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  1. http://blog.codemasters.com/community/06/the-dirt-roadbook-june-28-2019/

     

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    DiRT Rally 2.0 is a great-looking game, and one that aims to deliver a high performance across all platforms. Sadly however not all platforms have the same capabilities and sometimes compromises have to be made. A common point of feedback is the performance of the game on base-level Xbox One and PlayStation 4, where the resolution is lower than that’s achievable on Xbox One X, PS4 Pro and Steam. There’s been a bit of discussion about this on the forums but I felt it best to give the “lay of the land” and help clarify some things:

     

    • DiRT Rally 2.0 is designed to run at 60fps on console when driving (replays are 30fps).
      The driving experience is the most important part of the game and ensuring that is as smooth as possible is the game’s priority.
    • In order to achieve this the base consoles use dynamic resolution scaling (other games do this too), as they cannot always reliably hit 1080p/60fps while running DiRT Rally 2.0.
      This is especially notable on base Xbox One.
    • Sometimes in more complicated scenarios (like when there are lots of effects or complicated objects on the screen) this means the resolution will decrease in order to retain the framerate.
    • A 1080p/30fps option is not available as the performance of some physics elements are tied to the framerate, and locking that to 30 would cause additional issues.
    • As this is a core part of how the game functions, an update in the future is unlikely.

     

    On a related note some PS4 Pro users have reported seeing an improvement in visual quality after recent updates. The team has been in touch and it turns out there was a PS4 Pro performance update in Version 1.3 which wasn’t mentioned in the patch notes. In short, the PS4 Pro version of DiRT Rally 2.0 now runs at 1440p, instead of the 1080p of earlier versions. The Xbox One X version has been capable of running at 2160p (4K) since launch.

     


  2. Just a quick word on this and where we're at:

     

    • Season 4 has essentially ended now. There will be no more D+ Events once the current ones close.
    • The standard Events will continue.
    • There will be 3 Bonus Daily Challenges.
    • There will be 2 Bonus Weekly Challenges.
    • There will be 1 Bonus Monthly Challenge.

     

     

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  3. 38 minutes ago, DDastardlyUK said:

    It's been 6 months now without any sign of the promised DLC. Can we have an update please?

    http://blog.codemasters.com/dirt/01/dr2_mcrae_info/

     

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    I bought DiRT Rally 2.0 on Oculus, do I get the Colin McRae: FLAT OUT Pack?

    • Yes, however details are to be confirmed at a later date.
    • As a side-note, all DiRT Rally 2.0 Season content will be coming to Oculus at the same time as the Colin McRae: FLAT OUT pack.

     


  4. 2 hours ago, UnderclassGDfan said:

    So you now have 2 R5 clubs instead of two different? You not even let the current season finish in that class?

    Not cool.

     

    I mean, R5s are cool and so on, but come on, at least let the season finish...but what do I say, eh? You guys do what you want anyway...

    If the next DRChampionship are also R5s I get mad, @SkyRex 😩

    I'm looking to start the next one once Scotland is added.

    I think for this (since it'll be another multi-month Championship) I'll put some polls up so that people have a while to vote on a class 🙂 

     

    [edit] I've just looked at the running order. Only this round is R5, the rest are Group B 4WD.

    I'm guessing I set the wrong Class at the time I made these, as I did Standard and Expert at the same time 🙂 

     

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  5. 40 minutes ago, somethingthing said:

    Are the scenarios going to be something like he had a crash in the middle of a stage and you take over with a very damaged car or how will they play out?

    http://blog.codemasters.com/dirt/01/dr2_mcrae_info/

     

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    Some events see you starting stages with heavy damage, others require you to win, and some of the most difficult challenges in all of DiRT Rally 2.0 dare you to finish a stage above a set average speed. 

     

    We'll share more details on Scenarios soon 😉 

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  6. 19 minutes ago, tbtstt said:

    I could be wrong but, at this point in the games lifespan, I can't imagine the whole team are still working on DR2.0.

    This is an all new location as well, so it is going to require a significant amount of man hours. 

    Let's not forget the Scenarios, there's 40 of them and they are unlike anything else in the game right now. It's essentially a new game mode.

     

     

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