F-Zero 99 adds Star Rivals, Festival event in new v1.4.0 patch

Nintendo has launched a wealth of latest content material within the free-to-play-if-you-subscribe F-Zero 99. The updates simply carry on coming. Model 1.4.0 of the sport provides fairly a bit, together with a brand new competition occasion (with festival-themed tracks), a brand new leaderboard occasion, Star Rivals that includes characters from older F-Zero video games, and an entire bunch of common patch enjoyable.

Now you can additionally share an emote together with your fellow racers earlier than the race itself kicks off. The patch is out there to obtain now.

New Additions

• Added Competition Queen League. All tracks included in Queen League (MUTE CITY II/PORT TOWN I/RED CANYON I/WHITE LAND I/WHITE LAND II) will seem as Competition tracks. Throughout these occasions, Gem Sparks may be collected on Competition tracks.
  • Added customization gadgets that may solely be obtained throughout the time when the Competition Queen League occasion is dwell. You possibly can examine acquisition standing by urgent the L Button on the primary menu.
  • The Competition Queen League occasion shall be held for a restricted time solely. You possibly can see how a lot time is remaining within the occasion by urgent the L Button on the Fundamental Menu.
  • Common Queen League tracks and the Queen League Grand Prix can’t be performed when the Competition Queen League occasion is energetic (besides in personal foyer and apply modes). Additionally, limited-time challenges shall be unavailable.
  • Added an occasion rating tab to weekly rating primarily based on Gem Sparks collected. A participant rating in 999th place or above when the occasion ends can get a particular badge. 
• Added Star Rivals. They’ll often seem on Competition tracks throughout a Competition Queen League occasion.
  • Star Rivals will seem in F-ZERO 99 and Competition Queen League modes. They won’t seem in Non-public Foyer races.
  • The Star Rivals are the 4 characters Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Dr. Stewart, and Pico from the SNES model of the F-ZERO sport.
  • While you beat a Star Rival in a race the place they’ve been chosen as your Rival, you’ll obtain a particular badge that can be utilized for customizing Pilot Playing cards.
• Added emotes that may be despatched at particular areas throughout a race. A face icon will seem within the higher proper nook of the display when the emote may be despatched. At the moment, maintain the R Button and press the A, B, X, or Y Button to pick out the emote you wish to ship.
  • Emotes may be despatched from the Pilot Card show display earlier than the race begins, throughout the digicam intro at the place to begin, and whereas spectating a race.
  • Emotes despatched by different gamers who’re spectating will seem within the backside left nook of the display.
  • You possibly can flip DISPLAY EMOTES on or off from Choices in Fundamental Menu.
• The Crew Battle guidelines have been modified. The earlier two-team system has been modified to a five-team system, and the variety of gamers per workforce is now 10. Additionally, in Crew Battle, all teammates share one Crew Tremendous Meter. When the Crew Tremendous Meter is full, all teammates can drive on the Crew Skyway collectively.
  • Tremendous Increase is activated by every teammate urgent the increase button inside the time restrict.
  • The variety of gamers allowed to take part in Crew Battle is 50.
  • Out there workforce colours are blue, yellow, inexperienced, pink, and white.
  • Grey Bumpers, Crimson Bumpers, and Gold Bumpers now seem in Crew Battle as effectively. Gold Bumpers showing in Crew Battle can now be KO’d.
• Three weekend occasions have been added:
  • Weekend Occasion: Fortunate Weekend
    • Fortunate Ranks will reset each 4 hours. You possibly can earn bonus ticket factors and EXP when enjoying F-ZERO 99 or Professional Tracks modes throughout the occasion.
  • Weekend Occasion: Machine-Shuffle Mini Prix Weekend
    • At first of the race, one sort of machine is randomly chosen, and all gamers compete for the Mini Prix with that machine.
  • Weekend Occasion: Crew Battle Weekend
    • Crew Battles shall be held incessantly. You possibly can earn bonus ticket factors and EXP in Crew Battles throughout the occasion.

  Weekend occasions are scheduled to be held sequentially on the weekends following the top of the Competition Queen League interval. 

• Added Increase colours and Spin results for use for machine customization in addition to backdrops, badges, and borders for use for Pilot Card customization. These may be unlocked when sure situations are met.
  • New Increase colours and Spin Results may be obtained primarily via limited-time challenges beginning after the top of the Competition Queen League.
  • New backdrops are primarily obtainable via Fortunate Ranks.
  • You possibly can entry your new customization gadgets by way of the Workshop on the Fundamental Menu.

Different Changes and Modifications

• Elevated how a lot the ability ranking of a participant with ability S-S50 goes up once they defeat a Rival.
• Added variation to the sample of Bumpers showing.
• On account of a change within the Crew Battle guidelines, the situations for acquiring a Crew Battle badge have been modified to “End within the prime 3 groups in a Crew Battle 20 occasions” (and 50 and 99 occasions after that).
  • The variety of occasions you will have positioned 1st in earlier Crew Battles will stay on report, and after this replace is utilized, the variety of occasions you will have positioned 1st via third shall be added.
• The badge that may be obtained by a Double KO has been modified to a hidden badge.
• Fortunate Ranks reset time was modified to five p.m. (PDT).

Different Points

• Mounted points to make for a extra nice gaming expertise.