Car Blueprints Update

The Car Blueprints Update (v3.0.0) is the twentieth update of Asphalt 8: Airborne. It was launched in late March 2017.

Announcement
A high-octane spring is coming with Asphalt 8's brand-new update! Coming soon!

CAR ASSEMBLY FEATURE:

Collect car Blueprints to build exclusive cars using the new Car Assembly feature.

THE BEST McLAREN RACE CAR TO DATE:

Have you experienced the fastest McLaren ever? Find out if you have what it takes to master its raw power in the new McLaren Championship, coming soon!

EXCLUSIVE DEALS:

Visit the Exclusive Deals section to discover special offers and items you can't find anywhere else. The deals change regularly, so you're sure to find what you're looking for if you check often.

NEW CARS AND EVENTS:

Check in regularly to catch 5 new rides arriving throughout the coming weeks, including the Ferrari GTC4Lusso, SIN R1 and more! And don't miss the 2 new EDDs and 1 new R&amp;D event you can master to win some of these speed machines.

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

Class C Class B Class A Class S
 * Sbarro Sparta (Enduro Car, Elite Car)
 * Ferrari GTC4Lusso (Elite Car)
 * Lotus Evora Sport 410 (R&amp;D Car)
 * SIN R1
 * Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (Enduro Car, Elite Car)
 * McLaren MP4-31 (Championship Car)

The new cars will need the following engine cards:
 * V6 Engine: Lotus Evora Sport 410 (16)
 * V8 Engine: Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (16), SIN R1 (20)
 * Hybrid Engine : Sbarro Sparta (8)
 * V12 Engine : Ferrari GTC4Lusso (8)
 * Custom Racing Engine : McLaren MP4-31 (52)

Game Changes

 * Added Blueprints.
 * Added Exclusive Deals.
 * New Collection "Top Tier" added.
 * Car Mastery no longer has its own icon in the main menu; instead, it is placed in the "More Racing Options" menu.
 * Accessing Mastery through the garage now redirects back to the main Mastery menu.
 * A new sound effect now plays when a Mastery Challenge is unlocked.
 * Additional Car Mastery rewards of Pro Kit storage.
 * Elite Cars now have a turquoise Elite Icon next to the MAX and PRO icons.
 * "Open All" option for Pro Boxes. Should the player run out of storage slots, the player will be asked to open only a few of the boxes or pay tokens to increase their storage in order to open all of the boxes.
 * A green Pro Box icon now appears on the Tuning tab for all cars that do not have any upgrades available.
 * The advertisement for free Tokens, Double Credits, Boosters, etc. now says "Play Ad!" instead of "Watch" or "Watch Video".
 * Any box that the player obtains is now automatically opened if the player has free storage left, depending on how many cards the box has.
 * This is only for boxes obtained in Championship, Research & Development, and Enduro Double Down events.
 * Patagonia has been altered:
 * New post-race camera work
 * Recolored ramps
 * Patagonia was added to Exclusive Metal Events.
 * The Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition now has better acceleration when compared to its acceleration during its debut.
 * The wheels of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV have been changed to its exclusive design. Its banner has also been slightly modified to accomodate the changes.
 * The car is also now placed between the Ferrari Enzo Ferrari and Mosler Super GT in the Garage.
 * The McLaren MP4/8 is now placed between the Chevrolet SS and BXR Bailey Blade GT1.
 * The McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 has become more stable than in previous updates.
 * Graphics have been optimized.
 * The Chevrolet Corvette C3 is no longer in the Garage for players who didn't get the car.
 * Certain in-track billboards were changed.
 * The Donkervoort D8 GTO now sounds like a regular car: its constant redlining has been removed.
 * The "Corrado VR6" engine note has been slightly amplified.

Bugs / Glitches

 * Missing Elite Car Status: Certain Elite Cars may lose their Elite Car status due to a bug in the update.
 * Misplaced AI: At Crystal Lake, if the race has at least 24 racers, the first-place AI racer starts much earlier than normal, meaning that even if the player has a much faster car, in order to win first, they cannot make any mistakes.
 * Missing/Misplaced Metal Effects: The aerial Metal graphic effects that show when a car is in mid-air are either gone altogether or placed too far behind the car.
 * Decal Glitches: The decal glitches and distorted decal errors introduced in the Rio de Janeiro Update still carry over to this update.
 * Missing Sbarro Alcador: The Sbarro Alcador doesn't show up in the Garage for some users on iOS. This has been fixed as of April 7, 2017, with the Alcador showing up like it should.
 * Championship: With a weak connection, tires will still show as being purchasable for 5 tokens even after the timer has run out. Attempting a race will still have the Error 3000x/3100x message.
 * Cheaterboard issues (Windows): Legit players may be sent to the Cheaterboard without cheating or hacking. One possible trigger is using Elite cars in any mapping different from the default one, some players reported that using the Ferrari GTC4Lusso puts them on cheaterboard. The real reasons are still unknown but every affected player can be removed from the cheaterboard by contacting Customer care or posting his game ID in the Gameloft forums.

The following bugs and glitches have been fixed:
 * The "No Temple Drive" bug where Temple Drive became Buddha's Teachings after the countdown
 * Teleportation glitch at Crystal Lake
 * "Non-stop background noise"
 * Post-race non-stop out of bounds glitch at The River Fort

Trivia

 * The feature of building cars with blueprints was first used in Asphalt Streetstorm.
 * The feature of automatically opening boxes when claimed was first used in Asphalt Xtreme.
 * This is the only update since the Free to Play Update to add a Lotus car.
 * This update once again reuses the Summer's Over Update icon for the sixth time featuring the McLaren P1™ GTR.
 * This is the only update of 2017 to not add any new Class D cars.
 * This is the first update to not feature any cars with engine cards that do not match their real-life engines.
 * This is the first update to add only token cars.