Mid Season Special Event Wed 11th August

[auspacer]

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Get the Mod here: http://www.teamplayers-virtualgarage.com/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=17
Make sure you get the Mod PLUS the Porsche GT Cup Addon AND the Patch v1.01

OPTIONAL: Better Car Sounds: http://www.simraceway.com.au/Crash/Sounds.rar
This is a 45mb download. I have thrown these sounds together for those who, like me, thought the originals weren't that good. It's not compulsory to use them.

Get the Track here: http://www.simraceway.com.au/Crash/GrandValley_1.0P_Uzzi.rar
NOTE: if you use a "common" tracks folder, you will need to install the track to your common folder AND install it to the /GameData/Locations folder of the rfactor install with the above mod for the track to work.

Pick ANY Daytona Prototype or Porsche Cup GT car and Post in the Car Selection Thread (http://www.xgn.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5400-Mid-Season-Event-Car-Selection&p=51826#post51826) to Book your spot :)

Qualifying: 20mins starting at 8.00pm

Warmup: 5 mins (after qualifying)

Race: Timed 2hrs (Starting at 8.30pm)

Thanks again to Yokelhama for the Poster!! Great Job :)



If you have any problems with the mod or track...

Q) I cant load the track.. it gets "stuck" or I get a load error?
A) Make sure you have the later 1.0P version of the track (link updated above) AND if you use a "common" tracks folder you will need to install the track to BOTH your common tracks folder AND the /gamedata/locations folder of you rfactor install..

Q) I'm getting a "Track Geometry Mismatch" when I try to Join the server?
A) The rfactorcentral page no longer has a link to the patched 1.0P version of the track download the track again from the updated link above

Q) I'm getting "mismatch" when I try to join the server with a DP car? I can join with a GT car fine
A) you must download and install the 1.01 Patch of the mod

Q)I get no sounds with the GT cars?
A) you must download the GT car soundpack as well as the cars

Q) I get no sounds with some or all of the DP cars?
A) if you downloaded the optional sounds put together before Friday you may not have all the sound files needed for it to work. You can either download the new soundpack (link above) which is 45mb in size, or re-install the mod to get the original sounds back.

[BJSRacer]

Nice.

I like these cars, although I wasn't impressed by the sounds, they seemed out to me. Don't have the GT addon tho, sounds interesting, loving two classes :)

[auspacer]

Yeah i found the sounds a bit off-putting. There is a way to substitute sounds from other mods though isn't there?

[BJSRacer]

Yeah i found the sounds a bit off-putting. There is a way to substitute sounds from other mods though isn't there?
I don't see why not.

This is not so much a car selection, just an observation............ :D

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I guess the factory wants me to stay in a 911 ... lol

[Crash]

I don't see why not.

This is not so much a car selection, just an observation............ :D

I guess the factory wants me to stay in a 911 ... lol

LMAO, not only is your name on the car but it's your racing number as well :shocked:

[Crash]

Yeah i found the sounds a bit off-putting. There is a way to substitute sounds from other mods though isn't there?

Yeah, find the .sfx file for the car you want to change the sound on, and replace it with one from a car who's sounds you like - becuase its just sounds it doesn't cause a server mis-match or anything.

looks like the sfx files for this mod are in the \GameData\Vehicles\Grand Slam 2006 folder

[BJSRacer]

Might be fun in the GT's.

[auspacer]

Thats a classic BJ, i think someone is trying to tell you something lol

[BJSRacer]

Thats a classic BJ, i think someone is trying to tell you something lol

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"Stay outta da way, lil GT man..."

[flattop]

Lets hope the GT is heavier! A little hip and shoulder, hmmm... :)

[Daveo555]

I was hoping to run a special event at the new Longford track in the break. O well. These are pretty good. I know of someone doing a new mod of these that will smash these for six.

[auspacer]

Hey Daveo the Mid Season Break is two weeks :tape:

[Daveo555]

o rly, two weeks you say?

[auspacer]

First post updated, more info to come :)

[FatCity]

Hi guys, Montah posted this over at our site. If there is enough room, I wouldnt mind having a run with you in these things, I love these cars.
If its a problem just say so but otherwise I,m in lol.

[auspacer]

The more the merrier, i suggested it to Montah as it is a one off fun event, so happy to have you. Just post in the car selection thread when you know what you want to drive.

[auspacer]

I have thrown together some better sounds for the DP cars because i thought the originals were bad. I have linked to the download in the first post. Would like someone to try them and A) tell me if they work and B) tell me what they think of them. Never done anything like this so love some feedback.

[flattop]

Hi guys, Montah posted this over at our site. If there is enough room, I wouldnt mind having a run with you in these things, I love these cars.
If its a problem just say so but otherwise I,m in lol.

ohhh NOOOOO!!! another spot down the grid for me!!!!!

