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[Ryzza5]

How can I fix the problem so I can play online?

Please follow the steps below to improve your experience:

 

 

1. Firewall Software

Start by updating any anti-virus or personal firewall software that may be installed on your computer. For 3rd party software (ZoneAlarm, Norton AntiVirus/Internet Security, Mcafee, Avast, etc) check with the appropriate software vendor for details on updating the software and definitions.

 

You also need to consider the Windows Firewall (accessed via the Control Panel as seen below) which may block the game from accessing the Internet. Please note that to update your Windows Firewall definitions you will need to keep your Windows Updates up to date.

 

If updating these programs does not resolve the issue, you may need to configure the software to allow access to the specific application. This is generally done through the exceptions list (may be named differently depending on your software). When adding the game as an exception remember to add the executable (exe) for both the game and Uplay.

 

 

2. Ports

If following the steps above to update and configure your firewall does not resolve the issue, it will be necessary to forward ports. You will need to forward these ports to your computer’s IP address for the best possible connection:

 

 

The Crew Multiplayer ports

 

UDP: 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003 Incoming / Outgoing

 

 

 

Uplay PC

 

TCP: 80, 443, 13000, 14000, 14008

 

 

 

 

Directions for configuring network ports are specific to the software and hardware being used, and can be found by visiting the manufacturers website.

 

There are also free resources available such as Port Forward which may help (you can skip the ad to get to the guides). Please note this site is not affiliated with Ubisoft.

 

 

3. Background applications

You may also encounter problems due to applications running in the background on your computer system. If you are encountering problems playing online, please try closing all running background applications before starting your game. You can find the steps for this listed below.

 

- Click Start and type MSCONFIG into the Search box and click OK.

- This will open the System Configuration Utility on the General tab.

- Click on the Startup tab, and then click the 'Disable All' button.

- Click Ok and then restart your system when prompted.

 

 

Note: this should be seen as a temporary solution and any changes can be reverted by returning to the MSCONFIG utility and clicking 'Enable All" on the Startup tab.

 

 

4. Hosts file

The hosts file is a small text file which is part of the Windows operating system. This can be used to route traffic or sometimes block a website.

 

To rule this out when dealing with problems accessing the game, it should be cleaned or reset. The easiest way to clean your HOSTS file is by clicking on the Fix it button on the Microsoft article found here (Windows 8 users, please see the Fix it myself link).

 

 

5. Traffic throttling / Blocked ports

There may also be certain restrictions set by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). If you continue to have trouble, please contact your ISP for details on any specific restrictions on the previously mentioned network ports.

[Ryzza5]

First DLC coming s**n

 

Next week, all players who acquired The Crew Season Pass will have an anticipated access to three following new cars.

 

The ASTON MARTIN V12 ZAGATO

The 2013 SRT VIPER GTS

The ABARTH 500

 

Starting on Tuesday evening, January 13, these cars will be available (to Season Pass owners only) in the car dealers.

 

One week later, everyone else will be able to purchase the entire car pack or the cars individually and here they are:

 

ASTON MARTIN V12 ZAGATO

The V12 Zagato launched in 2012 as the pinnacle of the Vantage range. It is also the latest expression of a successful creative collaboration that has given rise to a series of striking GT cars over the last half-century, the original and most iconic of which being the DB4GT Zagato.

 

 

2013 SRT VIPER GTS

Anyone with common sense will tell you not to mess with a Viper. This particular predator is the latest in the series of powerful two seaters, with 640hp developed through a massive V-10 engine. This car’s venomous performance will top any opposition.

 

 

ABARTH 500

Originally released in 1949 as a car for the people, it was one of the first cars focused on urban driving. 65 years on this highly tuned hatch still owns the city streets, with Abarth tuning under the hood this car has a sting in its tail.

[Ryzza5]

Hope you haven't already spent hours getting all the platinum skill medals

 

A new community challenge is upon you.

 

From the 12th to the 16th of January, we will be tracking the Gold (and Platinum) medals that all of you will be earning in any Skill Challenge.

 

If you manage to reach 1.5 Million medals, accumulated on all the platforms, we will add for you an exclusive new faction mission. Once available in the game, this faction mission will be accessible to everyone and on its first appearance you will be able to test your skill in a new community challenge.

 

We will be sharing more information about that new challenge when gold and platinum medals will start to stream in, so get ready!

[Ryzza5]

Patch #2

02/05/2015 12:00

 

Our team has been working on several changes and updates to tune and fix major gameplay elements. We’d like to give you a look at the main changes that will be applied to The Crew in our next major patch, coming February 12.

New Content

• New PvP mode
  
• The new PvP mode is an elimination race with 10 new tracks available.
  
• New faction missions
  
• Four new faction missions will be released with the patch on Thursday, February 12.
  

 

Fixes and Updates

Online

• The quick co-op feature has been improved, and several bugs related to joining sessions have been fixed.
  
• PvP lobby improvements
  
• Enabled browsing of players after selecting cars.
  
• PvP session improvements
  
• Matchmaking should now allow players to find more players quicker.
  

