rec.autos.simulators

by **Samuli Takal** » Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:04:26

I've released N4Assistant v0.6.0.1. You can get it from here:
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Main features:
- Go through the pit service control pages with F11 & F12.
- Automatically switch desktop to 16-bit color so that Nascar 4 OpenGL can
be run in 16-bit mode, and switch desktop back to original bit depth after
N4 exists.
- Log time spent in N4.
- Select player to use before launching N4.

Samppa
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by **Michael Barlo** » Mon, 12 Mar 2001 10:07:45

>I've released N4Assistant v0.6.0.1. You can get it from here:
>http://www.kolumbus.fi/samuli.takala/N4Assistant.html

>Main features:
>- Go through the pit service control pages with F11 & F12.
>- Automatically switch desktop to 16-bit color so that Nascar 4 OpenGL can
>be run in 16-bit mode, and switch desktop back to original bit depth after
>N4 exists.
>- Log time spent in N4.
>- Select player to use before launching N4.

I like the concept you have here. However, If there is a way to do it I
think it might benefit some.... Currently the logged time is started when
N4 is started. That's fine but if there's a way to start the logged time
when you start racing, that would be better.

I started N4 and went in the chat/racelist area for a moment then was
called away. After 20 minutes I came back and shut N4 down. I took a look
at what this application had and it said I ran N4 for 20 minutes. It was
right but those 20 minutes were from sitting there in the chat/race list
area. Saying it ">- Log time spent in N4" I assumed it logged the time spent
racing. Good idea as it is though :-)

by **Samuli Takal** » Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:08:36

Ideally I'd like to log both times separately (N4 running time and N4 racing
time). But N4Assistant only logs the time N4 is running because I don't know
of a way to determine when you're actually racing and when sitting in the
menus.

If someone has an idea of how to do this reliably please contact me.

Samppa
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by **Joachim Blu** » Tue, 13 Mar 2001 02:31:52

Hi!

Maybe you could log the time when controller-inputs occur.
Anyway: Thanks for the program :)!

Regards
Crash

by **Ronald Stoeh** » Tue, 13 Mar 2001 04:44:08

> I've released N4Assistant v0.6.0.1. You can get it from here:
> http://www.kolumbus.fi/samuli.takala/N4Assistant.html

> Main features:
> - Go through the pit service control pages with F11 & F12.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Papy didn't listen when I
asked for that feature, fat chance!

They know physics, but the GUI is truly "arcade"... ;)

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