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Tinkering with the rF proton mod files
First, you have to read the following CAREFULLY:
What Dave describes alters the hdv file of the proton mod and the engine file of the proton mod and makes it KAPUT for sucessful online competion. Plus it uses a beta exe that also prevents you from joining in. DO NOT do any of the following on your main RF install. make a copy...preferably on another drive. I just ran an offline race at the short Nuerburgring(F1 GP course minus the Ford Curve and the long run down to the 180 hairpin and the Audi Chicane) A first lap schmozzle brought out the safety car, I, did get caught up in the first turn mayhem, but only after being punted from behind. Once the safety car gathered up the field I determined to pit to fix the damage. Since I was running two X fuel and tires, I would also need more fuel to finish the 23 laps and I decided to have the air pressure changed on some of the tires as well. unfortunately, EVERYBODYELSE got the same idea. So 28 other cars joined me in a crawl into the pits. Of course, 29 cars is apparently too many for the Nurby pits and by the time I got to my glowing pit box....somebody else was already there. I bullied my way into the pitbox and the crew began fueling the car. about 22 seconds later the tires got pulled off and the crew began working on the damage. Total pit time was slightly over 1 minute. As I entered the pits, the announcement came over that the race would go green on the next lap. I was counting on at least 2 full safety car laps so I could rejoin the field. No such luck. Still I wasn't last and not too far behind most of the cars since they all had at least 30 to 40 seconds for fuel and tires. I was just exiting the Mercedes arena when the race when green. Fighting with a few cars I began to see some had not done repairs and one by one they peeled off to re-enter the pits. Running now about mid pack and dicing with a few cars about my pitiful level, I did well until an AI car rammed into my rear wing as I slowed for the easier layout of the Veedol Chicane. (not the sharp F1 Veedol chicane) Off went my wing and lots of other damage. I just managed to keep the car running and got back into the pits,,,but with no wing, even pit speed was dicey. I got back to the box and let the crew assess the damage. I shut the engine off, just for kicks...didn't need to but why not? Left the electrics running so I could monitor the other cars. After about two minutes the repairs were finished. I re=started the engine and double checked if the pitlane limiter was active. And back into the fray my battered proton went. I tried running down some of the other running wounded cars but after 10 or so more laps, my tires really began to blister. The remaining 3 laps were worthy of some Ruski Ice Skater but I did get the car home... earned about 250 bucks...enough for maybe one tire. lol. Except for the bad drivng, you cannot do most of what I described just now. The proton mod does regular F1 type pitstops. The engine has too much low end torque and won't stay shut off while stationary. It's ether shut it all down or have the engine re-fire as soon as you hit the ignititon switch...ya don't even have to touch the starter button. Unless..... Unless you take advantage of some of the new features of the beta stockcar mod patch. v1087. updating a separate install of rFactor with the stockcar patch, you can then add the v1.1 of the proton mod and make some additons to the proton hdv and engine ini to allow the type of racing described above. ISI has already bypassed the v1087 so I don't know what the next official release will be, but hopefully the additions included in 1087 will carry on to the next official patch. Heck, then that crazy Lienz track complex is also supposed to have wandering deer at night as well. cool beans. here is what ya do to get everything going. Get the 1087 patch included with the latest version of the Stockcar Evolution mod. unfortunately, I don't know of any stand alone version of the patch http://www.rfstockcars.com/index.php install the patch and then install the v1.1 of the proton mod. You can also add the v1.0 of the demon cars if you wish. You'll have to duplicate everything you do to the proton hdv into the deamon hdv. I haven't looked to see if they share the same engine file. Once you have verified that the 1087 mod runs you can exit and navigate to the proton.hdv file. Cut and paste the following lines, taken from a post on RSC. THANKS to the poster. and put them in the hdv file. I chose right before