Upcoming MNR Patch Dated & Detailed

[GadgetLover]

Back in May, ModNation Racers came to the PlayStation 3 and ushered in the ability to create your own karts, racers and tracks. The world rejoiced, and we here at IGN loved it -- except for its lengthy load times. In fact, a lot of people hated waiting for stuff to load, the inability to invite friends to XP races, and a few other things.

ModNation Racers is fixing those problems next week.

Yes, the much-anticipated patch that United Front Games has been talking about since the release of ModNation Racers is coming next week and it's tweaking a whole bunch of stuff so that the game feels better than ever. Just what does that include?

Well...

Slashed Load Times
Yes, there are still going to be load times, but Sony is reporting that in some cases those loads will be 50 percent faster.

Casual Difficulty FTW
A lot of folks dug the gameplay in ModNation Racers, but they were getting pwned by the game's AI-controlled opponents; those computerized ******** never gave Player 1 a break! Well, this patch introduces Casual Difficulty Mode. This should give people who just want to have some fun the chance to do so without having to worry about hurling a controller after getting sideswiped in the third lap.


Friends with XP Benefits
Racing in XP Races and Series is key to earning experience points and leveling-up online. However, as it stands, you can't invite your friends to XP outings. It kind of sucks the fun out of your multiplayer romp. Well, next week, that'll be a thing of the past. This patch allows you to invite your buddies to races and series, so go level grind!

Death to Hot Lap Cheaters
Apparently, this patch will fix a bug that allowed players to cut through tracks and post ridiculous times in the online Hot Lap section. Only a few more days to steal the spotlight, kids!

The Ultimate Collector
Player cards -- the profile showing what you've whipped up -- will now display all of you creations and not just some of them.

Get Online Faster and Stay There
United Front Games is also fixing MNR so that you'll be able to jump into online races faster than ever. The developers say that this has been done by removing "the online game room from the ModSpot." On top of that, the server's been upgraded to help get rid of those pesky disconnects people were having to deal with. We'll see how that works next week.

Attain the Unattainable (Challenges)
United Front Games has listened to all of your ranting and raving and honed in on three challenges that it agrees are just too damn tough. When you download the patch, expect different completion conditions on the Devastator takedown on Wild Run, the Devastator takedown on Modobahn and the "sideswipe three opponents on the cliff side" task on Fracture.

Free Stuff
The Tin Bucket item will be unlocked for everyone! Hooray!

(Source: IGN)

EDIT: Somebody move this to the news topic pls. Heh wrong topic.

[Spinout209]

Still having the Region Lock = Fail!!!

[ghik16]

Everything sounds good, but when was the release day?

[GadgetLover]

What they said, "Next week", but its actually August 4.

[ghostrider135]

bout time there is at least some news on this, but i have a feeling that its all 2 little 2 late who agrees

[Spinout209]

I agree, way too late

[slong]

stopped playing this game about 6 weeks ago without consciously thinking about why. yesterday with the new patch i decided to play it again. realised why.

i invited some of my friends to my gameroom last night and i couldnt cos they live in america. such a fail.

[GadgetLover]

Ugh, UFG still havent touch a "remove region-lock" button yet.

[Dialgax07]

Lovin' the faster load times and the uncheated Hot Lap! The Region Lock is still annoying though...