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DiRT Rally is available on Steam Early Access
- Thread starter crimsonheadGCN
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I'm stuck at the Uni all day, can you post impressions?I'll be forever grateful.
I won't be home until like 8:30PM EDT so it will take a while lol.
;_;
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
There is someone streaming this right now: http://steamcommunity.com/broadcast/watch/76561198165573790
diggmcbadass
Member
I only get a missing executable message after getting it on Steam. From the forums, it seems like this is a common error. Don't know how people are actually playing it yet.
Edit: seems to be downloading patch now.
Edit 2: Yep, that got me an exe file that starts at least. Will be back with impressions later.
Edit: seems to be downloading patch now.
Edit 2: Yep, that got me an exe file that starts at least. Will be back with impressions later.
Scaramanger
Member
I've just downloaded it but it doesn't work. Seems like some kind of mess up with the uploaded files but looking at the steam forums everyone's getting the same 'no exe' message.
Damn
Damn
Sat waiting for someone to go live on the Twitch game page
I won't be home until 18:30 BST and no doubt it'll take a few hours for me to download it ;_;
I won't be home until 18:30 BST and no doubt it'll take a few hours for me to download it ;_;
No XBone controller? That's gotta be a mistake, right?
TJP
Member
This is great news as it may signal a new Codemasters if the RBR comparisons are indeed true. I won't be shocked if this is better than either the WRC game or the Loeb rally game.
'Tis a shame it's running the Grid: Autosport engine rather than the F1 2015 version of the EGO engine - it'll still be a looker though despite what the lads from Eurogamer say in the YT video.
'Tis a shame it's running the Grid: Autosport engine rather than the F1 2015 version of the EGO engine - it'll still be a looker though despite what the lads from Eurogamer say in the YT video.
He's playing with a keyboard, ewwwww.
Madrugador
Member
Damn, he's playing with his keyboard.
Haha, I opened the link, saw him assigning controls and closed it!
Go ahead! Looking forward to seeing how it plays with a wheel in real time.
drotahorror
Member
Will post some impressions and screenshots in like 30.
catapult37
Member
I'd love for that to be true, but Codemasters really seems to be on the ropes these days. Pure speculation here, but this early access move seems like a way to keep development floating on what would have been DiRT 4.
The one thing that gives me hope is that it IS on the old engine. We know they were working on 4, and it's been long enough ago that it seems unlikely it wouldn't have targeted a new-gen engine. So maybe there is still a DiRT 4 in the future, but I'd wager its existence very much depends on the success of DiRT Rally.
I just wonder who they thought their audience was with that cynical dudebro bullshit.
Was there ever a single person who would have not bought the previous games if they didn't have those fucking awful drift events in them? Or someone who said "Wait, there's not some edgy announcer that interrupts the game every 2 minutes with his inane bullshit market-researched Xtreme comments, fuck this game!"
Was there ever a single person who would have not bought the previous games if they didn't have those fucking awful drift events in them? Or someone who said "Wait, there's not some edgy announcer that interrupts the game every 2 minutes with his inane bullshit market-researched Xtreme comments, fuck this game!"
Phanatic8390
Member
I bought RBR to get my rally fix but never could be bothered to go through the hassle of patching and modding it up. This amazing news, a proper Sim rally racer could really do well. Its certainly a gap in the Sim racing market which looking at AC and Pcars has some interest these days.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
I am really surprised that Codemasters didn't give any Twitch streamers keys early on, so that they would be streaming it at release.
catapult37
Member
I think this is Dirt 4 -- or rather, what became of it. The game has been in development for at least ~10 months and Codemasters teased Dirt 4 ~eight months ago.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Cool, it sounds like a few GAF'ers have already bought it. If impressions are good then I could see myself buying this even in early access, like today. The feature list sounds like exactly what the fans wanted for Dirt 4, and I'd like to support that kind of community respect from Codemasters.
On steam or on Twitch? Steam streaming is kinda bad when I'm at work.
It will be a nice add to my Dirt Library with many hours invested I hope!
None of those games are installed, where have you been?!
TheAdmiester
Member
Xbox 360 controller support = XInput support = XB1 controller support.
If it doesn't explicitly support it, it'll detect it as a 360 pad and work anyway.
diggmcbadass
Member
I did a fast run and it's really promising. The handling certainly feels realistic, although I have never driven a rally car. The game flat out starts by having you set which assists you are to use, which a lot better than the way Dirt 3 made you hunt down all of it in a menu after you started the game.
Also, the best thing about the whole game is how there are no Codemasters fancy animated menus in sight, so you'll get an average of 10 minutes more out of any play session.
It feels like a driving game that I want to spend time to get good at.
Also, the best thing about the whole game is how there are no Codemasters fancy animated menus in sight, so you'll get an average of 10 minutes more out of any play session.
It feels like a driving game that I want to spend time to get good at.
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
Best news for a Monday. Love the DiRT series, definitely grabbing this today.
None of those games are installed, where have you been?!
Hehe, I already finished them all my good man! I even recently replayed Dirt 3 Complete Edition since I never had the chance to play some of the cars and tracks from it.
If someone will be stopping by on Twitch, put the link in here, I might take a look.
drotahorror
Member
That is a massive positive straight up.
The game is in early access which means they still have months of work left to do on it. Codemasters is not a big studio (they keep laying off people) so it's not like they could be working on two games at the same time.
Nyteshade517
Member
Dudebro Navigator VA DLC - $9.99...I'm kidding
To clarify, I'm not ruling out the possibility that a game with the title of "Dirt 4" will come later, just theorising that the Dirt 4 Codemasters teased has since transmogrified into Rally.
TylerDurden4321
Member
That tire dig-in from braking or wheelspinning leads to more friction/grip makes me kinda excited.
But I wanna know something about FFB-wheel feel from someone wheel-experienced here on gaf before I buy.
But I wanna know something about FFB-wheel feel from someone wheel-experienced here on gaf before I buy.
TheAdmiester
Member
It seems like it might be a bit of a beast this time around. Recommended cards are a R9 290 and a GTX780.
zombieshavebrains
I have not used cocaine
Watch the gameplay vid for some stuff about Dirt 4 vs Dirt Rally.
Btw Dirt 4's early access was teased months ago during the last round of layoff
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-09-layoffs-hit-f1-and-dirt-developer-codemasters
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-09-layoffs-hit-f1-and-dirt-developer-codemasters
Bugger... This game seems to have everything i always wanted in a Dirt (or Codemasters) game. No fancy menus that take ages to navigate, none of that dudebro stuff, no gymkhana and focus on pure rally. And now that it's out, i can't play it since it's not on console (my laptop will most probably not be powerful enough for this game).
cleveridea
Member
Is this a full scale release? Surprised at both this news & the price, seems low