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.

• 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:

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

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

• 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)

• 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!

This is the end of a memorable journey for the team. We dedicated much of our time into delivering this content and fixes for the issues in Dakar Desert Rally with the hope of ending with a stable product that everyone can enjoy.

Following this update, the Known Issues article on the Saber Support and game’s websites will be removed. Stay tuned for our Dakar Desert Rally live stream this Thursday, in which we will be exploring the new USA Tour map. See you soon at the dunes!

Get ready to embark on new off-roading adventures, as the highly anticipated USA Tour map is set to arrive on the 15th! 🙌

Join our Discord for the release!
https://ptb.discord.com/events/495171435338268693/1195443390603612260

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.



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 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.

• 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)

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 4x4 (1982)

Drive the renowned Lada 1600 4x4 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.

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.
  
• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

Join us for our Dakar Desert Rally live stream on Thursday! The game will also be on sale from November 28th to December 5th here on Steam.

Buckle up and start your engines!

The new big update for Dakar Desert Rally is arriving on November 28th.

Join us tomorrow on Discord for the big day!
https://ptb.discord.com/events/495171435338268693/1178763348767158292

SnowRunner Trucks DLC: test your resolve against the scorching sands with NEW SnowRunner Trucks, stages, and events in this Premium DLC.

• TUZ 16
  
• TUZ 108
  
• TUZ 420
  
• ZiKZ 605R
  
• YAR 87

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

• 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.
  
• The 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.

• 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).

• 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 Quades 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.

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

• Free Roam allows players to play 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.

• 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.

• Fixed Logitech steering wheel crash on Xbox consoles.
  
• Fixed Thrustmaster wheels having no Force Feedback on the PC.
  
• Fixed title crashing when connecting Steering Wheels.
  
• Fixed G29 key bindings (reverse) Bug fixing Crashes.

Today we’ve launched our latest patch 1.5 which includes improvements for Steering Wheel Angle detection, the Navigator, added Crossplay between Steam and Epic Games Store players, and much more!

We’re going to continue improving, updating, and adding to the game. Thank you all for your patience and constructive feedback. We appreciate it!

Feedback: http://feedback.saber.games/dakar-desert-rally

If you experience any issues, please reach out to our support team: http://support.saber.games

• Implemented Steering Wheel Angle detection
  
• Improve Navigator speed and accuracy
  
• Implemented crossplay between Steam and Epic Games Store
  
• Implemented DLSS 3
  
• Removed the “Top 8” rule from the Professional and Simulation game modes

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


EVENT #1 - "Empty Quarter Raid"

• STAGE #1 – Shubaytah
  
• STAGE #2 – Haradh
  
• STAGE #3 - Al Ahsa Oasis

EVENT #2 - "Dawasir Valley Run"

• STAGE #1 – Bisha
  
• STAGE #2 - Wadi Al Dawasir
  
• STAGE #3 – Haradh

EVENT #3 - "Haradh Twist"

• STAGE #1 - Riyadh
  
• STAGE #2 - Qiddiya
  
• STAGE #3 – Haradh

EVENT #4 - "Buraydah Rocky Rally"

• STAGE #1 - Buraydah
  
• STAGE #2 - Al Artawiyah
  
• STAGE #3 - Ha'il

EVENT #5- "Ha'il Excursion"

• STAGE #1 - Al Ula
  
• STAGE #2 - Sakaka
  
• STAGE #3 - Ha'il

EVENT #6 - "Al Alrtawiyah Tour"

• STAGE #1 - Ha'il
  
• STAGE #2 - Al Qaisumah
  
• STAGE #3 - Al Artawiyah

EVENT #7 - "Jeddah Full Throttle"

• STAGE #1 - Yanbu
  
• STAGE #2 - Bisha
  
• STAGE #3 - Jeddah

EVENT #1 - "Empty Quarter Raid"

• STAGE #1 - Haradh
  
• STAGE #2 - Al Ahsa Oasis

EVENT #2 - "Dawasir Valley Run"

• STAGE #1 - Bisha
  
• STAGE #2 - Wadi Al Dawasir

EVENT #3 - "Haradh Twist"

• STAGE #1 - Haradh
  
• STAGE #2 – Riyadh

EVENT #4 - "Buraydah Rocky Rally"

• STAGE #1 - Buraydah
  
• STAGE #2 - Al Artawiyah

EVENT #5 – “Al Artawaiyah Tour"

• STAGE #1 - Al Qaisumah
  
• STAGE #2 - Al Artawiyah

EVENT #6 – “Ha'il Excursion"

• STAGE #1 - Sakaka
  
• STAGE #2 - Ha'il

EVENT #7 – “Jeddah Full Throttle"

• STAGE #1 - Yanbu
  
• STAGE #2 - Jeddah