• Chat Bans do not affect Private Matches or Party Chat

• Report Notifications

• If a player you reported receives a ban of any kind, you will now be notified of the ban via a main menu notification

Items and Inventory

• Favorite Items

• You can now Favorite items in the Garage and Inventory screens. Favorited items appear at the top of each tab

• Item Stacking

• Most items will now automatically stack in the Inventory to reduce clutter in the inventory and trade windows

• Duplicate items with different attributes (e.g. Painted or Certified) do not stack

• Duplicate items with different trade holds do not stack

• Each item in a stack still counts towards the maximum items in a trade

• When adding a stacked items to a trade, you can select how many from the stack to offer with a slider

• The Garage now supports Search and Filter functionalities

• The Inventory screen now has tabs to quickly switch between different categories of items

• Items can now be sorted by Date Acquired and Quality

• Different Painted Car Bodies can now be equipped to the Blue and Orange teams

User Interface

• A new “Interface” tab has been added to Options that contains all settings that control the user interface

• Gameplay

• Text Chat can now be set to ‘Team Quick Chat Only’

• Client Send Rate - Limit how many packets your client sends per frame (may help on weak/wifi connections)

• Server Send Rate - Limit how many packets the server sends you per frame (may help on weak/wifi connections)

• Bandwidth Limit - Limit total bandwidth used by the game client

• Camera

• Camera Presets are now available

• Controls

• Controller Vibration now has multiple levels to choose from

• Interface

• Nameplate Scale - Adjust the size of player nameplates in the world

• Nameplate Mode - Combines the old ‘High Contrast Nameplates’ and ‘Always Show Nameplates’ option. 'Default' is the former 'High Contrast Nameplates' setting.

• Match Notifications

• All - Show all HUD stat notifications and match time updates

• Time Only - Hide stat notifications, only show “One Minute Remaining” and countdown

• Kickoffs Only - Only show “3-2-1-Go”, don’t show “One Minute Remaining” and similar messages

Map Rotation

• Aquadome and Starbase ARC have been added back into the Competitive Playlist map rotation

Team Colors

• Expanded the palette of Blue and Orange team color choices for customization

• In Private and Exhibition matches, you can now select from the full color palette for primary team colors

Camera

• Made adjustments to Director Camera to make it more reliable in key situations.
• Auto Camera has been added back into Spectator Mode

In-Game Music

• You can now listen to Rocket League soundtracks during a match

• Under the ‘Audio’ Tab in the Options Menu, you can set ‘In-Game Music’ to:

• Always On

• Matches Only

• Training Only

• Off

Spotify Integration (Steam Only)

• You can now select a song from the Playlists menu (in the Main Menu or in-game if ‘In-Game Music’ is enabled) and click the ‘Listen on Spotify’ button

• If you click on ‘Listen on Spotify,’ Rocket League will minimize and you will be taken to the selected track on spotify.com.

• You must have an active Spotify account in order to view and listen to tracks on Spotify.com.

Enhanced Crowd Audio

• The in-game crowd can now predict shots and saves using the same logic as the Director camera in Spectator mode

• Now that the crowd can predict exciting moments, they will get louder and more excited in advance of events instead of only making noise after something happens

Nintendo Switch

• Video Capture has been added

• To use Video Capture, press and briefly hold the Share button (below the D-pad) and the last 30 seconds of gameplay will be saved as a video.

• Switch players can now choose between ‘Performance’ and ‘Quality’ under the ‘Video’ tab in the Options Menu

• Performance Mode (60fps)

• Docked: Optimized for 60fps/900p, can scale down to 60fps/720p

• Handheld: Optimized for 60fps/720p, can scale down to 60fps/576p

• Quality Mode (30fps)

• Docked: 30fps/1080p

• Handheld: 30fps/720p

• Quality Mode also enables several graphics features automatically, including Lens Flares, Light Shafts, Dynamic Shadows and Depth of Field

BUG FIXES

General

• Black Market and Very Rare Decals no longer cover Painted portions of some Battle-Cars

• Trim on Octane no longer changes color when ‘Superman’ Decal is equipped

• Primary Colors are now consistent on all car bodies

• Fixed a bug causing Supersonic Trails no longer flicker across player screens during a match

• Equipped Banners are no longer equipped as a phantom item if they are traded in

