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Developer Saber Porto Interactive deployed Update V1.4 for its open-world Dakar Desert Rally game for PlayStation5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation4, Xbox One, and PC.
This latest update fixes a number of issues with steering wheel support, force feedback support, AI behavior, handling on Bikes and Quads, and more. Furthermore, the update also introduces the first free Dakar Desert Rally DLC, in the form of the extended Saudi Arabia Map which is adding events from the 2020, 2021, and 2022 Dakar Rally.
Changelog:
New Content
- Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022), see the full list of events below.
New Features
- Added “Free Custom Play”, also known as “Quickplay” in the Free mode menu
- Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation
General
- Improved AI to help bots overtake players and their driving behavior
- Improvements with Bike handling to have better counter steering
- Improvements with Quad handling for more stability and counter steering
- In Pro or Simulation mode, implemented the “Note Passed” message in the HUD
- Fix for country flags in profiles
Wheel Support
- Thrustmaster T248
- Thrustmaster T-GT
- Thrustmaster T-GT2
- Thrustmaster TMX
- Thrustmaster TS-XW
- Thrustmaster T80
- Thrustmaster T150
- Thrustmaster T300
- Thrustmaster T300RS
- Thrustmaster TX
- Thrustmaster F430
- Thrustmaster F458
- Logitech G27
- Logitech G29
- Logitech G920
- Logitech G923
- Fanatec CSL Elite
- Fanatec CSL Elite (WRC)
- Support for Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
- Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels
Multiplayer
- Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
- Fixed trying to spectate your team when the car was already destroyed
- Fixed that the spectator camera is placed under the textures and doesn’t switch between users after finishing the race
- Fixed penalties not being added to clients when far from the host
- Fixed vehicle velocity not being updated when the client vehicle is far from the host
- Fixed the helicopter behind the client when starting
- Fixed when spectator joins race and music was not playing
- Fixed “Racing Music Playlist” not starting when a spectator joins a race
Saudi Arabia Extended DLC Stages
DAKAR RALLY 2020
- Stage 1 – JEDDAH – AL WAJH
- Stage 2 – AL WAJH – NEOM
- Stage 3 – NEOM – NEOM
- Stage 4 – NEOM – AL-ULA
- Stage 5 – AL-ULA – HA’IL
- Stage 6 – HA’IL – RIYADH
- Stage 7 – RIYADH – WADI AL DAWASIR
- Stage 8 – WADI AL DAWASIR – WADI AL DAWASIR
- Stage 9 – WADI AL DAWASIR – HARADH
- Stage 10 – HARADH – SHUBAYTAH
- Stage 11 – SHUBAYTAH – HARADH
- Stage 12 – HARADH – QIDDIYA
DAKAR RALLY 2021
- Stage 1 – JEDDAH – BISHA
- Stage 2 – BISHA – WADI AD-DAWASIR
- Stage 3 – WADI AD-DAWASIR – WADI AD-DAWASIR
- Stage 4 – WADI AD-DAWASIR – RIYADH
- Stage 5 – RIYADH – BURAYDAH
- Stage 6 – BURAYDAH – HA’IL
- Stage 7 – HA’IL – SAKAKA
- Stage 8 – SAKAKA – NEOM
- Stage 9 – NEOM – NEOM
- Stage 10 – NEOM – AL ULA
- Stage 11 – AL ULA – YANBU
- Stage 12 – YANBU – JEDDAH
DAKAR RALLY 2022
- Stage 1 – HA’IL – HA’IL
- Stage 2 – HA’IL – AL ARTAWIYAH
- Stage 3 – AL ARTAWIYAH – AL QAISUMAH
- Stage 4 – AL QAISUMAH – RIYADH
- Stage 5 – RIYADH – RIYADH
- Stage 6 – RIYADH – RIYADH
- Stage 7 – RIYADH – AL-DAWADIMI
- Stage 8 – AL-DAWADIMI – WADI AD-DAWASIR
- Stage 9 – WADI AD-DAWASIR – WADI AD-DAWASIR
- Stage 10 – WADI AD-DAWASIR – BISHA
- Stage 11 – BISHA – BISHA
- Stage 12 – BISHA – JEDDAH
The Dakar Desert Rally game features extreme open-world environments, realistic physics, and authentic vehicles from the legendary Dakar rally. The title features true off-road rally action from the official 2020-2021 Dakar raids with authentic vehicles, realistic physics, community creator options, and dynamic seasons and weather.
The Dakar Desert Rally game captures the genuine speed and excitement of Amaury Sport Organisation’s largest rally race on the planet, featuring a wide variety of licensed vehicles from the world’s top makers, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads, and SSVs.
The game offers unique challenges for off-road simulation diehards and casual racing fans alike: compete in fierce online multiplayer races or navigate the vast wilds in single-player offline.
Game Features:
- Authentic Dakar Rally Experience: Over 30 stages of full rally racing from the official 2020 and 2021 Dakar Rally races with officially licensed vehicles, teams, and pilots across multiplayer and single-player modes.
- Immense Open World: Compete at high speeds across extreme and vast open-world environments of Saudi Arabia.
- Dynamic Seasons & Weather: Dakar Desert Rally features all four seasons and a full day-night cycle. Whether facing billowing sandstorms, blazing desert sunlight, grueling rain, and snow, or deep mud, you’ll need to overcome the elements and your competition to win.
- Rescue & Repair: In true Dakar fashion, you can tow and rescue a competitor out of a jam for extra repair points.
Official Webpage – www.dakarthegame.com
