MX vs ATV Legends News

[h3]Highlights
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• Dynamic Weather has arrived! When playing in a rainy weather scenario, the intensity of the rain will build and disperse over time, moving from overcast to light rain to heavy rain and possibly even to a thunderstorm. As the intensity of the rain changes, so will the ground conditions. When the ground is wet, deformation is much more aggressive and new ruts take on a different shape. Traction, friction, and other ground physics are also impacted when riding through muddy terrain.
  
• The weather system is debuting first in 2023 Thunder Valley before appearing in the other 2023 Pro Motocross tracks and then being rolled out to base game environments.
  
• Thunder Valley with dynamic weather unlocks this Thursday, for all owners of the DLC 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
  
• The position of the vehicle center-of-gravity has been adjusted to stabilize the MX bike when cornering or leaning back/forward and to prevent the vehicle position popping/shaking under some conditions.
  
• The likelihood of wrecking has decreased in some cases as the wreck thresholds have increased and detection has improved.
  
• The potential exploitability of Quick-Scrubs has been reduced by adjusting the roll and yaw amount required to initiate one.
  
• Issues with the crowd excitement have been resolved which could cause them to boo continuously during events.
  
• See how other players' connections are stacking up. A ping indicator now appears in menus next to each player's name when playing Online.
  

[h3]Detailed changelog[/h3]

• UI: Added year designations and updated sorting of all vehicles in the Garage menu
  
• UI: Fixed a bug that could break the Pause menu when entering the full pause menu multiple times in rapid succession
  
• UI: Fixed a bug causing the Wrong Way sound to continue to play after quitting or finishing an event
  
• UI: Updated track preview images for Supercross events
  
• UI: Adjusted HUD position to allow more safe room at the edge of the screen
  
• UI: Adjusted the position of the Garage cameras when viewing UTV and ATV parts.
  
• UI: Fixed a bug preventing 2023 Pro Motocross times being recorded in Time Trial
  
• UI: Fixed many small miscellaneous bugs across the new UI
  
• Environment: Added Dynamic Weather system to 2023 Thunder Valley. Rainy weather is directly accessible in the Conditions/Time of Day settings in Exhibition and Custom Events, otherwise it will appear randomly.
  
• Environment: The intensity of the rain will build and disperse over time, moving to and from adjacent weather conditions over the course of about two minutes. The weather progresses from overcast to light rain to heavy rain then finally to thunderstorm. As the intensity of the rain changes, so does the appearance of the lighting, sky, terrain, and roost.
  
• Environment: The behavior of the terrain changes with the intensity of its wetness. Deformation becomes more aggressive and new ruts take on a different shape. Traction, friction, and other ground physics are also impacted when riding through wet or muddy terrain.
  
• Online: Added a ping indicator to all player lists when playing Online; Players, Manage Squad, and Race Results menus.
  
• Animation: Cleaned up minor issues in the heavy wreck animations
  
• Animation: Updated the rider animation in the Pause menu
  
• Animation: Updated slide wreck animations so the animations appear more natural for most cases
  
• Animation: Adjusted highside wreck animations
  
• Animation: Fixed an animation bug in which the rider removes their hands from handle bars while holding down both clutch and throttle inputs.
  
• Physics: Adjusted the position of the rider-vehicle center-of-gravity to stabilize the MX bike when cornering or leaning back/forward and prevent the vehicle position oscillating rapidly under some conditions.
  
• Physics: Slightly decreased acceleration on all MX bikes
  
• Physics: Adjusted certain wreck thresholds to be more forgiving
  
• Physics: Added checks to prevent wrecks when landing perpendicular to motion at low speeds
  
• Physics: Reduced the potential exploitability of Quick-Scrubs by adjusting the roll and yaw amount required to initiate one.
  
• Physics: Adjusted forces applied when executing a Scrub or Quick-Scrub to prevent the bike from quickly pitching down under certain circumstances.
  
• Physics: Slightly increased the mass of bales and tuff blocks
  
• Physics: Increased the throttle input response for 4-stroke MX Bikes
  
• Audio: Resolved issues with the crowd excitement which could cause them to boo continuously during events.
  
• Misc: Fixed issues with grips and handlebars clipping the throttle/starter/etc. on KTM and Kawasaki MX bikes.
  
