Difference between revisions of "Colin McRae Rally"

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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

For the 2014 game, see Colin McRae Rally (2014).

Key points

Needs unofficial patches to run on modern operating systems.

Resolution only goes up to 800x600.

Has some issues on Windows 7 and later. See the fixed issues and unresolved issues sections below.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail

Demo is available

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.5 is the latest version

Unofficial

CMRONW2K by Krister Brus makes the game compatible with Windows 2000 and XP

kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch makes the game compatible with Windows 7 and later

Skip intro videos

You can skip the intro by launching the game from <path-to-game>\rally.exe.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location

Video settings

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play		Direct IP only
Online play		Dial-up only

Issues unresolved

3D elements on the menus don't show properly on Windows 7 or later

When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen

Make sure the Alt-Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos

Issues fixed

Game occasionally crashes when loading a stage on Windows 7 and later

Instructions

Game crashes when loading a stage on Windows 8 and later

Instructions

Intro videos have sound playing but no image on Windows 7 or later

Instructions

The service menu before the stage starts is very laggy on Windows 8 and later

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	95, 98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 166 MHz	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB	32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 MB
Video card (GPU)	2 MB of VRAM DirectX 6.0 compatible	4 MB of VRAM

References

@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
-===Official Patches===
+===Patches===
 {{ii}} [http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/917/7/ Patch 1.5] is the latest version
+====Unofficial====
-===Unofficial Patches===
 {{ii}} [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8Zuix6o_scYaEhvd2NWVURKU1k/view CMRONW2K by Krister Brus] makes the game compatible with Windows 2000 and XP
 {{ii}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20150401005453/http://kfyatek-dev.jogger.pl/2011/09/25/colin-mcrae-rally-1-unofficial-windows-7-patch/ kFYatek's Unofficial Windows 7 Patch] makes the game compatible with Windows 7 and later
@@ Line 56: / Line 55: @@
 |ultrawidescreen wsgf award =
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
-|widescreen resolution      = false
+|widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= 4:3 up to 800x600 only.
+|widescreen resolution notes= By default, up to 800x600 only. See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
-|ultrawidescreen            = false
+|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
-|ultrawidescreen notes      =
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]].
 |4k ultra hd                = false
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 77: / Line 76: @@
 |vsync notes                = Can be forced through driver control or through dgVoodoo2.
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Turn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 fps cap
+|60 fps notes               = Turn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 FPS cap
 |120 fps                    = true
-|120 fps notes              = Turn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 fps cap
+|120 fps notes              = Turn Motion Smoothing off in the settings to disable the 30 FPS cap
 |color blind                = false
 |color blind notes          =
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Widescreen fix|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J17PkmlfpSg Colin McRae Rally - HD/Widescreen Tutorial - YouTube]</ref>}}
+# Install [[#Patches|Patch 1.5]], Windows 7 patch, and the NoCD patch.
+# Install [http://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD] hex editor and [http://www.cheatengine.org/ Cheat Engine].
+# Run HxD and open {{file|Rally.exe}}.
+# Press {{key|Ctrl|F}} and set '''Datatype''' to '''Hex-values'''.
+# Search for {{code|FF000080BF}} and click OK.
+# Replace {{code|000080BF}} with:
+#* {{code|AAAADABF}} for 16:10 screens
+#* {{code|0000F8BF}} for 15:9 screens
+#* {{code|000020C0}} for 16:9 screens
+#* {{code|0000E8C0}} for 21:9 screens
+# If you can't change the value because of no permissions, go to the Properties of the file and uncheck the Read-only box.
+# On the next line, replace {{code|00000040}} with:
+#* {{code|AAAA5A40}} for 16:10 screens
+#* {{code|00007840}} for 15:9 screens
+#* {{code|0000A040}} for 16:9 screens
+#* {{code|00006841}} for 21:9 screens
+# Press {{key|Ctrl|F}} and search for {{code|3F0000003F}}.
+# Replace {{code|0000003F}} with:
+#* {{code|6666263F}} for 16:10 screens
+#* {{code|00002A3F}} for 15:9 screens
+#* {{code|0000383F}} for 16:9 screens
+#* {{code|0000783F}} for 21:9 screens
+# Save the file.
+# Run the game in 800x600 resolution and {{key|Alt|Tab}} out.
+# Run Cheat Engine, click on '''File >> Open Process''' and select {{file|Rally.exe}}.
+# Set '''Value Type''' to '''Array of byte'''.
+# Type {{code|200300005802}} in the text field and press {{key|Enter}}.
+# Hold {{key|Ctrl}} and click on the first two values.
+# Right-click one of the selected results and click on '''Add selected addresses to the addresslist'''.
+# Hold {{key|Ctrl}} and click on the two checkboxes below.
+# Press {{key|Enter}} and change the value to:
+#* {{code|000400000003}} for 1024x768
+#* {{code|800400006003}} for 1152x864
+#* {{code|00050000D002}} for 1280x720
+#* {{code|000500000003}} for 1280x768
+#* {{code|000500002003}} for 1280x800
+#* {{code|00050000C003}} for 1280x960
+#* {{code|000500000004}} for 1280x1024
+#* {{code|560500000003}} for 1366x768
+#* {{code|A00500008403}} for 1440x900
+#* {{code|400600008403}} for 1600x900
+#* {{code|400600000004}} for 1600x1024
+#* {{code|40060000B004}} for 1600x1200
+#* {{code|900600001A04}} for 1680x1050
+#* {{code|800700003804}} for 1920x1080
+#* {{code|80070000B004}} for 1920x1200
+#* More values available [http://www.wsgf.org/article/common-hex-values here]
+# Go back to the game.
+# '''Further information on fixing a single misplaced HUD element can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J17PkmlfpSg&t=182 here].'''
 }}
@@ Line 166: / Line 219: @@
 |upnp =
 }}
+==Issues unresolved==
+===3D elements on the menus don't show properly on Windows 7 or later===
+===When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen===
+{{ii}} Make sure the Alt-Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos
 ==Issues fixed==
@@ Line 213: / Line 272: @@
 {{ii}} If you use dgVoodoo2 and play the game in fullscreen mode the Rally School videos may not play properly so make sure the Alt-Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch between fullscreen and windowed when needed
 }}
-==Issues unresolved==
-===3D elements on the menus don't show properly on Windows 7 or later===
-===When using the dgVoodoo2 wrapper the intro videos for the Rally School courses have sound but no image when the game runs in fullscreen===
-{{ii}} Make sure the Alt-Enter shortcut is not disabled in dgVoodoo2's settings so you can switch to windowed mode when you want to see those videos
 ==System requirements==

Developers

	Codemasters
Release dates
Windows	July 15, 1998