April Fools

Psyonix has sometimes released prank updates in *Rocket League* on April Fools' Day over the years.

## Events Per Year

* 2023
* 2022
* 2021
* 2020
* 2019
* 2018
* 2017

On April Fools' Day in 2023 a new in-game LTM appeared called Eggstra Special Mode.

They also released the player anthem "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley in the Item Shop which can be purchased for 300

Text chat was also disabled, and several different quick chat responses had their text replaced when used during a match!

On April Fools' Day in 2022 a new LTM in-game appeared called Confidential\_ThirdWheel\_Test, Which let players took control of an Octane with only 3 wheels.  They also changed crowd audio which included a screaming fan in the background. Players who logged in during the april fools event also recieved the Free Player Title.

On April Fools' Day in 2021, there were no game-altering pranks, but the Drink Helmet topper was re-released in the Item Shop for 0 Credits.

### GifYourGame

In 2021, the popular *Rocket League* clip-saving tool GifYourGame also did something for April Fools' Day. Clipping a *Rocket League* play using GifYourGame revealed a jester ball.

For April Fools' Day in 2020, Psyonix did nothing.

On March 31, 2019 as part of an April Fools' Day joke, Psyonix changed the casual playlist icons and descriptions.

Followed by this comment on April 1, 2019:

@RocketLeague on Twitter: "We did some spring cleaning for the Casual Playlists. Hope you like the new digs! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3CZen8U8AYkYQm.png"

Credit goes to SWatercolour for the icons.

On March 31, 2018 as part of an April Fools' Day joke, Psyonix posted the following:
@RocketLeague on Twitter: "Oh, well this is embarrassing. Embiggened Mode must have been triggered by a weird sequence in the chronometer..."

* Followed by this news article on April 1, 2018:

  Most Battle-Car Toppers in Rocket League are currently stuck in an experimental ‘Embiggened Mode’ that appears to have been triggered by a specific numerical sequence found in the game's chronometer. We are working to address it, but our engineers seem to think that letting the chronometer run its cycle will likely clear everything up by tomorrow.

* On April 2, 2018 toppers were returned to normal size:

@RocketLeague on Twitter: "Embiggened Mode has run its course and all Toppers should be back to their large-but-not-too-large size. Thanks everyone and we hope you had fun with us this weekend!!! ⚽️🚗🎩🔥"

On March 31, 2017 as part of an April Fools' Day joke, Psyonix announced new ranks would be implemented in the game. Shortly after the announcement the actual rank images had changed in game. The new ranks were:

## References

1. ↑ @RocketLeague on Twitter: "PlaceholderCopy\_EN"
2. ↑ @RocketLeague on Twitter: "We accidentally released an unfinished project in Rocket League this morning. We are working on a fix as we speak."
3. ↑ @RocketLeague on Twitter: "We are aware of a bug in Rocket League that dramatically affects crowd audio. We are working on resolving this issue."
4. ↑ Clip on GifYourGame
5. ↑ Developer Update - Addressing Massive Topper Issue on Rocket League - Official Site
6. ↑ Incoming Rank Adjustments for Competitive Season 4 on Rocket League - Official Site