Although a DiRT 4 trailer was only released just recently, it has been a while since we last covered a DiRT 4 Road Book entry. Amongst other things, Codemasters talks about DiRT 4’s two different handling modes – Gamer and Simulation – in today’s Road Book entry.
DiRT 4 Steelbook
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— Christina McGrath (@xtinamcgrath) 5 May 2017
If you considered pre-ordering the DiRT 4 Steelbook Edition, a little video snippet by Christina McGrath, Social Media Manager at Codemasters, can give you an idea of how it will look.
Hockenheim RX
Should you be at this weekend’s Rallycross race at the Hockenheimring, you will have the chance to try out DiRT 4 at Peter Solberg’s and Johan Kristofferson’s PS RX tent. A small video of Paul Coleman, Chief Game Designer of DiRT 4, doing so can be viewed above.
DiRT 4’s two handling modes
As we already know, DiRT 4 will feature two different handling modes. One mode aimed towards the more casual racer, which is called “Gamer”, and another one aimed at the more advanced racer, which is called “Simulation”.
These two modes are not to be confused with assists. Each mode will feature a fundamentally different handling model with the same assist that can be enabled or disabled in each mode.
Codemaster will not tell how Gamer mode works exactly, it is “super secret sauce”, but of course we know what the end result will be. As a contrast to the super intense Simulation mode, Game mode is supposed to take away the challenge of keeping the car on the track and help move the focus to the actual racing.
Simulation mode is for those who want the full rallying experience. It is built on the foundation of DiRT Rally’s handling model, but was noticeably improved in two areas. Firstly the aerodynamics have been enhanced. When being airborne, cars are now supposed to feel “a lot more stable and authentic to the real life experience”.
Secondly, the handling on tarmac has been reworked, which was one of the main criticisms of DiRT Rally’s handling model.
As mentioned, several assist will be included with DiRT 4, no surprises here, but to make the game as accessible as possible, Codemasters has added assists of its own too. Of the ones being added, the Off-Throttle Braking assist is being positioned as a stand-out. Once enabled, whenever you lift off the throttle, the brakes will be applied. How strong the brakes will be applied can be adjusted as well. This is supposed to make you familiar with the concept of rallying, without interfering too much with the actual driving, since braking when lifting off the throttle feels very natural.
DiRT 4 is set to release on June 9 2017.
Codemasters also provided some new screenshots, which you can view below.
