For the 2014 game, see Colin McRae Rally (2014).
Key points
- Needs unofficial patches to run on modern operating systems.
- Has some issues on Windows 7 and later. See the fixed issues and unresolved issues sections below.
General information
- Colin McRae Rally and DiRT Wiki
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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- No longer available due to licensing reasons.[1]
- Demo is available
Essential improvements
Patches
- Latest official patch 1.5 (EU/US) and patch 1.4 (IT) are available at www.patches-scrolls.de and soggi.org.
Unofficial
- CMRONW2K by Krister Brus makes the game compatible with Windows 2000 and XP.
- kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch makes the game compatible with Windows 7 and later.
Skip intro videos
You can skip the intro by launching the game from <path-to-game>\rally.exe
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Widescreen fix[2]
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- If the Windows 7 patch is installed, uninstall it by installing Patch 1.5.
- Download and extract dgVoodoo anywhere.
- Open the
MS folder and copy its content to the game folder.
- Run
dgVoodooSetup.exe .
- Click "Add" and set the game folder.
- Set "Scaling mode" to "Stretched".
- Go to "DirectX" tab.
- Select your resolution and uncheck the "dgVoodoo Watermark" option.
- Apply your changes.
- Open
Rally.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Press Ctrl+F, change the "Datatype" option to "Hex-values" and paste
FF000080BF in the text field.
- Replace the
000080BF value with:
000070BF for 5:4
000096BF for 25:16
C5719CBF for 16:10
0000A0BF for 15:9
ABAAAABF for 16:9
398EE3BF for ~21:9
- If you can't edit the file because of no permissions, right-click
Rally.exe , click on Properties and uncheck "Read only".
- Press Ctrl+F, change the "Datatype" option to "Hex-values" and paste
00000040 in the text field.
- Replace the
00000040 value with:
0000F03F for 5:4
00001640 for 25:16
C5711C40 for 16:10
00002040 for 15:9
ABAA2A40 for 16:9
398E6340 for ~21:9
- Save your changes.
- Right-click
Rally.exe , click on Properties, go to the "Compatibility" tab and select "Windows 98 / Windows Me".
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Network
Multiplayer types
Issues unresolved
When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen
- Make sure the Alt+↵ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos
Issues fixed
Twitchy screen and sudden top-down camera view for a short period of time.
Set Motion smoothness to "ON"[citation needed]
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Game occasionally crashes when loading a stage on Windows 7 and later
Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[citation needed]
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- Download dgVoodoo2, copy dgVoodooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS folder into the
<path-to-game> folder
- Run dgVoodooSetup.exe, select DirectX, uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark (and change some settings if you want to force antialiasing and VSync)
- Run the game
Notes
- If you use dgVoodoo2 and play the game in fullscreen mode the Rally School videos may not play properly so make sure the Alt+↵ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch between fullscreen and windowed when needed
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Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later
Start the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed]
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- Right-click
<path-to-game>\game.exe .
- From the dropdown menu, select
Properties .
- Once the window is open, select the
Compatibility tab.
- Check the box next to
Run the program in compatibility mode for .
- From the dropdown menu, select
Windows 7 .
- Repeat the process for
<path-to-game>\rally.exe .
Notes
- Make sure you have the Unofficial Windows 7 patch installed
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Intro videos have sound playing but no image on Windows 7 or later
Add compatibility for old Indeo codecs[citation needed]
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- Open a 'command prompt' by typing cmd on search and,using a right click, select 'Run as Administrator'
- (32bit users can skip this step) Type
cd %WINDIR%\SysWOW64 and press ↵ Enter.
- Type
regsvr32 ir50_32.dll and press ↵ Enter.
Notes
- Repeat the process but type
regsvr32 /u ir50_32.dll to undo what you have done
- Alternatively you can use these bat files(make sure you run them as the administrator)
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The service menu before the stage starts is very laggy on Windows 8 and later
Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[citation needed]
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- Download dgVoodoo2, copy dgVoodooSetup.exe and the contents of the MS folder into the
<path-to-game> folder
- Run dgVoodooSetup.exe, select DirectX, uncheck dgVoodoo Watermark (and change some settings if you want to force antialiasing and VSync)
- Run the game
Notes
- If you use dgVoodoo2 and play the game in fullscreen mode the Rally School videos may not play properly so make sure the Alt+↵ Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch between fullscreen and windowed when needed
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
6 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 166 MHz
| Intel Pentium 200 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
16 MB |
32 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 MB | |
Video card (GPU) |
2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible
| 4 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References