Game Updates | Hot Wheels

Game Updates

NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.019 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.020 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.24 -Nintendo Switch EU 1.0.13 – PC Steam – PC Epic -Windows Edition: 1.0.5.0

  • Fixed preferred track disappearing after restarting the game.
  • Epic Games Store: fixed name of the game on invites and presence.

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Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.23  – Windows Edition: 1.0.5.0

  • Fixed connection errors on the Microsoft platforms.

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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.018 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.019 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.22 -Nintendo Switch EU/US 1.0.12 – Amazon Luna 1.0.0.0 – PC Steam – PC Epic -Windows Edition: 1.0.4.0 – Google Stadia

  • Updated tuning of the rewards.
  • Fixed a bug causing clients to see different Basement customizations during online matches
  • Fixed a bug causing the track voting timer to be not long enough.

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PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added support for upcoming DLCs

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PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Fixed an issue causing problems in online cross play sessions.

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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.017 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.018 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.21 – PC Steam – PC Epic.

 

  • Added support for cross platform play.
  • Players from Sony and Microsoft consoles will now be able to play online matches together and to share their tracks and liveries among those platforms. 

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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.016 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.017 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.20 – PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added Trophies for add-on

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PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added support for upcoming DLCs

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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.015 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.016 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.19

  • Various fixes and improved game stability.

NEW PATCH RELEASED

 PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added support for upcoming DLCs


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.014 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.015 – Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.18 – Switch EU 1.0.9   , PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added support for upcoming DLCs

  • Addition of  Twin Mill 2021 to vehicles collection

 


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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.0113 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.014 – PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Added support for upcoming DLCs

  • Added Trophies for add-on (PS4)

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PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Fixed invite to private lobbies not working between Epic and Steam versions.


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic.

  • Fixed private lobbies not working on PC versions.

 


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.012 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.013 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.17 -Switch EU/Asia 1.0.8 –  PC Steam – PC Epic.

Gameplay:

  • Fixed incorrect behavior of the manual respawn with the Tornado and Poison interactive objects.

  • For the Tornado, you cannot use the manual respawn anymore while the vehicle is under its effect.

  • For the Poison, its effect will continue for the correct amount of time, even if you respawn using the Manual Respawn button.

Racing Season:

  • Changed the Racing Season menu to improve the difference between free and premium items.

Track Editor:

  • Fixed “Replicate” button not working while placing track modules.

Video Options:

  • Added support for the AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0 to all the platforms.

Various:

  • Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

 


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PC Epic.

 

-Fixed DLC content available for everyone


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Epic.

-Fixed DLC content not showing in game


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic.

 

-Added support for upcoming DLCs


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.011 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.0112 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.16 – Switch EU/Asia 1.0.7 – PC Steam – PC Epic.

-Fixed a bug causing clients to crash during online races.


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.010 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.011 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.15 – PC Steam – PC Epic.

 

Racing Season:

  1. New tuning for the Racing Season experience points reward. 
    We increased the amount of XP received for the daily quests and the races. Now it should be easier to complete the Racing Season and unlock all the rewards.

Community Liveries and Tracks:

  1. Fixed local Community Liveries list completely disappearing for some users.
  2. Added a feature to reward the players with Coins and Gears based on the “likes” received by their community liveries and tracks.
    This is retroactive, so you will get the rewards for every “like” you have received till today. Then you will receive Coins and Gears for the new “likes” periodically coming back to the main menu.
  3. Added “Most Likes Weekly” and “Most Likes Monthly” tabs in the UGC pages.
    These new tabs will show the Community Liveries and Tracks with the most number of “likes”, created in the last week and in the last month.

Collection:

  1. Added a confirmation dialog to the Sell, Upgrade and Dismantle operations in Collection page.
    Now you should not be able to accidentally dismantle a car launching the controller on the couch.
  2. Added an indication for already owned vehicles in the Limited Offers and Blind Box pages.
  3. Added the Sell, Upgrade and Dismantle shortcuts after opening a Blind Box. 

Other UI/UX:

  1. Fixed add-ons not displayed in the in game page.
  2. Added vehicle rarity indication in the multiplayer race results page.
  3. Added a support to pause the race when the controller is disconnected.

Various:

  1. Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements. 

PC Version only:

  1. Added support for the AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 1.0.

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PC Epic

Fixed issue related to DC Super-Villains Racing Season


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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.09 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.009 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.13 -PC Steam – PC Epic.

-Fixed a problem with local liveries preventing the game to start up. 


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PS4 EU/USA Version 01.08 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.008 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.12 – Switch EU/Asia 1.0.6 -PC Steam – PC Epic.

Community liveries: 

  1. Fixed cached liveries not correctly displayed for some users.
    Previously downloaded community liveries should now appear correctly for everyone.

Multiplayer:

  1. Improved the UI of the multiplayer main page.
    We added some information about the currently equipped vehicle and the player profile.
  2. Improved track selection logics for multiplayer races.
    In the Track Voting page, we added one slot for the community  tracks and retuned the randomization logic to increase the variety of available tracks.
  3. Fixed Rare cars showing up as Secrets in lobby.

Other UI / UX:

  1. Added prices to the DLC page.
    Now each DLC will show the price taken from its corresponding platform store.
  2. Split Screen: fixed the controller selection menu to correctly display available options.
  3. Added Player’s Profile customizations (icon, background and tag) to the leaderboards and UGC pages.
  4. Added an indicator in the HUD of point-to-point races to show the percentage of the track completed. 
  5. In track selection, added an icon to distinguish point-to-point and circuits tracks.

