Porsche Update

The Porsche Update (v3.1.0) is the 21st update of Asphalt 8: Airborne. It added, for the first time in Asphalt history, Porsche cars.

Announcement
PORSCHE CARS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED! For the first time in Asphalt 8, you can drive the Porsche 959, 718 Boxster S, Cayman GT4, 911 GT3 RS, and the 918 Spyder with Weissach Package. We've got the keys, you've got the skills. Let's race!

PORSCHE CHAMPIONSHIPS Compete in the all-new Porsche Championships created to celebrate the arrival of this legendary brand. Finish the challenges, earn the cars, complete secondary goals, and unlock additional rewards!

PORSCHE SPECIAL EVENTS SERIES Only the best can drive the best! Complete five Porsche events, including Championships, R&D, and Enduro Double Down, to prove your prowess and earn your right to drive our most premium Porsche car.

STREAMLINED GAME MENUS Presenting visually updated and refined menus! Including an all-new hub and Play menu, where you can easily access Career, Multiplayer, Daily Tasks, and more. Your Asphalt experience just got swifter!

ADVANCED CAR SEARCH FILTERS Finding your favorite car has never been easier! Tap the filter icon in the garage and pick any brand. You can also view cars on sale, cars that can be assembled, cars you already own, and more.

MY PROFILE MENU New and improved navigation for the My Profile menu. Check your VIP status and bonuses, and now view medals and achievements together on one screen.

New Cars
All of these cars are purchasable with tokens only or assemblable with Blueprints.


 * Class D:
 * Porsche 959 (Championship Car)


 * Class C:
 * Porsche 718 Boxster S (Championship Car)


 * Class B:
 * Porsche Cayman GT4 (Championship Car)


 * Class A:
 * Porsche 911 GT3 RS (R&D Car)


 * Class S:
 * Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package (Enduro Car, Elite Car)

The new cars will need the following engine cards:
 * High-Grade Engine : Porsche 959 (x16), Porsche 718 Boxster S (x20), Porsche Cayman GT4 (x24)
 * Exceptional Engine : Porsche 911 GT3 RS (x12), Porsche 918 Spyder (x28)

