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THE BIGGEST RALLY RACER EVER

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THE BIGGEST RALLY RACER EVER

AUTHENTIC DAKAR RALLY EXPERIENCE

Over 130 stages of full rally racing from the official 2022, 2021, and 2020 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 in some of the most challenging and demanding events on the motorsports calendar.

SEASONS & DYNAMIC 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.

OFFICIAL ROAD BOOKS TO NAVIGATE

Drive Road Books inspired by the authentic Road Books from Dakar 2022, 2021, and 2020 editions, and more arcade road books on Sport mode.

SINGLE-PLAYER AND ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

Evolve your Rally Raid career in single-player or compete in online multiplayer events with your friends.

GARAGE WITH 150+ VEHICLES

Collect and drive 150+ vehicles from 5 different categories: Cars, Bikes, Trucks, Quads, and SSVs.

OFFICIAL VEHICLES
Dakar Desert Rally features a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads, and SXS from the Dakar 2022, 2021, and 2020 editions.

201 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

204 | Nani Roma

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

205 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

206 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

207 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

209 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR CROSS COUNTRY RS T1+

210 | Cyril Despres

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

211 | Sebastien Loeb

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

212 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

214 | Christian Lavieille

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

215 | Romain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

217 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

219 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

220 | Wei Han

SMG 2WD BUGGY

221 | Orlando Terranova

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

225 | Henk Lategan

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

230 | Brian Baragwanath

CENTURY CR6

233 | Shameer Variawa

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

235 | Michael Pisano

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

239 | Carlos Checa

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

240 | Miguel Barbosa

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

243 | Pierre Lachaume

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

246 | Erwin Imschoot

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

247 | Tim Coronel

CENTURY CR6

250 | Alexandre Leroy

CENTURY CR6

251 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

253 | Christiaan Visser

CENTURY CR6

259 | Jean Pierre Strugo

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

264 | Andrea Lafarja

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

271 | Schalk Burger

CENTURY CR6

273 | Po Tian

SMG 2WD BUGGY

278 | Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi

CENTURY CR6

286 | Ernest Roberts

CENTURY CR6

1 | Kevin Benavides

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

2 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

3 | Sam Sunderland

GASGAS 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

4 | Daniel Sanders

GASGAS RC 450F

5 | Skyler Howes

HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

6 | Aaron Mare

HERO 450 RR

7 | Pablo Quintanilla

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

11 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

15 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

16 | Ross Branch

YAMAHA WR 450 F

18 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

19 | Rui Gonçalves

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

20 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

29 | Andrew Short

YAMAHA WR 450 F

33 | Mario Patrão

KTM 450 RALLY

42 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

52 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

77 | Luciano Benavides

HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

88 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

500 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 435091

501 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

503 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

504 | Janus Van Kasteren

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

505 | Eduard Nikolaev

KAMAZ 435091

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

508 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

509 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

510 | Martin Soltys

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

511 | Ignacio Casale

TATRA PHOENIX

515 | Victor Willem Corne Versteijnen

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

518 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT C460

522 | Richard de Groot

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

170 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

171 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

173 | Pablo Copetti

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

174 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

175 | Kamil Wisniewski

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

176 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

301 | Cristina Herrero

OVERDRIVE OT3

303 | Seth Quintero

OVERDRIVE OT3

304 | Andreas Mikkelsen

OVERDRIVE OT3

305 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

306 | Sebastian Eriksson

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

308 | Guillaume De Mevius

OVERDRIVE OT3

309 | Fernando Alvarez

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

310 | Dania Akeel

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

316 | Lionel Costes

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

319 | Thomas Bell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

333 | Marco Carrara

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

401 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

402 | Aron Domzala

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Sergei Kariakin

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS SNAG

408 | Molly Taylor

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

414 | Rokas Baciuska

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

416 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

423 | Michele Cinotto

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

437 | Pietro Cinotto

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

445 | Jean-Claude Pla

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

453 | Shinsuke Umeda

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

301 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

303 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

304 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

305 | Sebastien Loeb

PRODRIVE BRX HUNTER

306 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

307 | Jakub Przygonski

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

308 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

310 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

311 | Nani Roma

PRODRIVE BRX HUNTER

312 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR RS CROSS COUNTRY

314 | Cyril Despres

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

315 | Romain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

318 | Wei Han

SMG 2WD BUGGY

320 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

321 | Dominique Housieaux

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

330 | Shameer Variawa

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

332 | Henk Lategan

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

334 | Ricardo Porem

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

339 | Brian Baragwanath

CENTURY CR6

344 | Philippe Boutron

SODICARS BV2

347 | Tim Coronel

JEFFERIES RACING THE BEAST 4.0

348 | Alexandre Leroy

CENTURY CR6

351 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

358 | Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi

CENTURY CR6

364 | Erwin Imschoot

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

1 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

2 | Pablo Quintanilla

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

3 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY

4 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

5 | Sam Sunderland

KTM 450 RALLY

6 | Franco Caimi

YAMAHA WR 450 F

7 | Andrew Short

YAMAHA WR 450 F

15 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

18 | Ross Branch

YAMAHA WR 450 F

19 | Rui Gonçalves

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

21 | Daniel Sanders

KTM 450 RALLY

24 | Sebastian Bühler

HERO 450 RR

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

33 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

42 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

44 | Laia Sanz

GASGAS RC 450F

47 | Kevin Benavides

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

50 | CS Santosh

HERO 450 RR

52 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY

68 | Jamie Mccanney

YAMAHA WR 450 F

77 | Luciano Benavides

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

88 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

500 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

501 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

502 | Siarhei Viazovich

MAZ 6440RR

503 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

504 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

505 | Aliaksei Vishneuski

MAZ 6440RR

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

RENAULT C460

507 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 43509

508 | Teruhito Sugawara

HINO 500

509 | Airat Mardeev

KAMAZ 43509

514 | Martin Soltys

TATRA PHOENIX

515 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT K520

517 | Ignacio Casale

TATRA PHOENIX

525 | Richard de Groot

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

150 | Nicolas Cavigliasso

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

152 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

153 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

154 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

159 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

163 | Pablo Copetti

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

380 | Kris Meeke

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

381 | Mitchell Guthrie

OVERDRIVE OT3

383 | Seth Quintero

OVERDRIVE OT3

384 | Jean Remy Bergounhe

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

386 | Mansour Al Helei

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

387 | Cristina Herrero

OVERDRIVE OT3

393 | Lionel Baud

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

397 | Jean-Luc Pisson

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

400 | Sergei Kariakin

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS SNAG

401 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

404 | Reinaldo Varela

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

405 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Aron Domzala

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

408 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

416 | Kees Koolen

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

419 | Fernando Alvarez

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

422 | Khalifa Al Attiyah

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

442 | Lourenço Rosa

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

445 | Saeed Almouri

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

300 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

301 | Nani Roma

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

304 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

306 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR RS CROSS COUNTRY

307 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

308 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

309 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

310 | Fernando Alonso

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

312 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR HILUX IRS

315 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

320 | Ronan Chabot

