Mario Kart World Now Updated, Adds Custom Item Rules and More

Nintendo launches another new update mario kart world. The patch brings the Switch 2 racing game to version 1.4.0 and includes a host of quality-of-life improvements and other tweaks.

Among many tweaks, Nintendo has added a “custom item” rule to the game, allowing you to tweak the items that appear in a round. Custom item rules can be applied to VS Race, Balloon Battle and Coin Runners modes.

In addition, Nintendo has also tweaked the layout of some courses heading to and from Kupattropa Beach. The company has also changed it so that each race to Koopa Troopa Beach now requires you to complete two laps after arriving at the track.

In addition to this, Nintendo has also added an option to turn on photo mode when competing against ghosts in time trials. When paused, the game will now also display the name of the current music track as well as the track's original title.

The update also includes a long list of bug fixes that address various issues that could arise in Toad Factory and other courses. You can read the full story from Nintendo Patch Notes the following.

Since launching Mario Kart World with the Switch 2 last June, Nintendo has been releasing regular updates for the game. this 1.3.0 version updateLaunched in September, it brings several quality-of-life improvements to Free Roam mode, making it easier to keep track of your collection of P Switch and Peach Medals, among other changes.

Mario Kart World Edition 1.4.0 Patch Notes

General

• Added “Custom Items” to item rules.
  • This feature allows you to set which items are displayed.
  • This feature is supported in “VS Race”, “Balloon Battle”, “Coin Runners”, and “Rooms” in “Online Games” or “Wireless Games”.
• Enables the music track name and the source title of the playing track to be displayed on the pause menu.
• Added “Music Volume” to “Settings/Controllers”.
• Allows players gathered in “rooms” of “online games” to participate in “contests”, “knockouts” and “battles”.
  • Up to 4 players can participate in “Contests”, “Elimination Tournaments” and “Battles”.
• This way you can join with friends who are playing “Knockout” among “Friends” in “2p”, “Online Games”.
• Added “Restart” and “Next Race” to the pause menu of “VS Race” in “Single Player”.
• This will allow you to select Photo Mode from the pause menu in Time Trial's Race with Ghosts.
• Changed the course layout of “VS Race” or “Online Play” or “Race” in “Wireless Play” for the following courses.
  • Race from “Koopa Troopa Beach” to “DK Spaceport”.
  • Race from “Koopa Troopa Beach” to “Crown City”.
  • Game from “Koopa Troopa Beach” to “Peach Stadium”.
  • Race from Whistlestop Summit to Koopa Troopa Beach.
  • Race from “Desert Mountain” to “Kupatropa Beach”.
  • Race from “DK Spaceport” to “Koopa Troopa Beach”.
  • Race from “Crown City” to “Kupatropa Beach”.
  • Race from “Peach Stadium” to “Koopa Troopa Beach”. *Change to, on all races to “Koopa Troopa Beach”, including the route above, once you reach “Koopa Troopa Beach” you will cross the finish line after two laps.
• Now when you ride on the back of Manta Ramp you will sprint.
• This is done so that the player will not hit Dragonnier when transforming into Bullet Bill.
• This is done so that a player who has already used one boo and holds two boos cannot use a second boo.
• When a Dash Food is taken away by someone, shorten the time it takes for the Dash Food to reappear.
• When a coin placed on the water is taken away by someone, shorten the time it takes for the coin to reappear.

Resolved issues

• Fixed issue with incorrect sprint time after charge jump.
• Fixed an issue where players would slide through walls when being trampled by a vehicle moving on the road from above.
• Fixed an issue where players would be squashed when coming into contact with a landing Thwomp.
• Fixed an issue where bullet banknotes were not displayed after use.
• Fixed an issue where characters would be blurred even if Focus was set to Character when taking a photo in Photo Mode in the pause menu.
• Fixed an issue where the screen would appear distorted when entering a pipe while joining Free Mode in Online Play.
• Fixed an issue in Online Play Free Mode where players were unable to enter the UFO when multiple players attempted to enter the UFO at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where friend information was not updated when viewing the “Friends” friend list in “Online Battle”.
• Fixed an issue where a communication error occurred when viewing the group ID in “View Room Information” when participating in a group in “Friends” in “Online Battle”.
• Fixed an issue where player rankings would drop when retiring during the “Elimination Round” in “Online Matches”.
• Fixed an issue where players appearing to leave the court again and again when watching a match during the Knockout Tour in Online Matches or Wireless Matches.
• Fixed an issue where the player's own character or vehicle would change when starting “Online Play” or “Wireless Play” again after exiting the game after a “knockout” in “Online Play” or “Wireless Play”.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to get stuck on walls when using Bullet Bill while falling off the court in “Sky-High Sundae”.
• Fixed an issue where Bullet Bill would go off course when using the final curve in “Boo Cinema”.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to slide over bulldozers in Toad Factory.
• Fixed an issue where players would be stuck in the spotlight during a match from Toad Factory to Bowser's Castle after transforming into Bullet Bill.
• Fixed an issue where the Bullet Mouth or Thorn Shell would get stuck on the rocks if the player used it in the first curve of Desert Hills.
• Fixed an issue where players would get stuck in a tree when using Bullet Bill on the DK Pass.
• Fixed an issue where players would slide through the wall on the final bend in “DK Pass” when they were smaller due to lightning.
• Fixed an issue where players would get stuck on billboards when transforming into Bullet Bill during the race from Crown City to Desert Mountain.
• Fixed an issue where players would slide through stone rings while using the Bullet Mouth or Giant Mushroom while falling into the “Big? Block Ruin” before the last curve.
• Fixed an issue where players could get stuck on the ground on the grass near the “Big Donut”.
• Fixed an issue where players would slide through walls when rewinding after wall riding in the special room accessible from the pipe in Shy Guys Fair.
• Fixed an issue where players would still fall into lava even if they turned on Smart Steering in Dry Bone Burnout.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to veer off course when using Bullet Bill while riding the railway in Wario Stadium.
• Fixed an issue where players would not be able to glide if they were on the gliding panel when gliding from Wario Stadium to Airship Fortress.
• Fixed an issue where players would get stuck on the ground when going from Wario Stadium to Airship Fortress.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to levitate from the rails in a bicycle-type vehicle after riding a wall in Wario Stadium while doing a rail ride.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to veer off course when using Bullet Bill on the shortcut from Dandelion Abyss to Squeaky Falls in Ice Rally in Knockout.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to go off course while gliding from Dandelion Abyss to Squeaky Falls in Knockout's Moon Rally.
• Fixed an issue where green cannonballs would get stuck on the ground when traveling from Airship Fortress to Bone Burnout in the Love Rally of the Knockout Tour.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to veer off the track when transforming into Bullet Bill on top of a building in “Crown City” in the following games:
  • The race from “DK Spaceport” to “Crown City”.
  • Race from “Koopa Troopa Beach” to “Crown City”.
  • The race from the “Far Oasis” to the “Crown City”.
• Several other issues have been addressed to improve the gaming experience.