Volume 4

Volume 4 is the fourth content update for Need for Speed: Unbound.

First teased on August 7, 2023 and announced the following day on August 8, 2023^[1], it was made available on August 16, 2023 at 09:00 UTC / 02:00 PT / 10:00 CET for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S releases.

It was succeeded by Volume 5 on October 12, 2023.

As the fourth volume, following on from Volume 3, it adds seven new locations for Linkup locations into the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode, as well as adding new Gauntlet playlists, and boosted playlists offering additional rewards.

As players participate in Lakeshore Online, the Speed Pass offers rewards for levelling up through 75 levels and more challenges to complete for additional rewards.

Seven vehicles were included with the update:

Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 "Epic Custom" (2021) - EA Play subscription reward
Lotus Exige S "Legendary Custom" (2006) - Purchase the Lotus Exige S Legendary Custom Pack.
McLaren F1 "Epic Custom" (1994) - Need for Speed: Heat loyalty reward
Mercedes-AMG G 63 "Legendary Custom" (2017) - Purchase the Hip Hop Origin Swag Pack
Nissan 350Z "Epic Custom" (2008) - Purchase the Vol.4 Customs Pack
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec "Epic Custom" (1999) - Purchase the Vol.4 Customs Pack
Polestar 1 "Epic Custom" (2020) - Purchase the Vol.4 Customs Pack
Porsche 911 Carrera S "Legendary Custom" (1997) - Rank 50 Speed Pass reward
Porsche Taycan Turbo S (2022) - Finish the Porsche playlist three times

Multiple downloadable content packs were also made available for purchase:

Content[]

Banners[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Banner

3 Banner Art
3 Banner Stickers

Boosted[]

Boosted: A playlist or a Linkup can be "boosted" for a short period and offer additional rewards.

Cars[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Cars

McLaren F1 "Epic Custom" (1994)
Porsche Taycan Turbo S (2022)

Challenges[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Challenges

Daily: 50 new daily challenges
Weekly: 39 new weekly challenges

Clothing[]

1 Jacket
1 Bottom

Driving Effect[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Style/Driving Effects

"Blue and Orange" Common
"Grass Green and Light Green" Common

Linkups[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Linkups

Playlists[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Playlist

Gauntlet[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Playlist/Gauntlet

Race[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Playlist/Race

Porsche Unleashed

Poses[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Character/Poses

"Cry me a River" Epic
"Peace" Common

Underglow[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Style/Vanity Items/Underglow

"Wave Indian Red" Rare
"Wave Yellow" Rare

Speed Pass[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Speed Pass/Volume 4

5 Banner Art
6 Banner Audio
10 Banner Stickers
14 Clothing items
30 Decals
5 Driving Effects
3 Horn
2 Licence Plates
Porsche 911 Carrera S "Legendary Custom" (1997)
5 Poses
5 Rims
2 Samples
11 Underglow

Downloadable Content[]

EA Play Subscription[]

Cars[]

Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 "Epic Custom" (2021) Epic

Lotus Exige S Legendary Custom Pack[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Lotus Exige S Custom Pack

Cars[]

Lotus Exige S "Legendary Custom" (2006) Legendary

Experience Points[]

+100,000 XP for Speed Pass levels (+10 Speed Pass levels)

Hip Hop Origin Swag Pack[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Hip Hop Origin Swag Pack

Banner[]

1 Banner Frame
5 Banner Stickers

Cars[]

Mercedes-AMG G 63 "Legendary Custom" (2017) Legendary

Clothing[]

1 Hat
1 Jacket
1 Top
1 Bottom

Decals[]

13 Wrap Editor Decals

Driving Effect[]

"Hiphop" Epic

Horn[]

"Hip Hop" Legendary

Licence Plates[]

2 Licence Plate Backgrounds
2 Licence Plate Frames

Pose[]

"Kobe" Legendary

Sample[]

"Hip Hop" Legendary

Underglow[]

"Christmas" Legendary

Vol.4 Customs Pack[]

Main article: Need for Speed: Unbound/Vol.4 Customs Pack

Cars[]

Nissan 350Z "Epic Custom" (2008) Epic
Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec "Epic Custom" (1999) Epic
Polestar 1 "Epic Custom" (2020) Epic

Patch Notes[]

The patch notes for Volume 4 were published to the official Need for Speed website on August 8, 2023.^[2]

Quality of Life Improvements

Players can now quick route to Linkups.
The number of decals players can place on livery wraps has been increased to 1,000.

Campaign

Fixed an issue where Waru's Racer in Trouble mission would not occur.
Fixed an issue where A$AP Rocky's vehicle delivery mission would not occur.
Fixed an issue where cops would stop interacting with the player after they participated in a Qualifier event.
Client & Performance:
Fixed an issue where some PCs failed to boot via EA App.
Fixed an issue where players would encounter graphical issues with Nvidia DLSS enabled.
Fixed an issue where the player is unable to load into multiplayer due to an inventory issue.

Map & World

Fixed an issue on the map screen where Linkup time remaining was not accurate.
Fixed an issue where Linkups would de-spawn too early.

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue where the messaging between rounds in linkups didn't display correctly.
Fixed an issue where daily challenges weren't appearing correctly if completed on the previous day.
Fixed an issue where players were unable to join a Linkup after leaving a Playlist.

UI

Fixed an issue where players would incorrectly be labelled as in a cop chase in the Playlist podium screen.
Fixed an issue where the party menu failed to open on certain screens.
Fixed an issue where the Linkup notification message appeared incorrectly after leaving the garage.
Fixed an issue where chat wheel messages would appear for players while in the playlist car select screen.
Fixed an issue where the Linkup in-progress notification incorrectly stays on screen.
Fixed an issue where the Speed Pass max rank wasn't shown correctly on the player's banner.
Fixed an issue where the Mitsubishi Evolution X 2008 Epic Custom had the wrong body kit thumbnail.
Fixed an issue where player banner stickers wouldn't display correctly.
Fixed an issue where the Linkup of screen indicator would sometimes appear while in the garage.
Fixed an issue where the off screen indicator showing a player's heat, appeared incorrectly during Linkups.

Vehicle Customisation

Fixed an issue where decals would become transparent after being reset.
Fixed an issue where, at times, the body kit and wrap for A$AP Rocky's Mercedes 190E couldn't be applied.

General Fixes

Fixed an issue where EA Play subscribers were seeing incorrect offers as part of their Player First Trial.
Fixed an issue where Speed Pass rewards didn't appear correctly when returning to the garage.
Balanced the intensity of Linkups effects at night.
Fixed an issue where the reward screen didn't appear correctly after purchasing premium content.
Fixed an issue where progress would get blocked if players completed a multiplayer challenge before starting a campaign.
Various minor bug fixes & stability improvements in addition to what’s specified in these patch notes.