The Crew 2 received quite a lot today, thanks to the release of the S7E1: Into the Storm update. The new episode brings new content, features, and a boatload of bug fixes and improvements.
Ten new events each with unique intro and outro videos will be added across two episodes. The game received two new Motorpass, two starter packs, and 22 new vehicles. Players can now purchase both Motorpass and the Premium Motorpass in bucks.
A new Main Menu is available along with a new landing page and start menu videos. The bug where the ice handling penalty was not applied to some cars is addressed. Check out the rest of the highlights below.
- [Added] 86 new vanity items, 58 of those items are available in the Motorpass. These new items will be released throughout the Season in the shop, as LIVE Summit rewards, or in the Motorpass.
- 10 Horns
- 13 Nitros
- 2 Suits
- 3 Outfit Parts
- 8 Rooftops
- 8 Smokes
- 18 Tires
- 17 Underglows
- 7 Window tints
- [Added] Season 1 Motorpass vanities are returning to the shop throughout the Season.
- [Added] New type of vanity tires: Contrasting Tires that have different visuals between the front and rear wheels.
- [Added] 17 LIVE Summits including 8 Premium LIVE Summits:
- 4 new Premium LIVE Summits rewards
- 4 returning Premium LIVE Summits rewards
- 1 mooded LIVE Summit
- [Fixed] Some cars that were not correctly affected by the ice handling penalty are now doing so.
- As a result, we are resetting the leaderboards on the Dominion Frozen events in the Street Race & Hypercar categories:
- Dominion Frozen #1
- Dominion Frozen #2
- Dominion Frozen #4
- Dominion Frozen #6
- Dominion Frozen #8
- [Added] New main menu.
- [Added] New landing page and start menu videos.
- [Added] New HQ Bus and new world billboard posters.
- [Improved] Reworked events and HQ icons on the Global Map for better legibility.
- [Improved] Reworked icons in free roaming to offer better accessibility.
- [Added] New 3D props available in the open world.
- [Improved] The arrows indicating a turn have been made brighter.
- [Fixed] Players should now correctly receive their Crew Credits in all situations after their purchase.
- [Improved][PS5] Performance mode on PS5.
- [Added][XSS] Performance mode on Xbox Series S.
- [Fixed][XSX] The Thrustmaster VG TX should now work correctly on the Xbox Series X.
You can read about The Crew 2 Season 7 Episode 1 via the official site, which also shows details of bug fixes and known issues.