Kirby Air Rider players now have access to the latest update to the game, version 1.3.0.

This is a pretty big patch with some new features, including quick matches and the ability to play online with two players on the same system in the paddock. There are also a ton of other balance changes. Numerous bug fixes were also implemented.

Here’s the full overview:

Kirby’s Air Riders Version 1.3.0 Update Patch Notes

common

• You can now scan amiibo in the paddock and race with figure players (FP).
  • You can scan from the amiibo terminal in the paddock.
• You can now try courses solo in online matches during matchmaking.
  • In City Trial, you can ride Skya around if you match with at least one person.
  • In Air Ride and Top Ride, if you enter the test course screen and try to exit in the middle of matching, a penalty will occur.
• You can now seek to the playback position when playing a video from Spectate’s Movie Replay in the Connect menu.
• Replay video is now played on monitors in the paddock.
  • Replay videos uploaded by players will be played randomly.
• You can now choose local play from online matches in each mode, even when you are not connected to the internet.
• Featured players can now be set to automatic even when replay playback settings are set to full.
• When displaying the pause menu during free run or time attack, the version number is now displayed at the bottom right of the screen.
• Reaching the ending of Road Trip will unlock the “Everything Reset” memory even if you haven’t unlocked it yet.
  • This memory will also be released in save data that has already reached its ending.

balance adjustment

Rider performance has been adjusted.

Adjusted the performance of some aircraft.

The machine name for each machine type is as follows:

• Star series: Warp Star, Compact Star, Winged Star, Shadow Star, Wagon Star, Slick Star, Formula Star, Bulk Star, Rocket Star, Swerve Star, Turbo Star, Jet Star, Hop Star, Vampire Star, Paper Star, Transform Star (star series)
• Tank type: Tank Star, Bull Tank
• Bike Type: Willy Bike, Rex Willy, Willy Scooter, Transform Star (Bike Type)
• Chariot type: Chariot, Battle Chariot

Bug fixes

• Improved communication stability when playing online.
• Fixed a timer progression issue that could occur when playing in Air Ride or Top Ride Free Run modes for extended periods of time.
• Fixed a bug where the appearance rate of the “Monster Bird Dynablade” City Trial event was sometimes lower than expected.
• Fixed an issue where My Music settings were not reflected in City Trial ranked matches and quick matches.
• Fixed an issue where My Machines purchased from the Machine Market would not appear in offline City Trials.
• We fixed an issue where the sequence that plays when a player completes a checklist tab may not play correctly when completing that tab using an open block.
• Fixed an issue where, in the following checklist tasks, if you select “Checklist” under “Delete data” to delete the data after completing the conditions, the clearing conditions would not be counted correctly and the task could not be completed.
  • Air Ride Challenge: “Play all courses” “Set records with 10 or more types of machines”
  • Top Ride Challenge: “Win ​​on all courses”
  • City Trial Challenges: “Play 8 different stadium contests”, “Play 16 different stadium contests”
  • Online tasks: “Complete all courses without falling off a cliff”, “Play all courses”, “Run 5 different courses in a single race”, “Play 10 different stadium contests”, “Play 15 different stadium contests”
  • We have also implemented corrections to ensure that the conditions in question are properly counted for save data where this issue occurred.
• Fixed an issue where defeating a Rider in an online match would not count towards the “Defeat other Riders 50 times in total” task in the City Trial checklist.
• Fixed an issue where the “Land on a 1,000 Points Platform” checklist task completed through the Skydive 1 Stadium event could not be completed when another player landed on the same platform in an online match.
• Fixed an issue where performing a Gooey quick spin on Air Ride’s Galactic Nova course could cause you to clip through the terrain on some grind rails.
• Fixed an issue where Gooey could glide in an unusual location when performing a quick spin.
• Fixed an issue where Gooey’s copy ability would not decrease as expected if he continued to use Quick Spin while possessing some copy abilities.
• Fixed an issue where replay data could not be uploaded when completing certain courses early or retiring early.
• Fixed an issue where a vacant car would sometimes move away from the rider when the car approached the destroyed rider.
• Fixed an issue in Road Trip where performing certain actions while moving could prevent players from progressing to the next challenge.
• Fixed an issue where the handicap settings set for P1 in offline play in each mode were reflected in online matches.
• Fixed an issue where if you had a certain number of licenses, an error could occur when you returned to the original screen immediately after transitioning to Rivals in the Collection menu.
• Fixed an issue in the online match stadium event “VS. Gigantes” where if the player riding the Gigantes was disconnected, the Gigantes would not be displayed.
• Fixed an issue that could cause laps to be unintentionally delayed while playing on the Crystal Top Ride course in Road Trip Challenge.
• Fixed an issue where, after purchasing a machine in the Machine Market, if you performed a certain operation, the purchased machine would disappear unintentionally, making it impossible to purchase it again.
  • We have made a correction so that purchased aircraft will be displayed even in save data where this phenomenon occurred.
• Fixed an issue in City Trial’s “Dust Up Derby 2 Stadium” event where if you were pushed up against a wall while being defeated by a rival and revived, you could fall through the wall.
• Made several other gameplay fixes.

The following issues have been identified and are not included in the fixes in this update.

• If the number of gummies is between 8,285 and 8,626, an error will occur when opening the gummy screen in the collection menu. (This will not occur if the number of gummies is 8,284 or less, or if the number of gummies is 8,627 or more.)
• If you clear the last task on the checklist with an open block and the completion mark is displayed, if you move to another screen using a certain procedure, the completion mark may disappear and you may not receive the completion reward.

These bugs will be fixed in future updates. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Kirby Air Riders underwent an update late last year that included unique balance adjustments. find patch notes here.