DiRT Rally
Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
Linux | Feral Interactive[1] |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
Linux, macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive[1] |
Engines | |
EGO 2.5 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 7, 2015 |
Linux | March 2, 2017[2] |
macOS (OS X) | November 16, 2017[3] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 85 |
IGDB | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
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 |
DiRT Rally is a singleplayer and multiplayer simulation racing game developed and published by Codemasters. It is part of the Colin McRae Rally series.
Unlike DiRT 3, DiRT Rally emphasis on realistic rallying experience, with more realistic car physics.
The game was released as early access on Steam on April 25, 2015, before the release of completed game on December 7, 2015. The Linux and MacOS versions, ported by Feral Interactive, were released on March 2, 2017 and November 16, 2017 respectively.
It was delisted from all storefronts on November 9, 2022.[4]
General information
- Developer minisite
- Official forums for the series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com (unavailable) | ||||
Developer website (unavailable) | ||||
Developer website (unavailable) | ||||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | ||||
Humble Store (unavailable) | ||||
Mac App Store (unavailable) | ||||
Oculus Store (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[5] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DiRT Rally\hardwaresettings\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | $HOME/.local/share/feral-interactive/DiRT Rally/VFS/User/AppData/Roaming/My Games/DiRT Rally/hardwaresettings/ |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\Profile\Player\Saves[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\310560\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Ego Engine in-game AF suffers from inferior quality compared to forcing AF through the graphics card control panel.[6] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | CMAA, MSAA, CSAA, QCSAA, EQAA | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Ultra+ (mirror)
- Increases graphical fidelity of various effects and details beyond highest settings.
- Shadow detail no longer starts 200m down the road with a visible line where the shadow stops.
Input
- The game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol. Also support D-Box haptic/motion platforms through a proprietary protocol.[7] Requires editing the
hardware_settings_config.xml
file to enable them. (See Enable telemetry)
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Mouse not used in game. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | Emulation Steam Controller through Steam, not direct support. | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Tracked motion controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | See Controller support for sim-racing device support. | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Controller support
- The developer has provided a list of supported steering wheels, pedals and accessories through several patch notes.[8][9][10] Devices not listed may work, but the user will have to manually map each action.
- Devices listed with Italics denotes unofficial support and are found in the
devicesetup_v2.xml
file, xml files located in<path-to-game>\input
as well as support through compatibility mode on the wheels/wheel bases.
Compatible PC steering wheels | Notes |
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Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR | |
Fanatec Forza Motorsport CSR Elite | |
Logitech Driving Force | |
Logitech Driving Force GT | |
Logitech Driving Force Pro | |
Logitech Formula Force EX/Driving Force EX/GT Force RX | |
Logitech G25 | |
Logitech G27 | |
Logitech G920/G29 | Compatible shifter: Logitech G Driving Force Shifter |
Logitech MOMO Racing | Keyboard required for some controls. |
Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel | Keyboard required for some controls. |
Thrustmaster Ferrari F430 Force Feedback | |
SimXperience AccuForce | |
Thrustmaster T500 | Compatible rims: RS wheel, Thrustmaster Ferrari F1 Wheel Add-On |
Thrustmaster T300 | Compatible rims: RS wheel |
Thrustmaster TX | Compatible rims: Ferrari 458 Italia Edition wheel |
Enable telemetry
- Applies to both UDP telemetry and D-Box support.
Enable telemetry[11] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Menu, replay, effects, engines, speech, and surfaces. | |
Surround sound | Equalizer settings for "Flat", "TV" and "Headphones" | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | [12] | |||
LAN play | [13] | |||
Online play | 8 | Versus Rallycross only.[14][15] |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dirt Rally - Early Access for better support. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | For Steam version, see Here. For Oculus Store version, use the Revive Compatibility Layer. |
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Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
Windows Mixed Reality | For Steam version, see Here. For Oculus Store version, use the Revive Compatibility Layer. |
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OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse | |||
TrackIR | Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Play Steam version without Oculus Software
Play Steam version on VR headsets without installing Oculus Software[16] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
OpenGL | Linux only. | |
Metal support |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 2.1c |
Multiplayer | RaceNet, Steamworks |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 7, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 Series AMD FX Series |
Intel Core i5-4670K AMD FX-8150 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 430 AMD Radeon HD 5450 Intel HD Graphics 4000 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 290 |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible | |
Other | 64-bit system required |
- The minimum requirements are quoted for 1366x768 resolution, with all settings on "Ultra Low" and MSAA off, at 30 FPS. The recommended ones - for 1920x1080 resolution, with all settings on "Ultra" and MSAA 4x, at 60 FPS.[17]
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.13 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 48 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 650M AMD Radeon R9 M290 Intel HD 4000 1/2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.10, SteamOS 2.0 (2.110) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-4130T 2.9 GHz AMD FX-6300 |
Intel Core i5-6500 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 67 GB | 70 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon R9 270 Intel Iris Pro 6200 1 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4 GB of VRAM |
Other | Nvidia GPUs require driver version 370.28 AMD GPUs require MESA 13.0.3 Intel GPUs require MESA 13.0.3 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 DiRT Rally for Linux - Feral Interactive - last accessed on 2017-02-03
- ↑ On March 2nd, DiRT Rally takes Linux to the edge - Steam Community - last accessed on 2017-02-03
- ↑ Dirt Rally is now available for Mac - Mac Gamer HQ - last accessed on 2017-11-18
- ↑ DiRT Rally and DiRT 4 Quietly Removed From All Online Storefronts - last accessed on November 3, 2023
- ↑ Dirt Rally Blank videos to skip intros/no tutorials and save 4GB. - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ AF Comparison - last accessed on 2021-10-16
- ↑ DiRT Rally - D-Box Catalogue - last accessed on November 5, 2023
- ↑ Patch V 04.5 - The one with the Force Feedback - last accessed on October 29, 2023
- ↑ DiRT Rally - Version 1.0 and Winter Wonderland Update - last accessed on October 29, 2023
- ↑ DiRT Rally adds SimXperience AccuForce support - last accessed on October 29, 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Yuuyatails on November 5, 2023
- ↑ no splitscreen? no buy! :: DiRT Rally General Chat - last accessed on 2016-11-7
- ↑ Offline LAN support ? - last accessed on 2016-11-7
- ↑ What are the multiplayer modes? :: DiRT Rally General Chat - last accessed on 2016-11-7
- ↑ Dirt Rally - Please add multiplayer rally stages : dirtgame - last accessed on 2016-11-7
- ↑ Dirt Rally Without Oculus Software Installed. - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ DiRT Rally system requirements - Codemasters Store