KartRider: Drift News

Show Your Style Community Event

Hey Racers!

The Show Your Style Event is in progress on KartRider: Drift community channels.

Event Period: February 15 (Wednesday) 6:00 PM PST - February 27 (Monday) 1:00 AM PST
Event Content: Customize your character and kart in the style of your choice and complete your very own "fashion show" look!

Then upload your screenshot in the appropriate community channels. Selected winners will receive 200 K-COIN.

Please see the forum announcement for details!

- The winner announcement will be made separately on the Official Forums.

More Smiles for More Miles!

Hop on in as the Smiles for Miles Event continues with a new set of rewards and new login events, rewarding you no matter how you enjoy KartRider: Drift!
[h2]Smiles for Miles Event Continues![/h2]

Gather more emotes as the Smiles for Miles Event continues, collecting new emotes for Neo or Rave for every twenty minutes you play!

Event Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM - Wednesday, March 8, 2023 4:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 1:00 AM
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 9:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 11:00 AM

Event Details:

Log into KartRider: Drift and hit the tracks and unlock a new reward every 20 minutes!
Once 20 minutes have elapsed in-game, go to the Smiles for Miles screen under Events to claim your prizes!
Multiple prizes can be earned every day, with each reward unlocking in the order listed below.
Once claimed, prizes will be sent to the in-game Mailbox for you to redeem.
Prizes must be claimed from this screen before the event ends, and all items sent to the Mailbox must be claimed within 30 days of receipt, or they will expire.

Event Rewards:

Reward 1: Angry Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 2: Surprised Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 3: Amused Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 4: Affectionate Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 5: Showboat Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 6: Bored Emote (Neo - Seated)
Reward 7: Angry Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 8: Surprised Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 9: Amused Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 10: Affectionate Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 11: Showboat Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 12: Bored Emote (Neo - Standing)
Reward 13: Angry Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 14: Surprised Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 15: Amused Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 16: Affectionate Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 17: Showboat Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 18: Bored Emote (Rave - Seated)
Reward 19: Angry Emote (Rave - Standing)
Reward 20: Surprised Emote (Rave - Standing)
Reward 21: Amused Emote (Rave - Standing)
Reward 22: Affectionate Emote (Rave - Standing)
Reward 23: Showboat Emote (Rave - Standing)
Reward 24: Bored Emote (Rave - Standing)

[h2]Daily Reward Event (Week 6 - 8)[/h2]
Join us in KartRider: Drift and unlock special rewards just for logging in!

Event Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM - Wednesday, March 8, 2023 4:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 1:00 AM
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 9:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM - Thursday, March 9, 2023 11:00 AM

Event Details:

Log into KartRider: Drift and go to the Daily Reward screen under Events to claim your prizes!
Once claimed, prizes will be sent to the in-game Mailbox for you to redeem.
Prizes must be claimed from this screen before the event ends, and all items sent to the Mailbox must be claimed within 30 days of receipt, or they will expire.
Skipping a day will not skip any prizes. For example, logging in on Day 1, missing Day 2, and returning on Day 3 will reward you Login Reward 1 and 2. You must login on 14 days during the event to receive all 14 prizes.
Days begin and end at 12:00 AM UTC.

Event Rewards:

[h2]Weekend Login Event (Week 6 - 8)[/h2]
Keep the fun going the final three weekends of preseason for a bonus 1,000 Lucci per day!

Event Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Friday, February 17, 2023 4:00 PM - Sunday, March 5, 2023 4:00 PM
CET (UTC +1): Saturday, February 18, 2023 1:00 AM - Monday, March 6, 2023 1:00 AM
JST (UTC +9): Saturday, February 18, 2023 9:00 AM - Monday, March 6, 2023 9:00 AM
AEDT (UTC +11): Saturday, February 18, 2023 11:00 AM - Monday, March 6, 2023 11:00 AM

Event Details:

Log into KartRider: Drift and go to the Mailbox to claim your Lucci bonus!
Each Saturday and each Sunday you log in during the weekend will award you with 1,000 Lucci!
- Days begin and end at 12:00 AM UTC.
Prizes must be claimed from the event menu before the event ends, and all items sent to the Mailbox must be claimed within 30 days of receipt, or they will expire.

