DIRT 5
Developers | |
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Codemasters Cheshire[1] | |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
Engines | |
Onrush engine[2] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 5, 2020 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 72 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC, Subscription gaming service |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Racing, Simulation |
Vehicles | Automobile, Off-roading |
Art styles | Realistic |
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 |
DIRT 5 is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed and published by Codemasters. It is part of the Colin McRae Rally series, and the last game to be published by Codemasters before its acqusition by Electronic Arts.
Unlike DiRT 4 which focused on time-attack-based rallying, DiRT 5 focused on off-road racing. Various disciplines of off-road racing include rallycross, ice racing, Stadium Super Trucks and off-road buggies.
The game was released on November 5, 2020
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Play Anywhere. Year One Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Included with EA Play (Steam). Year One Edition also available. | |||
(unavailable) | Amplified Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming (unavailable) | Amplified Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store (unavailable) | Amplified Edition also available. |
- Steam version requires Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- The Amplified / Year One Edition includes all DLCs except Ford F-150 Raptor PreRunner by Deberti Design and Porsche Macan T1 Rally Raid.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | The DLC include new cars. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Energy Content Pack | ||
Ford F-150 Raptor PreRunner by Deberti Design | ||
Gameplay Booster Pack | ||
Porsche Macan T1 Rally Raid | ||
Super Size Content Pack | ||
Uproar Content Pack | ||
Wild Spirits Pack | ||
Year 1 Upgrade |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DIRT5\user0\profile |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1038250/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\CodemastersSoftwareCompan.DiRT5_4cfye3zbe1gaw\SystemAppData\wgs |
Steam | <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1038250\remote\user0\profile |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1038250/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA is forced and cannot be turned off. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Windows HDR must be on. Peak HDR brightness value is taken from display's EDID or (if available) Windows HDR Calibration profile, and there is a slider for lowering it from its maximum value. HDR UI Brightness and HDR Paper White sliders are also available. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced vehicle shadows only[3]. | ||
Color blind mode |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | A controller is required to move elements such as “stickers” and “stats” from the “Player Card” and to use the “Livery Editor" | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | DualSense button prompts also supported. | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | , |
Generic/other controllers | Various racing wheels, pedals, and accessories are supported. An official list of supported devices is available here. Devices not listed may work, but the user will have to manually map each action. |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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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 | 5.1-Atmos | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | In the game menus and in certain scenarios, copyrighted music is played such as "A Whole Lot of Love", "Gasoline", etc. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | A splitscreen-mode is offered in the main-menu | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated |
Issues fixed
Microstutters on i7 12th Gen CPUs
Install Park Control and Disable "Parking AC" on "Effiency (E) Cores" and "Performance (P) Cores" then hit "apply". |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (1903) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2130 AMD FX-4300 |
Intel Core i5 9600k AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 480 DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- PC audio solution containing Dolby Atmos required for Dolby Atmos playback.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1038250/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1038250) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Dirt 5 feels more like a new MotorStorm than a new Dirt - and that's okay - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2020-06-22
- "Made beyond the walls of Codemasters' Southam campus for the first time, it's being developed by the company's Cheshire studio, previously known as Codemasters Evo and of course before all that going under the Evolution banner."
- ↑ Dirt 5 on Xbox Series X - what's the difference between 60fps and 120fps racing? - last accessed on 2021-09-30
- ↑ Verified by User:Mygod on 2022-10-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-11-02
- Listed on Steam store page.