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Developers | |
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Codemasters | |
macOS (OS X) | Robosoft Technologies |
Publishers | |
Codemasters | |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 27, 2004 |
macOS (OS X) | October 26, 2007 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 83 |
IGDB | 80 |
Warnings
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page | |
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 |
Key points
- Released on OS X as Colin McRae Rally Mac.
- OS X release is a universal binary.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | StarForce 3.4.49.1 DRM[Note 1]. Some Polish copies have no DRM. | |||
Retail | ||||
GOG.com (unavailable) |
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- No longer available due to licensing reasons.[3][4]
- Demo is available. SP version, MP version
Essential improvements
Patches
v1.1 Patch adds new features. A other location (with also the changelog).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\SG\[Note 2] |
macOS (OS X) |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Local retail version only. | |||
Russian | Local retail version only. | |||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 4 | Split-screen. | ||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | GameSpy services have been shut down;[5] see GameSpy for workarounds. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Compatibility problems
- Running the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode may help if it will not run normally.
Compatibility mode[citation needed] |
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Other information
Enable advanced particle system
- This should be available only when using an Intel Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper-Threading[6]
Launch the game with FORCEHT parameter[7] |
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Other information
API
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Multiplayer | GameSpy |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 98 | ME, 2000, XP |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III |
AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4 |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 8xxx Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | PowerPC G5 | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 64 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11.[1][2] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Windows 8.1 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ Windows 10 support - StarForce Support
- ↑ News - Racing week promo: 50% discount on 3 racing games - GOG.com
- ↑ Verified by User:Mars icecream on 2016-11-25
- Email received from Codemasters customer service.
- ↑ Pricing | GameSpy Technology
- ↑ Technical faqs : Codemasters Support (retrieved)
- ↑ Advanced Particles? - GOG.com Forum