Psyonix has unleashed the Rocket League update 2.01 patch notes for you to gawk at, which rolls out Season 4 for the popular vehicular footie title across PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. Read up on the full Rocket League Season 4 patch notes below to see what’s new.Related Content – Sony PS5 Complete Guide – A Total Resource On PlayStation 5THE HEADLINESToday’s update prepares Rocket League for the start of Season 4. A second set of patch notes with more information will be posted at the start of Season 4Season 4 begins on August 11 at 8:00 a.m. PDT (3:00 p.m. UTC)Streamer safe music functionality addedIntroducing penalties for players who quit Casual Playlist games earlyAdded undersized party rank restrictionsPlayer to player trading improvementsCHANGES AND UPDATESStreamer Safe MusicStreamer Safe music allows you to play Rocket League’s included music tracks without worrying about DMCA violations while streaming or recording‘Streamer Safe Music’ can be found under Settings > AudioOnce enabled, Rocket League will remove or replace any tracks that may lead to a DMCA violationThe Streamer Safe setting works in conjunction with your chosen settings for Player Anthems, playing the soundtrack in-game, and playing the soundtrack during matchesMatchmaking Penalties in Casual PlaylistsTo improve the average match quality in Casual playlists, we are introducing penalties for players who quit Casual games early.Similar to the matchmaking bans for Competitive Playlists, players who leave Casual Playlist matches early may be subject to a short matchmaking ban. Leaving a single match per day won’t result in a penalty, but repeatedly quitting escalates the length of the ban.There are seven ban levels for Casual Playlists:First – 0 MinutesSecond – 5 MinutesThird – 10 MinutesFourth – 20 MinutesFifth – 40 MinutesSixth – 1 hourSeventh or more – 2 hoursOnce you progress beyond the first level, there is a 12-hour cooldown before the ban level de-escalates by one level.You can now “Vote to Concede” a Casual Match once enough time has passed, similar to Competitive play if your team wants to leave or simply proceed to the next match.We’ve made the following changes to backfill behaviorIf a player leaves a Casual match, they will not be backfilled into the same matchCasual matches with a score difference of three goals or more will not be backfilled. Bots will replace any players who leave the match.Undersized Party Rank RestrictionsTo help preserve balanced competitive play, parties of two playing in 3v3 Standard in Competitive or 3v3 Tournaments must be within 3 Ranks of each otherExamples of allowed undersized partiesGold 3 + Platinum 3 (three ranks apart)Diamond 2 + Champion 1 (two ranks apart)Examples of disallowed undersized partiesGold 3 + Diamond 1 (four ranks apart)Silver 2 + Grand Champion 2 (fifteen ranks apart)This change does not apply to Extra Modes Playlists or Casual PlaylistsThis change starts with Season 4Player to Player Trading UpdatesOnce both players have entered items and accepted terms, a new trade review screen will appearThis screen will display all items involved in the tradeAll item details are visible at all times on this screen (Painted color, Certification, Special Edition type, Esports affiliation)No new items can be added once this screen appearsThere is a five-second countdown before the Accept Trade button can be usedYou can cancel out of the Trade Review screen if you want to go back and add/remove itemsGame Ban MessagingNew messaging will inform you if your account is close to a permanent banSimilar to current ban messaging, and Report Feedback, this message will appear as a pop-up once Rocket League is started“Due to the number of bans issued on this account, the next ban from Psyonix may be permanent. Please do not use harassing or toxic language in future matches. For more information, please go to support.rocketleague.com”Previous chat and game bans on your account are taken into consideration before this message is deliveredPlayer Count DisplayThe way player population is displayed in-game is changingTotal players online is no longer displayedPlaylist population display has been changed. Based on a playlist’s population, players will see one of the followingGeneralTactical Rumble is now available as a Rumble Mutator in Private MatchesNEW CONTENTMonstercat (Antenna)‘AK’‘A.M.R’‘Arielle Maren’‘Dyro’‘Emily Vaughn’‘Ellis’‘Haneri’‘Hayve’‘Hoaprox’‘KUURO’‘PROFF’‘Shingo Nakamura’‘Saxsquatch’‘Vintage & Morelli’‘YUAN’GeneralChanged name of ‘Inamorata’ Goal Explosion to ‘Carbonator’BUG FIXESFixed appearance of trim on Octane when using Linares, Nooo! Decals[PC] Fixed a crash when loading into Utopia Coliseum (Snowy)Fixed appearance of several Trails when previewed in the GarageFixed appearance of grass near player’s car on Forbidden Temple (Day)Fixed appearance (inconsistent lighting) for Visionary WheelsA loud, quick beat of music heard at game startup has been removedFixed players logging in as Player 1 instead of their normal accountFixed matches not counting as completed when leaving a match during the final replayFPS improvements to some ArenasFixed players logging on, receiving a “Syncing Failed” message, and missing their inventoryFixed players crashing upon loading into Utopia Coliseum[Source – Rocket League]
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