Disney Speedstorm News

Hey SpeedStars!

We are just a week away from the launch of Disney Speedstorm’s second season “To Infinity And Beyond!” inspired by Disney and Pixar’s Toy Story. Arbee has been hard at work tinkering on the tracks and more, based on Community Feedback and we’re excited to outline all of the improvements and fixes that will go live alongside Season 2 on June 13.

Join us in the pit stall as we share an early look at some adjustments to Menus/UI, Game Modes, Controls and general bug fixes below!

[h2]MENU/USER INTERFACE (UI)[/h2]

[h3]GENERAL[/h3]

• The “Edit Racer” button on the main menu will now open a Racer selection menu so players can choose exactly which Racer to edit rather than just their last played Racer.
  
• The last unlocked Racer selected in the Collections tab will now be the Racer displayed upon returning to the main menu.
  
• If a player is about to begin a race with a Racer with an empty Crew slot and a Crew member available, a reminder will be given to fill the slot before starting.
  

[h3]SEASON TOUR MYSTERY NODES[/h3]

• A Season Tour Chapter will now not be marked as complete until all of the rewards from that chapter’s Mystery Box have been earned.
  
• Fixed an issue causing Mystery Race Nodes to appear in their “complete” state before all of their associated Mystery Box rewards had been earned.
  
• Mystery Race Nodes will now display exactly how long you need to wait to attempt them again.
  

We remind players that mystery Race Nodes can be attempted twice per day with a total of 20 rewards available to unlock from the Mystery Box.

[h3]SEASON TOUR[/h3]

• Weekly Missions are now called “Season Missions”.
  

New Season Missions appear each week and can be completed over the course of the entire season.

• We have added a shortcut button to each Chapter of the Season Tour to allow players to more easily check their Season Missions progress.
  

[h3]LIMITED EVENTS[/h3]

• Limited Event tiles will no longer display a timer until revealed.
  
• Limited Event tiles will now be marked as completed once all objectives have been completed.
  
• An animation has been added to better indicate when Season Coins are earned for revealing new Limited Event tiles.
  
• Limited Event objective visuals have been improved to make tracking progress easier.
  
• Difficulty levels have been removed from Limited Event objective visuals.
  
• Fixed an issue causing Limited Event objectives to appear out of order when adjusting the difficulty level.
  

[h3]INVENTORY[/h3]

• Players are now reminded of how many Golden Pass Credits they have remaining when purchasing the Golden Pass from the Shop.
  
• Player’s Multiplayer Coins inventory is now only viewable while in the Shop.
  

[h3]GOLDEN PASS[/h3]

• When opening the Golden Pass tab, the focus will now always be on the current rewards tier of the player.
  

[h2]GAME MODES[/h2]

[h3]RANKED & REGULATED MULTIPLAYER[/h3]

• CPU Racers in Ranked Multiplayer will now target real player Racers less often.
  
• Fixed issue causing some Racers to appear as if they had finished a race after 1 lap.
  
• The Flying Objects race type will now appear in Ranked & Regulated Multiplayer races.
  

[h3]LOCAL FREEPLAY[/h3]

• Your Local Freeplay Racer selection settings and race rule settings will now be maintained between sessions.
  

[h2]CONTROLS[/h2]

• Haptic Feedback (Vibration/Rumble) Support is now available for Xbox and PC.
  
• New players will now receive a prompt to help them better understand how Assisted Steering works and allow them to enable this setting.
  

[h2]RACETRACKS[/h2]

• Respawns have been improved when players fall off rails.
  

[h2]GENERAL[/h2]

• Fixed issue causing FPS drops when accessing the Shop on some platforms.
  
• Xbox One players will see improvements to FPS during periods of high action.
  
• The full reward animation will now only be displayed when opening Boxes or claiming Golden Pass rewards.
  

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Disney Speedstorm’s Toy Story inspired Season 2 “To Infinity And Beyond” launches on June 13.

Some highlights for what to expect with this next update include:

New racers from Pixar’s Toy Story are revving their engines this Season with the arrival of some familiar favorites. Get into the race with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep, and Jessie, as they bring a new level of competition to the game along with a new racing environment based on Andy’s Room from the Toy Story films.

Season 2 also brings Steamboat Mickey & Steamboat Pete and two new game modes into the mix.

Don’t forget, Season 2 goes live across all platforms on June 13 with plenty of additional seasons and new content to come.

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Hey SpeedStars!

We’ve got a short but sweet Community Pit Stop for you today!

Today we’re focusing solely on some improvements we’ve made to the Ranked Multiplayer progression and score system. We’re always listening to feedback from the Community and want to acknowledge challenges players have experienced when progressing up the leagues. Thanks to your responses we have made some adjustments to address this as much as possible.

These changes will come into effect later this week.

Before diving into the changes, we’d like to take this opportunity to remind players that the CPU Racers are completely excluded when calculating the score distribution at the end of races in Ranked or Regulated Multiplayer. CPU Racers are indicated by an Arbee icon next to their in-game username.

