Session Skateboarding Adds New Throwdown Animations and More

The latest update for Session: Skate Sim is available today, bringing one of the community’s most requested features into the game. Players who enjoy spending hours perfecting tricks and putting together clips can now experience a smoother transition between being off the board and jumping back into a line thanks to the addition of new throwdown animations. A pickup animation has also been added, helping everything flow together more naturally during gameplay.

The new Throwdowns update gives skaters the ability to drop the board to the ground, pick it back up, and move into tricks in a way that feels much more authentic. It may seem like a small detail on paper, but it adds another layer of immersion that longtime players will likely appreciate while filming lines and exploring spots.

The update also includes several quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes aimed at making gameplay feel smoother overall. The team has improved responsiveness, cleaned up landings, adjusted pedestrian behavior and improved grind tracking on kinked rails, along with a variety of other tweaks designed to keep sessions flowing smoothly. Check out the full patch notes below.

Bug Fixes

• DIY objects no longer share the same name.
• All DIY object thumbnails now properly match their objects.
• Fixed directional flip speed when using Front / Back Foot inputs.
• Fixed a crash when opening an empty replay.
• Fixed front heel bounce when pushing switch.
• Fixed crouching that could occur while in Casper.
• Fixed loss of speed when landing after a boned ollie.
• Fixed instances where skater orientation could become incorrect in air (landing near rails or pedestrians).
• Fixed bounce on Manuals.
• Fixed daily challenges displaying incorrect data in descriptions.
• Fixed Bone Ollie float away / double jump issue.
• Fixed huge pop when performing Fakie Hardflips.
• Fixed FPS being locked to monitor refresh rate when gameplay FPS was set differently while V-Sync was enabled.
• Fixed players entering grinds unintentionally when landing on ledges at high speed.

Gameplay Improvements / Quality of Life

• “Go LONG! Frontside!” Daily Challenge now requires a 180 instead of a 360.
• Improved pedestrian behavior with faster movement and better run-away rechecks.
• Improved overall performance when pedestrians are enabled.
• Removed the trash pile at the bottom of Dane’s Rail in Philly.
• Improved grind tracking for 50-50s on kinked rails.
• Tweaked pop direction on very steep slopes, so players don’t launch too far from quarter pipes.
• Adjusted catch timings for Darkslides.
• Adjusted catch timings for Casper Slides.
• Adjusted velocity when landing in manuals.
• Players now carry more speed overall when landing.