14 DAY TRIAL // Electronic Arts has just deployed a fresh patch for Need for Speed: The Run on the PC platform, via its Origin service, that solves a variety of problems and even adds new cars.
NFS: The Run impressed with its gameplay and, despite its lackluster story, managed to delight quite a few racing game fans across platforms like the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.
Now, after EA and developer Black Box deployed the Italian DLC car pack for The Run on consoles, they’ve now released a patch for the PC version of the racing game.
The update, besides fixing quite a lot of issues encountered by players, adds a few free cars, in the form of those that appeared in the Signature Edition DLC, which was released for consoles late last year.
For a full list of the things included in the patch, check out the changelog below, straight from EA.
General: - 30 FPS cap is disabled when v-sync is set to OFF in advanced display settings - Miscellaneous fixes for gamepad and peripheral support - Tweaked reset behavior for a number of tracks in The Run where resets seemed too close to the main race route Single Player: - When players go off track, they will be reset back onto the track instead of at the last checkpoint. Crashes will still result in a reset to the last checkpoint. - Fixed issue where Autolog split time HUD would sometimes disappear after a vehicle reset Challenge Series: – Updated car images will now be displayed in Challenge Series loading screen Multiplayer: - Added Quick Match option from multiplayer menu – Players now have the option to mute VOIP of other players in multiplayer sessions – Reduced unrealistic behaviors when multiplayer opponents drive off-road or collide with world objects – Fixed issue where sometimes icons wouldn’t display for playgroup members in the intermission screen – Animated recently completed solo and group objectives in the intermission screen – Display active objectives in the pre-race loading screen – Tabs will now auto-cycle during the intermission screen, manually tabbing between screens will disable the auto cycling. – Countdown timers in MP will flash orange in the last 5 seconds - Will still display session rewards for players that finish the last race in a session after all other players have left the session. - Hide the empty race results and session standing tabs in the intermission screen when joining a race in progress Autolog: Gallery – Fix to extend scroll bar for entire length of gallery News – Fixed alignment of news list and top of news image Friends - Now displays whether a friend is online, joinable or offline in player badge Friends – Added option to join a friend’s multiplayer session from the friends list, if friend is in a joinable session. Photo – Now displays the proper error message when a photo upload fails due to being out of space. Signature Edition Booster Pack cars: - Puppet Chevy El Camino SS - Fatlace Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R - Venom Nissan 370Z - Scoundrel Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Victory BMW M3 Sport Evolution - Nicolas Mazda RX-7 - Mega Nissan GT-R (R35) - Falken Porsche 911 GT3 - Conroy Ford GT The new PC patch for Need for Speed: The Run is now available for download via EA’s Origin digital distribution service.