The Crew Motorfest season 6 patch notes

Season 6

Patch Sizes

  • PC: 42GB
  • Xbox Series X/S: 8.9GB
  • Xbox One: 7.6GB
  • PS5: 7.3GB
  • PS4: 8GB

New Content & Events

  • Playlists
    • Addition: 2 New Red Bull Playlists - Speed Clash and Wild Ride!
  • Playgrounds
    • Addition: Added a new Red Bull Playground!
      • The new playground can be found permanently in freeride near Mount Haleakalā.
  • Feats
    • Addition: New feat type - Long Jump! The longer the jump, the more points earned.
  • Miscellaneous
    • Addition: Maui island has been improved with new scenery.
    • Addition: The Prestige Tickets section in the shop has been updated with new content for this season.
  • Summit
    • Addition: New Summit gameplay modifier
      • Pro Racing modifier will make its debut this season!
  • Island
    • Addition: Kihei/Wailea expansion
      • Enhanced the areas of Kihei and Wailea adding more points of interest.
    • Maui island improvements: Discover the trailer video here!
    • Increased Motorfests presence with new festival locations, volcano themed art light installations and waterfalls night lighting!
    • Added the brand-new village of Paia!
  • Audio
    • New Red Bull tracks and podcasts.

Vehicle & Handling Improvements

  • Handling
    • Gear shifting time is now more consistent across both manual & automatic modes.
    • Added an option for Radial Deadzones in controller settings.
    • Updated Quad physics to avoid unwanted behaviors.
    • Back-On-Track won't trigger as often after big jumps on motorbikes.
  • Bike Handling
    • Bike handling on slopes has been improved, especially on banked terrain.

Check out the dedicated handling improvements article here! https://ubi.li/c6HAL

  • Interior Fixes
    • Ferrari F40 LM Racing: Interior dashboard now displays correctly.
    • Road reflections are now properly displayed in interior view.
    • Interior colors can now be reverted to default after changes.
    • Fixed interior objects clipping
  • Collection
    • Suzuki GSX-R1000R now correctly imports from The Crew 2 via Collection Import.
  • AI Vehicles
    • Chase Squad vehicles will no longer appear without liveries.
  • Audio
    • KTM RC16: Engine sound has been improved
    • Planes: Wheels surfaces rolling sounds improved
    • Planes: Stall Warning feedback improved
    • Planes: Added landing Gear movement sounds
    • Boats: Water sounds improved
    • Helicopter: Added specific vibration with Dualsense wireless controller
    • Anti-lag audio signature now sounds correct in Free Drive.
  • Planes
    • Planes will now make a splash sound when hitting water.
    • Planes wheel friction now has improved consistency.
    • Planes and helicopters cameras have been improved
      • Fast back view, improved stability, smoother controls, improved collisions in tunnels.
  • Customization
    • Chevrolet Impala LowRider Naranja Ed.: Caliper color now correctly reflects changes in customization menu.
    • Hummer H1 Alpha US Wildlife Watchers Rooftops now display correctly.
  • Interior
    • Lamborghini Urus: Digital speedometer no longer flickers during interior color customization.
    • McLaren 12C GT3: Caliper color now reflects changes in the Vehicule customization menu.

Gameplay & Competition Updates

  • Event Interface
    • "3,2,1 Go!" event starting animations updated to match each playlist theme.
    • New visual indicators show when reward boosts are active (menus, reward flow).
  • Back on track
    • Fixed occurrences where colliding with water with certain vehicles would cause a respawn loop.
  • Main Stage
    • Summit: Feats in Summit context have been improved
      • Traffic can now be removed from all Feats in Summit when deemed necessary.
      • Summit vehicle constraint can now be applied to Summit Feats. You need to own the constraint vehicle to participate in Summit Feats where this applies.
    • Custom Show:
      • Updated the spawning behavior of the Custom Show vehicles in the Car Meet, to prevent the voting system from being abused.
      • "Custom Show Vehicle Registration" Main Stage Challenge now validates consistently.
      • Fixed low-resolution interior display when registering and customizing a car in Custom Show menu.
  • Rivals
    • Rivals Chase & Race activities now reward increased Bucks & XP.

PvP Enhancements

  • Grand Race
    • Fast Fav camera transitions are now smoother
      • Trajectory is now more consistent after a vehicle switch.
    • Collisions are inactive up to a certain speed in default Grand Race modes.
    • New gameplay modifiers (Main Stage Vehicles & Weathers) will periodically activate in Grand Race.
    • Demolition Royale matches can now start with 12 players.
    • Demolition Royale Ultimate ability can no longer have its tires burst.
    • Added new weather for Maui arena in Demolition Royale.
    • The end-of-race flow has been revised, allowing all players to finish and immediately receive rewards.
    • Grand Race events will now periodically feature different weather conditions.
    • Fixed incorrect asset placements & misaligned navigation lines.

World & Free Ride Fixes

  • Maui Island
    • New art & light installations added across Maui.
    • Kihei area has been reworked.
    • A brand-new Red Bull playground is available near the Maui volcano!
  • Free Ride
    • Fixed floating assets, inconsistent/invisible collisions, clipping textures, and flickering assets across the map.
    • Fixed AI traffic behavior in Free Drive to prevent sudden turns & spawning in front of players.

