Grid 2
Competition: Your best Demo Derby Moments
Simply share your screenshots and videos in the comments below and we'll pick our favourites on Monday. With the three winners each receiving some DLC codes.
If you've not yet picked up the DLC, head over to the store page and hit download, it's free
Demo Derby Trailer
The free downloadable content includes the Jupiter Eagle Ray Mk 5 Demo Derby car with a range of stock liveries, plus the option to customise its livery, and the Detroit Demolition Derby Stadium where players can choose from two configurations of the track, each featuring a crossover jump to encourage contact.
Demolition Derby mode can be enjoyed in single-player, split-screen and in up to twelve player online races.
Download now for FREE from the store!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZQ-GYTKrmY
Free Demo Derby DLC - Out Today!
Push GRID 2’s damage engine to its limits as the iconic Demolition Derby game mode from GRID returns to GRID 2 in this free download. Receive the classic Jupiter Eagleray Mk5 and smash your way to the front on two routes at the Detroit Demolition Derby Stadium in single-player, split-screen and online!
Happy wrecking!
Getting started with mods
If you're looking into modding GRID 2 then we recommend you give it a read as it will put you on the right track.
We look forward to seeing what you create!
You can read more on getting started with mods over on the forums here.
You can also join the modding discussion on our new modding forums here.
GRID 2 Community Patch Now Live
Custom Playlist
Previously, when competing online via custom playlists, players would receive 50% of the XP and cash reward that would otherwise be received for a regular playlist game. This reduction is in place to help prevent players rigging up “easy to win” custom events to build XP/cash.
Following feedback from the community, the reward for competing via custom playlists has been raised.
Hardcore Playlist
Following feedback from the community, an additional playlist is being added.
Called “Hardcore”, this playlist will remove the use of flashbacks and turn on full mechanical damage. It will also prioritise race events around circuits.
Level Cap
Previously, online players could reach a maximum of level 30. We’ve been surprised at how many have hit this level cap, and following many requests we are raising the maximum online level to 99.
Fastest Lap Times
The addition of fastest lap times is something that has been requested a lot. We have therefore adapted the UI race results screen for online events, which will now display the fastest lap for each player along with all existing information.
New Liveries
Many players have requested additional liveries to use during online play. In response to this, we have made the single player AI liveries available for the player to select during online events.
Maximum Laps
We’ve heard a lot of feedback, especially from Clubs and Leagues, about the maximum number of laps you can set for an online race. As a result we’ve increased the maximum from 5 to 10.
Veto Weighting
Currently when trying to veto an event type or location, many are finding it difficult to get a passing vote. We’ve made some changes to the system, which now only requires 51% of the lobby to vote for a change to occur.
Country Flags
We know many players enjoyed this feature in the original GRID and, following much desire from the community, we have re-introduced this functionality. A player’s selected flag will now be displayed next to their name plate while racing and on the event results screen.
Clean Race Bonus
The amount of money rewarded for racing cleanly has been increased.
Vote to Kick
Players within a lobby will now be able to instigate a vote to kick option. This will ensure that everybody in the lobby has a say over who they race against, instead of just the host having the power to “kick” overly aggressive players.
Skip the Level up Graphic
We understand that not everybody wants to watch the ‘level up box’ at the end of each race and it will now be possible to skip this at the press of a button.
Mod Support
We’ve made some changes to the PC version of GRID 2 that will now allow users to mod the game.
For the full list of changes and bug fixes you can view the full patch notes here
Community Patch, an update
Due to the different platform timings for patch deployment we're currently estimating the following:
PC - End of the week commencing 19th August
As always, these timings are subject to change should any issues be found but this is THE PLAN.
So what about the content? It’s been put together from your feedback from playing the game since its release, so we really hope it improves everyone’s experience in the game. Let’s take a look…
Custom Playlist
Previously, when competing online via custom playlists, players would receive 50% of the XP and cash reward that would otherwise be received for a regular playlist game. This reduction is in place to help prevent players rigging up “easy to win” custom events to build XP/cash.
Following feedback from the community, the reward for competing via custom playlists has been raised.
Hardcore Playlist
We’ve had a lot of requests for this type of playlist – it removes the use of flashbacks and turns on full mechanical damage and will prioritise race events around circuits for a real test of racing.
Level Cap
Previously, online players could reach a maximum of level 30. We’ve been pleasantly surprised at how many of you guys have hit this level cap, so we are raising the maximum online level to 99.
Fastest Lap Times
The addition of fastest lap times is something that has come up a lot. We have therefore adapted the UI race results screen for online events, so it will now display the fastest lap for each player along with all the other existing information.
New Liveries
Many players have requested additional liveries to use during online play, so we’ve made the single player AI liveries available for you to select during online events.
