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Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|MightyMax on February 29, 2008, 08:39:20 AM Out this summer....
They did a good job on the promotional movie http://www.grid-game.com/ or http://www.codemasters.com/emails/grid/270208/racedrivergrid_online_270208_usa.html Looks to be fun, however.... Ya, must be some high system requirements. Unless you have a 360, PS3, or a DS??? ( a DS port has to be interesting ) Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on February 29, 2008, 08:54:54 AM Lol ... hmm ... there is a lot of concern in the community that this will turn the Race Driver series into a Need For Speed clone. Which would be sad.
I'll have to check out the vid...but i know the screenshots that came out late last year were indeed all street racing stuff. And yes, I believe it's built on the DiRT engine and so has high system requirements. Assuming it's a good game it could be what pushes me into the PCI-Ex sphere at long last. Although if it sux I'll prob just continue on with rFactor & Race07. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on March 25, 2008, 06:32:27 PM they did a quick talk about it on xplay tonight.
supposed to be in between sim and race game, but looks like all the other games like dirt. 12 player mulitplayer online support new crash physics it just looks like all the other race games they came out with and still seems to have that sim look that i didn't care for in the other games. graphics look too intense for agp. http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/previews/20907/Hands_On_Grid.html Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on March 26, 2008, 06:51:07 AM I'll have to check out the vid later. intersting to see someone complaining Toca4 is too much of a sim ... the sim crowd are all complaining it's too arcade.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on March 26, 2008, 08:28:18 AM OK ... watched it ... here's my impression ... It's v4 of Toca ... the same game under the hood, i really didn't see anyhting that got changed. It seems almost the same, striking that balance between sim & arcade.
High end graphics will be a problem for us AGP folks, we're screwed...time to move into the 21st century i guess. Has a few less diverse locations of tracks, but includes new types (demo derby, street racing) without necessarily removing the old (I saw Touring Cars, GT, Open Wheel...). I think the game may actually be pretty good, despite initial my misgivings about street racing. Still only 12 player online mode ... guess they haven't improved their netcode. :( Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on March 26, 2008, 08:41:04 AM that looks wicked!!!!
i bet buz and jackal dont play just because they would have to get a new computer :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on March 26, 2008, 08:46:09 AM will have to make a fund for it and save up.
DiRT refused to even install on my current machine :lol: Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on March 26, 2008, 09:21:26 AM ya the games look cool and all but codemasters can't even code correctly. :roll:
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on March 26, 2008, 11:08:40 AM I think they probably can ... they just don't, I think their marketing dept just has too much influence and the finer details don't get high priority.
Can you imagine being a programmer fighting for the president's attention versus the designers? Lag fixes versus sexy gfx that will move units...you know how that will go down. anyway, I have yet to encounter a racing game that's got such a perfect balance/formula, it's so easy to get into, yet rewards good driving. Plus the in-built diversity ... most other games are dependant upon modding communities and convoluted in comparison. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on March 26, 2008, 01:11:02 PM warez it first
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on March 26, 2008, 02:11:37 PM I expect there'll be a demo.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on April 24, 2008, 11:55:02 AM Dammit ... I have to build a new PC ...
http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=8521 Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on April 25, 2008, 06:09:06 AM Quote from: "buz" Dammit ... I have to build a new PC ... http://www.eurogamer.net/tv_video.php?playlist_id=8521 (http://www.seomoz.org/images/upload/simpsons_nelson_haha2.jpg) Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 08, 2008, 07:10:17 AM Demo is meant to be out this week.
Can someone with a Quad-core CPU pls let me know if it actually uses all 4 when they try it? Undecided what cpu to get. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|forkev on May 08, 2008, 07:26:02 AM do they have the system requirements out yet??
I'm sure it will run on my new pc (will get soon) but I want to make sure. http://www.alienware.com/Product_Pages/notebook_m17x.aspx Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 08, 2008, 07:42:22 AM Quote from: "buz" Demo is meant to be out this week. Can someone with a Quad-core CPU pls let me know if it actually uses all 4 when they try it? Undecided what cpu to get. have you seen anything that suggests it uses multicore i know that DiRT opperated like all other games on a multicore system split the work load on each core, in my case with dula core it use half and half. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 08, 2008, 07:46:39 AM Very funny Fork, but for the rest of us...
