Colin McRae Rally 2005
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Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
Windows | Six by Nine |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | October 26, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing, Simulation |
Vehicles | Automobile, Off-roading |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Colin McRae Rally |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Colin McRae Rally | 1998 |
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 | 2000 |
Colin McRae Rally 3 | 2003 |
Colin McRae Rally 04 | 2004 |
Colin McRae Rally 2005 | 2004 |
Colin McRae: DiRT | 2007 |
Colin McRae: DiRT 2 | 2009 |
DiRT 3 | 2011 |
DiRT Showdown | 2012 |
Colin McRae Rally (2014) | 2014 |
DiRT Rally | 2015 |
DiRT 4 | 2017 |
DiRT Rally 2.0 | 2019 |
DIRT 5 | 2020 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Released on OS X as Colin McRae Rally Mac.
- OS X release is a universal binary.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | StarForce 3.4.49.1 DRM[Note 1]. Some Polish copies have no DRM. | |||
Retail | ||||
GOG.com (unavailable) |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- No longer available due to licensing reasons.[3][4]
- Demo is available. SP version, MP version
Essential improvements
Patches
- Patch v1.1 adds new features, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and ModDB.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SG\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument |
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Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use DxWnd in DirectX9 | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | 2x, 4x or 8x FSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | Unable to pause game with controller. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Co-driver, Music, Sound Effects | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
EAX support | EAX 4[5] can be restored with DSOAL. | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Split-screen. | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[6] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Compatibility problems
- Running the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode may help if it will not run normally.
Compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Other information
Enable advanced particle system
- This should be available only when using an Intel Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper-Threading[7]
Launch the game with FORCEHT parameter[8] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III |
AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 8xxx Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G5 | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ News - Racing week promo: 50% discount on 3 racing games - GOG.com
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
- Email received from Codemasters customer service.
- ↑ EAX Featured Game: Colin McRae Rally 2005™
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Technical faqs : Codemasters Support (retrieved)
- ↑ Advanced Particles? - GOG.com Forum