WRC 5 Officially Released Worldwide and update patch V1.03

After Big Ben Interactive and Kylotonn Games have released the WRC 5 World Rally Championship game in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Benelux countries, the title is now available worldwide for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC.

Furthermore, a new V1.03 update patch has been released containing some improvements and bug fixes. Many users will be delighted to hear that the game’s framerate is no longer locked at 60 FPS. ( Full changelog below)

The biggest complaint since the release of the game is the lack of steering wheel support. The WRC 5 development team has now announced that they are working on the problem.

We are aware some steering wheels are currently not supported on WRC 5.
Our team is already working on the problem and we are doing our best to satisfy your expectations.

WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship is available on the Steam platform for 35,99€ / 39.99 USD.

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The WRC 5 game allows players to drive 65 different special stages, five each from all 13 WRC rounds. Including classics such as El Condor from Rally Argentina, Ouninpohja from Neste Oil Rally Finland and Hafren from Wales Rally GB, with more than 350km of stages available.

The game features 20 World Rally Car drivers, including well-known names  such as Sébastien Ogier, Kris Meeke, Thierry Neuville, Elfyn Evans and Robert Kubica. There are also 21 WRC 2 drivers selectable. The Volkswagen Motorsport, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, Hyundai Motorsport and M-Sport World Rally Team are all represented with their World Rally Cars in 2015 livery.

  

Patch 1.03 Changelog:

Gameplay

• Rebinding D-pad for steering is now possible.
• Wheel max angle is now correctly set in real time when modifying value in menus.

Performance

• Framerate is no longer locked at 60 FPS.
• Default launch option for WRC 5 is now DX 11 (instead of DX 9).

UI

• Snapshot visibility enhancement

Bug fixes

• DX9 – DX11 vertical synchronisation bug fix.
• Crashes for players having non-ASCII characters in their nicknames have been fixed.
• Shakedown Series menu navigation bug fix.
• Minor colour grading bug is fixed.
• Localization bug fixes.
• Overall stability improvements.

The team is currently working on multiple screens and wheels compatibility enhancement, further patches to come!

Official Webpage – www.wrcthegame.com