New Content Coming in The Crew Update Feb. 12
Ubisoft has announced The Crew will get a significant patch Feb. 12 adding some new content and some big bugfixes to the game.
Most significant, we’ll see a new elimination race mode with 10 new tracks. Four new faction missions are also coming in the update.
The update also includes a number of bugfixes including a fix to statistics tracking that will stop a problem with the data being displayed incorrectly or erased.
You can check out the full patch notes below:
New Content
• New PvP mode
The new PvP mode is an elimination race with 10 new tracks available.
• New faction missions
Four new faction missions will be released with the patch on Thursday, February 12.
Fixes and Updates
Online
• The quick co-op feature has been improved, and several bugs related to joining sessions have been fixed.
• PvP lobby improvements
• Enabled browsing of players after selecting cars.
• PvP session improvements
• Matchmaking should now allow players to find more players quicker.
Statistics
• Fixed the issue that was causing statistics to display incorrect data and/or simply reset the data.
Previous data will not be restored, but new statistics should not be lost anymore.
Awards
• Fixed an issue related to unlocking and tracking the progress of certain awards.
Challenges
• Fixed an issue related to progression on challenges.
Frame rate
• Improved frame rate in cockpit view.
UI
• Fixed an issue when applying certain parts.
Friends
• Fixed an issue related to a friend’s presence in game – their status will be set to offline when they quit the game.
Cars
• Improvements and tweaking of several cars’ handling and speed.
• Buggy’s grip has been improved in order for it to be able to climb hills as other Raid cars.
• Fixed a bug where some cars were able to reach an extreme off-road top speed in reverse gear for:
• Bentley Continental GT
• Cadillac Escalade
• Abarth 500
• Alfa Romeo 4C
• Hummer H1 Alpha
• MINI Cooper S:
• Toned down the nitro and grip for MINI Cooper S
Lamborghini Murcielago:
Grip slightly improved when using nitro.
Missions
• AI behavior in some missions improved.
• AI and police car behavior in chase missions improved:
• Opponent cars are now less aggressive, and they try more to follow players instead of taking them down.
Gameplay
• Modifications applied to the friction on side barriers in order to avoid wall-riding exploit.
Streaming
• The game will no longer use 100% of the CPU at the launch on PC. This was preventing players from streaming in smooth conditions.