• Boost will now regenerate while waiting for additional players to join a Dropshot match

• Players can now see the ‘Vote to Forfeit’ option in the menu if they already initiated a forfeit vote

• Fixed a French translation error related to Takumi RX-T

• Fixed a Dutch localization error with Uncommon Toppers

Xbox One

• Players who have multiple Painted items equipped are now visible in your Party

• ‘Certifiable’ Achievement has been fixed

macOS/SteamOS

• Fixed a bug causing players to crash when loading Steam Workshop Maps

• Fixed a bug causing players to crash when using ‘Happy Holidays’ Goal Explosion

NEW CONTENT

DC Super Heroes DLC

• The DC Super Heroes DLC Pack is now available on all platforms

• Battle-Cars

• ‘'89 Batmobile’

• ‘The Dark Knight Rises Tumbler’

• Rocket Boost

• ‘Speed Force’

• Decals

• ‘Aquaman’ (Breakout)

• ‘Batman’ (Paladin)

• ‘Cyborg’ (Roadhog)

• ‘Flash’ (Venom)

• ‘Green Arrow’ (Hotshot)

• ‘Green Lantern’ (Merc)

• ‘Superman’ (Octane)

• ‘Wonder Woman’ (X-Devil)

• Player Banners

• ‘Aquaman’

• ‘Batman’

• ‘DC’

• ‘Cyborg’

• ‘Flash’

• ‘Green Arrow’

• ‘Green Lantern’

• ‘Superman’

• ‘Wonder Woman’

• Wheels

• ‘Flash’

• ‘Wonder Woman'

via GIPHY

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Map Rotation

• Replaced ‘Snowy’ map variants with ‘Stormy’ versions
  • Mannfield (Stormy), Beckwith Park (Stormy), DFH (Stormy)

Spectator Mode

• Spectators can now chat during matches

Competitive Season 6 Rewards

• The appearance of the 'Season 6 - Diamond' Reward Wheels has been updated

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed a bug preventing players from being able to change Presets in the Endgame screen between matches

• Division/Rank Up/Down animations now successfully display on the Endgame screen

• Adjusted Xbox 360 controller vibration

The Headlines

• Please read our Spring 2018 Roadmap for more information on future features and our new Update release format!
• Competitive Season 6 ends and Competitive Season 7 begins
  • Wheels are being distributed as Season 6 Rewards
• Victory Crate’ has been added

Complete list below...

New Content

General

• ‘Victory Crate’ has been added

Changes and Updates

Competitive Season 6

• Competitive Season 6 has ended. Titles and items will be awarded for your highest rank achieved during the season. Season 6 Rewards are custom, non-tradeable Wheels

• Receiving the Season 6 Reward Wheels is contingent upon successful completion of Season Reward Levels

• Reward Wheels:

• 'Season 6 - Bronze'

• 'Season 6 - Silver'

• 'Season 6 - Gold'

• 'Season 6 - Platinum'

• 'Season 6 - Diamond'

• 'Season 6 - Champion'

• Season 6 Grand Champions will also receive the 'Season 6 Grand Champion' Title

• We will update the appearance of the 'Season 6 - Diamond' Wheels in a future hotfix or update.

Competitive Season 7

• Competitive Season 7 has begun

• Season 7 brings a “soft reset” that requires you to do placement matches in each playlist to recalibrate

• Winning half of your placement matches will land you near your previous season ranking

• League Rankings will be temporarily empty until players complete their placement matches

Bug Fixes

General

• [Nintendo Switch] Fixed an issue with Party invites when the console language is set to Japanese

• This fix may apply to any non-English standard characters outside of the Japanese language selection

• Players will no longer receive an error message when trying to trade up the ‘Maximon’ Decal for X-Devil

• After leaving a Competitive Match early, Competitive Matchmaking ban messages now display time correctly in hours and minutes in languages other than English.

