Rocket League 2.16 Patch Notes (Season 7 Update)

A new Rocket League update 2.16 released on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official Rocket League 2.16 patch notes, the latest update added a new arena variant, custom training updates, and much more. Apart from this, Rocket League version 2.16 also includes stability fixes.

Previously, abig Season 6 update added new changes, fixes, and quality of life improvements and changes. Recently, a hotfix 2.14 also added some minor changes.

Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are still facing various bugs in the game. Today’s Rocket League patch 2.16 will resolve a few of these issues. Read more details below.

Rocket League Patch 2.16 Notes – June 15, 2022

NEW CONTENT

New Arena Variant

  • Utopia Coliseum (Gilded) is now available in Private Matches, and Free Play

Custom Training Updates

  • Read more about the changes to Custom Traininghere
  • You can now complete shots in a training pack in any order you want
  • Training pack progress is now included in game save data
  • You can reset progress on any training pack (see Pause Menu changes below)
  • New controls:
    • Next and Previous Shot:Freely swap between shots in a training pack
    • Select Shot:Press and hold will bring up a new drop-down menu that allows you to pick which shot in the pack you want to practice
    • Shuffle Shots:Randomize the shot order (press again to reset to the original order)
    • Shot Mirroring:Flip a shot to the opposing side of the arena. Mirroring works on all Arenas currently available in Custom Training
  • To view and change Custom Training controls:
    • Load into a Custom Training pack
    • Go to Settings -> Controls -> View/Change Bindings
    • Scroll to the very bottom, and you will see the new inputs right below controls for Knockout
  • ‘History’ tab has been added to the Custom Training Menu
  • New options have been added to the Custom Training Pause Menu
    • Reset Progress
    • End Training

End Training screen:From here, you can jump back into the pack, change to a different game mode, change the training pack, or go back to the main menu.

    • This screen will appear the first time you complete every shot in a training pack, and any time you complete all of the shots in a pack after resetting progress
    • This screen won’t automatically appear if you are using a training pack that has already been completed if its progress hasn’t been reset

Painted Items

Sort by Paints:You can now sort Customization Items by Paints in the Car Customization and Manage Inventory menus

Gold Paint:‘Gold’ has been added as a Painted color attribute, available on select Customization Items

Player Behavior

  • We have made changes and improvements to how we track and take action against in-game griefing and scoring on your own team (“own-goaling”)
  • If you witness any griefing or own-goaling during a match, please use the “Match Throwing/Griefing” report reason
  • This will lead to disciplinary action under the “Unsportsmanlike Conduct”ban reason
  • When a player is banned, a “Report Feedback” notification is sent to all players who sent in eligible reports for Match Throwing/Griefing

General

Similar to the new shot controls in Custom Training, ball controls in Free Play now display at all times in the upper left corner

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed positioning of in-game Voice Chat notifications
  • Fixed a focus issue in the Friends List while navigating the Report/Block list
  • [PS, Switch, Xbox] Fixed a rare bug that allowed spectators into some online matches and would place them on the field
    • This issue was fixed on PC in v2.15
  • Fixed a bug with the Credits pop-up after a trade has completed
  • Fixed multiple bugs with text appearance on the Scoreboard
  • Fixed appearance of the Shark Tooth Decal on Jager 619
  • Fixed the Joker Decal on Dominus so it no longer affects Painted trim color
  • Fixed appearance of the MG-88 Decal on Endo
  • Voice Chat pop-up for first-time users no longer blocks controller input
  • Fixed the post-match scoreboard so the MVP player name doesn’t get cut off
  • Fixed a bug causing a players Rank to show up as Unranked on the post-match scoreboard

Download free Rocket League update 2.16 on PS4, PC, and Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
Jack focuses on sports games, covering everything from FIFA and NBA 2K to arcade-style hits. When not analyzing roster updates or gameplay mechanics.
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