Quote Minimum Specifications Windows XP/Vista. (If running Windows Vista, SP1 is recommended) DirectX 9.0c Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz or Athlon 64 3000+ 1GB RAM. Graphics Card: GeForce 6800 / Radeon X1300 or above DirectX Compatible Sound Card Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space Recommended Specifications Windows XP/Vista. (If running Windows Vista, SP1 is recommended) DirectX 9.0c Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66Ghz or Athlon X2 3800+ 2GB RAM. Graphics Card: GeForce 8800 or Radeon X1950 Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Sound Card. Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space Supported Graphics Cards ATI Radeon X1300, X1600, X1800, X1900, X1950, HD2600, HD2900, HD3870 NVIDIA Geforce 6800, 7100, 7300, 7600, 7800, 7900, 7950, 8600, 8800, 9800 Not compatible with all integrated sound/graphics solutions (inc.Laptops) TCP/IP mode (2-12 players) Requirements: Broadband internet connection required - 512kbps + Recommended TCP/IP Network Supported Controllers GRID™ can be configured to use almost any PC controller, however we recommend the following controllers for the best game play experience: Microsoft X360 controller Logitech G25 Logitech MOMO Logitech Driving Force Pro Thrustmaster RGT Force Feedback Pro Nice to see XP still supported. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 08, 2008, 08:00:21 AM Note: it doesn't suggest Quad.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 08, 2008, 08:07:04 AM Quote from: "mrkavanagh" ... DiRT opperated like all other games on a multicore system split the work load on each core, in my case with dula core it use half and half. ok, interesting. Well, it's not likely I'll be making my purchase in the next 48 hrs so i can wait and see what Dude says. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 08, 2008, 08:37:41 AM post as soon as you see the demo released
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|forkev on May 08, 2008, 08:44:27 AM WOOT - WOOT!! I currently meet the min requirements.
Minimum Specifications Windows XP/Vista. (If running Windows Vista, SP1 is recommended) DirectX 9.0c Pentium 4 @ 3.0GHz or Athlon 64 3000+ 1GB RAM. Graphics Card: GeForce 6800 / Radeon X1300 or above DirectX Compatible Sound Card Dual Layer Compatible DVD-ROM Drive 12.5 GB Hard Drive Space THANKS BUZ. oh wait, how does a Pentium M 2.0GHz fair to the Pentium 4 3.0GHz??? Maybe I'm lagging processor wise. Got the 6800 vid though. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 08, 2008, 09:09:54 AM Quote from: "forkev" oh wait, how does a Pentium M 2.0GHz fair to the Pentium 4 3.0GHz??? not even close sweet heart want to get an idea if your pc will run it download this demo and see if it will install....its made by the same people and its the engine that grid was built on... I bet $5 it wont run on your machine fork http://www.gamershell.com/download_19282.shtml Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 08, 2008, 09:16:47 AM Definitely slower cpu there ... it might install though. Give it a shot and see what happens.
Will run the game slow once installed though, I'm sure. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 09, 2008, 07:24:37 PM GRID Demo is OUT
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52617 Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 11, 2008, 04:32:06 PM downloaded and installed. can't run higher that 1024x768. 3 game modes in demo. bmw race, drifting, muscle car race. the bmw and drifting is fun and cool, but the muscle car racing is missing something. something doesn't feel right.
i do think when you hit something the physics are almost great. if you hit the rear of your car it will spin you around. understeer and oversteer are really improved. this is more of a game that a full blown sim. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 11, 2008, 07:19:54 PM downloading now
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 12, 2008, 08:46:00 PM nothing about this game feels right, one minute the wheel is not sensative enough next minute its to sensitive.....i couldnt keep the beemer on track. I wanted to put my fist through the monitor after 10 minutes
game sucks...toca replacement it is not! :twisted: :evil: Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 13, 2008, 07:07:06 AM gtr2 anyone? buy GotY Edition and it comes with GT Legands included ;)
but seriously, read the forums, a lot of people are saying the controls are weird or need some kind of tweaking. it's just a demo anyway. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 13, 2008, 07:29:39 AM the only thing i can say is wait until we can find it on newsgroups. we'll give it a try and see what the majority says. buz and i will need to get new pcs to run this at really good settings.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 13, 2008, 08:35:25 AM yeah, true.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 13, 2008, 04:08:08 PM all i need is a new video card kind of like the one DW was suppose to be sending me :evil: looks like i will have to find one off of ebay
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 13, 2008, 04:56:43 PM good then send me your old card.