TOYOTA GR HILUX IRS

321 | Dominique Housieaux

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

327 | Pascal Thomasse

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

329 | Raomain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

332 | Ricardo Porem

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

335 | Jérôme Pélichet

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

336 | Cristina Herrero

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS PROTO

337 | Jean Pierre Strugo

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

341 | Oscar Fuertes Aldanondo

SSANGYONG KORANDO DKR

342 | Thomas Bell

NISSAN NAVARA T1

347 | Tim Coronel

JEFFERIES RACING THE BEAST 3.0

364 | Manuel Plaza Perez

SODICARS BV2

351 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX  REBELLION RACING

379 | Lei Zhong

SODICARS BV2

358 | Philippe Boutron

SODICARS BV2

362 | Jianyun Jin

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

1 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY

2 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY

3 | Sam Sunderland

KTM 450 RALLY

4 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

5 | Pablo Quintanilla

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

6 | Andrew Short

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

7 | Kevin Benavides

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

8 | Paulo Gonçalves

HERO 450 RR

9 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

10 | Xavier de Soultrait

YAMAHA WR 450 F

11 | Adrien Metge

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

12 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

14 | Laia Sanz

GASGAS RC 450F

16 | Luciano Benavides

KTM 450 RALLY

17 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

20 | Johnny Aubert

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

22 | Franco Caimi

YAMAHA WR 450 F

24 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

26 | Aaron Mare

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

31 | Mario Patrão

KTM 450 RALLY

32 | Sebastian Bühler

HERO 450 RR

50 | CS Santosh

HERO 450 RR

83 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

500 | Eduard Nikolaev

KAMAZ 43509

501 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 43509

502 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

503 | Siarhei Viazovich

MAZ 6440R R

504 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR ´KAREL´

505 | Janus Van Kasteren

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

RENAULT CBH 385

508 | Aleksandr Vasilevski

MAZ 5309R R

509 | Martin Soltys

TATRA PHOENIX

511 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

512 | Teruhito Sugawara

HINO 500

514 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT K520

516 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

524 | Richard de Groot

RENAULT K520

528 | Aliaksei Vishneuski

MAZ 5309R R

250 | Ignacio Casale

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

251 | Rafal Sonik

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

252 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

255 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

258 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

267 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

400 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

401 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

402 | Reinaldo Varela

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

404 | Conrad Rautenbach

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

405 | Casey Currie

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Jose Luis Pena Campo

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

418 | Graham Knight

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

424 | Eric Abel

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

427 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

OFFICIAL VEHICLES
Dakar Desert Rally features a variety of vehicles, including motorcycles, cars, trucks, quads, and SXS from the Dakar 2022, 2021, and 2020 editions.

201 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

204 | Nani Roma

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

205 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

206 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

207 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

209 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR CROSS COUNTRY RS T1+

210 | Cyril Despres

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

211 | Sebastien Loeb

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

212 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

214 | Christian Lavieille

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

215 | Romain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

217 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

219 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

220 | Wei Han

SMG 2WD BUGGY

221 | Orlando Terranova

PRODRIVE HUNTER T1+

225 | Henk Lategan

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

230 | Brian Baragwanath

CENTURY CR6

233 | Shameer Variawa

TOYOTA GR DKR HILUX

235 | Michael Pisano

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

239 | Carlos Checa

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

240 | Miguel Barbosa

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

243 | Pierre Lachaume

MD OPTIMUS EVO 4

246 | Erwin Imschoot

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

247 | Tim Coronel

CENTURY CR6

250 | Alexandre Leroy

CENTURY CR6

251 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

253 | Christiaan Visser

CENTURY CR6

259 | Jean Pierre Strugo

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

264 | Andrea Lafarja

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

271 | Schalk Burger

CENTURY CR6

273 | Po Tian

SMG 2WD BUGGY

278 | Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi

CENTURY CR6

286 | Ernest Roberts

CENTURY CR6

1 | Kevin Benavides

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

2 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

3 | Sam Sunderland

GASGAS 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

4 | Daniel Sanders

GASGAS RC 450F

5 | Skyler Howes

HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

6 | Aaron Mare

HERO 450 RR

7 | Pablo Quintanilla

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

11 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

15 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

16 | Ross Branch

YAMAHA WR 450 F

18 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

19 | Rui Gonçalves

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

20 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO 450 SEF RALLY

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

29 | Andrew Short

YAMAHA WR 450 F

33 | Mario Patrão

KTM 450 RALLY

42 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

52 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

77 | Luciano Benavides

HUSQVARNA 450 RALLY FACTORY REPLICA

88 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

500 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 435091

501 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

503 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

504 | Janus Van Kasteren

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

505 | Eduard Nikolaev

KAMAZ 435091

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

508 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

509 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

510 | Martin Soltys

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

511 | Ignacio Casale

TATRA PHOENIX

515 | Victor Willem Corne Versteijnen

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

518 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT C460

522 | Richard de Groot

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

170 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

171 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

173 | Pablo Copetti

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

174 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

175 | Kamil Wisniewski

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

176 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

301 | Cristina Herrero

OVERDRIVE OT3

303 | Seth Quintero

OVERDRIVE OT3

304 | Andreas Mikkelsen

OVERDRIVE OT3

305 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

306 | Sebastian Eriksson

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

308 | Guillaume De Mevius

OVERDRIVE OT3

309 | Fernando Alvarez

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

310 | Dania Akeel

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

316 | Lionel Costes

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

319 | Thomas Bell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

333 | Marco Carrara

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

401 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

402 | Aron Domzala

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Sergei Kariakin

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS SNAG

408 | Molly Taylor

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

414 | Rokas Baciuska

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

416 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

423 | Michele Cinotto

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

437 | Pietro Cinotto

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

445 | Jean-Claude Pla

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

453 | Shinsuke Umeda

POLARIS RZR PRO XP

301 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

303 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

304 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

305 | Sebastien Loeb

PRODRIVE BRX HUNTER

306 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

307 | Jakub Przygonski

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

308 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

310 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

311 | Nani Roma

PRODRIVE BRX HUNTER

312 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR RS CROSS COUNTRY

314 | Cyril Despres

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

315 | Romain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

318 | Wei Han

SMG 2WD BUGGY

320 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

321 | Dominique Housieaux

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

330 | Shameer Variawa

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

332 | Henk Lategan

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

334 | Ricardo Porem

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

339 | Brian Baragwanath

CENTURY CR6

344 | Philippe Boutron

SODICARS BV2

347 | Tim Coronel

JEFFERIES RACING THE BEAST 4.0

348 | Alexandre Leroy

CENTURY CR6

351 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

358 | Marcelo Tiglia Gastaldi

CENTURY CR6

364 | Erwin Imschoot

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

1 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

2 | Pablo Quintanilla

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

3 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY

4 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

5 | Sam Sunderland

KTM 450 RALLY

6 | Franco Caimi

YAMAHA WR 450 F

7 | Andrew Short

YAMAHA WR 450 F

15 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

18 | Ross Branch

YAMAHA WR 450 F

19 | Rui Gonçalves

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

21 | Daniel Sanders

KTM 450 RALLY

24 | Sebastian Bühler

HERO 450 RR

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

33 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

42 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

44 | Laia Sanz

GASGAS RC 450F

47 | Kevin Benavides

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

50 | CS Santosh

HERO 450 RR

52 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY

68 | Jamie Mccanney

YAMAHA WR 450 F

77 | Luciano Benavides

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

88 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

500 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

501 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

502 | Siarhei Viazovich

MAZ 6440RR

503 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR 'KAREL'

