DiRT 3

Post by **Bull** » Sat May 14, 2011 4:32 pm

Dunno if anyones looking at buying it, but I will no doubt be picking it up. Had quite a lot of fun in the Multiplayer side of DiRT 2 so hopefully if a few people here grab it we could get another rally going

Sidewinder · Post by **Sidewinder** » Sun May 15, 2011 8:34 am

$80 at Mighty ape atm!

Post by **Bull** » Sun May 15, 2011 6:39 pm

Its only $39.99 on Steam (USD), works out to around 60$ NZD, plus the bandwidth needed to download it

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:57 pm

I'm still loving every sec of Dirt2..ordered no3 for sure

SCORPION · Post by **SCORPION** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:13 pm

Get my copy of dirt3 2morrow can't wait 4 pc hopefully I can get my g27 to work as I couldn't get it to work on shift unleashed

Post by **Bull** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:26 pm

SCORPION wrote:Get my copy of dirt3 2morrow can't wait 4 pc hopefully I can get my g27 to work as I couldn't get it to work on shift unleashed

I will probably be using controller though, its still an arcade game after all. Be keen for a few laps tomorrow night if anyone else has it - will be on TS

Post by **Blenderer** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:25 pm

Wish my PC would handle it as I would get it straight away as it looks really good. Looks as though I'll be getting the PS3 version instead.

Post by **Bull** » Thu May 26, 2011 5:24 pm

Blenderer wrote:Wish my PC would handle it as I would get it straight away as it looks really good. Looks as though I'll be getting the PS3 version instead.

Its not that demanding PC Wise tbh Blendy, better then a lot of other games on the market atm

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:27 pm

such a pity the game wont run, ah well still got Dirt2 i spose

2LO · Post by **2LO** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:44 pm

Sulley wrote:such a pity the game wont run, ah well still got Dirt2 i spose

Tempted to get it for a different type of game compared to rest of the ones I have.. How much is it?

steve · Post by **steve** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:34 pm

After playing for a few hours

Very Arcady driving wise . graphics wise is good have to play advanced settings otherwise its to easy The logitech was easy to set up and is reasonably responsive ... Think this game will be a thrash and stash

May try Controller tomorrow..

Post by **Bull** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:03 am

steve wrote:After playing for a few hours Very Arcady driving wise . graphics wise is good have to play advanced settings otherwise its to easy The logitech was easy to set up and is reasonably responsive ... Think this game will be a thrash and stash

May try Controller tomorrow..

I personally think it is a great combination between Sim & arcade - its easy to pick up and go, tracks are a bit more forgiving then RBR, but you still need to have good car control and consistency to get a good time and the car does relatively feel like a car .... Almost on par with GT5 for driving physics tbh (I considered GT5 a Hardcore Arcade game though

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Multiplayer is great Steve - its a lot more challenging then the SP and a great experience

Sulley · Post by **Sulley** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:39 am

got it working, combo of driver update and starting as administrator...
Quick go last nite, feels different to dirt2 but good, looks to be good fun

steve · Post by **steve** » Fri May 27, 2011 8:57 am

Bull wrote:
steve wrote:After playing for a few hours Very Arcady driving wise . graphics wise is good have to play advanced settings otherwise its to easy The logitech was easy to set up and is reasonably responsive ... Think this game will be a thrash and stash

May try Controller tomorrow..
I personally think it is a great combination between Sim & arcade - its easy to pick up and go, tracks are a bit more forgiving then RBR, but you still need to have good car control and consistency to get a good time and the car does relatively feel like a car .... Almost on par with GT5 for driving physics tbh (I considered GT5 a Hardcore Arcade game though )

Multiplayer is great Steve - its a lot more challenging then the SP and a great experience

Toatally agree Bull very easy to jump on and just go and with the logi very easy to drive

And the damage physics are pretty cool to Will Possibly try online tonight and give that a blast... And i havnt played GT5 how lame is that :/.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Fri May 27, 2011 2:57 pm

It took me about 5 hours to install! I have it installed finally but need to sort out Windows Live before I can jump on. Should be around tonight though.

Post by **Bull** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:23 pm

Will be on tonight for some MP

Post by **Bull** » Sat May 28, 2011 4:08 pm

A Couple of vids of a 2x stages I did, first time in Trailblazer cars (Pikes Peak type) and on those courses/stages.

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Sat May 28, 2011 11:27 pm

Anyone having problems with the graphics in this game?
I have reinstalled the game twice and still have the same issues.
The hardware is more than capable of running it but at the moment it is crap.
It seems others are having the same issues too. Below is exactly what I'm getting.

steve · Post by **steve** » Sun May 29, 2011 10:32 am

Growler wrote:Anyone having problems with the graphics in this game?
I have reinstalled the game twice and still have the same issues.
The hardware is more than capable of running it but at the moment it is crap.
It seems others are having the same issues too. Below is exactly what I'm getting.

Hmm that dont look good at all ... Lateset Graphics drivers perhaps or problem with the directX possibly check that also..

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Sun May 29, 2011 12:53 pm

steve wrote:
Growler wrote:Anyone having problems with the graphics in this game?
I have reinstalled the game twice and still have the same issues.
The hardware is more than capable of running it but at the moment it is crap.
It seems others are having the same issues too. Below is exactly what I'm getting.

Hmm that dont look good at all ... Lateset Graphics drivers perhaps or problem with the directX possibly check that also..

Graphics card drivers are up to date. How would I check if I have a directx issue?
I have changed a line in the hardware settings to force it to run dx9 but that didn't help.

steve · Post by **steve** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:29 pm

There will be a Dx setup install on the disk but this should have installed the appropriate drivers while installing the game .. You can also find them at the microsoft download page.. But from your video it looks like The Graphics card may be having an issue with the game .. If you have An AMD system may i suggest running AMD fusion as this disables all the Garbage that steals all the resources for stuff we dont use.. I have a resonably over powered pc and i find i still require this program to run games efficiantly..

Ps hole burning is generally due to faulty ram on the card...

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:39 pm

The card is about 6 months old and is a GTX460 overclocked edition.

steve · Post by **steve** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:40 pm

shouldnt have any issues with tht :/ win 7 64 bit i pressume also..

Growler · Post by **Growler** » Sun May 29, 2011 1:58 pm

steve wrote:shouldnt have any issues with tht :/ win 7 64 bit i pressume also..

I'm running XP at the moment. Will be going with Win 7 with the new rebuild.

Post by **Bull** » Sun May 29, 2011 3:48 pm

Wear your sunglasses when racing

Have you checked the nVidia forums as well? Quite often Ive found fixes for games or workarounds on the ATI Site for my card.

Also took a video of the "Gymkhana" race mode on DiRT 3. Its a bit wanky like the real thing but is a blast stringing "Tricks" together and getting good scores etc

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