Colin McRae Dirt Achievement Guide
The following is a Guide to assist you with unlocking all Achievements for Colin McRae DiRT.
Game Details
Title: Colin McRae DiRT
Developers: Codemasters
Genre: Racing (Rally)
Rating: Everyone
Achievements: 49 Achievements totaling 1000 Gamerpoints
Difficulty: Moderate – Achievements are not based on Difficulty. They are based on Playing Time and Devotion to the Game.
Achievement Guide
Note: The following lists how to unlock each Achievement for Colin McRae DiRT. Unless stated, the Difficulty Level will not affect your chances of unlocking Achievements. If a specific vehicle, transmission type and difficulty are not specified in the method for each Achievement, you are free to select your own. In addition, no tuning was needed at any point to ensure success in races.
First 20m Jump - 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by reaching a distance of 20 metres in a jump. This is equivalent to approximately 66 feet. This can be obtained in the first race of Tier 1.
First Clean Race – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by completing a race without causing damage to your vehicle. This is best done in Career Mode.
First Podium Finish – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in a race. This is most easily done in Career Mode. If you progress through Career Mode, not missing any events in all Tiers, you should unlock this Achievement after your first race in Tier 1, considering you place first in it.
First Victory – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in a race. This is best done in Career Mode.
Hat Trick – 3 Wins In A Row – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in 3 races. This is most easily done in Career Mode. If you progress through Career, not missing any events in all Tiers, you should unlock this Achievement towards the start of Tier 1, considering you place first in each race.
5 Wins – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in 5 races. This is most easily done in Career Mode. If you progress through Career, not missing ant events in all Tiers, you should unlock this Achievement in the middle of Tier 1, considering you place first in each race.
10 Wins – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in 10 races. This is most easily done in Career Mode. If you progress through Career, not missing any events in all Tiers, you should unlock this Achievement towards the end of Tier 1, considering you place first in each race.
20 Wins – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in 20 races. This is most easily done in Career Mode. If you progress through Career, not missing any events in all Tiers, you should unlock this Achievement early in Tier 2, considering you place first in each race.
Driven in Excess of 100 Miles – 5 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by driving in excess of 100 miles in Career Mode. Mileage from other Modes will not go towards the Achievement. This is equivalent to approximately 161 kilometres. Completing all events in Career Mode once, will cover enough distance to unlock this Achievement. Alternatively, you could wait till the event “Alpinestars Pike Peaks Unlimited” located in Career Mode, and can race the track until the Achievement unlocks. If you are taking this ‘simpler’ method though, I recommend you set difficulty to Rookie to ensure you do not come across ‘Terminal Damage’.
Driven in Excess of 250 Miles – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by driving in excess of 250 miles in Career Mode. Mileage from other Modes will not go towards the Achievement. This is equivalent to approximately 403 kilometres. Completing all events in Career Mode once, will cover enough distance to unlock this Achievement. Alternatively, you could wait till you gain access to the event “Alpinestars Pike Peak Unlimited” located in Career Mode, Tier 10, and can race the track until the Achievement unlocks. If you are taking this ‘simpler’ method though, I recommend you set difficulty to Rookie to ensure you do not come across ‘Terminal Damage’.
Driven in Excess of 500 Miles – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by driving in excess of 500 miles in Career Mode. Mileage from other Modes will not go towards the Achievement. This is equivalent to approximately 805 kilometres. Completing all events in Career Mode twice (possibly a few additional races), will cover enough distance to unlock this Achievement. Alternatively, you could wait till the event “Alpinestars Pike Peaks Unlimited” located in Career Mode, and can race the track until the Achievement unlocks. If you are taking this ‘simpler’ method though, I recommend you set difficulty to Rookie to ensure you do not come across ‘Terminal Damage’.
Driven in Excess of 1000 Miles – 25 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by driving in excess of 1000 miles in Career Mode. Mileage from other Modes will not go towards the Achievement. This is equivalent to approximately 1610 kilometres. Completing all events in Career Mode four times, will cover enough distance to unlock this Achievement. Alternatively, you could wait till the event “Alpinestars Pike Peaks Unlimited” located in Career Mode, and can race the track until the Achievement unlocks. If you are taking this ‘simpler’ method though, I recommend you set difficulty to Rookie to ensure you do not come across ‘Terminal Damage’.
