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VOL. 5 PATCH NOTES

Read about all the fixes and changes coming alongside Vol. 5

Need for Speed™ Unbound: Patch Notes

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Hey NFS fam! As we mentioned earlier, Need for Speed: Unbound Vol. 5 drops real soon and here you can delve into the patch notes of this update. We’ve also added plenty of quality of life improvements and fixes with this update.

Take a deeper look under the hood and read more about what’s new in Vol.5 here

Let’s get into Volume 5’s patch notes.

General Fixes & Improvements

  • Fixed an issue where the "Repair at a gas station during a Gauntlet Playlist" Daily Challenge is notified as completed while in Freedrive and not in a Gauntlet Playlist
  • Fixed an issue in Porsche Playlist where the fireworks were not appearing at the finish area of the second race
  • Fixed a Loaner Car marker didn't appear in the Event Summary screen across all Playlists
  • Fixed an issue where in some cases the vehicle would move while interacting with another user's banner
  • Fixed an issue in Porsche Playlist where the car would disappear when deselecting via the Event Car Select menu
  • Fixed a decal issue on the Mercedes G63 (2017) Custom Build where the sticker duplicates on the spoiler and roof at the same time.
  • Fixed an issue where Linkup Ski Slope Round 3 Phase 3 Smashables were not disappearing after completing the objective
  • Fixed an issue where the Player was not receiving server notifications for active recommended playlists
  • Fixed a collision issue in Linkup Edgewater Port preventing the Player from making the jump
  • Fixed flickering issues when previewing trunk-lid options on the Lamborghini Urus in Multiplayer Server
  • Fixed a Cloud Saving issue on EA App when booting NFS Unbound with the same account on multiple devices
  • Fixed an issue where One Shot Challenges notifications were missing or triggered incorrectly
  • Fixed an issue where Linkups and Boosted Events were not appearing for some players
  • Fixed an issue where the unlock requirements for some vehicles displayed the Lakeshore Online requirements rather than the Campaign requirements.  
  • Fixed visual issues with cars that have legendary body kits, Speed pass unlocked cars, DLC purchased cars and one off wraps 
    • List of affected cars: Lamborghini Countach LP800-4 (Custom Edition), Mercedes AMG G63 (HipHop Swag Pack), Volkswagen GTI Clubsport (Vol 3 Customs Pack), Lotus Exige S (Legendary Customs), Porsche Taycan, Porsche 911 Carrera S (Vol.4 Speed Pass), Porsche 911 Carrera S (Vol.4 Speed Pass), Eddie's Skyline, Rachel's 350z, Polestar 1 Hero Edition
  • Fixed an issue where snapshots tints were not functional in singleplayer or multiplayer

Quality of Life Changes

  • Added a Masking Decal functionality to the Wrap Editor
  • Tweaked the cadence and downtime of multiplayer Boosted Events and Linkups

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