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Difference between revisions of "WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship"

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{{stub}}
 
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = WRC 9 cover.jpg
 
|cover        = WRC 9 cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{DLC/row| Barcelona SSS | | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Barcelona SSS | | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Career Starter Upgrades | | Windows }}
 
{{DLC/row| Career Starter Upgrades | | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Remove/delete/rename video files|ref=<ref>Removed video files manually to test intro skipping.</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{p|game}}\WIN32\Movies</code>
 +
# Remove, delete or rename <code>Splash_KT.mp4</code> and <code>WRC9.mp4</code>.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\WRC9\UserSettings.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\WRC9\SAVEDATA}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|discord                =  
 
|discord                =  
 
|discord notes          =  
 
|discord notes          =  
|epic games store      = unknown
+
|epic games store      = false
 
|epic games store notes =  
 
|epic games store notes =  
 
|gog galaxy            =  
 
|gog galaxy            =  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Display_settings_WRC_9.png|Display settings}}
 +
{{Image|Graphics_settings_WRC_9.png|Graphics settings}}
 +
{{Image|Post_process_settings_WRC_9.png|Post process settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|hor+}} menus and gameplay with spanned HUD.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHLUL5Fi9dU|title=WRC 9 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440)|date=2019-08-30}}</ref>
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = -20 to 20 in increments of 1, FOV can be individually changed for every camera. Camera settings can be only accessed during gameplay.
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Called '''Texture Filtering'''. Low, Medium, High, Very High.
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = Off, [[FXAA]], [[TAA]], [[FXAA]]+[[TAA]].
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|vsync                      = true
|vsync notes                =  
+
|vsync notes                = Off, Standard, Adaptive.
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind                = true
|color blind notes          =  
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|color blind notes          = On and off only.
 +
}}
 +
<gallery>
 +
Camera_settings_WRC_9.png|Camera settings
 +
</gallery>
 +
 
 +
===Launch the game in DirectX 11===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Edit UserSettings.cfg|fix=
 +
# Go to <code>{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\WRC9\UserSettings.cfg</code> and open <code>UserSettings.cfg</code> with a notepad.
 +
# Search for <code>Engine.Device.DirectXVersion = 12;</code> and change <code>12</code> to <code>11</code>.
 +
# Save and exit.
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Key_bindings_settings_WRC_9.png|Key bindings settings}}
 +
{{Image|Control_settings_WRC_9.png|Control settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = true
|controller sensitivity notes=  
+
|controller sensitivity notes= -10 to 10 in increments of 1, sensivity can be changed for every button assigned.
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
|xinput controllers notes  =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlRayes BRN|date=2020-08-30|comment=Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable}}</ref>
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
+
|dualshock 4 notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlRayes BRN|date=2020-08-30|comment=Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable}}</ref>
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
+
|dualshock prompts        = true
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|other button prompts      = generic
 
|other button prompts      = generic
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
|controller hotplug notes  =  
+
|controller hotplug notes  = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=AlRayes BRN|date=2020-08-30|comment=Tested the game by hot-plugging two different controllers}}</ref>
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    =  
+
|haptic feedback notes    = 0 to 150 in increments of 1, different vibration intensity could be assigned for every part of the car when using a steering-wheel with haptic feedback.
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
<gallery>
 +
Keyboard_key_bindings_WRC_9.png|Keyboard key bindings
 +
Controller_key_bindings_WRC_9.png|Controller key bindings
 +
</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|Sound_settings_WRC_9.png|Sound settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Background sound, Menu, Car engine, Voice.
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
+
|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = true
 
  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Latin American Spanish
 
  |language  = Latin American Spanish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |language  = Simplified Chinese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = true
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  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
|local play          = unknown
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|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
+
|local play players  = 2
|local play modes    =  
+
|local play modes    = Versus
|local play notes    =  
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|local play notes    = Vertical split-screen.
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            = false
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          = true
|online play players  =  
+
|online play players  = 8
|online play modes    =  
+
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
}}{{Network/Connections
|matchmaking        =  
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|matchmaking        = true
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|matchmaking notes  =  
 
|p2p                =  
 
|p2p                =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
 
|p2p notes          =  
|dedicated          =  
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|dedicated          = true
 
|dedicated notes    =  
 
|dedicated notes    =  
|self-hosting      =  
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|self-hosting      = true
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|self-hosting notes =  
 
|direct ip          =  
 
|direct ip          =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 11, 12
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
|physics          =  
+
|physics          = PhysX, SpeedTree, PopcornFX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
+
|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  

Revision as of 11:13, 30 August 2020

WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship
WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship cover
Developers
Kylotonn
Publishers
Nacon
Engines
Kt Engine
Release dates
Windows September 3, 2020
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing, Simulation
Vehicles Track racing, Off-roading
Art styles Realistic
Series WRC
WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship on IGDB
WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship on Wikipedia
WRC: FIA World Rally Championship 2010
WRC 2: FIA World Rally Championship 2011
WRC 3: FIA World Rally Championship 2012
WRC 4: FIA World Rally Championship 2013
WRC Powerslide 2014
WRC 5: FIA World Rally Championship 2015
WRC 6: FIA World Rally Championship 2016
WRC 7: FIA World Rally Championship 2017
WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship 2019
WRC 9: FIA World Rally Championship 2020
WRC 10: FIA World Rally Championship 2021
WRC Generations 2022
EA Sports WRC 2023

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM details are not known
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows

Version differences

Deluxe Edition contains the base game, Toyota Corolla 1999, the Barcelona Super Special Stage (SSS) and a career development boost.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Audi Quattro A2 1984 Can be obtained for free through pre-ordering the game
Windows
Toyota Corolla 1999
Windows
Barcelona SSS
Windows
Career Starter Upgrades
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove/delete/rename video files[1]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\WIN32\Movies
  2. Remove, delete or rename Splash_KT.mp4 and WRC9.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\WRC9\UserSettings.cfg

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\WRC9\SAVEDATA

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.

Video

Display settings
Display settings
Graphics settings
Graphics settings
Post process settings
Post process settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ menus and gameplay with spanned HUD.[2]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
-20 to 20 in increments of 1, FOV can be individually changed for every camera. Camera settings can be only accessed during gameplay.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Called Texture Filtering. Low, Medium, High, Very High.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Off, FXAA, TAA, FXAA+TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Off, Standard, Adaptive.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
On and off only.

Launch the game in DirectX 11

Edit UserSettings.cfg
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\WRC9\UserSettings.cfg and open UserSettings.cfg with a notepad.
  2. Search for Engine.Device.DirectXVersion = 12; and change 12 to 11.
  3. Save and exit.

Input

Key bindings settings
Key bindings settings
Control settings
Control settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
-10 to 10 in increments of 1, sensivity can be changed for every button assigned.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
[3]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
[4]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
The game supports various steering-wheels and pedals.
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
[5]
Haptic feedback
0 to 150 in increments of 1, different vibration intensity could be assigned for every part of the car when using a steering-wheel with haptic feedback.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound settings
Sound settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Background sound, Menu, Car engine, Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Brazilian Portuguese
Japanese
Polish
Traditional Chinese
Korean
Russian
Arabic

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
Vertical split-screen.
LAN play
Online play
8 Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Dedicated
Self-hosting

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX, SpeedTree, PopcornFX
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
A 64-bit operating system is required.


References

  1. Removed video files manually to test intro skipping.
  2. WRC 9 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-08-30
  3. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-30
    Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
  4. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-30
    Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 controller connected through a USB cable
  5. Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-08-30
    Tested the game by hot-plugging two different controllers