Colin McRae Rally 2005

Colin McRae Rally 2005

Developers
	Codemasters
Windows	Six by Nine
macOS (OS X)	Robosoft Technologies
Publishers
	Codemasters
Czechia, Poland	CD Projekt
Russia	1C Company
Re-release	Sold Out Software
OS X	Feral Interactive
Release dates
Windows	September 24, 2004
macOS (OS X)	October 26, 2007
Reception
Metacritic	83
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Racing, Simulation
Vehicles	Automobile, Off-roading
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Colin McRae Rally

Warnings

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected releases).

StarForce DRM does not work on modern versions of Windows (see Availability for affected releases).

The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Colin McRae Rally 2005 is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing game developed and published by Codemasters. It is the fifth installment in the Colin McRae Rally series.

The game was released in Europe on September 24, 2004, followed by the North American release on October 28, 2004. The MacOS version titled Colin McRae Rally Mac, ported by Robosoft Technologies, was released by Feral Interactive on October 26, 2007, and was written in universal binary format.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		StarForce 3.4.49.1 DRM.
Retail		Re-releases from CD Projekt.
Retail		SafeDisc DRM
GOG.com (unavailable)		No longer available due to licensing reasons.

SafeDisc DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected releases).

StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected releases).

Demo versions

Free demo versions are available: SP version, MP version

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch v1.1 adds new features, and is available from Patches-Scrolls and ModDB. Digital releases and re-releases from CD Projekt are pre-patched to that version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Codemasters\Colin McRae Rally 2005\ <path-to-game>\SG\OPTIONS
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SG\BESTTIMES_GHOSTS <path-to-game>\SG\CAREER_SLOT_* <path-to-game>\SG\CHAMPIONSHIP_SLOT_*
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution			Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD			Use the WIDESCREENDISPLAY command line argument
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Use DxWnd in DirectX9
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x. The in-game option is broken, as it does not filter scenery.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		2x, 4x or 8x FSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Pausing the game using a controller requires this patch. However, after entering the game for the first time and changing controllers, need to use the keyboard to navigate to the settings menu to reconfigure the controller.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Using this patch.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Use this patch. But using Patch cannot automatically pause the game when the controller loses connection
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Use this patch.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Co-driver, Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 with Creative ALchemy.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 4 can be restored with DSOAL.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Only available in retail release in Mainland China.
Czech				Czech retail release only.
French
German
Hungarian				Hungarian retail re-release (LV) only.
Hungarian				Fan translation, download.
Italian
Polish				Polish retail release only.
Russian				Russian retail release only.
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Split-screen.
LAN play		8
Online play		8	GameSpy services have been shut down; see GameSpy for workarounds.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Use the -JOIN <IP address> command line argument

Issues fixed

Compatibility problems

Running the game in Windows XP (Service Pack 3) compatibility mode may help if it will not run normally.

Compatibility mode[citation needed]
Go to the game shortcut properties. On the Compatibility tab, set compatibility mode to Windows XP (Service Pack 3). Click OK and try running the game again.

Other information

Enable advanced particle system

This should be available only when using an Intel Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper-Threading

Launch the game with FORCEHT parameter

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	GameSpy

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98		ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Intel Pentium III		AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4
System memory (RAM)	256 MB		512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon 8xxx Nvidia GeForce 3 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device)			Sound Blaster Audigy 2
Other	2X DVD-ROM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.4
Processor (CPU)	PowerPC G5
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	64 MB of VRAM

Supported Graphics Cards: ATI Radeon 8xxx, 9000, 9100, 9200, 9500, 9600, 9700, 9800, X800; Nvidia GeForce 3, 4, FX 5200, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5900, 5950, 6800 (not compatible with GeForce 4MX)