Activities in Need for Speed: Unbound are a total of 190 asynchronous competitive events found across Lakeshore, of which there are three different types, and they can be completed in either the single-player Story mode or the Lakeshore Online multiplayer mode.
Each individual activity location has a 3-star rating attached to it, which has three targets the player can surpass to earn stars. All three targets for an activity location are shown as a star rating, with each subsequently higher rating increasing in difficulty towards its completion.
Activity Types[]
Drift Zones[]
There are a total of 35 Drift Zones across Lakeshore.
Nearby Drift Zones will be shown on the player's mini-map and can be triggered at either day or night, but its location isn't recorded on their map unless they pass near either start point of a Drift Zone.
Driving through a start point will initiate the player's attempt to beat that zone's score target. Beating each of the three star rating targets will reward the player with cash. Beating all three star rating targets will allow the player to earn additional cash by beating their personal best score for a zone.
When in a Drift Zone, a score multiplier will increase the amount of points a player can earn whilst drifting. The multiplier starts at a base times one, but chaining multiple drifts together in quick succession will increase the multiplayer to a cap of times four.
Hot Laps[]
There are a total of 30 Hot Laps across Lakeshore.
Nearby Hot Laps will be shown on the player's mini-map and can be triggered at either day or night, but its location isn't recorded on their map unless they pass near the start point of a Hot Lap.
Driving through a start point will initiate the player's attempt to beat that lap's time targets. Beating each of the three star rating targets will reward the player with cash. Beating all three star rating targets will allow the player to earn additional cash by beating their personal best score for a zone.
When in a Hot Lap, the player is shown the time of their last attempt and their personal best.
Long Jumps[]
There are a total of 45 Long Jumps across Lakeshore.
Nearby Long Jumps will be shown on the player's mini-map and can be triggered at either day or night, but its location isn't recorded on their map unless they pass near that Long Jump.
Driving through a Long Jump start point will initiate the player's attempt to beat that jump's target. Beating each of the three star rating targets will reward the player with cash. Beating all three star rating targets will allow the player to earn additional cash by beating their personal best distance for a Long Jump.
Speed Runs[]
There are a total of 30 Speed Runs across Lakeshore.
Nearby Speed Runs will be shown on the player's mini-map and can be triggered at either day or night, but its location isn't recorded on their map unless they pass near that Speed Trap.
Driving through a Speed Run will record the player's current rate of speed between two cameras and compare it to its target speeds. Beating each of the three star rating targets will reward the player with cash.
Speed Traps[]
There are a total of 50 Speed Traps across Lakeshore.
Nearby Speed Traps will be shown on the player's mini-map and can be triggered at either day or night, but its location isn't recorded on their map unless they pass near that Speed Trap.
Driving through a Speed Trap will record the player's current rate of speed past that camera and compare it to its target speeds. Beating each of the three star rating targets will reward the player with cash.
Unlocks[]
Awards[]
Completing activities will unlock various awards as players complete districts and activity types:
- "Catch My Drift" - Get 3 stars on all Drift Zone activities
- "Caught On Camera" - Get 3 stars on all Speed Trap activities
- "Frequent Flyer" - Get 3 stars on all Long Jump activities
- "In The Zone" - Get 3 stars on all Speed Run activities
Cars[]
Earning all 3-star ratings for activities will gift various vehicles to the player and unlocked them for purchase with cash:
- Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster (2018) - Get 150 stars on Speed Traps
- McLaren 600LT (2018) - Get 105 stars on Drift Zones
- Mercedes-Maybach S 680 (2021) - Get 10 stars on Hot Laps
- Nissan 370Z Nismo (2015) - Get 135 stars on Long Jumps
- Porsche Cayman GT4 (2015) - Get 90 stars in Speed Runs