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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Codemasters}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Six by Nine|Windows}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 27, 2004}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 26, 2007}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 26, 2007}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|colin-mcrae-rally-2005|83}}
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{{ii}} Released on OS X as '''Colin McRae Rally Mac'''.
 
{{ii}} Released on OS X as '''Colin McRae Rally Mac'''.
 
{{++}} OS X release is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_binary universal binary].
 
{{++}} OS X release is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_binary universal binary].
{{--}} StarForce DRM has issues on modern versions of Windows.{{CN|Modern as in Windows Vista/7/8 or modern as in 64-bit?|date=September 2015}}
 
{{--}} GameSpy online server browser has stopped working due to [[GameSpy]] services being shut down.
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://dirt.wikia.com/wiki/Colin_McRae_Rally_and_DiRT_Wiki Colin McRae Rally and DiRT Wiki]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1207658663|colin_mcrae_rally_2005}}
 
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3.4.49.1}}. Some Polish copies have no DRM. |  |  Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|3.4.49.1}}. Some Polish copies have no DRM. |  |  Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |  |  |  OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown |  |  |  OS X }}
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{{ii}} No longer available due to licensing reasons.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/racing_week_promo_50_discount_on_3_racing_games News - Racing week promo: 50% discount on 3 racing games - GOG.com]</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2016-11-25|comment=Email received from Codemasters customer service.}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} No longer available due to licensing reasons.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/racing_week_promo_50_discount_on_3_racing_games News - Racing week promo: 50% discount on 3 racing games - GOG.com]</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mars icecream|date=2016-11-25|comment=Email received from Codemasters customer service.}}</ref>
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Patches===
 
===Patches===
[http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/920/7/21309 v1.1 Patch] adds new features.
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[https://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/920/7/21309 v1.1 Patch] adds new features. A [https://www.moddb.com/games/colin-mcrae-rally-2005/downloads/patch-1113 other location (with also the changelog)].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
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==Video settings==
 
==Video settings==
 
{{Video settings
 
{{Video settings
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|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/colin-mcrae-rally-2005
 
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|widescreen wsgf award      = silver
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
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|separate volume notes    = Co-driver, Music, Sound Effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Co-driver, Music, Sound Effects
 
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|surround sound          = true
|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 with [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/68-creative-alchemy/ Creative ALchemy]
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|surround sound notes    = Up to 7.0 with [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/68-creative-alchemy/ Creative ALchemy].
 
|subtitles                = false
 
|subtitles                = false
 
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
|eax support notes        = EAX 4<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050413093433/http://eax.creative.com/gaming/colinmcrae2005.asp EAX Featured Game: Colin McRae Rally 2005™]</ref>
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|eax support notes        = EAX 4<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050413093433/http://eax.creative.com/gaming/colinmcrae2005.asp EAX Featured Game: Colin McRae Rally 2005™]</ref> can be restored with [https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Glossary:Sound_card#Restore_legacy_audio_effects_on_newer_OS DSOAL].
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|minOS    = 98
 
|minOS    = 98
|minCPU  = AMD K6-2 550 Mhz
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|minCPU  = AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium 2 MMX 400 Mhz
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|minCPU2  = Intel Pentium III
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minRAM  = 256 MB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
 
|minHD    = 3 GB
|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8500
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|minGPU  = ATI Radeon 8xxx
 
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 3
 
|minGPU2  = Nvidia GeForce 3
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
|minDX    = 8.1
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|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP
 
|recOS    = ME, 2000, XP

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Colin McRae Rally 2005
Colin McRae Rally 2005 cover
Developers
Codemasters
Windows Six by Nine
macOS (OS X) Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
Codemasters
OS X Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows September 27, 2004
macOS (OS X) October 26, 2007
Reception
Metacritic 83
Colin McRae Rally 2005 on HowLongToBeat
Colin McRae Rally 2005 on IGDB
Colin McRae Rally 2005 on MobyGames
Colin McRae Rally 2005 on Wikipedia

Warnings

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.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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

Released on OS X as Colin McRae Rally Mac.
OS X release is a universal binary.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
StarForce 3.4.49.1 DRM[Note 1]. Some Polish copies have no DRM.
Windows
Retail
DRM details are not known
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows
StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
No longer available due to licensing reasons.[3][4]
Demo is available. SP version, MP version

Essential improvements

Patches

v1.1 Patch adds new features. A other location (with also the changelog).

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SG\[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Local retail version only.
Russian
Local retail version only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play
GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Issues fixed

Compatibility problems

Running the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode may help if it will not run normally.
Compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the game shortcut properties.
  2. On the Compatibility tab, set compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 3).
  3. Click OK and try running the game again.

Other information

Enable advanced particle system

This should be available only when using an Intel Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper-Threading[6]
Launch the game with FORCEHT parameter[7]

Other information

API

ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Multiplayer GameSpy

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
Intel Pentium III
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon 8xxx
Nvidia GeForce 3
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.4
Processor (CPU) PowerPC G5
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
  2. 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