NFS Unbound Update 1.09 Patch Notes (Ver. 1.000.009)

NFS Unbound update 1.09 (Version 1.000.009) details released on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official NFS Unbound 1.09 patch notes, the latest Need for Speed Volume 3 update adds a long list of bug fixes and gameplay improvements. Apart from this, NFS Unbound patch 1.09 also includes plenty of quality-of-life changes.

Previously. a major Need for Speed update 1.1.3 adds quality of life changes. Unfortunately, since the last patch, many players are still experiencing a number of issues while playing the game. Today’s Need for Speed Unbound patch 1.000.009 will fix a few of these issues.

Need for Speed Unbound 1.09 Patch Notes – June 12, 2023

Quality of Life Improvements:

Vehicles obtained through EA Play Membership, in-game Store purchases, or Speed Pass will now be available in your Single Player garage after completing the prologue, instead of being limited to Lakeshore Online.
Reduced the likelihood of immediately getting into another police chase after successfully escaping one.
Screen Space Reflections are now enabled for cars on Ultra graphics quality on PC.
Added Intel XeSS 1.1 as an Upsampler option on PC.
Improved the quality of road reflections by including distant buildings.
Enhanced CPU performance on PC.
Reduced VRAM usage on NVIDIA 40 series GPUs on PC.
Updated Nvidia DLSS to version 3.1.11 on PC.
Updated AMD FSR 2 to the latest 2.2 version on PC.
Increased the rewards for successfully escaping a cop chase and assisting in one.
Different cop vehicles now have varying cash values when taken down in cop chases, instead of a universal value for all cop cars.
Players who purchased the Deluxe Edition will receive $250,000 as a cash boost for each volume update as a token of appreciation.
Subtitles text size can now be adjusted from three preset options, along with the ability to modify backing opacity and color.
Players can now set their default time of day in Lakeshore Online, although this only affects Free Roam as events in playlists have their own defined time of day.
Players can now teleport to Safehouses and Meetups when not in a cop chase, allowing for quick map navigation and car swapping.
Players will receive a $5000 bonus cash for every rank they achieved prior to the release of Volume 3 with the new Speed Pass ranking system.
Players can now preview their entire character before purchasing clothing to see how it looks with their overall outfit.

Campaign:

Fixed an issue that allowed players to hide the UI in the campaign calendar, resulting in a broken camera.
Fixed a problem where players would lose campaign progress when forcibly shutting down the PS5 console.
Addressed various clipping issues with vehicles.
Fixed an issue that caused players to spawn inside the garage after completing the prologue.
Resolved an issue that caused the windows of initial campaign car select vehicles to have incorrect colors.
Fixed an occasional problem where players would spawn in freedrive instead of the tutorial after selecting a car.
Updated the safehouse description to properly update after purchase.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to sell their first vehicle in the campaign, leaving them with no cars.
Fixed an issue where the Milestone 1 meetup icon would appear during the qualifier races.
Fixed a situation where players could receive two starter vehicles if they closed down the game immediately after the car select sequence.
Fixed a UI issue that displayed rivals as available to beat even after defeating them.
Fixed a problem where police helicopters would run out of fuel while the game was paused.
Addressed a campaign exploit that allowed players to replay the Week 3 qualifier.
Fixed an occasional issue where no Audio SFX would be triggered when accepting a phone call mission.
Resolved a problem where AI rivals’ name cards would obstruct the player’s view.
Fixed an issue where all collectible bears would reappear in the world when progressing to the next day.
Fixed a bug where cop roadblock items would persistently show up on the map even when progressing to the next day.

Client & Performance

Added multiple stability improvements across both Campaign and Lakeshore Online
Fixed an issue that caused the screen to freeze whilst recording with Nvidia Shadowplay on PC
Fixed an issue that could cause the controller to not send any inputs if it was disconnected and reconnected
Fixed an issue that caused vehicles using the brushed metal material to appear visibly dirty when they spawn
Fixed an issue that caused certain HUD UI elements to be blown out by bright lighting courses when the game is run in HDR
Fixed an issue that could cause vehicle input to become stuck whilst driving

Cops:

Fixed an issue that caused the player vehicle to float during the busted transition screen
Fixed an issue that caused cash rewarded from challenges to be treated as volatile cash if completed during a cop chase
Fixed a number of issues that caused Burst Nitrous to work inconsistently with cop cars
Fixed an issue that caused the button callout to route to patrolling cops to be invisible
Fixed an issue that caused both “COP CHASE JOINED” and “COP CHASE STARTED” to appear one after another when assisting other players in a chase
Fixed an issue that caused other cops to appear to be spotting the player at the start of a cop chase if 2 cops are near each other

General Fixes & Improvements

Fixed an issue that rarely caused the character model to disappear whilst previewing hair customization
Fixed an issue that rarely caused the camera to unfocus whilst previewing hair customization
Fixed an issue that occasionally caused vehicle or character modifications to not save
Fixed an issue that caused some players to be unable to boot the 10-Hour Trial via the EA app
Fixed an issue that caused text to speech words to overlap the text box when enabled
Fixed an issue that caused a broken camera once the user resets it in snapshot mode
Fixed an issue that disallowed a child Xbox profile access to Lakeshore Online even when given access to multiplayer features by a parent
Fixed an issue that caused the Banner Snapshot contrast to behave inconsistently
Fixed an issue that caused car skid marks to flicker on pavement

