Purpose:
The purpose of this maintenance window is to deploy server / a game patch to Need for Speed World. Please see Release Notes below.
Date:
July 26th, 2011
Duration(s):
4 hours
Start: 1pm (14:00) PDT -- 4pm (17:00) EST -- 9pm (22:00) GMT
End: 5pm (17:00) PDT -- 8pm (20:00) EST -- 1am (1:00) GMT
Affected Users:
During the maintenance window, the servers will be offline and users will not be able to log in and play Need for Speed World. Players who are already logged in and playing NFS World will be disconnected from the server and therefore disconnected from the game.
New Features:
- In celebration of our 1-year anniversary: the all-new Porsche 959 has been added to the game and is available for purchase with Cash from the Car Dealer
- A Porsche 959 “Year One” edition is available for purchase with SpeedBoost, and comes equipped with Performance Parts and an exclusive Art Director-designed livery
- The Nissan 350z (Underground 2) is now available for purchase with Cash from the Car Dealer
- The Volkswagen Scirocco (Zack) is now available for purchase with Cash from the Car Dealer
- The Dodge Viper SRT10 is now available for purchase with Cash from the Car Dealer
- A “Year One” license plate has been added, and is available for purchase with Cash from the Aftermarket Shop
- A “Year One” vinyl is available for purchase with Cash from the Vinyl Shop
- Three cars have been reduced in price as a limited time offer
- 1000 SpeedBoost available for redemption
Bug Fixes/Changes:
- The starting grid formation has been staggered to optimize race starts
- The steering ratio has been tweaked for all cars to allow all cars to perform at 100% steering capability
- Fixed the Toyota Supra’s drivetrain and made it a pure RWD
- Fixed a body roll issue across all cars. Cars will now have less body roll
- Fixed an issue with the reverse gear in all cars. Cars can now reverse more efficiently
- Equalized the NOS values that gave some cars unfair advantages
- Fixed an issue that caused the Cop radar to disappear from the mini-map after triggering a Pursuit
- Fixed an issue that prevented Cops from appearing when leveling up to level 2 from a Treasure Hunt
- Fixed an issue that caused Cash Rewards to drop to 0 when activating a Cash Amplifier at level 50
- An open barrier in the Team Escape event “Most Wanted“ has been fixed
- A wall in Rosewood Stadium that was able to be driven through has been fixed
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Rewards screen from displaying after all players are Busted past 50% completion in Team Escape events
- Fixed an issue in the Vinyl Shop that caused the colour thumbnail to always appear black after changing colours
- A number of missing tool-tip images in the Aftermarket Shop were added
- Fixed an issue that caused Power-ups to render white when used during the night cycle
- Some Visual Packages with see-through sections were fixed for the Lotus Elise
- Fixed an issue that prevented auto-complete from functioning in the Group Invite field
- A number of localization fixes were made
