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EA SPORTS™ WRC: Some cars' specifications do not match reality
I'm quite a big fan of how closely balanced a lot of the cars are in EA WRC - the fact that almost all the cars in a class are usually competitive means that usually I see lots of variety in car choice when I compete in Clubs events, which is always nice to see! Something that's come to my attention, however, is the fact that some cars ingame have power/weight statistics that don't seem to reflect the actual cars' performances - which might make them a less popular or competitive option within their class, or vice versa, ie. they are so far ahead of other cars that not using them costs a lot of pace. I'm noting a few here in the hope that further down the line, there might be some changes to keep cars' performances more in line with that they are actually capable of. I've put it here in the Suggestions forum as I am cognizant of the fact such changes would likely change game balance and/or require a full reset of Time Trial leaderboards for affected classes; something I realise is probably unlikely to happen in a game that has already seen v2.0 release. H2 (FWD) Peugeot 309 GTI: despite sharing the same engine as the 205 (in presumably similar tune), the 309 has 35hp less than its contemporary. Also, the larger body of the 309 would surely have made the car heavier than the 205 - yet ingame the car is 5kg lighter than the smaller 205. As a result it seems that nobody uses the 309, despite the longer wheelbase giving it more stability - and it not being as nose-heavy as the 205, making for a more stable and accessible platform. By bringing the performance of the 309 closer to that of the 205 it could create a viable alternative for rallies where stability matters. H3 (RWD) Renault 5 Turbo: For some reason the Renault 5 has put on 70kg since DiRT Rally 2.0 and DiRT 4? It now weighs 970kg which I feel is a bit much - I think previous games got it right, especially as this is the '83 Tour de Corse model. Again, this might have been for balance reasons, but having the car weigh 900kg would likely make it a viable rival to the McRae Escort. Also - the dispacement being 1527cc is also a bit strange, as that would line up with the Maxi model - which being the 1983 car, this isn't! It may only be a change in a line of text but it would be good to see the actual displacement of 1397cc displayed instead. DJM Escort Mk2 McRae Motorsport: While there's some debate about whether this should even be in H3, the Escort comes in at 900kg ingame - but DJM themselves had the weight down as being 930kg. Were the Escort a little heavier it might help to even H3 out a little (in tandem with the Renault suggestion above) and give other cars more of a chance of competing. F2 Kit Car Citroën Xsara Kit Car: The F2 Xsara ingame revs to 9,750 rpm (at release of Le Maestros DLC). Like the 306 below, I've never actually seen any footage of the Xsara revving this high. The WRC channel has an excellent video of Jesús Puras leading the 1999 Rally Catalunya in such a Xsara, and the sound matches the car perfectly... but it also matches this video of Tapio Laukkanen in a Mk4 Golf. The latter car only revs to 9,000 rpm - and so I think the Xsara's redline ingame has been set a little too high. Vauxhall Astra Rally Car: The Astra is some 40kg heavier than its class rivals - while I know a 1000kg minimum weight came into force for F2 Kit Cars in 2000, the Astra in-game is the 1998 model - and while I wasn't able to find any data to suggest actual weights for the car, it doesn't make sense to me that the car would be *this* overweight in '98 trim. I know the Hyundai Coupe was initally quite heavy but the Evo 2 model managed to get the weight down; and the Xsara above is a later vintage but also just 960kg! Reducing the weight of the Astra somewhat might make it a more competitive proposition with its increased ground clearance perhaps giving an advantage on faster rallies. Peugeot 306 Maxi: The 306 ingame has 300hp and the UDP telemetry shows it revs to a staggering 11,000 rpm(!). This was the case in previous games RPM wise too - and while I have seen these figures thrown around on the Web before, I've never actually seen any footage of the 306 revving this high. There's a video of Gilles Panizzi wrestling with what appears to be an Evo 2 306 - but even that only goes up to 9500 rpm or so. Furthermore, the Evo 1 (1996 model, as seen ingame) actually made closer to 280hp, although it still revved pretty high - definitely north of 9000rpm - but it's my opinion that the 306 in current trim dominates leaderboards simply because it has that much more power than its rivals, when in reality it was quite closely matched in the horsepower stakes to its later Citroën cousin, and the other F2 cars of the time. Super 1600 Citroen Saxo Super 1600: The Saxo's weight is 1000kg ingame - I think the minimum weight for Super 1600 cars was 950kg? While the Saxo doesn't appear to be as affected by this deficit as other cars on this list (it even takes some Time Trial records) I do wonder why the extra 50kg has been added ingame when the car was supposedly as light as its rivals. World Rally Car 1997-2011 Citroen C4 WRC: The C4 and the Citroen Xsara are allegedly only 5hp apart, yet the C4 seems to accelerate much faster - while I'm sure improvements in drag and available torque were made in the C4's development, I'm not sure it equates to the sheer difference in acceleration the C4 has to other cars in its class, which gives it an almost indomitable advantage everywhere - especially high speed stages, where admittedly the C4 was stronger than the Xsara anyway - but I feel the degree to which it is faster almost makes it perform in a class of its own. If the C4 recieved a small reduction in available boost/torque, it might allow the other modern WRCs to compete on a more level playing field (Gronholm very nearly took the title in 2007 in the Focus, remember!)
