"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
| Source |
DRM |
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Keys |
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| Retail |
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SecuROM 7 DRM. |
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| Retail |
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FX Interactive release |
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| ZOOM Platform |
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Includes DLC, extended settings, support for 12+ processor cores as of March 7, 2023.[2] |
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| GOG.com (unavailable) |
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| Mac App Store (unavailable) |
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| Steam (unavailable) |
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- Removed from many digital stores due to licencing issues.[3]
Monetization
- The DLC was previously released only for the PlayStation 3, Xbox360, Mac, but were added to the Zoom Platform Windows release on March 7, 2023.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
| Name |
Notes |
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| 8 Ball Pack |
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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
- Digital versions 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.
- Available in the Grid Launcher for Zoom Platform version.
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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 the contents of the archive to
<path-to-game>.
- Run the program and set the desired FOV.
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Disable Bloom, Vignette & Blur effects
No post-processing or blur, high LOD.
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Edit hardware_settings_config.xml[citation needed]
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- Makes the graphics appear sharper and removes the yellow filter.
- Disabling post processing is available in the Grid Launcher for the Zoom platform.
- 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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Edit effects.xml
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- This method removes only bloom and vignette effects. Any other effects are unchanged.
- Make a backup copy of the
<path-to-game>\postprocess\effects.xml and open it in text editor of your choice.
- To disable bloom:
- Search for lines
<Param name="bloomAmount">x.xxxxxx</Param> (where x.xxxxxx = number). In Notepad++ for example, the search pattern will look like this: <Param name="bloomAmount">\d.\d{6}</Param>.
- Replace all matches found above with
<Param name="bloomAmount">0.000000</Param>.
- To disable vignette:
- Search for lines
<Param name="vignetteAmount">x.xxxxxx</Param> (where x.xxxxxx = number). In Notepad++ for example, the search pattern will look like this: <Param name="vignetteAmount">\d.\d{6}</Param>.
- Replace all matches found above with
<Param name="vignetteAmount">0.000000</Param>.
- Save the modified file and run the game.
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Use Broski's Upgraded GRID mod
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- This method keeps all the effects, only removes the yellow tint ontrack.
- Download Broski's Upgraded GRID mod
- Extract and paste only the
tracks folder from the mod archive into <path-to-game>, overwrite when prompted to.
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Increase Track LOD
Edit tracklodsettings.xml
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- Go to
<path-to-game>/tracks and open tracklodsettings.xml with a text editor.
- Change
<SURFACELOD loddistance="XX" blend="YY" /> to <SURFACELOD loddistance="1000" blend="100" />
- 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.
- The Zoom Platform release additionally supports Logitech G27, G29, G920 and G923 steering wheels.
Logitech G27 racing wheel
For other releases, download this file and extract it to <path-to-game>\Codemasters\Grid\ActionMap[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] |
| Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| French |
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| German |
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| Italian |
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| Russian |
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Retail and Zoom Platform 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
Issues fixed
Crash to desktop on 4+ core/thread CPUs
- This fix will allow the game to use multithread properly on 4+ core CPUs, fixes resolutions not showing and also fixes some mem_allocation errors when using DXVK
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Make the game re-detect your hardware properly
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Codemasters\GRID\hardwaresettings.
- Delete the content of the folder (2 xml files).
- Run the game again and configure the settings to your liking.
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Game freezes during races
This bug occurs while racing, at certain points the graphics locks up, repeats a few frames.
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Play in a windowed mode[citation needed]
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Grid fails to launch
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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 a location of choice.
- Open
language_data_base.xml with a text editor.
- 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" />.
- Rename " %1% " to language of choice.
- 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" />.
- Rename " %1% " to language of choice.
- Save file and replace original
language_data_base.xml in <path-to-game>Race Driver Grid/language with it.
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Failing to run on Intel Core i7 CPUs
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Trick the game into using 4 threads only
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- Can cause the game to crash.[8]
- Go to
<path-to-game>\system\
- Rename
workerMap8Core.xml to workerMap4Core.xml.
- Rename the original
workerMap4Core.xml to workerMap8Core.xml.
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Crash on Alt-Tab
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Play in a windowed mode[citation needed]
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Native resolutions not displaying
- This may occur on systems with very low or very high video memory.[9]
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Override resolution[10]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\system.
- Open
hardware_settings_restrictions.xml with a text editor.
- Find the line
<res mem="270" maxWidth="1280" /> and change it to <res mem="270" />.
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No sessions found in multiplayer
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.
Missing sounds
- Various sound effect will either not play or stop playing over the course of a race.
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Disable hardware accelerated audio in the game's settings[citation needed]
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9.0c |
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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.
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