Statistics

• Fixed the issue that was causing statistics to display incorrect data and/or simply reset the data.
  
• Previous data will not be restored, but new statistics should not be lost anymore.
  

Awards

• Fixed an issue related to unlocking and tracking the progress of certain awards.
  

Challenges

• Fixed an issue related to progression on challenges.
  

Frame rate

• Improved frame rate in cockpit view.
  

UI

• Fixed an issue when applying certain parts.
  

Friends

• Fixed an issue related to a friend’s presence in game – their status will be set to offline when they quit the game.
  

Cars

• Improvements and tweaking of several cars’ handling and speed.
   
  
• Buggy’s grip has been improved in order for it to be able to climb hills as other Raid cars.
  
• Fixed a bug where some cars were able to reach an extreme off-road top speed in reverse gear for:
  
• Bentley Continental GT
  
• Cadillac Escalade
  
• Abarth 500
  
• Alfa Romeo 4C[
  
• Hummer H1 Alpha
  
• MINI Cooper S:
  
• Toned down the nitro and grip for MINI Cooper S.
  
• Lamborghini Murcielago:
  
• Grip slightly improved when using nitro.
  

 

Missions

 

• AI behavior in some missions improved.
  
• AI and police car behavior in chase missions improved:
  
• Opponent cars are now less aggressive, and they try more to follow players instead of taking them down.
  

 

Gameplay

 

• Modifications applied to the friction on side barriers in order to avoid wall-riding exploit.
  

 

#NeverDriveAlone

 

The Crew team

[Ryzza5]

March 18 Patch notes:

 

Features:

New PVP mode available - Blitz Brawl

Blitz Brawl is a fast-paced game mode where players rush to scoring zones and fight to stay within them.

A scoring zone is activated by the first player who enters it and remains active for the next 10 seconds. During this time, any player inside the zone will score points. Bonus points are also awarded to the player who activated the zone.

After 10 seconds, the zone is deactivated and a new one will instantly appear, randomly chosen from a list. Stay alert!

In team games, the team’s total points are what count. Working together is crucial.

Blitz Brawl comes with 10 new missions – 2 for each region.

 

Faction vs Faction PVP mode is changed to Crew vs. Crew

This mode no longer takes in account the factions of the players.

New UI filter in lobbies

Added searching filters in the lobby by Car Spec and PvP game mode.

New UI on searching lobbies

A timer has been added to the UI (while searching for a lobby) that will depend on the network setup (NAT) type.

 

New Content:

Vintage Car Pack DLC with 3 new cars :

Chevrolet Corvette C3 – available in Fullstock and PERF

Chevrolet Corvette C2 – available in Fullstock and PERF

Spyker C8 Aileron - available in Fullstock and PERF

 

4 new Faction missions unlocked with the Vintage pack.

ROUTE 66 – Race mission

THE SCORE – Collect mission

A FISTFUL OF DIRT – Race mission

BAYOU BRAWL – Race mission

 

6 new tuning specs

Chevrolet Camaro RS 1969 - Circuit

1967 Shelby GT 500 – Circuit

Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan 1967 – Circuit

1969 Dodge Charger R/T Hemi – Circuit

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 2010 – Dirt

Ford Focus RS 2010 - Circuit

 

CAR improvements:

PHYSICS

Improved global collisions with traffic cars and landscape.

Lowered impact of the breakable objects.

Reduced the chance to trigger a crash sequence when colliding with environment or other cars. Now, it only happens when the user is driving at a very high speed.

Improved jump receptions (enhancing Raid handling in particular).

Reduced bumps on Snowy Trails surface to enhance handling

 

CAMERA

Changed the Follow Near camera on all cars in order to:

enhance the driving experience

give the car more presence on screen

Increased sense of speed on every Camera

Reduced Camera movements on jumps and when using nitro.

Improved Camera movements in cockpit view for more visual comfort

Fixed minor issues on specific cameras :

370Z Circuit Cockpit back-view

RUF 3400K Raid Cockpit back-view

 

CAR HANDLING

Fixed wheel spin issues (especially when using nitro) on:

KOENIGSEGG Agera R – FS/PERF

FERRARI LaFerrari – FS/PERF

LAMBORGHINI LP640 - CIRCUIT

MERCEDES-BENZ SL63 AMG – PERF/CIRCUIT

PAGANY Huayra - PERF

BMW Z4 sDrive35is 2011 – CIRCUIT

NISSAN 370Z – FULL STOCK/STREET/PERF/CIRCUIT

 

Improved handling on:

2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS - STREET

2012 DODGE CHALLENGER SRT-8 392 - STREET

FORD MUSTANG GT 2011 - STREET

1967 SHELBY GT500 - PERF

1969 CHEVROLET Camaro RS - FULL STOCK/STREET/PERF

 

Fixed some Full Stock top speeds to be more realistic:

1969 DODGE Charger R/T Hemi

2012 DODGE Challenger SRT-8

2012 DODGE Charger SRT-8

2012 JEEP Grand Cherokee SRT-8

2015 FORD Mustang GT Fastback

FORD Mustang GT 2011

BMW M5 2011

VOLKSWAGEN Golf GTI

FERRARI 458 Speciale

 

Fixed the RUF 3400K Raid having issues with the 5th gear and improved suspensions

Improved steering and stability at high speed for the MINI Cooper S in FULL STOCK, STREET, DIRT and PERF specs. The nitrous effect was also reduced a bit.

