Need for Speed: The Run Gets New PC Patch, Includes Free Cars

Electronic Arts has just deployed a fresh patch for Need for Speed: The Run on the PC platform, via its Origin service, that solves a variety of problems and even adds new cars.

NFS: The Run impressed with its gameplay and, despite its lackluster story, managed to delight quite a few racing game fans across platforms like the PC, PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360.

Now, after EA and developer Black Box deployed the Italian DLC car pack for The Run on consoles, they’ve now released a patch for the PC version of the racing game. 

The update, besides fixing quite a lot of issues encountered by players, adds a few free cars, in the form of those that appeared in the Signature Edition DLC, which was released for consoles late last year.

For a full list of the things included in the patch, check out the changelog below, straight from EA.

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.

Signature Edition Booster Pack cars:

• Puppet Chevy El Camino SS
• Fatlace Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
• Venom Nissan 370Z
• Scoundrel Subaru Impreza WRX STi
• Victory BMW M3 Sport Evolution
• Nicolas Mazda RX-7
• Mega Nissan GT-R (R35)
• Falken Porsche 911 GT3
• Conroy Ford GT

The new PC patch for Need for Speed: The Run is now available for download via EA’s Origin digital distribution service.

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