Product: Need for Speed HeatPlatform:PCSummarize your bug Scratches appear to have a bug where they accumulate over time rather than with actual damage, the same way dirt accumulates. I just tested this by driving extraordinarily carefully for 5 minutes without hitting a single thing, and my car was completely scratched up. This is immersion breaking; we spend all this time customizing our cars to make them look cool, and then 5 minutes later, no matter how carefully we drive, they look terrible because of all the scratches.What car were you using? Every car in the game. Was the car your own build or downloaded from the in-game community? Personal BuildWhat was the last event you played? N/A doesn't matterWas it a day or a night event? Day EventHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Drive literally any car for 5-10 minutes without hitting a single object and you will see scratches start forming for no reason whatsoever.What happens when the bug occurs? Scratches appear on the car for no reason, it seems like they're currently showing up/working the same way dirt/dust does (AKA, on a timer or based on distance driven). What do you expect to see? I expect my car that I spent an hour working on to look brand new when I drive carefully. I don't expect scratches to form all over it when I haven't hit anything.N/A

Product: Need for Speed HeatPlatform:OriginSummarize your bug Dirt and grime appears on the car's sides very quickly. The surface being driven on makes no difference (vehicle gets dirty at the same rate whether driving on dirt or roads). Dirt will not be removed upon entering events or repairing at a gas station, and it cannot be hidden in photo mode. Switching vehicles at an event or returning to the garage are the only ways to reset the car.What car were you using? Ford Mustang '65, VW Beetle, Ferrari Testarossa, Volvo 242DL, Mercury Cougar (at this point, I am assuming any vehicle will be affected)Was the car your own build or downloaded from the in-game community? Personal BuildWhat was the last event you played? Free roam and race eventsWas it a day or a night event? Day EventHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Drive anywhere, in any game modeWhat happens when the bug occurs? Dirt textures fade in on the car's sides and windshield as you travel.What do you expect to see? The vehicle should not accrue dirt when driving on pavement, and instead only become dirty whilst driving off-road. Driving through a gas station should clean the car alongside repairs (like in Payback). Preferably, starting events should also see the car cleaned. Photo mode should have an option to hide dirt.I cannot imagine that it was intentional to have cars become incredibly muddy when driving entirely on roads and pavement, especially at such a quick rate. The lovely cinematic loading screens that take place before a race event are tarnished by the filthiness of the car, and it is annoying to start the race like so when all the other vehicles are squeaky clean.

Its not a Addition it looks horrible. And the car looks dirty as hell after a couple of meters. Although you couldn't fix it at the gas station. For me as a "stance guy" and photographer it's horrible to see this dirt on my car. When I want real dirt on my car then I play WRC or Forza. EA must fix this or make a option to deactivate dirt on cars.

@FLASHBAXX_FLAXX I just made a post similar to this too. Funny thing is, it's not even just dirt that's accumulating, it's scratches too. I've noticed that even if I drive carefully and don't hit anything, my car gets covered in scratches in less than 5 minutes.

Yep same thing is happening to me and it's worse cause it's not like we can drive to gas station to get the scratches fixedThe gas station won't even repair them which imo is just stupidI come out the garage to drive to a race that's down the block n I'll be doing 25mph to get there and once I arrive n start the race my car is completely covered with scratchesThis has to be fixed

The easiest way for EA is to put in a way to deactivate the dirt. When the dirt only was after races it was ok for me, but it also shows up when you drive slow with your friends. And the only way to clean your car is the garage. That's a real disappointment for me. I often take photos and the dirt is really horrible to see. I want to have the dirt like in 2015 or Payback. Or a option to deactivate or repair the car completely in a gas station.

Scratches accumulate over time the same way dirt does.

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Jabberwocky79
6 years ago
@Tormanbin wrote:
@Jabberwocky79No, it is not "rubber debris from my tires", and even if it was, it shouldn't be appearing ALL OVER MY CAR after two minutes even when I drive carefully at like 25 mph. Please explain to me how "rubber from my tires" is ending up on the middle of my front bumper and on top of my hood, that makes no sense. It's not "realistic" to have your car look like this after a couple minutes of normal driving, or even spirited driving. I drive a 2017 Mustang GT in real life and I drive the hell out of it, never once have I had anything that looks anything remotely like this on it even after a month of not washing it.

Congratulations, you own a vehicle. And you "drive the hell out of it," do you? Do you drive your car at an average speed of 120mph everywhere you go, sliding around turns and having the occasional bump and grind with other cars in illegal street races? Because THAT would be an appropriate comparison. So why don't you go out and do that for an evening, then post pictures of your car here for all to see, and we'll figure out if the graphics are all that inaccurate, M'kay?

Now, I DO REALIZE that you have a legitimate complaint about these things showing up in-game even when you are 'taking it easy.' Basically, the devs were trying to simulate what it would look like IRL if you drove your car at 7000 RPMs everywhere you go. My suggestion for a simple fix is to prevent these effects from appearing until after you have participated in an actual race. That way if you leave the garage and you are just wanting to take photos, the grime and rubber won't show up.
pascal_w_94
6 years ago
The easiest way for EA is to put in a way to deactivate the dirt. When the dirt only was after races it was ok for me, but it also shows up when you drive slow with your friends. And the only way to clean your car is the garage. That's a real disappointment for me. I often take photos and the dirt is really horrible to see. I want to have the dirt like in 2015 or Payback. Or a option to deactivate or repair the car completely in a gas station.
Jabberwocky79
6 years ago
@pascal_w_94 wrote:
The easiest way for EA is to put in a way to deactivate the dirt. When the dirt only was after races it was ok for me, but it also shows up when you drive slow with your friends. And the only way to clean your car is the garage. That's a real disappointment for me. I often take photos and the dirt is really horrible to see. I want to have the dirt like in 2015 or Payback. Or a option to deactivate or repair the car completely in a gas station.
I think that's a perfectly reasonable complaint and good potential solutions. The option in Snapshot Pro to enable or disable car damage should also include the dirt effects. - That might be the simplest solution for them to implement, because it already worked that way in Payback.
pascal_w_94
6 years ago
@Jabberwocky79 wrote:
@pascal_w_94 wrote:
The easiest way for EA is to put in a way to deactivate the dirt. When the dirt only was after races it was ok for me, but it also shows up when you drive slow with your friends. And the only way to clean your car is the garage. That's a real disappointment for me. I often take photos and the dirt is really horrible to see. I want to have the dirt like in 2015 or Payback. Or a option to deactivate or repair the car completely in a gas station.
I think that's a perfectly reasonable complaint and good potential solutions. The option in Snapshot Pro to enable or disable car damage should also include the dirt effects. - That might be the simplest solution for them to implement, because it already worked that way in Payback.
Yeah that would be good. But it would be great when i can fix or deactivate the dirt while driving. Because each Player can decide by himself what he want to do. I don't need this much dirt on my car, at this point it is a good way to deactivate it. NFS is a arcade game that's why I don't need it. But then a other player who likes the dirt could activate it for himself when he needs it.
pascal_w_94
6 years ago
I hope its in the Patch today. Only a couple of days and the game don't makes fun anymore with this ugly dirt on my car. Please patch this otherwise I can't enjoy the game like it should be.
Titan_TLS
6 years ago
So any update on this? I know they are having bigger issues with save files at the moment but still would like to see this fixed.
pascal_w_94
6 years ago
EA fix this! Over 4 Weeks i can't play this game like i would.

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