Table of Contents

• New Updates
  • New Tracks
  • New Character
• Game Balance Changes
  • Active Skill Changes
  • Passive Skill Changes
• Game Modes and Matchmaking
  • Mode Lab
  • Item Mode
• Convenience and Functional Changes
  • Event UI
  • Other Changes
• Bug Fixes

New Updates

New Tracks

6 New Pirate-Themed Tracks:

• Pirate: Grand Escape

  

  • Difficulty: ★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Item and Speed Mode
• Pirate: Quirky Quayside

  

  • Difficulty: ★★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Item and Speed Mode
• Pirate: Lobby Cliff Battle

  

  • Difficulty: ★★★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Speed Mode
• Pirate: Secret of Shark Island

  

  • Difficulty: ★★★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Speed Mode
• Pirate: Split Wave

  

  • Difficulty: ★★★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Speed Mode
• Pirate: Towering Watch

  

  • Difficulty: ★★★★
  • Supported Game Modes: Speed Mode

New Character

A new character from the high seas has been added to KartRider: Drift! You can learn more through the in-game [Item Mode Skill] menu, or in the Character Skills Guide.

Tanya

"Toto, dear, where aaare you?"

She may not look much like her younger cousin Toto, but they're still family. She's oblivious to the terrible luck that follows her everywhere she goes, something her poor cousin knows about all too well...

And unfortunately for him, Tanya adores her poor little cousin...

Active Skill: Sharp Shooter (Intermediate): Tanya takes aim with piratical style! She aims at an area based on her current speed, targeting all opposing Racers in the area. Tanya then fires 2 rounds of specially modified rounds for each targeted Racer, inflicting missile damage and temporarily disabling the balloons of any Racer it hits.

Game Balance Changes

Active Skill Changes

• Greed on the High Seas (Lodumani):
  • Area of Effect has been increased.
  • Now creates Cursed Item Boxes for a set period in the location of a looted Item Box. Opposing Racers who collect the Cursed Item Box will not receive an item, and a randomly selected item will be removed instead.
  • For all ranks, the first use of this skill is available at the start of the race without a cooldown.
  • Developer's Note: Lodumani's skill allows him to loot all nearby item boxes, to fill his own slots and prevent other Racers from obtaining them. However, filling the player's item slots doesn't feel like that large of a bonus, and the boxes have short respawn times, leading many players to consider his skill to be too low-impact, resulting in low pick-rates. Lodumani now has a more high-impact and disruptive skill. The skill not only loots all nearby item boxes, but also leaves a cursed item box that will steal one of the items from opposing Racers that try to collect one.
• Lightstone Shield (Erini):
  • Skill cooldowns have been decreased:
    • Common: 15s, 7.5s after first use per race (Previously 20s / 10s)
    • Fine: 14.2s, 7.1s after first use per race (Previously 19s / 9.5s)
    • Rare: 13.4s, 6.7s after first use per race (Previously 18s / 9s)
    • Heroic: 12.6s, 6.3s after first use per race (Previously 17s / 8.5s)
    • Legendary: 11.8s, 5.9s after first use per race (Previously 16s / 8s)
• Leave Me Alone (Sophia):
  • Skill cooldowns have been decreased:
    • Common: 13s, 6.5s after first use per race (Previously 15s / 7.5s)
    • Fine: 12.3s, 6.1s after first use per race (Previously 14.2s / 7.1s)
    • Rare: 11.6s, 5.8s after first use per race (Previously 13.4s / 6.7s)
    • Heroic: 10.9s, 5.4s after first use per race (Previously 12.6s / 6.3s)
    • Legendary: 10.2s, 5.1s after first use per race (Previously 11.8s / 5.9s)
• Lightstone Boost (Taki):
  • Skill cooldowns have been decreased:
    • Common: 14s, 7s after first use per race (Previously 17s / 8.5s)
    • Fine: 13.3s, 6.6s after first use per race (Previously 16.1s / 8s)
    • Rare: 12.6s, 6.3s after first use per race (Previously 15.2s / 7.6s)
    • Heroic: 11.9s, 5.9s after first use per race (Previously 14.3s / 7.1s)
    • Legendary: 11.2s, 5.6s after first use per race (Previously 13.4s / 6.7s)
• Prettion Power (Tiera):
  • Skill cooldowns have been decreased:
    • Common: 16s, 8s after first use per race (Previously 21s / 10.5s)
    • Fine: 15.2s, 7.6s after first use per race (Previously 19.9s / 9.9s)
    • Rare: 14.4s, 7.2s after first use per race (Previously 18.8s / 9.4s)
    • Heroic: 13.6s, 6.8s after first use per race (Previously 17.7s / 8.8s)
    • Legendary: 12.8s, 6.4s after first use per race (Previously 16.6s / 8.3s)
  • Developer's Note: Taki, Erini, Tiera, and Sophia are support type characters, so their skills have more to do with helping the team win instead of just themselves. We have determined that their comparatively low pick rates have a lot to do with how their skills don't feel that impactful, so we decided to increase the utility of their skills. Rather than changing what their skills do, however, we have taken the direction of making them more frequently available.
• Old Money (Mayor Zipi):
  • If the skill is successfully used, then the cooldown for the next use will be decreased.
  • Developer's Note: Compared to the risks that come with Mayor Zipi's skill, the returns of a successful use are still too small. As a result, we decided to reduce the cooldown of the skill following a successful use. This way, Mayor Zipi will be able to use the skill more often as they successfully use it multiple times.

