2019 Holiday Update

2019 Holiday Update
Asphalt 8: Airborne v4.7.0 December 19, 2019 (iOS, Android, Windows)
2019 Halloween Update (v4.6.0)
2020 Lunar New Year Update (v4.8.0)

The 2019 Holiday Update is the 37th update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.

Announcement

Main article: 2019 Holiday Update (Patch Notes)

Ho, ho, ho! A coldsnap is blowing in at top speed. Are you prepared to warm things up with some holiday heat!

WINTER FESTIVAL
Celebrate the season with 2 weeks of cheerful challenges and great gifts. This event will star not one, but two amazing cars: the Lotus Elise Cup 260 and the mighty Koenigsegg Jesko!

ULTIMATE VEHICLES
A new vehicle type just rolled up! Ultimate cars don't require any upgrades; they're already perfect for dominating the track.

UNWRAP NEW CARS
Dashing through the snow, over the fields you go, with the pure power of the Italdesign Zerouno, Pininfarina Battista, and the Ferrari SF90 Stradale!

ASSEMBLY MODIFICATIONS
Class-S vehicles no longer require Blueprints to acquire. They now can be obtained in special events or in the Shop. However, you can still use Blueprints for a discount when buying the corresponding vehicle!

GET MORE RARE PARTS!
Fusing spare cards now produces Fusion Coins, a valuable new currency that allows you to apply Pro Kit upgrades!

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New vehicles

• Class D
  • Lotus Elise Cup 260 (Festival)
• Class A
  • Italdesign Zerouno (Festival)
  • Ferrari SF90 Stradale (Postponed to the 2020 Spring Update)
• Class S
  • Koenigsegg Jesko (Festival, )
• TBA
  • Pininfarina Battista (Postponed to the 2020 Spring Update)

The new cars will need the following engine cards:

• Car-Specific Kit Cards
  • Lotus Elise Cup 260 (x220)
  • Italdesign Zerouno (x220)
  • Ferrari SF90 Stradale (x220)

Game changes

Gameplay changes

New upgrade system
Credits or  Tokens	Pro Kit cards and  Fusion Coins

• New currency:  Fusion Coins.
  • Fusion Coins replace the former  Fusion Points and are automatically exchanged ( 1 =  1).
  • They work like the former Fusion Points, but are now also required for Pro upgrades.
  • Pro upgrades cannot be applied with  Credits any longer.
  • Fusion Coins can also be purchased for real money as Fusion Packs in the store.
  • See Currencies in Asphalt 8: Airborne § Fusion Coins for more details.
  • Exchange rates:

New exchange rates

Fused Card				Fusion Coins
Vehicle Kit	Engine	Tech	Part
Optimal				200
Prime				250
Superb				300
			Common	500
		Uncommon	Uncommon	750
	Rare	Rare	Rare	1,000
	Epic	Epic	Epic	1,250
	Legendary	Legendary	Legendary	1,500

Old exchange rates

Fused Card					Fusion Points
Vehicle Kit	Blueprint	Engine	Tech	Part
			Common	Common	500
				Rare	1,000
	Common	Common	Rare		1,500
		Rare			2,000
	Rare	Legendary	Legendary		3,000
	Legendary				6,000
Legendary					9,999

• The former "Buy & Apply" feature has been extended to all vehicles. Players who don't have enough Pro Kit or Vehicle Kit cards can buy and apply the missing cards with  Tokens directly in the pro upgrade section. This can be seen as a hidden introduction of Token prices for Pro upgrades.
  • The new feature hides the Fusion coin upgrade prices when cards are missing.
  • VIP Players get discounts according to their VIP level, for example 50 % off for VIP levels 10 and above.
  • The Token prices are inconsistent and not proportional to the Fusion Coin exchange rates. For example, while a Class S Part card gives 3 times the amount of Fusion Coins for a Class D Part card, it costs ~4.5 times the amount of Tokens of a Class D Part card.
  • Exchange rates:

Card			Tokens
Engine	Tech	Part
		Common	95
	Uncommon	Uncommon	126
Rare	Rare	Rare	221
Epic	Epic	Epic	315
Legendary	Legendary	Legendary	410

Level	Factor
	10 levels	5 levels car	5 levels bike
1	1	1	1
2	2	2	2
3	2.5	3	4
4	3.5	6.5	8
5	4	12.5	16
6	8
7	8.5
8	15.5
9	16
10	32