Known Issues

The following known issues will be addressed in a hotfix before our next major update:

• Appearance of the 'Season 6 - Diamond' Wheels

• Endgame Menu Division and Rank Up/Down notifications are not displaying

• Change Preset button in Endgame Menu is not working

• Lens flare opposing the car may appear in the main menu

CHANGES AND UPDATES

General

• [Nintendo Switch] Reduced the default Controller Deadzone to 0.15 from 0.3 to better utilize Joy-Con analog sticks

• Reduced volume of the Batmobile Goal Explosion

Performance

• [Nintendo Switch] Adjusted world detail to improve average resolution in Handheld Mode

• Optimized the following maps for Nintendo Switch and PC:

• Utopia Stadium (all variants)

• Farmstead

• Maps are optimized on PC when using ‘Performance’ World Detail setting

• Improved the field texture visuals for the following maps on Nintendo Switch and PC:

• Champion’s Field

• Wasteland

• Visual improvements on PC apply when High Quality Shaders are turned off

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed Player Avatars sometimes displaying on the wrong user after someone quit or joined the lobby

• Fixed missing blowoff valve audio for Octane ZSR Engine

• [Nintendo Switch] Fixed a rare crash that could occur in the post-match Scoreboard in Rumble

• Grass is now visible on the Main Menu when using ‘Performance’ World Detail settings

• Ground Textures now appear on Farmstead when using ‘Performance’ World Detail

• [Steam] Fixed an issue with Older Urban Central replays crashing the game

• Quick chat audio no longer sounds when a player joins or leaves a server

• Goal Explosion audio no longer loops after previewing a Goal Explosion in the Crate Preview menu

• Fixed an issue with Rank Up/Down progression sometimes not displaying after Competitive matches

CHANGES AND UPDATES

General

• Improved performance when High Quality Shaders are disabled on the following maps:
  • Aquadome, Core 707, Starbase ARC and Urban Central
• Improved CPU performance in online play when receiving physics corrections from the game server
• The in-game PsyNet Party invite window now sorts friends alphabetically.
• New server region added in South Africa (SAF)
• New server region hosted in Singapore (ASM)
• ASC servers are now hosted in Taiwan
• Added more servers in Japan

Audio

• Revised certain sounds (Impacts, Wheel Effects, Car Jumping/Dodging) for local vs. non-local players to improve clarity and readability.

BUG FIXES

General

• The Playlists / Find Match UI should load much more quickly than before
• Competitive Leaver Penalties are no longer applied to players who quit after someone else has already left a competitive match
• Replays from Urban Central that were captured before the Autumn Update will no longer cause the game to crash
• Duplicate boost pads on Champion’s Field are no longer visible when using certain video settings
• Fixed an issue with motion blur on Core 707 on all platforms

Xbox

• Fixed an issue that caused framerate stuttering/hitching to occur and worsen over time (with V-Sync off)
• Fixed multiple crashes on Xbox

PS4

• Fixed a rendering issue that could rarely cause corrupted textures on PS4

NEW CONTENT

Goal Explosions

• ‘Batmobile’ Goal Explosion has been added to the ‘Batmobile’ Premium DLC.
  • Current owners: The new Goal Explosion will be added automatically to your Garage

Community Flags

• ‘NVIDIA GeForce’ Community Flag has been updated and renamed ‘NVIDIA’
• ‘NVIDIA SHIELD’ Community Flag has been added
• ‘The Game Awards’ Community Flag has been updated

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Arenas

• Brightness on DFH Stadium (Day) and Champions Field (Day) has been reduced

• Fixed an issue with the grass in Champions Field (Day) on low detail

• The broken texture on Starbase Arc has been fixed

• Mac/Linux: Farmstead map visuals have been updated

• Lighting on Farmstead has been adjusted

• Urban Central boost locations are now consistent with other Standard Arenas

BUG FIXES

General

• Boost audio will no longer cut out when rapidly tapping the Boost button

• Season Reward Level progress should now display correctly at the end of Competitive matches

• Added additional checks to prevent undesired demolish scenarios reported since the Autumn Update

• Fixed several issues with in-game grass

• The appearance of grass on lower detail modes on PC has been updated as part of ongoing optimizations

• Fixed the item thumbnail for Halo toppers with a Black ‘Painted’ attribute

• Fixed a game crash issue related to the Season 4 Reward Trails

• The ‘Labyrinth’ Decal for Takumi has been fixed

• The Season 2 Reward Prospect Boost has been fixed

• Second player in splitscreen mode will now retain color choices made in the Garage

• Joining Free Play during join countdown no longer blocks player from entering a match