504 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

505 | Aliaksei Vishneuski

MAZ 6440RR

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

RENAULT C460

507 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 43509

508 | Teruhito Sugawara

HINO 500

509 | Airat Mardeev

KAMAZ 43509

514 | Martin Soltys

TATRA PHOENIX

515 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT K520

517 | Ignacio Casale

TATRA PHOENIX

525 | Richard de Groot

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

150 | Nicolas Cavigliasso

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

152 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

153 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

154 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

159 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

163 | Pablo Copetti

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

380 | Kris Meeke

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

381 | Mitchell Guthrie

OVERDRIVE OT3

383 | Seth Quintero

OVERDRIVE OT3

384 | Jean Remy Bergounhe

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

386 | Mansour Al Helei

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

387 | Cristina Herrero

OVERDRIVE OT3

393 | Lionel Baud

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

397 | Jean-Luc Pisson

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

400 | Sergei Kariakin

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS SNAG

401 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

404 | Reinaldo Varela

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

405 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Aron Domzala

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

408 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

416 | Kees Koolen

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

419 | Fernando Alvarez

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

422 | Khalifa Al Attiyah

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

442 | Lourenço Rosa

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

445 | Saeed Almouri

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

300 | Nasser Al-Attiyah

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

301 | Nani Roma

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

304 | Giniel de Villiers

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

306 | Martin Prokop

FORD RAPTOR RS CROSS COUNTRY

307 | Bernhard Ten Brinke

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

308 | Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi

PEUGEOT 3008 DKR

309 | Yazeed Al Rajhi

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

310 | Fernando Alonso

TOYOTA GR HILUX IMA

312 | Benediktas Vanagas

TOYOTA GR HILUX IRS

315 | Mathieu Serradori

CENTURY CR6

320 | Ronan Chabot

TOYOTA GR HILUX IRS

321 | Dominique Housieaux

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

327 | Pascal Thomasse

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

329 | Raomain Dumas

RD LIMITED DXX REBELLION RACING

332 | Ricardo Porem

BORGWARD BX7 DKR EVO

335 | Jérôme Pélichet

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

336 | Cristina Herrero

MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS PROTO

337 | Jean Pierre Strugo

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

341 | Oscar Fuertes Aldanondo

SSANGYONG KORANDO DKR

342 | Thomas Bell

NISSAN NAVARA T1

347 | Tim Coronel

JEFFERIES RACING THE BEAST 3.0

364 | Manuel Plaza Perez

SODICARS BV2

351 | Alexandre Pesci

RD LIMITED DXX  REBELLION RACING

379 | Lei Zhong

SODICARS BV2

358 | Philippe Boutron

SODICARS BV2

362 | Jianyun Jin

MD OPTIMUS EVO 3

1 | Toby Price

KTM 450 RALLY

2 | Mathias Walkner

KTM 450 RALLY

3 | Sam Sunderland

KTM 450 RALLY

4 | Adrian Van Beveren

YAMAHA WR 450 F

5 | Pablo Quintanilla

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

6 | Andrew Short

HUSQVARNA FR 450 RALLY

7 | Kevin Benavides

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

8 | Paulo Gonçalves

HERO 450 RR

9 | Ricky Brabec

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

10 | Xavier de Soultrait

YAMAHA WR 450 F

11 | Adrien Metge

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

12 | Joan Barreda

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

14 | Laia Sanz

GASGAS RC 450F

16 | Luciano Benavides

KTM 450 RALLY

17 | Jose Ignacio Cornejo Florimo

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

20 | Johnny Aubert

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

22 | Franco Caimi

YAMAHA WR 450 F

24 | Lorenzo Santolino

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

26 | Aaron Mare

HONDA CRF 450 RALLY

27 | Joaquim Rodrigues

HERO 450 RR

31 | Mario Patrão

KTM 450 RALLY

32 | Sebastian Bühler

HERO 450 RR

50 | CS Santosh

HERO 450 RR

83 | Harith Noah Koitha Veettil

SHERCO RTR 450 RALLY

500 | Eduard Nikolaev

KAMAZ 43509

501 | Dmitry Sotnikov

KAMAZ 43509

502 | Ales Loprais

PRAGA V4S DKR

503 | Siarhei Viazovich

MAZ 6440R R

504 | Martin Macik

IVECO POWERSTAR ´KAREL´

505 | Janus Van Kasteren

IVECO POWERSTAR EVO 3

506 | Martin Van Den Brink

RENAULT CBH 385

508 | Aleksandr Vasilevski

MAZ 5309R R

509 | Martin Soltys

TATRA PHOENIX

511 | Andrey Karginov

KAMAZ 43509

512 | Teruhito Sugawara

HINO 500

514 | Pascal de Baar

RENAULT K520

516 | Anton Shibalov

KAMAZ 43509

524 | Richard de Groot

RENAULT K520

528 | Aliaksei Vishneuski

MAZ 5309R R

250 | Ignacio Casale

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

251 | Rafal Sonik

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

252 | Alexandre Giroud

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

255 | Manuel Andujar

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

258 | Tomáš Kubiena

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

267 | Giovanni Enrico

YAMAHA RAPTOR 700

400 | Francisco Lopez Contardo

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

401 | Gerard Farres Guell

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

402 | Reinaldo Varela

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

404 | Conrad Rautenbach

PH-SPORT ZEPHYR

405 | Casey Currie

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

406 | Jose Luis Pena Campo

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

418 | Graham Knight

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

424 | Eric Abel

POLARIS RZR 1000 TURBO

427 | Austin Jones

CAN-AM MAVERICK XRS

RALLY EVENTS

Over 130 stages of full rally racing from the official

2022, 2021, and 2020 Dakar races.

  1. Qualifications


  1. Duba
  2. Abu Salama
  3. Almuwaylih
  4. Sharma

  1. Almuwaylih
  2. Almuwaylih
  3. Al Disah

  1. Wadi Ainounah
  2. Tabuk
  3. Shigry

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Alsharaf

  1. Wajh
  2. Bada
  3. Shigry
  4. Al Bad
  5. Al Mafraq
  6. Neom

  1. Sharma
  2. Bir Ibn Hirmas
  3. Algtaar
  4. Alsharaf
  5. Magna
  6. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Shigry
  3. Al Disah
  4. Abu Rakah
  5. Abu Salama
  6. Al Ula

  1. Sakaka
  2. Subayhah
  3. Al Hawi
  4. Fajer
  5. Halat Ammar
  6. Tabuk
  7. Shigry
  8. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Gayal
  3. Algtaar
  4. Bijadih
  5. Shigry
  6. Al Muwaileh
  7. Sharma
  8. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Tabuk
  3. Al Disah
  4. Shuwaq
  5. Abu Rakah
  6. Bada
  7. Bir al Qurr
  8. Al Ula

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Tabuk
  3. Madain Saleh
  4. Khaybar
  5. Albudaiya
  6. Al Mulaylih
  7. Al Figrah
  8. Yanbu

  1. Shubaytah
  2. Haradh
  3. Al Ahsa Oasis

  1. Bisha
  2. Wadi Al Dawasir
  3. Haradh

  1. Riyadh
  2. Qiddiya
  3. Haradh

  1. Buraydah
  2. Al Artawiyah
  3. Ha'il

  1. Al Ula
  2. Sakaka
  3. Ha'il

  1. Ha'il
  2. Al Qaisumah
  3. Al Artawiyah

  1. Yanbu
  2. Bisha
  3. Jeddah

  1. Bisha
  2. Jeddah
  3. Alsharaf
  4. Gayal
  5. Al Ula
  6. Shigry

  1. Ha´il
  2. Sakaka
  3. Khaybar
  4. Magna
  5. Jeddah
  6. Yanbu

  1. Yellowstone
  2. Grand Canyon
  3. Nevada Desert

  1. Yellowstone Wilderness
  2. Yellowstone Caves
  3. Yellowstone Hills
  4. Yellowstone Cliffs

  1. Nevada Crags
  2. Salt Lake
  3. River Run
  4. Nevada Dunes

  1. Grand Canyon Valley
  2. Grand Canyon Arches
  3. Grand Canyon Twists
  4. Grand Canyon Creeks

  1. Cairn Stones
  2. Watchtower Summit
  3. Abandoned Quarry
  4. Ski Resort Descent
  5. Waterfall Raid

  1. Qualifications

  1. Duba
  2. Abu Salama
  3. Almuwaylih
  4. Sharma

  1. Almuwaylih
  2. Almuwaylih
  3. Al Disah

  1. Wadi Ainounah
  2. Tabuk
  3. Shigry

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Alsharaf

  1. Wajh
  2. Shigry
  3. Neom

  1. Sharma
  2. Algtaar
  3. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Al Disah
  3. Al Ula

  1. Sakaka
  2. Al Hawi
  3. Halat Ammar
  4. Neom

  1. Neom 
  2. Algtaar
  3. Shigry
  4. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Al Disah
  3. Abu Rakah
  4. Al Ula

  1. Al Ula
  2. Halat Ammar
  3. Albudaiya
  4. Yanbu

  1. Haradh
  2. Al Ahsa Oasis

  1. Bisha
  2. Wadi Al Dawasir

  1. Haradh
  2. Riyadh

  1. Buraydah
  2. Al Artawiyah

  1. Al Qaisumah
  2. Al Artawiyah

  1. Sakaka
  2. Ha'il

  1. Yanbu
  2. Jeddah

  1. Jeddah
  2. Gayal
  3. Shigry

  1. Sakaka
  2. Magna
  3. Yanbu

  1. Yellowstone Caves
  2. Yellowstone Hills
  3. Yellowstone Cliffs

  1. Abandoned Quarry
  2. Cairn Stones
  3. Salt Lake

  1. Grand Canyon Creeks
  2. Grand Canyon Arches
  3. Grand Canyon Twists

  1. Yellowstone
  2. Grand Canyon
  3. Nevada Desert

 
  1. Al Wajh - Neom
  2. Neom - Neom
  3. Neom - Al Ula
  1. Sakaka - Neom
  2. Neom - Neom
  3. Neom - Al Ula
  4. Al Ula - Yanbu
 