Game Changes

 * Porsche Championship added. This is based on the previous McLaren Championship but with a different manufacturer and a lack of a leaderboard due to not being based on Formula One racing.
 * Porsche Championships are part of the Porsche Motor Series.
 * Game menus have been streamlined and redesigned:
 * The lower right corner of the main menu now only has the "Play" button. Tapping on it will give the option for Career, Multiplayer, More Racing Options and Daily Tasks.
 * Tapping on any option now plays the sound effect used in Multiplayer or Enduro Double Down when a normal post-race decision is made.
 * The "Play" button shows a Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package by its wheels and plays a sound effect that contains the "Audi R8 V10" engine note.
 * The tab at the lower left corner of the main menu is now dedicated to Shop-related items and the offer for from watching an Ad has been removed.
 * This tab also no longer shows Recommended Cars.
 * Pro Boxes are now in a rectangular box and scrolled through horizontally in the same layout as the one used in Asphalt Xtreme.
 * This allows for multiple limited offer Pro Boxes to be available without replacing any of the original 4.
 * Pro Boxes now also use Asphalt Xtreme's sorting method by card type rather than showing every duplicate card. Cards now have "x" on the bottom right corner if more than one of that card was given.
 * New Engine Cards added: High-Grade Engine and Exceptional Engine (both pictured).
 * These cards are based on the F6 Engine's design but with the Porsche logo shield in place of "F6".
 * Car Search Filters added.
 * It is now possible to search for any car by alphabetic order, limited offer sales, Blueprint status and by cars the player already owns.
 * The "My Profile" menu has been reorganized: VIP status and bonuses have to be checked here, along with medals and achievements all at once.
 * The top menu bar no longer shows the player's VIP status.
 * New Collections "Bolides" and "Porsche" added.
 * The following cars are now Blueprint buildable:
 * McLaren F1 XP-5
 * Bentley EXP10 Speed 6
 * Maserati MC12
 * Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2016 Veloce
 * The McLaren MP4-31 now correctly uses Pirelli tires like it previously did in its Championship promo ad. The in-game MP4-31 uses a yellow tire wall (indicating soft compound tires), true to real life.
 * The logo for Cadillac has been updated.
 * The car showcased in the main menu is now based on the most expensive / newest car that the player can get with the caption: "Get X now! / Championship Reward / R&D Reward / EDD Reward / Special Offer. Tap to check it".
 * The last car used is still shown if the player views an event and goes back to the main event screen.
 * 12 new events for McLaren Legends Season.
 * The Season 9 race for the McLaren MP4-31 is now between the Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport and Porsche 959 while the Lotus Evora Sport 410's race is now between the Ferrari GTC4Lusso and SIN R1.
 * The pop-up progress bar for Blueprint-assemblable cars no longer shows up if the player already has the car.
 * Video offers now have 1967 Chevrolet Impala blueprints as a limited-time reward.
 * New loading screen of a Porsche 911 GT3 RS and a Porsche Cayman GT4 on Patagonia.
 * It is now possible to preview cars in IAP car packs. When previewing them, it is possible to view their stock stats (with Elite Tuning if applicable), but the Tuning and Car Paint/View tabs are grayed out.
 * Blueprints given by Daily Bonus now show blueprint cards in the login schedule. BP boxes are still added to the player's inventory.
 * In Rio de Janeiro, at the pre-countdown cinematic screens for Oceanview Derby, it is now possible to hear the sound of a cruise ship sounding off its horn. This sound effect was originally heard in Barcelona and Ipanema Showdown.
 * The RUF RT 12 S, RUF CTR 3, 9FF GT9 VMAX, and on some platforms, the Rinspeed zaZen are no longer available for purchase for players who do not have it.
 * The Euro Aces (RT 12S), German Steel (RUF cars), and Winter Came (9FF) collections are also now impossible to complete.
 * Seasons 7 and 8 of the Career mode are also now impossible to fully complete, as there are races requiring RUF vehicles (CTR 3 in Season 7 and RT 12 S in Season 8, as well as a RUF-only Knockdown race and two Versus races involving the CTR 3 and RT 12 S, in which races must be won using the RUFs to fully receive five stars, in Season 8).
 * The cars and career events together means that the achievements "A is for Awesome" (for RT 12 S), "S is for Superior" (for CTR 3), "King of the Garage" (RUF cars), "Fully Armed" (RUF cars), "Lucky Number Seven", "The Eighth Wonder", and especially "The Finish Line" are no longer obtainable.
 * In terms of Car Mastery Rewards,, , , 4 Tuning Kits, 2 Extra Tanks, 1 Class A Free Upgrade, and 1 Free Class S Upgrade are now unobtainable.
 * However, for a limited time, the CTR 3 could still be purchased from the S-Class Car Pack, which cost and included all 7 original Class S cars. The car pack was later removed from sale.
 * Two rock pillars are added to further block the shortcut exploit used in two of The Great Wall tracks: Great Wall Reverse and Wall Ascent.
 * In the garage, blueprint-buildable cars now display the rarity of each car's blueprint card, shown by the color of the blueprint in the indicator.
 * The same now also applies to R&D, EDD, and Championship events involving Blueprints as rewards.
 * Exclusive Deals has been changed:
 * Most deals' prices have been reduced by up to 33.33%.
 * A fourth Exclusive Deal now shows up, and this deal costs Credits to buy.
 * The pre-race cinematics for San Diego Harbor Rev. now refer to the track as simply "San Diego".
 * The in-game name of "San Diego Harbor" as a track still remains intact.
 * Due to a partnership with Simple Mobile, there are now temporary scenery objects in the form of Simple Mobile advertisements in the following tracks:
 * Nevada
 * French Guiana
 * Barcelona
 * Alps
 * Venice
 * Azure Coast
 * San Diego Harbor
 * Rio de Janeiro
 * The same partnership with Simple Mobile also resulted in the addition of a new decal for the Arash AF10.
 * The decal and advertisements are only available for players in USA
 * As of July 3, 2017, the Chevrolet Corvette C3 is now available for purchase again.

