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DiRT 3

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DiRT 3
DiRT 3 cover
Developers
Codemasters
Publishers
Codemasters
OS X Feral Interactive
Engines
EGO 2.0|EGO|EGO 2.0
Release dates
Windows May 24, 2011
macOS (OS X) January 29, 2015
DiRT 3 guide on StrategyWiki
DiRT 3 on Wikipedia

Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
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.
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Key points

The game features full keyboard support but an Xbox 360 Controller is recommended.
Owners of GFWL version on Steam get Complete Edition for free as a separate library entry.
Benchmark included.

General information

Steam Community Discussions (Complete Edition)
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Requires online activation
SecuROM PA and Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
All non-Steam Windows versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.
Retail product keys activate on Steam.[1]
Mac App Store version does not support online multiplayer.[2]

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Install Rapture3D for 3-dimensional sound (on headphones)

Unlike Colin McRae: DiRT 2, Rapture3D is not included by default.
Instructions

Utilities

Dirt3FovChange allows the modification of the field of view of DiRT 3's in-game cameras.[3] It serves as a frontend for another program called binXml whose purpose is to decrypt, edit and reencrypt the binary xml files the EGO engine uses to store the camera information.[4] Dirt3FovChange was originally posted as an archive containing binXml here. See Field of view (FOV).

Even though it was created specifically for DiRT 3, Dirt3FovChange could potentially be compatible with a variety of EGO-based racing games.[5] This can be further substantiated by the fact that binXml was originally designed to handle GRID's own encrypted xml files.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44320/pfx/[Note 1]
Some other non user-specific configuration files are stored with the game data. See the Field of view (FOV) section for more information.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44320/pfx/[Note 1]
Saves are not compatible between the Steam and Games for Windows - LIVE versions.
Steam saved game data location appears to be a placeholder and remains empty; look for files in the My Games folder

Replay data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44320/pfx/[Note 1]
Regardless of where the game is installed, it will attempt to use the %PROGRAMDATA% area to store the in-game replays. The game will work with a Windows NTFS junction point, allowing the folder to be mapped to alternate locations/drives.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Complete Edition only.

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
General settings.
General settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

The parameters concerning the field of view as well as the point of view of each of the in-game cameras are stored in a binary file named cameras.xml. There is one such file for each car in the game. They are located with other car-related data in the subfolders of: <path-to-game>\cars\models.

These files can be batch edited using Dirt3FovChange although DLC cars may prove problematic as their data is reportedly stored in a different location. Conveniently, a backup of the binary files will be made in text format before attempting to modify them. This allows a quick restore of the most recent state.

Notes about this fix:

This method is reliable and stable: modifications can be made on-the-fly, while in a race.

How-to

Dirt3FovChange user interface.
Dirt3FovChange user interface.
Instructions

Result

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.
Driving wheel settings.
Driving wheel settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

The Games for Windows - LIVE version requires a Microsoft account for online play (optional for offline play).
The Mac App Store version does not support online multiplayer.[2]

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Split-screen.
LAN play
8
Online play
8

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
TriDef 3D
Devices
TrackIR

Issues fixed

Black/Green screen after selecting QCSAA

This can happen on Maxwell-based GPUs such as GTX 750 Ti and GTX 900 series
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Force DirectX 9

Instructions

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Games for Windows - LIVE, Steamworks

Disable the narration

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.8 GHz
Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2000
Nvidia GeForce 8000 Series
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX Compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 14 GB
Video card (GPU) AMD Radeon HD 4670
Nvidia GeForce GT 120
Intel HD 4000
256 MB of VRAM
The game is optimised for AMD/ATI graphics cards.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/44320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (44320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References