• Dirt 2 now available on Steam!

    Published on 05-12-09 at 01:19 PM AEST by
    rec
    And it's a hoot! If you liked the first, there's almost no doubt you'll like this sequel more. I'm yet to try the head-to-head 8 player online modes, but with various community members getting in on the action I'll no doubt have some thoughts to report back shortly with.

    For those of you with ATi cards, make sure you upgrade to the latest 9.11 drivers, otherwise you'll be experiencing some horrendous in-menu lag. See you on the track...
    This article was derived from a forum thread: Dirt 2 now available on Steam! started by rec

    Tags: dirt 2, racing
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      rec - 03-03-10, 09:44 AM
      Hefty update!

      Updates to Dirt2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted.

      Graphics

      * Shadow quality setting of “low” is now correctly saved instead of resetting to “medium” Combinations of both high resolutions and high MSAA levels have been restricted on graphics cards with low memory to prevent issues found with those settings
      * Added missing function key icons
      * Fixed several lighting artefacts in night races
      * Fixed missing initial load screen on multi-GPU setups under DX11
      * Alt+Tab and Alt+Enter are now better supported under DX11
      * Benchmark mode now correctly applies custom settings
      * Fixed missing text in benchmark mode pause menu
      * Fixed a crash when changing multisampling mode
      * Fixed flickering text on stats screen in network mode
      * Improved image sharpness in DX9
      * Fixes to improve NVIDIA 3D Vision support
      * Better default graphics options are chosen when running the game for the first time with a GeForce 8400 GS

      Audio

      * Fixed an issue where replay music would suddenly cut in when navigating a replay at very slow speeds
      * Ensured that OpenAL is properly shut down when exiting the game using Alt+F4
      * Prevented reverb cutting in and out abruptly on the Utah tracks

      Gameplay

      * Fixed player being able to drive through the ground on the Rewang Trailblazer track
      * Fixed wall-riding on Battersea routes
      * Bug-fixes for LA Stadium, Malaysia Rally and Baja Rally tracks

      General

      * Fixed a rare crash during the loading sequence
      * Fixed an issue in the Russian language version where the default player name is missing from the one-to-watch sequence
      * Fixed an issue where loading and saving would fail if multiple controllers were connected
      * Fixed a crash which could occur when entering the first race using a motion platform

      Changes

      * Removed 16x quality coverage sampled anti-aliasing support
      * Added support for MS Sidewinder Force-Feedback USB Wheel
      * Added support for Logitech Driving Force USB Wheel
      * Added support for Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 USB controller
      * Machines with 6 cores will now use the 4-core worker map rather than the single core map

      Optimisations

      * Optimised shadow rendering
      * Optimised CPU performance on machines with SMT and multiple cores
      * Improvements to frame-rate fluidity and triple-buffering support
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