[h3]MORE GENEROUS SYSTEM OVERALL[/h3]

Players will now earn more score points per race on average across all leagues. We have increased the number of points earned for performing well while simultaneously reducing the number of score points lost when finishing in lower positions. Losing score points when finishing in lower positions has been completely removed from the lower leagues as detailed below.

[h3]BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD LEAGUES[/h3]

Players will no longer lose any score points in the Bronze, Silver & Gold leagues, regardless of which position they finish in. As long as you complete the race, you will receive some score points to help you progress more easily in the lower leagues. This change will allow players to reach the Platinum league, easier and faster.

[h3]PLATINUM LEAGUE & ABOVE. [/h3]

Starting in Platinum league and above, players will still lose score points for finishing in lower positions, but the amount lost has been reduced. The number of score points you earn for finishing in higher positions has also been increased, particularly in the highest leagues.
It gets progressively more challenging as you progress through the higher leagues, but you should see a significant improvement in your progress speed if you maintain a positive win ratio.

That’s everything in this edition of the Community Pit Stop! These changes should result in less twists and turns on the road to Ultimate Champion so hop back into Ranked Multiplayer to claim those bragging rights!

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Hey SpeedStars!

Arbee has been hard at work implementing all the community’s amazingly useful feedback to make tweaks to take Disney Speedstorm to the next level!

The Game Team is committed to improving the game based on Community feedback during Early Access, so please continue to provide feedback and report issues on our official Discord server.
The full list of changes included in this Hotfix are listed below:

[h2]RACER BALANCING[/h2]

[h3]MIKE WAZOWSKI[/h3]

• Normal Activation of the “Hold The Door” Unique Skill will now spawn 1 door instead of 2. Charged Activation will still spawn 2 doors.
  
• The distance players are teleported by doors in both directions has been reduced by 10%.
  
• Doors will now disappear after 10 seconds. (Down from 20 seconds)
  

[h3]SULLEY[/h3]

• The Area of Effect (AOE) of the “Fearsome Roar” Unique Skill has been increased, making it easier to stun rival Racers.
  
• The effect “Fearsome Roar” has on rival Racers has been changed from a long stun to a shorter stun and now has knock back.
  
• Activating “Fearsome Roar” will now refill Sulley’s Manual Boost Bar whether rival Racers have been stunned or not.
  
• Additional Manual Boost is now received by Sulley for each rival Racer stunned by “Fearsome Roar”.
  

[h2]FIXES[/h2]

[h3]UNIQUE SKILLS (FIX LIVE AS OF MAY 5)[/h3]

• Fixed an issue causing the effects of the Charged Activation of Celia Mae’s Unique Skill “Snake And Shake” to persist for the duration of a race under certain circumstances.
  

[h3]GENERAL (FIXES LIVE ON MAY 16)[/h3]

• Fixed an issue causing players to sometimes get stuck in an infinite respawn loop after falling off a grind rail on the Toon Village racetrack.
  
• Fixed an issue causing Founder’s Pack Welcome Screens from appearing every time the game is launched on PS4.
  
• Fixed various crash instances.
  
• Various Stability improvements.
  

That’s a wrap on this Hotfix! Arbee can’t wait to see you all out on the racetrack!

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Welcome to the first ever Disney Speedstorm Community Pit Stop! This is where we will take a quick break from racing to bring you up to speed on all the things the game team is fine tuning behind the scenes to improve Disney Speedstorm during the Early Access period based on your feedback.

To kick things off, we would like to thank each and every one of you who have jumped into Disney Speedstorm since our Early Access launch. We are already gaining helpful feedback and insight from you, and we have answers and updates to share on current and upcoming game improvements.

• COMMUNITY QUESTIONS
• UPDATES AND IMPROVEMENTS TO LIMITED EVENTS
• RACER BALANCING UPDATE – MIKE WAZOWSKI
• KNOWN ISSUES UPDATE

[h2]COMMUNITY QUESTIONS[/h2]

[h3]WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CURRENCIES & UPGRADE ITEMS USED FOR?[/h3]






[h3]HOW DO I INCREASE MY COLLECTION LEVEL?[/h3]
You can increase your collection level in one of two ways. The first is by unlocking and increasing the star level of different Racers and Crew. The second is by unlocking different cosmetic items such as race suits, kart liveries, wings, wheels & plates.

[h3]HOW DO I UNLOCK STARTER CIRCUIT CHAPTERS 4, 5, 6?[/h3]
In order to unlock chapters 4, 5 & 6 of the Starter Circuit, you will need to unlock Mulan, Hercules & Captain Jack Sparrow. To earn Shards to help unlock Mulan, you can complete the Limited Event “Bloom in Adversity”. A similar Limited Event called “Bounty of Olympus” for Hercules is now available, and you can also unlock Shards for Jack Sparrow in a dedicated Regulated Multiplayer event.

