New Wreckfest Tournament, Free Reward Car and Patch Available Today

Snow has arrived in Wreckfest’s latest Winter Fest tournament update, adding “Snowball Run” (just watch the crazy video below) and a free Starbeast SS, as a tournament reward car.

Along with the new Winter Fest update, the team has released another patch, addressing some of the bugs in the game, as well as gameplay improvements, based off of community feedback. Check out the patch notes below.

TOURNAMENT

• New tournament season: Winter Fest.
• New free tournament reward car: Starbeast SS.
• The DLC promotional screen is only shown once per session for each respective DLC.

SYSTEM

• (PC) Fixed an issue which caused DualShock and DualSense controllers to not function correctly.
• (XB1) Online features now work correctly after disconnecting the controller before the initial interactive screen.
• (PS4) Game no longer freezes after signing out of PlayStation™Network while in a multiplayer lobby.

GAMEPLAY

• Improved Speedie handling and engine to make it more competitive.
• Small special vehicles no longer take excessive damage even from small shunts.
• Rammer and Roadcutter AI Player setups are now more appropriate for their respective classes.
• The rear spoiler of the Nexus RS “BB Racing” bundle is now parented correctly to the trunk lid.
• Exhausts no longer get distorted after deforming.
• Roof decorations no longer deform wildly.
• Fixed Boomer RS taillight cover glitch.

AUDIO

• Rebel Rat engine audio now plays correctly.
• Fixed an issue with Stellar where clicks in sound would occur when idling in neutral gear.
• Cockpit view audio now includes more low and mid range frequencies.
• Audience sound effects are no longer played during loading screens.
• In the settings, the “Interface Sound Effects” now changes volume of UI sounds independent from the “Effects” volume.
• In the settings, the “Ambiance” volume control now affects all track-side sound sources.