Own 15 Vehicles – 15 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by purchasing a total of fifteen different vehicles in Career Mode. This Achievement does not revolve around ‘liveries’, but just the car itself. To purchase a vehicle, simply enter “Career” in the Main Menu, and select a race from the list available. The cars which suit the race will be available once you select the event. Simply select the car you are after, and purchase it. As you progress through Career, more cars will become available to you. To check how many cars you own, view “History” then “Statistics” in the Main Menu.
Own 30 Vehicles – 30 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by purchasing a total of thirty different vehicles in Career Mode. This Achievement does not revolve around ‘liveries’, but just the car itself. To purchase a vehicle, simply enter “Career” in the Main Menu, and select a race from the list available. The cars which suit the race will be available once you select the event. Simply select the car you are after, and purchase it. As you progress through Career, more cars will become available to you. To check how many cars you own, enter “History” in the Main Menu and then Statistics.
Own all Vehicles – 45 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by purchasing all available vehicles in Career Mode. This Achievement does not revolve around ‘liveries’, but just the car itself. To purchase a vehicle, simply enter “Career” in the Main Menu, and select a race from the list available. The cars which suit the race will be available once you select the event. Simply select the car you are after, and purchase it. As you progress through Career, more cars will become available to you. To check how many cars you own, view “Statistics” in the Main Menu. There are a total of 46 vehicles in Colin McRae DiRT. You must also complete the last event in Career Mode, the “Champion of Champions” race so you are given the ‘Colin McRae R4 Rally Car’. This will complete your vehicle collection and unlock the Achievement.
First Xbox Live Clean Race – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by completing a race of any type on Xbox Live, without causing any damage to your vehicle. In order to unlock this Achievement, you must finish the race. To do this, enter “Multiplayer” in the Main Menu. Then select “Xbox Live”. Proceed to Race, and then set up a Match which is Private. This will allow you to start a race, which you can invite players to. In this case, simply race by yourself. As long as you meet the criteria of the Achievement in the race, you will unlock the Achievement at the end.
First Xbox Live Rally Win – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in a Rally race on Xbox Live. In order to unlock this Achievement, you must finish the race with at least one human opponent. To do this, enter “Multiplayer” in the Main Menu. Then select “Xbox Live”. Proceed to Race, and then set up a Match which is Private and a Rally event. This will allow you to start a race, which you can invite players to. In this case, invite one friend and allow him to throw the race for you. At the end of this race, the Achievement will unlock.
First Xbox Live Hill Climb Win – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in a Hill Climb race on Xbox Live. In order to unlock this Achievement, you must finish the race with at least one human opponent. To do this, enter “Multiplayer” in the Main Menu. Then select “Xbox Live”. Proceed to Race, and then set up a Match which is Private and a Hill Climb event. This will allow you to start a race, which you can invite players to. In this case, invite one friend and allow him to throw the race for you. At the end of this race, the Achievement will unlock.
Tier 2 Career Points Milestone – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by achieving the maximum number of points for all events in Tier 2 in Career Mode. This will result in a total of 100 Points for Tier 2.
Tier 4 Career Points Milestone – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by achieving the maximum number of points for all events in Tier 4 in Career Mode. This will result in a total of 80 Points for Tier 4.
Tier 6 Career Points Milestone – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by achieving the maximum number of points for all events in Tier 6 in Career Mode. This will result in a total of 60 Points for Tier 6.
Tier 8 Career Points Milestone – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by achieving the maximum number of points for all events in Tier 8 in Career Mode. This will result in a total of 40 Points for Tier 8.
Maximum Career Points Milestone - 45 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all events in all Tiers. The points per event you must earn is 10. You can view how many points you have unlocked in each Tier by viewing the red writing to the left of each event of every Tier.
Champion of Champions Winner - 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the final event in Career Mode. This is the event in Tier 11.
FWD Rally Veteran - 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official FWD Rally events in Career Mode. The final FWD Rally event is located in Tier 3, titled “Shell Mountain Rally Championship”.