Nice to see you again FatCity :)

[FatCity]

I have thrown together some better sounds for the DP cars because i thought the originals were bad. I have linked to the download in the first post. Would like someone to try them and A) tell me if they work and B) tell me what they think of them. Never done anything like this so love some feedback.

Another way of doing it is if you have a mod that you like the sounds from, you can rename that file to suit the DP car. for example if you like the Holden sounds from the FVR mod and want to use the Riley Pontiac, then save the Riley file somewhere so you can reload it if neccessary, then copy the holden file into the riley pontiac folder and then rename to riley pontiac .sfx ( just using these as an example, dont actually rename them as this lol )
This way you wont have to download anything extra and you wont get any missmatches because the file will direct the game to the right folder etc.

[auspacer]

Yeah that's what I did. I just then zipped up the new files with backups of the originals so people wouldn't have to do it themselves. It shouldn't cause mismatches this way.

[flattop]

Nice work Alex, will down load these at work :) and get everything installed and select a car.

[Yngwie]

Gday Fellas. I'm back online and wish to get back into racing. Currently racing @ SimRacingAustralia and recieved an invite. I would love to drive a Prototype if possible?

Can't wait to catch up and do some laps with old & new drivers. Cheers!

[auspacer]

Yeah that's no worries. Welcome back

[auspacer]

Remember to start looking at your selection for this event. Less than two weeks away :)

[auspacer]

:bump:

Hey guys this Event is next week on Wednesday night, hoping for more sign ups, car selection can come later after Istanbul if you like :Banane31:

[Wally]

Where do we sign up?

[auspacer]

Hey Wally, just post in the thread below

http://www.xgn.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5400-Mid-Season-Event-Car-Selection

You can add car selection there when you know :)

[auspacer]

I am hoping to get these up on the server tonight so people can start testing :) Will let you know when its working

[samo]

i will hopefully be making this event. Car selection is pending but atm it seems there is a lot of interest for the DP's so I may jump in a Porsche just to fill in the numbers for the GT field.

[gawaterman]

I cant get any engine sounds, with or without the soundpak,any ideas?

[Crash]

I cant get any engine sounds, with or without the soundpak,any ideas?

Is that with both the DP cars and the GT porsches GW?

The GT cars have a seperate soundpack you have to install (download from the same place you downloaded the GT carpack), for those you should have a "\GameData\Sounds\carrera" folder with some .wav files in it

The DP cars sounds come from the "\GameData\Sounds\DP" folder, which has several subfolders in there

Hope that makes sense..

I noticed this in the description area of the GT cars download.. so downloaded the GT car sounds as well

"***NOTICE***

The Sound folder is not included with the GT Add on.
You will need to download it separately.

[auspacer]

Sorry guys forget to mention that!!!

Hey samo good to have you on board, just post in car selection thread when you know which car you want :)

[auspacer]

The server is up for this now. I am getting a mismatch in the DP's though. Can anyone else tell me if they get the same thing. Thanks :)

[BJSRacer]

The server is up for this now. I am getting a mismatch in the DP's though. Can anyone else tell me if they get the same thing. Thanks :)
I did also, noticed crash is OK

[Darius]

I can't get the track to work :(

If I load it in a fresh rF install with the mod on it I get "Error opening MAS file GRAND_VALLEY.MAS". If I load it with my historic install it says "Error opening MAS file COMMONMAPS.MAS".

I don't have problems with other tracks wth the new mod though (eg I jus fired up istanbul with no probs)

Also I get no sounds for DP cars - GTs are OK though.

[jaMEs]

I also get a track mismatch using either a DP or GT car
"Track Geometry Mismatch" specifically.

[auspacer]

There has been a problem with the link at rfactor central for the track. You will have to download the following track in order for you to be able to join the server. Sorry for the mix up. I have fixed it on the first page to.

http://www.simraceway.com.au/Crash/GrandValley_1.0P_Uzzi.rar

[auspacer]

Ok server is up and working for testing and practice. You must have Patch 1.01 and the correct track above to be able to join. Hope to see you on there :)

[Crash]

After seeing a few different issues last night.. and resolving them :fear:for anyone having issues, here's a quick Q&A on the different issues you might have:

Q) I cant load the track.. it gets "stuck" or I get a load error?
A) Make sure you have the later 1.0P version of the track AND if you use a "common" tracks folder you will need to install the track to BOTH your common tracks folder AND the /gamedata/locations folder of you rfactor install..

