PATCH NOTES v2.36

v2.36 prepares Rocket League for the start of Season 14 on March 6!

Version: Rocket League v2.36

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

Scheduled Release: 3/05/2024, 4 p.m. PST / 3/06/2024, 12 a.m. UTC

THE HEADLINES

• Additional patch notes will be posted when Season 14 begins on March 6 at 8 a.m. PST / 4 p.m. UTC

CHANGES AND UPDATES

Play Menu Update

• Added new animations and icons to the Casual Card in the Play Menu
  • Dueling Arcade: A small “VS” icon will appear in the lower left corner of Dueling Arcade Cards
  • LTMs (Limited Time Modes): A small golden wheel appears in the lower left corner of LTM cards
  • The Play Menu will call out which Dueling Arcade Playlists or LTMs are active in the upper left corner

NEW CONTENT

New Arena Variant

• The new Arena variant AquaDome (Salty Shallows) is now live in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play

McLaren 765 LT

• The McLaren 765 LT is now fully customizable!
• If you own the McLaren 765 LT, the following Common Decals have been added to your inventory:
  • Geofade
  • Lightning
  • Tigerclaw
  • Stripes
  • Techy

BUG FIXES

• Fixed a bug blocking data from populating on the in-game League Rankings page
• Fixed a bug causing your last highlighted selection to be forgotten when navigating away from the Play Menu
• Fixed ability to concede and abandon LTM matches
  • When abandoning a match, matchmaking bans will apply if applicable
• Fixed the countdown timer on LTM details page
• [Tournaments] In a 1v1 tournament, fixed a bug causing a ban message to appear in error after a player abandons the match
• Whistling Birds and Seismic Charge Goal Explosions should now be usable with any Car Body
• Under Manage Inventory, RLCS items should now follow Team Edition sorting rules.
• Fixed a bug preventing the Zigzag Decal from appearing in the Decals menu
• Changed the name of several Avatar Borders:
  • Dragon Flame (Season 13 Rocket Pass) is now "Dragon's Breath Ca"
  • Tatsu (Season 12 Rocket Pass) is now "Dragon's Breath Li"
  • Dragon’s Breath (Season 9 Rocket Pass) is now "Dragon's Breath K
• [Steam] Fixed appearance of button symbols for PlayStation controller users when Steam Controller Settings are set to either "Use Default Settings" or "Enable Steam Input"

KNOWN ISSUES

For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here

I'm interested in knowing some other thoughts of the ban. 1 year for match throwing. I've seen some pros saying that they shouldn't have had to do that, so it's the format's fault.

What do you think?

Is anyone actually enjoying this new casual mode?

Not that I'm asking, I just think its funny the game jams all this stuff in my face when its so irrelevant. The only thing I've ever bought was a fennec body and I literally couldn't buy it from psyonox, I had to get it from a trader.

I'll be creating one for GifYourGame, too.

post party causes the game to lockup which makes people ff. disable post part and get your game back. it’s not your video card drivers, it’s post party. post party is hot garbage.

stop ffing your matches early. disable post party and enjoy the game!

I recently reinstalled RL after not playing for 2 years, running Linux for my gaming pc these days. Almost every time I open up steam, there's a multi gigabyte rocket league update. Is that normal? Can I play without updating every time?

I run a stupid setup, for sure. intel arc graphics card, windows 10 under a vm (with passthrough). The game runs pretty well for the most part, but every other intel GPU update curses the game - I lose connection and crash 2-3 minutes into a match. Sometimes an update to the drivers would fix it, but another update would break it. When it was working OK I noticed midway through the game my FPS would jump down to 0 for a couple seconds and I will see “clipping is not available at this time” despite me not hitting any buttons to trigger this.

well, my most recent driver update makes rocket league crash each game so I disconnected post party. without even closing the game and reopening, suddenly the issue was gone. all matches play normally now.

I see lots of folks losing connection midway through a match so I hope this helps.

postparty is hot garbage.

