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Proto:Colin McRae Rally 04/Xbox Demos

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...Well, all the articles here are, in a way. But this one moreso, and the article may contain incomplete information and editor's notes.
Notes: Some content added
Hmmm...
To do:
Research menus and available content in emulator

Released as part of two Official Xbox Magazine demo discs - UK Demo 21 and USA Demo 30. Overall, it looks similar to the PS2 demo.

Sub-Pages

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Sounds
A lot of changed and unused cars sounds

Notes

  • Contents of this demo are the same, as in Xbox USA Demo from Official Xbox Magazine USA Demo 30, except TEMP folder, which is absent in USA demo and game executable.

Unused Graphics

  • ShinyTest03.dds from TEMP folder (this folder is unique to European Demo) is unused environmental map. It comes from the DirectX SDK and is the interior of the Microsoft building.

Colin McRae Rally 04 ShinyTest03.png

  • rally04.png from same directory is probably in-game image, which presents Ford Puma on some Greece stage.

Colin McRae Rally 04 Rally4.png

  • There are four cursors textures in TEMP/Dev/Cursors: move.dds, point.dds, rotate.dds, select.dds.
Colin McRae Rally 04 move.png
Colin McRae Rally 04 point.png
Colin McRae Rally 04 rotate.png
Colin McRae Rally 04 select.png
  • Also unused x_camer1.dds from TEMP/Dev/Tags. It has own .tag

Colin McRae Rally 04 x camer1.png

Dummy files

  • Data/Cars/Xsara contains two dummy files. dummy.bak is empty file, and dummy contains string: aaaabbbbccccdddd.

FrontEnd

  • Demo contains another control.dds texture, the only difference is Xbox logo, which wasn't in demo.
Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo control.png CMR04 xbox final control.png

Tracks previews

  • Icons for tracks previews from ICONS.BIG (located in DATA/FRONTEND) completely different.
Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons aus s7.png CMR04 xbox final icons aus s7.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons fin s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons fin s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons fin s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons fin s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons fin s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons fin s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons fin s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons fin s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons fin s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons fin s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons gre s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons gre s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons jap s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons jap s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons spa s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons spa s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons swe s7.png CMR04 xbox final icons swe s7.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons uk s7.png CMR04 xbox final icons uk s7.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s1.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s1.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s2.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s2.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s3.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s3.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s4.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s4.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s5.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s5.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s6.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s6.png
CMR04 xbox demo icons usa s7.png CMR04 xbox final icons usa s7.png

Service Area

  • Several textures in upgrades.big were changed.
Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up cb.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up cb.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up dmp.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up dmp.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up eng.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up eng.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up gbx.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up gbx.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up gt.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up gt.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up st.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up st.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up st l.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up st l.png
CMR04 xbox demo upgrades up wt.png CMR04 xbox final upgrades up wt.png

Cars

  • Citroen Xsara and Peugeout 206 slightly changed after demo in final game. Some .dds textures and .p3d were modified. Here comparison of changed textures.
  • Some textures were better in demo, but their quality were reduced, probably for optimisation purposes.

Contents of 206.big (from Data/Cars/206):

Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo 206Bod.png CMR04 xbox final 206Bod.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206BodDu.png CMR04 xbox final 206BodDu.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206BodM.png CMR04 xbox final 206BodM.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206Gla.png CMR04 xbox final 206Gla.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206GlaD.png CMR04 xbox final 206GlaD.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206GlaDu.png CMR04 xbox final 206GlaDu.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206GlaM.png CMR04 xbox final 206GlaM.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206Glo.png CMR04 xbox final 206Glo.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206litof.png CMR04 xbox final 206litof.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206liton.png CMR04 xbox final 206liton.png

Contents of 206.big (from Data/Cars/206/Two_Play)

Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo 206Bod 2p.png CMR04 xbox final 226Bod 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo 206Glo 2p.png CMR04 xbox final 226Glo 2p.png

Contents of Xsara.big (from Data/Cars/Xsara):

Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo XS Bod.png CMR04 xbox final XS Bod.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodB.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodB.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodDu.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodDu.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodM.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodM.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS Gla.png CMR04 xbox final XS Gla.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS GlaD.png CMR04 xbox final XS GlaD.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS Int.png CMR04 xbox final XS Int.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS LitOn.png CMR04 xbox final XS LitOn.png

Contents of Xsara.big (from Data/Cars/Xsara/Two_Play):

Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo XS Bod 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS Bod 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodB 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodB 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodDu 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodDu 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS BodM 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS BodM 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS Gla 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS Gla 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS GlaD 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS GlaD 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS Glo 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS Glo 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS LitB 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS LitB 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS LitDu 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS LitDu 2p.png
CMR04 xbox demo XS LitM 2p.png CMR04 xbox final XS LitM 2p.png
  • Previews for podium (located in Data/FrontEnd/Podium) also slightly changed, most differences are same, as in PS2 demo counterparts, except Xbox previews don't stretched vertically and looks closer to 60 PS2 previews
Demo PODIUM Final PODIUM
CMR04 xbox demo pd2 05B.png CMR04 xbox final pd2 05B.png
CMR04 xbox demo pd2 08B.png CMR04 xbox final pd2 08B.png
CMR04 xbox demo pd4 00B.png CMR04 xbox final pd4 00B.png
CMR04 xbox demo pd4 01B.png CMR04 xbox final pd4 01B.png
CMR04 xbox demo pd4 02B.png CMR04 xbox final pd4 02B.png
CMR04 xbox demo pd4 03B.png CMR04 xbox final pd4 03B.png
  • All presented previews in demo version of FECar.big differs from their final counterparts. In demo 99_02.dds and 99_03.dds just duplicates of 00_02.dds and 00_03.dds.
Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 00 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 00 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 02.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 00 02.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 03.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 00 03.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 01 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 01 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 01 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 01 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 02 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 02 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 02 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 02 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 03 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 03 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 03 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 03 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 04 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 04 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 04 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 04 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 06 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 06 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 06 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 06 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 09 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 09 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 09 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 09 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 12 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 12 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 12 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 12 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 19 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 19 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 19 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 19 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 99 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 99 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 99 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 99 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 02.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 99 02.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 00 03.png CMR04 xbox final FEcar 99 03.png
  • FECarW.big from demo has only 4 textures, but all of them differences from final counterparts. In demo files 99_00.dds and 99_01.dds just duplicates of textures from FECar.big
Demo Final
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 99 00.png CMR04 xbox final FEcarW 99 00.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcar 99 01.png CMR04 xbox final FEcarW 99 01.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcarW 99 02.png CMR04 xbox final FEcarW 99 02.png
CMR04 xbox demo FEcarW 99 03.png CMR04 xbox final FEcarW 99 03.png

Shaders

  • Xbox version has shaders in two locations: shaders folder in root directory and Data/Rally_Shaders.
  • shaders directory in final game has only 4 files, when demo places a few times more shaders. Some files from demo look to be unique and refers to bloom and scene contrast effects.
  • Data/Rally_Shaders in demo also contains more shaders. including different and unique files. Some files could be related to night weather, cartoonish graphics, additional water shading and X-Ray mode.