Dirt Rally 2.0

~>Dg<~ · 1 Mar 2019 at 22:25

the accelerator and brake are more important than steering on RWD. once you get it right its :cool:

Mr G · 2 Mar 2019 at 08:48

CDKeys has this now for £21.99 and tempted... what's it like with an Xbox controller, I prefer to drive with everything turned off?

Spikey · 2 Mar 2019 at 09:40

Mr G said:
CDKeys has this now for £21.99 and tempted... what's it like with an Xbox controller, I prefer to drive with everything turned off?

Good fun! Using one myself no issues at all.

Mr G · 2 Mar 2019 at 12:16

Spikey said:
Good fun! Using one myself no issues at all.

Now I'm tempted to get the base game… are you racing without any assists though, don't fancy splashing out on a wheel just yet?

What's the DLC plan for this game as I've seen no snow tracks, are there plans on splash out on a season pass?

Amatsubu · 2 Mar 2019 at 12:39

I'm without assists on DS4 and it's better than Rally 1, you can also tweak steering saturation and stuff. I played the previous game on an Xbox controller and it was nice but DS4 is just better.

S1 will add Monte Carlo, Sweden and Germany from DR1.

Spikey · 2 Mar 2019 at 12:49

Seen the Thrustmaster TMX for £129.99, worth it? I did have a G920 a few years back so not sure how they compare? I know the pedals aren't as good on the TMX from what I've seen.

Mr G · 2 Mar 2019 at 12:57

Amatsubu said:
I'm without assists on DS4 and it's better than Rally 1, you can also tweak steering saturation and stuff. I played the previous game on an Xbox controller and it was nice but DS4 is just better.

S1 will add Monte Carlo, Sweden and Germany from DR1.

Is this paid for content?

Spikey said:
Seen the Thrustmaster TMX for £129.99, worth it? I did have a G920 a few years back so not sure how they compare? I know the pedals aren't as good on the TMX from what I've seen.

Like the look of the G920 and I think the TMX is belt driven where as the Logitech is geared, both were a similar price at one point before Christmas.

Either would do the trick but not ready yet, got holiday coming up.

~>Dg<~ · 2 Mar 2019 at 13:10

id wait for a logitech g29 when on offer. you get gears and clutch over 2 pedals and no gearstick

Amatsubu · 2 Mar 2019 at 13:43

Mr G said:
Is this paid for content?

Yes. They're basically selling us updated stages from 1 again, which sucks but it is what it is. Better than not having them, I guess.

Spikey · 2 Mar 2019 at 13:58

~>Dg<~ said:
id wait for a logitech g29 when on offer. you get gears and clutch over 2 pedals and no gearstick

Thanks DG I’ll play the waiting game.

Mr G · 2 Mar 2019 at 14:32

Same here I think, the G29 was on offer for £129 at Curry's not so long ago?

markoboyo11 · 2 Mar 2019 at 15:06

Mr G said:
Same here I think, the G29 was on offer for £129 at Curry's not so long ago?

Was 99 quid at curries a couple year back when I got one.

~>Dg<~ · 2 Mar 2019 at 15:47

yeah around 120 quid when on offer but its hot at moment for driving games so wouldnt expect it dropping that low for a while again. anything under 150 is worth it anyway. decent wheel.

~>Dg<~ · 2 Mar 2019 at 21:16

if you want some mega fun go try the RS200 on el rodeo argentina. its so good

Brazo · 2 Mar 2019 at 23:49

Does this game offer the in game benchmark of the original? I can’t seem to find it in the menus?

Amatsubu · 3 Mar 2019 at 12:14

The RS200 is so much fun, especially in Argentina. I still don't enjoy the FWD cars too much, though.

I reinstalled DR1 to check how it compares and I'm surprised how good it still feels, the tracks are overall higher quality than in 2.0 IMO, except maybe Argentina. Greece is lovely. I'll keep both games installed for now, I think

Brazo · 3 Mar 2019 at 12:51

Amatsubu said:
The RS200 is so much fun, especially in Argentina. I still don't enjoy the FWD cars too much, though.

I reinstalled DR1 to check how it compares and I'm surprised how good it still feels, the tracks are overall higher quality than in 2.0 IMO, except maybe Argentina. Greece is lovely. I'll keep both games installed for now, I think

The cardboard cutout spectators from dr1 have gone though

~>Dg<~ · 3 Mar 2019 at 13:09

for those that struggle with bouncing on Argentina soften your suspension. generally short gears also.

Amatsubu · 4 Mar 2019 at 10:03

Well, had a run in Finland with a Subaru in Dirt Rally 1 and I might uninstall the game after all

The moon physics really get in the way now, cars are harder to control but that doesn't make the game more realistic. They're harder to control because the physics and weight of the cars are more off than in 2.0. It's a big difference. It just took a switch to the older game to notice the overrexagerated floatiness and lack of weight.

One of Polish Youtubers said Rally 1 is much more of a simulator than 2.0 and the only reason he gave was that cars are harder to control. I was like "are you serious?" I mean, I might be wrong but I'd say car behaviour and sense of weight are definitely better in 2.0.

~>Dg<~ · 4 Mar 2019 at 10:52

cars in dirt rally 1 were far too light. dirt rally 2.0 is on the whole far more realistic than any other rally game on this front. obviously if you have your wheel right and no issues.

mitsubishi evo is a thing of dreams on gravel but the lancia deltas extra 50 bhp just shreads it on time.

bagged a world record with group b on argentina yesterday and one thing morning before breakfast