New DIRT 5 Update Patch Notes Now Available

A new update patch is now available for various platforms for DIRT 5. Improvements as well as wheel support have been added.

The new patch for DIRT 5 is out for PC, PS4 and PS5. The same patch will be available at a later date for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S versions of the game.

Codemasters posted the full patch notes over on the game’s official website. You can see the full details posted down below.

 VISUAL

  • Further general visual and performance improvements across the board, including visual updates to the ‘Prioritise Frame Rate’/120hz mode on Xbox Series X
  • Further FPS improvements when using Image Quality mode on Xbox One and PS4
  • Fixed issues causing flickering lights during night-time events  
  • PC: Further fixes for reports of crashes and startup issues
  • Fixed issue causing game freezes in the Career – Sponsors tab when selecting an Amplified Edition sponsor 

    CAREER 
  • Fixes for crashes occurring at the beginning of some Career events for some players
  • Added option to listen back to previous podcast episodes from a playlist 
  • Fixed visual bug in Career mode that shows the player earning more than the maximum amount of Stamps after completing Throwdowns 

    ONLINE 
  • Technical changes made to the matchmaking process; search times for lobbies have been increased to improve the likelihood of live lobbies being found
  • Friends lobby size increased to eight players 
  • Fixes for crashes occurring when exiting active multiplayer events

    SPLIT-SCREEN 
  • Fixed multiple bugs causing crashes and performances issues in split-screen play
  • Audio fixes for low volume in split-screen mode

    PLAYGROUNDS 
  • Leaderboard display adjusted to show faster target times
  • Resolves occurrences of objects being available for the wrong event type

    GENERAL
  • Amplified Edition entitlements fully unlocked for Amplified Edition pre-order players 
  • PS5: Fixed issue with Trophies not unlocking. Any Trophies earned during this issue should unlock for players after completing one event
  • Further improvements made to AI behaviour, particularly in races with large grids 
  • Fixed instance of cars triggering a track reset incorrectly on Arizona – Merrick Butte location
  • Fixed issues causing crashes in the post-race menus
  • Sprint cars: changes made to handling model following community feedback 
  • Display fixes for PS4/PS5 Trophy images and text
  • General stability and quality of life improvements across each platform to improve your experience