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    Rocket League Update 1.08 is Live on PC and PS4, 665MB Download Brings a Ton of New Content

    Chris HardingBy 5 Mins Read

    Rocket League just keeps on giving, doesn’t it? Not content with just being the best PS Plus game we’ve played in a long time, the developers are constantly pushing up new updates for the bonkers footy/racing hybrid. The latest update is now live and brings the game to version 1.08. What’s in the latest update? A ton of stuff, that’s what. Literally. We’ll stop the blabbering and leave you with the patch notes down below, but before that we’ll tell you that it’s not a particularly large download as it’ll only run you 665MB of hard drive space. There. Now you can read.

    THE HEADLINES

    • “Mutator Mashup” has been added to Unranked Playlist menu
    • Custom Mutator settings are available in Exhibition and Private Match
    • Titles can now be swapped or disabled in the Garage
    • Improved turn radius on Venom, Paladin, Merc, Scarab, and Backfire
    • Spectator input is now required when skipping replays in Private Match
    • Weather Effects can now be toggled on/off
    • Added 13 new Video Game Antennas including: Fallout, Oddworld, Driveclub(PS4), and Unreal Tournament
    • Added 7 new Community Flags

    NEW CONTENT

    Antennas

    • Dave’s Bread
    • Game Awards – Statue
    • Reddit Snoo
    • Added “Community Flags”
      • Day[9]TV
      • Game Awards – Logo
      • PC Gamer
      • PS Nation
      • Reddit
      • RL Garage
      • Something Awful
    • Added “Video Games”
      • (PS4) Driveclub
      • Fallout – Vault Boy
      • Oddworld – Abe
      • Oddworld – Mullock
      • Oddworld – Necrum
      • Oddworld – RuptureFarms
      • Unreal Frag Center
      • Unreal Tournament
      • Unreal Tournament (Classic)
      • Unreal Tournament – Blue
      • Unreal Tournament – Flak Shell
      • Unreal Tournament – Red
      • Unreal Tournament 2004

    NEW FEATURES

    Mutators

    • Mutators have officially arrived; featuring a suite of alternative presets and settings that add depth, variety, and crazy rocket-powered fun to custom games.
    • “Mutator Mashup” has been added to the Online playlist menu. This playlist allows users to face off in a 3v3 online playlist that cycles randomly through the following mutator presets:
      • Beach Ball – A huge, slow, lightweight ball with a lot of bounce
      • Cubic – Cube shaped ball and recharging boost
      • Moonball – Low gravity action with a whole lot of boost
      • Pinball – The ball is small, light, fast and bouncy… and a lot to handle
      • Time Warp – Slow down the action as you get close to the ball
    • “Mutator Settings” menu has been added to the Create Match screen in Exhibition and Private Match. This menu allows users to users to alter their Exhibition/Private Match with the following presets and options:
      • Presets
        • Beach Ball – A huge, slow, lightweight ball with a lot of bounce
        • Cubic – Cube shaped ball and recharging boost
        • Demolition – Demolish opponents on contact in a high gravity matchup
        • Moonball – Low gravity action with a whole lot of boost
        • Pinball – The ball is small, light, fast and bouncy… and a lot to handle
        • Time Warp – Slow down the action as you get close to the ball
      • Custom Options
        • Match Length – 5, 10, 20 Minutes, and Unlimited
        • Max Score – Unlimited, 1 Goal, 3 Goals, 5 Goals
        • Game Speed – Default, Slo-Mo, Time Warp
        • Ball Max Speed – Default, Slow, Fast, Super Fast
        • Ball Type – Default, Cube
        • Ball Weight – Default, Light, Heavy, Super Light
        • Ball Size- Default, Small, Large, Gigantic
        • Ball Bounciness- Default, Low, High, Super High
        • Boost Amount – Default, Unlimited, Recharge (Slow), Recharge (Fast), No Boost
        • Boost Strength – 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 10x
        • Gravity – Default, Low, High, Super High
        • Demolish – Default, Disabled, Friendly Fire, On Contact, On Contact (FF)
        • Respawn Time – 3 Seconds, 2 Seconds, 1 Second

    CHANGES AND UPDATES

    Gameplay

    • The turn radius on Venom, Paladin, Merc, Scarab, and Backfire has been improved

    Online

    • “Mutator Mashup” now appears in the Unranked Playlists
    • “Mutator Settings” menu now appears in Exhibition and Private Match

    UI/ UX

    • User can now select from all available titles or disable them completely in the “Titles” tab to Garage menu
    • Users can now toggle Weather Effects on/off from the “Video” tab in the Options menu
    • Control menu now uses digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 instead of the words: one, two, three, four for keybindings
    • Spectators must now select “Skip Replay” in private matches in order to skip replays

    Misc.

    • (PC) Users can now see other steam users they recently played with by selecting View -> Players in Steam

    BUG FIXES

    General

    • (PS4) Fixed a rare issue which would not allow users to unlock Sweet Tooth
    • Fixed an issue in which vehicle remnants would remain on the field after destructions
    • Fixed an issue with boost pads not always being collectible immediately after kickoff reset

    Online

    • Disable crossplay option will now function properly

    Ranked

    • Ranked match winners will correctly get full RP for wins even if an opponent leaves the game
    • Leaving a 1v1 match will no longer apply the maximum RP penalty, only the normal amount for a loss
    • Leaving a 2v2 or 3v3 match will now only apply the maximum RP penalty to the first player who quits the match

    UI/ UX

    • (PC) Improved controller detection when plugging in after boot
    • (PC) Improved Steam Avatar handling in game
    • Fixed issues with disappearing player nameplates