NFS: Shift - Bug/glitch thread

[klondike]

I reposted the first post on the Official forums, maybe with a litle luck someone over at EA will actually read what everyone here is posting.

There is already oins of people posting over there about these isues, even the general forum is more or less only about bugs and glitches.

Link to first post on EQ forums
http://forum.needforspeed.com/eaforum/posts/list/0/309144.page#2966947

 

[NLxAROSA]

It's bad enough that the AI can't drive the higher performance stuff and punt the **** out of you, but when you manage to survive them, win and then the game crashes it's 'slightly irritating'.

I hope no family members, small mammals or appliances in your home suffered for it.

 

[slackbladder]

Well, I have this on PC and whilst it's been rock solid with no crashes, errors, glitching and what not I do have many of the bugs so far mentioned such as the Corvette Z06 that doesn't move in a variety of races, nor the Viper in the Ford GT vs Viper race.
I've also noticed the digital rev counter on the RX-8 and Skyline R34 are not animated when they are fully upgraded to Works vehicles. Also the RX-8's gears could not be altered when upgraded to a Works car.
The Oversteer/Understeer option in the Quicktune is back to front. And the Suspension settings seem inadequate, particularly when dealing with certain circuits. Road America is VERY bumpy and I'd be surprised if any tuned Tier3+ car gets through it without bouncing around like a pig in heat.

I have a feeling that the games settings for the weight of the cars has been reduced without altering the physics. That would explain the tendency all the cars have for tank-slapping and having a wayward nose. It's virtually impossible for me to set any car up to understeer. It'd also explain why the suspension is so OTT. I may be wrong, of course, but there is definitely something fundamentally wrong with the physics in Shift.

Apart from all that I like the game. It looks fine on my PC with settings at max, 1080p and a frame rate around 60fps most of the time (there is slowdown on some circuits with 12+ cars).

 

[Worst_Driver]

Yup, thats a known bug.... I really hope they patch things up or this game is unfortunately going to die a quiet, lonely death gathering dust on the shelf.

Well for me this game will be either collecting dust or being traded in for money when GT5 will be out.

But anyway another bug.
If you don't paint the 370Z and you leave it the original color (Some kind of Gray) the color will switch from red to black to white depending on the race.

Way to go EA....

 

[IsmokeGT]

ALL: - Cars will bounce beyond control, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NFdXu4Bumk for example.

That was hilarious. Wait a second... I paid $60 for that? Not so funny anymore.

 

[FLASH48]

That was hilarious. Wait a second... I paid $60 for that? Not so funny anymore.

Just wondering how far you have made it in Shift? Go listen to the Ford GT, the one you have to beat the Viper with. Then tell that car doesn't sound better, then the one in GT Prologue!!

 

[T-Squared]

My S15 is having an idenitey crisis. It can't decide what color it wants to be!

 

[FLASH48]

My S15 is having an idenitey crisis. It can't decide what color it wants to be!

That one made me laugh, good one!👍

 

[IsmokeGT]

Just wondering how far you have made it in Shift? Go listen to the Ford GT, the one you have to beat the Viper with. Then tell that car doesn't sound better, then the one in GT Prologue!!

Miscommunication- I referenced the video where the car was bouncing out of control. The sound of the engines is good in this game. I am not a big fan of the transmission noises though.

 

[Paulie]

Upgrade the drivetrain (which doesn't add much to the performance). I had the same problem and after much consternation, I found that if you upgrade the drivetrain, the car will move again.

Thanks for that tip. It will be a while before I can try it now, blew all my cash on a V8 Vantage.

 

[Tired Tyres]

You do know that you can sell any of your cars and get exactly the same money you paid for it back again?

 

[Stotty]

I hope no family members, small mammals or appliances in your home suffered for it.

There were a few times when I might have quietly uttered an expletive or 2.

EDIT...
There are just so many huge and obvious bugs/glitches that it feels like they just wrote the code and released it without any testing at all.

The basic issue with the way certain cars bounce off track over the slightest little bumps... how can this not have been picked up in pre-release testing?

 

[NLxAROSA]

how can this not have been picked up in pre-release testing?

I think it has, but they decided to release it anyway (because the publisher forced a releasedate) and fix it in a patch. Not a very uncommon way to work.

 

[Stotty]

I think it has, but they decided to release it anyway (because the publisher forced a releasedate) and fix it in a patch. Not a very uncommon way to work.

Hmmm... the QA and ER people at my company would never allow something like that to happen... people would get fired!

 

[NLxAROSA]

Hmmm... the QA and ER people at my company would never allow something like that to happen... people would get fired!

