THQ Nordic has announced that a new update Wrecknado is now live for Wreckfest which brings a brand-new tournament along with a new car pack for the game. The update adds a brand-new track Wrecknado to the game after which the update is named which features four big loops that lead drivers into the vortex of wrecking. The new track is also part of this month’s tournament where the player’s goal is to wreck as many cars as possible in the game.
The new cars included in Car Pack# 9 are:
- Gorbie: The offbeat community favorite is finally here! This beauty is pure fun to drive and even more to demolish!
- Blade: American racing at its finest, this 80s muscle looks way too fast even when standing still!
- Stepvan: With this pop-culture classic ice cream truck, you won’t be serving ice cream but wrecks!
Check out the trailer of the new update below:
The complete patch notes of the new update are detailed below:
Content
- Added support for the new DLC pack “Reckless Car Pack” containing three new cars: Blade, Gorbie, and Stepvan.
- Added two new tracks: Wrecknado Racing Track and Wrecknado Demolition Arena.
Tournament Mode
- New tournament season: Wrecknado.
- New taxi cab themed reward bundle “Taxi Wrecker” for Rammer RS.
- New drag racing themed reward bundle “Drag 55” for Bulldog.
- SYSTEM (these XB1 changes are not live yet, but coming soon)
- (XB1) Leaderboard updates are now more reliable.
- (XB1) Leaderboards are displayed for all tracks.
Multiplayer
- Player no longer gets kicked mid-event when they start holding down throttle before the event starts.
- (Dedicated Server) Increased admin_steam_ids and op_steam_ids maximum parameter size to 1024 characters.
Vehicles/Gameplay
- Improved Rocket RX handling.
- Improved Sofa Car handling.
- Added the Rocket stock exhaust as an option for Rocket RX.
- A number of small special vehicles no longer receive unexpected amounts of damage.
- Improved Bumper Car performance to make it a Class C vehicle like its peers.
- Upgrade parts now correctly follow the deformed shape of the vehicle.
- Fixed Starbeast SS reversing light glitch.
- Raven steel mesh is now correcly visible in all LOD levels.
- Fixed inconsistent Hornet bumper weights.
- Fixed inconsistent Killerbee S bumper weights.
Audio
- Boomer/Boomer RS: Increased RPM safety limit to prevent sounds from cutting of at engine redline in some cases.
- Razor: Adjusted camera-view based audio filtering settings of turbocharger whine to include less high frequency content over mid-to-high engine rpm range.
The new car pack is part of the Season Pass 2 so if you have already purchased it, you are all set for getting your hands on the new cars available for the game in the new Car Pack #9. Additional details can be found out in the official press release over at THQ Nordic. The new update is now available to all players on PS4, Xbox One, and PC for free. The car pack can be purchased separately for $3.99.
Are you looking forward to jumping back in Wreckfest to try out the Wrecknado update? Let us know in the comments section below.
