Ypres Rally Belgium, revised co-driver mode and new cars now in WRC 10

A massive new update for WRC 10 has just landed and it includes a deluge of new, free, content.

First up, the Ypres Rally Belgium is now within the game. Seven new asphalt routes are available and join the Croatian, Spanish and Estonian locations as all-new stages for the game this year. The Belgian event was originally going to make its WRC debut last season and a last-minute substitute during a Covid-19 troubled season but eventually took place this year in September.

These new additions are playable within single-player, online and career modes.

Alongside the new stages, the Anniversary mode has been expanded with three new challenges. These are Sébastien Ogier & Julien Ingrassia winning the Rally de Portugal in 2017, Walter Röhrl & Christian Geistdörfer winning the same event in 1980 using a Fiat 131 Abarth and Ari Vatanen & David Richards competing in the 1981 Rally Finland with the famed Ford Escort MkII 1800.

All three cars are also available to play in game modes outside of the Anniversary section.

Last year’s WRC 9 introduced an innovative online co-driver mode, where two players could team up. One would read the pacenotes, the other drive. Now, this feature has been updated thanks to the inclusion of a fresh leaderboard system, ranking all co-drivers depending on their score, plus a pacenote chart and points for hitting buttons at the right time.

Last but not least, 250 new stickers have been added to the Livery Editor so you can be more creative than ever.

This update follows on from a significant update in September that fixed some of our main concerns, and itself also remedies some smaller errors which we have detailed below.

Now all that remains is to download the new update on PC, PlayStation or Xbox and set a competitive Ypres stage time. Easier said than done!

WRC 10 October 2021 update changelog

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

• 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 localisation issues

PC Only

• Fixed an issue with Logitech G27 steering wheel

Next-gen Consoles Only

• The Balanced Mode resolution should now offer better performances at 60fps

PlayStation Consoles Only

• Fixed an issue related to PS4/PS5 players cross-play identification
• Fixed an issue in Clubs menu as the player’s Driver Card was not accessible when joining another user’s club

Xbox Consoles Only

• Fixed an issue that would crash the game if you had previously left your session through the Pause Menu while playing

Source: Reddit