February 16 Item Shop Update

The final round of Preseason deals have arrived! Class President Marid leads the way, along with the Special Marid Emote Set to let you show off on the podium! The Rave Emoji Package is also available, with all eight of her emojis to claim!
[h2]Class President Marid[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Class President Marid
- Price: 7,000 Lucci

[h2]Special Marid Emote Set[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Special Marid Emote Set
- Price: 5,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Applaud Emote (Marid)
  - Dance Emote (Marid)

[h2]Rave Emoji Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 16, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 16, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 16, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Rave Emoji Package
- Price: 1,800 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Bluffing Rave Emoji
  - Bored Rave Emoji
  - Dancing Rave Emoji
  - Happy Rave Emoji
  - Love Rave Emoji
  - Mad Rave Emoji
  - Sad Rave Emoji
  - Shocked Rave Emoji

[h2]Ongoing Sales[/h2][h2]Deuce Coupe Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 1, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 2, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 2, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Deuce Coupe Package
- Price: 10,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Deuce Coupe Kart
  - Deuce Coupe Plate
  - Deuce Coupe Booster

[h2]Power Forward Rex[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, February 1, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, February 2, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, February 2, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, February 2, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Power Forward Rex
- Price: 7,000 Lucci

[h2]Phantom Thief Kris Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Phantom Thief Kris Package
- Price: 500 K-COIN
- Includes:
  - Phantom Thief Kris
  - Applaud Emote (Kris)
  - Dance Emote (Kris)

[h2]Burning Titan Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Burning Titan Package
- Price: 500 K-COIN
- Includes:
  - Titan Kart
  - Titan License Plate
  - Titan Booster
  - Burning Tire Decal

[h2]Kris Emoji Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Kris Emoji Package
- Price: 100 K-COIN
- Includes:
  - Bluffing Kris Emoji
  - Bored Kris Emoji
  - Dancing Kris Emoji
  - Happy Kris Emoji
  - Love Kris Emoji
  - Mad Kris Emoji
  - Sad Kris Emoji
  - Shocked Kris Emoji

[h2]Pro Baller Bazzi[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Pro Baller Bazzi
- Price: 7,000 Lucci

[h2]Brutus Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Brutus Package
- Price: 7,500 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Brutus Kart
  - Brutus License Plate

[h2]Chef Mos Package[/h2]
Sale Duration:

PST (UTC -8): Wednesday, January 18, 2023 4:00 PM - To Be Announced
CET (UTC +1): Thursday, January 19, 2023 1:00 AM - To Be Announced
JST (UTC +9): Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:00 AM - To Be Announced
AEDT (UTC +11): Thursday, January 19, 2023 11:00 AM - To Be Announced

Chef Mos Package
- Price: 12,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Chef Mos
  - Applaud Emote (Mos)
  - Dance Emote (Mos)

[h2]Livery First Step Package[/h2]
Sale Duration: Preseason Start - To Be Announced

Livery First Step Package
- Price: 200 K-COIN
- Includes:
  - Storm Kart
  - Storm License Plate
  - Flying Missile Decal

[h2]Adventurer Brian Package[/h2]
Sale Duration: Preseason Start - To Be Announced

Adventurer Brian Package
- Price: 12,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Adventurer Brian
  - Applaud Emote (Brian)
  - Dance Emote (Brian)

[h2]Ace Package[/h2]
Sale Duration: Preseason Start - To Be Announced

Ace Package
- Price: 10,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Ace Kart
  - Ace License Plate
  - Ace Booster

[h2]Special Diz Emote Set[/h2]
Sale Duration: Preseason Start - To Be Announced

Special Diz Emote Set
- Price: 5,000 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Dance Emote (Diz)
  - Applaud Emote (Diz)

[h2]Banana Invasion Package[/h2]
Sale Duration: Preseason Start - To Be Announced

Banana Invasion Package
- Price: 1,600 Lucci
- Includes:
  - Cute Banana Decal
  - Alien Invader Decal

February 15 Patch Notes

[Update 2:45 AM UTC FEB 16] The following Known Issues have been observed with this latest maintenance:

Mobile Devices: UI may become unstable when you enter the [Mode - Options] menu on some mobile devices.
Racer Name Change menu may display some unlocalized text, for the text marking "Previous" and "New" names. Please note that this does not affect the functionality of this feature.

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License Improvements:

The following duplicate License missions have been removed:
- (B2) Basics: Easy Turns
- (B2) Basics: Ninety-Degree Turns
- (B2) Basics: Hairpin Turns
- (B1) Basics: Downhill Ninety-Degree Turns
- (B1) Basics: Downhill Hairpin Turns
- (B1) Basics: Ninety-Degree Drift
- (B1) Basics: Full Drift
- (B1) Basics: Instant Boosts
- (L3) Basics: Downhill Ninety-Degree Drift
- (L3) Basics: Downhill Full Drift
- (L3) Basics: Short Drift 1
- (L3) Basics: Short Drift 2
The rewards for removed License missions have been redistributed to other missions, maintaining the overall reward types and quantity.
License Missions will now use the Practice Kart.
(L3) Basics: Short Drift 1: 2-Star and 3-Star requirements have been decreased.
(B2) Target Lock On: The Green AI Kart has been changed to Yellow.
License Rewards are now immediately sent to the Inventory, and no longer need to be claimed from the Mailbox.
A guide will be added to direct new Racers towards the License missions.
The following 2-Star Difficulty Tracks no longer require the B2 License:
- Village: Clocktower Crossing
- Village: Bayside Bridge Run
- Desert: Sphinx's Riddle
- Glacier: Polar Halfpipe
- Forest: Rocky Roadway
- Forest: Panda Village
- World Tour: Gangnam Streets
- World Tour: Istanbul Sunset Plaza

Balance Adjustments:

Adjusted the overall balance of all karts.
The traction effect that increases speed based on a Racer's distance from the Racer in 1st place has been increased.
Slightly reduced the effect of Drafting.