you package will be sent out tomorrow. put the check in the mail. add $10 for shipping. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 13, 2008, 05:41:55 PM Quote from: "Jackal" good then send me your old card. you package will be sent out tomorrow. put the check in the mail. add $10 for shipping. you got it man, i will send my card as soon as i get a new one, maybe DW will threaten the enployee who threw away my card with a dozen long stem roses Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|forkev on May 14, 2008, 07:33:01 AM Quote from: "Jackal" good then send me your old card. you package will be sent out tomorrow. put the check in the mail. add $10 for shipping. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 14, 2008, 08:20:30 AM Quote from: "forkev" Quote from: "Jackal" good then send me your old card. you package will be sent out tomorrow. put the check in the mail. add $10 for shipping. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: um fork what are laughing about? Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 14, 2008, 09:04:52 AM dude said to turn off driving assists and it feels more like toca. he also said the multiplayer works in the demo
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 15, 2008, 07:13:40 AM Just in case this helps anyone:
http://community.codemasters.com/forum/showthread.php?t=279788 Quote Hi, We've found a workaround (in fact, two) for many of the issues affecting users of Force-Feedback steering wheels. This should fix both the "No Force-Feedback" issue and the "reversed acceleration axis" issue... Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 15, 2008, 07:34:35 AM thanks buz, but everything seems to be working for me
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|forkev on May 15, 2008, 07:49:55 AM Quote from: "Jackal" good then send me your old card. you package will be sent out tomorrow. put the check in the mail. add $10 for shipping. I din't know about the touchpad laptop thing (whatever it's called) I thought Jackall was saying for YOU to send him a package with your video card and give JACKAL $10. :lol: with a check. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 15, 2008, 08:00:51 AM I need to hold off a bit on getting a new PC built. My lease is up very soon and I may need more cash down. We will see.
By the way, is this a DX10 game? Won't we need Vista? I know the demo runs on our crap now, but we all may need to go Vista??? Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 15, 2008, 08:58:39 AM no i have not heard anything about this being a vista only game....its way to soon to release a vista only game. vista's market share is small compared to xp.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 15, 2008, 09:40:13 AM vii) Why can’t I choose a higher screen resolution?
Higher resolutions require large amounts off video RAM. If GRID detects that your primary graphics card has less than 512MB of RAM, higher resolutions will be made unavailable to avoid poor performance and potential graphical issues. viii) Is ATI’s Crossfire or NVIDIA’s SLI supported? Unfortunately, due to the working of GRID’s engine, systems which link two or more graphics cards (i.e. Crossfire or SLI) are not implicitly supported. This means you may not see a performance boost from having the second card, and you may even have trouble running the game. If GRID is failing to start properly and your system is SLI or Crossfire enabled, try disabling the technology in either NVIDIA’s or ATI’s control panel in Windows and see if this helps. What a joke!!! Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 15, 2008, 09:53:56 AM yeah, but if you have an 8800GT you don't need no stinking SLI.
Yesterday one of the guys in my dept brought his PC in so I could look at the game ... he was playing it at 1920 x 1200 with 8xAA with the graphics options maxed out and it was totally smooth, didn't miss a beat. This ain't Crysis. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 15, 2008, 10:16:14 AM buz, post on the grid forums if one of those new dual GPU cards will work with the game.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|forkev on May 15, 2008, 10:55:57 AM NO SLI!!?? :roll:
If I have Dual 8800M GTX I think I would want to utilize them by having SLI Enabled WTF Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 15, 2008, 11:06:03 AM Quote from: "forkev" NO SLI!!?? :roll: If I have Dual 8800M GTX I think I would want to utilize them by having SLI Enabled WTF first off dual 8800m gtx's is over kill Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 15, 2008, 11:35:52 AM (http://img19.exs.cx/img19/2936/wambulance5fw.jpg)
dude, if it runs great, who gives a crap?? Plus - this is a DEMO ... the game may be different, or they could patch it, or there might be a community hack ... Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 18, 2008, 01:26:31 PM here is a recorded replay on my last race. won on extreme level
pretty fukin awesome. love my new card :lol: i find that the force feed back works best if you launch the game through the logitech profiler I am in the white "Dell" BMW go figure lol http://www.vimeo.com/1031464 Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 18, 2008, 02:21:58 PM Game engine doesn't support SLI. Just the way they did it.
Oh and someone reported problems with the game when running a quad core cpu. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 18, 2008, 02:28:54 PM well, dude seems to be making out fine, as is my buddy at work ... i think the quad core will be just fine.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 18, 2008, 02:36:40 PM has the game gone gold yet?
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 18, 2008, 02:37:53 PM its been gold.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 27, 2008, 06:47:52 AM So, people actually like this game? as in enjoy playing it?
Just checking, so i can tell if it sucks ass or if I just need to tweak my controls some more. The labels are much the same but it all seems to work very differently to the Toca3 settings. :( Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 27, 2008, 07:09:26 AM Quote from: "buz" So, people actually like this game? as in enjoy playing it? Just checking, so i can tell if it sucks ass or if I just need to tweak my controls some more. The labels are much the same but it all seems to work very differently to the Toca3 settings. :( what do you mean? whats wrong? Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 27, 2008, 07:14:37 AM The brakes don't seem to have any feel to them for one thing.
