DiRT 3
Template:Infobox Colin McRae Rally (series) General information
- The game features full keyboard support but an Xbox 360 Controller is recommended.
Availability
- All versions require Games for Windows Live.
Improvements
Utilities
A program named Dirt3FovChange allows the modification of the field of view of DiRT 3's in-game cameras.[1] It serves as a frontend for another program called binXml whose purpose is to decrypt, edit and reencrypt the binary xml files the EGO engine uses to store the camera information.[2] Dirt3FovChange was originally posted as an archive containing binXml here. It has also been made available on the PCGW forums. See the field of view section below for instructions.
- Even though it was created specifically for DiRT 3, Dirt3FovChange could potentially be compatible with a variety of EGO-based racing games[3]. This can be further substantiated by the fact that binXml was originally designed to handle GRID's own encrypted xml files.
Game data
- Some other non user-specific configuration files are stored with the game data. See the Field of view (FOV) section for more information.
Save game cloud syncing
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Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Introduction
The parameters concerning the field of view as well as the point of view of each of the in-game cameras are stored in a binary file named cameras.xml
. There is one such file for each car in the game. They are located with other car-related data in the subfolders of: \Steam\steamapps\common\DiRT 3\cars\models
.
These files can be batch edited using Dirt3FovChange[1], although DLC cars may prove problematic as their data is reportedly stored in a different location. Conveniently, a backup of the binary files will be made in text format before attempting to modify them. This allows a quick restore of the most recent state.
Notes about this fix:
- This method is reliable and stable: modifications can be made while inbetween races, no need to restart the game.
- It is still a bit unwieldy, and finding the perfect point of view can be time-consuming.
How-to
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Result
Input settings
System requirements
- The game is optimised for AMD/ATI graphics cards.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nogripracing.com forum post where Dirt3FovChange was originally posted (registration required to download)
- ↑ BinXml page on ego-engine.wikispaces.com
- ↑ Dengo's post about other EGO-based games