Monte Carlo makes me want to quit the game
The Monte Carlo rally is making me want to quit the game entirely. I don’t know whose idea it was to run rally stages on ice rinks with no studded tire options but it’s anything but fun, not entirely true, the short portions with no ice are enjoyable, but the rest of it is terrible. I have cranked the AI way down just to try and be competitive without completely destroying my car but I am still finding it more than a little tedious.
Placement in Clubs and other MP modes
It's great to test my driving against other players in clubs etc, but please, am I missing something? How can you find out how many competitors has set times without scrolling through a 1000 pages on names tp get to the bottom?. How hard would it be to tell me how me I'm was 200th out of 500 or something. You can scroll to the top, how about to the bottom. Its hard to judge how you're doing when you don't know how many other competitors there are. Thos should have been a no brainer inclusion. Either that or the option is so when hidden I can't find it.
Adjustable OSD ie speedo move like f1
Please can you make it such that when the speedo and gear indicator is on screen in the bottom right hand corner can be movable around to wherever the user want I would particularly prefer to be in the centre above my fanactec wheels set up in my peripheral vision
Please add new historic cars!!!
It would also be great to add at least some of these: Saab 96 V4 (1975) Renault 8 Gordini Toyota Celica 2000GT (1976) Renault 11 Turbo (1987) Renault Clio Williams Nissan 240 RS Toyota Celica Twin Cam Turbo Mercedes 450 slc Audi 200 quattro Opel Kadett GSI Vauxhall Chevette 2.3 S Fiat 124 Abarth Fiat Ritmo 130TC Gr.A /75 Gr. 2 Mazda 323 Gr. A
Le Maestros DLC Details - Celebrate French Rally Dominance
Enjoy a new vehicle class, fan-favourite cars and new stages from January 28 Celebrate French rally dominance with the EA SPORTS™ WRC 24 Le Maestros Content Pack*, releasing on January 28. Le Maestros is a tribute to the iconic era of French success, from the late 1990s to the late 2010s. French competitors won the World Drivers’ Championship a stunning 15 times in a row, as two of the greatest rally drivers of all time rose to ascendancy. This was also a highly successful time for French car manufacturers, with 11 World Manufacturers’ Championships and 11 drivers’ titles being taken behind the wheel of famed marques such as Citroën and Peugeot. Le Maestros pays homage to the cars and drivers of this era, with new rally stages, Moments, liveries, historic vehicles and an all-new car class on the way. Let’s take a closer look at what’s coming. New Stages** Le Maestros introduces 12 new stages for the fan-favourite locations of Rallye Monte Carlo and Rally de Portugal. Each location gets new stages, with the full-length routes being accurate replicas of legendary stages from WRC history. At Monte Carlo you’ll be tackling precision demanding S-Bends, steep drops, narrow bridges and classic hairpins. Add in the traditionally icy roads of winter and it’s a supreme challenge worthy of a champion. The Briançonnet-Entrevaux stage is the perfect choice for Le Maestros. The two most successful drivers in WRC history duked it out on these very roads in 2022 in an all-French battle for victory that went to the very last stage. Rally de Portugal features many challenging, scenic and revered roads, but none more so than the legendary Fafe stage. Known for its iconic and extremely challenging jump, Fafe has been a favourite of fans and drivers alike for decades. Both stages can be driven in forward or reverse directions, along with shorter versions for additional variety. As with other EA SPORTS™ WRC 24 stages, you’ll take them on across multiple seasons, weather and time of day scenarios. New Cars * Le Maestros heralds the introduction of 6 new cars to the game, along with the debut of an all-new car class. “World Rally Car 2012-2016” is the home of two new cars from Le Maestros, the Citroën DS3 WRC ’12 and the Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013.