Rocket League update out now (version 1.1.8 / 1.61)
Posted on April 16, 2019 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
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
- 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
