Ubisoft pushed a new The Crew 2 update on April 22 that expands the game's Hybrid Mode, the online/offline system first introduced last October. The patch makes the offline side of the game materially more useful by adding livery tools, statistics carryover, and a faster way to switch back to the login screen.

The biggest change is customization persistence. Players can now create new liveries inside an offline save, keep sticker groups there, and export saved online liveries into offline play. Ubisoft also added pilot and vehicle statistics import so an offline profile can start with more of a player's existing history instead of feeling like a separate stripped-down mode.

Offline "My livery" menu is now available
Online-saved liveries and sticker groups can be exported to offline saves
Pilot and vehicle stats can be copied into the offline profile
Offline stats continue to progress after the import
A new "Back to login" option reduces the friction of switching between online and offline modes

The context matters. Ubisoft shut down the original The Crew in April 2024 and triggered a long-running preservation backlash, then promised offline support for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest in September of that year. PC Gamer notes that The Crew 2's offline path is now fully live, although some online-only features still stay behind the network wall, including store purchases, multiplayer content, and user-generated content. Progress also remains split between the two modes, with save export working in one direction.

That means this is not a perfect archival solution, but it is a concrete preservation step. The new patch turns Hybrid Mode from a limited fallback into something players can actually invest time in, especially if they care about custom liveries and profile stats. After two years of anger over always-online racing games disappearing, Ubisoft finally has a tangible update players can measure instead of another promise.

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The Crew 2 Adds Offline Liveries and Stats Import in April 22 Hybrid Mode Update