NFS World Beta Release Notes

Submitted by Drew Hahn on Tue, 2010-06-01 15:52

The next Need for Speed World beta begins tomorrow morning (Wednesday, June 2) so hurry up and start downloading! Here are the RELEASE NOTES:

IMPORTANT:
- Players are required to uninstall/remove all previous versions of NFS World including any remaining files and/or folders left behind by the uninstaller.
- Failure to remove previous versions will result in critical issues such as being unable to launch the game and/or crashes while in game play.
- For specific details, please see the Uninstall FAQ.

CLIENT CHANGES:
- The One More Lap power-up is disabled after the first racer crosses the finish line.
- There is now a loading screen during the transition from pre-race lobby to race start.
- Adjusted traffic levels to make Traffic Magnet more effective.
- Server optimizations to reduce the amount of time the player has to wait for results as well as support for increased number of concurrent players.
- Server optimization to ensure that players can see each other in free roam.

BUG FIXES:
- Sometimes, players won't load into a race if a pursuit is triggered before loading into the pre race lobby.
- Pursuit result updates were slow and frequently failed.
- Rarely, the Game Launcher does not start for some users.
- Sometimes, players stay in the Lobby after the timer reaches 0:00.
- Shield was preventing One More Lap from being applied.
- Post-race results showed the previous events racers.
- Car top speed was calculated in KPH but displayed as MPH.
- User receives a wrong error message when adding another player who has a full friends list.

See you all in the beta!

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