What's new
What changed on your card and in the Studio, newest first. Your overlay picks each change up on its own, so there is nothing to re-export.
October 2026
- NewIn the phone-control test, each card has big buttons on your phone for replays, rank-ups, milestones, badge pulses and NEW PB. Each button says Played, Queued or No answer, and a ring counts down while a card rests.
- NewWe're preparing replays for your rank card's last result and rank milestones, plus badge pulses and stat reel controls; phone buttons will follow.
- NewWe're preparing NEW PB replay and # badge pulses on both time trial cards, plus next and hold for the Pill's reel; phone buttons will follow.
- NewIf you’re testing phone control, you can see and unpair your phones in the Studio’s Phone tab.
- NewScan a code from Sign in on another device to open the Studio on your phone without typing your key.
- NewCopy your key from the Studio's key bar, where your password manager can offer to save it.
- NewRequest a feature from the Studio's Help tab, next to Report a problem.
- NewThe Split Board shows your Sum of Best under your splits, and you can set the splits' heading.
- NewA standard card shows a Stale mark when an update fails, instead of passing old numbers off as current.
- ImprovedOn Luminous Redux, you can load your card without waiting for the season check.
- ImprovedWe added a check for direct browser access to the database behind your key.
- ImprovedIn the phone-control test, you can play up to six moments a minute, with a one-minute pause if you press buttons too fast.
- ImprovedYou can hold Space or Enter to hide a card from the phone panel, tab within its open sheets, and press Escape to close them.
- ImprovedIn the Studio, you can find a time trial track by typing its name or code, like Boo Cinema or BCi.
- ImprovedTime trial card labels stay readable over a light background image.
- ImprovedWhen your name isn't found, your key has no access or the ladder is down, a standard card shows one short message with what to do.
- ImprovedThe PB Pill's time is smaller, with a soft shadow and nothing behind it, so your GIF shows around it.
- FixedYour Retro Rewind card stops blinking the Stale mark and shows it only when an update fails.
- FixedYour card drops the Stale mark when its numbers are current but MKCentral sends fewer stats.
- FixedYou can change your phone's clock and return to the panel without using an extra connection pass.
- FixedA goal like 1:43.xxx counts as 1:43.999, so a 1:44.058 PB shows 0.059 to go.
- FixedTime trial cards show BC for Bowser's Castle and BCi for Boo Cinema.
- FixedThe home page, Studio and Updates fit a phone: no sideways scroll, a working preview and a full-width Add to OBS button.
September 2026
- NewSet gb-wls, gb-sct, gb-eng or gb-nir in the Flag field to fly Wales, Scotland, England or Northern Ireland.
- FixedA Retro Rewind VR card shows Name not found after you rename yourself, instead of a stranger's points.
- FixedDuring a ladder outage, your card keeps your last MMR, rank and gain for up to ten minutes instead of going blank.
August 2026
- NewThe Studio looks up the name you type on your ladder and lists the closest matches when nothing fits.
- NewKO cards track Season 1 and show your tier in the pill, from Iron 1 up through GM.
- ImprovedRank milestones like top 100 wait until the KO leaderboard is big enough, and use percentages until then.
- FixedYour KO card holds its last numbers for up to ten minutes during an outage instead of dropping to Offline.
- FixedAn invisible character, underscore or dot in a pasted name no longer stops your card from finding you.
July 2026
- NewThe Studio has a bigger live preview in the middle, an icon dock on the left for each section, and one Add to OBS button at the top right.
- NewRetro Rewind CT and TT are Studio modes that show your division, MMR, world rank, win rate, peak and recent gain.
- NewPick MKW · CTGP Classic or MKW · Luminous Redux in the Studio to show live ratings and a tier gem, Iron through Supreme.
- ImprovedThe Studio warns you when you paste a Google Images or Pinterest link that would leave your background blank.
- ImprovedReport a problem asks for your email so we can answer you.
- FixedYour Retro Rewind stats are current, and the reel shows your average score and partner average.
June 2026
- NewPick MK8DX · 200cc in the Studio to show your live 200cc lounge rank, MMR and badge.
- NewDrag your GIF or image in the preview to frame it, then zoom, fade and lock it so it stays put while you stream.
- NewTurn your custom font on or off for the Name, MMR number and Stat line separately, so a font with no digits no longer blanks your MMR.
- NewPick any US state under the Flag field to fly its flag instead of your country's.
- NewPick MK World · KO Tour in the Studio to track your KO Lounge rank, last-10, win rate, peak and events played, with a celebration when you climb into the top 100, 50, 25, 10, 5 or 3.
- NewReport a problem sends your exact settings with it, and the Studio warns you when your custom font didn't load.
- NewShow your mode's stats, like win rate, peak and last-10, as a static line or a cycling reel in the top-right, with a PREV stat for the MMR from your latest mogi.
- NewA small 24P / RT / CT chip next to your rank tells viewers which mode you play.
- NewEach effect gets its own intensity slider, and ambient effects go up to 200%.
- NewPick a built-in Minimal, Branded or Holo background, and switch the spinning holofoil border off for a static one.
- FixedEffects play on PCs with reduce motion switched on, which a laptop battery saver can do without telling you.
- FixedSwitching scenes in OBS no longer leaves old stat reel frames piled on the new one.