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The full patch notes are below:
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