Various:

  1. Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements. 

PC Version only:

  1. Added support for less common resolution monitors 

NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic

-Added support for upcoming DLCs


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic

-Added support for upcoming DLCs

 


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.06 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.007 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.11 – Switch EU/Asia 1.0.5 -PC Steam – PC Epic.

-Implemented a new system for the rewards of online races.

Coins and Racing Season experience points are now given to the players based on the percentage of race they have completed, not only their final position.
Also, very short custom tracks will not give any rewards.

-Added the “Cadillac Seville designed by Gucci” vehicle. Players can find the new vehicle in their collection.

-Improved the lighting effects to the boost flames (not available on Nintendo Switch).


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic

-Added support for upcoming DLCs


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.05 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.006 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.10 – PC Steam – PC Epic – Switch EU/Asia 1.0.4.

-Fixed some shapes in the livery editor


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam – PC Epic

-Added support for upcoming DLCs


 

NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/USA Version 01.04 – PS5 EU/USA Version 01.005 -Xone/XSX Version 1.0.0.9 – PC Steam – PC Epic – Switch EU/Asia 1.0.4

AI:

1. Fixed AI difficulty being inconsistent on all levels.

Due to a bug, the AI behavior and performance on all tracks suffered from unpredictability, causing spikes in the challenge on all difficulty levels.

Tracks:

1.  Added some checkpoints to the tracks previously lacking them.

We added a checkpoint to some tracks where it was possible to skip the entire course. Due to this change we also had to reset the leaderboards of these affected track:

Skatepark 1 – College 8 – Garage 1 – Garage 2 – Skyscraper 2

2. Modified some track layouts to make it easier to come back on the track after a jump or a track section on the environment.

We slightly modified some portions of the track, adding ramps on the sides of some connection points. Affected tracks are:

Skatepark 2 – Skatepark 6 – College 6 – Basement 1 – Basement 3 – Garage 3 – Garage 5 – Skyscraper 1 – Skyscraper 5 – Skyscraper 6

Game economy:

1. Improved user experience with the Limited Offers Shop.

We increased the number of available vehicles from 5 to 7. Also the time needed to refresh it has been shortened from 4 h to 1:30 h. Moreover, we slightly reduced the chances to find common cars in this shop.
You will find these changes the next time the Limited Offers Shop will refresh for your game.

SFX:

1. Tuned music pitch during boost.

The pitch sound effect on the background music was activated every time the vehicle was boosting. Now we limited it to times when the vehicle hits a booster placed on the track.

2. Fixed the randomization of the special SFX of the boost for the following vehicles:

Time Machine – K.I.T.T.

Track Builder:

1. Added an info box to the Track Builder with addition useful information.

We added some texts with useful information appearing in several circumstances, mostly to inform the players when an operation is not available (for example, trying to place an interactive object on a special piece or trying to add mode modules when the construction limit is reached) or to remind them something important (for example, to confirm the modification on a module after editing it or to validate the track after finishing it).

2. Changed the default navigation speed to x3 in Track Builder.

3. Added a visual feedback on the selected track customization in Track Builder.

We added a small check mark to give the players an indication of which customization is actually used for the track modules.

Basement:

1. Added customization options for some Basement furniture.

Now the players can customize also the following furniture:

Kitchen: chairs – Kitchen: table – Kitchen: fridge – Living room: pool table cloth

2. Added the name of the customization items in use while viewing the basement of another user.

Now the players can check the names of each customization used by the others while looking at their basement, making it easier to replicate a particular setup in their own basement.

Graphics:

1. Added lighting effects to the boost flames (not available on Nintendo Switch).

Other UI / UX :

1. Added an “Environment” filter to the Community Track selection page.

2. Fixed default focus after opening a Blind Box.

The focus of the button doesn’t move anymore, making it easier to open several boxes in a row.

3. Removed the “on hold” button to some pages where it was not necessary.

Affected pages are:

First boot: game options – First boot: audio and image options – Shop: Blind Box opening – Hot Wheels City Rumble: exiting

4. Added a black background to the online timer.

5. Added another warning dialog to the Unpair profile functionality.

Using this function will delete the player profile on our servers, causing loss of any related content, including UGC, game progression, statistics. We strongly recommend to not use this function unless you have a very good reason. If in doubt, please contact our customer support before attempting this procedure.

Various:

1. Numerous bug fixes and stability improvements.

PC Version only:

1. Added DLSS support for RTX Nvidia graphic cards.


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Epic

-Fixed wrong vehicle showing up in the in game store


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PC Steam -PC Epic

-Added support for upcoming DLCs


NEW PATCH RELEASED

PS4 EU/US Version 01.03 – PS5 EU/US Version 01.004.000 – XONE/XSX Version 1.0.0.8 –  PC Steam – PC Epic – Switch Version 1.0.3

-Added some filters to the Community Tracks and Liveries.

-Added shortcuts to the Store and Collection in the “Hot Wheels City Rumble” menu.

-Improved UI for the “Add-ons” page.

-Added new functionalities to the news box in the main menu.

-Added support for the “Racing Season”.

-Fixed some bugs to improve stability.

-Minor fixes to the UI.