that's all you need to do. Just install the pack and max the game. It looks better than vanilla.

yeah thats what it shows on my dlc menu... no idea if its running or not???

On the description it says to pu the game on high settings... They don't mention ultra

Sorry, I meant textures are "high"... I used the ultra preset :)

I guess it is working, would be nice to have a clearer confirmation :) Games works very well in terms of optimisation though

"if" its on im still getting 70-80fps on yas marina at night during an endurance race so im happy.

Try running the in game bechmark... these were my results with it apparently running:

No. Of tests: 1
Total Frames: 8405
Average FPS: 60.74
Minimum FPS: 48.04
Max FPS: 74.62


*** High resolution texture pack installed ***
-- Some options only offer "high" as the highest setting

Resolution: 2560x1440 @ 60hz
Multisampling: 8f16x EQAA
Vsync: Off
Night lighting: Ultra
Shadows: Ultra
Advanced fog: On
Particles: Ultra
Crowd: Ultra
Cloth: High
Ambient Occlusion: High
Soft Ambient occlusion: On
Ground Cover: Ultra
Vehicle details: Ultra
Track Ultra
Trees: Ultra
Objects: Ultra
Vehicle reflections: Ultra
Water: Ultra
Skidmarks: On
Advanced lighting: On
Global illumination: On
Texture quality: High
Shader Quality: High
Aniostrophic Filtering: Ultra
Smoke Shadows: On
Advanced blending (Intel): Off

is this post supposed to be saying anything at all? it doesnt say how much you got before with the benchmark and the high res texture pack is only for the cars to begin with so the only setting that counts is Texture quality: High. and MAYBE Vehicle details: Ultra.

also everyones results WILL vary a LOT because of different hardware.

Originally posted by Alex98uk:

Try running the in game bechmark... these were my results with it apparently running:

No. Of tests: 1
Total Frames: 8405
Average FPS: 60.74
Minimum FPS: 48.04
Max FPS: 74.62


*** High resolution texture pack installed ***
-- Some options only offer "high" as the highest setting

Resolution: 2560x1440 @ 60hz
Multisampling: 8f16x EQAA
Vsync: Off
Night lighting: Ultra
Shadows: Ultra
Advanced fog: On
Particles: Ultra
Crowd: Ultra
Cloth: High
Ambient Occlusion: High
Soft Ambient occlusion: On
Ground Cover: Ultra
Vehicle details: Ultra
Track Ultra
Trees: Ultra
Objects: Ultra
Vehicle reflections: Ultra
Water: Ultra
Skidmarks: On
Advanced lighting: On
Global illumination: On
Texture quality: High
Shader Quality: High
Aniostrophic Filtering: Ultra
Smoke Shadows: On
Advanced blending (Intel): Off

Originally posted by Genjuro:

"if" its on im still getting 70-80fps on yas marina at night during an endurance race so im happy.

Do you not get screen tearing running at such an odd FPS?

not that ive noticed. the only time ive noticed screen tearing in this game is when i have too many options enabled and it dips below 60.

The thing is, you have got to download them first, klick on you game "Grid Autosport", go to DLC and then there is the FREE HIGH RESS TEXTURE PACKAGE =) , that you will have to download

Interesting... it seems I *did not* have high res pack enabled. The game appears in my list as ready to play, but in DLC menu says "not installed".

When I went to download manager, I see it is downloading 4.3gb of new data... which is I assume the high res texture pack. The game in my menu appears white (as opposed to yellow when updating), so not particularly clear...

I had ro shutdown steam completely, then restart and it started downloading 4.3gb :D

Some confusion though, do you have to select high or ultra settings? I can't really see any difference....

Originally posted by MixedupJim:

I had ro shutdown steam completely, then restart and it started downloading 4.3gb :D

Some confusion though, do you have to select high or ultra settings? I can't really see any difference....

Yeah, I didn't realise it was downloading at all until I saw the "download" meter at the bottom of the screen.

I believe the relevent setting is "texture quality" which only goes up to "high"... it's not possible to select "ultra".

I just tried it out and there was no notieable effect on FPS.

I had to go into the DLC overview and uncheck the install mark and then check it again before it even started downloading the pack.

I have everything maxed in Video Mode & Graphics settings.
Video Mode:
1920x1080
Fullscreen Off
Multisampling 16xQCSAA
Aspect Ratio Auto
Refresh Rate 60
VSync Off

Quality - Advanced
All settings maxed out

My Benchmark stats
No.of Tests 1
Total Frames 12,807
Ave FPS 88.11
Min FPS 66.80
Max FPS 107.79