There's only a week or so left! If anybody wants to party up to try to climb just a little further, DM me. I think I'm Diamond 1 in 2s and plat 2 or 3 in 3s, but with a teammate who meshes with me I can do much better.

Everybody well above or well below my rank, put your rank down so others can try to find a buddy or two as well.

With player trading coming to an end, I guess this could also be a last call for trades.

Hey all!

We wanted to give you an early look at some incoming changes to Rocket League’s Play Menu next Season.

To start, the Play Menu is getting a facelift for the first time since Rocket League became playable for free in 2020. Featuring a new squared-off design, each submenu will have a streamlined layout which will help old and new players alike navigate through the Play Menu easier and more quickly.

Not final version - for illustration only

Along with a fresh look, we are changing where some Online Playlists and other modes live in the new Play Menu. We are combining Competitive Playlists and Extra Modes Playlists into one new Competitive card, which allows you to queue for up to six different Competitive Playlists at once. Fulfilling a long-standing community request, you will finally be able to queue for modes like 3v3 Standard and 2v2 Hoops at the same time.

As part of this consolidation, we are going to alternate between Competitive Snow Day and Dropshot each Season. Next Season will feature Competitive Snow Day, the one after that will include Competitive Dropshot, and so on.

Not final version - for illustration only.

Big changes are coming to the Casual card as well, including two new Arcade Playlists. These will rotate weekly through Extra Modes like Heatseeker, Spike Rush, Rocket Labs modes, and more! Dropshot and Snow Day will also appear in the Arcade rotation whenever one is not an active Competitive Playlist, so expect to see Dropshot pop up next Season.

Along with these new Playlists, 4v4 Chaos is evolving into a new Big Party Playlist, rotating weekly between 4v4 Chaos and Knockout.

Not final version - for illustration only.

Exhibition Mode, Season Mode, and Workshop Maps will now live in their own Play Offline card, and the new Private Match card contains both Private Match and LAN Match options. Training has all the same options you know and love, just with an updated look.

Finally, we’re making a few additional quality-of-life changes to the Play Menu:

• You can join an existing Private Match directly from Training or an Offline Match.

• Load and launch a different Workshop map when in a Workshop map already.

• When in a party, you can now see your Rank even when you are not the Party Leader.

While this covers what you should expect alongside the next Season, we’re not quite done with changes and additions to the Play Menu. Our goal in the first few months of 2024 is to give you even more influence over the modes that appear in the Arcade Playlist, which we’ll talk about more in the new year.

Along with new, different ways to play, we’re actively working on other quality-of-life improvements that touch on important community-driven topics, including smurfing and skill placement improvements. As we drive towards the next Rocket League Season and an exciting holiday season, expect to hear more on these changes and improvements in 2024. Thanks, everyone!

Player-to-Player Trading will be removed from Rocket League on December 5 at 4 p.m. PST.

We’re making this change to align with Epic’s overall approach to game cosmetics and item shop policies, where items aren’t tradable, transferrable, or sellable. This opens up future plans for some Rocket League vehicles to come to other Epic games over time, supporting cross-game ownership.

FAQ

Q: What do I do with my duplicate or unwanted items?

A: The Trade-In system for Core Items, Tournament Items, and Blueprints will allow players to continue trading in eligible duplicate or unwanted items to receive a random new item of higher rarity.

Q: What if I lent someone an item?

A: These actions are not supported by Psyonix and all trades are considered final. Our support team cannot help reverse trades.

Q: What about third-party trading websites or servers?

A: After December 5, there will be no way to trade items with any player or between accounts. Websites or servers advertising such services are fraudulent and have no connection to Psyonix or Epic Games.

Q: Will this undo any trades I’ve made in the past?

A: No, you will not lose any previously traded items when Player-to-Player Trading is removed on December 5.

Hello everyone, I’m relatively new to Rocket League, with only about 500 hours played so far… In 2s, I’m currently ranked Diamond 2, and I can’t seem to progress any further… Recently, I read a report that 1s might help with that. So, here’s my very first ranked 1v1 match! Do you have any tips on where I need to improve to finally reach Champion?

