Ring signals

The rim of the island is a signal track. A light runs round it, a ring widens out of it or pulls back into it, and the whole rim glows: the game tells you what happened before it spends a word on it.

This page is written from the game itself, so a new signal shows up here when the game gets one. Press any ring to play it.

Sweep

The moves

The ring has 7 moves. Each one says what kind of thing just happened. Press a ring to see it.

Sweep
A light runs once round the rim, starting at your road.
Something is announced: look out.
Wave
A ring widens out from the island.
Done right: a bonus, a takedown, a payout.
Pull-back
A ring pulls back into the island.
A bonus slipped away.
Flush
The whole rim lights up and fades.
An ending, or a loud warning.
Heal
Plus signs light up round the rim.
A crash was forgiven.
Splash
The rim flares and juice sprays out of it.
Your combo climbed a tier.
Lap of honour
A light runs round the rim, then the rim bursts.
A shift is cleared.

Colours

The colour says who it is about. It is never the only message: the game writes the same news in words, and so does this page.

Gold
Money and the best result.
Green
Yours: combo, chain and forgiven crashes.
Mint
The softer green of a plain win.
Red
Something went wrong.
Purple
A criminal.
Blue
Police and rescue.
Bright red
A danger on the road, or a police light.
Lime
Rush Hour.
White
A new stage of the run.
Player colour
In multiplayer, the colour of the player it is about.
Cash gold
The money transporter.
Teal
The learner driver.
Orange
The oversize load.
Pink
The street racers.
Rose
The wedding convoy.

Events

What the ring does when something happens in a shift. Press a ring to play it.

How a shift goes 7

The ring tells you the end before the words do.

Perfect RunGold
You clear a shift with no crash and no cut-off.
A light runs round the rim, then the rim bursts.
Shift clearedGreen
You clear a shift, but not perfectly.
A light runs round the rim, then the rim bursts.
Struck outRed
The crash that ends the shift: your last strike.
The whole rim lights up and fades.
Shift lostPurple
The shift ends without a final crash, for example when a criminal gets away.
The whole rim lights up and fades.
Too many police crashesBlue
Your police cars have crashed more often than the shift allows.
The whole rim lights up and fades.
Crash forgivenGreen
A crash the shift survives: a shield, or a strike to spare.
Plus signs light up round the rim.
Police crash forgivenBlue
A police car crashes within the limit of the shift.
Plus signs light up round the rim.

Score and bonuses 6

Little rewards for merging well.

Combo tier upGreen
Your combo reaches the next multiplier. The higher the tier, the more drops.
The rim flares and juice sprays out of it.
Top multiplierGreen
Your combo reaches its highest multiplier: gold joins the green.
The rim flares and juice sprays out of it.
Critical MergeGold
A tight merge turns critical and pays extra.
A ring widens out from the island.
Chain heldGreen
The Chain Saver keeps your chain alive through a plain merge.
A ring widens out from the island.
Armour crackedGold
A police car cracks the armour of the Armoured Boss.
A ring widens out from the island.
Jackpot transporterGold
A golden Jackpot transporter is announced, and again when it pays.
A light runs once round the rim, starting at your road.

The run itself 5

Moments of a run, in Shift, Unlimited and multiplayer.

Rush HourLime
The last cars of a shift come faster and score double.
A light runs once round the rim, starting at your road.
Unlimited milestoneGold
In Unlimited you reach a milestone of cars sent.
A light runs once round the rim, starting at your road.
New stageWhite
Unlimited moves on: tankers, night, a storm, military trucks, then overtime.
A light runs once round the rim, starting at your road.
Shield gainedPlayer colour
In multiplayer, a player earns a shield. The ring takes that player's colour.
A ring widens out from the island.
Shield usedPlayer colour
In multiplayer, a shield takes a crash for a player.
Plus signs light up round the rim.

Vehicles

Every vehicle that announces itself on the ring: the light that says it is coming, and the ring that says how you did.

The Convoy
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Getaway Driver
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Armoured Boss
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Phantom
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Twins
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Decoy
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Smuggler
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
The Kingpin
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightGold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
Criminal
1. ComingPurple
  The arm it comes from glows purple, then a purple light runs round the island.
2. Done rightBlue
  A blue ring widens out from the island.
3. CarefulPurple
  If it gets away, the whole ring flashes purple.
Money Transporter
1. ComingCash gold
  The arm it comes from glows gold, then a gold light runs round the island.
2. Done rightCash gold
  A gold ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedCash gold
  A gold ring pulls back into the island.
Ambulance
1. ComingBlue
  The arm it comes from glows blue, then a blue light runs round the island.
2. Done rightBlue
  A blue ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedBlue
  A blue ring pulls back into the island.
4. CarefulRed
  A car that joins right in front of it flashes the whole ring red and breaks your combo.
Military Truck
1. ComingBright red
  The arm it comes from glows red, then a red light runs round the island.
Learner Driver
1. ComingTeal
  The arm it comes from glows teal, then a teal light runs round the island.
2. Done rightTeal
  A teal ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedTeal
  A teal ring pulls back into the island.
Oversize Load
1. ComingOrange
  The arm it comes from glows orange, then a orange light runs round the island.
2. Done rightOrange
  A orange ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedOrange
  A orange ring pulls back into the island.
Street Racers
1. ComingPink
  The arm it comes from glows pink, then a pink light runs round the island.
2. Done rightPink
  A pink ring widens out from the island.
Wedding Convoy
1. ComingRose
  The arm it comes from glows rose, then a rose light runs round the island.
2. Done rightRose
  A rose ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedRose
  A rose ring pulls back into the island.
Fire Engine
1. ComingBlue
  The arm it comes from glows blue, then a blue light runs round the island.
2. Done rightBlue
  A blue ring widens out from the island.
3. MissedBlue
  A blue ring pulls back into the island.
4. CarefulRed
  A car that joins right in front of it flashes the whole ring red and breaks your combo.