DiRT 3

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DiRT 3

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Developers
	Codemasters
Publishers
	Codemasters
Engines
	EGO 2.0
Release dates
Windows	May 24, 2011

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.

Key points

The game features full keyboard support but an Xbox 360 Controller is recommended.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

All versions require Games for Windows - LIVE.

Devs claim they are working on removing GFWL, however that was in January.

Due to this DLC cannot be purchased.

Essential improvements

Utilities

Dirt3FovChange allows the modification of the field of view of DiRT 3's in-game cameras. 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. Dirt3FovChange was originally posted as an archive containing binXml here. See the field of view section below for instructions.

Even though it was created specifically for DiRT 3, Dirt3FovChange could potentially be compatible with a variety of EGO-based racing games. 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)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44320/pfx/

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)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44320/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Graphical settings.

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Graphical settings continued.

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Graphical settings continued.

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.

Instructions

Result

• 

  Default FOV, default head position.

• 

  Custom FOV of 65, default head position.

Network

Multiplayer types

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

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.8 GHz, Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz	AMD Phenom II or Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD2000 or NVIDIA GeForce 8000 256 MB of VRAM	AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series 1 GB of VRAM

The game is optimised for AMD/ATI graphics cards.