Hi

I was desperate and found a work around for the problems regarding some H-shifters. I have an old Thrustmaster Ferrari GT 2-in-1 Forcefeedback and an old Act Labs USB Shifter and I could get the shifter to be recognized as "GEAR UP" and "GEAR DOWN", but I was not able to set the gears directly (every time the setting would instantly get back to "unassigned").


Maybe it'll help you to fix some other problems, like adding clutch support and other stuff :)

As I'm really interested that Codemasters fix it officially, here's what to do while they don't fix it. Remember: I'm not responsible if you crash your game, make a backup first and pay attention :)


Inside the folder "...\Steam\steamapps\common\GRID Autosport\input" I've found a lot of XML files... some of them seemed to be presets for some wheels and even keyboards. I've read that people with G27 Wheels were able to use both clutch and H-Shifter... so, I just compared what was different and the conclusion was: The buttons on my wheels, keyboard and shifter couldn't be assigned to the Gears because the respective "Action" was not present for the controllers that I'm using.

As I was just trying to fix it quicky to play, I've edited some XMLs to include the following lines

<Action id="Gear 1">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 2">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 3">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 4">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 5">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 6">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 7">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear Reverse">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>

So, the presets should have an unassigned action preset for the other controllers.

As I didn't know how my Thrustmaster Wheel and my Act Labs USB Shifter were being recognized, I've edited the following files on the folder "...\Steam\steamapps\common\GRID Autosport\input"

keyboard.xml;
tm_tx.xml;
tm_rgt_ffb_pro.xml;
tm_fgt_3_in_1.xml;
tm_f430_ffb.xml;
tm_dual_trigger_3_in_1.xml;
dinput_default.xml;

I messed up with keyboard because it should be just a test first. Then tried editing all the Thrustmaster's presets (I have an old Thrustmaster Ferrari GT 2-in-1 FFB). And I tried the dinput because I couldn't see anything that seemed to be the discontinued Act Labs USB Shifter. Think about how your wheel should be recognized ingame and edit the propper file (or edit every controller preset file that does not have the gears already preset.

And voilà, everything worked. Now I'm able to set any key or button directly to a gear and use my H-Shifter.


In resume:
0) DO a backup;
1) find the folder "...\GRID Autosport\input";
2) edit some XML files that seem to be related to your setup with a text editor to add the following lines (just after the "Gear Up" and "Gear Down" settings)

<Action id="Gear 1">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 2">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 3">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 4">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 5">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 6">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear 7">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>
<Action id="Gear Reverse">
<Axis id="" />
</Action>


3) Saved the XML files.
4) Open the game and edit the controls.
5) Play :)

PS: I've seen that G27 has clutch support and has this line:

<Action id="Clutch">
<Axis id="di_slider_1" type="uniDirNeg" deadzone="0.1" saturation="0.5" />
</Action>

I guess that maybe if you add it to the presets removing Logitech's button, it may work:

<Action id="Clutch">
<Axis id="" type="uniDirNeg" deadzone="0.1" saturation="0.5" />
</Action>

But I did't test this, only the gears :)