• Misc: Fixed vanishing MIPs on AMD graphics cards
  

[h3]Highlights
[/h3]

• Dynamic Weather has arrived! When playing in a rainy weather scenario, the intensity of the rain will build and disperse over time, moving from overcast to light rain to heavy rain and possibly even to a thunderstorm. As the intensity of the rain changes, so will the ground conditions. When the ground is wet, deformation is much more aggressive and new ruts take on a different shape. Traction, friction, and other ground physics are also impacted when riding through muddy terrain.
o The weather system is debuting first in 2023 Thunder Valley before appearing in the other 2023 Pro Motocross tracks and then being rolled out to base game environments.
o Thunder Valley with dynamic weather unlocks this Thursday, for all owners of the DLC 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship.
• The position of the vehicle center-of-gravity has been adjusted to stabilize the MX bike when cornering or leaning back/forward and to prevent the vehicle position popping/shaking under some conditions.
• The likelihood of wrecking has decreased in some cases as the wreck thresholds have increased and detection has improved.
• The potential exploitability of Quick-Scrubs has been reduced by adjusting the roll and yaw amount required to initiate one.
• Issues with the crowd excitement have been resolved which could cause them to boo continuously during events.
• See how other players' connections are stacking up. A ping indicator now appears in menus next to each player's name when playing Online.

[h3]Detailed changelog[/h3]

• UI: Added year designations and updated sorting of all vehicles in the Garage menu
• UI: Fixed a bug that could break the Pause menu when entering the full pause menu multiple times in rapid succession
• UI: Fixed a bug causing the Wrong Way sound to continue to play after quitting or finishing an event
• UI: Updated track preview images for Supercross events
• UI: Adjusted HUD position to allow more safe room at the edge of the screen
• UI: Adjusted the position of the Garage cameras when viewing UTV and ATV parts.
• UI: Fixed a bug preventing 2023 Pro Motocross times being recorded in Time Trial
• UI: Fixed many small miscellaneous bugs across the new UI
• Environment: Added Dynamic Weather system to 2023 Thunder Valley. Rainy weather is directly accessible in the Conditions/Time of Day settings in Exhibition and Custom Events, otherwise it will appear randomly.
• Environment: The intensity of the rain will build and disperse over time, moving to and from adjacent weather conditions over the course of about two minutes. The weather progresses from overcast to light rain to heavy rain then finally to thunderstorm. As the intensity of the rain changes, so does the appearance of the lighting, sky, terrain, and roost.
• Environment: The behavior of the terrain changes with the intensity of its wetness. Deformation becomes more aggressive and new ruts take on a different shape. Traction, friction, and other ground physics are also impacted when riding through wet or muddy terrain.
• Online: Added a ping indicator to all player lists when playing Online; Players, Manage Squad, and Race Results menus.
• Animation: Cleaned up minor issues in the heavy wreck animations
• Animation: Updated the rider animation in the Pause menu
• Animation: Updated slide wreck animations so the animations appear more natural for most cases
• Animation: Adjusted highside wreck animations
• Animation: Fixed an animation bug in which the rider removes their hands from handle bars while holding down both clutch and throttle inputs.
• Physics: Adjusted the position of the rider-vehicle center-of-gravity to stabilize the MX bike when cornering or leaning back/forward and prevent the vehicle position oscillating rapidly under some conditions.
• Physics: Slightly decreased acceleration on all MX bikes
• Physics: Adjusted certain wreck thresholds to be more forgiving
• Physics: Added checks to prevent wrecks when landing perpendicular to motion at low speeds
• Physics: Reduced the potential exploitability of Quick-Scrubs by adjusting the roll and yaw amount required to initiate one.
• Physics: Adjusted forces applied when executing a Scrub or Quick-Scrub to prevent the bike from quickly pitching down under certain circumstances.
• Physics: Slightly increased the mass of bales and tuff blocks
• Physics: Increased the throttle input response for 4-stroke MX Bikes
• Audio: Resolved issues with the crowd excitement which could cause them to boo continuously during events.
• Misc: Fixed issues with grips and handlebars clipping the throttle/starter/etc. on KTM and Kawasaki MX bikes.
• Misc: Fixed vanishing MIPs on AMD graphics cards

MX vs ATV Legends Kicks Off Season Two Today!

Vienna, Austria / Phoenix, USA, May 25th, 2023: THQ Nordic and Rainbow Studios kick off MX vs ATV Legends – Season Two with exciting free updates and new content.

Check out the Trailer for MX vs ATV Legends Season Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCRDPyAWMc0
ICYMI: Here is our recap of Season One: https://www.mxvsatv.com/season-one-recap/


Gate-Drop Fundamentals for Season Two
Updates for all owners of the base game include performance improvements, bug fixes for online and single player modes, new menus for faster navigation, a renovated garage for vehicle displaying, and physics-based Wheelie and Nose-Wheelies (Pro Physics only). Additionally, new suspension upgrade parts (Showa, Pro Circuit, Factory Connection and Legends) and gear options (jerseys, helmets, pants, gloves) from various manufacturers are now available, as well as brand-new Monster Energy and Slayco Graphic kits.