KNOWN ISSUES

• Some players on Xbox One may still experience performance issues

• Restarting Rocket League can help solve this issue temporarily while we continue to investigate

The Headlines

• ‘Farmstead’ is now available as a Seasonal Arena in all Playlists

• ‘Wasteland’ and ‘Starbase ARC’ have been redesigned as Standard Arenas

• More than 90 FREE new items added as drops and Trade-Ins

• ‘Accelerator Crate’ has been added

• Player Banners have been added as a new Customization Item

• The Main Menu has a redesigned blog UI

• New features include Transparent Goalposts, Director Camera, and Local Matches (Steam Only)

• Competitive Season 5 ends, and Competitive Season 6 begins

• Player Banners are being distributed as Season 5 Rewards

Complete list below...

New Content

Arenas

• ‘Farmstead’ is now available as a Seasonal Arena in all Playlists

• ‘Wasteland’ and ‘Starbase ARC’ have been redesigned as Standard Arenas.

• Previous versions are now called ‘Badlands’ and ‘ARCtagon,’ can be found in Rumble, Private Matches, and Offline

• ‘DFH Stadium’ (Day)

• ‘Champions Field’ (Day)

• ‘Mannfield’ (Snowy)

• Snowy Arena variants will return to Casual and Competitive Playlists during the holiday season

Player Banners

• Player Banners are new Customization Items displayed in the main menu and during Goal Replays.

• Some Player Banners have customizable background colors, while others may have an animated background.

• Some Player Banners may drop with a ‘Painted’ attribute

• Player Banners will be available as Common items after any match, while others will be Rare or Very Rare drops after Online Matches, or via the Trade-In system:

General

• More than 90 FREE new items added to the drop rate (including the Player Banners listed above)

• ‘Accelerator Crate’ has been added

Community Flags

• ‘Jon Sandman’

• ‘Woofless’

Changes and Updates

General

• Players can now change to another Custom Training pack while playing a Custom Training pack

• While in a Custom Training pack, pause the game, choose ‘Change Training’ from the in-game menu

• ‘Stick Sensitivity’ has been added to the Controls menu

• At the default value of 1.0, your controller will behave the same as before

• Your analog stick input is multiplied by these values. Increasing them makes your controller more sensitive at the cost of some fine-tuned control

• At the maximum value of 10.0, your controller behaves like Keyboard steering, turning at maximum speed from any stick tilt

• ‘Camera Transition Speed’ option has been added to the Camera menu

• Increasing this value makes your camera blend between Ball Cam and Player Cam more quickly

• ‘Always Show Nameplates’ option has been added to the Gameplay menu

• When enabled, this option will prevent other players’ nameplates from being hidden even at long distances

• All cars are now using one of the standardized presets for handling and hitbox introduced in the Anniversary Update

• Rocket League is now localized in Polish on all platforms

Main Menu

• The Main Menu has a redesigned blog UI

• The blog is now collapsable

• The blog will auto expand if new news has been added since your last play session

• More information about live esports events is now included

• The new ‘Play’ submenu consolidates all Offline and Online play modes into one section.

• Exhibition and Season modes can now be found under ‘Play Local’

• ‘Stats,’ ‘Leaderboards,’ and ‘League Rankings’ are now found under the ‘Career’ submenu

Transparent Goalposts

• A new ‘Transparent Goalposts’ option has been added that causes goalposts and some walls to become see-through when necessary to see the ball

• All Arenas but Rocket Labs use this new feature

• Transparent Goalposts are enabled by default, but can be toggled off to return to their previous, non-transparent behavior

• To disable, uncheck the ‘Transparent Goalposts’ box in your Video settings under the Options submenu

Audio

• Introduction of sound ducking in the audible items of the garage

• When browsing customization items with audio (Goal Explosions, Boosts), in-game background audio/music volume will automatically lower

• Added delay before playing ‘hover’ item sound to reduce audio spamming in garage

• Performance pass on general gameplay to reduce voice count on lower volume assets

Director Camera (Beta)

• A new Spectator camera option called ‘Director’ has been added

• The Director is an AI-controlled Camera mode that predicts Shots, Goals, and Saves and cuts to the best player view to frame the action

