Fifth Anniversary Update

The Fifth Anniversary Update is the 28th update for Asphalt 8: Airborne. As its name says, it celebrates 5 years since the launch of Asphalt 8. A livestream of the update was first shown on August 17, 2018 on YouTube. The update was released on August 20 for iOS and Android, August 21 for Windows 10 and August 24 for Windows 8.1.

Announcement


The new update is coming soon, and it will be very special as this month we celebrate Asphalt 8's 5th anniversary!

ANNIVERSARY OVERDRIVE We're psyched to celebrate five years of Asphalt 8 action, so brace yourselves as gifts fall from the sky! Simply play regularly to collect Anniversary Coins and unlock exclusive celebration rewards!

CLAIM YOUR CROWN As part of our Anniversary Multi-Event, race in the best cars ever released since Asphalt 8's launch. Challenge the fastest times set by some of the best players to ever grace the track.

PORSCHE CARRERA GT CHAMPIONSHIP This Championship promises to be truly spectacular as the Porsche Carrera GT speeds onto the streets of Asphalt 8! Do you have what it takes to unlock this high-speed beauty? Join the race to find out!

MORE HOT RIDES This update brings a host of new vehicles to the game, including the luxurious grand-tourer Maserati Alfieri, the monstrously powerful SCG 003S, and the precision-engineered MV Agusta F4 1000R.

New Vehicles
Class D
 * Hyundai i30 N (Elite Car, R&D)

Class C
 * MV Agusta F4 1000 R (Motorcycle)
 * Maserati Alfieri (R&D)

Class B
 * SCG 003S (Championship)

Class A
 * McLaren 720S (World Tour, BP Car)

Class S
 * Porsche Carrera GT (Championship)

The new vehicles will need the following engine cards:
 * i4 Engine
 * Hyundai i30 N (x48)
 * V8 Engine
 * SCG 003S (x48)
 * McLaren 720S (x52)
 * Four-Stroke Engine
 * MV Agusta F4 1000 R (x20)
 * Hybrid Engine 
 * Maserati Alfieri (x32)
 * Exceptional Engine 
 * Porsche Carrera GT (x28)

Gameplay Changes

 * New currency: Anniversary Coins
 * New event: 5th Anniversary
 * New quests: Anniversary Quests.
 * A new 'Token Limit' screen can be activated from the options menu, which will appear asking for confirmation of purchase if the price exceeds the set limit. There are three thresholds to choose from: ,, and .
 * The Sbarro GT1's handling stat no longer decreases when upgraded. It now increases like normal and starts at 1.285 Gs.
 * Multiplayer matchmaking is now based on the vehicle's top speed instead of performance rating.
 * Multiplayer League Points rewards now award BP boxes instead of Decals.
 * The Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition is now a Blueprint vehicle, requiring 150 of its common blueprints.
 * Video ads now award Shuffle and Split Boxes.

Cosmetic Changes

 * New app icon of the McLaren 720S.
 * Unlike previous icons, this icon does not depict the car's front wheels turning.
 * A mini-game is featured while the game assets are being downloaded upon installing or updating. This mini-game consists of players driving a Ferrari 458 Italia through a track to collect Credits coins to earn special rewards once the game assets are finished downloading. (Like this gameplay by TWL•Slayer)
 * This feature is reminiscent of the older Asphalt games (eg Asphalt Urban GT 2), where players pick up cash bonuses on-track.
 * The post-race loading screen now appears after the Gameloft logo screen and the intro loading screen and before the main menu when the game is launched.
 * If the language is set to Chinese, speed units are no longer written in English, now being entirely written in Chinese, much like before the Fuel Events Update.
 * Text in the game is now more varied in size; either it is slightly smaller or slightly larger.
 * The in-game briefs on Mastery loading screens, for instance, have increased in size.
 * The Ferrari logo has been changed to the modern crest version.
 * The Facebook and Xbox buttons on the main menu have been moved to the upper right corner of the screen.
 * The Asphalt 9 billboards scattered on tracks were removed on August 31st, 2018.

