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How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

Samso

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Samso » Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:15:28

About a month ago I asked here in this newsgroup which sims had
Infineon (Sears Point) raceway and someone recommended rFactor.  As a
newbie to auto sims I hadn't heard of it and checked out the demo and
have been playing it for a month. It has only two tracks in demo,
neither is Infineon,but that was enough to keep me occupied.  

Last night I registered/purchased and immediately saw more tracks but
still no Infineon.  With another question to the RSC forum someone
pointed me to a place for add ons and I went there and downloaded it.
But now I can't find instructions telling me what to do with the files
inside the downloaded RAR.  Can someone please explain or point me to
an explanation about how to install the add ons in rFactor?

Thanks,
Samson

DStampe

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by DStampe » Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:42:00

I just simply copy and paste to the Locations folder.  You can open the RAR
folder in one window and the rFactor folder in another.  If you open the
GameData folder under rFactor you will see the Locations folder.  Drag the
track folder you downloaded to the locations folder.

David Stamper


Frit

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Frit » Sun, 22 Oct 2006 18:12:41

RAR files are compressed files. Unzip them with "Winrar".
Then copy and paste to locations folder.



>> About a month ago I asked here in this newsgroup which sims had
>> Infineon (Sears Point) raceway and someone recommended rFactor.  As a
>> newbie to auto sims I hadn't heard of it and checked out the demo and
>> have been playing it for a month. It has only two tracks in demo,
>> neither is Infineon,but that was enough to keep me occupied.

>> Last night I registered/purchased and immediately saw more tracks but
>> still no Infineon.  With another question to the RSC forum someone
>> pointed me to a place for add ons and I went there and downloaded it.
>> But now I can't find instructions telling me what to do with the files
>> inside the downloaded RAR.  Can someone please explain or point me to
>> an explanation about how to install the add ons in rFactor?

>> Thanks,
>> Samson

Gary

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Gary » Sun, 22 Oct 2006 23:28:18

That works about 95% of the time but if it doesn't (i.e. you don't see
the install correctly) you need to go look at the directory tree and
be sure all is well. A couple mods needed to be unzipped into the
"\rFactor" folder, and even the "\Gamedata" folder to wwork right.
Ususally the readme in the archieve tells you what to do.

GP


>I just simply copy and paste to the Locations folder.  You can open the RAR
>folder in one window and the rFactor folder in another.  If you open the
>GameData folder under rFactor you will see the Locations folder.  Drag the
>track folder you downloaded to the locations folder.

>David Stamper

Dave Weave

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Dave Weave » Tue, 24 Oct 2006 18:46:44


>  About a month ago I asked here in this newsgroup which sims had
>  Infineon (Sears Point) raceway and someone recommended rFactor.  As a
>  newbie to auto sims I hadn't heard of it and checked out the demo and
>  have been playing it for a month. It has only two tracks in demo,
>  neither is Infineon,but that was enough to keep me occupied.  

>  Last night I registered/purchased and immediately saw more tracks but
>  still no Infineon.  With another question to the RSC forum someone
>  pointed me to a place for add ons and I went there and downloaded it.
>  But now I can't find instructions telling me what to do with the files
>  inside the downloaded RAR.  Can someone please explain or point me to
>  an explanation about how to install the add ons in rFactor?

Open up the .rar file (you'll need a program like WinRar to do this).

If it contains a folder called 'SomeLocation"  (not literally;  this
will be something like the name of the track you downloaded) then
extract it to your
<wherever-you-installed-rfactor>\rfactor\GameData\Locations\  folder.

If it contains a folder literally called 'GaneData', then extract it
to your ...\rfactor\  folder.

Larr

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Larr » Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:18:35

In the case of option 2, would that not destroy all other tracks you have
installed?

-Larry


Ronald Stoeh

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Ronald Stoeh » Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:43:03


> In the case of option 2, would that not destroy all other tracks you have
> installed?

No, it just adds new directories and files and leaves existing ones alone.
If not, the zip tool used should be shot, or something... ;)

l8er
ronny

> -Larry



>>Open up the .rar file (you'll need a program like WinRar to do this).

>>If it contains a folder called 'SomeLocation"  (not literally;  this
>>will be something like the name of the track you downloaded) then
>>extract it to your
>><wherever-you-installed-rfactor>\rfactor\GameData\Locations\  folder.

>>If it contains a folder literally called 'GaneData', then extract it
>>to your ...\rfactor\  folder.

Rod

How do you add an add on track in rFactor?

by Rod » Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:10:14


>In the case of option 2, would that not destroy all other tracks you have
>installed?

>-Larry



>> Open up the .rar file (you'll need a program like WinRar to do this).

>> If it contains a folder called 'SomeLocation"  (not literally;  this
>> will be something like the name of the track you downloaded) then
>> extract it to your
>> <wherever-you-installed-rfactor>\rfactor\GameData\Locations\  folder.

>> If it contains a folder literally called 'GaneData', then extract it
>> to your ...\rfactor\  folder.

Reasonable conclusion but it'll bury down the directory tree and
add the directory to the end of the tree. The only way it will
overwrite is if there's already files in the same destination
directory (and then it will prompt you if you wish to do so).

Cheers,
Rod.


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