Originally released in October 2022, the new Dakar Desert Rally Fall Update 2023 adds vehicles and more, including a roadbook editor, replays, and a photo mode. It also fixes some issues impacting players, such as game crashes on the Xbox One, and soft locking up in PlayStation private races.
The game already added a paid SnowRunner Trucks DLC pack back in February 2023, but now there’s a free DLC download which adds five cars from the other Saber Interactive title, along with six SnowRunner Rally Events, and a three-stage SnowRunner challenge in the Professional game mode. The cars added with the pack are the TUZ 166, DON 71, KHAN 39, KHAN 317 and KHAN L04F.
But those aren’t the only new vehicles for the game, or the sole free additions. Another new release is the Hybrid Vehicle DLC Pack, which adds the GCK Motorsport car, and both the Hino 600 Hybrid and Riwald Renault C460 trucks. That content will cost you £8.99. But every player can now get the Audi RS e-tron DLC for free, which was previously a pre-order bonus vehicle.
And then there’s the Classics Vehicle Pack #2, which also costs £8.99, and adds the 1982 Lada Niva 1600 4×4 car, and the 1985 Honda NXR750 Africa Twin.
New Dakar Desert Rally Features
The main new feature added with the update is the Roadbook Editor, which can be chosen from the main menu to create your own custom stages and events. Once you’ve placed notes and solved any warnings on the map screen, you can then validate your stages to create an event which can be enjoyed privately, shared with the community, or used for multiplayer sessions.
Also arriving is a replay mode, which will help you both review your performance and capture memorable images with the photo mode. So you can now share highlights from your rallying exploits.
The Known Issues list has also been updated, with notable bugs including crashes when you’re in crossplay multiplayer on the PC, finishing the custom stage creation in the Roadbook Editor (so save frequently), and if you’re downloading five or more events from the community browser simultaneously.
General Issues
- Players may experience crashes after finishing the custom stage creation in the Roadbook Editor.
- Rejoining the active session is unavailable after a network disconnect.
- The game will crash if the internet disconnects while downloading 5+ events from the Community Browser simultaneously.
- Music and sound effects disappear in the main menu after naming a stage created in Roadbook Editor.
- Path snap does not follow off-road tracks on sand in several locations of the Saudi Arabia Map.
- Path snap in Roadbook Editor cannot be applied to crossroads.
- Vehicles may fall under the terrain while validating the path in the Roadbook Editor.
- Players’ profile picture is missing from the community browser and custom events screens.
- There is no steering wheel peripheral support for Replay Mode and Roadbook Editor.
- Dashboard and roadbook flickers while in the cockpit camera.
- Reflections in the rearview mirror for the SnowRunner cars appear blurry.
- Reflections in the rearview mirror of the Peugeot Grand-Raid cars appear blurry.
- The camera clips under the terrain during the start race cinematic of Neom 2021 Stage 07 (Sport) and Al Artawiyah Tour Stage 02 (Pro).
- NPC models have t-pose when pausing the game while in replay mode.
- YAR 87 driver’s hand does not come in contact with gear stick while in the clutch animation.
- Vehicle appears to remain damaged at the start of the next stage after the repair in bivouac.
Lighting and Shadows General Issues
- Damaged lights stop working after repositioning.
- Quads’ front light assets do not turn when toggled.
- There are lighting flickers at Ha’il Excursion – Stage 01 (Sport) on PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
- Flickering shadows observed at SnowRunner Challenge – Stage 03 (Sport) and Stage 01 (Pro).
- Shadows appear and disappear during the intro cinematic and at the beginning of the race of Dakar Rally 2021 – Stage 07. Additionally, there are shadows from floating vegetation occurring during this stage.
- Shadows flicker at Neom 2020 – Stage 03 (Sport).
- Shadows appear and disappear at Yanbu 2021 – Stage 01 (Pro).
- Shadows become black after changing effects settings to medium or low on PC.
- Unnecessary shadows move during the start race cinematic at Dakar Rally 2020 Stage 01 (DLC Simulation) on PlayStation and PC.
PC Issues
- Players may experience crashes during crossplay multiplayer on PC.
- Vegetation textures disappear at Haradh Twist – Stage 02 (Sport) on PC.
The Dakar Desert Rally Fall 2023 Update Release Notes:
- Roadbook Editor: Create your roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.
- Replay Mode: After each stage, players now have the option to review their driving performance through replays. Switch between different camera angles to closely observe every detail of your race.
- Photo Mode: While using the Replay feature, you can pause the reproduction of your driving and capture photos from your racing performance.
- Audi RS Q e-tron: The moment has just arrived for those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron. It is now available for free!
- Hybrid Vehicle Pack:
- GCK Motorsport
- Hino 600 Hybrid
- Riwald Renault C460
- SnowRunner Cars Pack: Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars! Drive five of the most powerful cars from SnowRunner:
- TUZ 166
- DON 71
- KHAN 39
- KHAN 317
- KHAN L04F
- SnowRunner Rally Events: Overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages:
- SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages, Sport Game Mode)
- SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages, Professional Game Mode)
- Classics Vehicle Pack #2: Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
- Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)
- Honda Africa Twin (1985)
General
- Fixed an issue when Saudi Arabia Extended Map Events were not available for PlayStation users.
- Fixed a soft-lock when the host restarted a private race on PlayStation.
- Fixed an issue in which players could not join the lobby created at the Dakar Qualifications event on PS5.
- Fixed Xbox One crashing in multiplayer.
- Fixed a crash issue after the Xbox console woke up from connected standby.
- Fixed the “Monster Claw” achievement that could not be obtained on Xbox.
Dakar Desert Rally is available for the PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S via the Microsoft Store, and the PS4 and PS5 via the PlayStation Store. You can also find physical copies via Game or Amazon.
And you can keep up with all the latest Dakar Desert Rally news, updates, DLC and more, here. Along with checking out the list of wheels officially supported by the game.
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