rec.autos.simulators

They are not compatible. The format of the track data changed from IndyCar
Racing to NASCAR Racing.

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II/NASCAR Racing for Macintosh/Windows
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.

I'd love to drive Indy cars around Bristol and NASCAR cars around
street circuits.

They are *NOT* compatible.  I remember seeing something like this on
Papyrus's BBS.  While the software used to design the tracks was the same
(I believe) the actual data for each track (and car) is vastly
different.  So, you can't swap 'em over.  Sorry.

Mike  - Not Papyrus Tech Support

Hm. Well, I wouldn't recommend it. The AI will be wrong, the color palette
will be wrong, and the track shots will be missing. It might let you drive
in psychadelic mode, or it might just page fault and die.

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II/NASCAR Racing for Macintosh/Windows
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.

RR> I tried moving a NASCAR track to Indycar and vice versa, but it
RR> didn't work.  Is there any way to make it work?

RR> They are not compatible. The format of the track data changed from
RR> IndyCar Racing to NASCAR Racing.

Rick

Just how much work/money/time etc is involved in creating the tracks for
either of your sims?

I enjoy ICR and NASCAR - but play NASCAR much less because ovals
aren't my sort of racing. Would a whole series of add-ons like the ICR
track pack be a HUGE amount of work.....ie potentially unecconomical?
If, for instance you produced a collection of European tracks, I could
race ICR's at Spa to compare them with F1. Or could run NASCAR's at
Donnington and get the feel of DTM or BTCC racing.

I for one get a lot of pleasure from running a track before watching a
real race there because you feel you know a lot more about what's going
on.....been racing F1GP's recently at Estoril for instance. ICR's
introduction to Lacuna Seca adds to the real racing - yes bikes! -
there.

Any chance of developing a whole sheaf of track-packs for your sims -
preferably useable in either game? Is that technically possible?
Realistic proposition?

Cheers!

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I don't have exact figures, but I would guess that it takes a 3D smith
plus an artist a total of about 3 weeks to produce one track. It then
takes about 1 week to tune the AI for that track. (And if you think that
we work 40 hours weeks, well, there's this bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to
sell you... :-)

Rick Genter
Technical Lead, IndyCar Racing II/NASCAR Racing for Macintosh/Windows
Papyrus Design Group, Inc.