Map & World

Fixed an issue that caused checkpoints to be missing on the mini-map when the player is in an event
Fixed an issue that caused some breakable assets to remain stuck under the car resulting in the car spinning uncontrollably
Fixed an issue that caused Street Art and Bears to disappear from the main map when collected
Fixed multiple issues that caused “i” icons to sometimes appear in lieu of safehouses, players, and cops
Fixed an issue that caused a straight line to be drawn if routing from the player to a cops location in Lakeshore Online

Multiplayer

Fixed an issue that caused the wreck reset transition to not display the fade animation
Fixed an issue that caused volatile cash to be lost when accepting a playlist invite during a cop chase
Fixed an issue that could block the player from opening the banner of other players in Lakeshore Online
Fixed an issue that caused the banner sticker to disappear when in the “edit snapshot” menu
Fixed an issue that caused 2 cars to be present in the Banner Snapshot after completing a playlist with a different car
Fixed an issue that caused the currently equipped car to unequip after quitting the game and rebooting if the player doesn’t leave the garage
Fixed a number of issues that caused daily challenges to refresh inconsistently
Fixed an issue that caused the user to see both the enter garage and busted cinematics when entering the garage whilst almost busted
Fixed an issue that caused the in-world AR pin of a routed player to only appear at short distances
Fixed an issue that caused the player to clip through the garage wall if exiting a safehouse at the same time as multiple other people
Fixed an issue that caused the player to appear as leaving a game when attempting to join a full multiplayer server

Playlist and Racing

Fixed an issue that caused players to be respawned unexpectedly in certain areas of the City Viper race
Fixed an issue that caused players to be respawned unexpectedly in certain areas of the Downtown Chaos race
Fixed an issue that caused players to be respawned unexpectedly in certain areas of the Don’t Sweat The Technique race
Fixed an issue that caused misleading UI prompts and directional arrows in the All Eyes On Me race
Fixed an issue that caused players to be spawned unexpectedly in certain areas of the Meridional Mist race
Fixed an issue that caused misleading UI prompts and directional arrows in the Industrial Action race
Fixed an issue that caused the perfect start boost to carry over if the player left the race during the race start countdown
Fixed an issue that caused the tier icon to be missing or incorrect in playlist cards
Fixed an issue that prevented the player from spawning next to the nearest garage at the end of a playlist
Fixed an issue that caused the player to be stuck in a Rumble event when it finished
Fixed an issue that caused some car windscreens to open during playlist into cinematics as if it was a side window
Fixed an issue that caused the timer to overlap the 8th player in the post-race results screen
Fixed an issue that caused traffic in certain events to behave unexpectedly

User Interface

Fixed an issue that caused sub-menus in the hair selection screen to be difficult to navigate
Fixed an issue that caused players to lose input when navigating through the banner menu
Fixed an issue that caused a number of inconsistencies with displaying breadcrumbs for newly unlocked content
Fixed an issue that caused the playlist invite UI element to overlap in the car customisation, character customisation, and banner snapshot menus
Fixed an issue that caused the platform icon for crossplay players to show as the players own icon in the player cop assist popup
Fixed an issue that caused sorting by “most recent” in the community wrap screen to not function

Vehicle Customisation

Fixed an issue that caused the old tag effect to play when equipping a new tag in the garage
Fixed an issue that caused the Aston Martin DB5 wing mirrors to stick to the side of the car when damaged
Fixed an issue that caused wrap corruption around the headlights of the Mercedes Benz AMG GT (2015)
Fixed an issue that rarely prevented players from applying decals to their cars
Fixed an issue that caused decals to overlap on the front window of the Honda Civic Type-R (2015)
Fixed an issue that caused decals to display incorrectly on the rear fenders of the Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 (1988)
Fixed an issue that caused decals to overlap on certain side skirts of the BMW M3 (1988)
NFS Unbound update 1.000.009 fixed an issue that caused the garage idle camera to show the undercarriage of the Mercedes 190E
Fixed an issue that caused the default wrap on the Mercedes Maybach to be positioned incorrectly
Fixed an issue that caused the wheels to clip through the bodywork on the Mercedes Maybach with air suspension applied
Fixed an issue that caused the wheels to clip through the bodywork on the epic build Nissan Fairlady
Need for Speed Unbound update 1.09 fixed an issue that caused placeholder text to show when selecting certain side skirt sets for the Volkswagen Golf GTI (1976)
Fixed an issue that caused the Toyo Tires Proxes R888R thumbnail to display the incorrect ‘Need for Speed’ picture
Fixed an issue that caused the front canards to be selectable for the NISSAN Skyline GTR V-Spec (1993) when the front bumper is removed, causing them to float
Fixed an issue that caused a section at the rear of the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Roadster (2019) to not display decals
NFS Unbound patch 1.09 fixed an issue that caused some sections of the Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV Roads to not display decals
Fixed an issue that caused some sections of the Ferrari F40 to not display decals
Fixed an issue that caused decals that were applied with 100% opacity to appear as having less opacity in the garage
Fixed an issue that caused the Volvo 242 DL to have no trunk modifications available

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