[h3]HOW DO I UNLOCK CELIA MAE & RANDALL?[/h3]
Celia Mae has a Limited Event running for the entirety of Season 1 called “Not In The Mood For Sushi”. Make sure to scroll to the right of the Seasonal Events page of the Limited Events tab to select it and earn Shards to unlock her.

Randall will be available to unlock for all players in Chapter 8 of the Season Tour.

[h3]HOW DO I UNLOCK FIGMENT?[/h3]
There is a dedicated Limited Event called the “Imagination Cup” where all players can unlock Figment, available until Monday May 8 at 1AM PT / 4AM ET / 10AM CET, and there will be another similar Limited Event later in the season.

[h3]WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO PROGRESS IN THE GOLDEN PASS?[/h3]
The best way to progress the Golden Pass is by completing races in Season Tour.

[h3]HOW DO I PERFORM DASHES & DO THEY DIFFER BASED ON RACER CLASSES?[/h3]
To “Dash” another Racer, you need to press the right/left arrow on keyboard or flick the right thumbstick of your controller towards another rival Racer in order to crash into them. If you successfully collide with a rival Racer, it will either apply a beneficial effect to your Racer or apply a detrimental effect to the rival Racer depending on which Racer Class you have chosen.

See the below image for the various effects this will have on each Racer Class and their opponents.




[h3]HOW DO I PERFORM AERIAL STUNTS?[/h3]
To perform an aerial stunt, you need to press the jump key/button while in mid-air after hitting a ramp or air lift.

[h3]HOW DO I PERFORM A DRIFT BOOST?[/h3]
To perform a Drift Boost, you need to hold the drift key/button for an extended period of time. Your wheels will start to glow, and sparks will begin to fly. At this point you can release the drift key/button and you will receive an extra speed boost and will have successfully performed a Drift Boost.

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[h2]LIMITED EVENTS[/h2]

We will be both tweaking and adding several Limited Events to make players’ experience more rewarding. Limited Events will now appear more gradually as you increase your Collection level, becoming incrementally more challenging as you earn more experience in the game.
Make sure to check out the second page of Limited Events by scrolling down on the menu to obtain even more rewards!



[h3]UNLOCK MULAN – BLOOM IN ADVERSITY [/h3]
The ”Bloom In Adversity” Limited Event has been added to assist players in earning the Shards required to unlock and/or upgrade Racer Mulan.



[h3]FEATURED UPGRADE PARTS[/h3]
“Featured Upgrade Parts” Limited Event objectives have been simplified for new players. As you progress more in the game, the objectives will gradually become more difficult.

The ”Welcome to The Race” Limited Event is being taken out of rotation, and the associated rewards will be added to the “Featured Upgrade Parts” Limited Events.

[h3]IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE[/h3]
An additional 8 variations of this Limited Event have been added that will rotate each day. You are still guaranteed to be able to earn a Racer Mickey Mouse Shard upon the completion of this event, in addition to other rewards including cosmetics.

[h2]RACER BALANCING[/h2]

[h2]MIKE WAZOWSKI[/h2]
Racer Mike Wazowski is unlockable early for all players. With Upgrade Parts being readily available for him via the Golden Pass, Mike has been a go-to choice for many players at this early stage of the game’s release. While we understand that Racer Mike is extremely popular with players, we want to make sure that everyone can experience racing with many different Disney and Pixar Racers. We have also noticed that Mike appears frequently in Ranked Multiplayer with a high win percentage.

As players upgrade other Racers to match Mike’s level, we should see other Racers and Racer Classes become top picks for players to compete with. Additionally, as more players unlock, upgrade and become comfortable with more Racers and Racer Classes, we expect to see the gameplay experience naturally balance out and a more varied set of Racers on the winner’s podium. We will continue to monitor the situation and update players.

[h2]KNOWN ISSUES[/h2]

[h2]UNABLE TO UPGRADE RACERS/ACCESS THE SHOP[/h2]
The issues preventing some users from upgrading their Racers or accessing the shop have been fixed.

[h2]MISSING PRE-ORDER/FIRST WEEK BONUS REWARDS [/h2]
If you are still missing your Pre-Order/First Week Bonus rewards, please contact Customer Care and provide them with your Player ID (DS-XXXX) and they can help resolve the issue for you:

MISSING CLOSED BETA REWARDS

We successfully resolved the issue where eligible players did not receive their Closed Beta rewards. We are also aware that there are Closed Beta participants who switched platforms when joining Early Access that are waiting to receive their rewards. For these players, we ask you to contact Customer Care and they can help resolve this issue.

[h2]I CLAIMED THE TWITCH DROP REWARDS BUT CAN’T SEE THEM IN-GAME[/h2]
Please try unlinking and re-linking your account on https://disneyspeedstorm.com/twitch-drops and then launch the game. If this does not work for you, we ask you to contact Customer Care and they can help resolve this issue.

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