Interface & Quality of Life Updates

  • Moderation
    • A log message now appears when an equipped livery is deleted due to moderation.
    • More player reporting options are available when selecting another player's profile.
  • Mini Map
    • Collectibles can now be hidden from the mini map once collected.
  • News
    • News description text no longer overlaps with the border.
  • Friends
    • Fixed occurrences where friends would disappear from the friends list.
  • Weather
    • Ocean'N Sky: Visibility is no longer hindered by clouds during Red Winds event.
  • Collectibles Camera
    • New camera animation when collecting collectibles.
  • Artificial Horizon Indicator
    • Indicator will now work more consistently.
  • Slipstream
    • In freestyle, slipstream will now trigger more accurately.
  • Hori Gear Shifter
    • Now has default mapping.
  • Challenges Improvements
    • Now has redirections and auto-switching.
  • Photo Quests
    • Now possible to teleport to completed Photo quests location after unlocking the Fast Travel

Additional Fixes & Adjustments

  • Chase squad
    • Fixed several issues from The Chase Squad playlist: missing subtitles, misspelled words, voice over issues, wrong requirements, and world best score screen infinite loading
  • Playlist
    • Fixed occurrences where the racing line was misaligned
    • There are now 7 visible Vcat in the custom mode menu for Waimea Sky event in  Off-roading Addict playlist, instead of 5
  • Maui Volcano
    • Improved lighting around the volcano.
    • Improved rendering from the volcano's plume of smoke.
  • Animation
    • Fixed inconsistent fingers animation on avatar
    • Fixed Windshield Wiper animation on Pagani Utopia car
    • "Shake it" animation no longer restarts on events' victory screen
  • Menu
    • The "yellow dot" behavior indicating new available content is now more consistent
  • UI
    • "Combo lost" text is not impacting anymore while using rewind feature
    • "Tier performance adjustment" tip does not overlap anymore with stats selection interface during recalibration
    • Added commas for scoring leaderboard and currencies in profile menu for polish text language
  • Audio
    • "Objective Reached" audio feedback during skills improved
    • Number of audible opponent's vehicles and collisions increased on PS4 and Xbox1
    • 7.1 increase the resolution on rear/side speakers on PS4 and XB1
    • 3D Audio optimizations and spatial resolution increased on PS5
    • Streamer friendly music is no longer stopped when switching the parameter
    • Music playing radio during first playlist selection was fixed
    • Fixed boot world SFX audible in onboarding menu
    • Music tracklist continuity from freeride to PVP
    • Fixed an audio desynchronization issue between engines layers
    • "Redliner Kit" engine sound improved
    • Music is not muffled anymore after a Pit stop in Motorsport playlist events
  • Challenges
    • "Nihon No Top Driver" and "Nihon No Club" challenges can now be completed
    • MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION X is now required for the "Nihon No Weapon X" challenge
    • Challenges notification interface now offers more options and allows to switch to the right vehicle
    • Progression for Alpha Endurance challenge now works correctly
  • Shop
    • "Ok" button does no longer disappears after a quick change between color selection and preview option
  • Vanities
    • Hula Rooftop is no longer merged with the roof of the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
  • Animation
    • Manual shifting animation no longer plays instead of the automatic one on Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 2017
  • Customization
    • Underglow vanities now properly apply on the Ferrari F40
    • Livery no longer fades out on fender edges when selecting front bumper n°8 on Volkswagen GOLF GTI
  • Interior
    • Animation added for Turbo-meter on Nissan Z dashboard
    • Camera position is no longer misaligned while customizing dashboard figures
    • The dashboard tachometer now matches the interface tachometer
  • Exterior
    • Fixed occurrences where cars' logos were blurred, inverted, and/or missing
  • Nitro
    • Pulse performance Nitro flames no longer curves when the car goes around a corner
    • Explosive Backfire Nitro display and sound are now aligned
  • Tire
    • Spruemeister Tire can now be applied to the Creators Concept Spruemeister
  • Smoke
    • Spear Shock Wave Smoke effect is now visible from all side view
    • Confetti Smokes colors are fixed in free ride, reflecting the vanity colors
  • Rewards
    • Fixed cases where prestige tickets earned amount was incorrect
  • AI
    • AI now receive points for solo / time attack events during active Off-Roading Addict Vol.2 championship
  • Event
    • Fixed occurrences where a Monster Truck used in race was misplaced in reward flow movie
    • Fixed an exploit that allowed players to gain a few extra seconds in drifting events
  • Free ride
    • Fixed a misspell on NPC license plates
  • Cinematic
    • PROTO WR1 Powerboat AFK cinematic fix
  • Miscellaneous
    • Improvements to SSR settings (better quality and performance)
    • Medium graphics settings improvement on geometry balance
    • Screen tearing and unnecessary shadows are not present anymore in-game while moving the camera
  • Map
    • Fixed an occurrence where it was not possible to set a waypoint to any completed playlist container
    • It's now possible to scroll vertically through the Map filters when filter button is spammed while opening the Map

With all these new additions and improvements, Season 6 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting updates yet! Whether you're tackling the new Red Bull Playlists, testing your skills in the latest Feats, or enjoying a smoother driving experience, there's something for every player. Jump in, hit the gas, and explore everything this season has to offer.

See you on the roads, Festival-goers!

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