The DiRT 3 Clubhouse!

[SpookyWillow]

try a diff file type.

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was that the linked attachment? if thats suppose to be higher graphic settings than ultra then why do i get more fps using that config?

 

[_JP_]

Hi fellow rally drivers. I just want to say I tried the game today. And I almost fell to my knees when I heard the sound of the cars. I freakin' love it!
Can't say much about car control or graphics, because I tried it on a PS3 used for demos (controller = s*!t), but still. The sound...it was astoundingly realistic, and this coming from a guy that already heard just about every car in that game.
I want it....but I apparently need a computer/speakers good for it too.

 

[Black Panther]

My vehicle goes automatically into a lower gear when approaching a bend or a hair-pin

huh? Didn't happen in Dirt 2..

 

[erocker]

My vehicle goes automatically into a lower gear when approaching a bend or a hair-pin

huh? Didn't happen in Dirt 2..

Are you playing on the hardest setting? You should as that is the default setting in Dirt 2.

 

[Black Panther]

Are you playing on the hardest setting? You should as that is the default setting in Dirt 2.

Oh thanks, I was a bit wary and playing on the mid-setting.

I hope the hardest setting also removes that annoying green line in the middle of the road though...

 

[cheesy999]

Are you playing on the hardest setting? You should as that is the default setting in Dirt 2.

i can only do it on the second to hardest

 

[erocker]

I hope the hardest setting also removes that annoying green line in the middle of the road though...

Indeed it does.

 

[cheesy999]

Indeed it does.

anyone notice the green line isn't always the fastest route even though its sopposed to be the 'racing line'

 

[Bo$$]

anyone notice the green line isn't always the fastest route even though its sopposed to be the 'racing line'

this is RALLY, there is no racing line, just the way that you enter the corner at insane speed and somehow manage to survive it...

 

[cheesy999]

this is RALLY, there is no racing line, just the way that you enter the corner at insane speed and somehow manage to survive it...

agreed, fastest way round the track is without using the brakes

 

[cadaveca]

anyone notice the green line isn't always the fastest route even though its sopposed to be the 'racing line'

I said that after the first few corners, when I played.

 

[cheesy999]

I said that after the first few corners, when I played.

their wrong in every game though, i haven't ever played a game with them turned on as it irritates me so much, and i've been playing racing games since the original gran turisimo and sega rally (which didn't have them)

 

[erocker]

Huh! Dirt 3 on Steam is currently updating with a 650mb file.

*I think it is for DLC. I also heard it mentioned that all proceeds from the DLC with go to the Colin McRae Vision charity.

**No wait.. http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1912407 FIXES.

 

[cadaveca]

One for Easy here, maybe:

• Fixed an occasional loading screen hang which could leave the player with a black screen.

 

[erocker]

One for Easy here, maybe:

Lol, I just got the black screen after the patch! It ran perfect before the patch...

 

[cadaveca]

use the STEAM "verify" on the game files. Also make sure GFWL is up to date.

 

[Easy Rhino]

lmfao! codenoobs!

edit: updating now...we shall see...

edit 2: still crashes lmao!

 

[erocker]

use the STEAM "verify" on the game files. Also make sure GFWL is up to date.

Just needed to restart. When I started the game it updated GFWL. When will they just ditch that horrible program?

 

[cadaveca]

Just needed to restart. When I started the game it updated GFWL. When will they just ditch that horrible program?

Heck, there are free cars available via GFWL, even.

That says to me...not any time soon.

 

[b82rez]

I really hope this update fixes my issue. (the notes says it does, so fingers crossed)

 

[DaveK]

Got the game on Wednesday, finished up the main DiRT Tour today and all the Gymkhana missions, just have to do the World Tours now. Overall, it's a very good game. It's better than the second one. Here's my 2 cents, keep in mind the pros are only a few standout things I liked, there's a bunch of other good things I probably forgot and I play with all assists off.

Pros:
-Less Ken Block. In DiRT 2 he was literally all over the game and was the superstar in almost all forms of racing always coming first. In this game, his name rarely pops up in anything other than Gymkhana.

-More Rally. Though there is buggies, trucks and Gymkhana, rally makes up for about 60% of the game.

-Better Soundtrack. I hated the last one, it was pretty much all indie crap with only one song by The Prodigy. This one has a bit more rock and some dance/electronic thrown. I also liked that some Run DMC is in there.

-Dirt/Snow Buildup. Self explanatory really, I like how the dirt/snow builds up on the cars over the course of a race.

