The mutator update is here
“Get back into Rocket League” just jumped to the top of my gaming to-do list.
With the latest update on PC and PlayStation 4, mutators are in! There are a bunch of specifics to dig through — and I’ve included the full patch notes below — but in general, you can expect customization options for things like game speed, gravity, and ball type, weight, size, and bounciness.
If you would prefer to dive into a match rather than mess with settings, there’s now a Mutator Mashup playlist. It’s three vs. three and randomly cycles through these presets:
- Beach Ball – A huge, slow, lightweight ball with a lot of bounce
- Cubic – Cube shaped ball and recharging boost
- Moonball – Low gravity action with a whole lot of boost
- Pinball – The ball is small, light, fast and bouncy… and a lot to handle
- Time Warp – Slow down the action as you get close to the ball
Beach Ball is the one I’m most interested in, but Time Warp should be funny, too. I imagine botched maneuvers are even more embarrassing when they happen in slow motion.
The update also adds community flags and game-themed antennas like that Vault Boy accessory.
A recent developer stream shows some mutators, including the cube and hockey puck variants.
THE HEADLINES
- “Mutator Mashup” has been added to Unranked Playlist menu
- Custom Mutator settings are available in Exhibition and Private Match
- XP Titles can now be disabled and Special Titles (ie: PAX Champion) can be swapped out
- Improved turn radius on Venom, Paladin, Merc, Scarab, and Backfire
- Spectator input is now required when skipping replays in Private Match
- Weather Effects can now be toggled on/off
- Added 13 new Video Game Antennas including: Fallout, Oddworld, Driveclub (PS4), and Unreal Tournament
- Added 7 new Community Flags
NEW CONTENT
Antennas
- Dave’s Bread
- Game Awards – Statue
- Reddit Snoo
- Added “Community Flags”
- Day[9]TV
- Game Awards – Logo
- PC Gamer
- PS Nation
- RL Garage
- Something Awful
- Added “Video Games”
- (PS4) Driveclub
- Fallout – Vault Boy
- Oddworld – Abe
- Oddworld – Glukkon
- Oddworld – Necrum
- Oddworld – Rupture Farms
- Unreal Frag Center
- Unreal Tournament
- Unreal Tournament (Classic)
- Unreal Tournament – Blue
- Unreal Tournament – Flak Shell
- Unreal Tournament – Red
- Unreal Tournament 2004
NEW FEATURES
Mutators
- Mutators have officially arrived; featuring a suite of alternative presets and settings that add depth, variety, and crazy rocket-powered fun to custom games.
- “Mutator Mashup” has been added to the Online playlist menu. This playlist allows users to face off in a 3v3 online playlist that cycles randomly through the following mutator presets:
- Beach Ball – A huge, slow, lightweight ball with a lot of bounce
- Cubic – Cube shaped ball and recharging boost
- Moonball – Low gravity action with a whole lot of boost
- Pinball – The ball is small, light, fast and bouncy… and a lot to handle
- Time Warp – Slow down the action as you get close to the ball
- “Mutator Settings” menu has been added to the Create Match screen in Exhibition and Private Match. This menu allows users to users to alter their Exhibition/Private Match with the following presets and options:
- Presets
- Beach Ball – A huge, slow, lightweight ball with a lot of bounce
- Cubic – Cube shaped ball and recharging boost
- Demolition – Demolish opponents on contact in a high gravity matchup
- Moonball – Low gravity action with a whole lot of boost
- Pinball – The ball is small, light, fast and bouncy… and a lot to handle
- Time Warp – Slow down the action as you get close to the ball
- Custom Options
- Match Length – 5, 10, 20 Minutes, and Unlimited
- Max Score – Unlimited, 1 Goal, 3 Goals, 5 Goals
- Game Speed – Default, Slo-Mo, Time Warp
- Ball Max Speed – Default, Slow, Fast, Super Fast
- Ball Type – Default, Cube
- Ball Weight – Default, Light, Heavy, Super Light
- Ball Size- Default, Small, Large, Gigantic
- Ball Bounciness- Default, Low, High, Super High
- Boost Amount – Default, Unlimited, Recharge (Slow), Recharge (Fast), No Boost
- Boost Strength – 1x, 1.5x, 2x, 10x
- Gravity – Default, Low, High, Super High
- Demolish – Default, Disabled, Friendly Fire, On Contact, On Contact (FF)
- Respawn Time – 3 Seconds, 2 Seconds, 1 Second
- Presets
CHANGES AND UPDATES
Gameplay
- The turn radius on Venom, Paladin, Merc, Scarab, and Backfire has been improved
Online
- “Mutator Mashup” now appears in the Unranked Playlists
- “Mutator Settings” menu now appears in Exhibition and Private Match
UI/ UX
- User can now disable XP Titles or swap them with Special Titles in the “Titles” tab to Garage menu
- Users can now toggle Weather Effects on/off from the “Video” tab in the Options menu
- Control menu now uses digits: 1, 2, 3, 4 instead of the words: one, two, three, four for keybindings
- Spectators must now select “Skip Replay” in private matches in order to skip replays
Misc.
- (PC) Users can now see other steam users they recently played with by selecting View -> Players in Steam
BUG FIXES
General
- (PS4) Fixed a rare issue which would not allow users to unlock Sweet Tooth
- Fixed an issue in which vehicle remnants would remain on the field after destructions
- Fixed an issue with boost pads not always being collectible immediately after kickoff reset
Online
- Disable crossplay option will now function properly
Ranked
- Ranked match winners will correctly get full RP for wins even if an opponent leaves the game
- Leaving a 1v1 match will no longer apply the maximum RP penalty, only the normal amount for a loss
- Leaving a 2v2 or 3v3 match will now only apply the maximum RP penalty to the first player who quits the match
UI/ UX
- (PC) Improved controller detection when plugging in after boot
- (PC) Improved Steam Avatar handling in game
- Fixed issues with disappearing player nameplates
Rocket League Patch Notes v1.08 [Psyonix]