Support Board for Bros with the Tampa Pro Gear Collection DLC, Now Available!
Support Boards For Bros with the Tampa Pro Gear Collection Pack.
The Skatepark Of Tampa Pro 2022 Gear Collection DLC pack commemorates the live event with 5 new gear items for the standard customizable character in multiple colors, featuring the official artwork of the world’s longest running skateboard contest. Available now for purchase on Xbox and Steam.
100% of the proceeds from the sale of this collection will be donated to Boards For Bros, a non-profit organization committed to changing lives by refurbishing previously used skateboards and giving them to underprivileged youth.
The gear is visible to others in multiplayer and adds new looks not previously available. Look good and do good with your contribution to Boards For Bros!
Pack Contents: - Tampa 2022 Baggy Jean in light blue, dark blue and black - Tampa 2022 Bucket Hat in camo, white and black - Tampa 2022 Tank Top in white, black and heather grey - Tampa 2022 Coaches Jacket in navy, maroon, black and camo - Tampa 2022 Deck in white
New Map Drop 🎉 2022 Skatepark Of Tampa Pro Course Available Now!
Updated with fresh obstacles and artwork to recreate the skatepark's ever evolving look, we are stoked to be dropping the 2022 Skatepark Of Tampa Pro Course, available now in the Mod Browser on all platforms. Featuring walls covered with the original work of skate artist Lucas Beaufort, and updated features mirroring what the pros will be skating, the 2022 course has all the features of its IRL counterpart.
Back for its 28th Annual Edition April 29 - May 1, the Tampa Pro is the longest running annual contest in skateboarding, and the place where countless legends have made their mark on skateboarding. There are few places in the world that have hosted more skateboarding icons than SPoT, and its contests are the most anticipated of the year for skateboarding's biggest names. Legends like Andrew Reynolds, Eric Koston, and Shane O'Neill have all claimed the top spot over the years.
The 2022 iteration of the course is made even more special by the fact that it will host the first ever Official Skater XL Tampa Pro live fakeskate contest, going down on May 7th, 2022 at Noon PST on the Skater XL Twitch Channel. For the first time ever the online skating community will be able to participate in our own digital version of the Tampa Pro, officially held in conjunction with the real contest! 8 of the best fakeskaters on each platform will compete live for cash and prizes, with commentary by Garrett Ginner and more guest hosts. Tune in to see what the hype is all about!
Skater XL Tampa Pro Live Esports Contest - May 7th, 2022
The first ever skateboarding esports contest to be held in conjunction with the longest running, most respected contest in skateboarding, the 28th Annual Tampa Pro is going down on our Twitch channel on May 7th at 12pm PST with commentary by Garrett Ginner 🎮🛹🎉
This will be a live contest with 8 skaters per platform going head to head on the updated 2022 Skatepark Of Tampa Pro course, which will be released soon.
The winners of February’s FakeSkate Open will automatically qualify for the Skater XL Tampa Pro contest, but 7 other spots per platform are up for grabs.
To submit an entry to participate:
- film a 45 second contest run at the 2021 @spottampa map. No cuts, just one continuous run. - Post the run to Instagram using #SXLTampaPC (PC entries, mods are OK), #SXLTampaXB (Xbox entries), or #SXLTampaPS (PlayStation entries) - one entry per person - All entries are due by midnight PST on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022
We will be selecting the top 7 (plus the winners of the FakeSkate Open) on each platform to compete live for cash and prizes on May 7th. Good luck and have fun!
Spectate Mode now available in Multiplayer
As we continue to build out the Skater XL Multiplayer and social ecosystem, we are stoked to add another small but very useful piece with the release of Spectate Mode. This feature allows players in Multiplayer rooms to easily watch other players skate and join their session anywhere on the map.
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To use this feature, press and hold Y/🔺when in Multiplayer and select ‘Spectate’. Once spectating a player, you can toggle between fixed, orbit, tripod and free cam by pressing Y/Triangle. L and R on the D-Pad will allow you to switch the player you are spectating to other players in the room.
Another small addition is you can now switch camera focus between players in replay mode by pressing LB / RB. This allows you to easily check out the replays of friends and strangers as well as your own.
As we all know, part of any skate session involves hanging back and watching your friends and strangers try their tricks, getting sparked, and trying your own. We think the addition of the Specate Mode and replay player switching help to bring this element into Skater XL, and helps to further build an authentic skateboarding experience.
Thanks again for all the support and we hope you enjoy this new feature.
Update notes for Feb 4th
- New Spectate Mode now available by pushing and holding A/Triangle - Can switch players in Replay mode in Multiplayer by pressing L/R on the Pad - Various minor bug fixes and improvements
New Map Alert 📢 Oshawa Arena by Brookzee99 is Available Now!
Oshawa Arena by Brookzee99 is now is available in the Mod Browser on all platforms 🔥
[previewyoutube="IYsUUjlNtfc;full"] This brand new community creation is a modern skate contest arena, with all the features you’d expect to find your favorite pros shredding in the world’s biggest competitions. Created by Brookzee99, with porting by Easy Day for all platforms, Oshawa Arena will play host to the first ever Skater XL FakeSkate Open Live Contest event on February 5th. Tune in at Twitch.TV/StillMilky to watch some of the best fakeskaters in the world compete live for cash and prizes!
From Brookzee99: With the introduction of multiplayer to the game my goal was to bring a new element to the game in the form of competitive skating for the community. Inspired by real world skate competitions, this map is completely fictitious and was inspired by real world spots from the skateparks of Oshawa, Canada.
I have tried to capture the essence of competition skating with a course that would be at home in any real world event and lends itself to the games mechanics for both base game and modded players. I have put everything into making this map look and skate to the best of my abilities, using what I have learned from this community over the past year and taking advantage of the lighting guide that was compiled by the guys over at Easy Day.
