New World Patch with R34 and holiday theme

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New patch v5.03 brings the [url=http://www.needforspeed.com/post/underground-edition-nissan-skyline-gt-r-v-spec-r34]Underground Edition Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec (R34)[/url] to Need for Speed World along with holiday themed decoration and a whole lot of bug fixes. Complete release notes below.
[quote][b]NEW Features[/b]
- Season's Greetings! This merry update brings the Winter Holidays to Need for Speed World. Be on the lookout for all sorts of holiday themed decorations in the World...especially the golf course.
- The new “SHIFT” Edition Audi R8 is available for purchase from the NFS World Webstore.
- The Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec [R34] has been added to the game for Rental from the Car Dealer. The liveries of this car were inspired by the original Need for Speed™ Underground cover car.

[b]Bug Fixes/Changes[/b]
- Fixed some bugs that were causing crashes during specific events.
- Players will no longer receive the error “Shopping cart purchase failed” when trying to save valid changes in the Paint Shop.
- The Nitrous powerup will now grant a minor boost of speed even if players are already at their car’s top speed.
- Players are now informed that Race Now has been cancelled after entering and exiting the Options menu while searching for opponents.
- HTML code has been disabled in the in-game chat to resolve an issue where the chat would become ‘stuck’ after entering certain symbols.
- Fixed an issue where players were returned to free roam after Lobby countdown reached zero.
- Lower level events now appear smaller and fade out as players level up.
- Race icons are no longer visible during a race. In addition, the finish line is no longer visible once the race is over.
- Repair button will no longer deduct additional cash if pressed again while the ‘Please wait’ message is displayed.
- Users should no longer be shown incorrect Rep / Cash reward values on the post-race screen.
- Fixed an issue where selecting ‘Ready’ in the Pre-Race screen was affecting other players’ ready lights.
- HUD no longer appears in screenshots taken with the Snapshot button in MeetingPlace events.
- Fixed an issue that was causing powerup icons to appear blurry on certain settings.
- Tutorials no longer appear twice after switching to Windowed mode.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the powerup HUD to disappear after skipping the tutorials.
- News Feed will no longer close when the player scrolls to the bottom.
- Selecting the boost store immediately after completing a race will no longer cause the HUD to disappear.
- Fixed an issue on the ‘Stadium & HWY 99’ event where players would crash into an overpass when racing at very high speeds.
- Players will no longer see the ‘Invite to Race’ option in the context menu after cancelling a Private Match.
- The ‘Finding Opponents’ text is no longer editable.
- The ‘Shield’ powerup visual effect no longer sticks to the ground if it used while under the effect of a ‘Traffic Magnet’ powerup.
- Fixed an issue where the incorrect colour value (HSV) was displayed in the Paint Shop after switching between paintable sections.
- The number ‘1’ vinyl has been re-added to the list of available vinyls (under ‘Total’).
- Clicking on an occupied powerup slot in the Powerup Console now empties that slot.
- Pursuit Length no longer includes time spent in tutorial pop-ups.
- DNF statistic is now shown as a number (instead of a %) throughout the game.
- An issue causing the Audio settings to revert back to previous settings after restarting has been resolved.
- Screenshots taken on the post-event screen are now properly saved in the Screenshots folder.
- A speed-bump in the Rosewood Bus Terminal that was causing problems with car physics has been fixed.
- Resolved a number of ‘pop-in’ bugs where buildings, signs, and terrain were appearing/disappearing suddenly.
- Fixed a number of areas where users could clip or fall through the world.
- Race markers should no longer appear floating in the air, or buried under the ground.
- Removed a few stray Pumpkins left over from Halloween.
- Fixed a large number of additional world art issues including: flickering geometry, clipping issues, missing textures and floating objects.
- Sound FX from other players’ cars should no longer cut out as suddenly as they drive away.
- A few missing Sound FX have been added.
- Minor Traffic AI Improvements have been made.
- Additional minor / localization fixes.[/quote]