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ICR2: Crew Chief v2 Now Available

Doug Reichl

ICR2: Crew Chief v2 Now Available

by Doug Reichl » Tue, 11 Nov 1997 04:00:00

Now Available:

The IndyCar 2 Crew Chief version 2.0 package.  With this set of utilities,
you can do the following:

* Track Records     - Update, clear and edit records for the Player and AI

* Track Data        - Alter the Pit Window, AI lap times, and more

* Calendar Editor   - Easily schedule up to 41 races just by clicking on the
                      track name

* Track Scheduler   - "Unschedule" tracks so that all tracks can be selected
                      when racing over the modem

* Point Standings   - Gather point standings from saved .STN files, such as
                      those saved from a modem race

                    - Calculates Points, Laps Led and much, much more

* Competition Level - Alter AI Power, Traction, Drag and Aggression settings

* Edit Replays      - Access to the EDITRPY program written by Michael
                      Corrigan

* Telemetry Data    - View graphs of hot laps and race laps

                    - Compare laps of up to 6 drivers at one time

                    - Compare laps in text form with peak detectors and brake
                      markers

* Backup Setups     - Backup and Restore all car setup files

* Requirements      - VGA video

                    - Mouse

                    - DOS 5.0 or later

Here are the changes for version 2.0:

* Version 2.0  - Bug Fixes:

                 - BACKUP.EXE - Changed the way I search for *.STG files.  If
                                you used pre-formatted diskettes the way I
                                searched for files missed one file (the first
                                one in alphabetical order) causing this file
                                to be skipped and not backed up.  You can now
                                use any diskette and all files will be
                                properly found and backed up.

                 - CRWCHIEF.EXE - Fixed BLAP rounding problem.

                                  Ex.  If BLAP was set to 20.345s and then
                                  Saved, it got rounded to 20.344s.  This no
                                  longer gets rounded and is saved exactly as
                                  you see it.

               - Overall Changes:

                 - Now supports ANY track that is compatible with ICR2.  This
                   includes all converted tracks, HQ tracks, 3rd party tracks,
                   etc.

                 - New Feature - Added a File Manager.  This will allow you to
                   easily delete files with RPY, STG, STN, TEL and LAP
                   extensions.

               - Specific Changes:

                 - CRWCHIEF.EXE:

                   - Moved Drivers2.txt editing code into a file called
                     EDITDRV2.EXE.  I had to make room for other features.

                   - Records can now be edited.  You can change any record.

                   - Records can now be summarized on one page.  This will
                     contain the Overall Record for each track.  It includes
                     the ability to save the summary to a file.

                   - Records are now reported in xMxx.xxxS format.  Previously
                     the record was reported as 72.345s, but now is reported
                     as 1m12.345s.  This is true for any track over 1 min.

                   - When editing Track Data the BLAP is now shown in a
                     xMxx.xxxS format for any time over 1 min.

                   - Seperated Calendar editing and Track Scheduling into
                     their own buttons from the main menu.

                   - Track Scheduler now can move more than 4 tracks.  It can
                     now move up to and including all tracks.

                   - Track Scheduler now has "warning" messages when moving
                     tracks.  These warnings are for "more than 25 tracks
                     scheduled" (which causes problems over the modem), "more
                     than 30 tracks scheduled" (which will cause ICR2 to crash
                     on start up) and "no tracks are scheduled" (which also
                     causes ICR2 to crash).

                 - POINTS.EXE:

                   - Added "To Next" column in the Points Standings chart.
                     This will report the points between drivers above and
                     below any position.

                   - Added a "Percent" column to most charts.  This was added
                     to charts such as Laps Run, Laps Led and others that
                     would be nice to have a percentage added to it.

                   - When checking Driver data, the drivers are now sorted by
                     overall points position.  This chart was previously
                     sorted by the standings based off of the first race of
                     the season.  Also added a "Pos" to this chart so you can
                     see where this driver stands in the overall season
                     points.

                   - Added many more charts to sort drivers by:  Points,
                     Poles, Wins, DNFs, Laps Run, Laps Led, Top 5s, Top 10s,
                     Avg Start, Avg Finish, Number of Starts and Bonus Points.

                 - EDITDRV2.EXE:

                   - Added a "Baseline" button.  This will make the driver
                     ratings 500 and 501 for min and max of all catagories.
                     It can be used separately to change only one driver or
                     with "Edit All" to make all drivers change to baseline
                     settings.

                 - TELMETRY.EXE:

                   - New Feature:  Added a "Text Compare" function.  This will
                     single step through the lap files to compare drivers in a
                     text form, as opposed to a graph.  It has peak detectors
                     (for min and max) as well as "brake" markers to show when
                     a driver is braking.

                   - Improved mouse functions in a graph to help "speed" it
                     up.  These charts are still slow when moving the window
                     around, but I changed the mouse buttons to work a little
                     differently.  If you use the left mouse button the chart
                     will move by 100 counts, but if you use the right button
                     the chart will move by 1000 counts.  I was hoping to
                     improve the speed in the code, but this is the current
                     "work-around" for speed.

               - Released November 8, 1997

Where to get it:

http://www.filepile.com

1) Go into Advanced Search options
2) Search for exact file name.
3) Set it to search for CRWCHFV2.ZIP.
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Doug Reichley     reich...@execpc.com


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