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THE HEADLINES
- Enhanced Xbox One X Support is now available
- ‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 5’ is now available
- Made several updates to the Progression system
- Skill Leaderboards have been added for each Ranked Extra Mode
- v1.55 was a PS4-only update we released on October 23
NEW CONTENT
Monstercat
- ‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 5’ is now available to all players under Music Playlists
- Monstercat Flags have been added
- ‘CloudNone’
- ‘Grant’
- ‘Hyper Potions’
- ‘Nokae’
- ‘Rogue’
- ‘Rootkit’
- ‘SMLE’
Community Flags
- ‘Extra Life’
- ‘Kinda Funny’
- ‘Speedy’
CHANGES AND UPDATES
Xbox One X Enhanced with 4K and HDR
- Rocket League on Xbox One X now displays in native 4K
- 4K support requires a 4K-capable television and compatible HDMI cable
- Supersampling is enabled if playing on Xbox One X with a 1920x1080 display
- HDR support has been added
- HDR will automatically activate if:
- Your 4K TV supports HDR
- HDR is enabled on your 4K TV
- HDR is enabled on your Xbox One X via the “Display and Sound” settings menu
- HDR options include
- HDR Paper White: Adjusts how bright a paper white surface should be when HDR is enabled
- HDR Contrast
- Side-by-Side Visualizer: Allows you to compare when HDR is enabled vs disabled
Progression
- Increased XP/second in Casual and Competitive Playlists by 40%
- Increased Win Bonus from 50 to 100
- Increased Weekly Win Bonus from two matches per day to three per day
- Weekly maximum has increased from 14 matches to 21 matches
- A limited number of points are now awarded for each ball hit
- You earn two points per touch
- Points earned per touch limited to one touch per second
- Players who have not met the minimum point threshold needed to earn XP will now see a notification on the End Match screen
Ranked Extra Modes Leaderboards
- Skill Leaderboards have been added for each Ranked Extra Mode
- Each Extra Mode Leaderboard will include MMR data going back to the beginning of Season 9
Competitive
- Placement Match wins now count towards your Bronze Season Reward Level
Crates and Keys
- Crate contents are now revealed with a new, faster unlock sequence
General
- Start and End dates have been added to the Rocket Pass screen
- New item notifications have been removed
- Adjusted how Club colors are displayed in an Arena during a Club Match
- [Beta Feature] You can now remap controls through Steam while playing in Big Picture Mode
- Adjusted the 'Plank' hitbox so associated car behavior now matches the ''16 Batmobile.' Plank cars include:
- 'Centio V17'
- 'Mantis'
- 'Paladin'
- 'Twin Mill III'
BUG FIXES
General
- [PlayStation 4] Game should no longer freeze when starting matchmaking
- Fixed the ‘Striker Legend’ Goal Explosion displaying as ‘Striker Pro’
- Painted ‘MG-88’ and ‘Mummified’ Decals now properly display on Endo
- Fixed a bug that would give incorrect results after filtering by Most Recent
- [Nintendo Switch] Trades involving more than 10 Keys will no longer fail
- Rocket Pass XP Boost amount now correctly displays at the end of a match
- Silver and Gold Season 6 Reward Wheels now correctly display on Battle-Cars
- RLCS Decals now display all relevant details in the trade window
- Fixed an edge near the Wasteland Blue team goal post that caused an irregular bounce
KNOWN ISSUES
- Tournament creators may not be able to spectate matches
- Removal of darkest row of primary colors from Private Match, Local Match and Clubs creation is intentional (colors were hard to tell apart in some cases when seen on Arenas)