2022 Lunar New Year Update

The 2022 Lunar New Year Update is the 52nd update of Asphalt 8: Airborne.
==Announcement==
Chinese New Year brings the promise of new challenges, competitions, and prizes for everyone in Asphalt 8. Go get 'em, Tiger!
NEW YEAR, NEW CAR Celebrate Chinese New Year with the mighty Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition! Just join the latest Festival to unlock this beast and more.
FEEL THE ROAR
Start the Year of the Tiger right by pouncing on specially themed outfits, profile icons, and decals to give your car more bite!
==New Vehicles==
*Class B
**Peugeot 9X8
**Genty Akylone
**Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition
* Class A
** Pagani Imola
*Class S
**Ajlani Drakuma
**Pagani Huayra R
**RAESR Tachyon Speed
**Ultima RS
The new cars will need the following cards:
==Game Changes==
===Gameplay Changes===
*Vehicle-specific kit cards for the Techrules AT96 Track Version, Aston Martin Victor, and Ford GT MK II were made available for Wild Card conversion from January 25 onwards.
*Individual items for 3D avatar customization now have an alternate price.
*From January 31, 2022 onwards, player matchmaking in the Classic Multiplayer Season now has 10 rank brackets:
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
** to 
*On March 16, the Ford GT 2017 has been rebalanced:
** + rank has been decreased from to .
**Fully upgraded top speed has been decreased from 477.0 km/h to 422.4 km/h
**Fully upgraded nitro speed has been decreased from 47.7 km/h to 46.9 km/h
**Fully upgraded acceleration has been improved
**Drift radius has been adjusted 
*Around the middle of March, the first rank bracket in Classic Multiplayer ( to ) was divided into two, mainly in order to accommodate for the + Dodge Dart GT (). These new rank brackets are:
** to (for the Dart)
** to 
***There was no announcement of this change initially, although it was announced late as a part of the 2022 Easter Patch (v6.2.3) on April 18, 2022.
*From March 28 onwards, the reward for Elite League in Gauntlet were increased:
**Position 1: + 10x + 
***As of the Gangstar Season Update, the was replaced by 
**Position 2: + 10x + 
***As of the Gangstar Season Update, the was replaced by 
**Position 3: + 10x + 
***As of the Gangstar Season Update, the was replaced by 
**Position 4-10: + 8x + 
**Position 11-20: + 5x + 
**Position 21-30: + 4x + 
**Position 31-40: + 4x + 
**Position 41-50: + 4x + 
**Position 51-60: + 8x + 
**Position 61-70: + 5x + 
**Position 71-80: + 4x + 
**Position 81-90: + 4x + 
**Position 91-100: + 4x + 
**Position 101-200: + 3x + 
**Position 201-500: + 1x + 
**Position 501-1000: + 1x + 
===Cosmetic Changes===
*New splash loading screen of a Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) Special Edition and Mercedes-Benz SLK 55 AMG Special Edition in Patagonia.
*New profile icons and avatar outfits:
**Techno Pig
**Armored Ox
**King Rat
**Track Hound
**Rooster Warrior
**Roaring Tiger
*New decals for the Lamborghini Centenario, Lamborghini Sián FKP 37 and Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV.
**These were briefly available for free during the update's launch but were made inaccessible on January 27.
***The decals for the Aventador SV and Sian returned in the RAESR Tachyon Speed Festival as premium rewards.
*Camera angles now have more vertical shake during driving.
*3D avatar customization now has an additional category showing featured outfits.
=== v6.2.3 ===
====Announcement====
The newest update is rolling fast, along with some changes inspired by our community:
PLAY MENU, UPDATED
We've updated the Play Menu to provide our players with a newer, better, and smoother experience! All the modes are in the limelight now!
====Game changes====
Gameplay changes
* The handling of the Pininfarina Battista was significantly improved.
** At the same time, the Battista's acceleration was worsened slightly. (MMS)
* Players from Russia and Belarus are now unable to install the game.
* The Koenigsegg Gemera Festival (second iteration) has been changed so that the Gemera is rewarded for free at Tier 16 as well as with the premium pass at Tier 1. Originally, it was only available with the premium pass at Tier 1. The compensation for players who already owned the Gemera is 8x .
*The Bugatti La Voiture Noire Festival (second iteration)'s rewards have been changed so that players who already owned the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse, Bugatti Chiron and the Bugatti Divo would have 8x as compensation. Originally, it is 5x instead. 
*Vehicle-specific kit cards for the Tushek TS 900 Racer Pro were made available for Wild card conversion from June 21 onwards.
Cosmetic changes
* The garage theme now has 2 modes: dark and light.
* The Play menu has been redesigned:
**Game modes have been condensed into 5 main types: Single Player, World Series, Gauntlet, Events, and Quick Race.
**Classic Season and Master Season have been moved to the World Series section.
**Career and Moto Blitz season have been moved to the Single Player section.
**Festivals are no longer accessible from this menu.
**"Claim Reward" button has been redesigned.
**Event banners are now smaller and require less scrolling to select a different event.
*A new avatar set and profile icon called "#StandWithUkraine" has been added and is available to all players for free.