Passive Skill Changes

• Sleight of Hand (Mobi):
  • The item copy available status will now always be active when the skill is used.
    • The skill will become active again after a set duration, following successfully copying an item.
  • A boost will now be activated when an item is successfully copied, instead of when the skill is activated.
  • Items can no longer be copied from the same target consecutive times.
  • Skill cooldown has been decreased for all ranks:
    • Common: 10s (Previously 25s)
    • Fine: 9.5s (Previously 24s)
    • Rare: 9s (Previously 23s)
    • Heroic: 8.5s (Previously 22s)
    • Legendary: 8s (Previously 21s)
  • Developer's Note: Despite Mobi's skill as a potentially high utility one that copies the items of other racers, but rather because of a passive that activates at undesirable times, it was hard to make good use of it. In order to make Mobi's skill more proactive, the copying effect is now available as a base. Once Mobi copies an item, he gets the boost effect and has the skill on cooldown, and then he will be able to copy another item when the cooldown is over.
• Cannonball (Toto):
  • Cannonball is now an aimed item, which creates an explosion centered on the target Racer.
  • Cannonball's explosion no longer affects Racers on the same team.
  • Item change chance has been increased for all ranks:
    • Common: 78% (Previously 58%)
    • Fine: 81% (Previously 60%)
    • Rare: 84% (Previously 62%)
    • Heroic: 87% (Previously 64%)
    • Legendary: 90% (Previously 66%)
  • Developer's Note: Toto's skill changes Missiles into a Cannonball item, but as the Missile goes from an aimed item to an area-of-effect item like the Cannonball, there was a lot of feedback saying that it feels like an active downgrade in many situations.
    
    As such, the Cannonball item has been changed into an aimed item, and also creates a blast radius centered on the targeted Racer, so that it is always an improvement over a missile. Of course, allied Racers won't be affected by the explosion, thus making the skill more useful in more use cases.

Game Modes and Matchmaking

Mode Lab

• New Modes have been added to the Mode Lab:
  • Solo Ghost Battle:
    • Base rules are the same as the standard Speed Mode, however Racers will not collide with each other.
    • Opposing Racers will appear in the mode as shadows.
  • Squad Tug of War:
    • Base rules are the same as Squad Item Mode, and Racers are divided into two teams of Miso and Tiera to engage in a character skill battle.
      • Red Team: 4 Miso Racers
      • Blue Team: 4 Tiera Racers
    • Skill cooldowns are reducd by 50%.
    • Character outfits are applied at random, regardless of whether the Racer owns that outfit.
  • Speed Mode S:
    • Base rules are the same as Squad Speed Mode, but with all character skills active.
    • Active skill cooldowns are reduced by 20%.
    • Drafting is disabled in this mode.
  • Solo Derek's Extreme Zone:
    • Base rules are the same as Solo Speed Mode, but all Racers will play as Derek and be able to use his "Extreme Velocity" skill.
    • Racers will not collide with each other, and opposing Racers will appear in the mode as shadows.
    • Traction system will not be enabled for this mode.
    • Character outfits are applied at random, regardless of whether the Racer owns that outfit.
• Upcoming Mode Lab schedule is as follows:
  • Friday, July 26 9:00 AM UTC - Sunday, July 28 2:00 PM UTC: Solo Ghost Battle
  • Friday, August 2 9:00 AM UTC - Sunday, August 4 2:00 PM UTC: Squad Tug of War
  • Friday, August 9 9:00 AM UTC - Sunday, August 11 2:00 PM UTC: Squad Speed Mode S
  • Friday, August 16 9:00 AM UTC - Sunday, August 18 2:00 PM UTC: Squad Crossover Mode
  • Friday, August 23 9:00 AM UTC - Sunday, August 25 2:00 PM UTC: Solo Derek's Extreme Zone

