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Get Your Rallying Trousers On, It's Time To Hit The DiRT! Today, DiRT Rally comes to consoles! Times will be beaten, cars will be smashed, controllers will be thrown at walls as Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players get to experience the frustration that PC players have been enjoying on Steam for almost a year. We have seen first-hand how Codemasters have developed this authentic and intense rally game into an instant future classic as a Steam Early Access title and now it's full release is hitting consoles! Meanwhile PC players aren't being left out, with a a 17GB update full of bug fixes and improvements being rolled out today, as well as the surprise release of Codemasters telemetry tool - CREST. Codemasters RaceNet Evaluation and Statistics Tool (CREST) allows you to compare your ghosts to the fastest time's ghost with some very detailed analysis. You can compare sector times, racing line, braking, acceleration, speed, and gear selection. You'll be able to view your laps with a top-down aerial view, to see what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong. Formula 1 level analysis for your DiRT times. Check out the full patch notes below: Game – A stock engineer team are now used in the Service area for Online Events to prevent some players gaining an advantage. This will also occur in Leagues depending on the settings used. UI Fix – Users are now instantly informed and moved onto the next run if they unfortunately Terminally damage their vehicle on the start line of a Hillclimb event. Achievement Fix – “I am the 5%” unlocking criteria has now been made clearer. Online Fix – When a player enters the pause menu, their vehicle will now instantly ghost. UI Fix – Controller disconnection message is now always showing on top of whichever screen you are on at that time. Game Fix – Solved an issue when the option to apply the first perk to your Crew Chief was not showing. AI Fix – In a Hillclimb event, the AI drivers will now place correctly if they Terminally Damage in their second run. Online – Players no longer receive a Clean Race / Appearance bonus if they retire from the event early. Game Fix – Fixed an issue where a player takes 2 joker laps in a row and then their 2ndJoker lap icon disappears due to the AI driver entering the Joker lap. Vehicles – The threshold for punctures has been increased, making the tyres more resistant to punctures on landings. Controls – Players can no longer accidently unbind ‘Gear Up’ and ‘Gear Down’ controls when re-assigning buttons if they have their preferential transmission set as Automatic. COMMUNITY – Car Damage – Car parts will no longer clip through the Lancia Stratos cockpit when damaged. COMMUNITY – Animations – Drivers are now shifting correctly when using either of the F2 Kit Cars. COMMUNITY – Online Event – Some cars reported by the community should no longer gain an increase in performance after damaging their car exhaust. COMMUNITY – Reset Lines – Some reset lines around the tight hairpins on the Monte carlo stage, Route de Turini, have been replaced. Audio – Co-driver calls issues for Sweden have been fixed and minor adjustments to other locations. Graphics – Corrected an issue where the wrong car kickup VFX was incorrectly being used after completing a stage in Greece. Graphics – Crowd members in Sweden are now correctly dressed at all times. Exploit – Possible shortcut on the German stage Flugzeugring has been removed. Exploit – Users should now no longer have a second try at a daily event after quitting out via ALT+F4. Graphics – Lighting issues should now be resolved when using a system with 3+ graphics cards in use.Controllers – After using a racing wheel with H pattern transmission in game, upon rebooting and using a controller, the title will now recognise the change and change the transmission type accordingly. Replays – Car reset points are now the same when viewing a replay as they are in game, removing the possibility of collision issues when watching a replay in slow motion. Game – Custom Events now use a stock Team of engineers in the service area at all times. Game – Hillclimb – AI drivers who terminally damage in their 2ndrun will now be correctly placed in the final results screen. Controller – Issue where the players controller will continuously rumble during the pre-race sequence for a rallycross event no longer occurs. Leaderboards – Players who use a non-standard character as the first letter of their driver name will now be shown correctly in an events leaderboard. Controls – Gear up/ Gear down can now be assigned controls when the user has set their transmission type to automatic. Languages – Russian and Brazilian Portuguese added.

