DiRT Rally 2.0 DiRT Rally 2.0 | Final Planned Update & New Car Now Available

[Paul Jeffrey]

Codemasters have dropped a surprise new DiRT Rally 2.0 update today - bringing the popular rally title to version 1.6.

• Final update.
• Ford Fiesta R5 MKII Released.
• Misc. game fixes.

Sad to say the development journey of the excellent DiRT Rally 2.0 is coming to an end with this new update, as Codemasters divert their full attention to the more arcade focussed DiRT 5 release. That said, new content is always a welcome addition to any game, and the solid foundations laid down by the studio for this very enjoyable rally title should provide plenty more entertainment for gamers in the months ahead.


Version 1.6 Update Notes:

Content:

• New car: Ford Fiesta R5 MKII

Note:
Car is available to all players in modes outside of My Team.

To unlock the car for use in My Team, take part in a DiRT Rally 2.0 World Series Qualifier and you'll get it when the Event Week ends.

Cars:

• Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 - Updated engine audio based on new recordings of real-world car.
• Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 - Updated rear-view mirrors to show reflected images.
• Ford Escort MK2 - Updated rear-view mirrors to show reflected images.
• Porsche 911 RGT Rally Spec - Updated rear-view mirrors to show reflected images.

World Rallycross Championship

• Removed AI driver names which were mistakenly appearing when using 2019-spec cars.

Colin McRae Scenarios:

• Resolved issue where Used tyres were displaying as New in Service Areas.

Miscellaneous:

• Added ability to select Paraguay as a driver nationality.
• Made various minor (not notable) bugfixes across the game.

This is currently the final update planned for DiRT Rally 2.0.

The Ford Fiesta R5 MKII will be unlocked for all players to purchase in My Team Garage menu in early 2021, however this does not require a game update.



DiRT Rally 2.0 is available now for both console and PC.

Got questions about the title? No worries, head over to the DiRT Rally 2.0 sub forum here at RaceDepartment and start up a thread - let our awesome community help you out!

 

[Kenny Paton]

Content

Any idea what size it is, I'm not at my pc to check.

 

[jimortality]

Any idea what size it is, I'm not at my pc to check.

Mine said 13gb which seemed a lot for car skins

 

[Roy Magnes]

Every update to the game will be of 13-ish GB. Because the way the game is packed with "everything compacted into one single big file", means that we have to download the complete game every time. Works okay for those of us with a fast connection, not ideal for those of us with limited connetion...

 

[anton_Chez]

Still annoying for those with fast connections. Very poor way to package your game especially for something like DR which doesn't see big content patches and you know you're downloading the entire game for something you probably won't even notice.

How do people with direct drive wheels get on with the game? I find I have to lower the strength slider in the Simucube settings because nothing I do in game makes the wheel any lighter. It's always at 100% and it's super annoying to have to open that and change it just for the one game. I guess I'd need to do it for the WRC games as well as they're similar with their options. Just wondering if there's some nice combinations of settings out there. I haven't driven DR1 with the OSW as I had the CSW V2.5 back when I was actually driving that game.

 

[thisischris]

Hi!

Sadly I never really drove much Dirt Rally 2... I just didn't enjoy the driving. The cars felt realistic but they felt too heavy for me to "go fast and have a blast" but driving slower wasn't much fun either.
I just didn't really feel in control. Especially when just driving straight with slight bends, the wheel hadn't enough "friction" to be precise with my inputs so I was constantly going slightly left or right, sometimes hitting a rock on tight sections due to this or just losing control.
When I raised the wheel weight and tyre weight sliders, it didn't get much better. Same for the DRI setting in the Fanatec settings.
It would give not enough resistance when going straight but way too much resistance when needing to turn swiftly and catching the car during a drift.

For comparison in Dirt Rally 1 this doesn't matter much. You can just have a blast and really push. It's fun! Feels a bit "too easy", but it's fun.

In WRC 9, what I really enjoy, the car feels heavier and it's a bit "difficult" to go fast. But driving slower is still a lot of fun!

I can give you settings for that

Thats to bad, but i can imagine the fun is quickly over when you can't set it up properly. Sure i would like to have your wrc9 settings, as i will probably try it soon after im done with dirt rally 2. Actually, if you have time left i would appreciate your ingame and wheel settings for iracing and acc as well. You can also send me a pm if its to much text here