Item Mode

• The odds of obtaining Shield items in Solo Item Mode has been decreased.

Convenience and Functional Changes

Event UI

• The in-game event UI has been improved, displaying Event Progression and Reward Claim Status.

Other Changes

• Lobby background image and music have been updated.
• Icons in the Menu have been updated.

  

• Kris' skill animation has been improved:

  Before	After

• When the "Near Character" option is selected for the Draft Gauge, the UI will no longer appear when a draft is not active.
• The default setting for Draft Gauge location has been changed to "Near Character".
• Automatic Long Slide Drift's usage will now be displayed in Time Attack's Shadow Key Viewer when used.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Erini's "Lightstone Shield" skill lasted longer than a normal Shield item.
• Fixed an issue where AI Racers were being hit back too strongly by Neo's "Wave of Justice" skill.
• Fixed an issue where incorrect LAP UI would display when checking the Time Attack shadow's route.
• Fixed an issue where the Time Attack Shadow Key Viewer would erroneously show the Drift key being pressed when it wasn't (this fix will only apply to shadows created after the July 2024 Pirate Update).
• Fixed an issue where race signs would stay visible in certain situations in Time Attack races.
• Fixed an issue where Spirit Kid's Shadow's fire on his head was still visible in Time Attack races, even when the option was disabled.
• Fixed an issue you could use the in-game chat with the Emoji shortcut key, even when the chat window wasn't open, or when the game is starting and ending.
• (Mobile Only) Fixed an issue where the Boost Gauge UI would not change location when customizing controls.
• (Mobile Only) Fixed an issue where the highlight effect disappears when clicking the Hide/Display Enter button twice in Custom Race.
• (Mobile Only) Fixed an issue where Rank Emblems would not display in [Profile - Edit Profile - Rank Display] settings.
• (Mobile Only) Fixed an issue where clicking the On-Time Event icon in the lobby does not move you to the Event page.
• (PC Only) Fixed an issue where key inputs were not retained when returning after pausing the race or entering Shadow Settings in Time Attack mode.
• (Console Only) Fixed an issue where the Chat UI was displayed while the Track Roulette was ongoing in Custom Races.
• Fixed an issue where Save Location and Rewind can be used while paused in Time Attack.
• Fixed an issue where Time Attack "Period Best" would not update in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the wings of the Mantis kart were not asymmetrical.
• Fixed an issue where the Options window does not close when moving to the [Items - Consumable] tab due to a Bonus Ticket Expiration notification.
• Fixed an issue where parts of Tiera's head was not visible when Tiera was hit by certain items or skills.
• Fixed an issue where Tiera's gloves in the Clueless Tiera emoji are different from her Blue Dragon Tiera gloves.
• Fixed an issue where the Place UI for Racers behind you would become obscured by your Item Slots.
• Fixed an issue where Mayor Zipi's "Old Money" skill could not protect against Barricade items.
• Fixed an issue where "License" is included in the list of places to find balloons for Racers without any balloons.
• Glacier: Extreme Stadium: Fixed an issue where Racers would occasionally collide with invisible objects.
• Northeu: Cosmoway: Fixed an issue where Racers would occasionally collide with invisible objects.
• WKC: Mexico Touring Rally: Fixed an issue where the slowdown effect does not apply in some deceleration zones.
• World Tour: Rio de Ja-nitro: Fixed an issue where the Jump Zone occasionally does not activate in certain situations.
• World Tour: Rio de Ja-nitro: Fixed an issue where corner guardrails were not properly applied on the track.