• Pro upgrade prices:
  • Cards:
    • Festival vehicles need the same amount of Kit cards than before.
    • Pro Kit vehicles often need less cards than before, notably Mid-Tech, Advanced-Tech and often Engine cards.
  • Fusion Coins:
    • The conversion from Credit to Fusion Coin has introduced new price progressions. The price for a level 1 upgrade is multiplied with different factors for all further upgrades. See table to the right.
    • The new progressions have caused the pro upgrade prices for most vehicles to explode. The total costs are now around 3 to 12 times higher than before. Some example costs:
      • Alfa Romeo 4C:  245,600 →  1,500,000 (factor 6.1).
      • Lotus Evora Enduro GT:  169,600 →  2,000,000 (factor 11.8).
      • Shelby Cobra 427:  341,600 →  2,604,000 (factor 7.6).
      • Pagani Huayra:  320,000 →  2,976,000 (factor 9.3).
      • Renault Sport R.S. 01:  1,375,200 →  3,720,000 (factor 2.7).

• Pro Kit Boxes:
  • The Compact Shuffle Box and Compact Split Box now grant all kinds of common Blueprints again, which is useless except for fusing them. However, the boxes are still useful because they also grant bike-specific cards.
  • As of December 27, 2019, the milestone version of daily ads now grants the Optimal Shuffle Box and Optimal Split Box instead of Compact Shuffle Box and Compact Split Box, despite the simulated horizontal wheel of fortune still displaying the green Compact Boxes. The wrong display has been corrected on December 30, 2019.
  • There is a new Super Fusion Box †. It replaces the three former Fusion Boxes ( Starter Fusion Box †, Extra Fusion Box †, Ultra Fusion Box †) and can be bought for  18,000 in the "Get Boxes" section.
  • Exchange rates and drop rates:

	Name	Trials	C	Price	Price /trial	Description	Com- mon	Rare	Legen- dary
	Super Fusion Box †	4		18,000	4,500	Grants 4 random non-Festival Cards! At least 2 will be Rare or Legendary!	42.27	51.48	6.25
	Starter Fusion Box †	2		5,500	2,750	Grants 2 random non-Festival Cards!	84.53	12.93	2.54
	Extra Fusion Box †	4		12,500	3,125	Grants 4 random non-Festival Cards! At least 1 will be Rare!	63.41	34.69	1.9
	Ultra Fusion Box †	4		22,500	5,625	Grants 4 random non-Festival Cards! At least 3 will be Rare or Legendary!	21.13	75.74	3.13

