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There are some offline-only modes though, such as Historic Championships and the Colin McRae events.
It is mostly online though, as Daily leaderboard challenges make up the bulk of the Career.
DiRT Rally 2.0 General Discussion
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It is mostly online though, as Daily leaderboard challenges make up the bulk of the Career.
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Always online is kind of a deal breaker. I hated those things.
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@PJTierney
Hi,
I've just installed DiRT Rally 2 again. Going to get back into the dailies, weeklies and monthly events along with a Friend on Playstation.
Anyway, I'm sure i've asked something like this before but I want to make sure to avoid getting into issues or getting banned.
I have Custom Liveries installed through Race Department and DeLivery. Can I do the Daily, Weekly and Monthly events while using them? I remember that in the actual multiplayer mode it is best not to but I forget If its ok in the Online Events.
I think you said before liveries are fine but I want to make sure to be safe. Last thing I want is to be banned or even worse get a VAC ban on my Steam account. 😊
Hi,
I've just installed DiRT Rally 2 again. Going to get back into the dailies, weeklies and monthly events along with a Friend on Playstation.
Anyway, I'm sure i've asked something like this before but I want to make sure to avoid getting into issues or getting banned.
I have Custom Liveries installed through Race Department and DeLivery. Can I do the Daily, Weekly and Monthly events while using them? I remember that in the actual multiplayer mode it is best not to but I forget If its ok in the Online Events.
I think you said before liveries are fine but I want to make sure to be safe. Last thing I want is to be banned or even worse get a VAC ban on my Steam account. 😊
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Looks like we may need to change the name of this sub-forum.
The official Dirt twitter account has changed it's name from @DIRTGame, it's now @EASportsRally
The official Dirt twitter account has changed it's name from @DIRTGame, it's now @EASportsRally
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Codemasters “Biggest AAA Game” is World Rally Championship Amid QA Troubles
Codemasters "Biggest AAA Game" is World Rally Championship Amid QA Troubles
Despite previous claims that Codemasters is committed to the DiRT series going forward, sources suggest that this is no longer the case.
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I am not happy.
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I can see the 'arcade' Dirt releases staying, as they really don't focus on rally anymore, as Dirt 5 highlighted, and unfortunately Dirt Rally getting canned for WRC doesn't surprise me at all. I think the first WRC release is going to be rocky, and not just for the QA issues, they have big boots to fill given what the current devs have done with the WRC series.Codemasters “Biggest AAA Game” is World Rally Championship Amid QA Troubles
Codemasters "Biggest AAA Game" is World Rally Championship Amid QA Troubles
Despite previous claims that Codemasters is committed to the DiRT series going forward, sources suggest that this is no longer the case.
I am not happy.
I would be interested to see if @PJTierney can throw any light on to it, but understand fully if he can't.
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Will be interesting to see where this all goes. The loss of the name would cap off some 15 years of this stuff
Under the impression that a hypothetical Dirt 6 isn't on the cards any time soon (or even at all), especially following Dirt 5 and the restructuring of Cheshire studio. And WRC is now a full time commitment for what is reportedly the Dirt Rally team at Southam. Not like Birmingham would be able to take it on. Kind of looks like this is it
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Oh well, no real loss from my perspective.
Serves it right for having a photo-mode without replays (no, I'm never going to drop this bugbear).
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I posted this a month ago when it happened. Caught you sleeping @Scaff or were you too focused already on the inevitable disaster that was to be GT7?Looks like we may need to change the name of this sub-forum.
The official Dirt twitter account has changed it's name from @DIRTGame, it's now @EASportsRally
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I always assumed that the next Dirt Rally game would be rebranded to take advantage of the WRC licence. I look forward to seeing how things have evolved since 2.0 (though not enough to pre order). It's a bit concerning to see CM lose some sense of their identity, even their older games on steam are now listed under the EA Sports brand.
