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Rainbow Studios have updated MX vs ATV Legends this week in a new patch that includes updated 2023 Pro Motocross Thunder Valley and Hangtown tracks, tweaked Scrubs and Quick-Scrubs and goggle tear-offs.
Changelog:
– Environment: Updated 2023 Pro Motocross Thunder Valley and Hangtown to make the tracks more authentic to the real-world races.
– Online: Added 30 new SummerCross playlists. For six weeks this Summer, 5 new playlists will cycle into the playlist rotation each week. The playlists span a variety of vehicles and event types, each with a distinct theme.
– Online: Added labels for “New” and “Add-on” playlists to make them easily identifiable and adjusted sorting of playlists.
– Online: Added wait and retry to joining a squad so that players attempting to join early can connect.
– Online: Prevent players from joining matches that are transitioning to races; they join better available matches instead.
– Customization: Added colorization to frames on Legends DLC Vehicles.
– Customization: Added custom color variant for Renthal Fatbar.
– Customization: Added Graphic Kits from Backyard Design for all MX Bikes.
– Customization: Fixed disconnected goggle strap when using Gold helmet.
– Physics: Re-adjusted the roll and yaw amount required to ease initiation of Scrubs and Quick-Scrubs.
– Animation: Added goggle tear-off animation that is driven by the weather conditions and accumulation of mud and dust.
– Animation: Fixed up minor animation errors in all OEM DLC MX Bikes.
– UI: Fixed blurry brand screen in Garage when viewing UTVs.
– UI: Fixed blurry camera focus when viewing some MX Exhausts.
– UI: Fixed some issues causing the info widget in the Garage menu to resize when viewing certain parts.
– UI: Re-Locked time-released tracks from the 2023 Pro Motocross which became unlocked for some players.
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