A good year for rally game fans..

[Ferry_vO]

Yesterday DiRT rally appeared on Steam which is still early access but looks promising: http://store.steampowered.com/app/310560/
Basically it's a Dirt game going back to the roots of the old Colin McRae rally series, so just rally stages, no gymkhana etc.

Sebastien Loeb Rally Evo will be released later this year: http://store.steampowered.com/app/355060

As will WRC 5!

[Ferry_vO]

DiRT Rally trailer:



Of course I had to get this game, as I always enjoyed the Colin McRae rally games and the DiRT series. Well, this is a totally different game.....

Let's just say I felt like an amateur after the first tests...... Lots of damage! I would compare this game more to the old Richard Burns Rally sim rather than the more recent DiRT games.

Still fun though, but more practice is definitely required!

Some in-game screenshots, only resized, maximum detail:

Ford Fiesta WRC in Monaco:





Lancia Delta S4 in Greece:

[Ferry_vO]

Ford Escort Cosworth in Wales:

[noddy]

The Rally Evo looks pretty good as well.

Great shots Ferry.

[Ferry_vO]

Thanks Noddy.

I've been experimenting with the rotation anlge on the G25 to get a better feel and a quicker reponse, and around 330 degrees the car responds quite well to input.

Two more screenshots; Lancia Stratos in Greece:



Ford Fiesta in Monaco:

[Daveroo]

Hi,,this is on my to get list for sure..i have a G27 wheel setup,is that what you meant when you said G25?..your wheel?...if so can the "rotation" be set ect in software?..or??

[Ferry_vO]

Dave, the G25 is the model that came before the G27. It came with a program called the Logitech gaming software profiler (You can also download it at the logitech website) which lets you set up the steering wheel.
Some games works great with the full motion (Like Project Cars and Assetto Corsa), others (Like all Codemasters' games) need to have the rotation limited, otherwise the steering becomes far too indirect to be useable. For an F1 or rallycar about 300 degrees should be plenty.

[Daveroo]

ahhh....now i understand why some of the driving games i had were so misserable to drive...thanks for this..i usually dont use the manufacturer profile things..like in FSX..using the CH products sortware has allways screwed up my computer...but maybe with this new one..i can do this sorta thing with out my pc puking it back out

[Ferry_vO]

The latest update added the Pikes Peak hillclimb and three classic PP cars; the Audi Quattro and the Peugeots 205 and 405. Full asphalt or mixed gravel/asphalt, different times of day and weather conditions available.
Lots of fun, trying to beat the ten minute mark!

[Ferry_vO]

The next update is out!:

Month three of DiRT Rally and our next big update is now live. Version v.0.5 - more commonly known as the Tarmac Terrors update - has now been added to DiRT Rally; it’s fast paced, technical and is going to require all your focus. Here’s the full run down of what you can expect in this month’s update.

New

• 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)

http://steamcommunity.com/games/3105...31267423624352

[wombat666]

Have just started back with 'Simming' in general and started this one up after a rather large update downloaded.
Getting better all the time, even if I do keep rolling the 'Pikes Peak Pug' into a ball far more times than I'll admit too.
I decided to invest in a new monitor, the BenQ XL2730, running 2560x1440 at 144HZ the detail in this WIP is outstanding.
Great selection of cars and events so far.

[Ferry_vO]

Official Rallycross licence added!

Three cars, two tracks for now.

[eddie]

wombat and Ferry, this looks like the direction Project Cars 2 is heading in!! http://www.wmdportal.com/projects/project-cars-2/

[Ferry_vO]

We'll see Eddie, maybe I'll buy into pCars2 as well. Enjoyed the first experience.

[wombat666]

The situation with pCars2 is pretty fluid at this time, as usual, most of the ideas proposed are sound while the lunatic fringe continue to come up with suggestions that would just not work.
I've given it plenty of thought and buying in at a middle level is probably sensible (around A$250.00) as the upper levels are rather higher than I care to consider.
However, one should never say never.

[eddie]

I got in on the lowest level Wombat, wasn't exactly sure what I was getting into! I got burned pretty bad jumping into Roberts "Star Citizen" crap, and didn't want to go that route again. So being a bit cautious this time around. Wanted to get in the first Project Cars beta, but heard about it too late.

[Ferry_vO]

Two more updates for Dirt Rally, the first added one more rallycross trac kand a few more cars, the latest one added the Finland Rally and two new cars, the Subaru Impreza and the Ford Focus.
More details here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/3105...61965595256027
Dirt Rally is on sale until October 5th if you are interested!

Got to practice those big jumps more....: