The new Need for Speed Unbound Vol. 5 update is live as of this morning, October 12, on PC, PS5, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X alongside patch notes that reveal and detail everything the update does. As you may know, as developer Criterion has previously detailed, Vol. 5 adds Linkup areas that now cover all 14 areas, 75 Speed Pass levels, and new vehicles that unlocked for free alongside some new premium content. Some of these new vehicles include the Buick Grand National GNX (1987), the BMW M2 Coupรฉ (2023), and the Custom Mercury Cougar (1967)/ย
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While we know everything the update does under the hood of the game, courtesy of the patch notes below, which also contain a link to a rundown of the new content, we don’t have any information on file sizes, which means we don’t know how long the update may take to download. If this information is provided will update the story accordingly.ย
PATCH NOTES (link to new content)
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
