VirtuaIceMan 115 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 1. Install the game from CD-ROM.2. Install the 1.09 patch from here: http://www.patches-scrolls.de/patch/9193. Set compatibility mode on the Colin McRae Rally 2 shortcut to WindowsXP (doesn't matter which). If you don't, the game won't start at all.4. Test it works. You'll notice a window border around the game and a less-than-smooth framerate. Note: on my monitor for in-game resolution I can't use the maximum (stretched anyway) 2560x1440 resolution (as the game crashes setting it), so I go for 1920x1080 instead.5. To remove the border and get full framerate (lovely and smooth), either drop a modified DDRAW.dll file into the game folder, or use ACT on both game.exe and rally.exe with the fixes listed here (I prefer ACT as it's not using a potentially one day out-of-date DDRAW.dll): http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/post.php?topic=99477&post=1271915Issue: the opening videos (if they even displayed for you before, with a border) now will show black, just press Return twice to skip them.Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VirtuaIceMan 115 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 UPDATE: changes for ACT fixes (see link above rather than using the DDRAW.dll file) as follows:1. Remove the DXPrimaryEmulation tick and replace it with NoGDIHWAcceleration (you'll now see intro videos)2. Tick fix ForceSimpleWindow (to remove borders) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Porkhammer 78 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 @VirtuaIceMan would you provide a link for these ACT files you speak of, please? The link in your previous post just leads to some kind of forum, with about 5 and a half million topics. :/I'm not on Windows 8.1, but 7 Ultimate 64 bit... I'm still having low fps though. So the stuff you mention would be of great help. Thanks. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shadow118 18 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 @Porkhammer Did you try this? - http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/15755/colin-mcrae-rally-2-0-patching-the-game-for-modern-standards For me on Windows 10 it worked like a charm. Runs fullscreen (well, borderless) instead of that always visible window, supports widescreen with no stretching and runs 60 fps (in the windowed one it was noticeably under 30 fps) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Porkhammer 78 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Yes, I tried the silent patch. No difference in fps. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VirtuaIceMan 115 Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 I updated the BlitzBasic URL as it was changed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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