The briefing provides a glossary of all the terms, abbreviations and symbols. Some are rare to find, but others are crucial, like knowing the difference between on and off-road arrows, and anticipating how dangerous the path is before you take it at full speed. You have no idea how much it helps to be able to read symbol patterns and recognizing the type of road you will encounter in seconds. With practice, it can become second nature.
This won't be easy at first, and you'll get better with practice, but it's better to go slow and steady with a good sense of where you are going, than smashing the gas hoping for the best. Don't forget: When in doubt, stop, take a look around, review your course, confirm your direction and off you go.
Ust as you can scroll pages of the roadbook, you can also scroll the kilometer counter via key bindings assigned in the controls menu. This is useful when returning to a previous waypoint, since it resets the KM number to the one referenced in the note, allowing you to rework your route from scratch.
While the game does help you by scrolling to the next note automatically as soon as you reach the previous one, you can scroll back and forth for reviewing or anticipation. If you're driving in a straight, open course, checking a few panels ahead can give you an idea of when to turn and how fast, saving you precious seconds. If you're lost, you can review previous notes to return to a point you remember passing. You are in control.
| Achievement | How to unlock
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- A tourist in Argentina (8 points)
| - Find one artifact from Argentina.
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- A tourist in Bolivia (8 points)
| - Find one artifact from Bolivia.
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- A tourist in Peru (8 points)
| - Find one artifact from Peru.
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- Argentine Legend (70 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Argentina as Legend.
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- Better than Casale (8 points)
| - Beat Ignacio Casale in its Yamaha Raptor in the qualifications.
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- Better than Garrouste (8 points)
| - Beat Patrice Garrouste and its Polaris SxS in the qualifications.
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- Better than Nikolaev (8 points)
| - Beat Eduard Nikolaev and its Kamaz truck in the qualifications.
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- Better than Sainz (8 points)
| - Beat Carlos Sainz in the qualifications.
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- Better than Walkner (8 points)
| - Beat Matthias Walkner and its Ktm in the qualifications.
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- Bolivian Legend (70 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Bolivia as Legend.
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| - Find one Bolivianita Stone (Ametrine gem)
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- Born to be wild (8 points)
| - Drive for 6000 Km with a Bike.
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| - Finish a stage in 1st without any damage.
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| - Complete a Dakar 18 stage without missing a Way Point.
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- Competitor Winner (70 points)
| - Finish Dakar 18 in 1st place as Competitor.
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- Dakar 18 Competitor (8 points)
| - Finish Dakar 18 as Competitor.
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- Dakar 18 Explorer (8 points)
| - Find every hidden artifact.
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- Dakar 18 Legend (70 points)
| - Finish Dakar 18 as Legend.
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| - Drive for 6000 Km with a Quad.
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| - Drive for 2000 Km with a Quad.
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| - Finish a Dakar 18 stage in first place.
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| - Find one Gaucho hat from Argentina.
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| - Drive for 10.000 Km in Multiplayer.
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| - Win three consecutive stages.
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| - Drive for 6000 Km with a Car.
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- How Legends are born (105 points)
| - Finish a Dakar 18 stage as Legend.
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| - Find 1 Inca sun god "Inti".
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| - Find 2 Bandoneon for Tangos.
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- Keep on truckin' (8 points)
| - Drive for 2000 Km with a Truck.
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- Legend Winner (70 points)
| - Finish Dakar 18 in 1st place as Legend.
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| - Finish a Dakar 18 stage in first place as Legend.
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| - Drive for 2000 Km with a Car.
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- Multi-Hat Trick (8 points)
| - Win 3 consecutive stages in Multiplayer (with bots)
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- Nazca Line tribute (8 points)
| - Find 2 Golden plates with the Nazca Line of the Monkey.
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- Peruvian Legend (70 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Peru as Legend.
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- Ride to live, live to ride (8 points)
| - Drive for 2000 Km with a Bike.
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| - Drive for 2000 Km with a SxS.
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| - Find 3 Argentina Soccer Balls.
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- Space truckin' (8 points)
| - Drive for 6000 Km with a Truck.
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| - Find 2 Supay (spicy drink and also god of death, ruler of the underworld)
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| - Find 4 Dulce de Leche from Argentina.
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| - Find all artifacts from Argentina.
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| - Find all artifacts from Bolivia.
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| - Complete the entire Dakar 18 without ever missing a Way Point.
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| - Find all artifacts from Peru.
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- We all stand together (8 points)
| - Drive for 6000 Km with a SxS.
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- Winner in Argentina (8 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Argentina.
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- Winner in Bolivia (8 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Bolivia.
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- Winner in Peru (8 points)
| - Finish 1st in every Dakar 18 stages in Peru.
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