Patch Notes v2.20 (Season 8 Update) | Rocket League®

Issuance: Missile League v2.20

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

Scheduled version: 9/6/2022, 4 PM PT / 11 PM UTC

Newspaper headlines

• Version 2.20 prepares for Rocket League Season 8
  • Season 8 begins 9/7/2022 at 8am PDT / 3pm UTC
  • Look for additional patch notes detailing Season 8 before the season begins

new content

New Arena: Sovereign Heights

• Sovereign Heights is now available in private and free play
  • Based on community feedback, we outfitted this new yard with a lawn/grass field. Enjoy!

Changes and updates

Changes to voice chat (toggle mute)

• Based on community feedback, we have added Toggle Mute as a voice chat function option in Rocket League
• Under Settings -> Chat, we’ve replaced the “Push to talk” checkbox with a new drop-down menu for Voice Input Mode
  • Open the microphone: The microphone is active all the time, no control input needed
  • Click to talk: Input control activates the microphone in the game
  • mute toggle: the microphone is active; Input control toggle mute
• The default Push to Talk/Toggle Mute input is set to “F” (keyboard), L3 (PlayStation), LS (Switch and Xbox)

general

• Clubs: MOTD/News sections removed from club pages
  • We chose to remove these features from clubs due to moderation concerns
• A BDS banner for the 2021-22 RLCS World Champions Team has been added to the Champions Arena

Bug fixes

• Fixed a position error with the group icon on the scoreboard
• The appearance of many stickers on Nissan Z has been modified to appear the same as on other car bodies
• Custom Training Packs updates will no longer ruin the progress of the pack
  • Progress may appear incorrect in the Training Pack Browser for some packs, but it will appear correctly once the player has loaded the pack
• Fixed a bug that prevented some players from joining audio channels
• Player names will now display correctly in private matches when viewing
• Visual bug fixed on Hot Wheels Fast 4WD and MR11 فريق Team stickers
• Fixed a bug that caused several paint finishes to appear darker than intended, including “Bling”, “Grassy” and “Glossy”
• [PlayStation 5] Fixed a bug that prevented Rocket League from playing at a higher correct resolution when the console was set to Quality Mode
• Fixed a bug that prevented Apex Wheels from being equippable on the BMW M240i
• [Custom Training] UI now refreshes properly when changing controls
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from canceling matchmaking when on the training ground selection screen
• Players who leave the match will not appear in the skipped goal replay list
• Fixed a bug that prevented players from seeing their private messages in chat
• The clear all friend requests form has been fixed to work as intended

known problems

For a full list of known issues with Rocket League, go here