Rocket League update v2.20 Patch Notes: Season 8, new arena, voice chat changes & more

Rocket League Season 8 kicks off today with a surprise street racing theme. Just before the new season begins, a new game update has launched on all platforms, bringing a new arena and a barrage of bug fixes. Let's take a look at the Rocket League Update v2.20 Patch Notes to find out what's new in the latest update.

Season 8 start time

Rocket League Season 8 kicks off today (7 September) at 4pm BST/ 8am PDT / 3PM UTC.

A new Rocket League Season wouldn't be complete without a new Rocket Pass. For the first time, the Season 8 Rocket Pass includes a real-world car, with the Honda Civic Type R hot hatch joining Rocket League.

New Arena: Sovereign Heights

One of the Season 8 highlights is a brand new arena. Set at night in an urban environment, Sovereign Heights is available in Private Matches and Free Play. In response to community feedback, the arena features a grass/turf field.

Voice chat update

Rocket League update v2.20 introduces a new Toggle Mute option for voice chat, an option that has been requested by the community for a long time. By default, Toggle Mute is set to “F” (keyboard), L3 (PlayStation), or LS (Switch and Xbox).

In addition, update v2.20 fixes a few bugs including a glitch where the game wasn’t playing in a higher resolution on PlayStation 5 when in Quality mode.

For a rundown of all the changes, new content, and bug fixes in the latest, check out the Rocket League update v2.20 patch notes below.

Rocket League Update v2.20 Patch Notes

• v2.20 prepares Rocket League for Season 8
  • Season 8 begins on 9/7/2022 at 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. 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 Matches, and Free Play
  • Based on community feedback, we equipped this new arena with a grass/turf 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 replaced the Push to Talk checkbox with a new Voice Input Mode dropdown
  • Open Mic: Microphone is active all the time, no control input needed
  • Push to Talk: Control input activates microphone in game
  • Toggle Mute: Microphone is active; control input toggles mute
• The Push to Talk/Toggle Mute default input is set to “F” (keyboard), L3 (PlayStation), LS (Switch and Xbox)

General

• Clubs: Removed MOTD/news sections from Club pages
  • We opted to remove these features from Clubs due to moderation concerns

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• Added a banner for the 2021-22 RLCS World Champions Team BDS to Champions Field

Bug fixes

• Fixed a placement bug with the party icon on the scoreboard
• Adjusted appearance of several Decals on the Nissan Z so they appear the same way as on other car bodies
• Updates to Custom Training packs will no longer corrupt pack progress
  • Progress may look incorrect in the training pack browser for some packs, but will appear correctly once the player loads the pack
• Fixed a bug preventing some players from being able to join Voice Channels
• Player names will now display properly in Private Matches when spectating
• Fixed a visual bug with the Hot Wheels Fast 4WD and MR11 Team Decals
• Fixed a bug that caused multiple Paint Finishes to appear darker than intended, including ‘Bling,’ ‘Grassy,’ and ‘Glossy’
• [PlayStation 5] Fixed a bug preventing Rocket League from playing at the correct, higher resolution when the console is set to Quality mode
• Fixed a bug preventing Apex Wheels from being equippable on the BMW M240i
• [Custom Training] UI now updates correctly when controls are changed
• Fixed a bug preventing players from canceling matchmaking when on the Training Arena select screen
• Players who leave a match will no longer show up in the skip goal replay list
• Fixed a bug preventing players from seeing their own messages in chat
• Fixed the Clear All Friend Requests modal so it works as intended

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