2019 Halloween Update

The 2019 Halloween Update, also known as the Phantom Ride Update, is the 36th update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.
== Announcement ==
Join in for a spooky night ride across Transylvania! The Halloween update is here!
TRICK OR TREAT
Celebrate this frightful season by participating in our Halloween Festival! Collect special Festival Coins to get sweet rewards, including the Ferrari FXX K!
NEW TRANSYLVANIA LOCATION
Night has fallen on Transylvania lands! Race on a limited-time night version of this track just for Halloween!
NEW CARDS AND SPECIAL EVENTS!
Take a look at the brand-new additions to our car collection! The Ferrari 812 Superfast, Aston Martin DBS Superleggera and more are coming in dedicated special events!
MORE EXCITING BONUSES!
In the brand-new AD REWARDS section, you can not only play ads to receive bonuses, but also progress through major milestones with even more exciting rewards!
ASSEMBLY MODIFICATIONS
From this update onward, vehicles from Class B and Class A will no longer require blueprints. They can now be obtained in special events or in the shop. You'll get a discount if you have any blueprints for these vehicles!
EXCLUSIVE DEALS SECTION REMOVED
With this update, the Exclusive Deals section will not be available in the game.
== New Vehicles ==
*Class D
**KTM X-Bow GT4 (Gift, postponed to the Formula E Update)
*Class C
**Volkswagen I.D. R (Festival, postponed from the Sixth Anniversary Update)
*Class A
**Aston Martin DBS Superleggera (R&D)
**Ferrari 812 Superfast (R&D)
*Class S
**Ferrari FXX K (Festival)
The new cars will need the following engine cards:
*
**Aston Martin DBS Superleggera (x56)
**Ferrari 812 Superfast (x56)
== Game Changes ==
=== Gameplay Changes ===
*The Exclusive Deals section was removed.
*The Tuning Kit value was changed from an integer and absolute number to a percentage for quite a few vehicles. See the patch notes for details.
*The Tuning Kit bonus officially ceased to be added to the vehicle rank for matchmaking purposes, thus discarding the experimental criterion that formally started  on Jul 30, 2019 and surreptitiously ended on Oct 14, 2019.
*Showdown mode changes:
**The now flies faster to chase down its target.
**The now pulsates 6 times instead of 5.
*The teleport glitch on the King's Highway track was patched, with a barrier being added on the left in the first fork of the track.
*The following vehicles are no longer Blueprint-buildable and are instead purchasable from the garage or obtainable through special events. Players who own some BPs of these vehicles get a discount off the garage cost that varies depending on the number of BPs owned:
**Marussia B2: 
**Lucra L148: 
**Bentley EXP10 Speed 6: 
**McLaren 570S: 
**Sbarro Alcador: 
**Aston Martin One-77: 
**Ducati Supersport S: 
**BMW S 1000 RR: 
**Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition: 
**Zenvo ST1: 
**McLaren 720S: 
**Maserati MC12: 
**Ferrari F50: 
**ONUK Sazan LM: 
**Peugeot SR1: 
**Holden Coupe 60: 
**Honda Integra Type-R:
**BXR Bailey Blade GT1: 
**Porsche Cayman GT4: 
**Yamaha FZ-10: 
***Note: The aforementioned prices are the full prices of these vehicles.
***BPs still in boxes and fused BPs are not counted into the discount.
***Discount percentages are range-based, i. e. not exactly equal to percentage of owned BPs.
***The game might need a restart in order to see the re-calculated discount after opening BPs from boxes.
* Pro Kit Boxes:
** The Festival Coin Pack now rewards 3, 5 or 8 Festival Coins.
** The and the have been reintroduced after being unavailable for several updates.
*** During the streak version of Daily ads, they replace the and the .
*** As the Lamborghini Huracán is the only remaining Blueprint car with blueprints, the Compact Boxes (that have a hidden blueprint guarantee and grant common cards) are now guaranteed to grant 2 Huracán blueprints per box. Players collecting for the Huracán may consider opening their Compact Boxes before the next update. See box pages for details.
