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Topic on Talk:GRID Autosport

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I figured out from looking on SteamDB that the files for the High Res Texture Pack and Demoman Derby Pack (and the other DLCs) are included with the base macOS and Linux ports as provided by Feral Interactive, whereas with Windows the files are only available in separate DLC depots. If you own Grid Autosport on Steam, then you own the game for Windows, macOS, and Linux, which means you can download these files via the ports.

However, adding the files isn't sufficient to access the DLC content in-game if you weren't able to redeem the free DLCs through the Steam store in time before they were delisted (e.g., just adding valve.nefs doesn't make Demoman Derby accessible in-game). That being said, there is a way to unlock them locally so that you can access them in-game (this will not add the free DLCs to your Steam account unfortunately). You need something like Koalageddon (plus the Grid Autosport DLC files). Use DepotDownloader to obtain the files for the two free DLCs (instructions in my next comment). There are also a couple of third-party GUI versions1 2 of DepotDownloader, but I haven't used them. Grid Autosport uses Valve Anti-Cheat, and I can't guarantee that Koalageddon won't trigger VAC, so I would add -insecure to your launch options for Grid Autosport in order to disable VAC. I don't know if Codemasters has VACless multiplayer servers available, so disabling VAC may prohibit you from multiplayer, but you will still be able to play singleplayer. There are similar tools to Koalageddon, like CreamInstaller and GreenLuma, but I haven't tried those.

If someone has all the Grid Autosport DLC registered on Steam and is willing to assist, I would like to test something. Do your GRIDAutosport.exe, GRIDAutosport_avx.exe, and steam_api.dll files differ if you deselect the free High Res Texture Pack and Demoman Derby Pack in Steam before installing the game versus a full installation (i.e., with all DLC selected in Steam)? I would like to compare the game files to see what differences are present. You can use a comparison tool like WinMerge, Meld, or WinDiff to compare these.