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[Stefan Roess]

Edit: For DiRT 4 see here and later pages: https://srmz.racesimcentral.net/inde...=45#entry126619


Hi all

Yesterday I purchased the early access version of DiRT Rally (atm minus 10% at Steam) and it is brilliant!
Up to date Richard Burns Rally (RBR) is the best Rally Sim but DiRT Rally has definitely the potential to become the new rally
reference. Even at the current early access state it feels (even so FFB needs a bit more tweaking), looks and sounds great.

DiRT Rally early access version comes along with historic and modern cars from the 60s, 70s, 80s, Group B, Group A and 2010s, all
together 14 cars (see link to car list video below).

The rally car sounds are one of the best I have ever heard. The Lancia Stratos sounds like it has to sound, evil and directly from
"hell".

Official game site
https://www.dirtgame.com

Steam Community site
steamcommunity.com/app/310560


DiRT Rally - Launch Trailer
https://www.youtube....h?v=qlJiLu2HCg8

DiRT Rally - Early Acces - All Cars | List (PC HD) [1080p]
https://www.youtube....h?v=nunlJYmIfNI

DiRT Rally Early Access Steam Store:
https://store.steampo...com/app/310560/

DiRT Rally - 1080p60/ULTRA - Lancia Stratos - Sweet Lamb - Night/Rain
https://www.youtube....h?v=mRwdkIQ7aGo



[Real Racing] Lancia Stratos Inboard Wikinger Rallye
https://www.youtube....h?v=XGBzaTe323M

[Real Racing] Steve Perez/Paul Spooner - Lancia Stratos|Wales Rally GB National 2012
https://www.youtube....h?v=8zSmlhl7-yc

[Real Racing] Sandro Munari Lancia Stratos Alitalia - Rally della Lana Storico 2011
https://www.youtube....h?v=h3CiwcECim0

[Real Racing] Lancia Stratos Rally Car "THE BEST SOUND"
https://www.youtube....h?v=dbfZayu6SQ8


Edit:
In case you are looking for a good online league check here at RaceNet Leagues:
DirtRallyManiacs
https://www.dirtgame...irtrallymaniacs
-> there are some GPL drivers among them

Edited by Stefan Roess, Jun 12 2017 - 06:01 AM.

[Frenchy]

Thanks Stefan

You sold me on this one.

Cheers
David

[twinpotter]

Looks good Stefan. Confused me at first with the Codemasters series. Nothing to do with that or am I wrong?
Shame I would think about a purchase but I'm looking at the new F1 2015 in June first!

TP:

[Stefan Roess]

twinpotter, on Apr 30 2015 - 07:01 AM, said:

Looks good Stefan. Confused me at first with the Codemasters series. Nothing to do with that or am I wrong?
Shame I would think about a purchase but I'm looking at the new F1 2015 in June first!

TP:

It is Codemasters , but they are going back to the roots to the good old early Colin McRae series (which of course was no sim), back to long and narrow rally stages.
The immersion is great (I guess that is a lot due to the good sounds)
and the physics feel good too. It`s not RBR yet, but has good potential.
I like it.

Edited by Stefan Roess, Apr 30 2015 - 07:31 AM.

[twinpotter]

Ah I see.
Thanks for the clarification.
I have Dirt 2 and 3 but Will pencil it in to my race games to get list.

TP:

Edited by twinpotter, Apr 30 2015 - 08:09 AM.

[Pedro]

Thanks for sharing!

[Art-J]

131 Abarth, Stratos, S4? Dear God... By default I don't support early access ventures, but this time... I'm struggling not to reach my wallet. Looking at many YT vids, they really did sway towards "simulation" side this time.

[Wile E. Coyote]

It's on my wishlist.

Though I doubt it can beat RBR's handling and I hold that game in high regard because it's the only sim that actually taught me how to drive.
I've seen some YT footage of the game and from what I gather you have a ton of grip, though there is nothing wrong with an arcade game as long as it's fun which is the most important thing and this game looks less bloated than the previous Codemasters installments.

[Remco Hitman]

I really like it! I've been waiting for a good rally sim to come out and this was a surprise to me.

Decent length stages with intensely challenging design! And they look fantastic!
Well, the Welsh stages that is. Greece is a bit meh and Monte Carlo is pretty much left/right/left all the way through with ice patches that don't do anything. But those Welsh stages! WoW!

Physics aren't good though and they won't be but even now it's plenty challenging and the AI are damn quick. It isn't easy keeping up with them without crashing.
But I just did a mini career with the Fulvia and it's exactly the same to drive as the Stratos but with less horsepower. Just bad. I did like the Escort MK II but only for the powerband.

Also, the controller support isn't quite there yet in this early release. My Bodnar wheel isn't supported and it doesn't accept H-shifters other than Logitech.
So for the moment I'm having a good time on the keyboard.

https://youtu.be/r_u0M5-3n8I

Edited by Remco Hitman, May 25 2015 - 04:25 PM.

[Remco Hitman]

https://youtu.be/RYMMvdmnQp8

[Stefan Roess]

DiRT Rally Pikes Peak Pack
https://www.youtube....h?v=1A6WusIwZsE

DiRT Rally - Pikes Peak Update v0.4 - Audi Quattro Pikes Peak
https://www.youtube....h?v=KeJ3t9gFVJo

[Remco Hitman]

https://www.youtube....h?v=IDuYHZMWPxs

[Stefan Roess]

Me driving

DiRT RALLY - Fiat 131 Abarth (70s) - Powys, Wales, Bidno Moorland (Sprint) - Fog - 3:40.824
https://m.youtube.co...h?v=yIv27lsD1Nk

[Stefan Roess]

Version v.0.5 - the Tarmac Terrors update has been released

DiRT Rally - The Road So Far...

https://www.youtube....h?v=ymX-88AvZYk


New:

Quote

• 12 new rally stages based at Baumholder in Germany
  
• Owners Club Online Events – A second DiRT Daily where you compete in your own car
  
• A second weekly event where we’ll be experimenting and throwing new challenges at you
  
• 5 new rally cars featuring new Group B RWD & Kit Car Classes
  
• Opel Kadett GT/E 16v
  
• Opel Manta 400
  
• Lancia 037 Evo 2
  
• Seat Ibiza Kitcar
  
• Peugeot 306 Maxi
  
• New calibration and options screens in “Advanced Wheel Settings”  (added in v.0.4.5)

Edited by Stefan Roess, Jul 02 2015 - 06:33 AM.

[DRAGON57]

Stefan-----are you satisfied with the way it's evolving? I haven't bought it yet but probably will soon. The content seems to be growing fairly quickly.