*** Contrary to its description, the now also grants cards. See box page for details.
** and have been removed from the permanent offers in the shop. Both boxes are now only obtainable from some Mastery races.
** have been removed from Division Cups. This is likely due to the removal of the Blueprints since the Showdown Update.
*Fake speeds of these vehicles were discarded:
**Mosler GT3
**Falcon F7
**Icona Vulcano V12 Hybrid
**McLaren 720S
**Renault Sport R.S. 01
**McLaren MP4-31
**2018 McLaren X2
**HTT Pléthore LC 750
*The nominal acceleration for these vehicles was reduced:
**Suzuki GSX-R750
**Ariel Atom V8
**Mazda 6
**Donkervoort D8 GTO
**KTM 1290 Super Duke R
**Yamaha YZF-R6
**ED Design Torq
**Renault Trezor
**McLaren MP4/8
**Mazda RX-8 Special Edition
**Rezvani Beast Alpha
**McLaren Mercedes MP4-25
**Rezvani Beast X
**Ford GT 2017
**2018 McLaren X2
* Ferrari FXX Ks tuned below full PRO had their rank increased in more than 50, without any prior or ensuing notice.
* A new streak version of daily ads was introduced.
=== Cosmetic Changes ===
*New song added: DJ Gontran - I See You (Electronic)
**This song is played when the 2019 Halloween Festival menu is accessed.
*New app icon of a Ferrari FXX K.
*New icon for ads when its streak version is active.
*The scrolling speed when redeeming multiple rewards at once (such as from Events) has been reduced.
* Due to a design glitch, legendary Vehicle Kit cards lost their golden outline. This was later corrected, with the card of the Ferrari FXX K now having a black background.
*A modified version of Clifftop Run was used in certain TLEs from October 31 - November 4, 2019 to celebrate Halloween. It had Jack-o-Lanterns as obstacles on the track and is set at night.
**A variant without the jack-o-lanterns is still used for TLEs after the Halloween celebration.
== Exclusive Vehicles ==
*October 31 - November 5, 2019
**Aston Martin Vantage 2018: 
**BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage: 
**Ford GT (2017): 
**2018 McLaren X2: 
**Koenigsegg Regera: 
*November 8 - 12, 2019
**Equus Bass 770: 
**Pininfarina H2 Speed: 
**BXR Bailey Blade GT1: 
**Porsche 911 GT3 RS: 
**Aston Martin One-77: 
**Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita: 
**Apollo Intensa Emozione: 
*November 15 - 19, 2019
**Ariel Atom V8: 
**McLaren M14A: 
**McLaren MP4/8: 
**McLaren Mercedes MP4-25: 
**McLaren MP4-31: 
**2018 McLaren X2: 
*November 21 - 28, 2019
**Yamaha YZF-R6: 
**MV Agusta F4 1000 R: 
**Ducati XDiavel S: 
**Kawasaki Ninja H2R: 
**Lightning LS-218: 
*November 29 - December 2, 2019
**Pontiac Solstice GXP: 
**Infiniti Project Black S: 
**Hyundai i30 N: 
**Ariel Atom V8: 
**ED Design Torq: 
**Vencer Sarthe: 
**Equus Bass 770: 
**McLaren M14A: 
**Buick Riviera: 
**Renault Trezor: 
**Nissan 370Z Special Edition: 
**Renault Alpine Celebration: 
**Sbarro Sparta: 
**Sbarro GT1: 
**Maserati Alfieri: 
**Pininfarina H2 Speed: 
**Volkswagen I.D. R: 
**Porsche Cayman GT4: 
**Yamaha FZ-10: 
**Peugeot SR1: 
**Ducati XDiavel S: 
**Spyker C8 Preliator: 
**ONUK Sazan LM: 
**Ferrari F50: 
**McLaren MP4/8: 
**Aston Martin Vantage 2018: 
**Lotus Evora Sport 410: 
**BMW M2 Special Edition: 
**BXR Bailey Blade GT1: 
**Falcon F7: 
**Apollo N: 
**Mazda RX-8 Special Edition: 
**Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupé Black Series: 
**BMW i8 Coupe: 
**SCG 003S: 
**Acura NSX GT3 Evo: 
**Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640: 
**Lucra L148: 
**Porsche 911 GT3 RS: 
**Audi R8 e-tron Special Edition: 
**McLaren 570S: 
**Zenvo ST1: 
**Bentley