NFSW Maintinence Window September 21

Purpose:

The purpose of this maintenance window is to deploy server / a game
patch to Need for Speed World. Please see Release Notes below.



Date:

September 21, 2011



Duration(s):

3 hours

Start: 2pm (14:00) PDT -- 5pm (17:00) EST -- 10pm (22:00) GMT

End: 5pm (17:00) PDT -- 8pm (20:00) EST -- 1am (1:00) GMT



Affected Users:

During the maintenance window, the servers will be offline and
users will not able to log in and play Need for Speed World. Players who
are already logged in and playing NFS World will be disconnected from
the server and therefore, disconnected from the game.



New Cars:

- The Chevrolet Chevelle SS has been added to the game, and is available for purchase from the Car Dealer

- A new Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition (Art Director) has
been added to the game, and is available for purchase from the Car
Dealer



Bug Fixes/Changes:

- A number of Cop and traffic AI improvements were made

- Fixed an issue that did not limit players from entering the
Safehouse or initiating a pursuit before seeing the Results screen from a
Treasure Hunt event

- Fixed an issue that caused video settings to automatically set to Windowed mode after a hard disconnect

- Fixed an issue with the Nissan 2000 GT-R that caused it’s wheels
to appear pushed in after applying Visual Packages or Wheels to the car

- Fixed a vinyl distortion issue when applying vinyls near the Nissan 2000 GT-R’s grill

- Fixed an issue when placing vinyls on top of the antenna of the
Audi TT RS Coupé which caused the vinyl to duplicate itself onto other
areas of the car

- Fixed an issue which caused the odometer and mini-map to remain on-screen while in a Meeting Place event

- The grid layout was changed in Waterfront to prevent cars from starting beside a wall

- The grid layout was changed in Financial District to prevent cars from starting behind a parking meter

- A barrier which could be driven through in Seaside Interchange has been fixed