The only caveat I see is updating the server/app regularly.

Updating is definitely recommended for sure but I find myself waiting between updates. I’m still running 1.134.0 and have been for a while just because I’m not having any issues and haven’t gotten around to it.

I agree with everything else here as I have had the same experience.

Edit: This recent update I will likely update to though.

Jel-ly-fin, jel-ly-fin, je-ly-fin!

You can downgrade the installation and get it working again, however it’s a bit cumbersome and time consuming to do so if you don’t have a good internet connection.

The guide is called “How to reinstall WRC V1.8.1” on the steam community.

I have been running it this way for a while.

I’ve mentioned this before but I very much think this is an underhanded deal between MS and EA to try to limit the exposure of their users to Linux by intentionally breaking or not allowing it to work from the start. Especially with the Steam Deck gaining so much momentum and MS trying to release their own handheld device.

No, but I think they do it anyway as a preemptive tactic to reduce the share of users on Linux as much as possible.

Every time there is a small wave of users that transition to Linux it means less market share for Microsoft. The more users that get on Linux and have a pleasant experience and things just work means a better reputation and word of mouth spreading between people which translates into a greater potential for even more people to make the switch.

Things like this start slow but once they start to gain traction it can turn into a much bigger problem for Microsoft and they know that. So it would essentially be them trying to “nip it in the bud” before it becomes something that they are too far behind on to get control of.

I very much believe there are some underhanded deals going on with these gaming companies and Microsoft to intentionally not allow them to function on Linux at release or sabatoge (looking at you EA WRC) games after they have been released in an attempt to force people back onto Windows.