Golden Season Update

The Golden Season Update is the 56th update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.
==Announcement==
The newest update is rolling in fast, along with some changes!
GOLDEN SEASON PASS
Enjoy the magnificence of a Golden Season Pass! Gold suits and gold decals for luxury vehicles are waiting for you. Race before the season ends to get them and other precious rewards, including a brand-new one!
MASTER KEYS
Even more rewards! Chose the vehicle you like the most and unlock it with a Master Key! Master Keys come in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary rarities -- one for each car class. You can use a Master Key from the inventory to unlock one vehicle of your choice from the corresponding class.
CAR HUNT IS ON!
Prepare to hunt for vehicles! Car Hunt events will replace Festivals very soon: same rules, more thrills! In the Car Hunt event you can get a new vehicle and other wards regularly by completing quests on and off the track.
==New Vehicles==
The following vehicle can only be obtained by an in-app purchase
*Class S
**Tushek TS 900 Apex
The new car will need the following card:
==Game Changes==
===Gameplay Changes===
*The following cars have been rebalanced:
**Ford F-150
*** rank reduced from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed decreased from 284.7 km/h to 249 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro decreased from 31.8 km/h to 27.7 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
**Renault Clio R.S. 200 EDC
*** rank reduced from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed decreased from 294.2 km/h to 249.3 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro decreased from 32.2 km/h to 27.7 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
**Ferrari F40
*** rank increased from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed increased from 368.8 km/h to 378.4 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro increased from 41.1 km/h to 42.0 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
**McLaren 650S GT3
*** rank reduced from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed decreased from 404.1 km/h to 400.2 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
***The skidding and constant scraping during driving has been fixed (This was not mentioned in the patch notes)
**McLaren P1™ GTR
*** rank reduced from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed decreased from 430.4 km/h to 421.9 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro decreased from 49.0 km/h to 46.9 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
**Zenvo TS1 GT 10th Anniversary Edition
*** rank increased from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed increased from 443.0 km/h to 443.8 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro increased from 48.8 km/h to 49.3 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
**Koenigsegg One:1
*** rank increased from to .
***Fully upgraded top speed increased from 455.1 km/h to 462.2 km/h
***Fully upgraded nitro increased from 25.0 km/h to 30.8 km/h
***Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
***Drift radius has been adjusted
***Nitro efficiency has been improved
*New item type: Master Key
**Master Keys are used to unlock a car that the player doesn't have. The only cars that are not unlockable are those from brands that have licensing issues (9FF, Hot Wheels, Mazzanti, RUF, Rinspeed, Scion, Tesla, Toyota), have status or are a Special Edition. In addition, Master Keys are not usable for cars in the following ranks:
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****As of the 2023 Summer Update, this also applied to cars that have a final rank differs than the above mentioned ones
**Master Keys use the same rarity as the PRO kit cards. These include the following:
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**Players can downgrade a higher rarity Master Key to a lower rarity one. The costs to downgrade are as follows:
*** to : 
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**New selling prices:
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*New event type: Car Hunt (postponed to the Golden Season Mini Update)
*Multiplayer and Gauntlet:
** and can be obtained in the Multiplayer Store and Gauntlet Store.
**Kit cards for the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS, Renault Zoe e-Sport Concept, Ariel Atom V8, Beltoise BT01 and Lamborghini Essenza SCV12, were removed from the Multiplayer Store on November 20.
** was removed from the Multiplayer Store on November 20.
** was removed from the Multiplayer Store and Gauntlet Store on November 20.
**New purchase costs:
***: and 
***: and 
***Legendary parts, tech and engine: 
*Upon starting a new Season Pass, is automatically given.
*The reward for the Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 Festival was changed so that players who owned the Lamborghini Huracán, Lamborghini Egoista, Lamborghini Essenza SCV12, Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, Lamborghini Aventador SV would get 8x as compensation. Originally, it was 7x instead. Additionally, the Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 itself can be obtained for free at tier 16 as well as tier 1 with the premium pass.
*Vehicle-specific kit cards for the Tushek TS 900 Apex were made available for conversion from November 16 onwards.
===Cosmetic Changes===
*New decals for the Porsche 718 Boxster S, Porsche Taycan Turbo S, Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution, Ford GT (2017), Pagani Huayra R, Koenigsegg Jesko, Koenigsegg Regera, and Pininfarina Battista.
**Five cars received Golden Season decals, namely the Boxster, Ford GT 2017, Huayra R, Jesko, and Regera.
***The decals for the Ford GT, Huayra R, and Regera were available in Offers bundled together with the cars only (not separately).
