The Great Wall Update is the third update of Asphalt 8: Airborne. Released in March 2014, it added a new track, The Great Wall, along with Twitch integration for iOS.
Announcement[]
The following text was published on the Apple Store:
We're celebrating the Year of the Horse by adding some horsepower to the game with a whole new Asian-inspired racing location! Discover the Great Wall with your McLaren P1, Ferrari Testarossa or any of the other new dream cars, and share your journey using the brand-new Twitch broadcasting feature only on the App Store!
- Explore the Far East
- Race through the gorgeous new Asian-inspired location, the Great Wall, which will provide 6 new tracks like you've never seen before -- but don't get distracted by the beauty of the scenery or you might fall off the edge
- Twitch integration
- Connect with the Asphalt community on Twitch.tv to broadcast your gameplay online, share your biggest stunts, or take a look at your rivals' skills. Think you're the best driver? Prove it with Twitch!
- New cars coming
- Stay tuned as we'll regularly release amazing new cars, including the unique 2014 McLaren P1, along with the iconic Ferrari Testarossa, and the powerful Dodge Challenger! More of a cross-country fan? The mighty 2015 Ford F-150 is there for you too!
- Immersion at its finest
- Get hyped for the ride of your life with a new soundtrack and way more to discover!
New Cars[]
- Class D
- Class C
- Class B
- Class A
- Class S
Game Changes[]
- New location: The Great Wall.
- 30 new Events added to the eight Career Mode Seasons.
- Twitch broadcasting (live gameplay streaming) now possible.
- New songs added:
- Animals / Martin Garrix (Electronic)
- Asleep at the Wheel / Band of Skulls (Rock)
- Cannibal / Silversun Pickups (Rock)
- Over it / The Crystal Method (Electronic)
- Burning / DJ Gontran (Bass)
- Outrun / DJ Gontran (Bass)
- Bad Weekend / Krubb Wenkroist (Electronic)
- Phantasmagorical / DJ Gontran (Menu)
- World Series matchmaking system tweaked.
- New Leaderboard feature: players who are inactive for two weeks disappear from the leaderboard.
- Main menu revamped.
- Nitro Starter and Tuning Kit now cost
9,000 and 24,000, respectively. - The Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 (2013) has been renamed to Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013.
- The McLaren MP4-12C Spider has been renamed to McLaren 12C Spider.
- Many Class A and Class S cars had their prices increased:
- Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car: 26,500 → 45,000
- Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series: 30,000 → 55,000
- Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X: 45,000 → 60,000
- Marussia B2: 55,000 → 75,000 (later changed to 85,000 before being reverted back)
- Chevrolet Corvette C7: 60,000 → 85,000
- McLaren 12C Spider: 75,000 → 90,000
- Pagani Zonda R: 90,000 → 110,000
- Lamborghini Veneno: 32,000/50,000 → 140,000
- GTA Spano: 70,000 → 160,000
- RUF CTR 3: 100,000 → 175,000
- Ferrari FXX Evoluzione: 115,000 → 190,000
- Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car:
- The Lamborghini Veneno's stats have been slightly changed as well. Its original acceleration and handling stats would later be carried over to the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4, which was introduced six updates later in mid-2015.
- A new tire compound is introduced in this update, initially exclusive to the Challenger, P1™, and Tuatara.
- This marks the first time cars are seen with tire compounds other than the standard one.
Trivia[]
- The app icon for this update features the Ferrari LaFerrari, which was introduced in the Daily Bonus Update.
- For some Android users, in the Elite Cars Update, this icon erroneously showed up on the game's page on the Google Play Store instead of the Elite Cars Update's icon featuring the Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS. This has since been fixed as of the Enduro Update.
- After the release of The Great Wall Update, the game had 210 Career Mode Events divided into 8 Seasons (including the 30 Events that were added in The Great Wall Update itself).
- The Great Wall Update was made on the Year of the Horse and Gameloft celebrated it "by adding some horsepower to the game". Several later updates celebrated their release year's Chinese New Year in a different fashion.
- Similarly, the Decals Update, More Than 300 Decals Update, and Tenerife Update introduced new decals for various cars with a Chinese New Year 2015 theme. In 2016, these decals were removed for most of cars with only exception being the Lamborghini Veneno.
- The Lunar New Year Update celebrated the Year of the Monkey with Chinese New Year 2016 decals for various cars, and a special Chinese-themed R&D event for the ED Design Torq.
- The Championship Update added Chinese New Year 2017 decals for the 2010 Bentley Continental Supersports, Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series, Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe, and Mosler Land Shark as an early celebration of the Year of the Fire Rooster.
- The Lunar New Year 2017 Update celebrated the Year of the Fire Rooster with a Chinese-themed R&D event for the Renault Alpine Celebration and the addition of the Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition.
- The Fall Out Boy Update celebrated the Year of the Dog with a Chinese-themed R&D event featuring the Year of the Dog-themed Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition.
- In a hotfix during the Holiday Update, the Year of the Pig was celebrated with a Chinese-themed R&D event featuring the Year of the Pig-themed TVR Sagaris Special Edition.
- The 2020 Lunar New Year Update celebrated the Year of the Rat with a Chinese-themed Festival featuring the Year of the Rat-themed Infiniti Project Black S Special Edition.
- The 2021 Lunar New Year Update celebrated the Year of the Ox with a Chinese-themed Festival featuring the Year of the Ox-themed BXR Bailey Blade GT1 Special Edition.
- The 2022 Lunar New Year Update celebrated the Year of the Tiger with a Chinese-themed Festival featuring the Year of the Tiger-themed Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition.
- The 2023 Lunar New Year Update celebrated the Year of the Rabbit with a Treasure Rush event featuring the Year of the Rabbit-themed Porsche 911 GT3 RS Year Of The Rabbit Edition.
- All cars added after the SSC Tuatara, which was introduced in this update, are significantly more expensive than vehicles from this update and earlier updates in terms of purchase and upgrading.
Bugs / Glitches[]
- Unusual Upgrade Prices: The Ferrari 599XX's upgrade prices were sometimes shown to be different from the usual 265,900 for the original Class B cars. This has since been fixed.
- The prices would be increased by 25% in the Motorcycles Update.
