Difference between revisions of "GRID 2"

Revision as of 21:42, 21 June 2019

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

TOCA
TOCA Touring Car Championship	1997
TOCA 2 Touring Cars	1998
TOCA Race Driver	2002
TOCA Race Driver 2	2004
TOCA Race Driver 3	2006
Race Driver: Grid	2008
GRID 2	2013
GRID Autosport	2014
GRID (2019)	2019
GRID Legends	2022

Key points

The game features full keyboard support but a controller is recommended.

General information

Official website

Official forums for the series

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website		Reloaded Edition also available.
Developer website		Reloaded Edition
GamersGate		Reloaded Edition also available.
		Reloaded Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Reloaded Edition also available.
Humble Store		Reloaded Edition also available.
Mac App Store		Reloaded Edition
Origin
Steam		Reloaded Edition also available.

All Windows versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Bathurst Track Pack
Car Unlock Pack
Classic GRID Pack
Demolition Derby Pack	Free.
Drift Pack
GTR Racing Pack
Headstart Pack
IndyCar Pack
McLaren Racing Pack
Peak Performance Pack
Spa-Francorchamps Track Pack
Super Modified Pack

Version differences

Reloaded Edition includes all the DLC, except for Car Unlock Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename intro videos files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\video\
Delete or rename intel_sting.bk2 and sting.bk2.

Notes

Some users have reported loss of Racenet connectivity and game save failures as a result of renaming or deleting the video files.^{[citation needed]}

Activate Intel graphics options

Open hardware_settings_options.xml^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\system\
Edit hardware_settings_options.xml.
Modify all lines from

<option name="on" lng="lng_on" dx11Only="true" intelExtensionsOnly="true">
to
<option name="on" lng="lng_on" dx11Only="true" intelExtensionsOnly="false">

Save hardware_settings_options.xml file.

Steam will re-download this file if you verify integrity so you will need to repeat the process.

Game data

Graphics settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\GRID 2\hardwaresettings\hardware_settings_config.xml
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44350/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\44350\remote\ %PROGRAMDATA%\Codemasters\GRID 2\DataCache\<user-id>\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/44350/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Regardless of where the game is installed, the Windows version will attempt to use the %PROGRAMDATA% area to store the in-game replays. The game will work with a Windows NTFS junction point, allowing the folder to be mapped to alternate locations/drives.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

Graphical settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Use FOV Changer^{[citation needed]}
Download and run Dirt3FovChange. Specify the base installation folder. Set the vertical FOV and enable the desired cameras. Make sure that "chase close reverse", "chase far reverse", "head cam", and "head cam reverse" are always disabled. Also do NOT adjust any of the "head offset" and "head tilt change" settings. Click on start to apply the changes.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game button map settings.

Force feedback settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.

Only menu music and speech can be fully muted, the other options do not allow you to go below half.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Brazilian Portuguese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Spanish

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: GRID 2.

Network

RaceNet online features require a Codemasters Account.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus Split-screen
LAN play	Versus
Online play	12	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Crashing during loading screens

Users are reporting that the game is crashing randomly during loading screens.^[3]^[4] There is currently no known fix.

Logitech Gxx issues

Users are reporting a variety of issues with Logitech Gxx peripherals.^[5]^[6] There is currently no known fix.

Minimap not shown during races

Users are reporting an issue with the minimap not being displayed during a race.^[7]

Codemasters has stated they are working on a fix and it will be released shortly.^{[citation needed]}

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL		OS X only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only.^[8]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise
Cutscenes	Bink Video	2.1c

Disable engineer speech

Delete speech_engineer.bnk^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\audio\soundbanks\[your language]\` Delete the `speech_engineer.bnk` file. Create an empty text file and rename it `speech_engineer.bnk`

Disable music during races only

Open music.xml^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<path-to-game>\audio\` Open `music.xml`. Modify `music_default_excitement`, `music_default_last_lap_excitement` and all `envelope_contribution` to `0.0` Go to `<path-to-game>\audio\soundbanks\` Delete or rename `mus_inrace.bnk` file Create an empty text file and rename it `mus_inrace.bnk`

Steam will re-download missing files if you verify integrity so you will need to repeat the process.

Mods

GRID 2 Mods - Collection of released modifications.
Cockpit Cam Mod - Available for all vehicles (except DLC), works online and the only prominent issue being the blurry dashboard.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon X2 5400+ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	AMD FX series Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 2600 Intel HD Graphics 3000 Nvidia GeForce 8600 DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series Intel Iris Pro Graphics 5200 Nvidia GeForce GTX 500 Series 1 GB of VRAM
Other		64-bit system

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9.4
Processor (CPU)	Intel 2.0 GHz	Intel 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	11 GB	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM	1 GB of VRAM

ATI Radeon X1xxx/HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series and HD3000, Nvidia 7xxx/8xxx/9xxx series and 1xxM/3xxM series are not supported.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/44350/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (44350) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Codemasters releases Grid 2 announcement trailer – Tech2 - last accessed on 2017-02-07
↑ Verified by User:Flang on 2019-06-21
↑ Game crashed randomly in loading screens - Codemasters Forums
↑ Game Crashs in the loading screen - Steam Community Discussions
↑ WARNING PC USERS! 2 BIG controller bugs!! - Codemasters Forums
↑ Unplayable with G25 wheel PC - Codemasters Forums
↑ Mini Map???? - Steam Community Discussions
↑ Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/44350/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (44350) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[gamedir-4] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Codemasters releases Grid 2 announcement trailer – Tech2 - last accessed on 2017-02-07

[Flang-2] Verified by User:Flang on 2019-06-21

[5] Game crashed randomly in loading screens - Codemasters Forums

[6] Game Crashs in the loading screen - Steam Community Discussions

[7] WARNING PC USERS! 2 BIG controller bugs!! - Codemasters Forums

[8] Unplayable with G25 wheel PC - Codemasters Forums

[9] Mini Map???? - Steam Community Discussions

[10] Last chance to buy these Mac classics! | Feral News

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Developers

	Codemasters
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	Codemasters
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	EGO 3.0^[1]
Release dates
Windows	May 28, 2013
macOS (OS X)	September 25, 2014