NFS Unbound Not connecting to internet

Hey,

First of all, it's a shame that the developers don't seem to be addressing these issues.

To answer your question, @EA_Illium , yes, after updating to Vol. 8, the problem still persists. Honestly, I don't want to go through all those files again, especially since others have done so and it hasn't been helpful.

Here’s some more information:

• Platform: PC
• Version: Steam
• I’ve checked all the recommended solutions, but none have worked.
• When I click "Go Online," the sync starts but stops at 2/48 and 69/~248 (I don't remember the exact last number). After that, I get a notification that the sync didn’t work and that I should visit EA Support.

However, I found a solution, even though it’s not ideal. Thanks to @DCDrumsGangnam  for suggesting that deleting the SaveGame file allows you to go online again. It works—I can go online now.

For anyone on PC who wants to go online, try this:

1. Open File Explorer.
2. Navigate to Documents on the left side. (If Documents isn’t there, go to: C:\Users\"Your PC Username"\Documents)
3. Open the "Need For Speed(TM) Unbound" folder.
4. Either delete the "SaveGame" folder or create a new folder named Backup, then drag and drop the "SaveGame" folder into it.
5. Start the game.
6. When the game asks "Go Online," press YES. Otherwise, you’ll need to start from step 1 again.
7. You should now be able to join online, but all your progress will be lost.

I’m going to test if it’s possible to "cheat" your story money, at least to buy back your cars. Swapping the "old" SaveGame file with the new one that connects online probably won’t work, as the settings are likely saved in the SaveGame.

And to Quote @DCDrumsGangnam : "WTF EA."

Cheers 

I'm beginning to get the feeling that NFS Unbound is just completely broken and just doesn't want to connect online. PLEASE FIX THIS

Me to the seim ps5 error code.FTCL.5001

Yes no updeit for me 

You're not the only one with that issue, of being unable to join a server it happends alot for me to lately.

Hey @ermhs317 @KasperCrowley if you're running into FTCL5001 error, we have another thread you can check out and leave your information on. Check out my reply here. 

Hey @EA_Illium , I hope I understood your message correctly.

I wasn't able to go online at the beginning. When I first started the game, I had computer-related connection issues with the internet, so I pressed "Play Offline" when initializing the game for the first time. I believe this was the problem in my case. Since then, I haven't been able to go online or connect to the EA server. As a result, I haven't been able to access any cars or wraps across both single-player and multiplayer modes.

In my case, I never experienced any errors with auto-save in single-player mode. Multiplayer, however, was not possible due to the "Connection to the Server Lost" error (I provided more details in my last post).

If anyone knows how the save file, especially the part related to online connections, is saved and processed, please feel free to contact me—I'm really interested in understanding this. I work as a software engineer, and I'm curious about how this issue occurs. A similar problem appears in the game "Last Epoch," where if you choose offline, you're never able to go online unless you create a new character. It could be a similar way of handling online/offline accounts.

don't worry its 2025 with Volm 9 out and this is still an issue i got the game with ea play and i cant even play online

Guess what it's been almost one year from this post and still can't connect online. I've reinstalled the game in the hopes that it might be fixed but it's not. At this point it's more than annoying but the greedy SOB's and EA don't care, all they care about is filling their pockets