Rocket League introduces Online Free Play in v2.46 patch notes

Rocket League finally introduced a major feature that fans have been asking for a long time. The Online Free Play option is now available in-game. Furthermore, there are hitbox and map changes in the v2.46 patch notes.

Read on to learn what Rocket League introduced in the v2.46 patch notes.

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Full Rocket League v2.46 patch notes

Here are the full patch notes of Rocket League v2.46 released on December 4, 2024:

New Content

Online Free Play

Developer Comments:

Free Play is now Online! Create an Online Free Play Session directly from the main menu, post-match screen, or while searching for a game. Party leaders can create sessions and invite up to 7 friends, or start their own solo practice.

• You can join an Online Free Play session by name and password.
• Players cannot start an Online Free Play session if one of their party members is actively in a match.
• The Party Leader will have Ball Manipulation Controls (BMC) by default, but will be able to pass this on to another party member.
• Only one party member at a time can have BMC enabled.
• Quick Chat is disabled in Online Free Play in favor of BMC.

Online Free Play includes the following customization options:

• Game Mode (Soccar, Dropshot, Hoops, Snow Day)
• Arena
• Boost Options
• Goal Reset
• Region

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New Arena

Neo Tokyo (Arcade)

Neo Tokyo (Arcade) in Rocket League (Image via Psyonix)

• We’ve 1-upped Neo Tokyo with the Neo Tokyo (Arcade) Arena variant! Neo Tokyo (Arcade) Arena is live in Private Matches, Exhibition Matches, the Main Menu, Competitive matches, Free Play, and Online Free Play.

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Changes and Updates

Center of Mass Adjusted for Shifted Hitbox Car Body’s

Developer Comments:

In past updates, we adjusted the hitbox position on several Car Bodies for a more accurate visual fit. This hitbox adjustment did not include a change to their center of mass, which we are correcting in v2.46.

This correction will improve how the Car Bodies listed below feel and behave.

We have ensured that cars with shifted hitboxes and center of masses do not have any advantages or disadvantages in gameplay, including kickoffs:

• Formula 1 2021 (Plank hitbox)
• Formula 1 2022 (Plank hitbox)
• Lightning McQueen (Dominus hitbox)
• Ace (Breakout hitbox)
• Primo (Hybrid hitbox)
• Fast and Furious Mazda-RX7 (Breakout hitbox)⁠

⁠Antenna Flags

Updates to the following Antenna flag designs:

• Caster
• Dirtyphonics

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where replays auto-played when pressing enter while renaming.
• Fixed inventory instantly refreshing after archiving any item in the manage inventory menu.
• Fixed an issue causing some wheels to clip through the 1966 Cadillac DeVille fenders.
• Fixed the Ragtag Decal changing the base Octane trim to Black Painted.
• Fixed the ball in Hoops no longer changing color when it passes over the Hoop.
• Items obtained from Golden Trophy '24 rewards now appear in the trade-in menu.
• Fixed Rocket Labs Medley Arena selection not working properly in Free Play.

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Above were all the changes introduced in Rocket League with v2.46 patch notes released on December 4, 2024.