Q) I'm getting a "Track Geometry Mismatch" when I try to Join the server?
A) The rfactorcentral page no longer has a link to the patched 1.0P version of the track download the track again from the new link in the first post

Q) I'm getting "mismatch" when I try to join the server with a DP car? I can join with a GT car fine
A) you must download and install the 1.01 Patch of the mod, details in forst post

Q)I get no sounds with the GT cars?
A) you must download the GT car soundpack as well as the cars

Q) I get no sounds with some or all of the DP cars?
A) if you downloaded the optional sounds auspacer put together you may not have all the sound files needed for it to work. You can either download the new soundpack which is 45mb in size, or re-install the mod to get the original sounds back.

[Darius]

Thanks Crash that helped :)

I'm not up to a DP car but GT might be OK with a setup (hint hint :))

[auspacer]

Cool, glad you got everything sorted out. I will put you down for a GT car :) Not sure how far he got but BJ was working on a setup for the GT Porsche.

[Darius]

OK, so after about 30 laps I actually made it around the whole track without spinning off or oversteering into a wall.. 2:05.025!

[BJSRacer]

Cool, glad you got everything sorted out. I will put you down for a GT car :) Not sure how far he got but BJ was working on a setup for the GT Porsche.

not far, not far at all :(

[Wally]

Heres my prototype leoffb settings (adjust your steering lock angle to suit). It felt a bit floaty and disconnected with realfeel only.

18.0 Front Wheel lock angle, degrees (max deflection to one side from straight on)
0.835 Front wheel distance to centerline (half the front wheel track) in metres, from .pm file
1.50 Front axle distance to body reference point (about half the wheel base) in metres, from .pm file
5 Relative strength of FFB effects
4.0 Aligning moment curve shape / feeling of tyre losing grip. Lower numbers are duller, range 1.0 .. 10
0.99 Negative aligning moment parameter for high slip angles, range 0.0 ... 1.0
16.5 Slip angle where aligning moment reverses direction - typically between 8 and 15 degrees
2.0 Caster (dimetionless)
0.0 Camber ratio (not degrees!)
13.5 Road bumps feeling on the wheel
11500.0 maximum FFB force for stationary and low speed effects
10.0 stiffness of stationary wheels
1.5 wheel rubber hardness (1..5)
8 how quickly static forces drop off when rolling

Accurate pneumatic trail and stationary tyre forces simulation
These default settings were tested on default rFactor BMW Formula 1
(c)2007 Leo Bodnar
This software is for end users only.
Use, bundling or referenceing by hardware manufacturers is prohibited.

[Darius]

Thanks Wally.. I haven't tried Leo.. As you say RF seemed very floaty and I disabled it.

Come on BJ, I need your alien skillz! :)

[NineTen]

I'll most likely sit out for this race now sorry Aus.

[BJSRacer]

Thanks Wally.. I haven't tried Leo.. As you say RF seemed very floaty and I disabled it.

Come on BJ, I need your alien skillz! :)
try this... still a wip..

see what u think :)

GrandSlam_GT_TestSetup (http://bjsracer.com/files/GrandSlam_GT_TestSetup.rar)

[flattop]

OK, so after about 30 laps I actually made it around the whole track without spinning off or oversteering into a wall.. 2:05.025!

Even with BJ's coaching last night, dropping quite a few seconds, I think I will be lapped early or will be out early too...

[devilracer87]

I'm on the rocks as to weither I'll be back in time on wed to make it. Gotta go to Auckland to see my son.

[auspacer]

Hey Flatty, if your having real trouble with the GT car maybe try a DP car. I think they are actually easier to drive in this mod :)

[Darius]

Thanks for the setup BJ, I ended up loosening the rear anti roll bars and all the tyre pressure so I can actually drive it without spinning into walls on corner exit though :)

Also, the tyre temps seem really high - 130+ on the fronts and 110 on the rears..

[BJSRacer]

Thanks for the setup BJ, I ended up loosening the rear anti roll bars and all the tyre pressure so I can actually drive it without spinning into walls on corner exit though :)

Also, the tyre temps seem really high - 130+ on the fronts and 110 on the rears..

np mate, can't say I have had temps like that though :)

[faxcomp]

Did some laps last night in the GT what a handfull. Bj had helped me out with a setup over the weekend and had taken time following me around for few laps letting me know what I could do where appreciated. So put all to practice last night I was really struggling to be confident coming out of the corners and after some adjustments down to 2m05. Made a few more and managed 2m03 but even there I'm far from a perfect lap. Don't know if I'll make the distance I think the tafe repair boys are going to be busy for this race

[auspacer]

I am going to turn the damage down from 50% to 20% for this race to try and help us all out :)

[Powerslave]

consistent 2:01's with race setting.. good tire wear .... looking forward to this..

