Race Driver: Grid

DarkShadow · 23 May 2008 at 11:30

Downloading the demo now, time to re-install logitech driving force pro drivers again!

skullman · 23 May 2008 at 16:53

Reppyboyo said:
Anyone else not able to set a resolution?
No matter how many times I change it in the demo it allways goes back to 640x480.

Same problem here.

psychas · 23 May 2008 at 16:56

nope mine works fine 1680x1050 maybe u not pressing the apply button ? or save button to save your settings ?

grudas · 23 May 2008 at 17:01

works fine for me 2

carrot1401 · 23 May 2008 at 18:05

I had this problem switching to a new resolution for my new monitor. Infact when the game opened at 640x480 my PC kept crashing. Anyahoot, go into My Documents/Codemasters/GRID Demo/hardwaresettings/hardware_settings_config (open with wordpad) and changed the line that looks like:

<graphics_card>
<resolution width="1680" height="1050" aspect="normal" fullscreen="true" vsync="1" oldWidth="1680" oldHeight="1050">

I changed both the new and old resolution so that it would work properly. Hope this helps.

On a side not, going from a unbranded 17" monitor (with a dvi to vga adaptor) to a 20" Asus Widescreen with proper DVI is immense!! GRID is so much sharper and clearer and with widescreen its so fun!!!

twoodster · 23 May 2008 at 18:39

I still cant enable hardware acceleration with my Audigy 2. Damn annoying

audiolab · 23 May 2008 at 19:15

Installed this demo and it runs very smooth. Running on a 8800GTS / E6600 at 1900 x 1280 (this was selected by default) on a Dell 2407WFP. Not experiencing any issues with the G25 that some people have had either....result.

Pre-ordered from that place that gives you the DB9 free on the week of release. Really looking forward to this game.

Balb0wa · 23 May 2008 at 19:18

audiolab said:
Installed this demo and it runs very smooth. Running on a 8800GTS / E6600 at 1900 x 1280 (this was selected by default) on a Dell 2407WFP. Not experiencing any issues with the G25 that some people have had either....result.

Pre-ordered from that place that gives you the DB9 free on the week of release. Really looking forward to this game.

1920x1200 u mean

i thought about that place with the db9, cant see them posting it soon as someehere in the uk though, stuff from there takes a few days.

Mr Latte · 23 May 2008 at 19:22

Although the game officially isnt designed with SLI in mind can anyone with an SLI setup confirm if they do actually get any benifits?

Deluxe1 · 23 May 2008 at 19:23

twoodster said:
I still cant enable hardware acceleration with my Audigy 2. Damn annoying

That problem supposedly isnt in the retail version.

audiolab · 23 May 2008 at 19:53

bobbyboy uk said:
1920x1200 u mean

i thought about that place with the db9, cant see them posting it soon as someehere in the uk though, stuff from there takes a few days.

Thanks yes 1920x1200. I am going to be away with work over the first week of June so I am not in a mad rush but none the less am really looking forward to sitting down for a good session with this game when I get back.

geordie10 · 25 May 2008 at 10:59

A film from dazzyman who has the full game.
It looks amazing.
http://www.vimeo.com/1061033

Balb0wa · 25 May 2008 at 11:12

ian flowers said:
Afilm from dazzyman who has the full game.
It looks amazing.
http://www.vimeo.com/1061033

Nice one , looks brilliant, not long now !

Formula 3 cars look like fun

twoodster · 25 May 2008 at 12:13

Nice, the muscle car race in that video is at Donnington. Looks a decent recreation

Digital · 25 May 2008 at 12:20

End of the week, end of the week! And it's a short work week aswell.

Lyon85 · 25 May 2008 at 13:00

F3 looks so cool I might wet myself.

wolvers · 25 May 2008 at 13:03

Lyon85 said:
F3 looks so cool I might wet myself.

Steady Leon!

Although I think this will be the first game ever that I buy on the day of release.

What's a good time for the muscle car race in the Demo? Is 1:51 any good?

Balb0wa · 25 May 2008 at 14:09

wolvers69 said:
Steady Leon!

Although I think this will be the first game ever that I buy on the day of release.

What's a good time for the muscle car race in the Demo? Is 1:51 any good?

I think 1.37 is a good time, i did a 1.47 and i thought that was good.

wolvers · 25 May 2008 at 14:42

bobbyboy uk said:
I think 1.37 is a good time, i did a 1.47 and i thought that was good.

I'd better get practising then!

Souness · 25 May 2008 at 15:03

bobbyboy uk said:
I think 1.37 is a good time, i did a 1.47 and i thought that was good.

LOL 1.37

All I can say is... good luck.

A good time is a 1.43
A great time is a 1.41
Anything below that is inhuman

My best is a 1.41.02 using a gamepad and all assists switched on. I've raced about a 1000 miles online and havent met anyone who can come close to that. However on the xbox leaderboard there's a couple of 39's... which I'm guessing must be possible if you are a god and also manage to race without all the assists.

Switching to manual gears seems to be a little faster in places, for example when you're going flat out at the bottom of the hill it sometime's auto switches up a gear and then down for the bend when in fact it's faster to stay in the lower gear.

As for TC, SC, etc, they are really vital to driving with a pad so until someone posts the perfect setup for my g25 I'm leaving them on.