art of rally — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Funselektor Sale 💫 + over the hill Playtest 🌴 | 2026-04-09 | 📢 Hey, everyone! We're super excited to showcase the second location for our upcoming game over the hill and kick off a playtest! You can find out all the details here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2929250/view/505106787182052253 To celebrate the big reveal and our participation in the Triple-i Initiative event, we're also holding a huge sale on all of our games! Whether you want to complete your Funselektor collection or simply try another one of our games, you can now grab Absolute Drift until April 12th, and the rest of our lineup until April 23rd - all at incredible prices! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040/Golden_Lap |
| art of rally is now available on PlayStation Plus! 🥳 | 2026-01-28 | 📢 Hey everyone! Big news! art of rally just joined PlayStation Plus and the competition is about to get a whole lot busier. 👋 Let’s give all the new drivers a warm welcome and show them why this community is one of the best parts of the game. 🌟 |
| Art of Rally x Lonely Mountains: Downhill Racing Bundle | 2025-12-19 | Hello everyone!We’ve teamed up with our friends at Megagon Industries to bring you the art of rally x Lonely Mountains: Downhill bundle.Two games, very different rides, but the same love for flow, speed, and getting into that quiet, focused zone. If you’ve spent time drifting around the world with us, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy finding your own line down the mountain too, and vice versa.We hope this bundle gives you a few more reasons to enjoy the holidays even more!See you on the roads (and trails), |
| 🎉 10 Years of Absolute Drift! 🎉 | 2025-07-29 | Hey, everyone!Last year Funselektor turned 10, and today marks a decade since the release of our very first game, Absolute Drift! To celebrate this milestone, we're holding a special sale!Whether you want to complete your Funselektor collection or find the perfect gift for a friend or loved one, for a limited time, starting today, you can grab Absolute Drift at 90% off!Slide into the action with the following offers:- Switch - available until August 7th on the Nintendo Europe Store- Xbox - available until August 11th- Steam - available until August 12th- Humble Bundle, GOG, and Epic - available until August 19thWhether you're a long-time fan |
| Update 1.5.8b | 2025-03-04 | A minor update to address issues preventing the "barely keeping it together" achievement from unlocking when certain cars are used. |
| Update 1.5.8a | 2025-02-27 | A small hotfix to resolve issues with replay ghosts stuttering and going out of sync with the replay car. |
| Update v1.5.8 | 2025-02-14 | Picture by Franky M. Changelog improvements performance optimizations (that could result in less dropped frames and improve microstutter) fixes fixed white halos around hashtag text under cars and paint and wash gate titles in MacOS driving over bridges in Karura and embankments in Franzenheim no longer causes damage driving over distance markers (10, 20, etc.) in Lammpi no longer damages the car |
| Introducing our next game - 🌲 over the hill 🌲 | 2025-01-23 | 📢 Hey, everyone! 2025 just started, and we already have an exciting surprise for you! We can't wait to share with you our next game, over the hill! 🚗✨⛰️ 🌄 Explore the world in the golden age of offroading. Drive iconic vehicles from the 60s to 80s by yourself or with friends through challenging trails and beautiful scenery. 📸 And just like in art of rally, you'll be able to grab stills of your favourite landscapes with the built-in photo mode. An amazing adventure is ahead! You never know what you may discover just over the hill! over the hill is developed together with our friends at Strelka Games! Check out the trailer here: https://www |
| Leaderboards maintenance - Tuesday, December 3 2024 | 2024-12-02 | ℹ️ Hello, everyone! Our leaderboard servers will be going down for maintenance on Tuesday, December 3 2024, at 07:30 AM GMT for a duration of 2 hours. The goal of this maintenance is to resolve the various issues with online functionality you've been experiencing during the past few weeks. Thank you for your patience! 🙏 |
| Funselektor Autumn Sale 2024 🍁 🍂 🌟 | 2024-11-28 | Whether you want to complete your Funselektor collection or simply try another one of our games, you can now grab art of rally or the Australia DLC and the rest of our lineup at jaw-dropping prices until December 4th as part of the Steam Autumn Sale. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040/Golden_Lap/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/550320/art_of_rally/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2250420/art_of_rally_australia/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/320140/Absolute_Drift/ Check out all Funselektor deals here: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/funselektorlabs |
| Update v1.5.7 | 2024-10-14 | Picture by Mang0 Bandet0 Changelog improvements updated controller support to resolve misc issues and improve compatibility in Linux and MacOS fixes completing a stage in the weekly event now correctly adds +1 event to car stats instead of +2 fixed replay car not waiting for 5 second OOB penalty fixed issues causing replay car and ghost car during a replay to go out of sync by multiple seconds (can still happen after watching the replay multiple times) fixed the rotary kei front lights issue in car selection screen cleared some bugged and cheated times from the leaderboards |
