Rocket League's free mutator DLC out now, latest patch detailed

Rocket League developer Psyonix has released the free Mutator DLC as part of the latest game update, which also introduces a number of new antennas, custom options and tweaks to the gameplay experience.

As previously detailed, Mutators are designed to mix up the Rocket League formula by throwing in twists such as low gravity, altering the shape of the ball into a cube, or changing the length of matches -- among other things. A tease of the various Mutators can be seen in the video above, while a full list of changes and new features introduced in patch 1.08 can be found below.

On Tuesday, Psyonix celebrated the release of Fallout 4 with a special Vault Boy antenna that players can decorate their vehicles with.

Patch overview

• "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 (i.e. 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 and off.
• Added 13 new Video Game Antennas including: Fallout, Oddworld, Driveclub(PS4) and Unreal Tournament.
• Added seven 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

• Users 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.

Miscellaneous

• (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 that 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.