Same here, but EA's release schedules are fixed. They (almost) always release a game at the date they planned. Not like Sony/PD, who will release it 'when it's done'.

 

[tron2k3]

Any body had problems playing online games while using a bluetooth headset?

Whenever we race online with the headsets, one of us will have the issue of not being able to see the other persons car, and none of the car details will show e.g dashboard speedo etc.

We've even had it where the view from the cockpit has switched to a birdseye view of the track and this is where you are supposed to race from, like you are sat in a helicopter over the track.

 

[Blitz187]

I guess the question is... How long will this patch take... And will it ever come?

 

[NLxAROSA]

I guess the question is... How long will this patch take... And will it ever come?

There is no doubt in my mind that there will be at least one patch. Most EA games have at least three.

 

[Nicko]

Just discovered another glitch: I was driving down London Mile and my GTR just suddenly "sunk" into the long stretch of road before the sharp hairpin, and consequently unable to drive. I think this was the first time this has happened to me.

 

[Stotty]

Just discovered another glitch: I was driving down London Mile and my GTR just suddenly "sunk" into the long stretch of road before the sharp hairpin, and consequently unable to drive. I think this was the first time this has happened to me.

LMFAO... add it to the list!

 

[NLxAROSA]

Just discovered another glitch: I was driving down London Mile and my GTR just suddenly "sunk" into the long stretch of road before the sharp hairpin, and consequently unable to drive. I think this was the first time this has happened to me.

 

[Nicko]

^ Yep that's exactly what happened!

 

[Bertley]

Just discovered another glitch: I was driving down London Mile and my GTR just suddenly "sunk" into the long stretch of road before the sharp hairpin, and consequently unable to drive. I think this was the first time this has happened to me.

Your not the only one to have found the dreaded pothole.

Hole in the track?

 

[Paulie]

Here's one:
The increase in turbo boost pressure has no effect on power or actual speed. Or has that been brought up?

 

[NLxAROSA]

Here's one:
The increase in turbo boost pressure has no effect on power or actual speed. Or has that been brought up?

I noticed that too, but I assumed that boost increase was for the nitrous, not the turbo. Now that we're talking about tuning screens, some of the labels and descriptions are ambiguous or simply wrong (at least in Dutch they are).

 

[Paulie]

I noticed that too, but I assumed that boost increase was for the nitrous, not the turbo. Now that we're talking about tuning screens, some of the labels and descriptions are ambiguous or simply wrong (at least in Dutch they are).

Heh heh, I got the Works Camaro which allowed altering of the front bumper opening and it said something like:
Increasing the opening allows better cooling to the engine improving top speed but also increases drag.

WTF! Increase in drag hurts top speed.

 

[klondike]

Supposedly there will come and update to PS3 later this week wich will fix the current isue on PS3 with the damage being only visual.

Quoted from a devleoper on the Official forums.

First; a quick apology for not getting back to everyone on this thread. I've been speaking with the guys at SMS about the PS3 damage issue and they've asked me to let you know that a PS3 Title Update will be made available later this week which fixes the issue.

Andrew

http://forum.needforspeed.com/eaforum/posts/list/90/307429.page#2967468

No words about any other fixes yet though. Still hoping they will give the whole game a major overhaul.

 

[Blitz187]

Supposedly there will come and update to PS3 later this week wich will fix the current isue on PS3 with the damage being only visual.

Quoted from a devleoper on the Official forums.

First; a quick apology for not getting back to everyone on this thread. I've been speaking with the guys at SMS about the PS3 damage issue and they've asked me to let you know that a PS3 Title Update will be made available later this week which fixes the issue.

Andrew

http://forum.needforspeed.com/eaforum/posts/list/90/307429.page#2967468

No words about any other fixes yet though. Still hoping they will give the whole game a major overhaul.

He did ask for details about the bouncing cars though and that he would try and get a list of the features that will be fixed with this patch... its in the posts a little further on in the thread..

 

[Vancouver Blade]

I wanted to post a quick message to thanks everyone for posting this issue list. I'm the global community lead for Need for Speed and I'm currently collating a list of issue for the game teams to review so this thread has been very useful and all the issues raised here will be highlighted to the team

There is a Title Update coming out this week for PS3 which fixes about 25 issues (including PS3 damage levels and phantom flag girls). I'll post the full list when I have it.

 

[jswilli1]

Just completed level 10 and won the Falken Mustang GT, can't find it anywhere? I checked quick race and no joy, not even a rewards car section. Not in the car lot or my cars either.