Rev up your engines, drivers – Dakar Desert Rally is here to deliver a fresh set of patch notes for 2023. The multiplayer off-road racing title from Saber Interactive (SnowRunner, Insurgency: Sandstorm, World War Z) is implementing some major changes for the road ahead. For Patch 1.6 for Dakar Desert Rally, players can now explore the world freely without limitations. Along with several changes and fixes, Saber Interactive will continue to employ further adjustments. In fact, interested players can share their feedback to provide additional reception and comments.
Below are the complete set of patch notes for Dakar Desert Rally 1.6, which is now live (January 19, 2023). Be sure to view the notes in full, plus any other previous announcements that you might have missed from Saber Interactive.
Dakar Desert Rally January 19, 2023 – 1.6 Patch Notes
New Features:
- 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.
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 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.
Dakar Desert Rally 1.6 is available now to download. It’s available on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store.
What other changes are you expecting to see from Dakar Desert Rally in 2023? If you’re looking forward to driving around the challenging dunes and sandstorms, let us know in the comments!
