Renzatic on 14/5/2015 at 16:04

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Those aren't even the better stages in the game. I've raced a couple that can take upwards of 9 minutes to complete, and that's without the game adding time to the clock due to my constant screw ups.

Jason Moyer on 27/5/2015 at 02:27

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First content update and patch today. Still haven't incorporated the FFB fix or the physics tweaks, but their community manager said we should get them before next month's content update. On the plus side, apparently the ragdoll doesn't shake the wheel back and forth anymore if you're using a wheel for input.

DiRT Rally V.0.4
New – Added over 4,300 metres of rock otherwise known as Pikes Peak
New – Or old depending how you look at it, yes that’s right we’ve also added the mixed surface version of Pikes Peak too
New – Each route on Pikes Peak is available with a variety of weather conditions (Sunny\Rain\Overcast\Clear)
New – Hillclimb car class featuring the Peugeot 405 T16 Pikes Peak, the Peugeot 205 T16 Pikes Peak and the Audi Sport Quattro S1 Pikes Peak.
New – Hillclimb career mode and full support for Online Events and Leagues
New – Added a few tutorial messages and hints and tips to some menus and loading screens
New – Sent all our AI drivers back to rally school, turns out they were struggling to keep up with you guys so expect a bit more of a challenge from now on
New – Your changes in position are now shown on the event and championship standings
New – Added a message to let you know when you’ve been promoted or relegated in Championship mode
New – 13 new achievements for all you unlock and rub in your friends faces.
New – Added the ability to map clutch and gears for the following steering wheels: Logitech Driving Force EX, Logitech Driving Force GT, Logitech Driving Force Pro, Logitech MOMO Racing Wheel, Thrustmaster F430 Force Feedback Racing Wheel, Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience Racing Wheel, Thrustmaster RGT FF Pro, Microsoft Wireless Xbox 360 Racing Wheel
New – Added analogue handbrake support
Change – Engineer slots now unlock based on distance driven rather than spending your hard earned credits
Change – When using a wheel the ragdoll shake effect is now turned off
Change – Custom Events now use the full fat versions of the cars rather than the poor mans versions
Change – Improved our Steam error reporting, this won’t really change anything for you right now but it will help us in the future in particular with getting to the bottom of error 41 issues
Change – Made it clearer when you can’t afford a car
Change – Improved the messages which tell you what the different game modes are
Change – Custom events now tell you if a stage is a “Long” or “Sprint” (short) version
Change – Changed certain title headers in the leagues reward screens to make it clearer where you finished
Change – The weekly event is now six stages instead of four
Audio – Increased overall volume of game audio
Audio – Co-driver should now be clearer
Audio – Fixed volume issues of cockpit cameras not lowering in volume when changed in options.
Audio – Clearer audio feedback on skidding and locking
Audio – Fixed gear grind for stuck gears
Audio – Collisions should be more obvious
Audio – Landings should now sound better
Audio – New aero sound effects
Fix – If you’re using a H-Pattern with clutch setup, the game no longer shifts to neutral when contact with your kit is lost.
Fix – Turns out that sometimes the AI would overshoot the start line, we’ve had a word with them about it
Fix – Hand braking when using manual clutch now no longer locks all four wheels on the Ford Fiesta
Fix – Position indicators will now stop showing the incorrect information
Fix – Fixed a weird thing that would sometimes let you have more than one go at an online event (bet you’re gutted you didn’t notice that one)
Fix – Ever been caught in an infinite loop of disconnects and reconnects at the end of an online event? Yeah, we fixed that.
Audio – Increased overall volume of game audio
Audio – Co-driver should now be clearer
Audio – Fixed volume issues of cockpit cameras not lowering in volume when changed in options.
Audio – Clearer audio feedback on skidding and locking
Audio – Fixed gear grind for stuck gears
Audio – Collisions should be more obvious
Audio – Landings should now sound better
Audio – New aero sound effects
Car update – The Fiat 131 Abarth now has historically accurate rear lights
Car update – The Fiat 131 Abarth now features the Rallysport Development livery
Car update – The Ford Escort Mk II now features the Phil Collins’ livery
Car update – The Lancia Fulvia HF now features the Lancia livery.
Car update – The Peugeot 205 T16 Evo 2 now features the Peugeot Sport livery

Shadowcat on 2/7/2015 at 22:20

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The lack of a usable cockpit view would be a deal-breaker in my books.

Jason Moyer on 25/7/2015 at 06:25

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New blog entry: (https://www.dirtgame.com/uk/blog/4881)

The next update, due near the beginning of august, brings some FIA World Rallycross cars and stages. Even better, there are going to be some updates to the game along with the new content. Replays will be stored in RAM rather than continuously written to the HD, which should remove the stuttering SSD users are getting (I don't have it constantly but there are a few hitches on the longer stages). Punctured tires can now be replaced mid-stage with a time penalty (so you aren't hobbling along on 3 wheels). There will possibly be an update to allow the off-course timer to be disabled.

Most importantly, they'll be adding the option to remove the driver arms and/or wheel and adding more cockpit camera options in regards to the FOV! This should mean the full cockpit, non-dash camera will be usable again.

One of the RallyX drivers instagram'd a shot of his car from the menus of a beta build, so we can see some of the new cars coming soon. I had no idea these cars were pulling 600hp.

https://igcdn-photos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t51.2885-15/11421870_839948779414421_1628047895_n.jpg

henke on 28/3/2016 at 10:46

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Tried out the VR mode in this yesterday. Here's me driving the 80's BMW M3 on one of the Finland stages.

[video=youtube;V0KgK1BQlbU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0KgK1BQlbU[/video]

First off, the important stuff, namely the actual driving, is good. It's a lag and nausea free experience. But everything else is very rudimentary. Menus and the UI text are too tiny to be readable, and a lot of it is too far out in the edge of your view to even be visible. I kept trying to repair my car between races and I can't even tell if I managed to do that. And when you exit to the main menu the game leaves VR altogether and goes back to only displaying on the monitor. I'm hoping this gets improved VR support once the consumer version HMD's are out, because in it's current state, even though it's cool and all, you might be better off just playing the monitor version.