Section 121 turns Metro City cruise play into a social online surface backed by
V2OnlineServices. The product shape is an open-world meet-space: a quiet map,
vehicle silhouettes, convoy waypoints, hot-spot ambience, and clear chat/signal
state without ranked pressure.
Free-Roam Lobby#
The Free-Roam Lobby is an open-world Metro City instance from Section 99.2 with 8-32 players cruising freely. It has no race, no rank, and is social-only. Per-region instance shards use Section 8.4 friend-priority sharding so friends land together before sparse capacity shards. Every instance has synchronized day/night cycle and synchronized weather for all players.
Convoys#
Convoy formation supports 2-8 players. A convoy has a shared waypoint, automated formation, and a lead player who sets destination and pace. Matching cosmetic theme bonus checks faction decals and paint colors, then grants cosmetic flair only. NPC-initiated convoy challenges include dynamic event ambush, Power-Play training, drift challenge, and cop pursuit.
Meet Hot-Spots#
Per-district meet-up hot-spots include parking lots, under-bridge hangouts, scenic overlook, harbor pier, and drift practice spot. Each hot-spot carries ambient music and crowd density tuned for a chill social vibe.
Cruise Photo Sessions#
Cruise photo session flow starts when players drive to a meet-up. Multiple players simultaneously pose vehicles, cooperative photo-mode capture lets one player drive the camera, and other players pose vehicles for the shot.
Chat And Signals#
Open-world chat includes per-instance text chat and per-vehicle radio voice chat with proximity-limited audio and platform compliance. Vehicle signals include a cosmetic horn library and flash-headlight challenge initiation tied to Section 102.9 Outrun.
Co-op Objectives And Rewards#
Co-op cruise objectives are convoy-only 2-8 player events. Objective types cover escort fragile cargo, outrun rival convoy, and tag-team Power-Play training. Cruise mode has no ranked progression; rewards are cosmetic only, plus per-cruise-hour XP for Account Level and faction XP.
Verification#
FV2ConvoyFreeRoamLobbyCatalog, BuildDefaultConvoyFreeRoamLobbyCatalog,
ConvoyFreeRoamLobby_V2_Contract.json, convoy-free-roam-lobby.json, the
V2.OnlineServices.Module and V2.Online.ConvoyFreeRoamLobby.Contract
automation specs, and check-v2-convoy-free-roam-lobby.py validate Section 121.