Maximum Laps
We’ve heard a lot of feedback, especially from Clubs and Leagues, about increasing the maximum number of laps you can set for an online race. As a result we’ve raised it from 5 to 10.
Veto Weighting
Currently, when trying to veto an event type or location it can be difficult to get a passing vote. We’ve made some changes to the system, so it now only requires 51% of the lobby to vote for a change to occur.
Country Flags
We know many players enjoyed this feature in the original GRID and we’ve been made aware of how many of you guys wanted to see it return to GRID 2, so we have re-introduced this functionality. A player’s selected flag will now be displayed next to their name plate while racing and on the event results screen. Represent!
Clean Race Bonus
The amount of money rewarded for racing cleanly has been increased. Seems fair to us.
Vote to Kick
Players within a lobby will now be able to instigate a vote to kick option. This will ensure that everybody in the lobby has a say over who they race against, instead of just the host having the power to “kick” overly aggressive players.
Skip the Level up Graphic
Ok, so not everybody wants to watch the ‘level up box’ at the end of each race – it will now be possible to skip this at the press of a button.
Mod Support
We’ve made some changes to the PC version of GRID 2 that will now allow users to mod the game. We’re quite excited to be able to support the community in their endeavours here and you can find out more at the Codies Blog.
For all the details head over to the forum
Valve Anti Cheat (VAC) coming to GRID 2
We're currently making the required changes to the game and working with Valve to get everything in place. Once our testing is complete we'll be patching the PC version of the game soon and once complete will be looking at enabling VAC shortly after.
We're hoping this will be another step towards making your online experience a better one :)
Modding Support V1.0
We understand that there’s a talented, vibrant and creative modding community out there working on our past and current titles, whether it’s new custom liveries or various colours of tyre smoke and other creative endeavours, all accomplished without official support. These things don’t go unnoticed at Codies and the whole team enjoy seeing what you guys come up with.
Previously, some of our game's files were protected against modification. This was intended as a defence against cheating, mostly during online play, but also when setting lap times or earning achievements. When the modification of a protected file has been detected the game would disable online access, achievements and would also prevent any saving from occurring.
However, we understand that many mods are made with absolutely no intent of inconveniencing other players. These guys want to play the game in their own way, but as it stood the game would not save their progress if they were to modify a protected file.
So we’ve decided to assist these players by adding some basic support to the game that allows modified data and when enabled the game will now save your progress. Please note that the save file is separate to the one used by the unmodified game and online play, leaderboards, achievements and RaceNet functionality will all be disabled to protect the integrity of the main game.
This is our first step into supporting mods and it’ll be a learning process for us. So we’ll be looking to get your feedback along the way and we’ll make improvements over time where possible. When the tools are at your disposal, do let us know what you think. Above all else we look forward to seeing what you create. For further information, I’ve included a mini-
FAQ below..
Q) What about Steam Workshop?
A) No current plans but it is something we are discussing as our support for Modding continues.
Q) What formats will Mod support be on?
A) Mod support will be a PC only feature.
Q) When will mod support be enabled?
A) Mod support will be enabled in the upcoming Community Patch
Q) Will there be a guide available to help get us started?
A) We’ll be posting up a quick start guide once the Community Patch arrives.
Community Patch Update
We’ve been hard at work on the Community Patch and while we don’t have a concrete date just yet I can confirm that next week should be where we start seeing some significant movement. In the mean time, check back and keep your eyes on our usual channels as we’ll be releasing news about the date just as soon as we can.
Below you’ll find the confirmed content for the Community Patch:
- Increased rewards in Custom Playlist
- A new playlist titled ‘Hardcore’
- Level cap raise to 99
- Fastest lap times have been included for online play
- A host of liveries previously restricted to single player will now be available in multiplayer
- The maximum number of laps allowed in a race has been increased from 5 to 10
- Veto weighting has been changed and now only requires 51% of the vote
- Country flags have been included next a player’s name plate online
- Reward for racing cleanly has been increased
- A vote to kick option has been included
- You can now skip the level up graphic
- Modding Support v1.0 [PC Only]
- Various bug fixes and background improvements
Stay in touch
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Feedback Discussion: User Interface and Menus
I'm looking for as much feedback as possible so if you could share five minutes of your time to drop down your thoughts and feelings that would be greatly appreciated.
You can leave your comments below or you can view the dedicated forum thread here
Community Patch and the Return of Demo Derby
I'm pleased to announce that we will soon be releasing a Community Patch that stems from the feedback that we've received from you to date, especially with regards to multiplayer.
I'm also extremely excited to let you know that Demolition Derby will be returning to GRID 2, and it will be free,
I can also confirm that we will be releasing two track packs in the future, these will feature two circuits many of you have been requesting.
For all the details head on over to the forums here