NFS World maintenance patch

To all Need For Speed: World players, please be aware that the [b]game serves will be shut down[/b] today (February 7th), to deploy a new game patch. The maintenance will take 4 hours.



[b]Start:[/b] 14:00 PST -- 17:00 EST -- 22:00 GMT

[b]End:[/b] 18:00 PST -- 21:00 EST -- 2:00 GMT (February 8th)





[b]New features:[/b]



- Players are now able to chat while in the Safehouse;

- When sending a whisper to another Driver, a separate chat filter is created to allow the player to see a record of the conversation between two players;

- A notification icon will appear when receiving updates to specific chat filters;

- Two new Team Escape events have been added to the game: "High Stakes" and "Underground";

- For a limited time only, A Valentine Aftermarket Card Pack is available for purchase and includes exclusive Valentine's Day Neons and License Plates;

- The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 "2011 Beast" has been reintroduced to Need for Speed World and is available for purchase from the Car Dealer;

- The Lexus IS F "2011 Beauty" has been reintroduced to Need for Speed World and is available for purchase from the Car Dealer;

- An all new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition "2012 Beauty" has been added to the game and is available for purchase from the Car Dealer;

- An all new Lexus LFA "2012 Beast" has been added to the game and is available for purchase form the Car Dealer;





[b]Bug fixes/changes:[/b]



- Existing Team Escape events have been adjusted for difficulty. Time limits are now shorter, while Rep and Cash rewards have increased;

- The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has undergone retuning to increase the car's top speed and enhance its handling;

- The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 bumper cam has been adjusted;

- The Lexus LFA's engine sound has been changed to match the real-life acoustics of the LFA's V10 4.8L engine and multi-stage exhaust system;

- The Lexus IS F has undergone retuning to increase the car's top speed and enhance its handling;

- A 7th gear has been added to the Lexus IS F;

- The Lexus IS F's bumper cam has been adjusted;

- The "/f" friends chat functionality has been fixed;

- Fixed an issue that caused exhaust tips to clip into the Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV's body when equipped with visual packages;

- Fixed an issue that caused 2 steering wheels to appear on the Nissan 200SX while in minimum level of detail;

- Some missing vinyl thumbnail images were added for the Koenigsegg CCX "Elite";

- Some minor world/environment fixes were made;

- Some missing mouse-over SFX were added when highlighting elements in the Aftermarket Shop;



[b]UPDATE:[/b] The patch took less time than predicted to be deployed. The servers are now up and running!