DiRT Rally 2.0 Controller Settings Guide

[@PJTierney]

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[@carsareus9196]

my name is pj:)

[@eyeball0002]

Thank you for the tutorial and breakdown. I completely misunderstood what steering linearity was supposed to do, set it to maximum, and then wondered if all rally cars are supposed to be this twitchy. Finally went through Sweden without hitting the dreaded snow bank!

[@PJTierney]

Yay!

[@Pypamid]

Holy shit, I had my steering sensitivity set to 50 as default, I've played this way for months! Upped it to 100 and I'm taking corners so tightly I almost touch my front wheel to my rear! Thank you so much for this guide!

[@joeroganpodfantasy42]

i dont even know what that expression means

[@maloxi1472]

@@joeroganpodfantasy42 He's turning like a snake, I guess 😄

[@jackhewitson1884]

Thanks for the settings guide PJ this has helped me get much quicker and I am now able to push the cars to their limits a lot more.

[@PJTierney]

Nice one! I might revisit this guide if I come up with better settings.

[@rogerbowen5753]

So wish I'd found these settings a few weeks back. Just put them in for my DS4 (Yes, a DS4, I'm a PS diehard you see.) and completely smashed my time trial PB's. Well done!!

[@PJTierney]

Glad they helped 🙂

[@mohammedsalimahmed5230]

What's your steering settings for the DS4?

[@rogerbowen5753]

@@mohammedsalimahmed5230 Same as in this video.

[@PJTierney]

@@mohammedsalimahmed5230 I'd recommend the same. Only thing to note is that the triggers aren't as nice to handle as those on Xbox, but otherwise everything's fine.

[@oniava4318]

Wow, thank you very much! I continuously achieved +20th places in pro league and the first single stages after setting up my controller went 15th -> 7th -> 4th -> 2nd. You saved me from getting frustrated hitting a brick wall!

[@alisambali]

The game should have a tutorial section with lessons/guides seriously. It was very fun in H1 and coudln't figure out what's going on in H2 with a RWD.

[@PJTierney]

There’s a surprising lack of tutorials in a game that’s inherently difficult. DiRT Rally added its tutorials a few months after PC launch so maybe we’ll see them here too.

[@tsc9034]

I went from finishing last to consistently finishing in the top three with these tips! THANK YOU!!!

[@Kushwolf13]

Helped alot, always make it your own people

[@mlit83]

Thanks! Just got Dirt 2.0 off steam at 70% discount. I've been driving WRC7 for a while, which I love! But this, .. i'm loving this too. Too bad there's not alot of rally, and not too many Rallycross events. But then I saw it. DLC addons for cars and tracks .. hehehe. I''m glad I got it on discount. Project Cars 2 is next on my list. Thanks for the video ..

[@PJTierney]

Thanks for the comment, it's certainly a fun game to play 😎

[@TRocketto717]

Thanks PJ your settings have helped me with my PS4 Pro controller gameplay now I can finally drive in DiRT Rally 2.0 with confidence.

[@PJTierney]

Nice, glad it helped 🙂

[@DJHaworth]

Controller comming tomorrow so will def use your setup suggestions. Better than trial and error. Onyah mate!

[@MorkaiAU]

Thanks for this. I just bought the game today (got it for 19c after using some steam wallet credits I had) and very keen to get stuck in.

[@damienspurs147]

Your videos are amazing pj Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪👊

[@PJTierney]

Thank you 🙂 Always nice to see a fellow Irish online ☘

[@iglooproductions]

I’ve got my PS4 controller bindings set up according to left / right on the controller as it would be in a car, that’s how it makes sense in my brain.😅 L1 clutch, L2 brake, (meaning left “foot”), R1 handbrake, R2 accelerator (meaning right “arm and leg”). Gear up is 🔼 and gear down is ❎ (for straight up to gear up, and straight down to gear down, with my right “arm”). Steering is of course the left stick, (my left “arm”). I use a Vortex Kontrol Freek on the left stick for a little extra precision in steering. I play with all 6 fingers at once.

[@PJTierney]

I'm also a Kontrol Freek user, they're good stuff 😀

[@TheCe1ticZombie]

Thanks for the descriptions for the settings. Not sure why the game doesn’t tell you that info.

[@PJTierney]

DiRT Rally had tooltips in its settings menu; I ended up using those as reference when making this video.