"Get ready to leave the virtual world behind, because your analog FPV Rocket League is about to zoom into action, turning your living room into a racetrack of riotous revelry! Who needs digital copies when you can have a rocket-powered extravaganza taking up space, time, and your neighbor's attention, all while making your cat question its life choices?"

I wonder if others also have this feeling that during evenings smurfs are more prominent.

I’m silver 3 for some time and when I play during lunchtime I win all the games. Not super easily but I win them. Then I go up in ranking and in the evening when I play again I see a drastic increase of skill in my opponents. Which makes me barely win or loose and then I go down again few slots.

I have to say it’s quite annoying and I consider not playing competitive any more during late hours to finally be able to jump to gold.

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

Scheduled Release: 09/06/2023, 8 a.m. PST / 3 p.m. UTC

THE HEADLINES

• Season 12 Rocket Pass, featuring the Porsche 911 Turbo, has begun
• The new Arena ‘Neo Tokyo (Hacked)’ is live in Online Playlists, Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, and Free Play
• Season 11 Rewards are dropping for all eligible players

SEASON 12

ROCKET PASS

• Season 12 Rocket Pass, featuring the Porsche 911 Turbo, has begun
  • The Porsche 911 Turbo uses the Dominus hitbox

TOURNAMENTS

• Season 12 Tournaments are now available
• Any unspent Season 11 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards
  • Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining
  • Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup
• New Tournament Reward items have been added

CHALLENGES

• Season 12 Stage 1 Challenges are live

COMPETITIVE

• Season 12 Competitive has started

• Season 12 Changes

  • Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists

NEW CONTENT

ARENAS

• The new Arena ‘Neo Tokyo (Hacked)’ is now available in Online Playlists

SEASON 11 COMPETITIVE REWARDS

• Season 11 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
• Season 11 Rewards are a non-tradable Boost
  • Bronze I or higher: ‘S11 – Bronze’ Boost
  • Silver I or higher: ‘S11 – Silver’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Gold I or higher: ‘S11 – Gold’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Platinum I or higher: ‘S11 – Platinum’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Diamond I or higher: ‘S11 – Diamond’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Champion I or higher: ‘S11 – Champion’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Grand Champion I: ‘S11 – Grand Champion’ Boost + lower rewards
  • Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 – Supersonic Legend’ Boost + lower rewards
• Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
  • Competitive Grand Champion: ‘S11 GRAND CHAMPION’
  • Rumble Grand Champion: ‘S11 RNG CHAMP’
  • Hoops Grand Champion: ‘S11 DUNK MASTER’
  • Snow Day Grand Champion: ‘S11 BLIZZARD WIZARD’
  • Dropshot Grand Champion: ‘S11 FLOOR DESTROYER’
• Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
  • Competitive Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 SUPERSONIC LEGEND’
  • Rumble Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 RNGENIUS’
  • Hoops Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 LEGENDARY BALLER’
  • Snow Day Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 ICE TITAN’
  • Dropshot Supersonic Legend: ‘S11 TILE ANNIHILATOR’

KNOWN ISSUES

For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here

Title. Would have looked cooler further away from goal. It seems like maybe just a scoop shot that was really fast? Donno if it could technically be a flick?

It's the last weekend of the season. Anybody looking to go for broke in ranked to see what's possible with fewer inhibitions?

I'm on PS5 in NoVA and bouncing around low Diamond. If you rotate properly, I'll forgive every whiff.

Whether it's a club name, club tag, or tournament name, what are some interesting names you've used or seen?

My friends and I recently played a tournament and somehow won with the name Socialist Jiu Jitsu. Our club name is Aunt Tifa. We used the club tag [BLM] for a while, but the amount of racism in the text chat was exhausting, so now it's just [ANTI]. It was pretty entertaining to get people tilted and then silently dunk on them, but the toxicity wasn't fun most of the time.