• New medal for driving distance with nitro active. The game tracks the distance covered in a single chain during gameplay.
• The following vehicles are no longer be Blueprint-buildable and are instead purchasable from the garage or obtainable through special events. Players who own some BPs of these vehicles get a discount off the garage cost that varies depending on the number of BPs owned:
  • Arrinera Hussarya GT:  14,000
  • Ferrari Enzo Ferrari:  12,000
  • GT by CITROEN:  12,500
  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV:  12,500
  • Lamborghini Egoista:  10,000
  • Lamborghini Huracán:  3,200
  • McLaren F1 XP-5:  12,000
  • Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition:  12,000
  • Mosler Super GT:  13,500
  • Pagani Huayra BC:  13,000
  • Peugeot Onyx:  11,000
  • Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package:  12,500
  • Suzuki Hayabusa:  3,500
  • W Motors Fenyr Supersport:  14,250
• The following dual-currency vehicles' prices were changed:
  • Suzuki GSX-R750: (removed  option)
  • Mazda RX-8 (removed  option)
  • Buick Avista Concept (removed  option), increased to  2,500)
  • Acura NSX 2005 (removed  option, increased to  1,100)
  • Felino cB7 (removed  option)
  • Lamborghini Miura (removed  option, increased to  280,000)
  • Mitsubishi Eclipse (removed  option, increased to  4,125)
  • Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series (removed  option)
  • Ducati Monster 1200 (removed  option)
  • Chevrolet SS (removed  option)
  • 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports (removed  option)
  • TVR Sagaris (removed  option)
  • Ferrari GTC4Lusso (removed  option)
  • Jaguar XJ220S (removed  option)
  • Mosler GT3 (removed  option)
  • Mosler Land Shark (removed  option)
  • TRION NEMESIS (removed  option, increased to  14,250)
  • Renault Sport R.S. 01 (removed  option)
  • Devel Sixteen Prototype (removed  option)
• The speed modifiers for the following cars were removed:
  • 2015 GTA Spano
  • 9FF GT9 VMAX
  • Arash AF10
  • Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse
  • Chrysler ME412
  • Devel Sixteen Prototype
  • Ferrari Enzo Ferrari
  • Ferrari FXX Evoluzione
  • GTA Spano
  • Hennessey Venom GT
  • Koenigsegg Agera R
  • Koenigsegg One:1
  • Lamborghini Egoista
  • McLaren F1 XP-5
  • McLaren P1™ GTR
  • Mercedes-Benz Silver Lightning
  • Mosler Land Shark
  • Mosler Super GT
  • Pagani Huayra
  • Peugeot Onyx
  • RUF CTR 3
  • SSC Tuatara
  • SSC Ultimate Aero XT
  • TRION NEMESIS
  • W Motors Fenyr Supersport
  • W Motors Lykan HyperSport
  • Weber Faster One
• All S-class cars have been rebalanced with the 10 kmh / 6.2 mph nitro stat and have a higher stock top speed. Most S-class cars now have a smaller nitro stat compared to lower classes.
• The following cars have the new status. Any  and Pro Kits spent on upgrading these cars (excluding the Jesko) will be refunded:
  • Arash AF10
  • Hennessey Venom GT
  • Koenigsegg Agera R
  • Koenigsegg Jesko
  • SSC Tuatara
  • SSC Ultimate Aero XT
• Compensation for the change to Ultimate status can consist of up to:
  •  13,554,140 (Given in increments over a period of 8 days of logging in.)
  •  1,000
  • 144x 1-Advanced Tech Box
  • 216x 1-Mid-Tech Box
  • 110x 1 S-Class Tires Box
  • 110x 1 S-Class Suspension Box
  • 110x 1 S-Class Drivetrain Box
  • 110x 1 S-Class Exhaust Box
  • 92x 1 V8-Engine Box
  • 104x 1 Forced-Induction V8-Engine Box
• The 5 existing cars that were given   status were removed from the garage for non-owners.

Cosmetic changes

• New app icon of a Koenigsegg Jesko.
• New loading splash screen of a Koenigsegg Jesko on Patagonia.
• Iceland, Tokyo, and the Alps are decorated with Christmas scenery objects once again until January 2020.
• Fusion Coins are now displayed at the top of the screen as a currency.
• Pro Kit Boxes:
  • The rarity of Kit Cards in Festival Boxes has been changed from "Legendary" to a new fictitious "Festival". When selecting a Kit Card to fuse in the inventory, four new text colors appear, corresponding with the card design and the Fusion Coin price, but not necessarily with the vehicle class. This may be a hint to future rarity categories:
    •  2,000: light copper
    •  2,500: silver blue
    •  3,000: light gold
    •  3,500: gold-red
  • The three former Fusion Boxes have been renamed.
    • Starter Box → Starter Fusion Box
    • Extra Box → Extra Fusion Box
    • Ultra Box → Ultra Fusion Box
  • As of December 28, 2019, the word "cards" in the descriptions of the four Fusion Boxes has been changed to "non-Festival cards". It can be expected that the descriptions of other boxes will follow.

Exclusive vehicles

• December 25-28, 2019
  • BXR Bailey Blade GT1:  7,000
  • Ferrari F50:  3,700
  • McLaren 570S:  6,000
  • McLaren 720S:  13,500
  • GT by CITROEN:  12,500
  • Mosler Super GT:  13,500
  • Arrinera Hussarya GT:  14,000
  • W Motors Fenyr SuperSport:  14,250
• December 28, 2019 - January 1, 2020
  • BXR Bailey Blade GT1:  7,000
  • McLaren 570S:  6,000
  • Lamborghini Huracán:  3,200
  • Peugeot Onyx:  11,000
  • Ferrari Enzo Ferrari:  12,000
  • Porsche 918 Spyder with Weissach Package:  12,500
• January 2 - 8, 2020
  • Marussia B2:
  • Aston Martin One-77:  13,000
  • Pagani Huayra:  13,000
  • Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition:  12,000
  • McLaren F1 XP-5:  12,000
  • Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV:  12,500