** These two cars represent the passing of the torch from one Maestro to the other, as a 9-time World Champion secured his final triumph with Citroën DS3, and the next French superstar began his era of dominance with the Volkswagen Polo the year after. Long-time virtual rally fans may also recognise the Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013 as the “cover car” of the original DiRT Rally, and the Codemasters development team is excited to bring the car back for fans of the series. Another highly requested car by EA SPORTS™ WRC 24 players has been the Citroën C3 WRC. This car competed in the era of dramatic aerodynamics, and joins its base game counterparts from Ford and Volkswagen in the “World Rally Car 2017-2021” class. In the years prior to its domination of the top class of WRC, Citroën was known as a giant-killer from the supporting categories, with the Citroën Xsara Kit Car being especially potent on asphalt. A pair of victories in 1999 was the car’s mark on the sport as the top-class drivers couldn’t keep up with the front-wheel drive wonder. Much like Junior WRC is the stepping stone to success for today’s drivers, the Citroën C2 R2 Max was an ideal beginner car in the late 2000s. The final new car in Le Maestros is the Peugeot 206 S1600. Unlike its namesake in the top class during the early 2000s, the S1600 is a front wheel drive variant that was especially quick on asphalt. Revving north of 8000rpm, the 206 is sure to make an impression when you get behind the wheel. New Liveries & Moments To further celebrate the era of French rally dominance, Le Maestros features 17 new liveries based on the teams and drivers of this period. Notable highlights include Sébastien Ogier’s title-winning designs from 2013 (Volkswagen) and 2018 (M-Sport), along with several liveries from his eternal rival’s many successes at Citroën. The full list can be found in the Key Details section below. Finally, Le Maestros introduces 16 exclusive Moments, challenging you to recreate some of the epic scenes from WRC history. Look out for events such as the Citroën Xsara Kit Car’s shock 1-2 in 1999, the Citroën C4 WRC’s dramatic 2010 win at Rally de Portugal, the mighty debut of the Volkswagen Polo R WRC in 2013, and more. Le Maestros Content Pack - Key Details 12 new stages, for existing in-game locations: * Monte Carlo: Briançonnet-Entrevaux (14.3km) Monte Carlo: Entrevaux-Briançonnet (13.7km) Monte Carlo: Les Vénières (6.9km) Monte Carlo: Parbiou (6.2km) Monte Carlo: Le Champ (7.4km) Monte Carlo: Pertus (7.4km) Portugal: Fafe (11.3km) Portugal: Vila Pouca (11km) Portugal: Barbosa (5.7km) Portugal: Passos (5.5km) Portugal: Moreira do Rei (5.5km) Portugal: Ruivães (5.5km) 1 new car class: * WRC 2012-2016 6 new cars: * WRC 2017-2021: Citroën C3 WRC WRC 2012-2016: Citroën DS3 WRC ’12 WRC 2012-2016: Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013 F2 Kit Car: Citroën Xsara Kit Car S1600: Peugeot 206 S1600 Rally4: Citroën C2 R2 Max 17 official liveries for new and existing cars: Citroën C2 R2 Max: “Launch Livery” (2008) Citroën C2 S1600: Sébastien Ogier (2008) Citroën C3 WRC: “Citroën” (2018) Citroën C3 WRC: “Citroën” (2018) Citroën C3 WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2019) Citroën C4 WRC: “Citroën” (2010) Citroën C4 WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2010) Citroën DS3 WRC ’12: “Citroën” (2012) Citroën DS3 WRC ’12: Sébastien Ogier (2011) Citroën Xsara Kit Car: “Citroën” (1999) Citroën Xsara WRC: “Citroën” (2005) Citroën Xsara WRC: “Kronos Racing” (2006) Ford Fiesta WRC: Sébastien Ogier (2018) Peugeot 206 Rally: Gilles Panizzi (2003) Peugeot 206 S1600: “Total Livery” (2002) ŠKODA Fabia WRC: “Factory Livery” (2003) Volkswagen Polo R WRC 2013: Sébastien Ogier (2013) 16 exclusive challenges in Moments mode : Featuring iconic moments from WRC history, using content from the Le Maestros Content Pack Release Date: January 28, 2025 Le Maestros Content Pack is also available as part of the following bundles: EA SPORTS™ WRC + 24 Season Expansion Bundle More to Come Le Maestros is just the start of EA SPORTS™ WRC 24’s continuing 2025 journey. This Spring, the Hard Chargers Content Pack will arrive, featuring more cars, liveries, Moments and stages. Similar to Le Maestros, Hard Chargers will pay tribute to the heroes of rally, and we will share more information closer to release.
