How to play Dirt Rally via Windows Mixed Reality (WMR)

[Vortesz]

1. To be able to play Dirt Rally in real VR with your WMR headset you have to use a software called "Revive"

   
   which was originally made for Vive players to give them access to Occulus Rift titles. But it also works for WMR headsets.
   You can download it here: https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases
   After downloading, start it and follow the install instructions. It will basically include itself into SteamVR.
   
   
2. The second step would be, that you download and install the software from Occulus rift aswell. After installing and starting it, create an account. BUT DON'T do the Rift Setup, that the software wants you to do after you made your account. Just skip that part.
   There is also a nice Youtube tutorial about how to get revive going, done by "MixedRealityTV".
   
   
   

   Now to the part concerning DirtRally in particular:

   
   
3. At First you have to go into the steam options and deactivate the Theatre mode for Dirt Rally.
   
   
4. Then you have to start the occulus program, which has to just be running in the background, followed by SteamVR.
   The Windows MR software aswell as Revive should start automaticaly together with SteamVR. If that is not the case, start them one by one.
   
   After that:
   
   
5. Rightklick on the Revive icon in your taskbar on the right side. (It might be hidden by the little arrow up)
   
   A few options should appear. Click on "patch". A file browser opens.
   Now you browse to where your Dirt Rally folder is located and select the file "drt.exe"
   in my case it can be found here: D:\Steam\steamapps\common\DiRT Rally\drt.exe
   Now patch that file with revive. (This has to be done only the first time you start dirt non occulus VR)
   
   
6. Last step:
   !From your desktop! start Dirt Rally as if it was not a VR game. Not from within VR!
   A warning might pop up, that says sth. about dirt running in desktopmode and that it could affect performance. Agree to start anyway.

The game should now start and your wmr headset should be in the game's own "theatre mode".
If it doesn't work right away, try rebooting the Computer first. That helped, when I configured my second PC for it.
The standard Key to center your View in this game is "Strg". Might be helpful to know.
The first thing you see is a sign to choose some kind of comfort mode. I got rid of that by klicking inside the windowed game on the computer screen and pushing any button after that.

From now on to start dirt rally in VR you only have to have the WMR portal running and klick on Dirt Rally in your steam library. Everything else happens automatically.

Real cockpit VR only starts, when you "enter the vehicle" all of the menu is shown on a virtual screen.

Enjoy !!! But be warned ... you'll never want to play it in pancake mode again. VR is the way it is meant to be played.

ps: the virtual steering wheel in game only turns the way your real wheel does, if you disable the hands and arms shown onscreen in the dirt rally menu.

[dondi]

I just tried this and I now get a MS Runtime Error (below) and not able to start DR at all. It was working in non-VR mode fine (just bought DR last week and did some test playing without WMR headset). I followed the above and it looks like the Revive patching borked my EXE. Don't know how to get this to work. I have a suspicion it may have to do with all the Win10 v1903 updates that are on my machine since this guide was written; lots of Steam and WMR changes, I guess.
Running Revive v1.6.4 also.
"This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application ‘s support team for more information. Any idea how to fix this?"
I am currently stuck with a non-working DR. I saw a similar recent post or two describing the same, but a re-install had no results. Any help out there or anyone in similar situation? I've exhausted my googling.

[Vortesz]

Nguyên văn bởi dondi:

I just tried this and I now get a MS Runtime Error (below) and not able to start DR at all. It was working in non-VR mode fine (just bought DR last week and did some test playing without WMR headset). I followed the above and it looks like the Revive patching borked my EXE. Don't know how to get this to work. I have a suspicion it may have to do with all the Win10 v1903 updates that are on my machine since this guide was written; lots of Steam and WMR changes, I guess.
Running Revive v1.6.4 also.
"This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Please contact the application ‘s support team for more information. Any idea how to fix this?"
I am currently stuck with a non-working DR. I saw a similar recent post or two describing the same, but a re-install had no results. Any help out there or anyone in similar situation? I've exhausted my googling.

Each update concerning WMR like SteamVR, DirtRally, Graphic Drivers and so on can interfer with this working properly, because revive has to adapt to those changes.
This worked perfectly when I wrote the guide, then it didn't, now it works on my System again. It's all a mess, especially since WMR seems a bit abandoned by Microsoft.

So, in order to get your Dirt.exe clean again go to the steam library,
rightklick on:

Dirt Rally -> properties -> local data -> check data for errors
(the above is roughly translated from my german steam menu)

It should find your corrupted Dirt.exe and replace it with the original, clean one.
That should do it.

[Balázs]

I did everything as described, but unfortunately it doesn't start in VR view.

If anyone could write a solution, I'd thank you.

[UltraPuta]

Nguyên văn bởi CzBalazs:

I did everything as described, but unfortunately it doesn't start in VR view.

If anyone could write a solution, I'd thank you.

I did this, and everything is ok! https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/9eo5vd/dirt_rally_without_oculus_software_installed/

[Destroy]

This information is outdated with the latest Revive releases. 'Patching' is no longer listed in Revive right click menu.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases

What made Dirt Rally 1 VR finally work for me were these additional extra Revive patch files.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/58i5gj/how_to_fix_revive_for_dirt_rally/

[UltraPuta]

Nguyên văn bởi Destroy:

This information is outdated with the latest Revive releases. 'Patching' is no longer listed in Revive right click menu.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases

What made Dirt Rally 1 VR finally work for me were these additional extra Revive patch files.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/58i5gj/how_to_fix_revive_for_dirt_rally/

thanks

[oscardbb]

Thanks for the thread at least I could see how the car looks inside with the VR. I do all the steps and everything perfect. I am in the game I am inside
  from the car and I get a sign: "you do not have occulus connected" and it leaves me nothing more to look at with the Lenovo but does not let me drive. I drive a second and the sign and the pause come out. Someone knows why it can be. Thank you.

[Supernoxus]

Nguyên văn bởi Destroy:

This information is outdated with the latest Revive releases. 'Patching' is no longer listed in Revive right click menu.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases

What made Dirt Rally 1 VR finally work for me were these additional extra Revive patch files.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/58i5gj/how_to_fix_revive_for_dirt_rally/

I copied these files into the dirt rally folder (replacing the old ones) and nothing changed. The game still boots into desktop mode as if it was a normal game, no matter whether I have SteamVR started.

[128MB]

there is no patch button ... im one day away from throwin away my vr pc because its been weeks since iv played anything that WORKS

[Supernoxus]

Nguyên văn bởi 128MB:

there is no patch button ... im one day away from throwin away my vr pc because its been weeks since iv played anything that WORKS

Can you send it to me instead of throwing it away please?

[UltraPuta]

Nguyên văn bởi Supernoxus:

Nguyên văn bởi 128MB:

there is no patch button ... im one day away from throwin away my vr pc because its been weeks since iv played anything that WORKS

Can you send it to me instead of throwing it away please?

this

[Vortesz]

Nguyên văn bởi 128MB:

there is no patch button ... im one day away from throwin away my vr pc because its been weeks since iv played anything that WORKS

This guide/thread is 2.5 Years old ... a lot has changed.

I don't play Dirt Rally anymore because every patch of any driver, windows, windows mixed reality, the game, steam vr or revive ♥♥♥♥♥♥ it all up all the time.

I haven't played VR in 8 months at all because i have no time to spend several hours every weekend to try and make it run again.
But Dirt Rally 2 worked quite well with steam vr out of the box.