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Race Driver: Grid

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Race Driver: Grid
Race Driver: Grid cover
Developers
Codemasters
Publishers
Codemasters
OS X Feral Interactive
Engines
EGO 1.0
Release dates
Windows May 30, 2008
macOS (OS X) March 28, 2013
Race Driver: Grid guide on StrategyWiki
Race Driver: Grid on Wikipedia
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

Also known as GRID.
Multiplayer servers were shut down in June 2011.[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM.
Windows
No longer sold digitally due to licencing issues.[2]

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
8 Ball
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Prestige Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\video\
  2. Delete or rename intro.bik and intro_us.bik

Patches

Retail Patches

The Steam version of the game is already patched. These patches are for retail users only.

Free DLC Content

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.

Disable Bloom & Blur effects

Makes the graphics appear sharper and more detailed.
Edit hardware_settings_config.xml[citation needed]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Codemasters\GRID\hardwaresettings\
  2. Open hardware_settings_config.xml with a text editor.
  3. Change <postprocess enabled="true" blur="true" /> to <postprocess enabled="false" blur="false" />
  4. Save the changes.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/12750/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.
Advanced Graphics settings.
Advanced Graphics settings.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.
Advanced Graphics settings continued.

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Windowed

Enable windowed[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file location.
  2. Open hardware_settings_config.xml with a text editor.
  3. Change fullscreen="true" to fullscreen="false"

Field of view (FOV)

Not compatible with the main DLC packs.
Use Grid FOV Hack[citation needed]
  1. Download Grid FOV Hack.
  2. Extract to the installation folder.
  3. Run the program and set the desired FOV.

Input settings

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Controller support

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

Instructions[citation needed]

Audio settings

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision
See also Helix Mod: GRID.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices
TrackIR

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
12
Online play
Multiplayer servers have been deactivated.[1]

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 3074
UDP 3074
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Grid fails to launch

Reinstall OpenAL[3]
Delete config file[4]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\system
  2. Delete hardware_settings_restrictions.xml.
Use command line argument[citation needed]
  1. Use the -novirtual command line argument.

Failing to run on Intel Core i7 CPUs

Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\system\
  2. Rename workerMap8Core.xml to something else.
  3. Rename workerMap4Core.xml to workerMap8Core.xml.

Crash on Alt Tab

Instructions[citation needed]

Native resolutions not displaying

This may occur on systems with very low or very high video memory[5]
Override resolution[6]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\system
  2. Open hardware_settings_restrictions.xml with a text editor.
  3. Find the following line and remove it.
    <res mem="270" maxWidth="1280" />

No sessions found in multiplayer

Instructions[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.0 OS X only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Cutscenes Bink Video
Multiplayer Demonware

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 12.5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 6800
ATI Radeon X1300
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5
Processor (CPU) Intel 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 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. 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