Dakar Desert Rally USA Tour Update DLC and Patch Available Today

Saber Interactive has released their Dakar Desert Rally USA Tour Update marking it the last installment of their Season Pass DLC. The update is included for Season Pass owners or $9.99 for everyone else on all platforms, featuring a gigantic new map and plenty of content.

The DLC features an expansive 256-square-kilometer map that stretches across the Great American West and Southwest, providing drivers the opportunity to venture through breathtaking settings inspired by iconic landmarks such as the Grand Canyon, Nevada desert and Yellowstone National Park. Embark on the excitement of 20 new stages in Sport game mode and 12 stages in Professional game mode during intense rally raids.

Dakar Desert Rally patch 2.1 is also available today with quite a few fixes. Check out the patch notes below.

New Content

USA Tour

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:

Sport Game Mode:

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

Professional Game Mode:

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

USA Free Roam / Treasure Hunt Events:

• 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)

Resolved Issues

• 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.