| Golden Lap is available NOW! | 2024-09-26 | Hello, wonderful people of the internet! art of rally turned 4 earlier this week, and what an incredible adventure it has been! It’s been even longer, more than 7 years, since we teased the first concept gameplay for our motorsport management game, “The 107% Rule”. Thanks to your unwavering support, we managed to complete Absolute Drift and art of rally! And now, in 2024, we joined forces with Strelka Games to create another exciting game! Huge thanks to the amazing people that worked on the game, from artists, producers, developers, translators, marketing, community management, rally marshalls, and more. Thank you for making this dream a rea |
| Don't miss the final playtest of our upcoming game Golden Lap (featuring Mods)! | 2024-08-23 | 📢 Hey, everyone! We're thrilled to announce that the final playtest of our upcoming game Golden Lap will be held between August 30th and September 1st. During that time a playable build of the game will be available for selected players. 🛠️ Apart from major improvements across the board, this time we'd like to share with you the highly anticipated Mods functionality! Build your own dream team with a unique logo and car livery! Pick the colors, add new sponsors, and rearrange the Season Calendar to your liking with Golden Lap Mods! *** ℹ️ If you already have playtest access, you will automatically get the new build when it's out. ❗ If this i |
| Try the demo for our upcoming game, Golden Lap, now! | 2024-06-10 | We're proud to announce the release of the demo for our upcoming 2D motorsport management game, Golden Lap, co-developed with our friends at Strelka Games! You can fire up the engines and play the demo now until June 17 as part of Steam Next Fest! Get the demo now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2052040 In the demo, you can tinker with two modes, including ‘Quick Race’, where you can select a pre-built team and get right into the action; and ‘Career Mode’, where you can fully embrace the managerial duties with a four-race mini championship and assemble a crack crew of racing specialists, each with their own unique roles and attributes. Yo |
| 🏎️💨 Sign up for the second playtest of Golden Lap! 🍾🏆 | 2024-05-24 | Get ready for the second official playtest of our upcoming game, Golden Lap! This time showcasing Career Mode! A playable build of the game will be available for selected players between May 31st and June 2nd, 2024. If you'd like to have a sneak peek at our next project and want to help us make our game better, fill out the form at: https://www.funselektor.com/GLplaytest Please note that to participate, it's mandatory to have a Discord account and to join the official Funselektor server at: https://discord.gg/TcRCrnh If we select you, you'll be added to a private channel where you can leave your feedback and discuss the game with other tester |
| Update v1.5.5 | 2024-05-22 | Main branch Changelog fixes fixed unable to scroll down in custom rally stage selection in certain cases fixed unable to scroll up in main menu in certain cases das hammer v3 livery now loads correctly when the car is unlocked in career Beta branch We also released a build with improvements to controller support across the board on the Steam beta (beta-beta) branch. If your controller had issues previously, it's worth trying it with the new beta build. Especially in Linux and macOS. To access the build: 1. right click in art of rally in your Library 2. select Properties 3. go to the Betas tab and then select the beta branch 4. wait for the up |
| 🏎️💨 Sign up for the first playtest of Golden Lap! 🍾🏆 | 2024-04-05 | Manage your own iconic open-wheel racing team and blow your rivals away!! Hello motorsport fans! Very soon we're going to hold the first official playtest of our upcoming game - Golden Lap. A playable build of the game will be available for selected players between April 12 and 14, 2024. If you'd like to have a sneak peek at our next project and want to help us make our game better, fill out the form at: https://www.funselektor.com/GLalpha Please note that to participate, it's mandatory to have a Discord account and to join the official Funselektor server at: https://discord.gg/TcRCrnh If we select you, you'll be added to a private channel wh |
| Update v1.5.4 | 2024-04-05 | Picture by fidelio Changelog fixes numpad Enter key now works in game fixed custom livery issues for the rotary kei and das maestro fixed custom livery template issues for das maestro (creators need to update their custom liveries for das maestro) |
| 🎉 art of rally for Android and a major update for iOS are here! 🎉 | 2024-03-26 | Strap into your seatbelts and race off with us! We're happy to announce that art of rally launches today on Google Play! Along with a major update for iOS! This release will bring to both iOS and Android all updates and improvements to the console and PC versions of the game! As well as new custom on screen control modifications. From beginner-friendly options to driving modes that’ll challenge the most expert drivers, all players can tackle the races using their favourite rally driving tricks: Scandinavian flick, counter steering, left foot braking, and handbrake turns. The Android version of the game will be released for $7.99 USD. There wi |
| 🏎️💨 Introducing our next game - Golden Lap 🍾🏆 | 2024-03-21 | It's been a long time since we've announced a new game. 5 years. Lots has been happening behind the scenes with games we wanted to work on, but now we can finally show something official! We're happy to announce Golden Lap!! Manage your own iconic open-wheel racing team and blow your rivals away!! Go back in time with our new racing strategy game Golden Lap, developed together with our friends at Strelka Games! Become the Team Principal of a racing team in the tumultuous Golden Era of Open-Wheel Racing. Manage your team in style and oversee thrilling races to pave the road to victory season after season. Golden Lap will be released on Steam l |