GRID by Codemasters ritorna ad Ottobre con Fernando Alonso!

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Dopo due mesi dal rilascio di GRID su Xbox One, PS4 e PC, Codemasters conferma di voler seguire sempre di più i desideri degli utenti, che chiedono a gran voce un efficiente multiplayer, in particolare con l'aggiunta di lobby pubbliche. E' finalmente confermato, dopo alcune settimane di lavoro, che le lobby pubbliche arriveranno su GRID, per tutti i giocatori. L'obiettivo è quello di attivare le lobby pubbliche in GRID all'inizio di gennaio, se non prima di Natale.

Sono in via di perfezionamento anche altre migliorie: Codemasters ha testato alcune regolazioni su come le auto AI vengono utilizzate negli eventi di Partita veloce e su come funziona il sistema di timer della lobby, per incoraggiare le lobby a riempirsi con più giocatori umani e meno driver AI. Nella modalità Carriera, sono state ascoltate le richieste per consentire ai giocatori di regolare la durata della gara e sarà provata un'opzione su PC all'inizio del prossimo anno, con un occhio alla piena implementazione su tutte le piattaforme. 

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Hey team – we’ve kept you waiting long enough to find out what’s coming to Season 2 for GRID, so let’s jump straight in, shall we? GRID’s next slate of post-launch content takes things up a gear, with Season 2 and the Track Day Supercars pack, launching February 12 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Six new cars, built for both beauty and speed, drop into GRID, alongside another Career mode expansion and the addition of a world-renowned circuit. Ultimate Edition players receive the full slate of content, and there’s plenty of additions that are free for all players, too. So, let’s take a look at what’s coming next to GRID…

Track Day Supercars – Four New Cars

Season 2’s line-up of new cars is a stunning selection of exotic, powerful, ground-breaking machines, crafted by the world’s most famous manufacturers.

Ultimate Edition players receive access to the Ferrari FXX, Aston Martin Vulcan AMR Pro, Brabham BT62, and the Pagani Zonda Revolución. In Multiplayer, the Pagani Zonda will be available to race as a loan car for all players.

   

Two Bonus Cars

But that’s not all – the Track Day Supercar pack includes two more cars, available to everyone. Good luck taming the Ferrari 599XX Evo, and the Ford GT Heritage Edition – two more automotive monsters that dominate both the road and the racetrack.

 

New Circuit: Red Bull Ring

We’re once again adding to GRID’s list of circuits in Season 2, with a venue that’s been a staple of world motorsport championships for 50 years. This is Austria, and this is the Red Bull Ring.

   

With its relatively unchanged layout since 1996, the Red Bull Ring is known for creating dramatic racing, with huge braking zones and overtaking opportunities galore. Find the uphill apex at the Niki Lauda Curve, soar up the mountainside, and dare to brake later than the rest into the intimidating Turn 2.

Infield, shorter, and reverse routes of the Red Bull Ring are also included, with each route playable in all weather conditions. The new circuit is available to all GRID players in Career, Free Play, and Multiplayer.

New Career Expansion

Finally, Season 2 brings a further expansion to Career mode, with an extra 33 events using the Red Bull Ring and four Track Day Supercars. Ultimate Edition players can find the events in the new tab, from the Career menu. Experience our hand-picked selection of races, with two new threads, fresh Showdown events, and the latest Ravenwest Motorsport challenge.

As always, with a new season for GRID comes more technical improvements and community-requested additions. The headline in this area for Season 2 is the option to extend the length of races in Career mode – full details on this addition, available for all players, is on the Codemasters Forums. This follows the recent free addition of Session Search to Multiplayer – a public lobbies system that allows players to search and enter sessions created by others.

Sound like enough to Get Your Heart Racing? Be a GRID Ultimate Edition player to receive not just all of Season 2 and the Track Day Supercars, but all Season 1 – Hot Hatch Showdown content, and any future additions to GRID. The Track Day Supercars pack, consisting of the four exclusive cars and 33 Career events, will also be available to purchase separately on the Steam, Xbox and Microsoft stores. Finally, Season 2 will also be coming to Google Stadia at a later date – follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay up to date on that and much more.

For now though, get ready for six new supercars, a world-famous circuit, and much more with Season 2 of GRID.

     

 

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Community Update - Patch Notes (25/02/2020)

As discussed last week, we have been working hard on some community-requested features in GRID. As always, thank you for your feedback and ongoing support. We hope you enjoy these changes - after all, you asked for them!

Bugs

• Fix for Hot lap joining issue grid placement.
• Rain on the window screen is working correctly again with all vehicles.

Features

• Added the ability to tune vehicle in the pause menu in Skirmish (Once in Skirmish mode: Pause > Vehicle Tuning > Tune to what you like > Apply)
• Added the ability to remove scratches and dirt when changing liveries or changing vehicles

Once you have driven with a vehicle it will have built up scratches and dirt, changing your livery will automatically clean your vehicle, entering into the garage and finding the vehicle you were using will give you the option ‘Clean and Respray’ in the tooltips at the bottom of the screen, press the right trigger button and this will clean your vehicle. This can also be done in the vehicle select menu screen as well. Note – The vehicle can only be cleaned if you own it

• Added a stats screen (To access the stats screen: Main Menu > Player Profile > Edit Profile > Statistics)

This will give you stats for the following:

- Distance Driven
- Career Events Completed
- Total Drafting Time
- Cars Overtaken
- Distance on Racing Line
- Good Corners Taken
- Total Gear Shifts
- Total Air Time
- Distance Driven on Two Wheels
- Total Drift Distance

Update is now available across Xbox One, PS4, and PC. For Stadia, these changes will be included with the release of Season 2.

 

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Since the last Racing Line, we’ve discovered just how good of an ear the GRID fans have. Last week, we posted numerous clips posing just one question: Can you name the car and track from just the sound alone? Sure, there was a video to go along with each roaring engine but the heavy blur would have taken out a lot of the guesswork.

Without fail, at least one person managed to guess both the car and the track on each of the seven clips we posted in the week. Bravo folks, bravo.

In fact, we liked the ‘Sound of the GRID’ challenge so much that we decided to take it one step further… Coming in April, GRID Season 3. 

 

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