Competitive Season 5

• Competitive Season 5 has ended. Titles and items will be awarded for your highest rank achieved during the season. Season 5 Rewards are custom, non-tradeable Player Banners

• Receiving the Season 5 Reward Player Banners is also contingent upon successful completion of Season Reward Levels

• Reward Player Banners:

• ‘Season 5 - Bronze (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Silver (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Gold (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Platinum (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Diamond (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Champion (Dragon)'

• ‘Season 5 - Grand Champion (Dragon)'

• Season 5 Grand Champions will also receive the 'Season 5 Grand Champion' Title

• A second set of Season Reward Player Banners will also be awarded, with the same requirements outlined above:

• 'Season 5 - Bronze'

• 'Season 5 - Silver'

• 'Season 5 - Gold'

• 'Season 5 - Platinum'

• 'Season 5 - Diamond'

• 'Season 5 - Champion'

• 'Season 5 - Grand Champion'

Competitive Season 6

• Competitive Season 6 has begun

• Season 6 brings a “soft reset” that requires you to do placement matches in each playlist to recalibrate

• Winning half of your placement matches will land you near your previous season ranking

• Rank requirements have been updated to distribute more players into Platinum tier and higher, and to reduce the amount of players in Bronze I

• League Rankings will be temporarily empty until players complete their placement matches

Local Match (Steam Only)

• Players on Steam can now host and join LAN matches directly through the Play menu

• ‘Host Local Lobby’ to create a LAN server that other players can join on your network

• ‘Find Local Lobby’ to browse for LAN servers you can connect to

• Local / LAN matches allow you and your friends to compete without the need for an internet connection

• The LAN Lobby creator is hosting the match on their computer. Using Alt-Tab in Fullscreen mode or taking other actions on that computer may affect server performance. Using a Spectator PC to host the lobby for LAN events is recommended

Known Issues

• Starbase ARC has a few textures that aren't rendering correctly at map start

• These textures should correct once a match begins, should not affect gameplay

• Xbox One may crash in Main Menu if opening and closing too many menus quickly

Bug Fixes

General

• Bumping and Demolish Updates

• Fixed an issue where car collisions could be incorrectly handled depending on the order the physics engine processed them in

• Fixed an issue where Demolishes and Bumps could be incorrectly handled depending on the depth of its bumper penetration into the other car’s collision.

• Ball Indicator on Champions Field has been fixed

• Restored Batmobile to its pre-Anniversary Update state based on community feedback

• The Steam Controller now works as intended on Mac hardware

• Party members can no longer be pulled out of a Ranked match by a Party Leader

• Winning player no longer receives a loss when leaving a Ranked 1v1 match during an overtime Goal Replay

• Entering Free Play while joining an Online Match no longer prevents players from joining an Online Match

Xbox One

• Crash fixes

• Fixed a performance issue related to a few Achievements

• Fixed an issue where VSync was not being properly disabled even when checked off in the Video Options

BUG FIXES

General

• Casual Matches will no longer cancel if the server does not have enough players. Bots will once again fill slots for missing players
• The “Find Match” button on the Matchmaking menu can now be selected/highlighted, allowing you to search for a match by pressing A (Xbox) or Cross (PS4) when the button is selected
• Further optimized Supersonic Trails that were causing FPS and performance issues on some hardware
• Fixed a bug with Quick Chat that caused players to automatically say “Great Pass!” or other options instead of being able to select an intended chat option
• Fixed a bug where typing in Party Chat in the Main Menu would skip songs in the selected Playlist
• Reverted a change that caused Controller Vibration to be weaker since the Anniversary update
• The “Hide Competitive Divisions” option will now work correctly with the new Find Match menu
• Corrected a suspension issue with the Batmobile and Mantis that caused them to be more visually elevated than pre-Anniversary Update
• Fixed issues with the grass on Champions Field on Low and Medium Graphics settings
• Fixed a bug with Spectator cameras focusing on the center of the field after a goal is scored
• Fixed issue where an item’s quality was not being verified during a trade
• Reduced Car Engine volume relative to other sounds and made distant cars less audible
• Corrected timing on Champions Field Announcer narration

