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Volume 8: "Cops vs. Racers"

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Volume 8, dubbed "Cops vs. Racers", is the eighth content update for Need for Speed: Unbound.

The update was initially teased on August 19, 2024[1], a Steam store page update went live on August 15, 2024 detailing the update and its content before being officially revealed on August 21, 2024[2], and was made available on August 22, 2024 at 08:00 UTC / 01:00 PT / 09:00 CET for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S releases.

It was succeeded by Volume 9.

As the eighth volume, following on from Volume 7, it features two new vehicles: the Porsche 959 S (1987) and the Lotus Evija (2023), with each including three body kits.

It adds a new Hot Pursuit event type - a 4-player vs. 4-player team-based event with teams each completing a round as the cops and racers - within the multiplayer Lakeshore Online mode for both Free Roam as well as PvP.

Alongside the Hot Pursuit event type, a cop section was added to the garage with its own separate Cop Career with progression towards unlocking cop edition vehicles.

The League has been refreshed with the Racers League replacing the previous Underground League with five new racer vehicles to win from rivals.

The Speed Pass offers rewards for levelling up through 75 levels including new police customisation items.

Twenty vehicles were included with the update:

Patch Notes[]

Gameplay[]

Hot Pursuit[]

  • Hot Pursuit event type - PvP and Free Roam
    • 4v4 mode
    • Play a round as a Cop (catch the racers) and a round as a Racer (win the race)
    • If you get busted, you’ll come back as a Cop for a chance to score some points by taking out the remaining racers
    • Pursuit tech is back with Spike Strips, EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse), and ESF (Electrostatic Field) to take down the Racers
    • Pursuit tech can be changed and equipped before you take part in the event in Cop Garage so don't forget to set your load out before your roll out!
  • Cop and Racers also have a few tweaks and differences to look out for in this mode:
    • Cops do not need to hit and follow checkpoints, allowing you to cut corners (literally) and get the right ramming angle for maximum effort!
    • If you are lagging behind as a Cop you can execute a tactical jump ahead of the race pack to get back into the action

Cop Career[]

To aid you in your "fight for justice", we have a whole bunch of Cars and Pursuit tech for you to unlock in the newly added Cop progression. Get XP from playing as a Cop in Hot Pursuit mode in both PVP and Free Roam to unlock new and more powerful versions of Pursuit tech. You will also unlock Cop cars inspired from around the world, such as a Japanese police inspired Nissan GTR R34 and a UK police inspired Range Rover Sport SVR.

Cop progression will be sticking around in Unbound from now on, unlike Leagues which have been refreshing each volume, allowing you to be a racer’s biggest pain in the ass at your own pace!

Cop Progression[]

What’s the point of chasing down a racer and smashing them off the road if you can't look enforceable while doing it?! Well lucky for you there are loads of Cop Customisation options to earn through the Speed Pass. Customize things like light bars, bull bars, rims and even radio tech to give some personality to your busting mobile.

Cop Customisation[]

What’s the point of chasing down a racer and smashing them off the road if you can't look enforceable while doing it?! Well lucky for you there are loads of Cop Customisation options to earn through the Speedpass. Customize things like light bars, bull bars, rims and even radio tech to give some personality to your busting mobile.

League[]

League is back with a new set of challenges, Racers to beat and new rides to earn. New racers will be available over the course of the volume, so make sure to come back and take them on to win some of their rides.

Community Challenge[]

Racer X is back with a new challenge! While some are chasing in HP mode, he wants us escaping… Heat level 5 chases are the flavour for this Vol., apparently. Hmm, he really seems to want to give the Lakeshore PD the run around, spreading them pretty thin, taking down Cops last volume (which you all smashed!) and now baiting them? Meh, escape the chases and it sounds like there will be a new custom up for grabs. Still, what's he up to?!

New PvP Races[]

  • 18 Hot Pursuit Events - The most challenging cops vs. racers experience in NFS history.
  • Evija vs. Regera Playlists - Has it finally Meta its match... pick your side and go head to head on the new longest race ever in Lakeshore.
  • Porsche 959 S only Playlists - All racers in the new 959 S, use the event loaner or bring your own.
  • Lotus Evija only Playlists - The most electrifying test of speed in Lakeshore.
  • NFS Legends Playlists - Celebrating NFS 3, the first "Hot Pursuit" titled game in the franchise.
  • Gauntlet Playlists - 2 additional playlists added.
  • 16 new Vol. 8 race routes to discover across all game modes.
Increased Max Rank[]

Max rank will now be increased from 250 to 280. 30 new ranks, themed with NFS Cop badges from across the franchise, unlocking along with titles and banner art every 5 ranks.