 

General improvements:

Improvements on the prologue tweaks in missions.

Improvement on behavior of Cops AI

Improvement on opponents AI in missions related to user’s car level to have a better game experience in the Race missions.

Tweaks on Motion Blur effect at high speed – the effect is more visible on the environment.

Skills : All skills except "Jump" and "Climb" will now grant twice the amount of Bucks and experience.

 

Story Missions:

The last mission of each region will now grant twice the amount of XP and Bucks.

Missions are:

Crumple Zone

Family Matters

Fearful Symmetry

Burn Coburn

V8

 

Faction Missions:

Bonus faction missions (unlocked by the winning faction each month) now grant 7.5 times their amount of Bucks (60000 Bucks at the level 50) and 1.25 times their amount of XP.

Some Faction Missions as well as PvP races have had their rewards adjusted to better match their duration.

 

Bug fixing:

Wall-ride:

Increased the friction factor between the player’s car and walls along the roads.

 

Fix for some Statistics that allows recovering some lost progress:

Progress on game

Missions

Skills

Sub-stats for the medals won on Skills.

Progression on certain Challenges.

Some issues preventing players from joining crews have been fixed.

 

Rewards:

Fixed the wrong rewards when level up in faction missions, PVP missions and Send friend missions.

 

Awards:

All the rewards related to Win and Complete under Events are fixed.

Fix on finding and joining Public sessions.

Leaderboard scoring display fixed for PVP missions

Fix related to AI traffic cars in freeride.

 

The Crew – March Patch Notes | | News | The Crew

[RobikV3]

Wheres my Raid camaro? :toetap:

[Eudemon]

June Patch Notes

Today, we’d like to give you a look at the main changes that will be applied to The Crew in our next major patch, coming onJune 3rd.

 

New features

• Leagues
  
  • A new leaderboard system for PVP game modes has been added.
    
  • By earning points in PvP races, players will be able to progress in the Leagues.
    
  • There are 4 leagues: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum with each league having 4 divisions.
    
  • The players will progress or be demoted in the leagues based on their activity in PVP game modes.
    

• Faction system
  
  • The faction system has been rebalanced to give more chances to lesser populated factions in the monthly faction war.
    
  • The UI has also been modified and redesigned to help players track their progression inside their faction as well as the global activity on the map.
    

• New car release
  
  • 2014 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY: early access for Season Pass owners on June 3rd and to all players on June 10th.
    

UI

• The scoreboard for missions, skills and PvP races has been slightly redesigned to be easier to read.
  
• The filter tabs now only show the relevant information (eg: only Skills, Faction Missions, PvP events..).
  
• The Car Tuners, HQs and Car Dealers are now visible only through the Default Tab.
  

Track IR

• Track IR now also works with the third-person views.
  

PvP

• New races
  
  • 3 new races have been added to the Eliminator mode
    
  • 3 new races have been added to the Blitz Brawl mode
    

Bug fixing

• Fixed a bug where players could not fast travel to unlocked areas on the map from the “Challenges” menu.
  
• The progression of several awards has been fixed.
  
• Fixed a bug related to the daily salary and the ranking system in the faction war.
  
• Improvements for the text chat feature.
  
• Improvement of the navigation with the mouse on PC.
  
• Several bug fixes related to AI behavior during missions.
  
• Fixed the cockpit rear-view cam on Xbox One.
  
• Fixed an issue linked to the network detection tool that was preventing some players from loading the game.
  
• Fixed an issue related to the timer of certain faction missions when sending friends.
  

Changes applied to cars

• Fixed wheel spin for ALFA ROMEO 8C Competizione FULL STOCK, PERF, RACING
  
• Fixed wheel spin for HOTROD HuP ONE CIRCUIT
  
• Fixed wheel spin on FERRARI 458 Speciale FULL STOCK, PERF
  
• Fixed wheel spin issue on 2013 SRT Viper GTS FULL STOCK, PERF
  
• Fixed wheel spin issue on 2015 FORD Mustang GT Fastback FULL STOCK, STREET, PERF
  
• Improved downforce on LaFERRARI FULL STOCK and PERF
  

 

Sauce: The Crew Blog [Posted May 26th, 2015]

[Eudemon]

League Feedback appreciated by its designer.

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plain text version for backup

 

Hervé Gengler @HerveGengler

 

Guys, I'm waiting your feedback on the league system ;). I spent a lot of time on its design ^^. #TheCrewGame

 

5:55 PM - 26 May 2015

 

[Dux]

I am jealous

[RobikV3]

And still no adjustable seats or fix for wobbly cockpit camera dissappointing