Continental GT3: 
**Mercedes-AMG C 63 Coupe Touring Car 2014: 
**TVR Sagaris Special Edition: 
**Sbarro Alcador: 
**Bentley EXP10 Speed 6: 
**Rezvani Beast Alpha: 
**McLaren Mercedes MP4-25: 
**SIN R1: 
**Aston Martin One-77: 
**Icona Vulcano V12 Hybrid: 
**Rimac Concept S: 
**McLaren 720S: 
**Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport: 
**Rezvani Beast X: 
**Ford GT (2017): 
**Infiniti Vision GT: 
**Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition: 
**BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage: 
**Lamborghini Terzo Millennio: 
**Vanda Electrics Dendrobium: 
**Ferrari F60 America: 
**Porsche Carrera GT: 
**Weber Faster One: 
**Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita: 
**McLaren P1™ GTR: 
**Lamborghini Aventador SVJ: 
**Kawasaki Ninja H2R: 
**Ferrari 488 Pista: 
**Lightning LS-218: 
**Rimac C Two: 
**Apollo Intensa Emozione: 
**Zeus Twelve Sigma: 
**McLaren MP4-31: 
**Arash AF10: 
**Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition: 
**2018 McLaren X2: 
**McLaren 600LT: 
**Ferrari FXX K: 
**Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4: 
**Koenigsegg Regera: 
== Events ==
#2019 Halloween Festival October 30, 2019
#Hyundai i30 N R&D November 9, 2019
#Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 Championship November 14, 2019
#Ferrari F60 America R&D​​​​ November 14, 2019
#
#Aston Martin DBS Superleggera R&D November 20, 2019
#Volkswagen I.D. R Festival November 28, 2019
#Ferrari 812 Superfast R&D December 6, 2019
#
== Bugs/Glitches ==
* : The new daily ads milestone system only shows a greyed out Play ad! button. Some players can watch no daily ads at all, some only one until the button is deactivated. Apart from this, Multi-Credits, opening boxes, shop and other server-based transfer options appear erratically or not at all.
* The following bugs/glitches still persist from the preceding updates:
** Falken Tyres ad blocking Tuning Kits (since Sixth Anniversary Update, v4.5.0, Oct 16, 2019): For German players, the Tuning Kit panel on the pre-race screen is replaced with an ad by Falken Tyres which deletes the Play ad! button, so players lose 5 Tuning Kits per day. Combined with the persisting "Unavailable Nitro Starter ads" bug (see below), German Android players cannot watch Nitro Starter ads either, which lets them lose 5 Nitro Starters per day.
*** On Nov 6, 2019, Falken Tyres has ordered Gameloft to remove the ad. See official statement here.
** Unavailable Nitro Starter ads (since 2019 Spring Update, v4.2.0): Some Android players experience a vanished Play ad! button for Nitro Starters when starting races while the Tuning Kit button is still displayed. Workaround: Playing a Tuning Kit ad first lets the Nitro Starter button reappear.
** Bike Physics: (Fixed during Fall Out Boy update and returned in this update) Due to the different handling physics of the motorcycles, unexpected crashes and change in riding direction are frequent. In addition, the tunnel / raised sections of Nevada, Tokyo, The Great Wall, Sector 8 and Tenerife are much harder to navigate with the motorcycle providing no steering response. Hard and / or sudden steering inputs will also cause the motorcycle to drastically change its direction, often perpendicular or in reverse of the track's direction.
==Trivia==
*This is the first update since the Fall Out Boy Update to not introduce a car that has .
*This is the last update where newly released vehicles are obtained through Special Events (R&D, EDD, and Championship respectively).
== References ==