VR Performance FAQ
Hello everyone. Please see below for answers to common questions surrounding VR support for DiRT Rally 2.0, along with a guide to help players improve the feature's performance on their system. Frequently-Asked Questions Is DiRT Rally 2.0 the same on Steam and Oculus? DiRT Rally 2.0 on the Oculus Store stand-alone version of the game, and is not included with purchase of the game on Steam. The Oculus version provides native support to Oculus devices through the Oculus SDK. The Steam version uses the SteamVR platform to support VR devices. Can I play with Steam players while using the Oculus version, and vice-versa? All versions of DiRT Rally 2.0 provide support for cross-platform asynchronus play (which players can opt out of in their game settings). This includes Leaderboards, Clubs and Community Challenges. Synchronous (as in PvP) Multiplayer is platform-specific. Steam players cannot join Oculus Lobbies, Xbox players cannot join PlayStation Lobbies etc. Does the Oculus version have DLC? The Oculus version contains the same base-game content as other platforms. Post-release DLC content that was available on other platforms will come to Oculus at a later date. Free content (like the DirtFish location and liveries) are available on Oculus at the same time as other platforms. Does the Oculus version have exclusive content? A number of cars feature an exclusive, Oculus-themed livery on the Oculus version. Additional Daily, Weekly and Monthly Community Challenges are available in My Team, exclusive to Oculus players. Will VR come to PlayStation? There are no plans to implement PlayStation VR support for DiRT Rally 2.0. Does DiRT Rally 2.0 Support Windows Mixed Reality headsets? DiRT Rally 2.0 does not natively support WMR headsets, however they may still potentially work through Steam VR. If you're using a WMR headset through Steam VR, smooth performance is not guaranteed. Recommended Settings Based on our tests, these are the settings we recommend to give the best performance boost: Ambient Occlusion: Off Ground Cover: Off Shader: Low Screenspace Reflections: Off Anti-Aliasing: Off Initial Performance (graphics preset; Medium): 60-67 FPS Results after Recommended Settings: Over 90 FPS+ - Medium graphics preset plus all of the above changes. Slightly under 90FPS - Medium graphics preset plus all of the above changes, Shader Detail on High For reference, here was our PC build with which we tested each setting: GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k, 4.0 GHz Version: Steam (using Oculus headset) Depending on your hardware, PC build & peripherals, and their settings, performance may differ so please experiment with these settings until you find what works best for you. Conclusions These are what we consider high performance savers. Lowering these settings will significantly increase performance (in order of impact): Shaders: Low Anti-Aliasing: Off/CMAA Crowds: Low/Off Ambient Occlusion off Trees, Bloom, Light Streaks, Godrays (These help a lot in areas dense with trees) Shadows: Off (or as low as possible) Ground Cover: Off Screenspace Reflections: Off, lower overall reflections settings too will help. We recommend not using Multisampling (or lower values), it is costly in VR. Supersampling methods from SteamVR would be more beneficial if you can run them. These are low performance savers and won't make much difference if you're using them under Medium, but lowering them all may save a few frames: Vehicle Details (Note: Ultra Low removes drivers and other elements, so use it if nothing else is working for you) Texture Detail Track Night Lighting Objects Chromatic Aberration, Lens Dust Anisotropic Filtering (performance gain is negligible compared to High) With our Recommended Settings and some minor tweaks, performance on Steam should be similar to that of Oculus. We increased our framerate from 60-67 FPS up to 90 FPS+ with the Recommended Settings, using the GTX 1060 in our reference build. If you have a higher-end graphics card you may be able get similar performance with Shader Details set to High and other settings on Low/Off. So long as you don’t increase Multisampling, and ensure you play in Windowed Mode on a reasonable resolution, you should see notable performance gains. VR gameplay will sync to 45 FPS if it drops below 90 FPS, so it's important to keep it the framerate high for a smooth experience. Other Notes On Steam DiRT Rally 2.0 will try to run normal setting configs, typically in fullscreen on higher presets by default. Fullscreen isn't recommended as it can cause issues with performance (upping resolution) and stretch UI elements. We're working on a fix for this in a future update; a workaround for now is to disable fullscreen in the hardware settings: C:\Users\ YOUR NAME HERE \Documents\My Games\DiRT Rally 2.0\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml ‘ fullscreen="0” ‘ You can also change the resolution here; another quick way is to change these settings in the flatscreen mode before going into VR. Incase you didn't know, in the Gameplay settings (which can also be accessed via the pause menu) there is a tab for VR Comfort. This contains options for the following: Enable all Views Enable Right Stick Camera Control Enable Looking Back Enable Locked Orientation Enable Motion Blur Full View During Crashes Known Issues The following is a (non-exhaustive) list of known issues with VR: 4x MSAA and higher, combined with Shader Detail set to Low, causing outline effect on trees. Ambient Occlusion set to Low causing shadowy effects on nearby objects. DiRT Rally 2.0 automatically running in VR mode if you have any VR peripherals (including sensors) connected while SteamVR is installed. (This is set to be resolved in version 1.8) Vive HMD resets position slightly behind head. Text being hard to read in SteamVR Pause screens. There are more known issues than this, however many are too minor to post here. As always the team is actively reading the forums to see how you're all getting on with the game.How to create and join Clubs