[@7SeaJay11]

Right! Like they couldn't take 5mins to add any descriptions...The tune vehicle menus are pretty good why cm didn't do that is strange.

[@nigeljones1969]

A bit confusing but I'll give it a try..many thanks for the tactics

[@damienspurs147]

Think I’m gonna play some Dirt rally 2.0 later PJ 😊👍 Your controller settings tutorial for F1 2021 have def help me thank you so much ❤️

[@PJTierney]

Nice one. Rally is way harder but a lot of fun too.

[@damienspurs147]

@@PJTierney 😊👍 Will codemasters ever make a new rally Game pj ?

[@PJTierney]

It was reported in the past that the rally team is busy 😏

[@ssiizzuurp1600]

I improved a lot thank you!!!!! I enjoy this game even more now

[@PJTierney]

Glad I could help 👍🏻

[@stephenhemstock3449]

Been playing for 6 months and consistently 20 secs behind leaders on short stages, 40 on long, with clean runs & copied-from-pro car setups. Never even looked at these settings so thank you. Hope this improves my game. #saintsteve72 #xboxone

[@PJTierney]

Best of luck 👍🏻 Also, we just put out official tutorials on the DiRT channel so take a look 🙂

[@craigchapman3322]

Followed your advice and was 30 seconds faster on my favourite stage in my favourite car - (including a roll and fence hit) WOW. Thanks !!!

[@PJTierney]

Good stuff 👍🏻

[@7SeaJay11]

PJ this is perfect! Thanks a lot for the vid

[@PJTierney]

Happy to help 🙂

[@princedizzy3506]

Thank you, just got the goty edition on PS5.

[@Ward413]

I still struggle. I feel the like surface degradation feature they added in this game doesn’t translate well when using a controller. The amount of steering input I used to get the car straight twenty second ago won’t be consistent on the next straight because the tire(s) will essentially be stuck in a groove in the dirt, making muscle memory impossible as the steering input required to get the car straight varies wildly depending on how degraded the surface is. With a wheel I bet it’s great because you can quickly make those micro adjustments and possibly feel with the force feedback when the surface is fighting your steering inputs but, using a controller, I feel it’s just too cumbersome. I’ll be gradually moving the left stick to steer the car away from the embankment my car is gradually moving towards on a straight away but it feels like one of the front tires is sticking, like they’re stuck in a groove - but then it comes out of the groove without warning when I’m still pushing the stick 30% or so - making the car turn rapidly in the direction I’m pushing the stick, sending me right into the embankment I was trying to avoid. I just feel like I’m fighting the controls in this game more than I’m actually playing. Granted, I’m driving the RWD vehicles on dry dirt in Australia where these effects are most acute. But it’s still frustrating because It’s not like you can visually see where the surface is most degraded; maybe then I could prepare for it. I’ve just never had this much of an issue in any racing game using a controller and I used to do just fine in the first Dirt Rally, even achieving a couple top fifty Global times. So I don’t understand it.

[@PJTierney]

Hmm. It’s a tough thing to fully sort out, as the level of feedback you get from the controller isn’t the same you get from a wheel. I’ve played on pad a ton and one thing that helped me out was setting the vibration settings all the way to maximum. Fortunately on Xbox One you get a lot of haptic-like feedback from the triggers, but that’s exclusive to that platform. One thing that may help on other platforms however is actually *decreasing* vibration settings for some of the sliders and keeping only one of them on maximum. That way you can fine tune which sensation is more important to you and get the feedback you need.

[@chozzecz]

I am really tired of this.......... I want to learn about setup rally car, not to setup gamepad.......... anyway my conclusion after many testing is, that for every car (group, surface) I need other settings.......there are no universal ones

[@DMingThoughts]

Great video, thank you!

[@PJTierney]

Glad I could help 🙂

[@electroevolution5777]

Using dualshock ps4 controller, when I first started, I was able to use the triggers to adjust throttle and braking. But ever since I went into the button layout, im now stuck getting either 100% or off. Same thing with braking, its either totally off or 100%. Adjusting deadzones and saturation has zero effect.

[@Joel_Maxwell]

im having the same problem with using my foot pedals

[@electroevolution5777]

@@Joel_Maxwell SO I found out that if you dont create a profile for the button layout, it stays as the default. if you just click on the pre-loaded default button layout, it goes back to normal and gives your throttle control and brake control. when you go to adjust all of your buttons again, do not touch the throttle and brake controls at all.

