Ever because the sport was formally launched following Nintendo‘s September 2023 Direct, F-Zero 99 has been receiving updates with further content material and varied bug fixes. It has been a sluggish and gradual feed of updates, however due to all of the post-launch help, the sport now has quite a lot of content material that it didn’t have when it initially launched.
Properly, Nintendo has determined to launch one more replace for the sport tonight. With this replace, F-Zero 99 is now at model 1.4.0. As for what the replace does, there’s so much. A Competition Queen League has been added, in addition to Star Rivals and emotes. You possibly can see the official patch notes in full down beneath.
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 might be collected on Competition tracks.
- Added customization gadgets that may solely be obtained throughout the time when the Competition Queen League occasion is reside. You possibly can test acquisition standing by urgent the L Button on the principle menu.
- The Competition Queen League occasion will likely 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 Primary 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 non-public foyer and observe modes). Additionally, limited-time challenges will likely be unavailable.
- Added an occasion rating tab to weekly rating based mostly 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 sometimes 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 Personal 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.
- Whenever 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 might 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 might be despatched from the Pilot Card show display earlier than the race begins, throughout the digicam intro at the start line, 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 Primary Menu.
- The Group 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 Group Battle, all teammates share one Group Tremendous Meter. When the Group Tremendous Meter is full, all teammates can drive on the Group Skyway collectively.
- Tremendous Enhance is activated by every teammate urgent the enhance button inside the time restrict.
- The variety of gamers allowed to take part in Group Battle is 50.
- Obtainable workforce colours are blue, yellow, inexperienced, pink, and white.
- Grey Bumpers, Pink Bumpers, and Gold Bumpers now seem in Group Battle as effectively. Gold Bumpers showing in Group 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 taking part in F-ZERO 99 or Professional Tracks modes throughout the occasion.
- Weekend Occasion: Machine-Shuffle Mini Prix Weekend
- At the beginning of the race, one sort of machine is randomly chosen, and all gamers compete for the Mini Prix with that machine.
- Weekend Occasion: Group Battle Weekend
- Group Battles will likely be held continuously. You possibly can earn bonus ticket factors and EXP in Group Battles throughout the occasion.
Weekend occasions are scheduled to be held sequentially on the weekends following the top of the Competition Queen League interval.
- Weekend Occasion: Fortunate Weekend
- Added Enhance colours and Spin results for use for machine customization in addition to backdrops, badges, and borders for use for Pilot Card customization. These might be unlocked when sure circumstances are met.
- New Enhance colours and Spin Results might 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 Primary Menu.
Different Changes and Modifications
- Elevated how a lot the talent score of a participant with talent S-S50 goes up after they defeat a Rival.
- Added variation to the sample of Bumpers showing.
- Because of a change within the Group Battle guidelines, the circumstances for acquiring a Group Battle badge have been modified to “End within the high 3 groups in a Group Battle 20 occasions” (and 50 and 99 occasions after that).
- The variety of occasions you’ve got positioned 1st in earlier Group Battles will stay on file, and after this replace is utilized, the variety of occasions you’ve got positioned 1st via third will likely 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.
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