the wing sections. [PITMENU] StopGo=1 // whether stop/go pit menu item is available (highly recommended); default=1 Fuel=1 // whether fuel pit menu item is available (recommended); default=1 AllTires=0 // option for changing all tires (all other tire choices should be 0); default=0 FrontRearTires=(0,0) // option for changing front tires, rear tires (all other conflicting tire choices should be 0); default=(1,1) LeftRightTires=(0,0) // option for changing left tires, right tires (all other conflicting tire choices should be 0); default=(0,0) IndividualTires=(1,1,1,1) // option for changing individual tire FL, FR, RL, RR (all other conflicting tire choices should be 0); default=(0,0,0,0) FenderFlare=(0,0) // options for changing left fender flare, right fender flare; default=(0,0) FrontWing=1 // front wing adjustment (front wing repair is covered under Damage); default=1 RearWing=1 // rear wing adjustment (rear wing repair is covered under Damage); default=0 Driver=0 // driver change; default=1 Wedge=0 // wedge adjustment; default=0 Radiator=0 // radiator or grille tape adjustment; default=0 TrackBar=0 // track bar adjustment; default=0 Pressure=(1,1,1,1) // tire pressure adjustment FL, FR, RL, RR; default= (0,0,0,0) SpringRubber=(0,0,0,0) // spring rubber adjustment FL, FR, RL, RR; default= (0,0,0,0) Damage=2 // number of options to fix damage (0=none, 1=bodywork, 2 =bodywork+suspension); default=1 StopGoSimultaneous=0 // whether stop/go penalties can be served during a regular pit stop (time is added at end); default=0 PressureOnTheFly=0 // whether tire pressures can be adjusted WITHOUT changing tires; default=0 CompoundRestrictions=3 // whether tire compounds have restrictions: 0 =unrestricted 1=one dry compound from qualifying on, 2=front/rear compounds must match, 3=both; default=0 Preparation=(150.0,25.0,0.5,4.5) // when crew gives up after request, crew prep time, delay multiplier for how much more time was needed to prep, max delay; default=(150.0,25.0,0.5,4.5) FuelTime=(2.5,2.5,2.0,1.5,0.0) // fuel fill rate (L/s), random delay, nozzle insertion time, nozzle removal time, concurrent fuel filling (0.0 =separate, 1.0=concurrent); default=(12.0,2.0,1.0,0.5,1.0) TireTime=(25.5,34.5,2.5,0.0) // time to change two tires, time to change four tires, random delay on any tire, concurrent tire changes (0.0 =separate, 1.0=concurrent); default=(5.5,5.5,2.0,1.0) FenderFlareTime=3.5 // time to adjust fender flare; default=3.5 FrontWingTime=(18.0,10.0) // time to adjust front wing, time to replace front wing; default=(8.0,8.0) RearWingTime=(17.5,41.0) // time to adjust rear wing, time to replace rear wing; default=(8.0,33.0) DriverTime=(25.0,1.5,4.0,1.0) // time to change driver, random delay, extra delay if vehicle is damaged, concurrent driver changes (0.0=separate, 1.0 =concurrent); default=(11.0,1.5,4.0,1.0) WedgeTime=3.5 // time to adjust wedge; default=3.5 RadiatorTime=5.0 // time to adjust radiator/grille tape; default=5.0 TrackBarTime=3.5 // time to adjust track bar; default=3.5 PressureTime=2.5 // time to adjust tire pressure WITHOUT changing tire; default=2.5 SpringRubberTime=3.0 // time to adjust spring rubber; default=3.0 DamageTime=(18.5,6.0,190.0,0.0) // time to fix aero damage, random delay, fix suspension including broken off wheels, concurrent damage fixing (0.0 =separate, 1.0=concurrent); default=(8.5,1.0,90.0,1.0) unfortunately the Newsgroup wraps the text horribly. This may not be the easiest thing to sort out. sorry. That txt is already setup to have fairly long pitstops and damage repairs. you can mess with every line to create your perfect set of pit stop conditions. The one above is kinda a cross between the Grand Am rules and the Le Mans/ALMS/LMES type rules. The only feature I haven't found is one that forces the engine to be off before any work is done ah-la GTR. next the engine. Load up the proton_engine.ini file in a text editor and change two lines. I made the first two lines to have negative torque so the engine would not just crank itself to life. // Engine data generated by PhysicsEditor RPMTorque=( 0.0, -33.9, -15.90) //( 0.0, -13.9, 0.0) RPMTorque=( 250.0, -26.6, -10.0) save and you are done. Go have fun figuring out which buttons you need to configure to get all your new features. The lcd keys do most of the work. I have to STRESS that there are no graphic additions to show your pitwork, you only see a pit timer and the estimated time needed in the chat box. But hey...it's now possible to pretend you are at le mans instead of the French GP. dave henrie |
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