[@fatehshehryar9856]

My throttle saturation is at 100 but even I'm in game even pressing the peddle even a little bit gives me full revs .... any fix? I'm using the Logitech g923

[@CertifiedHustler68]

I dont get how the clutch works in Dirt Rally 2.0. I have a controller set to Manuel/sequen I upshift with X and downshift with A. Do i even need to have clutch keyed to my controller? If i can shift up and down without a clutch key, then what do i need it for?

[@zombiemachinery4868]

I have the Backbutton attachment for the PS4 controller so I'm gonna use those buttons for gear shifting.

[@PJTierney]

Good call.

[@dannymiller1180]

Been using your controller setting for the past few years in Dirt 2.0 and just switch to a G920 wheel, do you have any settings recommendations for the G920?

[@carlsmustang97]

Thank you your settings really worked I'm on PS4 in the settings work perfect🙂

[@PJTierney]

I figured more PS4 people would be coming in, glad it helped 👍🏻

[@carlsmustang97]

@@PJTierney Yeah now that dirt rally 2.0 is free on PS Plusthere's going to be a lot more players coming to watch this video especially if they're on controller🙂

[@worldwar1424]

After I tried the controller settings I became an instant unit

[@JakeTheEnglish]

Do you have a video on wheel and ffb settings?

[@PJTierney]

Not for DiRT Rally 2.0, no. I recently started using the WRC wheel so if I come up with anything good I could make a video.

[@delayed_control]

You got linearity all wrong, it's completely other way around, at 10 there's less input in the middle than on the outside while at 0 it's directly proportional to wheel position, which is less than ideal with such a small stick. I actually use 10, since it increases precision and allows for smaller corrections.

[@PJTierney]

Thanks for that. This video was made over a year ago but if I make future guides like this I'll keep that in mind.

[@LJT9393]

No it’s not, you’re talking about Deadzone. Linearity makes the wheels reach that input slower at 10 or instantly at 0 (well not instantly but faster).

[@viclaszlo]

@@LJT9393 This is true, 0 is much easier to take corners with since you turn at the exact rate as how you move the stick

[@Nickoboss29]

@@viclaszlo so linearity set to 0 is better?

[@damienspurs147]

Hi pj How are you ? Would the Mitsubishi lancer car in dirt rally 2.0 be too powerful for someone learning the game ? I had a trial run last night in Germany wow it’s so powerful and fast what a beast 😊 Please let me know Damien

[@lazymirates]

What's your transmission do I can use clutch H pattern doesn't let me use clutch and sequential doesn't need a clutch

[@PJTierney]

I use Manual Sequential, and have Clutch Override enabled. I don't need to press the clutch but if I do I can up the revs a bit which is handy out of slow corners.

[@lazymirates]

@@PJTierney what does it do?

[@PJTierney]

@@lazymirates The override basically means you can press the clutch whenever you want, but you don't need it when shifting. Look up clutch kicking, it's a real-world technique.

[@joeroganpodfantasy42]

@@PJTierney i will have to learn about this clutch kicking

[@scottl.1568]

Thanks for this

[@thedude4964]

Thanks for that! I'll give it a try!

[@PJTierney]

Hope it's handy 👍🏻 The good news is that DiRT Rally 2.0's default configuration feels strong already, you don't have to do much to get it feeling the way you want it to.

[@thedude4964]

@@PJTierney Do you have a Controller Setup for Dirt Rally too?

[@PJTierney]

My setup's almost identical, but here's a clip I recorded for reference when making the DiRT Rally 2.0 video. xboxclips.com/PJTierney/c0c8724f-ea0c-4622-b6d9-c39d60f164f6

[@thedude4964]

@@PJTierney Thank you very much!

[@thedude4964]

@@PJTierney I played now Dirt Rally and Dirt Rally 2.0 with your controller settings. For me Dirt Rally 2.0 is more comfortable to handle. What's your experience?

[@Chris29304050]

Very good,thank you very much.

[@mannyp36]

Do you mess with any of the assists options like traction control etc or leave at default

[@PJTierney]

I have everything off 🙂

[@mannyp36]

@@PJTierney oh nice 👍🏼, I’ll turn everything off also, I notice as default the brake control is at 5

[@mannyp36]

Nvm got it, everything off more realism and feel! Thanks

[@zanduzuf8393]

Thank you so much

[@PJTierney]

Happy to help 👍🏻

[@rickybobby144]

Do you use the stock tuning setups?

