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Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.

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.


⤏ 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

Key points

The game features full keyboard support but an Xbox 360 Controller is recommended.

Includes benchmark.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SecuROM DRM disc check.
Retail

All Windows versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.^{[Note 1]}

No longer available due to licensing reasons.^[1]

Demo is available

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest version is Patch 1.1.

Skip intro videos

Replace video files
Apply the DiRT 2 intro skip.

Play without Games for Windows - LIVE

Play without GFWL^{[citation needed]}

Download the replacement xlive.dll.
Extract into <path-to-game>

Notes

This cuts most online content.

This works for almost all GFWL games.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DiRT2\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12840/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DiRT2\savegame\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/Feral Interactive/DiRT 2/Savegame
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12840/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

The files in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\XLive\ contain your unique offline profile ID.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphical settings.

Graphical settings continued.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Default chase (close) camera and FOV.

Chase (far) camera with a vertical FOV of 60. A background texture is temporarily missing at this FOV.

Higher FOVs can expose occasional texture pop-in glitches.

Use Dirt3FovChange^[2]

Perform a search in the installation folder for the cameras.xml files.
Select them all (fifty in total) and open their properties.
Uncheck the read-only box and click OK.
Download Dirt3FovChange.
Extract the files from the archive into any folder.
Run Dirt3FovChange.exe as administrator.
Manually point Dirt3FovChange to your DiRT 2 installation folder.
See the Notes section below for what the settings do, adjust their values to your liking and click Start.
If it asks if you're sure you want to run binXml.exe, uncheck the box for Always ask before opening this file and click Run.
Launch the game and test your settings in a race. If you want to further adjust the settings:
1. Exit the race and Alt+Tab ↹ to Dirt3FovChange.
2. Click Restore to restore the default settings. Tweak the values you previously entered and click Start.
3. In DiRT 2, start a new race to test your settings. Repeat until you're happy with the result.

Notes

Vertical FOV: a larger number will translate into a wider field of view.
Adjust FOV for: selects the in-game camera or cameras you want to edit.
Head Offset: affects the position of the head-cam (cockpit view). A modification of 0.1 will yield a noticeable change. It is to be noted that the point of view can be placed outside of the car.
- X: affects the lateral position. A positive value will move the point of view to the left.
- Y: affects the vertical position. A positive value will move the point of view upward.
- Z: affects the front/back position. A positive value will move the point of view closer to the dashboard.
Head Tilt Change: affects the vertical angle of the camera. Compared to the position values, the tilt value works on a different scale: a modification of 1 will yield a barely noticeable change.
- A positive value will tilt the camera up.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background^{[citation needed]}
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game and press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`← Backspace` to toggle Special K's Control Panel. Expand "Window Management" and "Input/Output Behavior" Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior" and close the Control Panel. Press `Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`O` to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.

Network

Online features require a Microsoft account (optional for offline play).

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	8	Some online services for this title are offline rendering some achievements discontinued.^{[citation needed]}

VR support

3D modes	State	GG3D	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision			Broken
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode only runs at 60 Hz, even if the in-game option is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\dxgi.ini` or `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\dirt2_game.exe\SpecialK.ini` depending on the installation method you used. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9, 11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL, Rapture3D
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Games for Windows - LIVE

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz AMD Athlon X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB (2 GB for Vista)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12.5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1500 DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce 9800 ATI Radeon HD 4850 DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
Email received from Codemasters customer service.
↑ NoGripRacing Forums - View Single Post - Changing FOV

[1] Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/12840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[2] Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
Email received from Codemasters customer service.

[4] NoGripRacing Forums - View Single Post - Changing FOV

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+# Install Special K by following the [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=933337066 Special K Unofficial Guide].
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Developers

	Codemasters
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	Codemasters
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	EGO 1.0
Release dates
Windows	December 1, 2009
macOS (OS X)	September 9, 2011