  1. Jeddah - Al Wajh
  2. Al Wajh - Neom
  3. Neom - Neom
  4. Neom - Al-Ula
  5. Al-Ula - Ha'il
  6. Ha'il - Riyadh
  7. Riyadh - Wadi Al Dawasir
  8. Wadi Al Dawasir - Wadi Al Dawasir
  9. Wadi Al Dawasir - Haradh
  10. Haradh - Shubaytah
  11. Shubaytah - Haradh
  12. Haradh - Qiddiya
  1. Jeddah – Bisha
  2. Bisha – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  3. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  4. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Riyadh
  5. Riyadh – Buraydah
  6. Buraydah – Ha’il
  7. Ha’il – Sakaka
  8. Sakaka – Neom
  9. Neom – Neom
  10. Neom – Al Ula
  11. Al Ula – Yanbu
  12. Yanbu – Jeddah
  1. Ha’il – Ha’il
  2. Ha’il – Al Artawiyah
  3. Al Artawiyah – Al Qaisumah
  4. Al Qaisumah – Riyadh
  5. Riyadh – Riyadh
  6. Riyadh – Riyadh
  7. Riyadh – Al-Dawadimi
  8. Al-Dawadimi – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  9. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  10. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Bisha
  11. Bisha – Bisha
  12. Bisha – Jeddah

RALLY EVENTS

Over 130 stages of full rally racing from the official

2022, 2021, and 2020 Dakar races.

  1. Qualifications


  1. Duba
  2. Abu Salama
  3. Almuwaylih
  4. Sharma

  1. Almuwaylih
  2. Almuwaylih
  3. Al Disah

  1. Wadi Ainounah
  2. Tabuk
  3. Shigry

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Alsharaf

  1. Wajh
  2. Bada
  3. Shigry
  4. Al Bad
  5. Al Mafraq
  6. Neom

  1. Sharma
  2. Bir Ibn Hirmas
  3. Algtaar
  4. Alsharaf
  5. Magna
  6. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Shigry
  3. Al Disah
  4. Abu Rakah
  5. Abu Salama
  6. Al Ula

  1. Sakaka
  2. Subayhah
  3. Al Hawi
  4. Fajer
  5. Halat Ammar
  6. Tabuk
  7. Shigry
  8. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Gayal
  3. Algtaar
  4. Bijadih
  5. Shigry
  6. Al Muwaileh
  7. Sharma
  8. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Tabuk
  3. Al Disah
  4. Shuwaq
  5. Abu Rakah
  6. Bada
  7. Bir al Qurr
  8. Al Ula

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Tabuk
  3. Madain Saleh
  4. Khaybar
  5. Albudaiya
  6. Al Mulaylih
  7. Al Figrah
  8. Yanbu

  1. Shubaytah
  2. Haradh
  3. Al Ahsa Oasis

  1. Bisha
  2. Wadi Al Dawasir
  3. Haradh

  1. Riyadh
  2. Qiddiya
  3. Haradh

  1. Buraydah
  2. Al Artawiyah
  3. Ha'il

  1. Al Ula
  2. Sakaka
  3. Ha'il

  1. Ha'il
  2. Al Qaisumah
  3. Al Artawiyah

  1. Yanbu
  2. Bisha
  3. Jeddah

  1. Bisha
  2. Jeddah
  3. Alsharaf
  4. Gayal
  5. Al Ula
  6. Shigry

  1. Ha´il
  2. Sakaka
  3. Khaybar
  4. Magna
  5. Jeddah
  6. Yanbu

  1. Yellowstone
  2. Grand Canyon
  3. Nevada Desert

  1. Yellowstone Wilderness
  2. Yellowstone Caves
  3. Yellowstone Hills
  4. Yellowstone Cliffs

  1. Nevada Crags
  2. Salt Lake
  3. River Run
  4. Nevada Dunes

  1. Grand Canyon Valley
  2. Grand Canyon Arches
  3. Grand Canyon Twists
  4. Grand Canyon Creeks

  1. Cairn Stones
  2. Watchtower Summit
  3. Abandoned Quarry
  4. Ski Resort Descent
  5. Waterfall Raid

  1. Qualifications

  1. Duba
  2. Abu Salama
  3. Almuwaylih
  4. Sharma

  1. Almuwaylih
  2. Almuwaylih
  3. Al Disah

  1. Wadi Ainounah
  2. Tabuk
  3. Shigry

  1. Halat Ammar
  2. Alsharaf

  1. Wajh
  2. Shigry
  3. Neom

  1. Sharma
  2. Algtaar
  3. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Al Disah
  3. Al Ula

  1. Sakaka
  2. Al Hawi
  3. Halat Ammar
  4. Neom

  1. Neom 
  2. Algtaar
  3. Shigry
  4. Neom

  1. Neom
  2. Al Disah
  3. Abu Rakah
  4. Al Ula

  1. Al Ula
  2. Halat Ammar
  3. Albudaiya
  4. Yanbu

  1. Haradh
  2. Al Ahsa Oasis

  1. Bisha
  2. Wadi Al Dawasir

  1. Haradh
  2. Riyadh

  1. Buraydah
  2. Al Artawiyah

  1. Al Qaisumah
  2. Al Artawiyah

  1. Sakaka
  2. Ha'il

  1. Yanbu
  2. Jeddah

  1. Jeddah
  2. Gayal
  3. Shigry

  1. Sakaka
  2. Magna
  3. Yanbu

  1. Yellowstone Caves
  2. Yellowstone Hills
  3. Yellowstone Cliffs

  1. Abandoned Quarry
  2. Cairn Stones
  3. Salt Lake

  1. Grand Canyon Creeks
  2. Grand Canyon Arches
  3. Grand Canyon Twists

  1. Yellowstone
  2. Grand Canyon
  3. Nevada Desert

 
  1. Al Wajh - Neom
  2. Neom - Neom
  3. Neom - Al Ula
  1. Sakaka - Neom
  2. Neom - Neom
  3. Neom - Al Ula
  4. Al Ula - Yanbu
 
  1. Jeddah - Al Wajh
  2. Al Wajh - Neom
  3. Neom - Neom
  4. Neom - Al-Ula
  5. Al-Ula - Ha'il
  6. Ha'il - Riyadh
  7. Riyadh - Wadi Al Dawasir
  8. Wadi Al Dawasir - Wadi Al Dawasir
  9. Wadi Al Dawasir - Haradh
  10. Haradh - Shubaytah
  11. Shubaytah - Haradh
  12. Haradh - Qiddiya
  1. Jeddah – Bisha
  2. Bisha – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  3. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  4. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Riyadh
  5. Riyadh – Buraydah
  6. Buraydah – Ha’il
  7. Ha’il – Sakaka
  8. Sakaka – Neom
  9. Neom – Neom
  10. Neom – Al Ula
  11. Al Ula – Yanbu
  12. Yanbu – Jeddah
  1. Ha’il – Ha’il
  2. Ha’il – Al Artawiyah
  3. Al Artawiyah – Al Qaisumah
  4. Al Qaisumah – Riyadh
  5. Riyadh – Riyadh
  6. Riyadh – Riyadh
  7. Riyadh – Al-Dawadimi
  8. Al-Dawadimi – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  9. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Wadi Ad-Dawasir
  10. Wadi Ad-Dawasir – Bisha
  11. Bisha – Bisha
  12. Bisha – Jeddah
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Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest and most epic off-road rally racing adventure ever developed, and is out now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. This next-generation racer features true off-road rally action from the official 2020-2022 Dakar raids with authentic vehicles, realistic physics, dynamic seasons, and weather.
Developed by Saber Porto, Dakar Desert Rally 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.
TRAILERS & SCREENS
Dakar Desert Rally is the biggest and most epic off-road rally racing adventure ever developed, and is out now on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and PC. This next-generation racer features true off-road rally action from the official 2020-2022 Dakar raids with authentic vehicles, realistic physics, dynamic seasons, and weather.
Developed by Saber Porto, Dakar Desert Rally 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.
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If you have any questions about Dakar Desert Rally, please check this FAQ to see if it is already been answered by clicking on the questions. In case your question does not match the ones in the FAQ, please send them to [email protected]

Dakar Desert Rally: The Game FAQ

Q: What is the Dakar Desert Rally?

A: Dakar Desert Rally is a racing video game developed by Portuguese studio Saber Porto (formerly known as Bigmoon Entertainment) and published by Saber Interactive for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the annual rally raid organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O). It is the sequel to Dakar 18 and Includes 3 Dakar Rally editions: 2020, 2021, and 2022 and includes a big the biggest Open World for Rally off-road game, based on the map of Saudi Arabia.