Racer Name Creation and Change:

A confirmation step has been added when creating or changing a Racer name.
A Racer Name Change feature has been added.
- A Racer Name can be changed for free once per Nexon account in the Item Shop by pressing the "Racer Name Change" button (PC: "r" button by default. Mobile: Middle up button).
- Additional name changes can be purchased from the Item Shop for 1,000 K-COIN.
- Accounts will only be able to change names once every 15 days.

New Tracks:

World Tour: Boostwood
- Difficulty: ★★★
- Supported Game Modes: Speed Mode
- License Restriction: B1 License
Forest: Mushroom Caves
- Difficulty: ★★
- Supported Game Modes: Item Mode, Speed Mode
- License Restriction: None
Added 12 new Track Achievements
- Mushroom Caves Racer (1)
- Mushroom Caves Racer (2)
- Mushroom Caves Racer (3)
- Mushroom Caves Attack (1)
- Mushroom Caves Attack (2)
- Mushroom Caves Attack (3)
- Boostwood Racer (1)
- Boostwood Racer (2)
- Boostwood Racer (3)
- Boostwood Attack (1)
- Boostwood Attack (2)
- Boostwood Attack (3)

Track Updates:

Two "Random Tracks" options has been added to Custom Races
- Random Common: Selects a random Item Mode or Speed Mode track that the Host Racer has unlocked.
- Random Speed: Selects a random Speed Mode track that the Host Racer has unlocked.

Game Guide Improvements:

A guide has been added to describe the victory conditions for Item Mode and Speed Mode.
- Loading tips describing the victory conditions have also been added to the Matching, Loading, and Pre-Start screens.
A guide has been added for the Items that can be picked up and used in Item Mode.
You can see the Item Guide by pressing the button in [Change Mode - Item Mode] (PC: "G" button by default. Mobile: Right up button).

Practice Mode Improvements:

The Practice Mode setting now has three options:
- AI: Excluding your team, all Racers in the match will be AI-controlled.
- Racers + AI: The matchmaker will attempt to find Racers of a similar skill level, but will fill the match with AI Racers if it fails to find enough human Racers.
- Racers: The matchmaker will only match you against other human racers.
This setting can be changed at any time in [Change Mode - Item Mode or Speed Mode - Options].
When you reach a certain condition with the AI settings, a guide on changing the Racer Matching Settings will be displayed.

Service Stabilization

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue that prevented a message from being displayed on Mobile that there are no refunds when purchasing K-COIN.
Currency in Croatia has been changed from Kuna (HRK) to Euro (EUR).
Fixed an issue that prevented the AI from using Start Boost.
Fixed an issue with the Hit Warning not displaying on some mobile devices.
Fixed an issue where some characters would not display in Racer Names. Certain characters can now not be used when creating Racer Names, and Racer Names using those characters will be reset, allowing a new Racer Name to be chosen.
Desert: Pharaoh's Pass: Fixed an issue that could prevent karts from cutting across on the jump platform.
Desert: Sphinx's Riddle: Fixed an issue where using the booster while entering a slope could cause your kart to collide with an invisible object.
Forest: Log Leap: Fixed an issue that could cause karts to leave the track unexpectedly.
Mine: Three Shortcuts: Fixed an issue where the Wrong Direction warning was not displayed while going in the wrong direction.
World Tour: Gangnam Streets: Fixed an issue where the image of a different track was reflected in the glass of a bus stop.

Scheduled Maintenance - Feb 15

KartRider: Drift will undergo maintenance for 4 hours on February 15, starting at 2:00 PM PT.

Maintenance Duration:

PST (UTC -8): 2:00 PM Feb 15 - 6:00 PM Feb 15
CET (UTC +1): 11:00 PM Feb 15 - 3:00 AM Feb 16
JST (UTC +9): 7:00 AM Feb 16 - 11:00 AM Feb 16
AEST (UTC +11): 9:00 AM Feb 16 - 1:00 PM Feb 16

Note: Maintenance schedule is an estimate and subject to change.

Maintenance Details:

KartRider: Drift will be unavailable.

Changes and Updates:

License Improvements, including the removal of duplicate License missions and allowing for 2-Star Difficulty tracks to be played without earning the B2 License.
Deceleration balance adjustments for some karts.
Addition of the Racer Name Change feature, allowing for one free Name Change per account and the ability to purchase additional name changes.
Added 2 new tracks, as well as "Random Track" options for Custom Races.
Game Guide additions.
Pracitice Mode Improvements, including more options for enabling or disabling AI Racers.
Other bug fixes.
See the full patch notes here!