Events

1. Winter Festival December 19, 2019
2. Apollo Intensa Emozione R&D December 30, 2019
3. Italdesign Zerouno Festival January 7, 2020
4. Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 R&D January 12, 2020
5. Black Ice Multiplayer Season January 13, 2020

Bugs/glitches

• The required ranks of the NanoFlowcell QUANTINO's mastery were swapped with those of the QUANT FE, thus making it impossible to progress through even with a MAX PRO QUANTINO if its mastery had not already been completed. This has since been fixed. 
• The Pagani Huayra has been sold as an Exclusive vehicle for  13,000, which is the price for the Pagani Huayra BC.

• For some Android users, the green icon representing new content appears at the "Play" tab. The icon does not disappear even if Daily Tasks are accessed.
• Even though the achievement, "S is for Superior" has a requirement of 15 Class S cars owned, it can be unlocked with 10 cars.

Post-Update Screen

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Trivia

• This update was not mandatory to continue playing on Windows until December 28, 2019.
• This is the first update to feature a new splash screen.
• This is the first update where new vehicles are only obtained through Festivals instead of Special Events (R&D, EDD, and Championship).

References

Updates for Asphalt 8: Airborne
2013	Original Release (v1.0.0) • Free to Play Update (v1.1.0)
2014	Daily Bonus Update (v1.2.0) • The Great Wall Update (v1.3.0) Fuel Events Update (v1.4.0) • Dubai Update (v1.5.0) San Diego Harbor Update (v1.6.0) • Winter Update (v1.7.0)
2015	Decals Update (v1.8.0) • More Than 300 Decals Update (v1.8.1) Tenerife Update (v1.9.0) • Car Mastery Update (v2.0.0) Research & Development Update (v2.1.0) • Santa's Gift Update (v2.2.0)
2016	Lunar New Year Update (v2.3.0) • Elite Cars Update (v2.4.0) Enduro Update (v2.5.0) • Rio de Janeiro Update (v2.6.0) Multiplayer League Update (v2.7.0) • Championship Update (v2.8.0)
2017	Lunar New Year 2017 Update (v2.9.0) • Car Blueprints Update (v3.0.0) Porsche Update (v3.1.0) • Motorcycles Update (v3.2.0) Munich Update (v3.3.0) • Hot Wheels Update (v3.4.0)
2018	Fall Out Boy Update (v3.5.0) • 2018 Spring Update (v3.6.0) Asphalt Moments Update (v3.7.0) • Fifth Anniversary Update (v3.8.0) Halloween Update (v3.9.0) • Holiday Update (v4.0.0)
2019	Fast Lane Update (v4.1.0) • 2019 Spring Update (v4.2.0) Showdown Update (v4.3.0) • Sixth Anniversary Mini Update (v4.4.0) Sixth Anniversary Update (v4.5.0) • 2019 Halloween Update (v4.6.0) 2019 Holiday Update (v4.7.0)
2020	2020 Lunar New Year Update (v4.8.0) • 2020 Spring Update (v4.9.0) Formula E Update (v4.9.1) • Fifteenth Anniversary Update (v5.0.0) Wild Cards Update (v5.1.0) • 2020 Summer Update (v5.2.0) Seventh Anniversary Update (v5.3.0) • 2020 Halloween Update (v5.4.0) 2020 Christmas Update (v5.5.0)
2021	2021 Lunar New Year Update (v5.6.0) • 2021 Spring Update (v5.7.0) 2021 Summer Update (v5.8.0) • Eighth Anniversary Update (v5.9.0) 2021 Holiday Update (v6.0.0) • 2021 Christmas Update (v6.1.0)
2022	2022 Lunar New Year Update (v6.2.0) • Neon Season Update (v6.3.0) Ninth Anniversary Update (v6.4.0) • Gangstar Season Update (v6.5.0) Golden Season Update (v6.6.0) • Golden Season Mini Update (v6.7.0) Hot Winter Season Update (v6.8.0)
2023	2023 Lunar New Year Update (v6.9.0) • Garage Life Season Update (v7.0.0) 2023 Spring Update (v7.1.0) • 2023 Summer Update (v7.2.0) Tenth Anniversary Update (v7.3.0) • 2023 Halloween Update (v7.4.0) 2023 Holiday Update (v7.5.0)