DiRT Rally Console Preview With the clock counting down to the console release of DiRT Rally in April, Codemasters have thrown up a new video of their recent twitch stream, taking us through the ins-and-outs of the console version of DiRT Rally and answering - and swerving - questions from the community. The video lasting over 50 mins goes through a lot about the game, giving a detailed full run down of what those who purchase the game can expect. The early parts take us through how the game will begin with players in a Classic Mini and the new Rallycross 1600 Series, a tiny bit of information about the "very rear-engined" Alpine A110 and then some words of the legal challenges that were faced in regards to Sébastien Loeb's Pikes Peak monster, the Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak, and how it can only be kept to the modern tarmac version in the game; where we are then treated to some game footage of the car on said course. Console players are idiots... sorry what I mean to say is that the next topic discussed is the new advanced driving videos that are there for those who are new to rallying, or typically keep their racing on the black stuff. Some technical aspects are also confirmed with both consoles being 60fps -- PS4 is 1080p, with the Xbox One mostly being the same, but dynamically reducing to 900p if the occasion should arise in order to keep the frame rate up. Alongside the talk of the new trio of Colin McRae liveries that are coming and the start of the Q&A, we are catered to an Alpine being run on a snowy stage. Information that can be gleaned from the Q&A: Little chance of a livery editor due to the way the cars are built and the amount of work involved in bringing something like that to the game however they did mention that they "have potential thoughts how they can support this kind of stuff" Australia's chances of getting in the game are "on the list" but not at the front, just like places such as "New Zealand" and "Ireland" The Fanatec handbrake is seemingly supported as long as you have the Fanatec Base They have tweaked the Masters races to be slightly easier Group B cars are on the wishlist to come to Rallycross Console versions are essentially running High but with tweaks and optimisations (uhoh... what's that ominous glow?) There is no plan to add livery packs They are aware of the want for custom language Pace Notes however it's a tricky area Revamping the car classes in the career is something they will look at in the future but not with DiRT Rally Game feels good with a pad (Xbox One Rumble triggers support) Working on driver for newer AMD cards on Windows 10 Thrustmaster T100 supported on PS4 Cross-platform multiplayer of PS4 and Xbox One not with DiRT Rally S1600 only on Rally Cross stages DiRT Rally is out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 5th, 2016.

DiRT Rally New Console Content Codemasters have released a trailer for the console version of its incredible rally-sim DiRT Rally, showing the new additional content they will include on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 5th, 2016. Prepare to jump right into some rallycross by way of the new Classic Mini and Super 1600 Series at the start of the game, with the latter having three well-known hot-hatches amongst its ranks of the Opel Corsa, Renault Clio and Peugeot 207. Also included is the much loved Renault 5 Turbo, legendary Renault Alpine A110 and another Peugeot, the 208 T16 Pikes Peak. The New Cars Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak Renault 5 Turbo Renault Alpine A110 Opel Corsa Super 1600 Peugeot 207 S1600 Renault Clio S1600 Mini Classic Rally-Cross Besides that lot, a vintage full gravel surface Pikes-Peak hill climb is added too, giving players an even more extreme challenge than what is its tarmac covered modern equivalent today. If you're a bit wet behind the ears in regards to rallying, you can always have a watch of one, some or all of the 21 advanced rally driving guides that will be available -- and when the co-driver says "Don't cut!!" you bloody well better listen. The days of Colin McRae and Codemasters continue to shine on too, with 3 more of his classic liveries, including the iconic blue with fluorescent yellow Subaru Impreza (happy dance!) joining his already in the game Ford Focus edition. Console gamers pre-ordering the digital edition of DiRT Rally will receive both the Fully Loaded MINI Pack and the Fully Loaded Rallycross Pack, which unlocks the Mini Classic Rallycross. There is also a limited edition 'Legend Edition' and for the real die-hards, a Steelbook complete with Driver's Guide will be available in certain territories. Source: dirtgame.com Blog