Patch 2.76 has been released for Rocket League, and Season 24 has begun. Honor Duels and the limited-time Bullet Ball mode have been added.
Season 24 began in Rocket League on Wednesday—players who ranked in the top 100 have been awarded the corresponding titles. The developers have introduced a new limited-time mode and the ability to challenge other players to a duel during a match.
List of Changes
New Features
- Honor Duels: Starting in Season 24, you can challenge another player to a 1-on-1 duel during a match in the same mode you’re currently playing. Once a Duel of Honor is accepted, all other players will be invited to watch the match. The challenger and the defender will automatically be transported to the arena after the current match ends, and spectators can accept a notification in the social activities menu to watch the showdown.
- Black Market: Players can now exchange 3 duplicates for a new item.
- Goal celebration effects for the top player. The podium screen now plays the goal celebration effects used by the top player, and the screen displays the names of the effects.
- New limited-time mode—Bullet Ball: The last surviving vehicle wins this high-stakes arena battle. A fast, homing ball targets a single player; upon impact, it destroys the target unless the vehicle flips the ball away.
- Some titles can now track and display specific statistics, and new visual elements are unlocked as milestones are reached.
- Customizable scoreboards: You can now choose which metrics to display for each mode. Shots, saves, and assists can be replaced with demos, the number of “high-fives,” flips, and many other in-game events.
- New titles have been added for players ranked in the top 100 of Soccar’s global leaderboards, which are awarded at the end of the season.
- Improved keyboard and mouse controls: A free-camera mode has been added with updated default control settings. Players can also enable a center-aligned crosshair to support the new camera movement. Free-camera mode is also available for players using controllers.
Changes and Updates
- “Every Man for Himself” modes, including Bullet Ball and Knockout, can now be selected in private matches and exhibition games.
- The ability to adjust the regeneration speed of speed boosts has been added.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue on PC where switching with Alt+Tab during a transition would cause the client to freeze on the previous frame.
- Fixed an issue on PlayStation 5 where the interface was invisible after launching Rocket League from Rest Mode.
- Fixed a crash on consoles that could occur during loading if a prepared package was missing.
- Fixed a crash in the main menu preview.
- Stats API: Fixed the GoalScored event, which was not triggering in replays.
- Stats API: A match that ended in a tie now lists “-1” as the winning team.
- Fixed an issue on Nintendo Switch where item set images wouldn’t load in the item shop.
- Fixed an issue where the chest preview screen was cropping the fourth row of items.
- Fixed an issue where Rocket Pass notifications sometimes wouldn’t close.
- Fixed button overlap and incorrect tab highlighting in the store when navigating with a controller.
- Fixed an issue on PC where the SMAA option did not smooth jagged edges properly.
- Fixed an issue where large speed boost bonuses would flicker when the quality setting was set to “High.”
- Fixed an issue with vehicle descriptions for Reactive and Cross-Entitled items.
- Fixed an issue where the Blue Chip Rocket Boost displayed an excessively bright glow effect in the item shop and the main menu.
- Fixed an issue where cars would appear underground in mirrored Training Packs.
Season 23 took place in Rocket League starting June 10 of this year and was timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup. During that time, the developers added themed content, including a limited-time mode featuring a tournament between countries.
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