Kirby Air Riders Version 1.2.0 Update: Full Patch Notes
The highly anticipated update for the Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders is now available, bringing a host of exciting new features and improvements. Here's a comprehensive breakdown of the changes:
General Improvements:
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- Solo Course Testing: Experience courses solo during online matches through matchmaking.
- Spectator Mode Enhancements: Seek playback position when watching replays from Movie Replay under the Spectate option in the Connect menu. Replays will now play on the paddock monitor, with randomly selected uploads.
- Local Play Accessibility: Select Local Play through Online Match in each mode, even without an internet connection.
- Featured Player Auto-Setting: Set Featured Player to Auto, even when Replay playback is set to Full.
- Version Display: The version number will now be visible in the lower-right corner of the screen when accessing the pause menu in Free Run and Time Attack.
- Unlocking Memories: The "Everything Resets" memory will be automatically unlocked upon reaching the end of Road Trip, even if previously unlocked.
Balance Adjustments:
Rider Performance:
- Rick: Lowered HP, Defense, and Rip-Roaring Rick Special power.
Machine Adjustments:
- All Machines: Reduced backlash when hitting walls with Quick Spin, limiting high-speed wall-riding.
- Star-type Machines (City Trial): Lowered initial Defense.
- Tank-type Machines (City Trial): Increased initial Defense and Defense growth rate.
- Bike-type Machines (City Trial): Lowered Defense growth rate.
- Chariot-type Machines (City Trial): Lowered Defense growth rate.
- Specific Machine Deceleration: Strengthened deceleration when touching walls or crashing at specific angles.
- Slick Star (City Trial): Increased Top Speed growth rate.
- Turbo Star (City Trial): Increased Top Speed growth rate when riding on the ground.
- Jet Star (City Trial/Air Ride): Strengthened deceleration, improved braking ability at high speeds.
Bug Fixes:
- Online Play Stability: Improved communication stability during online gameplay.
- Timer Progression: Fixed timer progression issues in Air Ride and Top Ride Free Run mode.
- Event Appearance Rates: Corrected lower-than-expected appearance rates for "The Mysterious Bird Dyna Blade" City Trial event.
- My Music Settings: My Music settings now reflect correctly in City Trial Ranked Match and Quick Match.
- Machine Market Purchases: Fixed issue where purchased machines wouldn't appear in City Trial offline.
- Checklist Tasks: Fixed issues with Checklist tasks not being properly counted after data deletion.
- Online Match Rewards: Fixed issue where defeating riders in Online Matches wasn't counted towards City Trial checklist tasks.
- Skydive 1 Event: Fixed issue with "Land on the 1,000-point platform" task not being achievable in Online Matches.
- Gooey Quick Spin: Fixed terrain slipping and unusual gliding issues with Gooey's Quick Spin.
- Copy Ability Dropping: Fixed issue with Copy Abilities not dropping as expected during continuous Quick Spin use.
- Replay Upload: Fixed issue with users unable to upload replay data after quick course completion or early retirement.
- Machine Movement: Fixed issue where vacant machines moved away from riders.
- Road Trip Advancement: Fixed Road Trip challenge advancement issues.
- Handicap Settings: Fixed handicap settings reflecting in Online Matches.
- Menu Transition Errors: Fixed errors during menu transitions.
- Gigantes Disappearance: Fixed issue with Gigantes not appearing in Online Matches.
- Crystal Top Ride Lags: Fixed unintentional lag in Crystal Top Ride course.
- Machine Market Purchases: Fixed issue with purchased machines disappearing.
- Dustup Derby 2 Event: Fixed issue with players falling through walls in the Dustup Derby 2 event.
Known Issues (Future Fixes):
- Gummies Screen Error: Opening the Gummies screen in the Collection menu may cause an error for a specific range of Gummies counts.
- Checklist Completion Mark: Potential disappearance of completion marks after transitioning to specific screens after unlocking Checklist tasks using Open Blocks.
Note: Replays from Version 1.1.1 may not be compatible with Version 1.2.0.
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