Dakar Desert Rally, the popular off-road rally game, has released a new Premium DLC called “Classics Vehicle Pack #1.” This exciting pack brings legendary classic vehicles from the Paris-Dakar Rally, including the all-wheel-drive Porsche 959 and the powerful six-wheel Tatra 815 truck. The DLC is free to Season Pass owners or can be purchased separately for $9.99.
Accompanying the DLC, Patch 1.9 brings significant performance improvements and new voice-over language support to the game. Here’s a rundown of the key changes in the patch notes:
April 13, 2023 – Patch Notes
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 Karel Loprais, Krpec, and Stachura as in the original Paris-Dakar Rally.
- Porsche 959 (1986):
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.
PC
- Resolved the issue of crashing in the garage.
- Resolved issues with cloud save issues.
- Improved Steering Wheel Wizard’s compatibility for brands without official support.
PS5
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Trophies “We all stand together” and “Sheikh’en not stirred” can now be unlocked.