Dirt Rally

Standaman94 wrote:I played this in March at Codies, it's a really great game.

There are a mix of long and short stages, all are actually really very narrow and super challenging, especially Monte Carlo!

The physics are really good. It's quite hard to simulate off-road driving since the surface is totally unpredictable, but this feels highly accurate and will test those who are used to the friendly, cushty driving of DiRT 3/2.

There's quite a bit more to the game then just stage rallies, including a like-for-like Pikes Peak and some hardcore Rallycross too, with some really cool online features and league support, of which we put our thoughts into the suggestion box

There's tuning options and a damage repair system similar to Colin McRae games, in which you get a set time after stages to do your repairs, and if you hire more engineers you can get more done in that timeframe.

The plan looks like it's going to take a very similar course to pCARS - A long early-access game on PC, with a final console launch in a year or so's time.

LMR Zakspeed wrote:Bit the bullet and bought it. Has a tonne of potential but right now FFB is so crap that it's putting me off playing it.

It’s been an interesting week in the DiRT Studio. Everybody is still riding high following the announcement and we’re starting to flesh out some of your ideas and feedback to see what’s possible to incorporate into the game on top of the planned new content. Plus, we’re also working on some improvements of our own.

We’ve also been watching your videos, reading your forum posts and keeping an eye on your tweets. Oh, and our swag has shown up so it might be time for a few giveaways – more on that later – but, for now, here’s Paul with an update on what we’re working on this week.

“We’ve got things feeling right as far as the Force Feedback is concerned but it has taken a complete rewrite to get us to this point. Next we are going to get it in the hands of some rally drivers to get their feedback (pardon the pun). We are also working on the in-game calibration, configuration and options screens to give you more control over how the wheel feels.

Pikes Peak is really coming together now. It’s such a different challenge tearing up the hill with no co-driver giving you instructions. You really have to learn the route and there is plenty to learn. From a simulation angle we’ve improved the way we model the Aerodynamics. The Hillclimb cars have some extreme wing setups and this extra component of the simulation has given us plenty to layer back into the rally cars you are already driving, we’ll be getting on the case with that as soon as we can.

Another key element of Pikes Peak is the change in altitude. The difference in air pressure has a huge impact on the power the engine can produce and how much downforce is created by those big wings. Power loss with altitude is something we already simulate (you may have noticed a difference in car performance between Wales and Greece) but in Pikes Peak you actually get to feel the power drop as you climb. I’ll talk a bit more about Hillclimb next week so watch this space.”

Freheliaz wrote:The Tarmac Terror patch has been released.
Are we still enjoying this game?