Oh Baby Kart News

[p]New maps, a new hero, new bundles and more!
[/p][h2]NEW[/h2]

• [p]New hero! Pawker meets OBK. Sneakitty is strongly focused on tier 1 drift boost and his ultimate makes it even stronger. You will be given Sneakitty automatically.[/p]
• [p]New maps! Queue into Race Royale for a chance to run into new "World Warp" maps.[/p]
• [p]Limited Time Shop Bundles![/p]

[p]-> VALENTINE PACK: including Chonkma, Tux Loma, Valentine Equipment set, 2x Hay Crates. [/p][p]-> SAMURAI SHIBA: including the skin, 1x Hay Crate. [/p][p]-> WAIFU HUNTRESS: including the skin, 1x Hay Crate. [/p]

• [p]Overhauled maps: London and Japan (with a "twist" in the spiral) are now back into RRs, GPs, TTs, and Custom Rooms.[/p]

[h2]CHANGES[/h2]

• [p]Maps rotated out of Race Royales:[/p]

[p]Dino Grass, Shipyard, Beach, Vault, Neo Cyber, Cyber, Toy Box, Ancient Park, Festive Iceworld, Ancient Plains[/p]

• [p]Fixes: Faster respawn when flying off candyland (but please get gud), Otter Hills gearbox removed, Castle shortcut i-frame.[/p]
• [p]To combat disconnects, the "unlimited" framerate option has been removed.[/p]
• [p]Equipment: Considering its overwhelming impact on performance, the "trickjump speed" stat has been halved on all equipment, giving other stats a chance to shine.[/p]
• [p]Hit detection on rockets improved.[/p]
• [p]Hero Balancing:[/p]

[p]-> KHUN / LEDGER Coin boost and time reduced by 50%. [/p][p]-> BULMA / HWA RYUN Tier 3 Drift Boost reduced 15%. [/p][p]-> CL Tier 3 Drift Boost reduced by 22%. [/p][p]-> OHBIBI Acceleration reduced by 10%, Max Speed reduced by 10%. [/p][p]-> PATRICK STAR / MARU Ultimate charge required increased by 10%. [/p][p]-> ZIM / CYBERDOGE Tier 3 Drift Boost increased 15%. [/p][p]-> GIR / STEAMPUNK ROBO Duty mode Tier 1 + 2 increased by 15%. [/p][p]-> SUIT SHIBA Ultimate on hit gives 30% additional speed. 20% additional boost duration. Passive changed for Holy Shiba. [/p][p]-> JEZ Trick Jump speed increased by 15%. [/p][p]-> D-SPARTAN Tier 3 Drift Boost increased 16%. [/p][p]-> RATTINI Trick Jump speed increased by 15%. [/p][p]-> ZACH Rockets can no longer be fired backwards. [/p][p]-> AXEL Max speed increased by 13%. [/p][p]-> SQUIDWARD / FLAMINGO Trick Jump speed increased by 8%. Tier 2 Drift Boost increased 10%. [/p][p]-> PAS Max Coin requirement set to 25 (from 35). [/p][p]-> KIRBO Max Coin Speed increased by 20%. [/p][p]-> CHIMP Trick Jump speed bonus increased 15%. [/p][p]-> NOMAD Max Speed increased by 8%. [/p][p]-> COBIE / RAK Trick Jump speed increased by 20%. Bull Booster Ultimate cost reduced by 5%. [/p][p]-> SMOLTING (Inversebrah) Drift Boost Tier 1,2 and 3 increased by 15%. [/p][p]-> FILIAN / CHOP Ultimate Boost increased by 0.7 seconds. Ultimate daze penalty reduced by 12%. Trick jump increased by 10%. [/p][p]-> ELBOW Trick Jump Speed Boost increased by 15%, Drift Boost Tier 1,2 and 3 increased by 9%. [/p][p]-> PLANKTON / CRED Max Speed increased by 15%. [/p][p]-> DIB / STARDUST Max Speed increased by 8% and Drift Boost Tier 3 increased by 23%.[/p]

[h3]NEW[/h3][p]Four revamped maps were added to the racing pool, including online matches, Time Trials, and Custom Games[/p]

• [p]Test of Ice[/p]
• [p]Otter Hills[/p]
• [p]Magic Library[/p]
• [p]Dim Sum[/p]

[p][/p][h3]CHANGES[/h3][p]Hero Balancing:[/p]

• [p]D-Spartan: lowered max coin speed[/p]
• [p]Khun/Ledger: lowered max coin speed[/p]
• [p]MrKrabs/Tomatomas: lowered max coin speed[/p]
• [p]Pas: lowered max coin speed[/p]

[p]Equipment Changes:[/p]

• [p]Equipment Coin Boost Time and Coin Boost Added Speed has been reduced by about 35% across all but a few weaker pieces of equipment. Even getting dazed on purpose was viable with certain builds. This change aims to combat this unintended strategy alongside game-breaking speeds. The changes will be updated on the wiki.[/p]

[p]Small map changes, such as the reversion of the long portal i-frame on SpaceTrack[/p]

[h3]NEW[/h3]

1. [p]An additional 4 revamped tracks were added to GP & RR map pools:
   - Ancient Plains, Dino Grass, Shiba Heaven, Festive Iceworld (It's a festive season after all!)
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2. [p]The 8 most recent tracks (including the ones above) were added to the Time Trial and Custom Game map pools[/p]
3. [p]Custom Games now have an additional equipment setting, "COMP", which will force a preset of equipment stats on all players in the custom game.
   
