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lochnez49
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Grid Ultimate

Hi. I'm a total newbie to online gaming. I signed up with Stadia and purchased Grid Ultimate. I use the Stadia controller. When I start the game, it goes immediately into a race and picks up where it left off. I can't find a menu to let me change the race, start over, run practice laps (assuming that's available), or anything else. I was pretty good at Mario Kart back in the day using the original NES controllers, but haven't played in a long time. Using this new controller has a steep learning curve for an old guy. Is there a way to access a menu to run practice races, or qualifying laps or something? Some key combination or keyboard shortcut? Any help is appreciated.

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Chufu
Platinum Stadia Guide
Platinum Stadia Guide

Are you playing on a mobile phone, a TV or a PC?

You can try to click the menu button on the Stadia controller or the option button, maybe that helps. If you don't know which buttons those are, have a look here: Meet the Stadia Controller

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lochnez49
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

Thanks for the reply! I've been playing on a pc. I have both a laptop and a desktop. The issue is the same for both. None of the buttons on the controller activate a menu. The controller is connected via USB. I just now did the shift/tab and somehow that brought a menu that said Resume, etc., including Retire. I clicked Retire and the game went through some screens showing cars racing and announcers announcing and then seemed to be at the beginning. Total accident, no pun intended. I'll try to muddle through. But the "menu" button on the controller still does not activate any menus. 

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Matt1
Founder
Founder

Yeah, you have to finish those first few intro races and then you are taken to the main menu...it’s like an interactive intro to the game the first time you start it.

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lochnez49
Stadia Player
Stadia Player

@Matt1 Thanks for the reply. That is not something I would expect. Anyway, totally accidently, I managed to activate a menu that allowed me to Retire from the race and the game eventually went to what looks like the beginning. Somehow I seemed to be on  Season 3 and I have no idea how I got there! As a geezer, I'm definitely controller-challenged! 

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