April Update 1.31: Upgraded indoor rowing
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EXR’s April update is the biggest one of 2024 (yet)! Its renewed menu screens make the app easier to use. Additionally, the 14 extra achievements will make you switch to a higher gear. Don’t miss your chance to beat the Easter Challenge — it’s limited time only! As a reward, the Easter badge and the fun Easter item set are waiting for you!
This update will be released gradually over one week for all systems including floppy disks. As usual, the app will update automatically.
New
Renewed menus
To make EXR more intuitive, we renewed several menu screens. This upgrade includes a preview of your achievements and challenges in the home screen.
The following menus have been renewed:
- The home screen
- The follower screen
- The past sessions screen
- The event screen
Easter challenge & unlockable Easter item set
Lots of EXR rowers have been admiring the log boat that was only available to early EXR ambassadors during its beta phase. Now you get the chance to unlock limited-time items by beating the Easter Challenge this April! It requires that you row 6 sessions with EXR (mind. 500m each, all modes) to unlock the Easter badge and the playful Easter item set. After unlocking the item set, you still need to purchase the individual items with X-Coins (X-Coins can be earned by leveling up and beating challenges). There is no level requirement.
The Easter item set consists of these items:
- Easter bunny shoes (500 X-Coins)
- Easter bunny ears (3500 X-Coins)
- Easter bunny gloves (1000 X-Coins)
- Easter bunny unisuit (2500 X-Coins)
- Carrot Boat (5000 X-Coins)
- Basket Boat (3500 X-Coins)
British Rowing and RowAlong unlockable gear
When completing events of our partners British Rowing and RowAlong, you now unlock merch for your avatar! The items listed below will be available to you instantly (no X-Coin or level requirement).
- British Rowing Unisuit: Complete 2 British Rowing Events in EXR
- RowAlong Oars: Complete 1 RowAlong Event in EXR
- RowAlong Unisuit: Complete 3 RowAlong Events in EXR
Imperial measurements
You can now switch between metric and imperial units in the gameplay settings of the app. As a result, measurements such as lengths are now displayed in miles, for example. Rowing-specific measurements like split time will be kept in metric units even when imperial measurements are selected.
Import & export of custom EXR workouts
Create a workout in the Training Editor and download it using thecustom workouts tab of your EXR webprofile. You can then send the file to an EXR rower who would like to follow your custom workout.
All the recipient of the file needs to do is import it via their custom workouts tab, restart the EXR app and the custom workout will be listed in the “My Workouts” section.
14 new achievements
From beginner to experienced EXR rower, the 14 new achievements will make you look forward to your next training session!
Here’s a list of all new achievements and their difficulty level:
Improved
- Improved various UI modals.
- Improved the stability of the app and its performance on low-end devices.
- Improved rower animations.
- Rowers will now be spread out more at the start of events.
Fixed
- Fixed bug that caused the "lost connection..." message to appear several times.
Make Easter fun with the April challenges
Let’s celebrate the Easter month by conquering the Easter challenge! Master it to earn your exclusive Easter badge and unlock the Easter item set including the Carrot boat, the Basket boat together with the bunny-themed gloves, shoes, unisuit and headwear.
Up for more? Beat the 3 regular monthly challenges!
Under construction
A new part of Lake EXR is under construction. Wondering what it’s all about? Stay tuned via our social media!
How are you finding the April update? Send us your feedback by using our contact form.
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