The EA Sports WRC Update 1.3.0 patch notes have skidded around a muddy corner today for your consumption, with EA fixing a number of issues related to AI, graphics, and track locations. Read more details below.
Key Fixes
- Updated shader compilation to support seasonal variants, to further reduce the possibility of stutter on PC.
- Updated shader compilation to support weather variants, to further reduce the possibility of stutter on PC.
- Made multiple stability and performance improvements across the game on all platforms.
AI
- Fixed an issue where AI damage and mishaps occurred too frequently.
Co-Driver
- Adjusted Co-Driver call timings for the “Earliest”, “Earlier” and “Normal” settings, to deliver pace notes earlier.
Crash Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash while joining a Quick Play Multiplayer lobby.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash while waiting in the pause menu at Scandia.
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash while completing a Season of Career after winning the WRC2 Championship.
Graphics & Visuals
- Fixed an issue where brightness in interior views was either over or underexposed in certain conditions at Mexico.
- Fixed an issue where brightness in interior views was either over or underexposed in certain conditions at Scandia.
- Fixed an issue where brightness in interior views was either over or underexposed in certain conditions at Sweden.
Input Devices
- Fixed an issue where framerate would be negatively impacted by the number of peripherals connected to a player’s PC.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec ClubSport Steering Wheel BMW GT2 V2.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec ClubSport Steering Wheel F1® Esports V2.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec CSL DD with the Fanatec CSL Elite Steering Wheel McLaren GT3 V2.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec CSL Elite Wheel Base.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec GT DD Pro with the Fanatec ClubSport Steering Wheel BMW GT2 V2.
- Fixed an issue where in-game menus could not be navigated while using the Fanatec Podium Hub.
Locations
- Made a number of performance improvements and optimisations to Finland, including reducing the possibility of screen tearing.
- Made a number of performance improvements and optimisations to Japan, including reducing the possibility of screen tearing.
- Made a number of performance improvements and optimisations to Kenya, including reducing the possibility of screen tearing.
- Made a number of performance improvements and optimisations to Mediterraneo, including reducing the possibility of screen tearing.
- Made a number of performance improvements and optimisations to Mexico, including reducing the possibility of screen tearing.
- Fixed an issue where wet surfaces were using dry weather physics at Oceania.
Options & Settings
- Changed the default Graphics settings for Reflections to Medium, when using High or Ultra graphics presets, to reduce CPU throttling (note: does not overwrite custom selected settings).
Server Connectivity
- Fixed an issue which caused players to receive error CE-108255-1 when connecting to EA servers.
UDP
- Fixed an issue where End, Pause and Resume telemetry channels were being re-sent every frame.
User Interface & HUD
- Fixed an issue where split timings were comparing driver performance to the overall stage winner, and not the current stage leader.
[Source – EA Sports WRC Update 1.30. Patch Notes]