Q: What platforms will Dakar Desert Rally be available on?

A: Dakar Desert Rally is available on PC for Steam and Epic Game Store, Xbox One, Xbox X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Q: Where can I buy the game?

A: You can find digital and physical copies of the Dakar Desert Rally here.

Q: Is there an offline mode?

A: Yes, you can play single-player in Sport, Professional, and Simulation modes.

Q: Is there multiplayer?

A. Yup! There are over 30 stages of full rally racing from the official 2020, 2021, and 2022 Dakar Rally races with officially licensed vehicles, teams, and pilots across multiplayer and single-player modes. You can compete in online multiplayer for up to four players in two game modes, Online Custom Play that allows you to create a more customized online session, and Online Quick Play that allows you to create a new multiplayer session or join an ongoing session by only having to choose a vehicle category and a vehicle.

Q: Can I customize my roadbook?

A: Please see our article here.

Q: Can I customize my roadbook?

A: Yes, the Roadbook Editor was added with update 2.0.

Q: Can I customize my team and vehicle?

A: No, the Team Customization feature is discontinued.

Q: Does the pilot I choose impact gameplay?

A: Yes, but not while driving. The driving experience is defined by the vehicle, and costs to buy and sell differ with each team. You can also tune every vehicle and change its settings (tires, suspension, handling, and brakes) and that will influence driving gameplay.

Q: Are there plans for DLC?

A: Yes, the game will have one more DLC content release, the USA map. Follow our webpage or social media accounts to keep up with the latest news.

Q: What languages is Dakar Desert Rally localized in?

A: Audio and interface (with subtitles) are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish-Spain, Japanese, Portuguese-Portugal, and Portuguese-Brazil.

Q: Does this game support local co-op or split-screen?

A: No. The co-pilot mode (Team vs Team) is discontinued.

Q: Will there be a co-pilot mode?

A: Not for the release, but it will be available later on as free DLCs to play as a navigator (co-pilot), in multiplayer events, if the player selects the “Team VS Team” mode.

Q: Can I exclude another player from an online session?

A: Yes, you can cancel an invite or “kick” a player during an online session, if you are the host.

Q: Is crossplay supported?

A: Dakar Desert Rally supports crossplay on PC between Steam and Epic Games Store.

The player that has the game on Steam has to go to Options » Gameplay » Scroll down to the “User Profile” section » Activate the “Epic Games Friends List” » Apply Settings.

This will enable the crossplay option to be able to login/link to the Epic account.

Q: Can I see race classifications online?

A: Yes, you can see online race classification by selecting “Rankings” on the Main Menu and then selecting “Leaderboards”.

Q: Does the game have Treasure Hunt mode or Free Roam?

A: Yes, Treasure Hunt mode and Free Roam driving were added with Update 1.6.

Q: Is there an option to get out of the vehicle to rescue others, as in Dakar 18?

A: No. Dakar Desert Rally game focus on racing competition and not on rescuing.

Q: Are photo mode and replay mode included in Dakar Desert Rally?

A: Yes, Photo mode and Replay mode were added with Update 2.0.

Q: Are there stages with different seasons and kinds of weather?

A: 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.

Q: What about social features to interact with friends?

A: There is an in-game button that includes your friend’s list, search for players’ ID, lobby requests, friend requests, and pending friend requests.

Q: Do I need a paid subscription to play online?

A: Not on Steam or EGS. Only if you’re using PlayStation or Xbox, that requires PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live subscriptions respectively.

Q: Does this game support DLSS?

A: Yes, Dakar Desert Rally supports both DLSS and REFLEX. You can find the link to the support article on how to use it here:

https://support.saber.games/hc/en-us/articles/12448923709073-Using-Nvidia-DLSS-and-Reflex-with-Dakar-Desert-Rally-

Q: What frame rate should I expect on my console?

A: For Playstation 4, and Xbox One, you can expect 30 FPS, and for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, you can expect 60 FPS, if the player selects “Performance Mode”.

Q: How can I get additional content for Dakar Desert Rally?

A: You can get additional content by purchasing the Deluxe Edition which includes:

Base Game and Season Pass.

This will unlock The DAF Truck TurboTwin and the Peugeot 405 Turbo 16. And 4x DLC packs with new Classic, SnowRunner, Hybrid vehicles, a new USA Tour map, and 2 new rally events all at a discounted rate.

Q: Does Dakar Desert Rally support mods?

A: No. Dakar Desert Rally has a customization solution for our community that is more adjusted to the Dakar Rally, the roadbook editor.

Q: What are the supported steering wheels?

A: The list of compatible steering wheels is found here.

Q. What is the max stable PlayStation 5/XSX resolution and framerate?

A: Gen9 can select between “performance settings” (avg 60fps with 4K Dynamic Resolution) or “graphics quality settings” (avg 30fps with 4K native)

Q. Can I adjust the time and weather conditions?

A: The first time the player races an event, it will get the default scripted weather. Once successfully completed the event, the player can play it again with random time of day and weather. In Online Custom Play, the Host can change time and weather conditions for the online races. Additionally, in Custom Play, the stage’s time and weather can also be customized.

Q. Why do we call Multiplayer "Online Free Mode" and not just Multiplayer?

A: It is Multiplayer, but there is no economy or progression influence. That’s why we call “Online free mode”. In Multiplayer races, you dont get any XP progression or DP accounting. We have that in “Career mode”.

Q. How are Leaderboards determined? When do they update? Are these stats across all platforms or just the one I'm on?

A: Every time the player races in “Career mode” it will record time on our “Dakar Server” and can be checked in the “Rankings/leaderboards”. All platforms.

Q. Can I purchase the Audi after launch or is it just for preorders?

A: Yes, the Audi e-Tron became free for everyone with Update 2.0.

Q. How do I play offline custom races?

A: In the “Main Menu”, go to “Free Mode”, and select “Custom Play ” to play games offline with or without bots.

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Improved Steering Wheel Wizard’s compatibility for brands without official support – PC Only
  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

PC

  • Resolved the issue with crashing in the Garage 
  • Resolved issues with cloud saves issues

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.
  • Implemented DLSS 3 and Nvidia Reflex support for RTX 4 Series.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes for Epic Games Store.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Thrustmaster wheels having no Force Feedback on the PC.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 15, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes
  • Implemented cross-play between Steam and Epic Games Store 
  • Implemented DLSS 2 and Nvidia Reflex support 

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, October 21, 2022

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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).
  • Unnecessary shadows move during the start race cinematic at Dakar Rally 2020 Stage 01 (DLC Simulation) on PlayStation and PC.

PlayStation Issues

  • In-progress activities in single player disappear from the available activities after changing “ongoing events” on PS5.
  • “Dakar Legend” and “Simulation Winner” trophies conflict with each other on PS5:

The player may not receive the “Dakar Legend” trophy for finishing an event in Simulation Mode, but after that can receive the “Simulation Winner” trophy for finishing all stages in 1st place and vice versa. If the player receives the “Dakar Legend” trophy, “Simulation Winner” trophy cannot be unlocked.

  • “Forever Speedy” trophy cannot be unlocked on PS5.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue in which Saudi Arabia Extended Map Events were not available for PlayStation users.
  • Fixed a softlock that occurred when a host restarted a private race on PlayStation.
  • Fixed an issue in which the client could not join the lobby created at Dakar Qualifications event on PS5.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

PS5

  • Trophies “We all stand together” and “Sheikh’en not stirred” can now be unlocked. 

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).
  • Unnecessary shadows move during the start race cinematic at Dakar Rally 2020 Stage 01 (DLC Simulation) on PlayStation and PC.

PlayStation Issues

  • In-progress activities in single player disappear from the available activities after changing “ongoing events” on PS5.
  • “Dakar Legend” and “Simulation Winner” trophies conflict with each other on PS5:

The player may not receive the “Dakar Legend” trophy for finishing an event in Simulation Mode, but after that can receive the “Simulation Winner” trophy for finishing all stages in 1st place and vice versa. If the player receives the “Dakar Legend” trophy, “Simulation Winner” trophy cannot be unlocked.

  • “Forever Speedy” trophy cannot be unlocked on PS5.

