art of rally (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.4.4 / Next: Ver. 1.5.0)

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On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for art of rally on Nintendo Switch (originally released in August 2021 in North America and Europe)!

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art of rally – Ver. 1.5.0

Release date: December 2023 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

improvements

stability improvements for vegetation renderer indirect

custom rallies can now have up to 12 stages

windows on some houses and boats now glow at night

unlocked songs remain unlocked after resetting collectibles

last visited free roam stage is remembered

various improvements to ghost selection

added “total time” to stage post-finish menu in multiple stage rallies

career and custom rally overall results now support times longer than 1 hour (single stage results still cap at 59.59.999)

free roam views are easier to activate and can be activated by holding the button while passing through the trigger area

added extra checks for unlocking freeroam stages and some achievements

improved controller button glyphs position in enter/exit View prompts

fixes

prevented tires from clipping through road on some stages

prevented various bugs that could be triggered by a terminal damage crash

fixed various issues with saving and loading rally progress and car condition

various fixes to ghost selection in menus and leaderboard interaction

fixed a bug where some ghosts show the wrong vehicle (may not apply retroactively to existing ghosts)

retired AI now remains retired even after resuming saved rally

best time in post-finish menu shows correct locally saved best time when offline or when privacy policy is declined

recover car near finish gates no longer triggers multiple time penalties

skidmarks are cleared when entering free roam views and when recovering car

fixed issues with vehicle placement in free roam views

fixed il gorilla e1 wheel texture issues when changing liveries

fixed issues with wheel texture on some ghosts (e.g. le 504, the fujin, little monkey)

camera effects no longer remain active outside photo mode during a replay

controller vibration stops after restarting stage or recovering car

player selected audio settings are reapplied after disconnecting headphones / earbuds

fixed a bug causing screenshot names to use a 12-hour format in rare cases

fixed guardrail collider in farschewiler

fixed reset zone and prop issues in lake nakuru

fixed house texture issues in norway and kenya

reduced water foam under bridges on some stages

fixed rare leaderboard UI issue in post-finish menu

fixed rare terminal damage UI issue in post-finish menu

fixed issues with fonts for Chinese, Japanese and Korean

retired leaderboard entries can no longer be used as custom ghosts

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. 1.4.4

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Improvements

lowered time penalty for AI drivers on heavy damage setting

improved lower and middle bracket AI driver times to be more consistent and competitive

Fixes

fixed various exploits

fixed an issue where the game would lock up when quitting

fixed the missing “infinite” camera rotation option

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. 1.4.3

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

improvements

jumps and landings are now more predictable and manageable

prioritise online leaderboard ghosts before loading local ghosts

added and improved camera rotation options

improved switching between vegetation renderer options

added save game backups to help alleviate some save game issues

fixes

fixed issues with haapajärvi local ghosts

fixed volumetric lighting rendering issues on franzenheim

fixed oreng valley -r finish gate

fixed tears and terrain clipping on sardinia freeroam

fixed rocks with no colliders on karura

fixed invisible vegetation on some NVIDIA cards when running DX12

fixed the front left wheel of das speedvan being too large

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. ??? (Indonesia DLC)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

adds 6 new tracks

adds 2 new songs

adds a new freeroam area

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. 1.3.5

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

improvements

updated Unity engine version

improved some erroneous Chinese (Simplified) localisations in photo mode

various collision and prop fixes

filled a gap on kvannkjosen that the car could get stuck in

fixes

fixed an issue where repeatedly switching custom liveries could cause a memory leak

fixed an issue where the car could roll away from the starting line if the game was left running

fixed an issue with screenshots not working when running the game through Vulkan

fixed an issue where car damage could persist between game modes

fixed some minor UI alignment/scaling issues

fixed issues with selecting different ghost types

fixed an issue where two player cars could spawn on stage start

fixed an issue where the car could spawn in the air on stage start

fixed an issue where friends times could not be seen

various minor codes fixes and improvements

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. 1.3.4

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

improvements

improved the controller graphic shown on first boot

fixes

fixed an issue where damage was not correctly carried over between stages

fixed an issue where excessive bloom and volumetric lighting could occur during a stage

fixed an issue where the recover penalty could apply twice

fixed an issue where custom liveries could cause a memory leak

fixed misaligned wheels on the esky v2 and the il cavallo 308

fixed various crowd members not dodging the car

fixed certain road markers not behaving correctly

fixed a graphical bug on race load

fixed misplaced reset zones

fixed gaps in finish gates

fixed props and crowds that float or clip into the ground

fixed some localisation terms

fixed an issue with duplicate leaderboard names

fixed issues with rich presence

fixed an issue where the car could spawn floating in the air

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

art of rally – Ver. 1.3.1

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

improvements

quick restart now requires a long button hold in career mode

add ‘view profile’ UI element to all relevant leaderboards

slightly reduced AI master difficulty

slightly reduced severe damage wear and tear amount

fixes

fixed road markers not responding to slow collisions with car

fixed snow plow markers with incorrect colliders

fixed floating start gate on Kairila

fixed fade timing of UI text in freeroam Views

fixed issue with freeroam collectable UI popups not hiding correctly after display

fixed misplaced headlights on the Fujin

fixed prop hidden by grass on Ndere Island

fixed water splashes triggering in wrong location on Kenya freeroam

fixed bug where player could cross Vestpolen finish line and not complete the race

fixed Spanish language overlap in post stage screen

fixed road in Hockweiler that acted as offroad instead of tarmac

Additional notes: none
Source: Funselektor (Steam)

How to download updates for art of rally for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for art of rally, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.