The Tournaments Rocket League update 1.43 has been released on all platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, which boosts the resolution on Nintendo’s platform in both Performance and Quality mode.

　　Announced earlier this year, the update allows players to create and join Tournaments alongside various other improvements. We’ve included a video showcasing the new Tournament mode down below:

　　As said, patch 1.43 boosts the resolution of the game on the Switch in both handheld and docked mode. In the game’s Performance Mode, Rocket League will render at 900p docked, and 720p in portable mode, targeting 60fps. The resolution will dynamically scale to keep it locked to 60fps. In Quality Mode, the game will run at 1080p docked, and 720p in portable mode. This mode ups the quality of visual effects, but frame-rate will stay at 30fps. Prior to this update, the game was limited to 720p with drops to 576p.

　　In addition to the above, the Quality Mode also enables several graphics features automatically, including Lens Flares, Light Shafts, Dynamic Shadows and Depth of Field.

　　We’ve included the full release notes, as supplied by Psyonix, down below:

　　THE HEADLINES

　　Players can now create and join TournamentsQuality Connection Status icons will appear in the HUD if players are experiencing connection problemsPlayers can now receive a “Chat Ban” that restricts the banned player from sending chat messages in online play[Nintendo Switch] Video Capture and ‘Quality Mode’ have been addedExpanded inventory organization and filtering in the GarageEnhanced Crowd Audio‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2’ is now available to all players under Music PlaylistsNEW CONTENT

　　Country Flags

　　‘Brunei’‘Monaco’‘Nauru’‘Tuvalu’Crates and Keys

　　‘Triumph’ Crate has been addedMonstercat

　　‘Rocket League x Monstercat Vol. 2’ is now available to all players under Music Playlists‘Monstercat’ has been added as a Flag FolderMonstercat Flags have been added‘Anna Yvette’‘Intercom’‘Koven’‘Pegboard Nerds’‘Protostar’‘Slippy’‘Stonebank’‘Uncaged’‘Uncaged Cat’ 

　　CHANGES AND UPDATES

　　Tournaments

　　Players can now create and join Tournaments via the Main MenuFrom the Main Menu, select ‘Play’ and then ‘Tournaments’ to find the Tournaments MenuTournaments have a maximum bracket size of 128 teams, minimum of eight teamsTeam members must be in a party in order to register for a tournamentCross-platform tournaments are enabledTournament creators can set minimum and maximum thresholds for entry based on a player’s Rank in the related Competitive PlaylistQuality Connection Status

　　In addition to showing your ping on the scoreboard, you will now also see in-game icons on the HUD if you are experiencing connection problems. This will help you better diagnose if gameplay issues are related to server performance or your connection.You may see one or more of the following warnings when the client detects issues with your connection:High LatencyLatency VariancePacket LossServer HealthAdditionally, if you are experiencing any of these issues, you will see a warning “!” symbol next to your ping on the scoreboard.If one or more of these issues persists, you will also be notified via a pop-up notification in the Main Menu after exiting a match 

　　Chat Bans and Report Feedback

　　Chat BansPlayers can now receive a “Chat Ban” that restricts the banned player from sending chat messages in online playIf you are Chat-Banned, you will receive a notification on the main menu with information about the chat that contributed to your banQuick Chat is still allowed but chat-banned players can only send one Quick Chat message every 5 secondsChat Bans do not affect Private Matches or Party ChatReport NotificationsIf a player you reported receives a ban of any kind, you will now be notified of the ban via a main menu notificationItems and Inventory

　　Favorite ItemsYou can now Favorite items in the Garage and Inventory screens. Favorited items appear at the top of each tabItem StackingMost items will now automatically stack in the Inventory to reduce clutter in the inventory and trade windowsDuplicate items with different attributes (e.g. Painted or Certified) do not stackDuplicate items with different trade holds do not stackEach item in a stack still counts towards the maximum items in a tradeWhen adding a stacked items to a trade, you can select how many from the stack to offer with a sliderThe Garage now supports Search and Filter functionalitiesThe Inventory screen now has tabs to quickly switch between different categories of itemsItems can now be sorted by Date Acquired and QualityDifferent Painted Car Bodies can now be equipped to the Blue and Orange teamsUser Interface

