"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 |
Notes |
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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Retail |
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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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ZOOM Platform (unavailable) |
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Ultimate Edition; includes DLC, extended settings and support for 12+ processor cores as of March 7, 2023.[2] Delisted on March 31, 2023.[3] |
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- Removed from many digital stores due to licencing issues.[4]
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 |
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8 Ball Pack |
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Prestige Pack |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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.
Enable windowed[5]
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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.
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.
Edit hardware_settings_config.xml[citation needed]
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- Makes the graphics appear sharper and removes the yellow filter.
- Disabling post-processing using this method will result in dimmed lighting at night and will affect track visibility for events set at night. An alternate solution is to combine the next two methods below, but it will only disable the effects while in a race on a track. Garage, menus, texts and UI will still be affected by post-processing when using the methods below.
- 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 |
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Separate volume controls |
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Effects, speech and music. |
Surround sound |
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5.1 and 7.1[6] |
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
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.
Play in a windowed mode[citation needed]
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Grid fails to launch
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
Trick the game into using 4 threads only
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- Can cause the game to crash.[9]
- 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
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.[10]
Override resolution[11]
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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.
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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References