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The DS E-Tense's Festival was a Festival event for Asphalt 8: Airborne as part of the 2020 Spring Update. It was held on the following dates:
- April 25 - May 5, 2020
Description
The objective of the event is to collect 
Festival Coins.
Coins are contained in Festival Coin Packs. They are obtainable from the quests, a daily free Coin button (once per day), through the Festival TLEs or from purchasing Festival bundles.
Purchasing the Festival Pass with an in-app purchase or 
5,000 grants additional rewards when a new tier is reached. If the Improved Festival Pass is purchased, all Premium rewards in completed tiers will be awarded.
3 quests are available for each day of the event and every quest has 5-8 levels.
Several one-time purchase bundles were available during the event with each bundle giving Tokens, Festival Coins and Fusion Coins. Later bundles would give Pro Kit cards and credits as well. Purchasing a bundle would unlock a larger bundle.
Strategy and statistics
- The Festival has 156 quests with each quest granting one
Festival Coin Pack. - Each Festival Coin Pack can grant 3, 5 or 8 Coins. As of May 5, 2020, the statistical average of Coins per Pack is
3.94 (sample size: 642 trials). - Tier 25 requires 1,550 to be reached. Given the average of 3.94 Coins per Pack, this means that a player needs 394 Coin Packs to reach tier 25. As the quests only grant 156 Coin Packs, 244 have to be acquired by other means (Festival TLEs and purchases with real money).
- TLE strategy:
- There are three dedicated Festival TLEs that reward Coin Packs. The first starts roughly when most players have reached tier 8 which rewards the DS E-TENSE. It is essential to reach a high leaderboard position in the first TLE to unlock more tiers that grant Festival Kit Boxes needed to further upgrade the E-Tense.
- Players who have bought the Premium Pass for real money or tokens get significantly more Festival Kit Boxes to upgrade their car, so it is impossible to reach high leaderboard positions without the Premium Pass.
- The second Coin Pack TLE starts later, rewards more Coin Packs and finishes 4 days before the end of the Festival.
- The third Coin Pack TLE starts much later, rewards even more Coin Packs and finishes 1 day before the end of the Festival.
- The three Coin Pack TLEs grant a total of 230 Coin Packs (46 in first, 66 in second, 120 in third), but this requires reaching the top 1 % in the first two, and first in the division for the third.
- All in all, an average of €/$ 40–50 is needed to reach tier 25.
- There are three dedicated Festival TLEs that reward Coin Packs. The first starts roughly when most players have reached tier 8 which rewards the DS E-TENSE. It is essential to reach a high leaderboard position in the first TLE to unlock more tiers that grant
- Upgrade tips:
- As high leaderboard positions are essential for obtaining further Festival Kit Boxes to upgrade the Festival car, pro upgrades should be applied wisely.
- Speed-based vehicles should be upgraded in the order Drivetrain → Tires → Exhaust → Suspension. Drivetrain improves top speed and acceleration which are most needed to compete in the TLEs.
- Nitro-based vehicles should be upgraded in the order Exhaust → Suspension → Drivetrain → Tires. Exhaust improves nitro and acceleration which are more important for vehicles that gain more total speed through nitro than top speed.
- As the Festival grants only few cards until the first TLE, it is essential to use them to upgrade only that section that delivers the most speed, no other sections (i. e. only Drivetrain for speed-based vehicles or only Exhaust for nitro-based vehicles).
- As high leaderboard positions are essential for obtaining further
Festival Special
At the end of this event, a "Festival Special" feature, functionally similar to the milestone version of daily ads, was made available for 3 days, where players were given one free spin per day to obtain an assortment of rewards; an additional 1 or 5 spins could be purchased for 150 or 675 respectively. The E-Tense and its kit cards were featured in this Festival Special.