　　A new “Interface” tab has been added to Options that contains all settings that control the user interfaceGameplayText Chat can now be set to ‘Team Quick Chat Only’Client Send Rate - Limit how many packets your client sends per frame (may help on weak/wifi connections)Server Send Rate - Limit how many packets the server sends you per frame (may help on weak/wifi connections)Bandwidth Limit - Limit total bandwidth used by the game clientCameraCamera Presets are now availableControlsController Vibration now has multiple levels to choose fromInterfaceNameplate Scale - Adjust the size of player nameplates in the worldNameplate Mode - Combines the old ‘High Contrast Nameplates’ and ‘Always Show Nameplates’ option. 'Default' is the former 'High Contrast Nameplates' setting.Match NotificationsAll - Show all HUD stat notifications and match time updatesTime Only - Hide stat notifications, only show “One Minute Remaining” and countdownKickoffs Only - Only show “3-2-1-Go”, don’t show “One Minute Remaining” and similar messagesMap Rotation

　　Aquadome and Starbase ARC have been added back into the Competitive Playlist map rotationTeam Colors

　　Expanded the palette of Blue and Orange team color choices for customizationIn Private and Exhibition matches, you can now select from the full color palette for primary team colorsCamera

　　Made adjustments to Director Camera to make it more reliable in key situations.Auto Camera has been added back into Spectator ModeIn-Game Music

　　You can now listen to Rocket League soundtracks during a matchUnder the ‘Audio’ Tab in the Options Menu, you can set ‘In-Game Music’ to:Always OnMatches OnlyTraining OnlyOffSpotify Integration (Steam Only)

　　You can now select a song from the Playlists menu (in the Main Menu or in-game if ‘In-Game Music’ is enabled) and click the ‘Listen on Spotify’ buttonIf you click on ‘Listen on Spotify,’ Rocket League will minimize and you will be taken to the selected track on spotify.com.You must have an active Spotify account in order to view and listen to tracks on Spotify.com.Enhanced Crowd Audio

　　The in-game crowd can now predict shots and saves using the same logic as the Director camera in Spectator modeNow that the crowd can predict exciting moments, they will get louder and more excited in advance of events instead of only making noise after something happensNintendo Switch

　　Video Capture has been addedTo use Video Capture, press and briefly hold the Share button (below the D-pad) and the last 30 seconds of gameplay will be saved as a video.Switch players can now choose between ‘Performance’ and ‘Quality’ under the ‘Video’ tab in the Options MenuPerformance Mode (60fps)Docked: Optimized for 60fps/900p, can scale down to 60fps/720pHandheld: Optimized for 60fps/720p, can scale down to 60fps/576pQuality Mode (30fps)Docked: 30fps/1080pHandheld: 30fps/720pQuality Mode also enables several graphics features automatically, including Lens Flares, Light Shafts, Dynamic Shadows and Depth of FieldBUG FIXES

　　General

　　Black Market and Very Rare Decals no longer cover Painted portions of some Battle-CarsTrim on Octane no longer changes color when ‘Superman’ Decal is equippedPrimary Colors are now consistent on all car bodiesFixed a bug causing Supersonic Trails no longer flicker across player screens during a matchEquipped Banners are no longer equipped as a phantom item if they are traded inBoost will now regenerate while waiting for additional players to join a Dropshot matchPlayers can now see the ‘Vote to Forfeit’ option in the menu if they already initiated a forfeit voteFixed a French translation error related to Takumi RX-TFixed a Dutch localization error with Uncommon ToppersXbox One

　　Players who have multiple Painted items equipped are now visible in your Party‘Certifiable’ Achievement has been fixedmacOS/SteamOS

　　Fixed a bug causing players to crash when loading Steam Workshop MapsFixed a bug causing players to crash when using ‘Happy Holidays’ Goal ExplosionRocket League is available now for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.