Difference between revisions of "Colin McRae Rally"
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===Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later=== | ===Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later=== | ||
− | {{Fixbox|description=Start the game in Windows | + | {{Fixbox|description=Start the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode|fix= |
# Right-click <code>{{p|game}}\game.exe</code>. | # Right-click <code>{{p|game}}\game.exe</code>. | ||
# From the dropdown menu, select <code>Properties</code>. | # From the dropdown menu, select <code>Properties</code>. | ||
# Once the window is open, select the <code>Compatibility</code> tab. | # Once the window is open, select the <code>Compatibility</code> tab. | ||
# Check the box next to <code>Run the program in compatibility mode for</code>. | # Check the box next to <code>Run the program in compatibility mode for</code>. | ||
− | # From the dropdown menu, select <code>Windows | + | # From the dropdown menu, select <code>Windows XP (Service Pack 3)</code>. |
# Repeat the process for <code>{{p|game}}\rally.exe</code>. | # Repeat the process for <code>{{p|game}}\rally.exe</code>. | ||
'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
− | {{ii}} Make sure you have the [[#Unofficial | + | {{ii}} Make sure you have the [[#Unofficial|Patrxgt's Unofficial Modern Patch]] installed. |
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 10 April 2022
For the 2014 game, see Colin McRae Rally (2014).
Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
Release dates | |
Windows | July 15, 1998 |
Taxonomy | |
Genres | Racing |
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 |
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.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail |
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.
- Patrxgt's Unofficial Modern Patch makes the game compatible with the newest operating systems (without breaking menus, like "kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch" does) and skips CD check.
Skip intro videos
You can skip the intro by launching the game from <path-to-game>\rally.exe
.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\save[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | See Widescreen resolution. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Use Alt+↵ Enter to toggle. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Borderless Gaming doesn't seem to work | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Can be forced through driver control. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Turn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 FPS cap. Disabling Turn Motion Smoothing will make the camera wobble. Frame rate is capped at 111 FPS. |
Widescreen resolution
Widescreen fix[2] |
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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 | DirectInput controllers only | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | DirectInput controllers only | |
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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Button prompts | ||
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | |||
LAN play | Direct IP only | ||
Online play | Dial-up only |
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
Use Patrxgt's Unofficial Modern Patch |
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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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Notes
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Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later
Start the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode |
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Notes
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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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Notes
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Use the dgVoodoo2 wrapper[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 6 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
- Email received from Codemasters customer service.
- ↑ Colin McRae Rally - HD/Widescreen Tutorial (NEW) - YouTube - last accessed on 2017-02-03