 

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue in which Saudi Arabia Extended Map Events were not available for PlayStation users.
  • Fixed a softlock that occurred when a host restarted a private race on PlayStation.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

 

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).

Xbox Issues

  • Terrain textures disappear when switching quality mode settings on Xbox One.
  • Steering wheel feedback function does not work on Xbox consoles.

 

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed Xbox One crash issues 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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Logitech steering wheel crash on Xbox consoles.
  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5)  
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).

Xbox Issues

  • Terrain textures disappear when switching quality mode settings on Xbox One.
  • Steering wheel feedback function does not work on Xbox consoles.

Resolved Issues

  • 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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Logitech steering wheel crash on Xbox consoles.
  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction
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If you have any questions about Dakar Desert Rally, please check this FAQ to see if it is already been answered by clicking on the questions. In case your question does not match the ones in the FAQ, please send them to [email protected]

Dakar Desert Rally: The Game FAQ

Q: What is the Dakar Desert Rally?

A: Dakar Desert Rally is a racing video game developed by Portuguese studio Saber Porto (formerly known as Bigmoon Entertainment) and published by Saber Interactive for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Microsoft Windows. It is based on the annual rally raid organized by the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O). It is the sequel to Dakar 18 and Includes 3 Dakar Rally editions: 2020, 2021, and 2022 and includes a big the biggest Open World for Rally off-road game, based on the map of Saudi Arabia.

Q: What platforms will Dakar Desert Rally be available on?

A: Dakar Desert Rally is available on PC for Steam and Epic Game Store, Xbox One, Xbox X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

Q: Where can I buy the game?

A: You can find digital and physical copies of the Dakar Desert Rally here.

Q: Is there an offline mode?

A: Yes, you can play single-player in Sport, Professional, and Simulation modes.

Q: Is there multiplayer?

A. Yup! There are over 30 stages of full rally racing from the official 2020, 2021, and 2022 Dakar Rally races with officially licensed vehicles, teams, and pilots across multiplayer and single-player modes. You can compete in online multiplayer for up to four players in two game modes, Online Custom Play that allows you to create a more customized online session, and Online Quick Play that allows you to create a new multiplayer session or join an ongoing session by only having to choose a vehicle category and a vehicle.

Q: Can I customize my roadbook?

A: Please see our article here.

Q: Can I customize my roadbook?

A: Yes, the Roadbook Editor was added with update 2.0.

Q: Can I customize my team and vehicle?

A: No, the Team Customization feature is discontinued.

Q: Does the pilot I choose impact gameplay?

A: Yes, but not while driving. The driving experience is defined by the vehicle, and costs to buy and sell differ with each team. You can also tune every vehicle and change its settings (tires, suspension, handling, and brakes) and that will influence driving gameplay.

Q: Are there plans for DLC?

A: Yes, the game will have one more DLC content release, the USA map. Follow our webpage or social media accounts to keep up with the latest news.

Q: What languages is Dakar Desert Rally localized in?

A: Audio and interface (with subtitles) are available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish-Spain, Japanese, Portuguese-Portugal, and Portuguese-Brazil.

Q: Does this game support local co-op or split-screen?

A: No. The co-pilot mode (Team vs Team) is discontinued.

Q: Will there be a co-pilot mode?

A: Not for the release, but it will be available later on as free DLCs to play as a navigator (co-pilot), in multiplayer events, if the player selects the “Team VS Team” mode.

Q: Can I exclude another player from an online session?

A: Yes, you can cancel an invite or “kick” a player during an online session, if you are the host.

Q: Is crossplay supported?

A: Dakar Desert Rally supports crossplay on PC between Steam and Epic Games Store.

The player that has the game on Steam has to go to Options » Gameplay » Scroll down to the “User Profile” section » Activate the “Epic Games Friends List” » Apply Settings.

This will enable the crossplay option to be able to login/link to the Epic account.

Q: Can I see race classifications online?

A: Yes, you can see online race classification by selecting “Rankings” on the Main Menu and then selecting “Leaderboards”.

Q: Does the game have Treasure Hunt mode or Free Roam?

A: Yes, Treasure Hunt mode and Free Roam driving were added with Update 1.6.

Q: Is there an option to get out of the vehicle to rescue others, as in Dakar 18?

A: No. Dakar Desert Rally game focus on racing competition and not on rescuing.

Q: Are photo mode and replay mode included in Dakar Desert Rally?

A: Yes, Photo mode and Replay mode were added with Update 2.0.

Q: Are there stages with different seasons and kinds of weather?

A: 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.

Q: What about social features to interact with friends?

A: There is an in-game button that includes your friend’s list, search for players’ ID, lobby requests, friend requests, and pending friend requests.

Q: Do I need a paid subscription to play online?

A: Not on Steam or EGS. Only if you’re using PlayStation or Xbox, that requires PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live subscriptions respectively.

Q: Does this game support DLSS?

A: Yes, Dakar Desert Rally supports both DLSS and REFLEX. You can find the link to the support article on how to use it here:

https://support.saber.games/hc/en-us/articles/12448923709073-Using-Nvidia-DLSS-and-Reflex-with-Dakar-Desert-Rally-

Q: What frame rate should I expect on my console?

A: For Playstation 4, and Xbox One, you can expect 30 FPS, and for Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X, you can expect 60 FPS, if the player selects “Performance Mode”.

Q: How can I get additional content for Dakar Desert Rally?

A: You can get additional content by purchasing the Deluxe Edition which includes:

Base Game and Season Pass.

This will unlock The DAF Truck TurboTwin and the Peugeot 405 Turbo 16. And 4x DLC packs with new Classic, SnowRunner, Hybrid vehicles, a new USA Tour map, and 2 new rally events all at a discounted rate.

Q: Does Dakar Desert Rally support mods?

A: No. Dakar Desert Rally has a customization solution for our community that is more adjusted to the Dakar Rally, the roadbook editor.

Q: What are the supported steering wheels?

A: The list of compatible steering wheels is found here.

Q. What is the max stable PlayStation 5/XSX resolution and framerate?

A: Gen9 can select between “performance settings” (avg 60fps with 4K Dynamic Resolution) or “graphics quality settings” (avg 30fps with 4K native)

Q. Can I adjust the time and weather conditions?

A: The first time the player races an event, it will get the default scripted weather. Once successfully completed the event, the player can play it again with random time of day and weather. In Online Custom Play, the Host can change time and weather conditions for the online races. Additionally, in Custom Play, the stage’s time and weather can also be customized.

Q. Why do we call Multiplayer "Online Free Mode" and not just Multiplayer?

A: It is Multiplayer, but there is no economy or progression influence. That’s why we call “Online free mode”. In Multiplayer races, you dont get any XP progression or DP accounting. We have that in “Career mode”.

Q. How are Leaderboards determined? When do they update? Are these stats across all platforms or just the one I'm on?

A: Every time the player races in “Career mode” it will record time on our “Dakar Server” and can be checked in the “Rankings/leaderboards”. All platforms.

Q. Can I purchase the Audi after launch or is it just for preorders?

A: Yes, the Audi e-Tron became free for everyone with Update 2.0.

Q. How do I play offline custom races?

A: In the “Main Menu”, go to “Free Mode”, and select “Custom Play ” to play games offline with or without bots.

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Improved Steering Wheel Wizard’s compatibility for brands without official support – PC Only
  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

PC

  • Resolved the issue with crashing in the Garage 
  • Resolved issues with cloud saves issues

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.
  • Implemented DLSS 3 and Nvidia Reflex support for RTX 4 Series.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes for Epic Games Store.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Thrustmaster wheels having no Force Feedback on the PC.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 15, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes
  • Implemented cross-play between Steam and Epic Games Store 
  • Implemented DLSS 2 and Nvidia Reflex support 

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, October 21, 2022

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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).
  • Unnecessary shadows move during the start race cinematic at Dakar Rally 2020 Stage 01 (DLC Simulation) on PlayStation and PC.

PlayStation Issues

  • In-progress activities in single player disappear from the available activities after changing “ongoing events” on PS5.
  • “Dakar Legend” and “Simulation Winner” trophies conflict with each other on PS5:

The player may not receive the “Dakar Legend” trophy for finishing an event in Simulation Mode, but after that can receive the “Simulation Winner” trophy for finishing all stages in 1st place and vice versa. If the player receives the “Dakar Legend” trophy, “Simulation Winner” trophy cannot be unlocked.