Whilst I have been proud of every map I have made, this is the one I am especially proud of. I can't believe the support I have received from the community whilst making this map, so I thank everyone of you and the guys at Easy Day for always giving their invaluable advice. Here's hoping this is the beginning of a whole new chapter of competitive skating in Skater XL...
New Map Drop - Industrial Zone by Jean-Olive 🚛
[previewyoutube="TECDUGGorTs;full"] Just in time for the holidays, we are stoked to be dropping the optimized Day and Night versions of a fan favorite community map, Industrial Zone by Jean-Olive, along with the newly added ability to move some of the map-native objects using the DIY Map Editor Alpha.
Industrial Zone by Jean-Olive is a classic street map from the creator of ‘Streets’, among countless other incredible maps. Industrial Zone is Jean-Olive’s rendition of a gritty industrial area complete with shipping bays, loading docks and construction equipment creating a unique environment designed for piecing together your perfect lines. The team at Easy Day worked with Jean-Olive to visually enhance the map’s texturing and lighting, as well as optimize it’s technical performance on all platforms. Today’s release also includes both day and night versions of the map.
In addition to the visual and technical optimizations, we have added the ability to move certain objects in the map to allow for even more customization and creative options. (*Note: to use this feature you need to opt into the DIY Map Editor Alpha Branch. To do this: Right click ‘Skater XL’ and open Properties, Select the ‘Alpha' branch) Throughout Industrial Zone, you will now find objects like construction materials, heavy equipment, and other environmental elements that are native to the map, that can be moved to any location in the map to create new skate spots. To use this feature, press and hold ‘Y/Triangle’ to enter the DIY Map Editor and then select the objects.
Map creators will also have the ability to tag movable objects in their maps in the near future.
To close out 2021, we would also like to give a huge thank you to the Skater XL community for another incredible year. Skater XL wouldn’t be the game it is today without the support and contributions of the dedicated creators and players and we look forward to many more great years ahead. We hope everyone has a great holiday season and we’ll see you all in 2022 with more new content, updates and features. Happy holidays!
New Map Drop ⚡️Skatepark Of Tampa 2021 Pro Course Now Available
The Skatepark of Tampa has been a mainstay on the global skate scene for the better part of three decades, supporting grassroots skateboarding, their local community and throwing what have become legendary contests, Tampa Pro and Tampa Am. There are few places in the world that have hosted more skateboarding icons than SPoT, and it's contests are the most anticipated of the year for skateboarding's biggest names. Legends like Andrew Reynolds, Eric Koston, and Dennis Busenitz have all claimed the top spot over the years.
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We are very stoked to partner with SPoT to release their updated skatepark design, which will be unveiled at the 2021 Tampa Pro contest October 15-17. If you've ever dreamed of skating the same contest course as your favorite skaters, this is your chance to digitally get down. The Skatepark of Tampa is now available for download in the 'Maps' section of the Mod Browser. Just filter by 'Newest' to see the listings and download.
The team at Easy Day worked with SPoT to create a true representation of the skatepark's latest iteration, complete with an updated centerpiece obstacle featuring rails, wedges and ledges and multiple ways to skate each. Quarterpipes and banks line each end to help keep your speed up and flow back and forth, hitting the main park features in between.
To add even more detail, the art of pro skateboarder Kris Markovich lines the walls of the park, just as you'll see at this year's contest.
We hope that you will enjoy the park and shoutout to creator MastaFlex for his earlier mod version of this park. If you need a little bit of inspiration, tune into skateparkoftampa.com October 15-17 and watch your favorite pros putting the course to good use.
1.2.3.5 Minor Patch
Changes: - Fixed gameplay sounds bugs in Multiplayer affecting sounds of other players - Fixed DIY Objects not always deleted on map change - Minor DIY Map Editor camera improvement
Note that a minor fix was also made to a prefab object which meant we had to rebuild the Addressables bundle of all assets hence this update is a 3GB download despite being only minor changes.
'DIY Map Editor' Now Available in Public Alpha!
IMPORTANT: Update features referred to in this post are located in the “Alpha” branch of the game. This is a separate stream of development for us to publicly test early or experimental features in development.
You MUST opt in to play this version of the game by following the steps at the bottom of this post.
What is up guys?! We’ve just released a very early stage version of a new game feature called the “DIY Map Editor” into public alpha on Steam.
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The DIY Map Editor allows you to place, move and delete skateable objects in maps for both single player and multiplayer game modes. To access it simply opt into the new ‘alpha’ branch in Steam (Properties -> Betas) and then, once in the game, push and hold the Y/🔺 button or access it from the main menu
Up until now we’ve been building and testing this feature with players in private but as this is a social feature, it makes sense to go into public testing in a much earlier 'alpha' state than with previous features. This will help guide design decisions, see what works and what doesn’t as we continue development of the DIY Map Editor for PC and eventually for consoles.
We look forward to seeing early players jumping in and speaking with more of you as the feature develops. See you in an MP session soon with the DIY Map Editor!!
Mod Disclaimer: While we make efforts to preserve existing mods with each update, we are not able to control exactly how updates to the official game code will interact with every one of them. If you are experiencing issues with the new update, please first try removing your mods and adding them back in one by one to see if the issue can be isolated.
To open the Alpha, follow these steps:
Right click ‘Skater XL’ and open Properties
Select the ‘Alpha' branch.
Steam should start downloading this version of the game. Once it has finished, you will be able to try the update. The game name in your library should now show “Skater XL [alpha]”.
If you’d like to switch back to the regular commercial release branch of the game in future simply come back to this screen and select “NONE - opt out of all betas” in the drop down.
