Colin McRae Rally (2014)

For the 1998 game, see Colin McRae Rally.


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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.

Key points

Based on Colin McRae Rally 2.0; originally released for mobile devices.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\CMR_Data\Saves\Options.txt^{[Note 2]} HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Codemasters Software Ltd\Colin McRae Rally\
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/Cmr.app/Contents/Saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/287340/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

In-game settings are stored in Options.txt

Windows launcher settings are stored in the registry.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\CMR_Data\Saves\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/Cmr.app/Contents/Saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/287340/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pre-game menus are unusable.
Ultra-widescreen		Pre-game menus are unusable.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Set in launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Steering is digital
Full controller support		Launcher does not work with a controller.
Controller remapping		Set in launcher.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Co-Driver, Engine, Music, SFX.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Always mutes and pauses.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
OpenGL		OS X only

Executable	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.*

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz AMD equivalent	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1300 Intel HD Graphics 3000	Nvidia GeForce GTS 240 ATI Radeon HD 5570 Intel HD Graphics 5200
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8	10.8.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon X1600 256 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GT 120

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 4.3.4f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 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>/287340/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (287340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[2] Unity engine build: 4.3.4f1^[1]

[gamedir-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 3.0 ^3.1 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>/287340/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (287340) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-03-19

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

[1]

Developers

	Codemasters
Engines
	Unity 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	July 31, 2014
macOS (OS X)	July 31, 2014
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