-Night Racing. This is where it gets fun, you literally can't see anything other than the beam of your headlights and your tail lights.

-Blow-off Valves. Besides liking the noise of a BOV, one thing I noticed in DiRT 3 is that they all sound different, I thought that was a neat little touch.

-Online. Party modes are fun, but that's all I've really played. The rest is the typical online you expect.

Cons:
-Inconsistent Difficulty. Sometimes I'll win races by 10 seconds, others I'll have a hard time reaching the podium and that's with the difficulty set to 2 of 6.

-Monster Energy/DC Shoes. The branding is everywhere, don't get me wrong I love Monster, but the brand placement is too much. As far as I know both companies don't have much appearance in real world rallying other than Ken Block on the Monster WRT, where he's sponsored by them and DC Shoes.

-Car Liveries. Probably a result from my last point, but the brand names try glorifying rally even though it doesn't need it. Even though classic cars like the RS200 are in it, expect to see it plastered in Monster, Rockstar or DC Shoes paint jobs. Like the classic 90's Scooby? You won't find the paint job to match.

-Commentators. They are annoying and you can't turn them off.

-Replays. You can't save them, other than the 30 second YouTube upload feature which didn't work for me.

-Tires. I lose them a little too often...

-Snow Grip. The car never goes out of control, it handles too well for my liking. I was looking forward to the cars sliding all over the place.

-No Playlist. I can't see what song is playing or turn off the songs I hate, like the song from Young Guns. Bad enough I had to see them live, I don't want them tainting my games.

 

[cadaveca]

In regards to DC shoes, and rally racing...check the DC shoes site...they dump a TONNE of marketing money into "X-Games" sort of rally driving, icluding supproting drivers and teams, as well as promotional videos and such. Because of this, thier place in this game is very apt, and I'd be dissappointed if thier presence wasn't as strong as it is.

Same with Monster Energy Drink branding...both brands are all over the "pro circuit", so thier presence seems fitting, as today, if you go to any real-life event, you WILL see both companies there, too.

IF Monster and DC Shoes are the major contributors to Dirt3, then they can be all over, if they want, as to me, thier dollars in advertizing is what keeps these things alive in the first place.

here's the DC Auto website:

http://auto.dcshoes.com/


Oh look, Dirt3 all over the page.

 

[Easy Rhino]

looks like after validating files on steam from the update all is well...for now...

 

[DaveK]

In regards to DC shoes, and rally racing...check the DC shoes site...they dump a TONNE of marketing money into "X-Games" sort of rally driving, icluding supproting drivers and teams, as well as promotional videos and such. Because of this, thier place in this game is very apt, and I'd be dissappointed if thier presence wasn't as strong as it is.

Same with Monster Energy Drink branding...both brands are all over the "pro circuit", so thier presence seems fitting, as today, if you go to any real-life event, you WILL see both companies there, too.

IF Monster and DC Shoes are the major contributors to Dirt3, then they can be all over, if they want, as to me, thier dollars in advertizing is what keeps these things alive in the first place.

Well X-Games means nothing to me, I don't know if it's just an American thing or not but it doesn't have any presence where I am, so that would be why I don't associate DC Shoes with rallying other than sponsoring Ken Block, being behind his Gymkhana videos and selling Ken Block Teamworks apparel.

I'm just thinking in terms of the original DiRT. It was just plain and simple rally before one companies branding is slapped on everything. I can understand if they paid to contribute to the game, but at what cost? A game has just turned into what is essentially a playable ad.

 

[cadaveca]

I don't mind advertizing in games, as long as it's fitting to the genre of game.

Like, those companies sponsor rally events and such, so to me, is fitting. Now, if we had ads for "Leggs Pantyhose" in Dirt3, I'd agree with you.

I jsut resign myself to looking at it this way:

Without the deals that made those companies have such a large presence in the game, the game would be a far different beast than what it is now. Colin McCrae started teh CodeMaster's Rally Driving games, and he's gone now, so they found replacements. They've even gone and made "tribute" cars and races for Colin's legacy in both the games, and in rally driving, so while they are new adn "fancy", they still hold the roots they've grown from close to thier heart.

the original Dirt, to me, was very dissappointing, because the orginal games, Colin Mcrae Racing, were far more rally-oriented than what we have today. I was expecting a bit more towards that side of things, and instead, got more rally events. It's a mid-point, and maybe the next iteration will be more to the style you and I BOTH seem to want. I just don't care about the skins on the vehicles and ads in game, so much.

Oh, and I still play Richard Burns Rally.