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DiRT Showdown is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed and published by Codemasters. It is part of the Colin McRae Rally series.
The game was released in North America on May 24, 2012, followed by European release on May 30. The MacOS and Linux versions, ported and published by Virtual Programming, were released on September 5, 2014 and August 17, 2015 respectively. The PC versions contains all contents that were originally released as DLC on the console versions.
It was delisted on May 23, 2012.
General information
- PC Report - DiRT Showdown on Linux
- Steam Community Discussions
- Codemasters Dirt Showdown Forums
Availability
Source |
DRM |
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Retail |
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Mac App Store (unavailable) |
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Steam (unavailable) |
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The Windows version has not received the latest patch, the Linux and Mac versions have been updated. |
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- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- Base game comes with all the DLC as seen on consoles. This includes:
- Jackson Adventurer and Subaru Impreza WRX STI GD
- Monster Energy liveries for the Kohler D350, Duke Coupe and Ford Fiesta Gymkhana 3
- Hoonigan liveries for the Holbrook Growler, Logan Vulture and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X JUN
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions
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Go to Steam\steamapps\common\DiRT Showdown\video and delete or rename all files except sting.bik.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- Windows and OS X/Linux save files are not compatible.[1]
Video
- This fix only works for the hood/bonnet camera.
Edit cameras.xml files[citation needed]
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- Download Dirt3FovChange.
- Extract the contents and run
Dirt3FovChange.exe .
- Specify the installation folder.
- Set the desired vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
- Check the boxes for bonnet and bonnet_reverse, and uncheck head-cam.
- Click Start. Uncheck "Always ask before opening this file" if prompted, then click Run.
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Input
- While the game can send telemetry data to supported software like SimHub and devices like motion platforms, bass shakers and telemetry displays through the UDP protocol, it has broken UDP support, requiring a third-party fix. Also support D-Box haptic/motion platforms through a proprietary protocol.[2] Requires editing the
hardware_settings_config.xml
file to enable them.
- Supported devices are based on what was found in the devicesetup.xml file.
- Running game on PC set in Japanese language will rename the Logitech racing wheels to Logicool.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
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Separate volume controls |
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Speech, menu music, event music, effects, car audio. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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If you want to mute the annoying guy that keeps talking to you, go to Steam\steamapps\common\DiRT Showdown\audio\speech and rename the "en" folder.
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Italian |
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Russian |
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Fan translation, download. |
Spanish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Fan translation, Tribo Gamer. |
Network
- RaceNet online features require a Codemasters Account.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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OpenGL |
4.1, 4.2 |
macOS/Linux only. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium D 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
Intel Core i7 AMD Bulldozer |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8000 series ATI Radeon HD 2000 series Intel HD Graphics 2500
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
- Supported cards: ATI/AMD Radeon HD 2000 series, HD 3000 series, HD 4000 series, HD 5000 series, HD 6000 series, HD 7000 series; Nvidia GeForce 8000 series, 9000 series, GTX 200 series, GTX 400 series, GTX 500 series.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 3.06 GHz
| Intel Core i5 |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
512 MB of VRAM OpenGL 4.1 compatible
| 1 GB of VRAM |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 14.10, Mint 17.1 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 |
Intel Core i7 AMD Bulldozer |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia or AMD 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 4.1 compatible
| OpenGL 4.2 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References