DiRT Rally DiRT Rally out on Steam Early Access

[Alex Franchini]

Codemasters has surprised everyone with today's launch of Dirt Rally on Steam, under the Early Access label.

Judging from the official Steam Announcement, Dirt Rally features at launch (which is right now) 17 cars and 36 stages taken from 3 different locations (Monte Carlo, Acropolis and Wales).

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As you can see from the announcement, one of the biggest bullet points is "Simulation Handling". While we still haven't tried it yet, Codemasters definitely seems to be aiming for a more unforgiving driving model, with a "brand new model that simulates everything from the way the surface of the road behaves to limited slip differentials." Exactly how sim-like it will be remains to be seen, but it's indeed a good start.

Dirt Rally will also feature asynchronous events, team management providing improved repair times, league support.

Dirt Rally is currently in Early Access and available for the price of 26,99€, and it's going to receive new content in the form of cars, tracks and features for free.

Are you surprised as well by the Codies' announcement? Let us know your opinion in the comments!

 

[TeSL9]

If RBR is 100. WRC series is 0... how is this compared at the moment?
(The physics mainly?)

 

[Akis]

Very first impression surprisingly good but I'm struggling with a HUGE input lag.

Instabought but now I gotta wait 5 hours for the download to finish....

 

[Lorenzo Bonder]

No cockpit view?

The game does have a cockpit view @Silvio Camolesi. If you look on the Steam Store you'll be able to see it.

 

[jimortality]

Will wait for a few more reviews first.

 

[Paap Muru]

I have to digest it before commenting on it.
It sure ain't Dirt sequel (4) but you can't compare it to RBR.
And to people who are having trouble with steering try adjusting wheel profiler settings.
I use G27 and changed rotation degrees from 900 to 270 and the steering got much better. And I draged all sliders (in game) under the FFB setting to 100%.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

The whole "I have some experience, we disagree, therefor you cannot have" is seriously flawed...

 

[Vladimir Antic]

Well im having super fun! The stages are awsome! Real rally feeling.

If the FFB gets better and im sure it will, especially if modders get there hands on it i think i have my new rally game! I feel how much i have missed this since the original Collin rally games. Its fun that al i can say for now!

 

[Msportdan]

The whole "I have some experience, we disagree, therefor you cannot have" is seriously flawed...

The whole " its hard must be a sim" is seriously flawed.. Please RBR was the most closest Rally sim we had to real life, but it wasn't exactly the most authentic. It just was the closest.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

That's a problem though. Better FFB depending on modders...

 

[Msportdan]

That's a problem though. Better FFB depending on modders...

omg it been out few hours. u think this is the final FFB., geez some people!

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

The whole its hard must be a sim is seriously flawed.. Please RBR was the most realistic Rally sim we had, but it wasn't exactly the most authentic. It just was the closest.

So... I never stated that it must be hard to be a sim.
I never said RBR is perfect.

I just said that the idea that if two people disagree, and one know that he/she have experience. Then the other can't have experience, is wrong.

It's easy to assume things online, just as you seemingly assumed that I have lot of opinions I never have stated.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

omg it been out few hours. u think this is the final FFB., geez some people!

And again. You are putting opinions on me.
No, I don't think this is the final product. I merely stated that it was a problem. I response to the "if modders gets hands on it".

Please do not put more opinions on me that I don't write. Thank You.

 

[Msportdan]

okay okay....

all I want to know that is the handling/physics a long way from the dirt series, then I can press BUY lol

 

[Tr3voRR]

Does it steer in game over 90° ? or is it the usual 90° lock... ?

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

okay okay....

all I want to know that is the handling/physics a long way from the dirt series, then I can press BUY lol

I truly hope so! The RX in DiRT and DiRT 2 was somewhat fun, but it wasn't... real! ^^

 

[timson72]

remember as well that these guys want our feedback,if somethings not right then tell them dont just moan on forums.

 

[Mike85]

My small review.

The good:

the FFB is THERE! (you need to set up your wheel properly and find good settings first)
it has nothing to do with previous dirt series
awesome graphics
already very very fun!


The bad:
not many options and settings for the FFB.
still lots of things to improve and work on

Conclusion!
a must have title! for sure!

 

[Tomi]

Very first impression surprisingly good but I'm struggling with a HUGE input lag.

When you put steering saturation to 50% it's much better, If you haven't notice already

 

[Vladimir Antic]

What steering rotation are u guys using?

Also the FFB on tarmac VS gravel is huge!

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

remember as well that these guys want our feedback,if somethings not right then tell them dont just moan on forums.

That they all of a sudden adapt the Early Access philosophy doesn't mean that the company is interested to hear your feedback / opinion. In the past they have ignored valuable feedback over and over again and I am very skeptical that this now at once has changed over night.

You can say your are interested to hear feedback but acting upon it is a totally different thing. The early access hype train worked great for PCars and Assetto Corsa and it's a good idea to follow this strategy.

But lets see what the outcome is. Will monitor it closely that's for sure