***The decals for the Ford GT, Huayra R, and Regera were also temporarily sold for (discounted from ) before being hidden from purchase.
***The decal for the Jesko was only available from the premium rewards of the Golden Season Season Pass.
***The decal for the Boxster was only available between January 11–18, 2023 (during the Hot Winter Season Update) as a microtransaction (either separately or with the car).
**The Battista's decal is a unique "blue stripes" camo. It was temporarily sold for (discounted from ) before being hidden from purchase. The Battista's decal was also available in November as a microtransaction (either separately or with the car).
**Two cars received "Porsche Design 50 Years Anniversary" decals, namely the Taycan and 911 GT1 Evo.
***These two decals were both available from separate Porsche Design Annivesary (#2) time-limited events.
***The Taycan's decal was also available between January 4–11, 2023 as a microtransaction (either separately or with the car).
***The 911 GT1 Evo's decal was also available between January 11–18, 2023 as a microtransaction (either separately or with the car).
***The 911 GT1 Evo's decal was not mentioned in the patch notes for this update, nor was it mentioned in the patch notes for the Golden Season Mini Update.
*New avatar: Golden Gent
*New profile icon: Golden One
*New background: Golden Season
*A new animation now plays when an inventory item is selected.
*The splash loading screen of a Lamborghini Centenario and W Motors Fenyr SuperSport in San Diego Harbor is reused from the Ninth Anniversary Update.
*A new button called "Hot deal" was added. This button takes up the space of the "Shop" button.
**Bundles are now only accessible by choosing either 1 of the 3 currencies (, , ) shops, then the bundles tab.
**Multiplayer Store and Gauntlet Store are now only accessible through their respective game mode. For Gauntlet Store, it is only accessible after the player sets a time on the defense track.
*Tapping the "Play" button will now direct the player to the "Events" mode instead of the "Single Player" mode.
**If there is a Thematic Multiplayer Season, tapping the "Play" button will direct to it instead.
==Events==
#Golden Season (November 11 - December 21, 2022)
#Lamborghini Essenza SCV12 Festival (November 14 - 24, 2022)
==Gifts==
* Players who had any of the following cars that had a performance reduction were given a complementary gift that was available from November 9.
**Renault Clio R.S. 200 EDC
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***1x 
***1x 
***1x 
**Ford F-150
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***1x 
***1x 
***1x 
**McLaren 650S GT3
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***1x 
***1x 
***1x 
**McLaren P1™ GTR
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***1x 
***1x 
***1x 
*Between November 18-21, a reward was given for each day that the player logged into the game. The rewards consisted of the following items: 
**Day 1: 1x 
**Day 2: 5x Class D Direct Upgrade
**Day 3: 8x 
**Day 4: Lotus Exige S Coupe ( for players that already have it)
==Bugs / Glitches==
*On Android and iOS platforms, it has been reported that trying to view the Koenigsegg Jesko's decal on Page 6 of the Season Pass will force-close the game.
**This was fixed in a hotfix on November 17 and players were given the following items as a compensation:
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***1x 
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*The following bugs have been fixed:
**Fixed known exploits with Ad reward duplicates.
**Fixed an issue with equipping several avatars at the same time under specific circumstances.
**Fixed an issue with improper alternative rewards being received in Season Pass when using multiple devices.
**Fixed an issue with inbox not transferring items to the inventory properly when using multiple devices.
*In the Season Pass, it is possible for the game to show the player's cumulative XP as a negative figure with the XP bar fully filled. This is fixed by rebooting the game.
*Incorrect Kit Card Rarity: The following cars used the wrong kit card rarity:
**Range Rover Evoque Coupe HSE Dynamic: rarity instead of rarity.
**McLaren M14A: rarity instead of rarity.
**Ferrari F40: rarity instead of rarity.
**Chevrolet 2016 Camaro SS: rarity instead of rarity.
***The Evoque and F40's kit card rarities were corrected on November 17.
***The M14A's kit card rarity was corrected during the Golden Season Mini Update
***The Camaro SS's kit card rarity was corrected on January 14, during the Hot Winter Season Update
**Missing track name and random pre-race cutscenes on Orbital Loop: Before a player races at Orbital Loop, it shows a random location in the track instead of showing the track name during a pre-race cutscene.
==Post-update screen==
==Trivia==
*This update is tied with the Fifteenth Anniversary Update for the lowest count of new vehicle, with only 1.
**It is also the only update where the new vehicle can only be obtained by an in-app purchase.