Events Schedule
TBA
 * 1) McLaren 720S World Tour August 20, 2018 (iOS, Android); August 21, 2018 (Windows)
 * 2) Asphalt 9 Championship August 24, 2018
 * 3) Heatwave Multiplayer Season August 30, 2018
 * 4) 5th Anniversary August 31, 2018
 * 1) Porsche Carrera GT Championship TBA
 * 2) Porsche 911 GT3 RS R&amp;D TBA
 * 3) SCG 003S Championship TBA
 * 4) Hyundai i30 N R&amp;D TBA
 * 5) Maserati Alfieri R&amp;D TBA
 * 6) Porsche Cayman GT4 Championship TBA
 * 7) Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package EDD TBA

Bugs / Glitches

 * The following glitches still persist from the 2018 Spring Update:
 * Delayed loading (Android; after improvements in the 2018 Summer Update the delayed starts in multiplayer mode have now been reverted back to the worse delays of the 2018 Spring Update)
 * Gameplay lag (Android)
 * No loading screen when replaying/restarting races
 * No stunt meter on a replayed race when using a motorcycle.
 * Aggressive AI when races are restarted.
 * McLaren 720S World Tour glitches :
 * When the event was initially started, the player did not receive Hype Points when a World Tour race event is completed.
 * This was fixed shortly after.
 * Some players reported having their Hype Points "carried over" from the previous World Tour event.
 * When the final Headliner Race is completed, the Error 3010 appears when the player attempts to buy a pro box. If the player restarts the game, the event disappears prematurely. This triggers the subsequent errors as well:
 * Elite vehicles are unusable.
 * The daily login bonus calendar is grayed out and the daily login bonus isn't awarded.
 * Both Multiplayer and Daily Tasks become inaccessible.
 * If the player also has the Asphalt 9 Championship running as well, the Championship disappears as well.
 * Some players reported that the glitch occurred after completing a challenge that rewards Hype Points with decimal places. For example, 175 x 1.5 = 262.50 Hype Points.
 * The amount would eventually be rounded to 263 Hype Points.
 * These were all fixed on August 27, 2018 and those who encountered the glitch were offered 3 more days to play in the event.
 * McLaren 720S Blueprint bug : Windows players are unable to assemble the McLaren 720S with its Blueprints.
 * The car's Blueprints can be collected, however, but they are unusable.
 * This bug was fixed shortly after.
 * Bugged vehicle names : If the language is set to Simplified Chinese (简体中文), most vehicles that have a number in their name (either at the very beginning or at the very end) have their number incorrectly raised by one. This bug does not show during actual gameplay, though. The following is a list of the affected vehicles:
 * This bug was fixed shortly after.


 * Infected Maserati glitch : If the player gets infected while using the Maserati MC12 in an Infected event, the car instantly turns into the Maserati Alfieri until the infected time expires.
 * Wrong way glitch : If the player wrecks in the tunnel after the second station on Mosaic Motorway or Rapid Transit, the game respawns the vehicle on the track going the wrong way.
 * MV Agusta F4 1000 R rider glitch : The rider on the MV Agusta F4 1000 R is in the mid-air position when viewed in the Garage and badly distorts when on a track
 * Glitched Anniversary Quests : The Anniversary Quests may show as having several levels completed even if the player did not work towards it. Claiming a glitched quest will only move it into the list of completed quests and no coins are awarded.
 * Restarting the game temporarily fixes unclaimed glitched quests but those in the completed list can't be reverted.
 * It is also possible for certain quests to not appear at all
 * Playing in offline mode is also reported to not award coins.
 * The post-race results will update the glitched quests but the game still will not award coins.

Fixed bugs

 * The following glitch(es) have been fixed:
 * Traffic is now re-enabled in Iceland and London.
 * Traffic pattern no longer becomes irregular and is reset every time in a restarted/replayed offline race.
 * The Tuning Button issue that has persisted since the Munich Update on the Android platform, specifically on most low-performance devices.

Trivia

 * This update consists of the following firsts:
 * The first since the Porsche Update to add a Porsche vehicle and an Elite Vehicle.
 * The first since the Fall Out Boy Update to add a new World Tour reward vehicle.
 * The first since the 2018 Spring Update to add a new motorcycle and a blueprint-buildable vehicle respectively.
 * The first since the Santa's Gift Update and San Diego Harbor Update to add McLaren and Maserati non-race cars, respectively.
 * The first to include an Asphalt 8: Airborne-based mini-game that can be played to pass the time while installing the update, while using the same car as the game's Gameplay Tutorial.
 * The first to include a vehicle that originally debuted in Asphalt 9: Legends.
 * The first to add a Korean vehicle.
 * It is also the first update since the Fall Out Boy Update to add a Class D vehicle.