[yokelhama]

I am going to turn the damage down from 50% to 20% for this race to try and help us all out :)

Good idea Aus, one little touch with the wall and my front bumper kept flying off lol. It's going to be one tough race keeping concentration for 2 hours!

[Darius]

np mate, can't say I have had temps like that though :)

Now I'm worried :D

[Wally]

I am going to turn the damage down from 50% to 20% for this race to try and help us all out :)

Yeah, there are lots of sections on the track where a road blockage is going to catch people out as they come around the corner. I think this race could well get messy - it will be a case of last man standing (but I hope not).

[auspacer]

Thats what i am trying to avoid by reducing the damage, hopefully :)

[Powerslave]

good idea on the damage ! I think no silly passing and it will be fine, faster cars will have to understand they may get held up.. there is not a lot of room to move on some corners and the driving line is tight... really looking forward too it these cars are awesome to drive especially out of the last turn if you hit i correctly you can get a little power slide going........ AWESOME .......

[faxcomp]

Might be worth everyone Being on Vent in case there is a blockage that people can be warned

[Powerslave]

Sure are there Vent details posted on this site somewhere ?

[auspacer]

Here is the thread PS

http://www.xgn.com.au/forums/showthread.php?5357-Ventrillo-Details&highlight=vent

[Cal]

How many stops do we envisage making in 2 hours in these things?

[Darius]

How many stops do we envisage making in 2 hours in these things?
I'm expected about 1.. into a wall :D

[yokelhama]

Hopefully only 2 in the DP, but it will depend how heavy/accurate fuel and tyre wear is I guess.

A full tank in the DP is 20laps, 20 laps x 2mins per lap = 40mins, so stop 1 @ 40mins, stop 2 @ 80mins. Wouldn't be surprised if I have to do a splash 'n' dash near the end though.

[BJSRacer]

1 stop in the GT Class

[Imperious]

Here is some more info to help.

Just done a full run with Hard tyres and Full tank of fuel.

made 27 laps, 28 might be possible if more than 3.5 liters after lap 27.
Tyres get a bit slippery, but high 57's, low 58's still doable by lap 27.

Done a best of 1.55.7 on my race setup with low fuel.

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3218/rfactorexe09683268.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/rfactorexe09683268.jpg/)

[Daveo555]

Not sure if im going to make it guys! Got my usual wed thing, and wont be back till after 9. Will jump on vent.

[DmXtReMe]

I dropped a 2:00.400 tonight but i recon i can punch into the 1:59's quiet easily as for the race well its a long one say aint saying nothing that will jinx me......

Russ

[yokelhama]

Here is some more info to help.

Just done a full run with Hard tyres and Full tank of fuel.

made 27 laps, 28 might be possible if more than 3.5 liters after lap 27.
Tyres get a bit slippery, but high 57's, low 58's still doable by lap 27.

Done a best of 1.55.7 on my race setup with low fuel.


Thx Imp! Looks like hards will be the best option then for the first 2 stints, maybe softs for the final stint.

[Andrew D]

Here is some more info to help.

Just done a full run with Hard tyres and Full tank of fuel.

made 27 laps, 28 might be possible if more than 3.5 liters after lap 27.
Tyres get a bit slippery, but high 57's, low 58's still doable by lap 27.

Done a best of 1.55.7 on my race setup with low fuel.



Pretty much the same for me too
Dunno whether to squeeze out a 1 stopper or go for 2 :tape:

[Cal]

I have some kind of MAS error loading the track.

I also can't work out where to put this carrera sound folder. The location it says to put it doesn't exist.

[Andrew D]

Instructions in 1st post about track loading...

Copy gamedata folder from sounds (after unzipping it will have a gamedata folder) straight into your rfactor directory and overwrite

[Cal]

Got the sounds sorted.

Reinstalled the track, but same problem and I don't have a "common" tracks folder that I know of.

[auspacer]

And you have the Patched version of the track 1.0P?

[Cal]

Got the track from the link on page 1.

[kooter]

if you downloaded it today or a couple of days ago it should be fine previous to that it had a different version I think ..would suggest re downloading it

[Cal]

Track working but no sounds on the GT cars. Such a dumb arse!

Where the fark is this? This structure doesn't make sense. "To install this update just place the carrera folder in your GRAND SLAM 2006\GameData\Sounds folder"

[r8response]

Track working but no sounds on the GT cars. Such a dumb arse!

Where the fark is this? This structure doesn't make sense. "To install this update just place the carrera folder in your GRAND SLAM 2006\GameData\Sounds folder"

Mine looks like "C:\Program Files\rFactor\GameData\Sounds\carrera"

The way i read what you have Cal, is they seem to think everyone will install the DP mod as its own separate rFactor install