Rocket League is now even more chaotic

The mutator update is here

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“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