THE HEADLINES

• “Champions Field” is now available in all Playlists, and in Private Matches
• Engine Audio, Goal Explosions, and Trails have been added as Car Customization categories
• “Overdrive” Crate has been added
• “Champions” Crate Series has been retired
• Competitive Season 4 has ended, and Season 4 Rewards are being distributed to qualifying players
• Competitive Season 5 is beginning
• Rick and Morty items are now available as drops after all matches

NEW CONTENT

Arenas

• “Champions Field” is now available in all Playlists, and in Private Matches
• “Starbase ARC” has been updated with new visuals and reduced brightness
• Boost pads are now standardized in all standard Arenas

Crates

• “Overdrive” Crate has been added
• When received, the Overdrive Crate will display as “Crate - Overdrive” in your inventory
• “Champions” Crate Series has been retired

Trails

• Trails are now available in the Car Customization menu
• Trails appear behind the Wheels when your Battle-Car goes SuperSonic
• Every player has the “Classic” Trail by default
• More Trails are available in the Overdrive Crate

Goal Explosions

• Goal Explosions are now available in the Car Customization menu
  • Every player has the “Classic” Goal Explosion by default
  • New Goal Explosions are available as Common drops after all online and offline matches:
    • “Standard Green”
    • “Standard Orange”
    • “Standard Pink”
    • “Standard Purple”
  • More Goal Explosions are available in the Overdrive Crate

Engine Audio

• Engine Audio is now available in the Car Customization menu
• You have access to Engine Audio for every Battle-Car you own
• The Engine Audio can be changed on any Battle-Car in your Garage
  • Licensed Battle-Cars are excluded
• Engine Audio for all existing Battle-Cars has been updated
  • Legacy Engine Audio is still available as an Engine Audio customization option

Community Flags

• “Gfinity” (Updated)
• “X Games”
• “Monstercat”

Antennas

• “J!NX”

Decals

• “Monstercat”

Rick and Morty

• Rick and Morty items are now available as drops after matches
  • “Interdimensional GB” Boost
  • “Sanchez DC-137” Wheel
  • “Rick” Antenna
  • “Morty” Antenna
  • “Cromulon” Topper
  • “Mr. PBH” Topper
  • “Mr. Meeseeks” Topper

RLCS Season Three World Championship Attendee Item

• Players who attended the RLCS Season Three World Championship in June can now redeem their in-game item (these codes will be sent out later in July)
  • Item: “Decennium Pro” Wheels
  • To redeem, go to the “Extras” menu, select “Redeem Code,” and enter your unique code
  • These wheels are not tradeable

Achievements and Trophies

• Storm Trooper
  • Equip a Very Rare Item and complete a game in an Arena with turbulent weather
• Good Times
  • Head to Champions Field and complete an Online game
• Swap Meet
  • Trade and receive one or more items with another player in a single transaction
• Trade Secret
  • Trade In five items of the same quality to receive an item of the next-highest quality
• Rank Up
  • Complete all placement matches in any Competitive Playlist
  • Note: This achievement will unlock for you after playing one match in any Playlist where you have already achieved Rank.
• Coming On Strong
  • Score or Assist a combined 30 goals or assists in Casual or Competitive Online matches

CHANGES AND UPDATES

General

• Players now have 50 Car Preset slots, up from ten
• A “Change Preset” button has been added to the end of game lobby. You can now change to another Battle-Car preset without exiting a match
• “Dodge Deadzone” added to Controls Options.
  • This setting allows you to control how far you must tilt the controller stick to activate a directional dodge move in the air instead of double jumping.
  • The default value of 0.5 means you must move the stick at least half of the way towards your intended direction to dodge instead of double jump.
  • The maximum value of 1.0 means you must move the stick all the way in a direction to trigger a dodge.
• Rocket Trails have been renamed Rocket Boosts
• Pressing Start when selecting Online Playlists now starts the matchmaking search
• The Boost Meter and Rumble Powerup are now displayed when watching a player in Spectator Mode
• The Boost Meter and Rumble Powerup now display during Replays
• A pop-up window will appear when exiting a match when you have indicated you wanted a replay, but did not save a replay
• A “Maintenance Mode” message has been added to the matchmaking ticker. You will see this only when PsyNet is undergoing maintenance
• “High Contrast Nameplates” now default to ON. This can be reverted in the Options Menu

