A continuation of the thread here: https://answers.ea.com/t5/Technical-Issues/EA-WRC-not-starting-after-1-9-patch/td-p/13878947 - now for users on the 2.1.0 patch which came out today.
Again, WRC fails to launch on its second and subsequent boots after a fresh install.
The workaround still seems to be deleting all files EXCEPT the Config folder from AppData\Local\WRC\Saved.
Unfortunately this does not seem to be a consistent fix for everyone.
Keen to know how many other people are still suffering from this issue since the previous patch and if the above workaround actually works for them (including if they're on the Steam or EA App version).
Product: EA SPORTS™ WRC
Platform:PC (Steam)
Summarize your bug Update 2.1.0 - the game does not launch, it gets to the second splash screen, and fails.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) - unless the USHADERPRECACHE and UPIPELINECACHE files are deleted from AppData/Local/WRC/Saved
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Update the game from v1.9.0 to 2.1.0, then launch from Steam. From a fresh install, close the game and attempt to relaunch it, which triggers the bug.
What happens when the bug occurs? The game fails to launch.
What do you expect to see? Finish the EA Logo intro and reach the main menu.
Windows 11 Pro - Version 23H2 - OS Build 22631.4317
Nvidia GameReady Driver v565.90
GPU - Nvidia RTX 4070
CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor 3.80GHz
RAM - 32GB DDR4 3200MHz XMP
Resizable BAR - Active
Secure Boot - Active
Same here.
I just bought the expansion pass and now after this update, I can’t play the game. It crashes to desktop or states that the EA app has crashed. Tried a fresh reinstall, tried to repair and tried app recovery. I’m beyond pissed off as there are no refunds for dlc/ expansions according to their T & C’s.
EA are so incompetent!! ☹️
Same problem as in the last patch, can't run the game without deleting shader files from:
%localappdata%/wrc/saved
So if the shader files are present, I can't run the game. Same problem as many are also reporting, I only get the EA Splash screen and the game shuts down.
Put if remove all the files from %localappdata%/wrc/saved (leave only the folders, delete all 4 files), I can run the game. You have to delete these files every time you run the game.
I have two friend with the exact same problem and "fix". All Steam users.