Rally Raid T4 Truck Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all Rally Raid T4 Truck events in Career Mode. The final Rally Raid T4 Truck event is located in Tier 4, titled “BF Goodrich T4 RAID America”.
Hill Climb Big Rig Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all Hill Climb Big Rig events in Career Mode. The final Hill Climb Big Rig event is located in Tier 4, titled “Fidanza Windy Point Big Rigs”.
Crossover Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all Crossover events in Career Mode. The final Crossover event is located in Tier 7, titled “Sparco Crossover Espana”.
RWD Rally Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official RWD Rally Veteran events in Career Mode. The final RWD Rally event is located in Tier 8, titled “Brembo Rallye Italia”.
CORR Super Buggy Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official CORR Super Buggy Veteran events in Career Mode. The final CORR Super Buggy event is located in Tier 9, titled “Lucas Oil CORR Buggy Series”.
Classic Rally Veteran - 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all Classic Rally events in Career Mode. The final Classic Rally event is located in Tier 8, titled “Continental Rally Deutschland”.
National Rally Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all National Rally events in Career Mode. The final National Rally event is located in Tier 9, titled “Ferodo European Championship”.
4WD Rally Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official 4WD Rally events in Career Mode. The final 4WD Rally event is located in Tier 9, titled “Shell Rally Australia”.
Rally Raid T1 Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official Rally Raid T1 events in Career Mode. The final Rally Raid T1 event is located in Tier 9, titled “BF Goodrich T1 RAID America”.
Hill Climb Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official Hill Climb events in Career Mode. The final Hill Climb event is located in Tier 10, titled “Alpinestars Pikes Peak Unlimited”.
CORR Pro 4 Truck Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official CORR Pro 4 Truck events in Career Mode. The final CORR Pro 4 Truck event is located in Tier 10, titled “Lucas Oil CORR Pro-4 Series”.
Rallycross Veteran - 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official Rallycross events in Career Mode. The final Rallycross event is located in Tier 11, titled “TAG Heuer Champion Of Champions”. If you complete all events in all Tiers in Career, this Achievement will have been unlocked after you complete the final event in Tier 11, if is has not already unlocked.
European Rally Championship – 25 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the “European Rally Championship”. This event is available immediately. To access it, simply enter “Championships” in the Main Menu. You will unlock the Achievement by completing the event(s) on any Difficulty, and it does not matter whether you choose Short or Long. The time you will spend on this Achievement is approximately one and a half hours.
International Rally Champion – 40 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the “Global Rally Championship”. To unlock this event, you must enter the “Championships” in the Main Menu and complete the first two Championships. Once they are done, you will be able to participate in this event. You will unlock the Achievement by completing the event(s) on any Difficulty, and it does not matter whether you choose Short or Long. The time you will spend on this Achievement is approximately one and a half hours.
Global Rally Champion – 60 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the “Global Rally Championship”. To unlock this event, you must enter “Championships” in the Main Menu and complete the first three Championships. Once they are done, you will be able to participate in this Championship. You will unlock the Achievement by completing the event(s) on any Difficulty, and it does not matter whether you choose Short or Long. The time you will spend on this Achievement is approximately three hours.
Win Sparco Rally Espana – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the Sparco Rally Espana event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 5.
Win Arai Japanese Alpine Rally – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the Arai Japanese Alpine Rally event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 6.
Win BP Ultimate Rally UK – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the BP Ultimate Rally UK event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 8.
Win Brembo Rallye Italia – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the Brembo Rallye Italia event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 8.
Win Rally Deutschland – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the Rally Deutschland event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 9.
Win Shell Rally Australia – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in the Shell Rally Australia event in Career Mode. This is located in Tier 9.
All Tracks – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by racing on all tracks available in this game. This Achievement will take care of itself, if you progress through Career Mode without skipping any events.
Manual Transmission – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by completing a race using Manual Transmission. The event which I found, made it easy to obtain this Achievement, was the final event in Tier Four titled “Fidanza Windy Point Big Rigs”. To change your Transmission to Manual, enter “Options” in the Main Menu. From there, enter “Profile Settings” and change Transmission to “Manual”.