Add triple monitor support with free Unreal Engine plugin
Please add triple monitor support via this free Unreal Engine plugin https://github.com/fracturedbyte/UE4-MultiViewRendering This is the same plugin that Assetto Corsa Competizione uses for triple monitor support as can be seen by the attached photo. No need to create this functionality from scratch and proven to work in a shipped Unreal Engine 4 game. This plugin should be able to be added to WRC with minimal tweaks. Here is how ACC handles triple monitor support in game. First enable triple screen in video options. Then enter any game mode and once you are in a vehicle pause the game and select view settings> triple & widescreen to setup triple monitor support (screenshot attached).EA SPORTS™ WRC - Resolution and Framerate
Hello everyone, EA SPORTS™ WRC is almost here, and we can't wait to see you all enjoy the game next week. We recently received some questions regarding expected console performance and output quality, which you can find answers to below: What is the target resolution on console? PlayStation 5: 4K Xbox Series X: 4K Xbox Series S: 1440p Please note that some parts of the game will use different or dynamic resolutions for optimisation purposes. What is the target framerate on console? 60 FPS How do the console graphics presets compare to PC? PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are essentially equivalent to High settings on PC Xbox Series S has a few settings that are equivalent to Medium or Low, for performance reasons. EA SPORTS™ WRC releases on November 3, and you can pre-order to play from October 31. Xbox and PC players can pre-load the game now, and PlayStation players can start installing from October 29.
Forced install of a kernel-level program on PC (Anticheat merged thread)
https://www.ea.com/games/ea-sports-wrc/wrc/news/ea-anticheat "EA anticheat is a kernel-mode anti-cheat and anti-tamper solution developed in-house at Electronic Arts." In normal person terms, kernel level means giving the game the right to do whatever it wants to do to your computer at any time, without requiring your confirmation or consent. This was not something that PC players agreed to on the games launch and should not be tolerated as an acceptable solution to some leaderboard issues that don't affect the core gameplay. EDIT: Original thread title was "Warning: PC players about to be forced to install a kernel-level program". The change has been made to reflect a bug reports thread now being part of this one.
Need a way to report cheaters
Theres still cheaters on the moment leaderboards. the only option when clicking on report player is for an inappropriate name. add an option to click report for cheating. or you could you know, actually use an anticheat that not only stops cheaters but also doesnt break the game at the same time. food for thought.Is cheating still possible?
I wonder if it is still possible to cheat after all, since I finished the Wolfpack Strikes Again moment, only to find out that the top leaderboard is twice !!! as fast as me. I'm a bad driver, but not that bad, at least I thought so. I checked the time trial leaderboard times for each of the two stages, and even the top there is way slower than those in moments. How can that be? Please check the screenshots. The TT top times added are something over 10 minutes, but the total time in moments for exactly the same stages are 5 something!
Share Setup Option
I work for an eSports team and we use this game for many championships. The problem we face is that there aren't too many slots for saving setups and also there's no way we can share the setups with our drivers. We have to write down all the parameters and share a PDF among us. Please add more saving slots and add a share setup option! Thank youOverall Classification After Stage End
In clubs, why isn't there the overall rally classification after the stage-end? Instead, it is in a hidden menu in the "rally schedule" menu. C'mon guys, it's just so simple to put it after the stage classification and before the "next stage" menu, like it happens in single player modeReconnaissance and Navigator Mode
Reconnaissance; I would like reconnaissance to be added to the game so that it has a more realistic feel. Reconnaissance could only be added to career mode, championship, clubs and moments. Since my advice is to add reconnaissance, I would also add a navigator mode to the game so that you can experience the feeling of being in a car sitting on the right side (in most cars) and feel like a real navigator.