*The "Team Russia" profile icon was renamed to "Team Ukrainian Freedom", and it was redesigned to reflect this change.
**Effectively, the Team Russia profile icon has been deleted and replaced by this new profile icon, which is completely different.
**The new Team Ukrainian Freedom profile icon occupies the same slot as the former Team Russia profile icon and retains the same unlock date (e.g. July 9, 2021 for MMS).
**It is presumed that players who had equipped Team Russia before the update are now shown to be wearing Team Ukrainian Freedom.
*The splash loading screen was changed back to the Koenigsegg Jesko's screen added in the Eighth Anniversary Update.
*The GT by CITROEN's wheels have been fixed.
==Events==
#Lunar Festival (January 28, 2022 - February 7, 2022)
#Pagani Huayra R Festival (February 7-17, 2022)
#Porsche Festival (February 18-28, 2022)
#RAESR Tachyon Speed Festival (February 28 - March 10, 2022)
#Ajlani Drakuma Festival (March 18-28, 2022)
#Arrinera e-Hussarya Festival (March 28 - April 7, 2022)
#Pagani Imola Festival (April 8-18, 2022)
#Aston Martin Victor Festival (April 18-28, 2022)
#Genty Akylone Festival (April 29 - May 9, 2022)
#Koenigsegg Gemera Festival (May 9-19, 2022)
#Ultima RS Festival (May 20-30, 2022)
#Peugeot 9X8 Festival (May 30 - June 8, 2022)
#Bugatti Bolide Festival (June 10-20, 2022)
#Bugatti La Voiture Noire Festival (June 21 - July 1, 2022)
==Gifts==
*Between January 28 - February 7, 2022, players were given the following gifts for logging into the game: 
**Day 1: 8x 
**Day 2: 8x 
**Day 3: 8x 
**Day 4: 
**Day 5: 
**Day 6: 3x 
**Day 7: 8x 
**Day 8: 3x 
**Day 9: 8x 
**Day 10: 
**Day 11: 8x 
***On the first day, the gifts were bugged with all rewards being given. The boosters given were 10 minute versions instead of 1 hour.
***Attempting to claim the reward on subsequent days would not give the items.
***The 1 hour version of the boosters were given on February 1 along with .
*Between February 8 - March 10, 2022, a free avatar torso item was claimable in conjunction with the YouTube channel "Cars On!" winning the 2021 Creator of the Year community poll. The item is directly claimable for Android and iOS with this link while Windows requires linking a profile to Facebook and logging in with an Android or iOS device.
*Players who owned the Ford GT 2017 prior to its performance reduction were given the following rewards:
**3x 
**3x 
**3x 
**3x 
**3x 
**3x 
**3x 
**
==Bugs / Glitches==
*The following bugs were fixed:
**Added clear indication to the garage, decal section and avatar section when redirected to the item, not available for sale at the moment.
**Resolved an issue with missing main menu buttons after claiming Festival quests under certain circumstances.
**Resolved an issue with highlighter position reset when applying upgrades with controller or keyboard.
**Resolved an issue when game stopped working after fast tapping Play and then fast canceling the race.
**Resolved multiple issues related to menu navigation when using a controller or a keyboard.
**Resolved an issue with not being able to skip car purchase animation when using controller.
**Resolved an issue with macOS and Windows controls not being switched to keyboard when controller disconnects.
**Festivals are now shown in the Calendar before they begin.
**Fixed "Unable to Download Data" issue on some Android players.
**Fixed issue that caused Events to Freeze during "Claiming Rewards" status.
**Resolved minor issues with controllers.
*Bugs that still persist:
**Game crashes are still frequent on Windows PC.
**Players losing some or all in-game data on multiple platforms.
**Missing ad rewards on Android.
**Certain motorcycles have issues with their Supercharge speeds (ongoing for years).
*As Asphalt 8 is managed by Gameloft's Kharkiv studio in Ukraine, Russia's invasion of Ukraine meant that since late February, updates and fixes have been delayed.
**Server Outages: Between late February and early March, numerous players reported being unable to connect to the game's servers.
**Bugatti Bolide Festival: The Bugatti Bolide Festival was relaunched on March 12 but closed a day later. It did not have purchasable coin packs, fluctuating premium pass prices, inaccessible time-limited events, a bugged "More Coins" button, and attempting to view the quests would crash the game. The icon in the main menu also had greyed out festival coins and the event was not listed in the calendar.
* 2022 Easter Patch (v6.2.3) bugs:
** Players have reported that the camera shakes during races. Gameloft has recognised this bug and has vowed to fix it in the next major update.
** Players have reported handling/physics issues for certain motorcycles. (MMS)
** Purchase confirmation message error: If a player is about to make a purchase and if the message says that the price exceeds the limit depending on the option they selected, the "yes" and "no" buttons are glitched. This was fixed in the Neon Season Update.
==Post-update screen==
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A8 v6.2 Screen 2.png
==Trailer==
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