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So, new weekly event, Monaco/R5, 6 stages. Quite a scruffy first stage with a couple spins (20+ secs on first) but managed to keep everything pointed the right way for the rest, I was very happy with the last run in particular... only to see this:
What's weird is that anytime there's been connection issues before (be it my end or there), I've not been able to load up either. Yet here I can load the leader-board just fine, minus the ghost of 17th that never was. After a few minutes I left it hoping it would fix itself, come back an hour and nada.
It's going to be a real kick in the teeth if I do end up losing that time, it's probably the best I've managed on an online event...
What's weird is that anytime there's been connection issues before (be it my end or there), I've not been able to load up either. Yet here I can load the leader-board just fine, minus the ghost of 17th that never was. After a few minutes I left it hoping it would fix itself, come back an hour and nada.
It's going to be a real kick in the teeth if I do end up losing that time, it's probably the best I've managed on an online event...
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Having a good time with Dirt 2.0 hadn't installed it on the PS5 until GT7 malaise set in. If the new licenced game is based on D2 it could be quite promising. It then becomes a case of waiting to see the release pattern... if they're going to milk the licence every year with F1 style reskins there is no point in early adopting, better to wait for sales.
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Pretty sure that annual releases will be a condition of the licence, I would be very surprised if it's not.
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But that's fine, if your not obsessed with Rally then just buy every other year and then there's no burnout and you get to witness bigger changes/improvements instead of smaller incremental steps. Win win
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A good strategy, but that might be thwarted by paying for stages and cars, let's see how they approach it when it drops. I do think it's a shame our favourite pass time is being monetized and ravaged by dubious capitalist practices. On the other hand the quality of games has never been better, and the cost to produce them has increased substantially.But that's fine, if your not obsessed with Rally then just buy every other year and then there's no burnout and you get to witness bigger changes/improvements instead of smaller incremental steps. Win win
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Given that there isn't really any DLC with the current WRC games under KT, (apart from a completely unnecessary few cars/career step up at launch via the deluxe package), I really hope CM/EA doesn't go down this dark route, in fact it would be outrageous if they did considering how much content you get with the KT games in the base package. It would not only look bad on their part but be absolutely blatant bad behaviour especially when compared to what we have had for the last 6-7 games.
I'm looking forward to see what CM produce but if I'm being honest I wish the series had stayed with KT, that way we would have probably had Dirt Rally 3 by now and the continued fantastic evolution of the WRC games.
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I wonder if (aka hope) the new model will be one super-solid base game like DR 2.0, but with yearly DLC for each new season.
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You know the answer!
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Having a hard time fixing understeer on older 4x4 cars like the quattro, delta etc.
I tried all setup ways and does almost nothing.
Also tried change how to drive it.
Even setting 70% power to rear, open central differential, front too,,negative camber on the front to help turn in, nothing works.
Firmer rear suspension too i tried.
When i watch real rally videos, they seem to power out of curves fine, with some oversteer and little understeer.
But in dr2, as soon as i hit the throttle it goes straight lol. Even if try to go easy on it.
It's a race car,seems it should turn even if under power somewhat lol.
Any clue?
Edit: i know that version of quattro was maybe prone to understeer more than earlier ones.
I tried all setup ways and does almost nothing.
Also tried change how to drive it.
Even setting 70% power to rear, open central differential, front too,,negative camber on the front to help turn in, nothing works.
Firmer rear suspension too i tried.
When i watch real rally videos, they seem to power out of curves fine, with some oversteer and little understeer.
But in dr2, as soon as i hit the throttle it goes straight lol. Even if try to go easy on it.
It's a race car,seems it should turn even if under power somewhat lol.
Any clue?
Edit: i know that version of quattro was maybe prone to understeer more than earlier ones.
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Those cars feel accurate in that they would tend to understeer in reality.
In game (as in reality) they need to be thrown into corners aggressively with left foot braking, using the weight shift to set the car sideways, then using the power to continue the slide out of the corner.
Once this clicks with you, go back and watch old videos of the same cars, you’ll find the characteristics are quite similar to how they’re modelled in game.
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Yep, 100% that. Group B cars were notorious for it (especially with more rudimentary transmission) and the Group A cars have to be driven aggressively to get the best out of them.
