DiRT Rally 2.0


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Colin McRae Rally	1998
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Colin McRae: DiRT	2007
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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

Career mode requires a persistent online connection in order to play.^[2]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store
Oculus Store
Steam		Included with EA Play (Steam).
Developer website (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition also available.
(unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes four days Early Access, a Season Pass I, a Season Pass II, a Porsche 911 RGT Rally Spec, upgraded "My Team" starter cars, and five early vehicle unlocks (added to "My Team" garage).

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Deluxe Upgrade Store Package (Season 1+2)
Citroën C4 Rally
ŠKODA Fabia Rally
Opel Kadett C GT/E
H2 RWD Double Pack
Porsche 911 RGT Rally Spec
Monte Carlo (Rally Location)
BMW M1 Procar Rally
Opel Manta 400
Sweden (Rally Location)
Ford Focus RS Rally 2007
Subaru Impreza
German (Rally Location)
Ford RS200 Evolution
Peugeot 205 T16 Rallycross
Latvia Rallycross
Bikernieki, Latvia (RallyCross Track)
Porsche 911 SC RS
Lancia 037 EVO 2
Wales (Rally Location)
Lancia Delta S4 RX
MG Metro 6R4 RallyCross
Estering, Germany (RallyCross Track)
Subaru Impreza 2001
Ford Focus RS Rally 2001
Deluxe 2.0 (Season 3+4)
Greece (Rally Location)
Peugeot 306 MAXI
Seat Ibiza KIT CAR
Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi (RallyCross Track)
Peugeot 206 Rally
Volkswagen Golf Kitcar
Finland (Rally Location)
Killarney International Raceway, South Africa (RallyCross Track)
Lydden Hill, UK (RallyCross Track)
Season 4 Stage 1 Liveries
Audi S1 EKS RX Quattro
Ford Fiesta RXS EVO 5
Peugeot 208 WRX
Renault Megane R.S. RX
Ford Fiesta RallyCross (MK8)
Seat Ibiza RX

Essential improvements

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Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DiRT Rally 2.0\hardwaresettings\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\DiRT Rally 2.0\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/690790/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\690790\remote
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\CodemastersSoftwareCompan.DiRTRally2.0Windows_4cfye3zbe1gaw\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/690790/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		In-game AF suffers from inferior quality compared to forcing AF through the graphics card control panel.^[3]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		CMAA, FXAA, TAA, MSAA, EQAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is only used as a cursor, not in-race.
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

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Wired only. Bluetooth on DualShock 4, as well as input support for DualSense and DualSense Edge, requires the use of 3rd-party wrappers like Steam Input to emulate Xinput.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers		Also support racing wheels from Logitech, Thrustmaster and Fanatec.
Button prompts		DualShock button prompts only shown if Logitech G29 or PlayStation version of Logitech G923 was connected to the PC while Logitech GHub was installed.

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Versus PvE, PvP

Connection types

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

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: DiRT Rally 2.0 - 3D-VisionReadyFix - Losti - V1.0.
Headsets	Native	Notes
HTC Vive
Oculus Rift
OSVR
Windows Mixed Reality
Devices	Native	Notes
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse
TrackIR		Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z.
Play area	Native	Notes
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Racenet

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-2130 AMD FX-4300	Intel Core i5-8600K AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	110 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

The game is compatible with Intel Core 2 processors, despite the minimum requirements.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/690790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (690790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ DiRT Rally 2.0 PC vs PS4 Pro vs Xbox One X Graphics Comparison, EGO Engine Analyzed - last accessed on 2021-09-29
↑ RaceNet Connectivity Update and Clarification :: DiRT Rally 2.0 General Discussions
↑ AF Comparison - last accessed on 2021-10-16

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/690790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (690790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] DiRT Rally 2.0 PC vs PS4 Pro vs Xbox One X Graphics Comparison, EGO Engine Analyzed - last accessed on 2021-09-29

[2] RaceNet Connectivity Update and Clarification :: DiRT Rally 2.0 General Discussions

[4] AF Comparison - last accessed on 2021-10-16

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Developers

	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 4.0^[1]
Release dates
Windows	February 26, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	84
OpenCritic	83
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Automobile, Off-roading
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Colin McRae Rally