   - This was requested from the community for our competitive seasons starting soon! Join our Discord if you want to participate.
   
   - This overrides each player's "active" equipment to ensure an even playing field, while increasing the pace of the game.
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4. [p]Equipment Recipes were added (CRAFT -> RECIPES)
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5. [p]New character skins available in the web store!
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[h3]CHANGES & BALANCE[/h3]

1. [p]Minor map changes, such as problematic gear boxes being (re)moved.[/p]
2. [p]MrKrabs/Tomatomas and D-Spartan base coin boost time was reduced by 0.7 seconds.[/p]
3. [p]Slightly improved item rolls for racers in the back.
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[h3]FIXED[/h3]

1. [p]Challenges should no longer crash.[/p]
2. [p]Improvement in some servers[/p]

[h2]PATCH NOTES[/h2]

1. [p]Minor map changes, such as certain jumpers being changed, moved or removed[/p]
2. [p]The bugged "acrobatic exhaust" was fixed - To find all equipment stats, check the wiki. Not all listed equipment is available (yet)[/p]
3. [p]Hovering over equipment now shows stat change previews.[/p]
4. [p]Trinkets may display partially incorrect previews.[/p]
5. [p]Most challenges were fixed - Some have been slightly altered. "The Purified Knight" and "Shogun" challenges may still cause issues.[/p]
6. [p]Hero balance changes[/p]
   • [p]Khun/Ledger: Reduced boost ult speed. [/p]
   • [p]Krabs/Tomatomas: Increased ult cost. [/p]
   • [p]Peanut: Increased ult cost. [/p]
   • [p]Shapes: Increased ult cost. [/p]
7. [p]RR cups rotated out. The following heroes can instead be unlocked via REWARDS -> CLAIMS[/p]
   • [p]Cactiff [/p]
   • [p]Chop [/p]
   • [p]Ledger [/p]
8. [p]Some shield mechanics have been reworked, including Nomad's "spike shield" and the "market shield" item[/p]
9. [p]Known issues [/p]
   • [p]"The Purified Knight", and shogun related challenges may crash the game[/p]
   • [p]Hovering over trinkets may display partially incorrect previews[/p]

[h3]NEW[/h3]

1. [p]Map pool has been expanded in online game modes - new maps include Castle, Neo Cyber, Steampunk and Vtuber - This will not affect Time Trial (as there is a Global Leaderboard) and Custom Game-> 2. Maps have been reworked with the new style to match OBK 2.0[/p]
2. [p]Officer Jez is ready for Halloween and available in our webstore[/p]
3. [p]New jump pads on the Paris map[/p]
4. [p]Equipment presets have been added to the Equipment page
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[h3]CHANGES[/h3]

1. [p]Coin based heroes have been rebalanced (Primarily Degen, Mr Krabs, Huntress, Pas and Kun/Ledger). Expect more balance changes as a meta develops.[/p]
2. [p]Ledger is available as a reward in RR Cup 21[/p]
3. [p]Newly discovered Casino Garage has some visual fixes on the floor[/p]
4. [p]UI has been fixed in a few screens[/p]
5. [p]Timers on certain stuns have been reduced (Capy homing missile, some obstacles in certain maps)[/p]
6. [p]Visuals have been tweaked including size of Duck/Turtle when hit[/p]

[p][/p][h3]FIXES[/h3]

1. [p]Voices for heroes were missing, this has been fixed[/p]
2. [p]Equipment sometimes being unequipped after a race has been fixed[/p]
3. [p]Fixed equipment claimables - Those that tried to claim but couldn't, the item has been given to you[/p]

[p][/p][h3]NETCODE[/h3]

1. [p]Significant optimisations on certain stages[/p]
2. [p]Possible disconnect issues have been addressed[/p]
3. [p]Mac players were having issues with some connections or matching making in some games, this has been fixed[/p]
4. [p]Possible 9 man player lobbies should be potentially fixed[/p]

[p][/p][h3]ONGOING EFFORTS[/h3]

• [p]Jumper locations and strength[/p]
• [p]Equipment fixes/corrections, and a wiki page containing exact equipment stats[/p]
• [p]Hero balancing where needed[/p]
• [p]Adjusting Grand Prix scoring system to 8-player lobbies[/p]
• [p]Item changes, such as the radius of coin tornadoes[/p]

[p][/p][p] See you on the track![/p]