DiRT 4 Mega Guide – Customization, Custom Courses, Tips and Tricks, and More

DiRT 4 is out, and it may be the best game in Codemasters’ rallying series yet. As always, players can expect top class racing mechanics, loads of content, and a lot of great modes to mess around in. Series fans will find themselves comfortable with the game right away- it will actually probably be newcomers who feel a bit overwhelmed by the game.

If you count yourself among that number, never fear! We’re here to help you out. In this guide, we cover customization, custom courses, basic tips and tricks, and some Achievements/Trophies. Let’s get started right away, then.

BASIC TIPS AND TRICKS

Pay attention to your co-driver. DiRT 4 has some well designed courses, and you need to be looking for cues and turns, sure, but your co-driver will be calling out turns and obstacles in your path. Listen to him, he can give you some fair warning for stuff coming up ahead.

Don’t play nice. Motorsports aren’t about playing fair. If you see an opponent, nudge them off the track. Bump into them. Disrupt them and their momentum. Do anything you can to rattle them. Especially since they’ll be doing the same to you.

Learn the track. Knowing the track, knowing shortcuts, and knowing the best route to take can be extremely helpful, especially when it comes to…

The Joker Lap. This is one lap you must take in each rally, which is an alternate route designed to test your technique and increase your lap time. You get to decide when you want to take it, but you must take it. If leveraged right, you can use this to devastating advantage- if the regular route is crowded, for example, you can make a detour for the Joker Lap. Once on there, as long as you memorized the route, you should be able to make some good time.

Play Rallycross first. As mentioned before, there are a lot of modes in DiRT, but the first one you want to try, the standard, basic one, is Rallycross. Play it, find your footing, and then venture out.

CUSTOM STAGE CREATOR

DiRT 4 lets you make custom stages- which is every bit as awesome as it sounds. The tools you have at your disposal for creation and editing are very powerful, too. The video below walks you through the custom stage creator.

CUSTOMIZATION

Of course, tracks aren’t the only things you can mess around with in DiRT 4– you can also customize your own vehicles in a thorough, and shockingly in depth, customization feature. This video below walks you through it.

ACHIEVEMENTS/TROPHIES

Thanks for Coming
Complete the Welcome Event

International Rally R-3 
Earn the International Rally R-3 licence

International Rally R-1
Earn the International Rally R-1 licence

International Rally H-C 
Earn the International Rally H-C licence

International Rally H-A 
Earn the International Rally H-A licence

National Stadium Pro-3 
Earn the National Stadium Pro-3 licence

National Stadium Pro-1 
Earn the National Stadium Pro-1 licence

International Off-Road C-3 
Earn the International Off-Road C-3 licence

International Off-Road C-1 
Earn the International Off-Road C-1 licence

A Bonafide Underdog Story 
Get an overall win in the lowest eligible Vehicle Class in a Rally Event in Career

First on the GRID 
Qualify in the top spot in a Rallycross Event in Career

Truckasaurus 
Qualify for an A-Final in a Landrush Event in Career

First you have to finish 
Finish in first place in a Career Event

Global Superstar 
Win the Global Rally Series

Rubbing, son, is racing
Win the FIA World Rallycross Championship

It’s all terrain, dummy 
Win the Landrush World Series

Obsolete Models a Specialty 
Win the Historic Legends Series

…now watch this Drive
Complete all of the Advanced Driving Techniques at the DiRT Academy

New R-Evolution 
Own a vehicle equipped with all Grade A parts

Textbook 
Win your class in a multi-class Event in Career

Never Raced or Rallied 
Buy a vehicle from the Classifieds

Make The Dream Work 
Hire a fourth Engineer onto your Team

Be Brave 
Complete a Stage or race with the Fearless Preset active

Four-titude 
Earn the Fearless Bonus in a Stage or race

I am the 7.7%
Win a Stage in Headcam

Real turbulent juice 
Cleanly land a jump longer than 65m

Cleaned up nicely 
Complete a clean Stage or race

This is fine 
Triumph in the face of adversity

Mondays be like…
Get a bad case of the Mondays.

Chapter and Verse 
Set a time in every challenge in a single Joyride Chapter

Always Believe 
Achieve 10 Gold Medals in Joyride

Precisely 
Set a gold medal time in a Time Attack challenge without hitting a penalty marker

Kenneth? What’s the frequency? 
Destroy 100 blocks in 60 seconds in Joyride

The Day Today 
Finish in the second Tier or higher in a Daily in Community Events

Delta Force 
Finish in the top Tier of a Delta Daily in Community Events

Flavour of the Week 
Complete back to back Weekly Community Events

DiRTy Dozen 
Complete all 12 Stages of a Monthly Event in Community Events

tankflybosswalk 
Complete an Event in Jam Session

The Nightman Cometh 
Win a Stage at Night

Taps Aff
Finish a Stage in sunny conditions in Community Events.

Up and up 
Get promoted to a new Tier in Pro Tour

Sweaty 
Complete 25 Events in Pro Tour

Little Help? 
Call in the Chief Engineer’s recommendations during a Service Interval

Double Yolker 
Take two Joker Laps and win a Rallycross race

rAd-hoc 
Repair your car on Stage and win the Stage

Limp Home 
Finish three sectors of a Stage with a flat tyre

Tooled Up 
Upgrade three facilities to Grade A quality

Completed it mate 
Win the Triple Crown

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