DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V4 MOD

DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V4 MOD by chromoly

Played with Tyre Grip Adjuster at 60%
[RDDev] Realism Lighting V.2
Enhanced Smoke/Dust/Snow Effects
ACAT MOD 3.5

DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V4

DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds v1.5

DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V2

DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V3

[chromoly]

@BootuT As stated in the readme, it will crash the game if you have ACAT mod installed. If you still want to use the mod just install carSetup.xml, dataValues.xml, effects.xml, groupmodeVolumes.xml.
You don't need to install the 'bundles' folder.

Hope this helps.

[chromoly]

If that is the case then i'm sorry to say, you can't. Codemasters F1, GRID, DiRT series uses the same or similar audio engine. The audio engine only reads bdl files. There is no way you could replace any audio files in place of the Stock bdl files nor you could create a bdl file from another sound source file. Not unless if there is an SDK available which, Codemasters will not release to the public.

[chromoly]

Yes you can.

1. Open carsetup.xml with notepad, preferably notepad ++ and find "Subaru Impreza WRX STI RallyX".

2. Change EngineBundle value to "4cyl_tb_cossie_delta_mix". Make sure there are no typos.

3. Overwrite and save the file and you're ready to go!

Hope this helps :)

[CrasyFingers]

oh, one more question, "tyre grip adjuster 60%", does that mean less traction than default? i remember this game had exaggerated traction, i used to reduce traction in Dirt 1 to make it look more realistic

[chromoly]

Hi there,

.bdl files Cannot be edited in any way because it is not an audio stream file ie; wav, mp3, ogg, etc. Hope this answers everyone's question.

[JustinWalls]

Yes, I read that in another comment from you, thanks - but what functionality is gained with the Bundles folder? In other words, there has to be a reason you included that folder in your mod - what does it do?

[CrasyFingers]

nice sounds, too bad i could never find a copy of the game in canada, here the only option was steam :( i played a cracked offline version but it got boring without online community

anyway, i remember you asking a few months ago if SkillQuant was live in Simraceway, it went live yesterday :D but they're still working on some problems tho, i thought you might be interested, cya chromo

[chromoly]

Thank You. Hope you enjoyed it as much as i do making it :)

[chromoly]

Link in the description.
DiRT 3 Enhanced Car Sounds V4 (Lite) is the one without the Ai sound files.

[chromoly]

You can't. all .bdl files are the actual sound files are non editable. It is not conventional wav, mp3, aac, etc file format.

[JustinWalls]

@chromoly83 are you sure that's the problem? I have 6gb 1600mhz RAM and 1gb ddr5 VRAM. I run the game maxed at 1080p at a high frame rate. what more could it need?

[JustinWalls]

The game gets stuck on the loading screen when I use your Bundles folder. I am using the steam version of the game.

[TheJoker]

i downloaded and installed it but it wont get past the loading screen now :(

[chromoly]

Hi, Just download the mod from the description above and just follow the instructions carefully in the ReadMe to install.

[BootuT]

it crashed my game, if i replace these files with original one's than game will be perfect.

[NA-qdph]

do we have to downod all 3 or just one?

[chromoly]

It would require a lengthy explanation. In short, Yes, it is due to memory limitations of the game code and it will cause crashes on some PC's. It is confirmed by DiRT 3 Dev team. The difference is barely noticeable though and I've included it just for you guys to try it out. As on my PC, it will only work on rally stages. It will stuck on loading screen in rallycross or other multi-car events.

[MrGlenLane]

YouTube won't let me reply to your reply, so I have to start a new comment. I see the list in the description, but, as I said, all Race Department links are now dead, so do you happen to know where else to get the mods you used, please?

[chromoly]

The bundles folder contains High Quality AI sound files. It is too large to load on memory for some pc's, that's whats causing crashes upon startup ans on stuck loading screens. and it is incompatible with ACAT mod.

[JustinWalls]

I don't understand. Your modified bundles folder is 93mb. The stock folder is 190mb. So decreasing the amount that must be loaded into memory - causes the game to hit a memory limitation?