Top Speed – 10 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by reaching a speed of 135 MP/H. This is an equivalent of 218 KM/H. To unlock this Achievement, I recommend you select the Hill Climb event in Tier Ten of Career Mode. The event is titled “Alpinestars Pikes Peak Unlimited”. Use the Toyota Celica GT Pikes Peak. You will unlock the Achievement during the race with ease.
Recognitions
The above ‘Colin McRae DiRT Achievement Guide’ was created using the Achievement Descriptions provided and using my own personal knowledge of this game. There is however, a member(s) which I would like to thank for their contribution.
ThouShallKill: Content Contribution towards the “Own All Vehicles” Achievement.
Snowowl: For Reviewing and Pinning this Thread.
Comments and Changes
I hope that this Achievement Guide serves some purpose towards members of the Colin McRae DiRT Community. I have checked this Guide to eliminate errors, but there might be some I have missed. If someone comes across an error in the information provided, please contact me via Private Message with the appropriate details, and I will arrange a change to occur. Please do not quote from this Guide to notify errors. All reproductions of this Guide are prohibited without asking for my approval first. Thank you.
Hi
i need ur help i am doing this course Alpinestars Pike Peaks over and over again and i have done 2020k what do i do just carry on or wht ok thanks 4 all ur time
Ensure that all milage is done in Career Mode. Distance travelled in Championships and Online will not go towards the Achievement. Similarly, you need to do the distance by either not quitting the race. That means, that any distance travelled (and then you restart or quit the race) will not count towards the total either.
Just continue to race in Career Mode and it should unlock soon enough.
thanks 4 ur help
No problems.
If you have any further questions please feel free to send me a message, private message or friend request.
Alternatively, you can post in this thread and I will respond as soon as possible.
sorry what is the easiest way to buy all the cars???
In order to purchase vehicles in the game you must win races.
The best strategy is to complete the game on the simplest difficulty. Once that is done, repeat the process with the second lowest difficulty and so forth.
As mention, winning at a particular level will significantly reduce your earnings for that race - for each difficulty setting lower than the one you beat it at.
What I am doing at the moment - is racing as many races as I can on Medium difficulty as I completed it the first time around on Easy. I recommend the Hill Climb events as they are simple to win as there is little turns which can destroy you win (apart from the odd sign and rock here and there).
Having the best car in each Race Type (look at Torque as an indicator) and if you feel confident in it - race in the next difficulty up from what you have done. Even placing second or third will give you money close to the winner's prize.
It simply takes time to complete this game.
(That is the most simplest method to earn money. If you cannot win races in the next difficulty level then stick to what you can and just remain persistant.)
All distances in regards to Milage are for Career Mode only.
The Statistics take into account all distance travelled in all game options.
Just continue to race - it will unlock soon enough.
Anchorman Mazda wrote: All distances in regards to Milage are for Career Mode only. The Statistics take into account all distance travelled in all game options. Just continue to race - it will unlock soon enough.
"""CORR Super Buggy Veteran – 20 Gamerpoints: Unlock this Achievement by placing first in all official CORR Super Buggy Veteran events in Career Mode. The final CORR Super Buggy event is located in Tier 9, titled “Lucas Oil CORR Buggy Series”."""Btw, racing it now
That's on tier 8 that championship and there is no "corr super buggy" event in tier 9.
Thanks for providing that feedback.
I hate to contradict the information you provide there Rick, but the milage which counts towards the respective Achievements can only come from races done in Career Mode.
I personally have gone through the trouble of doing both Championships and Career Races - knowing that they did not count towards the total.
Thank you though for the compliment - it is definately appreciated. Also, further contributions or questions are always welcome.
I understand. I apologise, there was a misunderstanding from your previous post - a problem on my behalf.
Thank you for providing that extra information ... hopefully it can help those to see just how much they have left if they completed the Championships before getting the Milage Achievements.
RICK rar wrote:1 more bit of info to add to this great guide. the rally championship events, non carreer mode, add upto 360 miles approx. this should help with the mileage acheivements and stop you from just keeping racing till the acheivement pops up.
To the OP, a podium finish is when you finish either 1st, 2nd or 3rd. You do not need to necessarily win the event to unlock the First Podium achievement. If that was the case that would make it the same as the First Victory achievement.