F-Zero 99 provides Star Rivals, Competition occasion in new v1.4.0 patch

Nintendo has launched a wealth of latest content material within the free-to-play-if-you-subscribe F-Zero 99. The updates simply carry on coming. Model 1.4.0 of the sport provides fairly a bit, together with a brand new pageant occasion (with festival-themed tracks), a brand new leaderboard occasion, Star Rivals that includes characters from older F-Zero video games, and a complete bunch of traditional patch enjoyable.

Now you can additionally share an emote together with your fellow racers earlier than the race itself kicks off. The patch is on the market to obtain now.

New Additions

Added Competition Queen League. All tracks included in Queen League (MUTE CITY II/PORT TOWN I/RED CANYON I/WHITE LAND I/WHITE LAND II) will seem as Competition tracks. Throughout these occasions, Gem Sparks may be collected on Competition tracks.

Added customization gadgets that may solely be obtained in the course of the time when the Competition Queen League occasion is stay. You’ll be able to verify acquisition standing by urgent the L Button on the primary menu.

The Competition Queen League occasion will probably be held for a restricted time solely. You’ll be able to see how a lot time is remaining within the occasion by urgent the L Button on the Most important Menu.

Common Queen League tracks and the Queen League Grand Prix can’t be performed when the Competition Queen League occasion is lively (besides in non-public foyer and apply modes). Additionally, limited-time challenges will probably be unavailable.

Added an occasion rating tab to weekly rating based mostly on Gem Sparks collected. A participant rating in 999th place or above when the occasion ends can get a particular badge. 

Added Star Rivals. They are going to often seem on Competition tracks throughout a Competition Queen League occasion.

Star Rivals will seem in F-ZERO 99 and Competition Queen League modes. They won’t seem in Personal Foyer races.

The Star Rivals are the 4 characters Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh, Dr. Stewart, and Pico from the SNES model of the F-ZERO sport.

While you beat a Star Rival in a race the place they’ve been chosen as your Rival, you’ll obtain a particular badge that can be utilized for customizing Pilot Playing cards.

Added emotes that may be despatched at particular places throughout a race. A face icon will seem within the higher proper nook of the display when the emote may be despatched. At the moment, maintain the R Button and press the A, B, X, or Y Button to pick the emote you wish to ship.

Emotes may be despatched from the Pilot Card show display earlier than the race begins, in the course of the digital camera intro at the place to begin, and whereas spectating a race.

Emotes despatched by different gamers who’re spectating will seem within the backside left nook of the display.

You’ll be able to flip DISPLAY EMOTES on or off from Choices in Most important Menu.

The Staff Battle guidelines have been modified. The earlier two-team system has been modified to a five-team system, and the variety of gamers per group is now 10. Additionally, in Staff Battle, all teammates share one Staff Tremendous Meter. When the Staff Tremendous Meter is full, all teammates can drive on the Staff Skyway collectively.

Tremendous Increase is activated by every teammate urgent the enhance button inside the time restrict.

The variety of gamers allowed to take part in Staff Battle is 50.

Accessible group colours are blue, yellow, inexperienced, pink, and white.

Grey Bumpers, Pink Bumpers, and Gold Bumpers now seem in Staff Battle as effectively. Gold Bumpers showing in Staff Battle can now be KO’d.

Three weekend occasions have been added:Weekend Occasion: Fortunate WeekendLucky Ranks will reset each 4 hours. You’ll be able to earn bonus ticket factors and EXP when enjoying F-ZERO 99 or Professional Tracks modes in the course of the occasion.Weekend Occasion: Machine-Shuffle Mini Prix WeekendAt the beginning of the race, one sort of machine is randomly chosen, and all gamers compete for the Mini Prix with that machine.Weekend Occasion: Staff Battle WeekendTeam Battles will probably be held incessantly. You’ll be able to earn bonus ticket factors and EXP in Staff Battles in the course of the occasion.Weekend occasions are scheduled to be held sequentially on the weekends following the top of the Competition Queen League interval. 

Added Increase colours and Spin results for use for machine customization in addition to backdrops, badges, and borders for use for Pilot Card customization. These may be unlocked when sure situations are met.

New Increase colours and Spin Results may be obtained primarily by means of limited-time challenges beginning after the top of the Competition Queen League.

New backdrops are primarily obtainable by means of Fortunate Ranks.

You’ll be able to entry your new customization gadgets by way of the Workshop on the Most important Menu.

Different Changes and Adjustments

Elevated how a lot the talent ranking of a participant with talent S-S50 goes up once they defeat a Rival.

Added variation to the sample of Bumpers showing.

Resulting from a change within the Staff Battle guidelines, the situations for acquiring a Staff Battle badge have been modified to “End within the high 3 groups in a Staff Battle 20 instances” (and 50 and 99 instances after that).

The variety of instances you will have positioned 1st in earlier Staff Battles will stay on file, and after this replace is utilized, the variety of instances you will have positioned 1st by means of third will probably be added.

The badge that may be obtained by a Double KO has been modified to a hidden badge.

Fortunate Ranks reset time was modified to five p.m. (PDT).

Different Points

Fastened points to make for a extra nice gaming expertise.