Quests
| Task | 1st level | 2nd level | 3rd level | 4th level | 5th level | 6th level | 7th level | 8th level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||||||||
| Finish a Career race X times | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | - | - |
| Near-miss other vehicles X times | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | - | - |
| Perform X Perfect Runs | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | - | - |
| Day 2 (Available after 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Be Airborne for X seconds | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 140 | - |
| Finish X races without wrecks | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Trigger X Perfect Nitros | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | - | - |
| Day 3 (Available after 1 day 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Do X Barrel Rolls | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 40 |
| Break X obstacles on the track | 10 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | - | - |
| Drive X m/yards using nitro! | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | - | - |
| Day 4 (Available after 2 days 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Knock down other racers X times | 5 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | - | - |
| Drift X yards / m overall | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 10,000 | 12,000 | - |
| Do X Flat Spins | 5 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 | - | - |
| Day 5 (Available after 3 days 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Finish a Multiplayer race X times | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | - | - |
| Perform 2 Flat Spins in one jump X times | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | - | - |
| Perform 2 Perfect Runs in one race X times | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Day 6 (Available after 4 days 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Perform X Stunts on a motorcycle | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Place first in a race in Events X times | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| Finish in rank 1 in Moto Blitz races X times | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Day 7 (Available after 6 days 12 hours) | ||||||||
| Finish X races without wrecks in Multiplayer | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | - | - |
| Place first in a race X times in Career | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Perform 2 Barrel Rolls in one jump X times | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Day 8 (Available after 7 days 12 hours) | ||||||||
Rewards
| Tier | Coins | Standard Rewards | Premium Rewards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4
|
 3,000
|
BXR Bailey Blade GT1 90,000 (If the player already has the Blade) |
| 2 | 14
|
8x  1 Early Research Box
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2x  Festival Kit Box2x  1 V12-Engine Box
|
| 3 | 26
|
1x 1 V8-Engine Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x  1-Advanced Tech Box
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| 4 | 43
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8x 1 Initial Tech Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x 1 i4-Engine Box
|
| 5 | 72
|
8,888
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2x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 6 | 113
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1x 1 v6-Engine Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x 1 v6-Engine Box
|
| 7 | 159
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1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 8 | 207
|
DS E-TENSE | 2x  Festival Kit Box2x 1 V8-Engine Box
|
| 9 | 256
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4x Festival Kit Box
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5x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Advanced Tech Box
|
| 10 | 309
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4x Festival Kit Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x 1 i4-Engine Box
|
| 11 | 363
|
20,000
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6x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 12 | 419
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5x Festival Kit Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x 1 V10-Engine Box
|
| 13 | 477
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1x 1 V10-Engine Box
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7x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 14 | 537
|
6x Festival Kit Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 2x 1 Forced-Induction V8-Engine Box
|
| 15 | 598
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1x 1 V12-Engine Box
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8x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Advanced Tech Box
|
| 16 | 664
|
7x Festival Kit Box
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2x  Festival Kit Box3x 1 V8-Engine Box
|
| 17 | 733
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1x 1 Forced-Induction V8-Engine Box
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8x Festival Kit Box 1x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 18 | 807
|
8x Festival Kit Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 3x 1 v6-Engine Box
|
| 19 | 889
|
100,000
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8x Festival Kit Box 2x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 20 | 979
|
8x Festival Kit Box
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2x  Festival Kit Box3x 1 i4-Engine Box
|
| 21 | 1,074
|
500
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8x Festival Kit Box 2x 1-Advanced Tech Box
|
| 22 | 1,175
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8x Festival Kit Box
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2x Festival Kit Box 3x 1 Hybrid-Engine Box
|
| 23 | 1,285
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3x 1-Advanced Tech Box
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9x Festival Kit Box 3x 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
| 24 | 1,412
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8x Festival Kit Box
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10x Festival Kit Box 3x 1 Forced-Induction V8-Engine Box
|
| 25 | 1,550
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8x Festival Kit Box
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Pagani Huayra BC 10x 1-Advanced Tech Box(If the player already has the Huayra BC) |
Total Rewards
| Reward | Standard | Premium | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| DS E-TENSE | 1 | 1 | |
| BXR Bailey Blade GT1 (For non-owners) | 1 | 1 | |
| Pagani Huayra BC (For non-owners) | 1 | 1 | |
| Festival Kit Box (DS E-TENSE)
|
66 | 77 | 143 |
| Credits
|
131,888
|
90,000
|
221,888
|
| Tokens
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500
|
500
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| 1 Early Research Box
|
8 | 8 | |
| 1 Initial Tech Box
|
8 | 8 | |
| 1-Mid-Tech Box
|
1 | 10 | 11 |
| 1-Advanced Tech Box
|
3 | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Forced-Induction V8-Engine Box
|
1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Hybrid-Engine Box
|
3 | 3 | |
| 1 i4-Engine Box
|
7 | 7 | |
| 1 v6-Engine Box
|
1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 V8-Engine Box
|
1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 V10-Engine Box
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 V12-Engine Box
|
1 | 2 | 3 |
| Festival Kit Box (Lotus Elise Cup 260)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Volkswagen I.D. R)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Drako GTE)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Italdesign Zerouno)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Lotus Evija)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Ferrari SF90 Stradale)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Ferrari FXX K)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (McLaren Senna)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Aspark Owl)
|
2 | 2 | |
| Festival Kit Box (Lamborghini Terzo Millennio)
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2 | 2 |