Content[]

Cars[]

New volume, new cars! This time around, as you expect, we are going heavy with Cop cars and customization. We bring the old, with the iconic Porsche 959 S '87, which isn't just packing junk in the trunk, and the new with the supercharged, electric powered (new Meta in town) the Lotus Evija 23’. Of course, both have our revised Kaizen handling model. Full car breakdown below:

New Cars[]
  • Porsche 959 S '87 w/ 3 body kits (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Lotus Evija '23 w/ 3 body kits (Free Speed Pass)
New Customs[]
  • Speedhunters Racer Custom Lotus Evija '23 (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Lotus Evija '23 Criterion Edition (Free Speed Pass)
Cop Customs[]
  • Sgt. Cross’ Custom Chevrolet Corvette from Need for Speed: Most Wanted (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Speedhunters Cop Custom Porsche 959 S '87 (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit series inspired Cop Custom Porsche 959 S '87 (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Porsche 959 S '87 SCPD Edition (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Ford Crown Victoria '08 – Undercover Cop Edition (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Porsche 959 S '87 – Undercover Cop Edition (Premium Speed Pass)
  • Ford Crown Victoria (2008) US Edition (Cop Progression)
  • Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR (2018) UK edition (Cop Progression)
  • Porsche 911 GTS (2018) DE Edition (Cop Progression)
  • Nissan Skyline GTR V-Spec R34 (1999) JP Edition (Cop Progression)
  • Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 (2017) US Edition (Cop Progression)
Racers League[]
  • 4 Rival Racer vehicles (check back each week for what!)
  • Community Challenge Custom...

Speed Pass[]

As always, though, there is more than cars up for grabs. Some Cop themed, some racer themed, all awesome!

  • Cop Customisation - Bull bars
  • Cop Customisation - Light Bars
  • Cop Customisation - LED License Plates
  • LED Message bar - A selection of LED message bar with enforceable phrases, sure to strike fear in Racers
  • Racer Sets - Colour matched smoke and infinity rims
  • "Light walls" Tags - Give the Cops something to chase!
  • "LED Trails" Tags - Think digital ticker tape, that will stop those pesky racers…
  • And of course a whole lot more:
    • Banner frame and stickers
    • Body kits
    • New Rims
    • Licence Plates
    • Decals
    • Character skins
    • And projections
    • XP boosts

Fixes[]

  • Fixed performance issues that occurred when progressing challenges and during the results screen at the end of an event, which would result in a framerate drop on PC and PS5.
  • Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in a "missed checkpoint!" and "wrong way!" reset loop if they crash into traffic and get knocked off course at the end of a Drag event.
  • Fixed a bug where players could miss checkpoints to skip ahead on "Takahashi Special".
  • Fixed a bug where cars would continue to travel forward with momentum after passing the finish line in Drag playlists instead of coming to a halt.
  • Fixed a bug where players could get incorrectly reset in the "Goin' Uptown" street race if they cross the bridge near the end of the race while it has been lowered.
  • Fixed an issue where the names of "Pro Quarter Mile" events could be too long and extend off the PVP playlist card.
  • Fixed a bug where the colour of the League tab would be incorrectly inverted if colour-blind settings had been enabled.
  • Fixed a bug where "Original" signature style smoke VFX would disappear during a burnout if another player's burnout also produced smoke nearby.
  • Fixed a bug where decals were not visible on the rear-right fender of Melissa's Custom Eclipse GSX '99.
  • Fixed an issue where hovering over the Honda Civic Type-R (2015) in "My Rides" would rarely result in a crash on PS5.

Crash Fixes[]

  • Various crash fixes

Additional Fixes and Improvements[]

  • Fixed there being an over-abundance of cop helicopters in SP & MP in some circumstances- effectively making helicopters "less annoying" to escape.
  • Gamemode lobbies now skip down to 5 seconds if all players on the server have joined
  • Gas stations now repair burst tires in SP & MP
  • Some network performance optimizations to improve conditions for players with poor connections
  • Fixed - issues in player search where the banner wasn't correctly updating to the selected player
  • Fixed - The "Buy Premium Speed Pass" tile on the main menu doesn't disappear if you have Keys To The Map installed.
  • Fixed - Some issues around buying vehicles where parts could go missing.

Gallery[]

Teaser[]

Promotional[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Tweet: @needforspeed (2024) Thursday's gonna be a hell of a throwback #NeedForSpeed. Available at: https://x.com/NeedforSpeed/status/1825548279209181469
  2. ↑ Website: needforspeed.com (2024) Vol. 8.0.1 Patch Notes. Available at: https://www.ea.com/en-gb/games/need-for-speed/need-for-speed-unbound/news/vol8-0-1-patch-notes
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