Hello everyone!
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We got a big patch coming on October 8, 2024, with significant changes. We’ve got all the details below, so let’s jump straight into it!
Topics for this update
- Free-to-Play
- Rewards
- New Maps
- New Game Mode - The Axel Tower
- New Items
- New Heroes and Tweaks
- Minor Gameplay Changes
- Difficulty Balancing for RR Cups and Challenges
- Localization
[h2]FREE-TO-PLAY[/h2]
Let us start off with the big announcement. Oh Baby Kart (OBK) will be going free to play on October 8, 2024. What does that mean exactly?
New Players. Starting on October 8, OBK will be available to download for free and all players will have access to most game modes and features, with some exceptions. Free-to-play players will have access to all online multiplayer game modes, but will NOT have access to a majority of current and future solo game modes (such as RR Cups and Challenges). This means that in order to unlock certain heroes that are tied to Challenges and RR Cups, you will need access to the full version. To unlock the full version - you just need to purchase anything from the shop (yes, that’s right, any purchase whether it be a battle pass or a collaboration item will give you the full version!).
Existing Players. For players who currently own the game, that means you won’t have to do anything. The full version of the game is already unlocked for anyone who purchased the game. This means that those players can unlock all the heroes in the game, as well as any future challenges and RR Cups.
If you have more questions, check out our F.A.Q section below or reach out to us on Discord.
[h2]REWARDS[/h2]
If you already own OBK, we want to say thank you! When OBK transitions into free-to-play, we will set up the following rewards for existing players:
- 2x Preseason Boxes (now known as Base Boxes)
- Exclusive Bulma Maid Skin
- Exclusive Chibben Fast Food Skin
- The Dino Pass - this pass never expires
- Access to all existing and future game modes and challenges
The Bulma Maid and Chibben Fast Food skins will be exclusive one off gifts and will never come back. This is to say thank you for your support and for being such an incredible community!
We also have additional rewards for players who went above and beyond:
- Players who are level 69+ will receive the School Huntress Skin
- Players who are level 100+ will receive a Tire Box (Epic Lootbox)
- First 100 players who reached Level 100 have received the Floral Border, a border that was only given to 100 people and will never come back
Note - additional rewards may be given and distributed on top of everything above in the form of additional lootboxes/BP. Again, we want to thank every single one of you for your amazing support! We hope that you will enjoy these special rewards!
[h2]NEW MAPS[/h2]
The upcoming patch will also introduce 6 new maps. Additionally, 4 of these new maps will be special sprint maps. A sprint map is a one way map with checkpoints along the way. Instead of a repeating loop, a sprint map really rewards those who know the full map and the position of what is to come.
[h2]NEW GAME MODE - THE AXEL TOWER[/h2]
Big shoutout to Axelmeow and the art team! Introducing the Axel Tower, a new crazy mode where players will need to reach the top as fast as possible! This new game mode will also have a special event with rewards. Without spoiling too much, all we can say is….good luck!
[h2]NEW ITEMS[/h2]
In addition to balancing existing items, we will be introducing new items to the pool. Depending on the map, you could turn into a rubber ducky, or make someone else turn into a turtle.
[h2]NEW HEROES AND TWEAKS[/h2]
There will be new heroes coming with this patch. We won’t be spoiling too much so we’ll only reveal 2 heroes now.
[h3]Elbow, the Dragon Duck[/h3]
Elbow has a special ultimate that allows him to get full speed boost and steer if the first boost hits someone nearby. It’s a very risky ultimate because not only will you need to land it on to another driver, you have to also be able to control the new bonus steer on the hit. High Risk, High reward.|
[h3]Pas, some Random Game Designer[/h3]
Pas' mechanics revolve around coins. He has the strongest boost in the game, but not only does his boost require triple the most expensive ultimate in the game, it will also remove all his coins upon usage. Additionally, he needs 25 coins to actually get the coin boost.
A number of heroes will also get their stats tweaked.
[h2]MINOR GAMEPLAY CHANGES[/h2]
After extensive testing, we realised that the difference between automatic and manual drifting was too wide. As such, we have improved the balancing of both and also increased the overall pace of the game. You want speed? We will give it to you!
[h2]DIFFICULTY BALANCING[/h2]
We heard you out and changes in the difficulty curve of the RR Cups and Challenges have been made to allow for a more pleasant experience.
[h2]LOCALIZATION[/h2]
With this patch, we will be supporting more languages. These include:
- French
- Korean
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
- Traditional Chinese
- Dutch
- Vietnamese
- Spanish
- German
A big shout out to our community members who have been helping us translate the game!
We’ve got a few other changes but we’ll leave them shrouded in mystery for you guys to find out! That is all we have for you for now. We hope that you will enjoy this amazing new patch!
[h2]FREE TO PLAY - F.A.Q
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I bought Oh Baby Kart, what do I do?Nothing! You already have access to the full game. In fact, if you owned the game before October 8, 2024, then you have access to additional rewards (see “Rewards” section).
I don’t have Oh Baby Kart but I want to play it. What should I do?You can either buy the game on Steam before October 8, 2024 and receive some of the additional rewards mentioned above. Alternatively, you can wait until October 8, 2024 and play the online multiplayer game modes for free. Note that if you wait until October 8, 2024 and play the free-to-play version of the game, you will not have access to all solo game modes (some of which help you unlock heroes upon completion).
I want access to all game modes and features. What should I do?If you already own the game prior to October 8, 2024, then you won’t have to do anything. You already have access to everything. For new players who download the free-to-play version of the game, in order to unlock all features, you just need to purchase anything from the store, whether it be a collaboration package or a pass.
Does this mean all heroes are unlockable for all players?All heroes will be unlockable to existing players or players that purchase the full version of the game. For free-to-play players, not all heroes will be unlockable.
What about skins for heroes, will those be free too?No, hero skins in the shop will still need to be bought. Nothing changed there.