First DLC of Season Two: 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship (available now)
The 2023 AMA Pro Motocross Championship DLC is now available, featuring all 12 scheduled events, including the bonus track Loretta Lynn. Players can compete in each event, unlocking two days prior to their corresponding real-life races.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2357890/

Season Two Outlook
Upcoming updates for MX vs ATV Legends - Season Two include rain weather, photo mode, replay mode, Steam Deck Compatibility, additional gear and customization items, new animations such as tear-off goggles, and optimized AI behavior for collisions and scrubs.

Upcoming DLC
Upcoming DLC for MX vs ATV Legends - Season Two includes an officially licensed compound, a Throwbacks Track Pack featuring fan favorite tracks from previous entries, and seven new DLCs featuring 2023 vehicle models from major manufacturers.

There is also a Track Pass 2023 available for purchase right now:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2438710/

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Enjoy & stay tuned!

[h2]Highlights[/h2]

- New graphic kits for all motocross bikes.
- New goggles, boots, and helmets with several color variations and custom colorization.
- New Handlebars for MX bikes and ATVs. And a new Exhaust for MX bikes.
- Updated physics for riding on sand to impact turning and leaning based on alignment with berms. This makes cornering in sandy terrain much more satisfying when using berms, but more difficult on flat ground.
- Added features to prevent players from blocking track sections and sitting idle in events.
- Adjusted Quickplay joining algorithm to reduce the number of players joining late and becoming spectators.
- Improved accuracy of player positions and player impacts during Online gameplay.

[h2]Detailed changelog[/h2]

- Gameplay: Updated vehicle restrictions for 250 and 450 for Career Supercross and National events to better reflect real-world class restrictions.
- Gameplay: Added a system to check vehicles fix-up any bad or missing parts.
- Gameplay: Fixed "Coloring Inside the Lines" being awarded when failing to complete an online event.
- UI: Fixed bug causing Split Timer to display inaccurate times or get stuck at 48:00:00.
- Online: Updated servers and improved resilience against unusual occurrences.
- Online: Added timer to disconnect idle players from Online lobbies.
- Online: Added anti-griefing measure to prevent players from blocking sections of the track by disabling their vehicle collisions and making them transparent.
- Online: Added "Joining" messages to better communicate what is happening when joining an event.
- Online: Improved positional information of other players during gameplay.
- Online: Improved accuracy of player-player impacts and wrecks during gameplay.
- Online: Adjusted Quickplay joining algorithm to reduce the number of players joining late and becoming spectators
- Services: Added Client Analytics which can be opted into and out of at any time via the Settings menu.
- Services: Added the option to file a simple report. The report is intended to help Rainbow to diagnose issues reported in external communication channels. This feature is intended to grow and become more robust issue reporting in the future.
Animation: Improved start gate animations and fixed bug preventing the animation from playing often.
- Animation: Cleaned up hand placement on riding and stunt animations.
- Physics: Adjusted turning and leaning capabilities when riding on sandy terrain. Turning or leaning while on flat sandy ground is slower and heavier. But when railing a berm, the more aligned the tires are with the berm the easier leaning and steering will be.
- Misc: Fixed missing transparency effect when resetting with a Kawasaki Teryx UTV.

[h2]Customization[/h2]

- Customization: Added Thor Sniper goggles in seven color variations.
- Customization: Added 100% Armega goggles with custom colorization.
- Customization: Added Thor Radial boots in seven color variations.
- Customization: Added Seven Vanguard helmets in two color variations and one custom color.
- Customization: Added three Holographic graphic kits for all base game MX bikes.
- Customization: Added Race Team graphic kits for OEM DLC bikes: Honda HRC, Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki, Kawasaki Racing Team, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing, Husqvarna Factory Racing.
- Customization: Added Race Team-inspired graphic kits for OEM DLC bikes: FMF KTM, Yamaha BluCru.
- Customization: Added Rival Ink Pierce graphic kit for Suzuki OEM DLC bikes.
- Customization: Enabled colorization on ATV suspension.
- Customization: Updated rear suspension of some ATVs to allow part swapping and colorization.
- Customization: Improved custom colorization of ATV and UTV frames.
- Customization: Added Renthal Twinwall and Pro Taper Fuzion handlebars with standard and custom colors for MX bikes and ATVs.
- Customization: Added Yoshimura RS-12 exhaust to all MX bikes.

- Resolved a crash which could occur when modifying Frame or Graphic kit colors in the Paint Shop.
- Adjusted 3D positional audio on MX 450F to prevent engine sounds jumping significantly to one side or another.