Topic on Talk:GRID Autosport

[https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0 .NET Runtime 6.0] is a dependency of DepotDownloader. You don't need to install the .NET SDK, just the runtime (you don't need the ASP.NET Core Runtime or the .NET Desktop Runtime either, just the basic .NET Runtime for Windows). Download the appropriate package for your system (e.g., x64).

[https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0 .NET Runtime 6.0] is a dependency of DepotDownloader. You don't need to install the .NET SDK, just the runtime (you don't need the ASP.NET Core Runtime or the .NET Desktop Runtime either, just the basic .NET Runtime for Windows). Download the appropriate package for your system (e.g., x64).

The vast majority (11,547) of the files in the "Linux - GRID Autosport - Content" depot are not relevant for the free DLCs, and should not be copied to a Windows installation. To save from having to download the entirety of the "Linux - GRID Autosport - Content" depot and then delete the unwanted files, you can specify which files you want to download (this will also save ≈ 11.6 gigabytes worth of downloading). To do this, in the same directory where DepotDownloader is located, create a text file named '''dlc.txt'''. For example, if you extracted DepotDownloader to a subfolder in your Downloads folder named "depotdownloader-2.4.7", then you would create the dlc.txt file in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\depotdownloader-2.4.7\.

The vast majority (11,547) of the files in the "Linux - GRID Autosport - Content" depot are not relevant for the free DLCs, and should not be copied to a Windows installation. To save from having to download the entirety of the "Linux - GRID Autosport - Content" depot and then delete the unwanted files, you can specify which files you want to download (this will also save ≈ 11.6 gigabytes worth of downloading). To do this, in the same directory where DepotDownloader is located, create a text file named '''dlc.txt'''. For example, if you extracted DepotDownloader to a subfolder in your Downloads folder named "depotdownloader-2.4.7", then you would create the dlc.txt file in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\depotdownloader-2.4.7\.

Once the download is finished, you can verfiy that everything has been downloaded by selecting both the '''cars''' and '''download''' directories and then pressing '''Alt'''+'''Enter''' on your keyboard or right-clicking them and selecting '''Properties''' from the context menu (using the previous example, these two directories would be located in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\depotdownloader-2.4.7\depots\255238\4011980\share\data\). There should be 627 files and 713 folders, and the size should be 4.62 GB.

Once the download is finished, you can verfiy that everything has been downloaded by selecting both the '''cars''' and '''download''' directories and then pressing '''Alt'''+'''Enter''' on your keyboard or right-clicking them and selecting '''Properties''' from the context menu (using the previous example, these two directories would be located in %USERPROFILE%\Downloads\depotdownloader-2.4.7\depots\255238\4011980\share\data\). There should be 627 files and 713 folders, and the size should be 4.62 GB.

You will still need to download and install [https://github.com/acidicoala/Koalageddon Koalageddon]. Once installed, run the Koalageddon wizard to install the platform integration for Steam. You can now restart Steam. If you ever uninstall Grid Autosport, and thus no longer need to access the free DLCs, you can later use the Koalageddon wizard to remove the platform integration for Steam. Like I said, Grid Autosport uses VAC, and I can't guarantee that Koalageddon won't trigger VAC, so I would disable VAC. To do this, add [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options#Command-Line_Parameters -insecure] to your launch options for Grid Autosport. Right-click Grid Autosport in your Steam library, select Properties, and in the General section, add '''-insecure''' in the box under the text "Advanced users may choose to enter modifications to their launch options." This may prohibit multiplayer if Codemasters doesn't offer VAC-free multiplayer servers, but you will still be able to play singleplayer.

You will still need to download and install [https://github.com/acidicoala/Koalageddon Koalageddon]. Once installed, run the Koalageddon wizard to install the platform integration for Steam. You can now restart Steam. If you ever uninstall Grid Autosport, and thus no longer need to access the free DLCs, you can later use the Koalageddon wizard to remove the platform integration for Steam. Like I said, Grid Autosport uses VAC, and I can't guarantee that Koalageddon won't trigger VAC, so I would disable VAC. To do this, add [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_Line_Options#Command-Line_Parameters -insecure] to your launch options for Grid Autosport. Right-click Grid Autosport in your Steam library, select Properties, and in the General section, add '''-insecure''' in the box under the text "Advanced users may choose to enter modifications to their launch options." This may prohibit multiplayer if Codemasters doesn't offer VAC-free multiplayer servers, but you will still be able to play singleplayer.

You can quickly test if the DLC content has been enabled in-game. From the Main Menu, go to Custom Cup, change Vehicle Discipline to Party Mode, and Demoman Derby should now be a selectable option for Vehicle Class.

You can quickly test if the DLC content has been enabled in-game. From the Main Menu, go to Custom Cup, change Vehicle Discipline to Party Mode, and Demoman Derby should now be a selectable option for Vehicle Class.