Hi everyone! Here is a full guide on how to create a Club in DiRT Rally 2.0 and create your own Championships. Joining, Creating and Managing DiRT Rally 2.0 Clubs Creating a Club Managing Club Members Creating Championships Viewing Championships Looking for Clubs Join the official DiRT club! We’ve already created a club of our own for you all to join, come race against us and beat our times! Official DiRT: https://dirtrally2.com/clubs/club/179040FPS & Stuttering (PC, non-VR)
Over the last while we've seen issues where players on Steam report stuttering and general FPS issues, and after investigating it a bit further we wanted to put together a short guide to help with this. WARNING: Change these settings at your own risk and use common sense before committing to them. Some changes as some may adversely affect your playing experience. Please also note that any graphics card setting changes will affect all of your games and not just DiRT Rally 2.0. Windows PC users: Disable Game Bar in Windows Settings. Disable "Steam overlay while in-game" in Steam settings. Make sure "Compatability Mode" is disabled on the .exe file for DiRT Rally 2.0. Enable Vsync and verify that the Frame Rate setting is at 60hz. If you're using an NVIDIA graphics card: In NVIDIA GeForce experience settings: Disable in-game overlay. In NVIDIA Control Panel > Configure Surround > PhysX: Select your graphics card in PhysX. In Manage 3D Settings: Find DiRT Rally 2.0 in programs (most likely under Steam) > [Add] In the settings for the program select the following: . CUDA - GPUs: [Use these GPUS] > Choose your graphics card model. . Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames: 1 . Power Management mode: Prefer Maximum Performance . [Apply] In-game: Graphics: Set [Crowd] to anything below [Ultra]. Ensure that multisampling is set to an appropriate setting for your PC spec. Additional tips: Remove all non-essential USB devices (including wheels and VR equipment) before launching. Once the game is launched plug in the devices you wish to use. Alternatively you can disable all non-essential USB HID devices through the following steps: Device Manager > Human interface devices Right-click on the relevant USB devices and select [Disable]. If you were having stuttering or FPS issues before this, please try the above and share your results in this thread.How to use Spectate features for Broadcasting
Hello everyone, below is our guide to using the spectator features in DiRT Rally 2.0, so that you can host your own community/esports events and livestreams. Setting up a Session (Rally) Setting up a Session (Rallycross) Changing grid positions in Rallycross Using Trackside Cameras Using Broadcast Mode Spectator Controls Players DisconnectingDiRT 5 - Patch Notes
Hi everyone, We'll use this thread as an archive of the patch notes for DiRT 5 so you can track the changes that have been made to the game. We'll list platforms and other important details when possible. You can also view the patch notes at the official patch notes hub on the DiRT 5 website. Experiencing something in DIRT 5 that you'd like us to investigate? Please use our dedicated feedback form. Every report sent through this form is received by the team, so we can look into it further. Add as much detail as possible to your report and we'll get to work!
Dirt Rally 2.0 in VR is not working with an AMD Radeon 7900 XTX
Hello Answer HQ, i have an issue with Dirt Rally 2.0 since i switched to the AMD Radeon 7900 XTX. As soon as i start the game via SteamVR the Monitor goes black and it says it hasn't signal anymore, also on the Valve Index HMD i didn't see any picture, i tried it multiple times but one time i saw at least the first game screen in the VR headset but it was freezed along with Monitor says it has no signal. On other games VR is working i tried Half Life: Alyx. First i tried to remove the complete NVIDIA Stuff from my Computer, then removed the AMD Graphics Driver, and installed it again, i also tried to disable HDR, Variable Refreshrate, Leaved my OC settings to Stock, reinstalled SteamVR, reinstalled Dirt Rally 2.0. But i am now out of my arguments or ideas what that issue causes. Is this a driver related issue or is the way the game handles VR with this card? Thats why i am asking if you can help me with that problem. My Graphic Card Driver Version is 22.12.2 I have also uploaded a DxDiag. Can you help me? EDIT: I have tried it again now the game crashes with an error: Access violation at address 0x8249564d in module 'd3d11.dll' + 0x10564d. d3d11.dll Along with an AMD Drivermessage that say there was an "Driver Timeout" EDIT: I also tried Elite Dangerous and Assetto Corsa it also crashed as soon as i run it with VR. I guess it is of course a driver related issue sorry for posting here. Greetings