[@PJTierney]

Mostly, yes. If I’m feeling super competitive I may change a few things or find a setup online, but for everyday driving, stock is good enough for me.

[@flobrovi2298]

my crontroller donst conect with dirt rally i cant use it

[@gregorklingman6772]

I've heard that turning on vibration/rumble/dualshock improves your ability to read the road and react to it. Do you think this is true? I've been considering upgrading from my logitech to an Xbox one controller, but they are expensive.

[@PJTierney]

Good rumble is the main reason racing games feel better on Xbox than PlayStation. I’d absolutely recommend it.

[@LJT9393]

I keep the vibration off cause it wears out batteries much faster whether it’s rechargeable packs or AA’s, but I kind of want to see what it’s like. I’ve put so many hours into DR2.0 and have some real solid top 75 or even top 50 times out of like 3000+ ppl on the leaderboards. This months monthly challenge for class A cars I’m currently at 11th on the Xbox leaderboards

[@udaygill6526]

Amaaazing Dude!!

[@PJTierney]

Thank you 👍🏻

[@Lucasmenezexx]

my clutch doesn't work for some reason.

[@bengibson9768]

Is it possible to change difficulty settings of cpu drivers?

[@PJTierney]

Custom, Historic, FIA World Rallycross Championship and Colin McRae: Yes My Team: No. It gets harder after you finish top 3 in a Championship, and easier if you finish bottom 3. It starts easy.

[@fordshelby6680]

not every hero wears a cape

[@PJTierney]

...but some wear hoodies 😄

[@giorgakhsss6153]

How can you change from mph to kmh?

[@PJTierney]

Have a look through the options menus, which can be done from the pause menu. There is an option that displays “Imperial”. Change that to “Metric”.

[@giorgakhsss6153]

@@PJTierney yes I found it thank you so much

[@Sweatedsiren895]

What about DiRT Rally 1?

[@PJTierney]

Should be mostly similar.

[@Sweatedsiren895]

I find myself always spin out in Germany stage most of the time in 1st game , but no problem in 2.0 , with same controller and using the 2.0 default setting in the 1st game

[@Sweatedsiren895]

I play Both 1 and 2.0 on Pc (sometimes ) with latest Xbox core Controller and play on PS5 via BC

[@steveogle8942]

Not all of these settings transfer to a wheel. Will be interesting to see how they work.

[@PJTierney]

Here's some Time Trial footage, showing how I do with these controller settings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5eroHqZjb-pi5o

[@Grxmag]

Clutch button actually don't work on controller :(

[@mdgoku]

Thnx u too

[@rainbow3304]

I can't bind them

[@JaYb97716]

I'm so much quicker with controller. I bought a wheel (G920) and can hardly control the car. I beat Newhouse Bridge with the Subaru in 6:54 (for an achievement). With a wheel my controllers ghost is down the road after the first right hander! Wheels are overrated. Its nothing like driving a real car. FFB is there but its a weird sensation. I feel the car is snaking and you obviously are not turning your body as you would in a car. They're just another fancy peripheral. 😕 I will sill practice and do love the wheel for immersion though

[@PJTierney]

Wheel is fun but hard, as you do need a lot of tinkering to get it right. Tip: I use 450 degrees of rotation in every car, feels just right.

[@JaYb97716]

@@PJTierney I'm thinking of sending the G920 back and replacing it with a Thrustmaster. However the one I want isn't released until March 2022 for Xbox. I can't imagine how good a direct drive feels though.

[@PJTierney]

@@JaYb97716 Lots of the game's best players use a G920.

[@Ra-ov1tz]

Would these settings be good on Dirt Rally 4.0

[@PJTierney]

4.0? 🤔 They'll work for 2.0, and probably for DiRT 4 and the original DiRT Rally too.

[@Ra-ov1tz]

lmaoo I mean't Dirt 4 that was my fault, but thanks for letting me know that these settings will work good on dirt 4

[@flushedmy_stance3503]

do it for ps4 to, plss

[@PJTierney]

It's the same but swap the buttons for PS4 buttons in the same place 👍🏻

[@flushedmy_stance3503]

@@PJTierney oh, ok, thanks

[@Ufccasual]

Why didn't you talk. I don't want to try n read all that

[@jamesmoore716]

Ik what the game is, that's why I'm here, just get to the point.

[@PJTierney]

Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully my more recent videos have a more direct presentation style, this one's a year old 🙂