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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship cover.png
 
|cover        = WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship cover.png
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8219/wrc-8|75}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|wrc-8|76}}
 
|steam appid  = 1004750
 
|steam appid  = 1004750
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|hltb        = 70659
 +
|mobygames    = wrc-8
 
|wikipedia    = WRC 8
 
|wikipedia    = WRC 8
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | WRC }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|WRC}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.wrcthegame.com/en/ Official Website]
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{{mm}} [https://www.wrcthegame.com/en/ Official website]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1004750/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1004750/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
{{ii}} This game is not available yet.
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{{Availability|
{{ii}} Will not be available on Steam until September 2020.<ref>https://twitter.com/WRCTheGame/status/1166034085736845313</ref>
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{{Availability/row| Official | https://buy.wrcthegame.com/ | activation, key | Choice between Epic Games or Steam key. <br/> Deluxe Edition is also available.  <br/> Collector Edition also available (Epic Games Store key only). | Epic Games Store, Steam  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Epic Games Store | wrc-8 | Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition is also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | wrc-8 | Steam | {{store link|GamersGate|wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} is also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4414-3 | Steam | {{store link|Gamesplanet|4414-4|Deluxe Edition}} is also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship-steam-pc | Steam | {{store link|GMG|wrc-8-deluxe-edition-fia-world-rally-championship-steam-pc|Deluxe Edition}} is also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship | activation, key | Choice between Epic Games or Steam key. <br/> {{store link|Humble|wrc-8-fia-world-rally-championship-deluxe-edition|Deluxe Edition}} is also available. | Epic Games Store, Steam  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1004750 | Steam | Deluxe Edition is also available. |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Legendary Car Pack | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Alpine A110  | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Ford Escort MkII 1800 | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| Senior Staff Members Unlock | | Windows }}
 +
{{DLC/row| RWD Legends | | Windows }}
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 +
{{Image|WRC_8_Gameplay_Settings.png|Gameplay Settings}}
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\WRC8\SAVEDATA}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\WRC8\SAVEDATA}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       = true
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|epic games launcher       = false
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes = Cloud sync is not supported{{cn}}
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Image|Display_settings.png|Display Settings}}
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{{Image|Display_settingswrc8.png|Display Settings}}
{{Image|Graphics_settingsWRC8.png|Graphics Settings}}
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{{Image|Graphics_settings1WRC8.png|Graphics Settings}}
{{Image|Post_process_settingsWRC8.png|Post Process Settings}}
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{{Image|post_process1settingsWRC8.png|Post Process Settings}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKDRJ831hvk|title=WRC 8 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440)|date=2019-09-03}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] & [[TAA]]
 
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] & [[TAA]]
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = limited
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Refresh rate must be locked to 30/60/120 fps, in-game Vsync = "standard". All other framerates/Adaptive/G-Sync have frame pacing issues.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/simrally/comments/d1uhao/tips_for_stutterfree_wrc_8/|Tips for stutter-free WRC 8|date=2022-02-12}}</ref>  --- 200 Fps Cap
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Image|Controls_keyboardWRC8.png|Keyboard Key Binding}}
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{{Input
{{Image|Controls_xboxWRC8.png|Controller Key Binding}}
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|key remap                = true
{{Input settings
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = limited
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = Keyboard/controller is needed to switch between pages in the main menu
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen              = false
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Under '''Key bindings'''
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = true
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = V2, USB
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = false
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other controllers notes  = Supports steering wheels
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = Generic
|other button prompts notes=  
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|other button prompts notes= Unified prompts are numbered controller buttons
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|haptic feedback notes    = Vibration and Force Feedback
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = limited
|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Limited to menus. Gameplay needs keyboard or controller
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
 +
WRC_8_Controller_Key_Bindings.png|Controller Key Bindings
 +
WRC 8 KB Key Bindings.png|Keyboard Key Bindings
 +
WRC_8_KB_Vibration_Settings.png|Vibration Settings
 +
</gallery>
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Sound_settingsWRC8.png|Sound Settings}}
 
{{Image|Sound_settingsWRC8.png|Sound Settings}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Background, Car engine and Voice
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Background, Car engine and Voice
|surround sound          = true
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|surround sound          = always on
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = up to 7.1
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Visual indicators appear for every corner ahead of the car
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Polish
 
|language  = Polish
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|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = false
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|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 2
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Versus
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|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          = true
 
|online play          = true
|online play players  =  
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|online play players  = 8
|online play modes    =  
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|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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===Middleware===
 
===Middleware===
 
{{Middleware
 
{{Middleware
|physics          = true
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|physics          = PhysX
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  

Latest revision as of 14:41, 26 October 2023

WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship
WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship cover
Developers
Kylotonn
Publishers
Bigben Interactive
Engines
Kt Engine
Release dates
Windows September 5, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 75
IGDB 76
Taxonomy
Genres Racing
Series WRC
WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship on HowLongToBeat
WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship on IGDB
WRC 8: FIA World Rally Championship on MobyGames
WRC 8: 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

General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
Requires online activation
CD key
Choice between Epic Games or Steam key.
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Collector Edition also available (Epic Games Store key only).
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows
Humble Store
Requires online activation
CD key
Choice between Epic Games or Steam key.
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Icon overlay.png
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Deluxe Edition is also available.
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Legendary Car Pack
Windows
Alpine A110
Windows
Ford Escort MkII 1800
Windows
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evoluzione
Windows
Senior Staff Members Unlock
Windows
RWD Legends
Windows

Game data

Gameplay Settings
Gameplay Settings

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\WRC8\Usersettings.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1004750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\WRC8\SAVEDATA
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1004750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Cloud sync is not supported[citation needed]
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

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
[1]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
FOV can be changed for all cameras
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Under Texture Filtering - Low, Medium & High
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA & TAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Refresh rate must be locked to 30/60/120 fps, in-game Vsync = "standard". All other framerates/Adaptive/G-Sync have frame pacing issues.[2] --- 200 Fps Cap
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
Under Gameplay settings - Co-driver

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard/controller is needed to switch between pages in the main menu
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Under Key bindings
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
, Wired
Generic/other controllers
Supports steering wheels
Button prompts Input settings icon - Generic Controller.svg Unified prompts are numbered controller buttons
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Vibration and Force Feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Limited to menus. Gameplay needs keyboard or controller

Audio

Sound Settings
Sound Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Background, Car engine and Voice
Surround sound
up to 7.1
Subtitles
Visual indicators appear for every corner ahead of the car
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Versus
LAN play
Online play
8 Versus

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio FMOD

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-2100
AMD FX-4350
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 19 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 650
AMD Radeon HD 5870
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. WRC 8 - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-09-03
  2. [missing title] - last accessed on 2022-02-12