[2022] Rocket League Patch Notes v2.16: Season 7 Update

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Version: Rocket League v2.16

Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Scheduled Release: 6/14/2022, 4 p.m. PDT / 11 p.m. UTC

THE HEADLINES

• v2.16 prepares Rocket League for Season 7
  
  • Season 7 begins on 6/15/2022 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC
    
  • Look for additional patch notes detailing Season 7 before the season begins

NEW CONTENT New Arena Variant

• Utopia Coliseum (Gilded) is now available in Private Matches, and Free Play

CHANGES AND UPDATES Custom Training Updates

• Read more about the changes to Custom Training here[www.rocketleague.com]
  
• You can now complete shots in a training pack in any order you want
  
• Training pack progress is now included in game save data
  
• You can reset progress on any training pack (see Pause Menu changes below)
  
• New controls:
  
  • Next and Previous Shot: Freely swap between shots in a training pack
    
  • Select Shot: Press and hold will bring up a new drop-down menu that allows you to pick which shot in the pack you want to practice
    
  • Shuffle Shots: Randomize the shot order (press again to reset to the original order)
    
  • Shot Mirroring: Flip a shot to the opposing side of the arena. Mirroring works on all Arenas currently available in Custom Training
• To view and change Custom Training controls:
  
  • Load into a Custom Training pack
    
  • Go to Settings -> Controls -> View/Change Bindings
    
  • Scroll to the very bottom, and you will see the new inputs right below controls for Knockout
• ‘History’ tab has been added to the Custom Training Menu
  
• New options have been added to the Custom Training Pause Menu
  
  • Reset Progress
    
  • End Training
• End Training screen: From here, you can jump back into the pack, change to a different game mode, change the training pack, or go back to the main menu.
  
  • This screen will appear the first time you complete every shot in a training pack, and any time you complete all of the shots in a pack after resetting progress
    
  • This screen won’t automatically appear if you are using a training pack that has already been completed if its progress hasn’t been reset

Painted Items

• Sort by Paints: You can now sort Customization Items by Paints in the Car Customization and Manage Inventory menus
  
• Gold Paint: ‘Gold’ has been added as a Painted color attribute, available on select Customization Items

Player Behavior

• We have made changes and improvements to how we track and take action against in-game griefing and scoring on your own team (“own-goaling”)
  
• If you witness any griefing or own-goaling during a match, please use the “Match Throwing/Griefing” report reason
  
• This will lead to disciplinary action under the “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”ban reason
  
• When a player is banned, a “Report Feedback” notification is sent to all players who sent in eligible reports for Match Throwing/Griefing

General

• Similar to the new shot controls in Custom Training, ball controls in Free Play now display at all times in the upper left corner
  
• Changed pop-ups throughout the game to default to "no" when involving Blueprints, Credits, Drops, or Tournament Credits
  
  • Special thanks to the Reddit community and u/Teemukai for bringing this to our attention!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug allowing players to leave Competitive 1v1 Duel matches early (before 90 seconds) without receiving a matchmaking ban
  
• Fixed positioning of in-game Voice Chat notifications
  
• Fixed a focus issue in the Friends List while navigating the Report/Block list
  
• [PS, Switch, Xbox] Fixed a rare bug that allowed spectators into some online matches and would place them on the field
  
  • This issue was fixed on PC in v2.15
• Fixed a bug with the Credits pop-up after a trade has completed
  
• Fixed multiple bugs with text appearance on the Scoreboard
  
• Fixed appearance of the Shark Tooth Decal on Jager 619
  
• Fixed the Joker Decal on Dominus so it no longer affects Painted trim color
  
• Fixed appearance of the MG-88 Decal on Endo
  
• Voice Chat pop-up for first-time users no longer blocks controller input
  
• Fixed the post-match scoreboard so the MVP player name doesn’t get cut off
  
• Fixed a bug causing a players Rank to show up as Unranked on the post-match scoreboard

Known Issues For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here[www.rocketleague.com]

• [Custom Training] The HUD does not update automatically when changing the controls
  
• [Custom Training] Some shots may not mirror correctly
  
• [Custom Training] Replay may show car being moved across the field after a shot is mirrored
  
• Some Boosts may be partially visible to splitscreen players even when it is not being actively used
  
• Sometimes the lightning animation above a car does not trigger when a player switches teams
  
• The ‘Boujee’ Animated Decal is off centered on certain Car Bodies
  
• The ‘Sizzled’ Decal is listed as an ‘Animated’ decal when it is not
  
• For first time players only, leaving the RL Intro cinematic causes the car and grass in the Main Menu to be hidden until entering the Garage
  
• Some Blueprint thumbnails may disappear when rapidly switching between tabs
  
• When being replaced by a real player, bot names may not disappear from the scoreboard