Patch History

SpeedLists Update (1.08)

Test your skills versus other players in custom made tournaments to become the Speedlist World Champion.

• SpeedLists
  • There are different types of tournaments so choose the one that suits you: Speed, Style or Mixed.
  • Use the time between Speedlists to tune your car and get the winning edge.
  • The higher you finish in each event, the more SpeedPoints you'll rack up.
  • Join a Speedlist at any moment and you will race the next event available in the tournament.
• Prestige
  • Are you ready to try some of the best events from the story but in HARD MODE?
  • Prestige offers a collection of tougher Speed, Style, Build, Crew and Outlaw events.
  • Once you’ve completed Story mode you can expect a call from some old friends to let you know about this new challenge.
  • Turn on Prestige from your phone to toggle between regular and Prestige events.
  • This time winning isn’t everything. You’ll have to beat a series of increasingly tough target scores to earn Gold in each event.

• Activities
  • Drift or Speed? Choose your style and compete with your friends for the best scores in these short skill challenges.
  • Drift long, hard and fast through the Drift Corners to smash the target score.
  • If Speed is your game, then some short and challenging Speed Runs are out there for you.
  • Remember not to collide and keep up the pace so you can leave your mark on the Speedwall.
  • Collect them all and keep playing to stay top among your friends and earn those bragging rights.

• Daily Challenges
  • Challenges now offer a unique wrap editor decal for each Challenge beaten.
  • There are over 150 Daily Challenge decals to collect, previously only available if you beat all three daily challenges.
  • Keep playing to earn more decals and personalize your ride.

• Additional changes
  • Forced Induction and a new visual Engine are all now available on the Ford 1932 Hotrod
  • New Community Campaigns for REP bonuses, $ bonuses and discounts - keep watching our Social Challenges for details on upcoming events
  • 3 Brand new Achievements & Trophies. These ones are tough!
  • Improved network warning messages for players with a poor connection
  • New red zone on the rev counter to clearly see your rev limit
  • Updated Drag Race Outro comparison screen
  • Various Bug Fixes and Improvements
  • Multiple stability fixes

Add-On Update (1.07)

• New vehicle:
  • Nissan GT-R Premium (2017)
• Multiple stability fixes

Hot Rods Update (1.06)

• New vehicles:
  • Ford Model 18
  • Beck Kustoms F132

• Manual Transmission
• Drag Races
• A Virtual Warehouse where you can keep an additional 5 cars in your garage
• Improved Snapshot overview screen in the Need for Speed Network menu so you can find out more about your snapshots
• Improvements Snapshot Pro mode
• Improvements to the wrap editor
• 3 new Trophies and Achievements
• More campaigns for Rep / Cash and Discounts
• A variety of tweaks and improvements including game play, World and audio
• Multiple stability fixes

Showcase Update (1.05)

• New Feature: Wrap Sharing
  • Share your wraps with other players
  • Download wraps from the community and apply them on your cars
  • Easily filter your search to see the most popular, recent or trending wraps
• New Feature: Snapshot Pro Mode
  • Free form camera
  • Tweak exposure, focal distance, and depth of field
  • Play with settings like turning off the rain or removing visual car damage
• A new "Splash" screen which gives players information on what is included in the new updates from the Living Game
• A new Snapshot overview screen in the Need for Speed Network menu so you can find out more about your snapshots
• Improvements to Kickbacks and likes on snapshots
• Around 130 new customisation items for a variety of cars
• Licence plates are back. Apply around 10 different licence plates to your car for more in depth customisation
• We've made more improvements and bug fixes to multiplayer. You can now play with like-minded people, if you want to play competitive then you can now select this option when matchmaking and join a world with people who also want to play competitive.
• 3 new Trophies and achievements
• Drive through a Gas Station and repair your car on the fly.
• Police Stations are now marked on the map for your convenience.
• A variety of tweaks and improvements including AI, player feedback, Gameplay and World
• Fixed a couple of bugs for Eddie's challenge
• Multiple stability fixes

Legends Update (1.04)

• Brand new progression thread unlocked at Rep Level 25. Eddie and Melissa are back and ready for a new challenge in Ventura Bay. 15 new events with a great reward at the end
• Unlock Eddie's Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (1999)
• 12 new Donor car collectables hidden around Ventura Bay
• 10 Urbex spots – Collect interesting spots around Ventura Bay
• 113 New customisation items for a selection of cars
• New screens in My NFS to track new collectables and progression
• Rep Level has now been increased to 70, each level unlocking new decals for the Wrap editor
• 3 New Achievements & Trophies
• New Daily Challenges and new rewards
• Hundreds of new decals so you can make your favourite Need for Speed cars
• 20+ Pre-set Wraps from Most Wanted, Underground and Pro Street
• A selection of new music tracks to remind you of the old days
• Ability to mute new phone calls
• Phone call improvements
• You can now customise brake discs and calipers!
• Improvements to AI
• Various bug fixes and stability improvements

Icons Updates (1.03)

• Raised maximum REP level from 50 to 60.
• New colour picker added in the Wrap Editor.
• New functionality for mirroring decals added to the Wrap Editor.
• Added more pre-set wraps
• Ken Block's car is now available in the car list to players who complete the Style thread.
• Morohoshi-san's car is now available in the car list to players who complete the Outlaw thread.
• New types of Daily Challenges added.
• Added the ability to do REP and Cash bonuses and discount on items.
• Tuned Race AI behaviour.
• New Monthly Rank presentation in the Daily Challenges menu.
• New Community Tile added in the Need for Speed Network.
• Fixed various issues with vehicle parts fitting with certain cars.
• Improved checkpoint placement in many events.
• Updated Multiplayer UI.
• Multiplayer improvements around player feedback and UI.
• Fixed "new" and "played" event indications on the main map.
• Many audio improvements.
• Improved collisions in various places in the world.
• Stability improvements.
• Numerous of general bug fixes and quality improvements.