Need for Speed: The Run for PC – Patched
Gamers who booted up Need for Speed: The Run on PC this morning were in for a bit of a shock, as EA Black Box has finally introduced an almighty patch via Origin which fixes a whole range of different issues. Here’s the list:
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
The fix we’re most grateful of is the ability to mute players online, which before this patch was curiously absent from the game altogether.
Furthermore to reward PC gamers for their patience, EA Black Box has included the Signature DLC car pack, which is priced around $1.99 for PS3 and Xbox 360, for no extra cost in the new patch. All of the new cars are shown in the video below:
Who said good things don’t come to those who wait?