  • “Forever Speedy” trophy cannot be unlocked on PS5.

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue in which Saudi Arabia Extended Map Events were not available for PlayStation users.
  • Fixed a softlock that occurred when a host restarted a private race on PlayStation.
  • Fixed an issue in which the client could not join the lobby created at Dakar Qualifications event on PS5.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

PS5

  • Trophies “We all stand together” and “Sheikh’en not stirred” can now be unlocked. 

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).
  • Unnecessary shadows move during the start race cinematic at Dakar Rally 2020 Stage 01 (DLC Simulation) on PlayStation and PC.

PlayStation Issues

  • In-progress activities in single player disappear from the available activities after changing “ongoing events” on PS5.
  • “Dakar Legend” and “Simulation Winner” trophies conflict with each other on PS5:

The player may not receive the “Dakar Legend” trophy for finishing an event in Simulation Mode, but after that can receive the “Simulation Winner” trophy for finishing all stages in 1st place and vice versa. If the player receives the “Dakar Legend” trophy, “Simulation Winner” trophy cannot be unlocked.

  • “Forever Speedy” trophy cannot be unlocked on PS5.

 

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue in which Saudi Arabia Extended Map Events were not available for PlayStation users.
  • Fixed a softlock that occurred when a host restarted a private race on PlayStation.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

 

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).

Xbox Issues

  • Terrain textures disappear when switching quality mode settings on Xbox One.
  • Steering wheel feedback function does not work on Xbox consoles.

 

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed Xbox One crash issues 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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Logitech steering wheel crash on Xbox consoles.
  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5)  
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

    

Hello, pilots! Today, we are delivering Patch 2.1, which brings the final installment for Dakar Desert Rally’s Season Pass DLC, the new USA Tour, along with fixes for the Roadbook Editor and the flickering image of the roadbook in the cockpit view that have been highly requested by the community.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

USA Tour

Explore multiple open-world maps

  • You can now navigate through the global Earth map to select between Saudi Arabia and USA map.

USA map navigation

  • Explore landscapes inspired by iconic North American landmarks, from the Grand Canyon to the Nevada Desert to Yellowstone, in both Rally Raid competitions and Free Roam mode, all throughout a 256 km2 map size.

 

Compete in the Rally events:

Sport Game Mode:

  • USA Tour Qualifications (3x Stages)
  • Yellowstone Rally (4x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (4x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (4x Stages)
  • USA Tour (5x Stages)

Professional Game Mode:

  • Yellowstone Rally (3x Stages)
  • Nevada Desert Rally (3x Stages)
  • Grand Canyon Rally (3x Stages)
  • USA Tour (3x Stages)

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

  • Grand Canyon I (20 Treasures)
  • Grand Canyon II (20 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone I (25 Treasures)
  • Yellowstone II (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert I (20 Treasures)
  • Nevada Desert II (15 Treasures)
  • USA Tour (20 Treasures)

Resolved Issues

  • Fixed an issue where the Roadbook image glitched and flashed on vehicles when using the cockpit camera.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI was unable to complete the track due to poor driving, especially in tight offroad curves.
  • Fixed the inability to validate very long roadbooks due to AI losing track of the path after a set distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the AI got lost during world shift while validating the path in Roadbook Editor.
  • Fixed an issue where the game did not support sending a game invitation via in-title functionality after joining a pre-game lobby hosted by another user.
  • Fixed crash issues between WP005 and WP006 at Red Sea Rally – Stage 03 (Sport).
  • Fixed a soft-lock on the loading screen into the race at some events.
  • Fixed a crash on some loading screens.

 

Thank you for reading these release notes! We want to thank you and all of our players who have been very patient with us, including those of you who took the effort to report issues, provide feedback, and showed us a big passion for Dakar since release!

Patch 2.0 Patchnotes, November 28, 2023

   

Hello, pilots! The big update for Dakar Desert Rally is finally here, adding a new feature that the community has been eager to have since the game was released, the Roadbook Editor.

Patch 2.0 is bringing a range of overall game enhancements and fixes, including a new Replay and Photo Mode, and three new Vehicle Packs.

You can read the full details below.

 

New Content

 

Roadbook Editor

Create your own roadbooks using the Roadbook Editor.

  • In the Main Menu, now you can select the “Roadbook Editor” option to create your own custom stages and events. In this option, you will be prompted to select a map to begin stage creation.
  • Once you select the starting point for a new roadbook, you will be spawned into the map and assume control, placing notes and editing them according to the guidelines set for the roadbook creation.
  • Throughout the roadbook editor process, you will receive guidance through warnings and error notifications, that will help you create a precise and accurate roadbook.
  • Once you finish creating your roadbook, you will need to validate and save it to be able to create an event from it.
  • Having created the stages and events, you can enjoy them individually, share them within the community via the Roadbook Editor’s sharing feature, or even initiate multiplayer sessions featuring these events, inviting other players to join.

 

Replay & Photo Mode

Replay Mode

  • At the conclusion of 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

  • For those who have been waiting to get the Audi RS Q e-tron, the moment has just arrived. It is now available to acquire it for free!

This offer is accompanied by the following message:

To show our appreciation for your commitment to Dakar Desert Rally and to mark the latest update, we are thrilled to present every player with the incredible Audi RS Q e-tron. Thank you for your continued support, and enjoy the ride! – The Dakar Desert Rally Team

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

Dakar Rally embraces the gradual energy transition as a green initiative, in two main planks: the transformation of the engines powering the cars and trucks in the race and the use of renewable energy to power an innovative bivouac, what is called as “Dakar Future”.

To celebrate this initiative, we proudly invite you to drive with:

Car:

  • GCK Motorsport

Trucks:

  • Hino 600 Hybrid
  • Riwald Renault C460

SnowRunner Cars Pack

SnowRunner has returned to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready to extend your off-road rally experience with the SnowRunner Cars!

Drive five of the most powerful Cars from SnowRunner and overcome extreme open-world environments with the addition of 9 new stages.

Check out the iconic cars capable of overcoming any danger and the new stages that can be experienced either in Free-Roam mode or in Rally Raid competition:

SnowRunner Cars:

  • TUZ 166
  • DON 71
  • KHAN 39
  • KHAN 317
  • KHAN L04F

SnowRunner Rally Events:

Sport Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (6x Stages)

Professional Game Mode

  • SnowRunner Challenge (3x Stages)

Classics Vehicle Pack #2

Paris-Dakar classics have arrived to Dakar Desert Rally!

  • Get ready for new off-road rally experience with the legendary vintage vehicles from 1982 and 1985, respectively:
  • Lada Niva 1600 4×4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4×4 with Denis Grabowski and Philippe Chéron.

  • Honda Africa Twin (1985)

Experience one of the most well-known safarian bikes, the Honda NXR 750 NT5A, from

1985, with Cyril Neuve.

Known Issues

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).

Xbox Issues

  • Terrain textures disappear when switching quality mode settings on Xbox One.
  • Steering wheel feedback function does not work on Xbox consoles.

Resolved Issues

  • 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.

 

Thank you for taking a read through these release notes! In addition to the above, we also updated the FAQ.

Stay tuned to our social channels and Discord server for more information about when the USA map along with some fixes will arrive with the next patch. Team Customisation will no longer be coming to the game.

Patch 1.9 Patchnotes, April 13, 2023

   

 

Classics Vehicle Pack #1

  • Paris-Dakar classics arrive to Dakar Desert Rally!
  • Get ready for the new off-road rally experience with the classic champions from Paris-Dakar 1986!
    • Porsche 959 (1986)

    Drive the powerful all-wheel-drive Porsche 959, as René Metge + Dominique Lemoyne and Jacky Ickx + Claude Brasseur did in the 1986 Paris-Dakar Rally!

    • Tatra 815 (1986)

    Experience the amazing 6-wheel Tatra 815, with Zdenek Kahanek, Josef Kalina and Miroslav Gumulec as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.

