"GRID" redirects here. For the 2019 game, see GRID (2019).
Key points
- Also known as GRID.
- Multiplayer servers were shut down in June 2011.[1]
- FPS affects gameplay, see Flashback time is very short.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- Removed from many digital stores due to licencing issues.[3]
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| 8 Ball |
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| Prestige Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\video\
- Delete or rename
intro.bik and intro_us.bik
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Patches
- The Steam version of the game is already patched. These patches are for retail users only.
- Retail users have to patch GRID up to the latest version, before being able to load the DLC content.
- Free DLC natively available on the OS X release, adding new cars and a new track, compatible with the Windows release.
- Changing options in-game may override Launcher settings.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Advanced Graphics settings.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.
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Enable windowed[4]
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- Go to the configuration file location.
- Open
hardware_settings_config.xml with a text editor.
- Change
fullscreen="true" to fullscreen="false"
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- Not compatible with the main DLC packs.
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Use Grid FOV Hack[citation needed]
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- Download Grid FOV Hack.
- Extract to the installation folder.
- Run the program and set the desired FOV.
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Instructions
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- Enable MSAA in the in-game graphics settings, using your desired sample count. For 4xSGSSAA, set 4xMSAA in the in-game settings, for example.
- Open Race Driver: GRID driver profile via Nvidia Profile Inspector.
- Enable the "Show unknown settings from NVIDIA predefined profiles" option (magnifying glass icon in the button toolbar.)
- In the "Antialiasing" section, in the "Antialiasing - Combined (Mode + Setting)" choice, select the "0x22800010 Enhance | 4x MSAA + 4x SGSSAA" option. If you configured a different MSAA sample count in the game's setting (like 8xMSAA), then select the appropriate "Enhance" option instead that matches the in-game MSAA sample count.
- Apply changes.
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Disable Bloom & Blur effects
No post-processing or blur, high LOD.
- Makes the graphics appear sharper and removes the yellow filter.
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Edit hardware_settings_config.xml[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Codemasters\GRID\hardwaresettings\
- Open
hardware_settings_config.xml with a text editor.
- Change
<postprocess enabled="true" blur="true" /> to <postprocess enabled="false" blur="false" />
- Save the changes.
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Input
- The following controllers are natively supported: Microsoft Xbox 360 Controller, Logitech G25, Logitech MOMO, Logitech Driving Force Pro, Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Pro
Logitech G27 Racing Wheel
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Instructions[citation needed]
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Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Effects, speech and music. |
| Surround sound |
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5.1 and 7.1[5] |
| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX 5.0.[citation needed] |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| Italian |
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| German |
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| Russian |
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Retail only. |
| Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
| Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
| TCP |
3074 |
| UDP |
3074 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
| Devices |
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| TrackIR |
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Supports: Yaw, Pitch, Roll, X, Y, Z. |
Issues fixed
Grid fails to launch
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Delete config file[7]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\system
- Delete
hardware_settings_restrictions.xml.
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To fix Text Glitch[citation needed]
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- Go To
<path-to-game>Race Driver Grid\language
- Copy
language_data_base.xml to desktop.
- Open
language_data_base.xml with Notepad.
- Replace
<binary processor="LanguageDataManager" filename="language/language_%1%.lng" map="UPDATE" pool="TEMPORARY" with <binary processor="LanguageDataManager" filename="language/language_eng.lng" map="UPDATE" pool="TEMPORARY" />
- Also Replace
<binary processor="LanguageDataManager" filename="language/language_%1%_dlc_0.lng" map="UPDATE" pool="TEMPORARY" /> with <binary processor="LanguageDataManager" filename="language/language_eng_dlc_0.lng" map="UPDATE" pool="TEMPORARY" />
- Save file and replace original
language_data_base.xml in <path-to-game>Race Driver Grid/language
- Run GRID.exe
- ** NOTE ** Rename " %1% " to language of choice**
** Working with 8 core CPU **
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Failing to run on Intel Core i7 CPUs
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Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\system\
- Rename
workerMap8Core.xml to something else.
- Rename
workerMap4Core.xml to workerMap8Core.xml.
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Crash on Alt Tab
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Instructions[citation needed]
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Native resolutions not displaying
- This may occur on systems with very low or very high video memory[8]
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Override resolution[9]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\system
- Open
hardware_settings_restrictions.xml with a text editor.
- Find the following line and remove it.
<res mem="270" maxWidth="1280" />
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Fix crash to desktop after resolution fix
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If after the above edit the game crashes to the desktop when launching, then replace all contents of hardware_settings_restrictions.xml with just this text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<hardware_settings_restrictions>
</hardware_settings_restrictions>
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No sessions found in multiplayer
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Instructions[citation needed]
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Flashback time is very short
- The flashback uses frames to calculate time. Higher FPS lowers the amount of time that can be rewound, making it less useful.
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Instructions[10]
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- Set refresh rate on 60hz and enable vsync on game options
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Missing Sounds
- Various sound effect will either not play or stop playing over the course of a race
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Instructions
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- Disable hardware accelerated audio in the game's settings
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| OpenGL |
2.0 |
OS X only. |
| Shader Model support |
3 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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| macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
| Audio |
OpenAL |
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| Cutscenes |
Bink Video |
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| Multiplayer |
Demonware |
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System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
XP SP2 |
Vista SP1 |
| Processor (CPU) |
AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ |
| System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
12.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1300
DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 3800 |
| macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
10.7.5 |
10.8.3 |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel 1.8 GHz
| Intel 2.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM
| 512 MB of VRAM |
- Supported ATI chipsets: Radeon X1300, X1550, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, HD 2600, HD 2900, HD 3870
- Supported Nvidia chipsets: GeForce 6800, 7100, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8600, 8800, 9600, 9800
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>/12750/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (12750) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
