Colin McRae Rally 2005

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Colin McRae Rally 2005

Developers
	Codemasters
Windows	Six by Nine
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
	Codemasters
Re-release	Sold Out Software
OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	September 27, 2004
macOS (OS X)	October 26, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Automobile, Off-roading
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Colin McRae Rally

Warnings

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).

StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).

The macOS (OS X) release 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).

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		StarForce 3.4.49.1 DRM. Some Polish copies have no DRM.
Retail
GOG.com (unavailable)

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

No longer available due to licensing reasons.

Demo is available. SP version, MP version

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.1 adds new features, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and ModDB.

Patch v1.1 does not work on GOG version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

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

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use DxWnd in DirectX9
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x. The in-game option is broken, as it does not filter scenery.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x or 8x FSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Unable to pause game with controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Co-driver, Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4 can be restored with DSOAL.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Czech retail release only.
French
German
Hungarian				Hungarian retail re-release (LV) only.
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Polish				Polish retail release only.
Russian				Russian retail release only.
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

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]
Go to the game shortcut properties. On the Compatibility tab, set compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 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

Launch the game with FORCEHT parameter

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	PPC	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

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98		ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III		AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM)	256 MB		512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM