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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.

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

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.

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.

RALLY EVENTS

Over 130 stages of full rally racing from the official

2022, 2021, and 2020 Dakar races.

RALLY EVENTS

Over 130 stages of full rally racing from the official

2022, 2021, and 2020 Dakar races.

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STEERING WHEELS

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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.

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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.

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

PS5

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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

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

PS4

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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:

“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.

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

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

Xbox One

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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

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

Xbox Series X

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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

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

PC

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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.

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

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

PS5

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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:

“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.

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

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

PS4

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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:

“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.

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

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

Xbox One

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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

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

Xbox Series X

Patch 2.1 Patchnotes, January 15, 2024

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.

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:

Hybrid Vehicle Pack

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.

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

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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