    New Features:

    • Performance Improvements
      • Improved overall framerate performance and stability across all platforms.
      • Performance mode added to Xbox One X and Xbox Series S.
    • Quality improvements:
      • Multiple visual improvements and tweaks, including headlight shadows, increased terrain texture resolution, improved cockpit mirror quality on next gen consoles and PC, enhanced shadow quality and resolution scaling on consoles
  • New Language Packs: This includes voice-overs for the following languages:
      • Italian
      • German
      • Portuguese
      • Portuguese-Brazilian

General:

  • Fuel consumption has been adjusted in Trucks to give them a wider range of travel.

Patch 1.8 Patchnotes, March 23, 2023 - Hotfix

  • Fixed the crash when entering the garage.
  • Fixed potential crash during the race.

Patch 1.7 Patchnotes, February 28, 2023

   

New Premium Content

  • SnowRunner Trucks DLC: Test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages and events in this Premium DLC.
    • New Trucks
  • TUZ 16
  • TUZ 108
  • TUZ 420
  • ZiKZ 605R
  • YAR 87
  • New Stages and Events
  • Sports Mode: 6 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Bisha
    • 02 Jeddah
    • 03 Alsharaf
    • 04 Gayal
    • 05 Al Ula
    • 06 Shigry
  • Professional Mode: 3 Stages and 1 Event
    • 01 Jeddah
    • 02 Gayal
    • 03 Shigry

New Features:

  • Steering Wheel Wizard: An easy step by step solution for players to configure their connected steering wheels and peripherals.
  • Camera FOV, lets you configure your FOV for the cockpit, dashboard, hood, and front cameras.
  • Added “Handling Style” to allow players to activate a more challenging experience under Gameplay Options.
  • Steering wheel angle can now be set up to 2,520º if supported by the Steering Wheel Hardware.
  • Cockpit Camera now simulates the wheel rotation of an actual steering wheel when a player is using Steering Wheel hardware.

Additional Steering Wheels Supported:

  • SIMUCUBE 2 Pro Wheel Base (PC)
  • FANATEC GT DD Pro (PC – PS4 – PS5)
  • LOGITECH PRO Racing Wheel (PC – PS4 – PS5 – X1 – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel APEX (PS4 – PS5)
  • HORI FF Racing Wheel DLX (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)
  • HORI Racing Wheel Overdrive (Xbox One – XSX – XSS)

General:

  • Added more classes of AI vehicles during Professional and Simulation modes to make them feel more realistic.
  • For Professional and Simulation game modes, all vehicles will now be included in the ranking to make these modes feel more realistic.
  • Removed auto-driving in the DSS, when playing in Professional and Simulation game modes.
  • Players can configure the Steering wheel angle up to 2,520 degrees on supported hardware.
  • In Simulation Mode with Bikes or Quads when the player doesn’t have a co-pilot, the odometer will only be adjusted automatically on Waypoints. 
  • In Simulation Mode, the Waypoint radius opening distances were adjusted to increase the sim navigation experience.
  • Reduced repetition from the Navigator AI when they speak.
  • Adjusted wheels’ life so flat tires occur more realistically.
  • Added a button to refresh leaderboard information.

Patch 1.6 Patchnotes, January 19, 2023

   

We appreciate your patience while our team has been hard at work hard on patches and updates to Dakar Desert Rally. We know this has taken longer than expected, so we wanted to say thank you for all of your feedback and support since the launch.

Today we’re granting all pilots 100,000 Experience Points and 10,000 Dakar Points with our 1.6 patch release.

Please keep your feedback coming! This patch is just the first of many great content updates we have planned. Stay tuned for more info soon!

https://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

– The Dakar Desert Rally Team

New Features

  • Free Roam allows players to experience the full off-road experience across Saudi Arabia.
  • Treasure Hunting is now available in Free Roam Mode. You have the opportunity to find hidden treasures throughout the desert as you explore Saudi Arabia
  • Reposition has been added to Simulation Mode.

General

  • Fixed Save Game Management issues.
  • Removed waypoint auto-saves.
  • Fixed when some events on the Saudi Arabia Extended Map are not appearing in Professional and Simulation Modes.
  • Fixed Warehouse Management issues.

Steering Wheels

  • Fixed Logitech steering wheel crash on Xbox consoles.
  • Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  • Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Patch 1.5 Patchnotes, November 29, 2022

New Features

  • Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  • Improved Navigator speed and accuracy
  • Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

New Content

  • 14 new Sport and Professional events (35 New Stages), using the DLC “Saudi Arabia Extended Map” map

7 New Sport Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Shubaytah
  • Stage 2 – Haradh
  • Stage 3 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Riyadh
  • Stage 2 – Qiddiya
  • Stage 3 – Haradh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Al Ula
  • Stage 2 – Sakaka
  • Stage 3 – Ha’il

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Ha’il
  • Stage 2 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 3 – Al Artawiyah

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Bisha
  • Stage 3 – Jeddah

7 New Professional Events

Empty Quarter Raid

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Al Ahsa Oasis

Dawasir Valley Run

  • Stage 1 – Bisha
  • Stage 2 – Wadi Al Dawasir

Haradh Twist

  • Stage 1 – Haradh
  • Stage 2 – Riyadh

Buraydah Rocky Rally

  • Stage 1 – Buraydah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Al Alrtawiyah Tour

  • Stage 1 – Al Qaisumah
  • Stage 2 – Al Artawiyah

Ha’il Excursion

  • Stage 1 – Sakaka
  • Stage 2 – Ha’il

Jeddah Full Throttle

  • Stage 1 – Yanbu
  • Stage 2 – Jeddah

DLC SAUDI ARABIA EXTENDED MAP [FREE], November 15, 2022

New Content

  • Saudi Arabia Extended Map DLC simulation events (Dakar Rally 2020, Dakar Rally 2021, Dakar Rally 2022). 

Patch 1.4 Patchnotes, November 1, 2022

New Features

  • Added “Free Custom Play” aka Quickplay in the Free mode menu
  • Implemented “Note Passed” message in the HUD for better navigation

General Updates

  • Fixed auto-save issues
  • 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
  • Fix for country flags in profiles

Wheel support updates

  • Thrustmaster T248 (PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T-GT2 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster TMX (Xbox One / Xbox Series S / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster TS-XW (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Thrustmaster T80 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T150 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster T300RS (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Thrustmaster F458 (Xbox One / Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G29 (PS4 / PS5) 
  • Logitech G920 (Xbox Series X) 
  • Logitech G923 (PS5) 
  • Fanatec CSL Elite (PS4 / PS5)
  • Fanatec CSL Elite [WRC] (Xbox One / Xbox Series X)
  • Support for both Steering Wheel H-Pattern and Steering Wheel Hand Brakes with supported brands
  • Force Feedback Support was added to all supported wheels

Multiplayer updates

    • Fixed issues with vehicle lights not being on or off
    • Fixed trying to spectate your own 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

Patch 1.3 Patchnotes, October 14, 2022 - Hotfix

  • “Save loss” during gameplay for some players
  • “Frame hitching” that occurs during auto-saves when going over waypoints

Patch 1.2 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • Loading videos updated
  • Steering Wheels support (without Force Feedback)
  • Multiplayer improvements
  • Fix user not being able to create lobby after unsuccessfully trying to join a private lobby
  • Changed multiplayer ranking’s structure to store AI and Player team rankings in the
    same list
  • Fixed vehicle spawning and being possessed by AI when a client that finished the race leaves the session
  • Fix user seeing waypoints after expulsion in spectator mode
  • Fix spectator not seeing the route in starting grid
  • Fix the second helicopter appearing behind vehicles when the host switches between
    helicopter and spectator modes
  • Fix preferred camera types not being properly saved for the host when spectating an AI
  • Environment improvements
  • General Bug fixing
  • Fixed Crowd missing from event podium first camera angle.
  • Optimized crowd characters render distances.
  • UI Improvement
  • Include the steering wheel wizard
  • General Bug fixing
  • Implement warning suggestions using a controller when the player uses bikes and quads

Patch 1.1 Patchnotes, October 4, 2022

  • 2022 vehicles added
  • Added support for DLC
  •  Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Overall improvements in driving physics
  • Roadbooks and navigation improvements
  • Sky, illumination, and weather improvements
  • Splash screen updated
  • Environment effects improvements
  •  Fixed some rock assets collisions
  •  Fixed snow artifacts on the Test Drive map.
  •  Fixed layered material snow effect.
  •  Adjusted scattered foliage culling distance.
  •  Fixed water material refraction
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