I can't seem to get steering linearity right for me ... the cars are constantly spinning and shit because of my steering inputs...just handles completely different to any other game i've played. Force feedback ... just doesn't seem to give any detailed information. can't feel the rumble strips. don't get any sense or warning that thte car's about to snap or whatever ... just generally feel completely disconnected form the vehicle, no sense of the weight & loadings ... i don't get the anticipated reactions to my inputs... Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on May 27, 2008, 11:04:45 AM (http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i131/aeccard1/wambulance.jpg)
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on May 27, 2008, 11:10:21 AM launch the game with logitech profiler running the background
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on May 27, 2008, 11:11:23 AM Yup ... deploy the Waambulance!
Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 01, 2008, 03:35:10 PM look at my stats :)
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/ricky-woo/GRID2008-06-0122-10-53-14.png) (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/ricky-woo/GRID2008-06-0122-29-03-07.png) 11th best in the WORLD :o Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on June 01, 2008, 04:28:52 PM Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far?
Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 02, 2008, 12:23:52 AM Quote from: "buz" Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far? Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] well you won't be happy to hear it but I use keyboard with all default settings! lol Oh, and I've never played toca 3. Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on June 02, 2008, 06:44:32 AM Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "buz" Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far? Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] well you won't be happy to hear it but I use keyboard with all default settings! lol Oh, and I've never played toca 3. are you one of the guys from the codemasters forums i refered to our site? Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 02, 2008, 09:16:51 AM Quote from: "mrkavanagh" Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "buz" Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far? Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] well you won't be happy to hear it but I use keyboard with all default settings! lol Oh, and I've never played toca 3. are you one of the guys from the codemasters forums i refered to our site? yea i saw the link to this site, they said they were doing private races?? :) I want to do that Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on June 02, 2008, 11:05:15 AM Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "mrkavanagh" Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "buz" Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far? Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] well you won't be happy to hear it but I use keyboard with all default settings! lol Oh, and I've never played toca 3. are you one of the guys from the codemasters forums i refered to our site? yea i saw the link to this site, they said they were doing private races?? :) I want to do that Hey fill out an application and we will get you the ventrillo information. We will be on tonight at 7central 8eastern US time. We are using the PC version. Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 02, 2008, 11:46:27 AM Quote from: "mrkavanagh" Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "mrkavanagh" Quote from: "Rickerys" Quote from: "buz" Congratulations man ... how many hours you think you've played so far? Also ... if you're willing to share, what steering settings do you have? (sat, dz, linearity...) Just curious, cuz i'm not comfortable with the game yet, as compared to toca3. [EDIT: I see it actually lists the time, nevermind ;) ] well you won't be happy to hear it but I use keyboard with all default settings! lol Oh, and I've never played toca 3. are you one of the guys from the codemasters forums i refered to our site? yea i saw the link to this site, they said they were doing private races?? :) I want to do that Hey fill out an application and we will get you the ventrillo information. We will be on tonight at 7central 8eastern US time. We are using the PC version. Wheres the application form for the race? Can't find it, all I could find is a place to join your clan and this is a BF2/cod4 clan :? Link me please =] Also I live in the UK and its 18:50 right now, it won't be in the middle of the night will it? Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on June 02, 2008, 11:56:55 AM unfortunately it looks like you are 7 hours ahead of us, so it would pretty late for you.
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on June 02, 2008, 11:57:45 AM you would be playing online with us between 1-3am your time when we play so it wouldn't be worth it. how old are you?
Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 02, 2008, 12:08:05 PM Quote from: "Jackal" you would be playing online with us between 1-3am your time when we play so it wouldn't be worth it. how old are you? heh Forget that then. and I'm 16 Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on June 02, 2008, 02:34:08 PM Pity, but maybe we'll see you around ... GL out there.
Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 02, 2008, 03:28:27 PM update:
:) (http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/ricky-woo/GRID2008-06-0222-18-49-57.png) Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 06, 2008, 03:53:28 PM I'm a BEER member now :P
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|Jackal on June 06, 2008, 03:59:40 PM Don't you have to be 21 years old to drink beer? 8)
Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|mrkavanagh on June 06, 2008, 04:36:19 PM Quote from: "Rickerys" I'm a BEER member now :P hey man good luck. if you get the pc version maybe we will see you on the track Title: GRID .... Post by: Rickerys on June 06, 2008, 05:10:49 PM Quote from: "mrkavanagh" Quote from: "Rickerys" I'm a BEER member now :P hey man good luck. if you get the pc version maybe we will see you on the track Title: GRID .... Post by: rip|buzinator on June 06, 2008, 05:10:52 PM @ Jackal, not in the UK ... although being 16, he still cannot drink in pubs.
Congrats man, that's a good crowd you're running with. |