Rocket League is now even more chaotic

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
  • Reddit
  • 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

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]