Originally developed by Codemasters
Developed for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Mac by Feral Interactive Limited
As part of the Steam download process, the game has already been installed on your computer. To start playing the game, read the Getting Started section.
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, highlight DiRT 3 Complete Edition in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Play.
The DiRT 3 Complete Edition pre-game Options window will appear. Click on the Play button. The game will launch.
After the loading screens, the Title screen will appear. Press the Return (↩) key.
After the opening video, the New Profile dialog will appear. Enter your profile details, then select Continue.
The Audio Name dialog will appear. Select either Boys, Girls or Nicknames depending on the type of name you wish to select, then select a name from the dialog that appears.
The Experience Level dialog will appear. Choose an experience level, then select Continue. If this is your first time playing, we recommend you choose either Casual or Intermediate.
A message will appear asking you whether you wish to enable autosaving. Choose an option, then select OK to confirm. We recommend you select Yes, as this will ensure your progress is saved regularly as you play.
The Main Menu will appear. Select DiRT Tour.
Select Season 1.
Select Alpinestars Trophy.
Select Clubman Shield.
After the introduction to rally racing, the Clubman Shield screen will appear. Press the Return (↩) key.
The Team Offers screen will appear. Select a team.
After the loading screen, you'll find yourself in Finland, spiritual home of rallying, where your car is ready and waiting. Adjust your race settings, then select Race when you're ready to take to the track.
The most important factors in determining how smoothly DiRT 3 Complete Edition plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.
DiRT 3 Complete Edition is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general Mac actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.
NOTE: All of these settings are found in either the pre-game Options window under the Video tab or within the game under Options → Graphics Options, accessible from the Main Menu.
NOTE: Depending on the graphics card in your machine, some of the above options may not be available.
Feral games come with a pre-game Options window. This window offers Mac-specific extra features, described below.
Extras Tab - iTunes Pausing
Selecting this feature will automatically pause any currently playing song in iTunes while DiRT 3 Complete Edition is running. Playback will be resumed when the game is quit or paused.
Extras Tab - iChat or Messages Away Status
Selecting this feature will automatically set your iChat (called "Messages" in OS X 10.8 or later) status to "away" while DiRT 3 Complete Edition is running. You can select different "away" messages from the pop-up menu. The "away" options are taken from the user's iChat (or Messages) status listings.
Support Tab - Support - A Helping Hand
If you encounter a problem with DiRT 3 Complete Edition, you can use the Support tab to consult Feral's online FAQs. If your problem is not covered by the FAQs, you can contact Feral using the automated game report system. This automatically creates a file with information about your computer that is useful to the Feral Technical Support team in helping to solve the problem.
To uninstall DiRT 3 Complete Edition, follow these steps:
Double-click on the Steam application icon. By default this is located in the Applications folder on your computer's hard drive.
If you are not already signed in, the Steam Login dialog will appear. Enter your account name and password, then select Login.
The Steam application will launch. Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on DiRT 3 Complete Edition in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Manage → Uninstall.
A dialog will appear confirming that you wish to delete all the game content. Select Uninstall.
Minimum System Requirements
Processor: 2 GHz
RAM: 4 GB
Graphics: 256 MB
Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.9.5
Hard Disk: 14 GB
Input: Keyboard
Recommended System Requirements
Processor: 2.4 GHz
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics: 1 GB
Mac OS: Mac OS X 10.9.5
Hard Disk: 15 GB
Input: Gamepad
The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx Series, ATI Radeon HD2xxx Series, Intel HD3000, Intel GMA Series, Nvidia 8xxx Series, Nvidia 3xx Series, Nvidia 7xxx Series and Nvidia 9xxx Series.
Every effort has been made to make DiRT 3 Complete Edition as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running DiRT 3 Complete Edition, please read on.
The latest version of the FAQs can be found by selecting the FAQs button in the Support tab of the DiRT 3 Complete Edition pre-game Options window (this is the window that opens when you launch the game), or by going straight to the Feral website: http://support.feralinteractive.com
Contacting Feral
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us. The following information must be obtained before contacting Feral Technical Support:
All the information required can be obtained by opening DiRT 3 Complete Edition and clicking on the Support tab in the DiRT 3 Complete Edition pre-game Options window. In the Support tab, click on the Generate Report button. Once the report is generated it will appear as a file in your ~/Downloads folder (the “~” symbol refers to your home directory). Now click on the Create Email button. Remember to attach the DiRT 3 Complete Edition Report.txt file to your email.
In your email, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with DiRT 3 Complete Edition.
email: support@feralinteractive.com
Please check the warranty information provided by Steam.