Rocket League update out now (version 1.1.8 / 1.61)

Rocket League’s “Esports Shop” update is now available on Switch. Psyonix is offering customization items, a Replay FX feature, and more.

Note that Psyonix labels the update as version 1.61. However, it will show on your Switch system as 1.1.8.

Below are the full patch notes:

NEW CONTENT

Rocket Pass 3

• Rocket Pass 3 begins on April 17 at 10 AM a.m. PDT / 5 p.m. UTC

Esports Shop

• Customization Items are now available via the new Esports Shop
  • Select ‘Shop’ from the Main Menu, then select ‘Esports Shop’
• Items in the Esports Shop can be purchased with Esports Tokens
  • Esports Tokens can be purchased with your local currency, and cannot be purchased with Keys
• Esports Store items are available in time-limited intervals
  • Each item will have a timer located below the preview thumbnail in the Esports Store

Monstercat

• New Antennas are now available in the ‘Monstercat’ folder:
  • ‘Notaker’
  • ‘FWLR’

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Rocket Pass Challenges

• Challenges are a new way to unlock Tiers in Rocket Pass and the Rocket Pass Premium Upgrade
• Select ‘Rocket Pass’ from the Main Menu, then select the ‘Challenges’ Tab in the upper-left corner
• Each Challenge is worth three, five, or eight ‘Tier Points’
  • Earning ten Tier Points by completing Challenges will unlock your next Rocket Pass Tier
  • Earning a new level via the progression system is worth now worth ten Tier Points
• When Rocket Pass is active, three new Challenges are added every Wednesday at 10 AM a.m. PDT / 5 p.m. UTC
  • An additional three Challenges (six total) are available to players with the Premium Upgrade
  • Challenges must be completed within their week-long period
  • If you purchase the Premium Upgrade more than one week after a Rocket Pass is released, you will earn Tier Points for completed Premium Challenges, so long as their requirements were completed during their original week-long period

Replay FX

• You can now enable Replay FX within the Replay Viewer
• While viewing a Replay, press the Share button (PS4), View button (Xbox) or F key (PC) to bring up the Replay FX menu
• The Replay FX menu has seven options, including:
  • Focus Distance (Controls Depth of Field Distance)
  • Focus Blur (Controls how intense DOF Blur will be)
  • Focus Strength (Controls how much DOF Kernel will affect far plane)
  • Green Screen (with Red, Green, and Blue options)
  • Image Filter (with ten filters to select from)
  • Image Filter Intensity
  • Vignette
• Replay FX options apply to an active Replay or when paused so you can take a screenshot
  • Use your platform’s screenshot function once you have a shot set up with your Replay FX of choice

Crates and Keys

• Crate drop rates can now be viewed in-game on the Crate Preview Screen
• Players in Belgium can no longer open Crates with Keys due to government regulations
• Players in the Netherlands can no longer open Crates with Keys due to government regulations

General

• Steering and Aerial Sensitivity Controls now be adjusted in increments of 0.01 instead of 0.1

BUG FIXES

General

• Fixed an issue that delayed steering, throttle, and handbrake input by one physics frame

• Jump ball now behaves correctly on Dunk House (Hoops) in Free Play

• Vehicles should now respawn correctly after resetting the ball on Steam Workshop maps

• In-game voice chat icon will no longer appear when voice chat is disabled

• Players can now reconnect more than once if they crash or disconnect multiple times during a Ranked match

• Biomass no longer removes color from trim on some Painted Car Bodies

• All appropriate ‘Snowy’ maps will now appear when playing the Snow Day game mode

• ‘Shots on Goal’ now correctly register as a stat when playing Hoops

• Rebalanced audio on the ‘’89 Batmobile’

• Fixed a bug that caused some players with very large Customization Item inventories to crash when scrolling through their Garage or Inventory

• Fixed a bug causing some players to crash when leaving a Custom Training pack

• All items should now display correctly when viewing in the Crate preview screen

• [Switch] Fixed a bug causing the game to freeze when using a player profile not linked to a Nintendo Account

• Previous Party Chat messages no longer carry over into Training, Private Matches or Online Matches

KNOWN ISSUES

• [Switch] Depth of Field controls are disabled in Replay FX

• Players may see an “XP not received” message despite earning 50 or more points

• Audio may drop out during a match for some players

• Friends List notifications will not appear while viewing Replays

• An incorrect error message may appear if you try to change your Rocket ID if PsyNet is down

• [Switch] Upon entering a match, some players may not be immediately brought to the Player View Camera

• Some players may see overlapping item-loading icons when starting the game after receiving a large number of new Customization Items

• [Rumble] Some players may not be able to pick up boost after being hit with the Disruptor power-up

• Crates received while playing may not stack with Crates in inventory, but they will stack correctly after a game restart

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