This is a big one. The latest update brings the opportunity for players to customise their vessels for their own playing style, visually tweaking them out at the same time.
In Race mode, Time Gate, and Survival, you will see new options for customising your vessel. You can swap out three components - the body, the wheel, and the core. And whilst your vessel's handling won't be affected, you can change the colour too.
The three component types each affect the handling of the vessel, adding and subtracting from five stats in total:
Steering
How quickly your vessel turns
Air Handling
Vessels with good air handling have less of a turning speed penalty when airborne.
Boost Capacity
Higher capacity means more boost time.
Boost Speed
Affects the top speed of your boost
Recharge Rate
Each time you roll through a gate, your boost meter is recharged. A higher recharge rate means more of your meter is filled each time.
With this update, there are two vessel bodies, two wheels and three cores available for a total of 12 different combinations. As we add more components to the database, the number of combinations will grow, bringing visual variety and a greater number of builds into play.
Excited about this one. Share your thoughts below or on the discussion boards and let me know what you go for: boost capacity or recharge rate? Maybe you prefer good air handling over boosting? How is it working out in multiplayer?
See the full release notes here.
Kevin