Fixes for All Platforms (PC+Consoles)
Game balancing
Allowing Private Team access through WRC1 Category
Fixed an issue with the Epic Stage of Rally Estonia (ES Kanepi) was interpreted as a SSS
Fix issues when switching from a Manufacturer to a Private Team
The difficulty of the Anniversary Events has been tweaked (required times have been increased from 10 to 30 seconds depending of the stages)
Performance issues
Fix has been made on particules performances and spawn issues
Crash Fixes
Switching camera in replay on some shakedowns
Changing Tyres in Manufacturer Tryout
Sound issue related to Fmod on PS4 and PS5 during long stages (i.e. El Puma/Chile) on PS4 and PS5
Voice chat issues
Fixed a crash when 8 players where in an Online Multiplayer issue (PlayStation 5 Only)
User Interface
Various polish & bug fixes
Fix Clubs leaderboards display
Fix the End User License Agreement (EULA) which could open at the wrong moment
Others
Update credits
Fix on the Safe Area
Rallies
New 2021 Rally
Renties Ypres Rally Belgium (7 stages)
New Historical Events
Portugal 1980: Walter Röhrl / Christian Geistdörfer - Fiat 131 Abarth
Finland 1981: Ari Vatanen / David Richards - Ford Escort MkII 1800
Portugal 2017: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia - Fords Fiesta WRC
Vehicles
3 new Historical cars have been added to the game:
Fiat Abarth 131
Ford Escort MkII 1800
Ford Fiesta WRC 2017
Fixed an issue on wipers when snowing/raining with the Citroen Xsara
Livery Editor
250 new stickers have been added to the library
Fixed issues linked to saving liveries in the Livery Editor
Co-Driver Mode
The Co-Driver Mode has been improved with a new User Interface
A new Leaderboard has been added to the Co-Driver mode, ranking all co-drivers depending of the highest score they made during a stage
A Pacenote chart has been added to the game allowing co-drivers to give the proper calls to the driver through the voice-chat
You now need to press different buttons (A, X or B with your controller for instance) at the right time to increase the final score
Career Mode
Fixed an issue as crew members were disappearing
Stages
Fixed an issue related to the following stages
Rally Portugal - Lousada
Rally Estonia - Shakedown / Elva / Elva Reverse
Rally Estonia - Tartu
Rally Finland - Harju
Crash fixed in Long Stages such as El Puma or El Puma Reverse
Others
GPU optimizations
Fixed several Localization issues
PC Only
Peripherals
Fixed an issue with Logitech G27 steering wheel
Next-gen Consoles Only
Performances
The Balanced Mode resolution should now offer better performances at 60 fps
PlayStation Consoles Only
Cross-play
Fixed an issue related to PS4/PS5 players identification
Driver Card
Fixed an issue in Clubs menu as the player's Driver Card was not accessible when joining another user's club
Xbox Consoles Only
Home screen
Fixed an issue that would crash the game if you had previously left your session through the Pause Menu while playing
All Platforms (PC+Consoles)
Rallies
New 2021 Rally
EKO Acropolis Rally Greece (9 stages)
New Historical Events
Argentina 1994: Didier Auriol / Bernard Occelli - Toyota Celica Turbo 4W
Argentina 2004: Carlos Sainz / Marc Martí - Citroën Xsara WR
Deutschland 2002: Sébastien Loeb / Daniel Elena - Citroën Xsara WR
Kenya 2000: Richard Burns / Robert Reid - Subaru Impreza WR
Mexico 2016: Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila - Volkswagen Polo
Vehicle
1 new Historical car has been added to the game:
Subaru Impreza WRC - 2000 (Richard Burns & Robert Reid)
Fixed Dirts on vehicles
Improved car engine sounds for the Porsche 911 & Ford Fiesta Rally 2
Clubs
New Mode: Realistic Mode
In this mode, vehicle damage is carried over between stages
You can add service parks to the stage to repair your car
Certain service parks are automatically added when you change surface, while others can be added manually as desired.
If your car becomes unfit to continue during the special stage, you will be disqualified from the current event
You have only one attempt for each special stage
All Modes
You can enable a power stage, points will be added directly to the overall leaderboard and this stage will be the last of the event
You can impose a Camera View (Dynamic chase, Fixed chase, Bumper, Bonnet, Cockpit or Dash)
You can impose an Assistance (ABS+TCS, ABS or TCS) while creating an event
Livery Editor
250 new stickers have been added to the library
Career Mode
Fixed a crash when scrolling through the recruitable crew members
PC Only
Audio
Added Spatialized sound option
Peripherals
Added option to disable Logitech and Thrustmaster API
Fixed various FFB related crash with steering wheels
PlayStation 4 Only
Career
Fxed a crash after being demoted to Junior and completed a Manufacturer challenge to sign a new WRC3 contract
Events
Fixed a crash in several events (incl. Anniversary Events, Rally and Manufacturer Tryouts) in WRC3 & WRC Junior
PlayStation 5 Only
Livery Editor
Fixed issues related to saving liveries
Career
Fixed a crash when starting a Rally or Manufacturer event sometimes
Events
Fixed a crash in several events (incl. Anniversary Events, Rally and Manufacturer Tryouts) in WRC3 & WRC Junior
Xbox Consoles Only
Fixed issue related to joining a Lobby
All Platforms (PC+Consoles)
Online Multiplayer Championship Mode
The esports WRC Championship will be available from January to August 2022
NEW: Teams Online
In the Teams Online Mode, a player can only join or create a Team. To create a team you need to be at least Level 5.
Each week, Teams are competing on a special challenge set up by the game
Only a certain number of players from each Teams score points for the challenge, the number of players is set up in the challenge
At the end of each week, points are distributed to the Teams according to the ranking of their legitimate leaderboard players
Each seasons are 4 weeks long (and therefore are made of 4 challenges)
Anniversary Mode
The reference timing has been revised to make the events more accessible
Spectator Mode
Custom liveries from other players are now visible in Spectator Mode
Livery Editor
Logos from certain esports Team of the 2021 esports WRC Championship have been added in the Livery Editor (esports section
Vehicles
Fixed an issue in all rallies as some cars were sometimes not aligned with the starting line
Others
Fixed several Localization issues
PC only
Controllers & Peripherals
Fixed icons and prompts on the Thrustmaster T80
The Haptic Feedback from the DualSense PS5 controller is now supported on PC*Note: The Adaptive Triggers are not supported
Vehicles
Fixed the position of the Ford Fiesta 2017's exhaust flame
Fixed a missing texture on the door of several cars
Xbox Series Only
Fixed Localization issues in Online Lobby
Xbox Series, Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Only
Fixed an issue when completing a season in Career mode
PlayStation 5 Only
Fixed a crash when joining a co-driver lobby
PlayStation consoles Only
Fixed loading issues after creating a full Multiplayer Lobby
Fixed an issue after deploying a PS4 build on PS5
Added Hori steering wheel support for PS4 and PS5