Trivia

 * This is the first update of the game to officially include Porsche cars.
 * This is also the first time that Porsche is actually featured in an Asphalt game as opposed to Porsche-based vehicles like the 9FF GT9 VMAX, Rinspeed zaZen, and the RUF cars. This is due to Electronic Arts' exclusive contract with Porsche which expired in December 2016, allowing their cars to be used in games other than Need for Speed and Real Racing.
 * This update is the second update to add cars from just one manufacturer, after the Decals Update back in March 2015, which added five Ferrari cars: the 330 P4, 612 Scaglietti, Enzo Ferrari, F40, and F50.
 * This is also the first update to include a new Championship that doesn't involve a McLaren car.
 * The Bolides collection does not have a MAX Collection as it consists of McLaren Championship cars, none of which have a MAX rating.
 * This makes it the first and only collection not to have a MAX version.
 * The Porsche Update breaks the tradition of an update adding a Class A car which is faster than a Class S car added in the same update.
 * All of the cars in this update have unique nitro efficiency combinations, making this update the first update to include only cars that have such.
 * The Porsche Update marks the first update where all the cars added in the update are obtainable only through special events (e.g. R&D, EDD, Championship) or Blueprints.
 * It is also the second update to add only cars that cost only tokens to purchase.
 * The Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package appears on the icon for this update.
 * This update is the first update since the Championship Update to include a new icon as opposed to using the icon from the Research & Development Update featuring the McLaren P1™ GTR.

Bugs / Glitches

 * McLaren Championship: Sometimes, during a Porsche Championship, the Porsche Championship would end up being replaced with the McLaren M14A's Championship.
 * Android "Empty Data" update: 400mb of empty data was downloadable for Android and made the game unplayable. The only solution was to delete and reinstall the game.
 * Windows Error Code (0x803F8001): On several version of Windows, the game would become unplayable and would not be downloadable from the Windows Store. One possible solution is to create a new Windows account and download the game with the new account.
 * Underpriced Porsche Engine/Blueprint Card Resale Value: Strangely, despite being a Rare and Legendary rarity card, the High-Grade and Exceptional Engine cards would sell for only, even lower than Common Rarity cards which are worth at least . Blueprints for Porsche cars also suffered from this issue.
 * This was fixed on June 12, 2017 with engines and blueprints now being worth their proper values.
 * Visual Graphics Errors: There is an error when changing the in-game visual graphics. For example, if the visual graphics at default is set at high and is then changed to medium, the visual graphics will be automatically reverted back to default when the game is exited and re-entered.
 * This error has been fixed by an update patch on June 15th.
 * Missing text at Sky Drop: The word "TENERIFE" is now missing at the opening cinematic for the Sky Drop track, even outside of Multiplayer. This is actually an expansion of a preexisting bug from the Santa's Gift Update.
 * R&D Glitch: On the post-race quality checks collected screen when the player replays a race in R&D, the progress bar now displays the total Quality Checks collected in the replayed race instead of all total Quality Checks accumulated.
 * While this is only a visual glitch as the game still counts all of the QC's for the test, it is recommended to first double check the QC count in the main R&D screen before attempting the test again.
 * Missing Class A Upgrade Graphic on R&D Reward: In the Porsche 911 GT3 RS R&D, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS Free Upgrades lack the Class A Upgrade graphics when viewing them in the Rewards screen. When collecting them, though, the Class A Upgrade graphics sometimes correctly appear.
 * Early-Released Blueprints: Despite not being released yet, the Blueprints for the Porsche 718 Boxster S and 918 Spyder with Weissach Package have reportedly started appearing in Exclusive Deals.
 * Extended First-Person View Post-Race Camera: For some reason, in Tenerife, the last few camera angles shown after a race have been replaced with an extended first-person immersive camera view of Tenerife.

The following bugs have been fixed:
 * Incorrectly Rendered Headlights
 * Missing/Misplaced Metal Effects
 * River Fort respawn glitch