Rocket League – Season 5 is here and comes with a brand new Battle Car, the “Nexus”. What is the Nexus Hitbox, and what else is there to know?

The new Rocket Pass for Rocket League – Season 5 includes an interesting new car: the Nexus. This is possibly the only cool thing about Rocket League – Season 5, as many complain about the complete lack of originality. However, that can be said about Rocket League in general these days, so we don’t really see that as the most glaring of arguments. But: we’re here to talk about the Nexus, so let’s move on quickly.

– Season 5 has an intergalactic theme, with our beloved Battle Cars shooting off into space to play tough games in the all-new Starbase Arc arena. The brand new CGI trailer may have been as bizarre and boring as expected, but it showed us the new Battle Car for this – Season : the Nexus. Appropriately named, by all means. But what is its hitbox?

In Rocket League, instead of doing complicated balancing, Psyonix decided to simply set all vehicles to one of only six hitboxes available in the game. And even these hitboxes differ only slightly from each other. So when we talk about a “new Battle Car”, what we really mean is “another Battle Car that’s actually just like the others, but looks a little different”.

When it comes to looks, we have to say clearly: the Nexus is pure standard. To be honest, there’s very little to say here. It’s blue, it’s shiny, it doesn’t have any special abilities (I mean, it’s Rocket League), and it has jet black windows. But honestly, is there really anything else to say? We’ll get to the hitbox in a bit, but that doesn’t knock our socks off either.

What is the Nexus Hitbox in Rocket League?

The Nexus has a Plank Hitbox, which makes it slightly better at hitting the ball in the air. This is due to the short length (the Plank Hitbox is actually the shortest in the game), but the width means that the hitbox has a larger surface area and is ideal for hitting and controlling the ball.

We don’t have a guide for the Plank Hitbox yet, so we’ll roughly summarize it here: The Plank Hitbox is absolutely popular with freestyle players. It is short and flat, making it ideal for all kinds of aerial maneuvers. Due to its maneuverability, it is absolutely perfect for all kinds of last minute saves. Ok, it’s no Octane or Dominus, but it’s certainly one of the better hitboxes in Rocket League.

Is there actually anything else to say about the Nexus in Rocket League – Season 5? No, not really, to be honest. Like we said, it’s a shiny blue car with very little style and very little to appeal to us. The only thing we can say for sure is that at least it’s not as butt-ugly as the Outlaw from – Season 4. That thing was a disgrace. Pure eye cancer.

Rocket League Explained – Car-football for Dummies

Soccer meets racing. In Rocket League, you go hunting for goals with Turbo. What sounds simple can quickly become complex due to the variety of techniques to control the ball. Here’s your beginner’s guide to getting started as a Rocket League pro, including all the terminology you need to know.

Rocket League is a video game published by Psyonix and belongs to the genre (game category) “sports simulation”. These are games where players can virtually practice a sport. In the case of Rocket League, this is a combination of soccer and racing, played on a futuristic soccer field.

Players compete alone or with up to 3 other players in a team, with the goal of scoring as many goals as possible. The winner is the team that has scored more goals at the end of the time. A round lasts about 5 minutes, but is extended with a golden goal in case of a draw. Unlike in conventional soccer, the players do not control people here, but special cars that drive across the pitch.

Rocket League offers a variety of game modes. From classic car-football to fun game modes with mutators. These are selected before the start of each game. In eSports, only the classic mode without mutators is used.

The Rocket League ABC

In Rocket League, the goal is to master the car, learn special moves, and still keep track of the field. When pros throw around terms like 50/50 or double tab, it’s easy to lose track as a newbie. So that you can shine with your knowledge both in the game and in the stream, we have summarized the most important terms of the Rocket League universe for you here.

50/50 – When two or more players touch the ball at the same time, a kind of press ball is created. The direction in which the ball ultimately flies is random and resembles a 50/50 chance.

Aerial – Unlike classic soccer, Rocket League is not only played on the ground, due to their boost, players can also move in the air for a short time, dribble the ball there or start a shot attempt. As soon as a player leaves the ground he makes aerial actions.

Ballchasing – If a player is chasing the ball all the time and neglects his position, this is called ballchasing.

Boost – To bring the car faster to a higher speed there is boost. The players also use this to fly and steer with the cars.

Demolition – The possibility of demolition shows that Rocket League does not always have to be harmless. Here you drive at high speed through the car of another player and destroy the vehicle. The player is taken out of the game for a short time until respawn and the own team has a higher chance to score a goal.

Double Touch – Double Touch is a term often heard in professional Rocket League streams. This refers to a player scoring a goal by first shooting the ball at the wall next to, or above the opponent’s goal and then sending the rebound towards the goal.

Flick – Controlling the ball is the name of the game in Rocket League. Flicks are shots where the player touches the ball through the dodge mechanic while jumping and shoots with it.

Flip Reset- In Rocket League, each car has a double jump, after which the car must touch the ground with its 4 tires to be able to jump again. Due to the game mechanics, it is also possible to perform this on the ball – the so-called flip reset.

ReDirect – if e.g. player A shoots towards player B and the latter then deflects the direction of the ball e.g. towards the goal, this is called a ReDirect.

Wave Dash – One of the most important techniques in Rocket League is the Wave Dash. By a well-timed flip shortly before you touch the ground, you get a speed boost without performing the flip completely. The technique is mainly used when jumping down walls.

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