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!

 

[Balwerk]

So, I plan buy this how big size for this Dirt Rally Early Access?
And can we pass the opponent on rally stage like old Dirt series or just driving alone?

 

[Lorenzo Bonder]

So, I plan buy this how big size for this Dirt Rally Early Access?
And can we pass the opponent on rally stage like old Dirt series or just driving alone?

As far I'm concerned, it should be about a 18 to full 35 GB download (I believe in the former than the latter) and for now, lone driving, like 99.9% of rallying games.
Edit: Those who downloaded the game and played it, can give us a better idea of how big the download size is. I don't have the game, YET.

Passing other cars will be later this year when they release the FIA Rallycross World Championship content into the game.

 

[Tony Presutto]

I just read that this has VR support out of the box. Has anyone tried it with DK2???

I am going to download this tonight, right after Race Departments first US time zone Stock Car Extreme Club race at 20:00 EDT.
Link if anyone wants to race:
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/touring-cars-cascavel-tuesday-28-april-2015.104408/

 

[Jason Palmer]

I think when i downloaded this game it was about an 8GB download but it states it will require 35GB of HDD space once its installed.

Jason.

 

[Ryan Soucy]

Jeez, with so many complaints it sounds like they just released a beta or something... They should have billed it as Early Access, then, huh?

I'm willing to give the new project head the benefit of the doubt. I've done 3 early access racing games and seen them all change massively during production. All were headed by enthusiasts, too.

And for what its worth, I have WRC1 and WRC3 and like them both. WRC3 especially. They're not perfect, but I haven't had to reinstall RBR... I think the Dirt Rally Career mode sounds interesting too.

 

[Oscar Hardwick]

Is it that many? I feel I've driven the same parts of wales all the time.

I am just going from what I have experienced. It definitely felt like 3 unique stages for Monte so I just assumed it was the same across all 3.

 

[Amedeo Fiorella]

Ciao Amedeo...
ho impostato ovviamente nell'opzione profilo del gioco la nazionalità italiana ma il gioco è rimasto comunque in inglese!
----
Hello Amedeo...
of course, I set in game option profile the Italian nationality but the game remained still in English!

That's odd! I'll try to find a solution as soon as I get home

 

[Baracus]

So, I plan buy this how big size for this Dirt Rally Early Access?
And can we pass the opponent on rally stage like old Dirt series or just driving alone?

Download size is 7.4gb for me. Downloading it now so not sure about installed size yet

BTW I just joined up to this forum. Getting back into my racing sims after a long break, and found some great advice and tips here so I look forward to interacting some more with you guys!

Also some of the comments about this game made me take a punt on it - at the 10% off its a great price really, even if I don't end up playing it so much. I pre-ordered Project Cars also today, so that I will get the 3 modified cars for the "pre-orderers"

 

[Łukasz Demolin]

7.4 to download, 13 gigs installed.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Oh, and as always with Codemasters games... Every time I go into the game, I have to reconfigure the driving controls...

 

[Patrik Marek]

One quick question:
Is there the possibility to hide the virtual steering wheel and driver arms (as in rf2, AC etc)?

haven't seen that option yet, but there is a camera view that's close to windshield so you don't see it , this also makes the FOV look like it's smaller, which is what I prefer anyway

default FOV in cockpit camera is too wide for my taste/setup

 

[Patrik Marek]

it's not Asetto Corsa dude, community is only giving feedback, codemasters are making the game

 

[Pär Öqvist]

Has anybody got their clubsport shifter working? Mine only works in sequential mode it don´t take my mappings just like previous codies games don´t.

Don´t know what to think. Want to stay positive but comparing this to RBR it feels like Dirt Rally need to climb over the moon to reach that level. Taken into account early access and all . This should be the goal of Codie surpass Richard Burns Rally. Heck the graphics in Richard burns rally hardly even look dated in comparison????. Sure Dirt Rally don´t have Dirt 3 polish but still.

Unrealistic goal. Maybe they can reach Rally Trophy levels they do make it a bit harder with simulating a bigger variety of cars.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

@Yapci Was that a disagree? Dislike for Codemasters, dislike for me?

Just realized that the BMW M3 is much much faster than the 2010's WRC cars as well.

 

[Stig Bidstrup]

My first impression with Dirt Rally
I tried the Fiat 131 ( haven't tried anything else yet)
1. excellent graphics terrain, and inside the cockpit
2.engine sound okay nice
3. I cant feel the road at all with my G27
4. immensely great steering lag ( I have to set the steering lock at 240 degree)
if I don't want 20 cm of deadzone
5. I cant find option for H shifter---70 cars didn't have paddle shifters
( but I can see someone have found it )
6. no option for using clutch, or I cant find it ( clutch on a70s car should be important )
7. over steer under steer cant say anything about it before above it is being fixed
8. the terrain I see when I drive early morning on a Monte carlo stage with a light snow shower is just BLOODY GREAT
9. work on the steering input codemasters

 

[Pär Öqvist]

3. Not implemented yet I think same on TX. There is some feel when hitting a stone head on at least. I think... maybe.. yeah I think I can feel something lol

4, 5 and 6. Really look in the controls you will find the solution for the 20 % deadzone and how to enable clutch and H-shifter.

9. btw as for linearity slider anybody know how these work in codies game. Is -10, 0 or 10 supposed to be the most linear? The physics need so much patching I don´t know if I am trying to correct one error with another.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

5. I cant find option for H shifter---70 cars didn't have paddle shifters
( but I can see someone have found it )
6. no option for using clutch, or I cant find it ( clutch on a70s car should be important )

Go back to profile and game preferences, then you had the chance to choose it!

 

[Yapci]

DISLIKE for Codesdisaster of course!

 

[PurgerUK]

Seems to be seeing my wheel as a controller (LS and RS for steering input) and so doesn't show the advanced settings to get rid of the god awful dead zone. Has anyone tracked down where these settings are stored? The config XML file in the My Games section just has controller as Auto. There are various pre-defined input devices in the install folder but these haven't updated since the install though I guess I could zero out the dead zone in every single one.

 

[Yapci]

I dont like codemaster to release a game calling it a sim without a minimun ffb. But yeah hate me. Since yesterday codemaster is the greatest and 2 days ago they were sh*t. I'll wait to forgive their sh*tty games till they show me something for real, no some smoke and wheel vibration. But thats me, thats all.