Competitive Season 4

• Competitive Season 4 has ended. Titles and items will be awarded for your highest rank achieved during the season. Season 4 Rewards are custom, non-tradeable Trails
  • “Season 4 - Bronze” Trail
  • “Season 4 - Silver” Trail
  • “Season 4 - Gold” Trail
  • “Season 4 - Platinum” Trail
  • “Season 4 - Diamond” Trail
  • “Season 4 - Champion” Trail
  • “Season 4 Grand Champion” Title
    • Season 4 Grand Champions will also receive the “Season 4 - Champion” Trail

Competitive Season 5

• Competitive Season 5 has begun
• New for Season 5 is the “Season Reward Level,” a new type of Skill Tier progression
  • Your skill ratings are carried over directly from Season 4 into Season 5
  • You do not have to play placement games this season
  • Players will compete against opponents of the same skill ranking to earn wins that count towards your Season 5 Reward Level
  • Each level requires 12 wins against players of the same Skill Tier or higher
    • Ex: A Bronze player must win 12 games against Bronze Skill Tier players or higher in order to unlock Bronze-level Season Rewards
  • Losses do not affect your win count progression

Car Standardization Changes

• Implemented a new type of car standardization that minimizes differences in handling and hitbox between cars of the same “type”. For this initial release, this affects the following cars:
  • “Octane” Type: Octane, Octane ZSR, Takumi, Takumi RX-T
  • “Dominus” Type: Dominus, Dominus GT, Hotshot
  • “Plank” Type: Batmobile, Mantis, Paladin, Twin Mill, Centio V17
  • “Breakout” Type: Breakout, Breakout Type-S, Animus GP
    • Note: The Breakout hitbox has been widened slightly. This affects all cars using its standard type.
  • “Hybrid” Type: Venom, X-Devil, Endo
    • Note: This is a new type that offers a middle ground between “Octane”-type and “Dominus”-type hitboxes.

User Interface

• The “Find Match” window has been updated
  • Casual and Competitive Playlist categories are now separated by dedicated tabs
  • The game will remember your last chosen category
• A new “Recommended” Server Region has replaced the “Select All” option
  • Recommended servers are any servers with good ping
  • Good ping is defined as 100 ms or below
• A new warning pop-up message has been added to the trading screen
  • After you invite a player to trade, a new message will appear with several trade-related disclaimers
  • Players have the option to disable the message upon first viewing

Audio

• Engine Audio for all Battle-Cars has been revised (see “Engine Audio” under “New Content” above)
• The Music Playlist UI has been updated
  • Rocket League Radio: Players can now select specific soundtrack playlists, or choose all playlists
• The “Rocket League x Monstercat” playlist has been added with 18 new songs

BUG FIXES

General

• Updated Car Bumping and Demolition
  • Fixed a bug with Car Bumps and Demolishes that could cause them to be ignored at wider collision angles
  • Fixed an issue where Supersonic FX would stay active despite the car falling below the minimum speed to Demolish opponents
• Fixed an issue with ball bounces off of the junctions between curved and flat wall segments. These bounces should now be more consistent than before
• Changed car suspension code to reduce the likelihood of getting stuck when driving up curved surfaces
• Centers, Saves, and other related stats now work correctly when the “No Goal Reset” Mutator is active
• Ball should no longer get “stuck” in Free Play Training
• Party members that go directly to Free Play Training from the post match screen will no longer prevent Party leaders from matchmaking
• Players will no longer receive a matchmaking ban if they leave a Competitive match during the final goal replay
• Fixed a bug with the “Hexed” and “Snakeskin” decals that changed their look in the v1.34 update.
• Wheel effects no longer flicker when browsing or equipping other items in the Garage
• Loading screen now correctly displays all information when joining a Rumble or Dropshot match
• [Steam] Additional player names in Splitscreen Mode are now correctly displayed in the Party Bar
• Duplicate item sound no longer plays when scrolling through items in the Garage
• Nitro Crate localization has been updated for Portuguese and Turkish languages
• Ball Cannon properly disappears between shots in Custom Training levels
• [PS4] Cars with three painted items or more equipped will correctly appears in other Party Member’s lobbies
• Adjusted the “Crazy Sandwich” Decal on the Ice Charger
• An idle warning now appears when viewing the midgame menu
• Appearance of the ball indicator and direction indicator on Aquadome have been adjusted