rec.autos.simulators

> Hi:

> Could some kind soul please post the instructions to set up FD in GPL?
> I went to the VROC-F2 Yahoo Group and registered yesterday, but my
> membership is still pending so it won't let me download the file.
> I've got some free time this weekend and wanted to get into FD while
> watching Le Mans on Speedvision.

>> Hi:

>> Could some kind soul please post the instructions to set up FD in GPL?
>> I went to the VROC-F2 Yahoo Group and registered yesterday, but my
>> membership is still pending so it won't let me download the file.
>> I've got some free time this weekend and wanted to get into FD while
>> watching Le Mans on Speedvision.

>Sure Ian, I just discovered the joys of FD this past week myself.  Here
>we go, cut & paste job:

>DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR CREATING GPL-FD CLASS
>===============================================
>This is the process I've followed to create the FD (F1 chassis + F2
>engine) car class
>in GPL with the GPL Engine Manager (GEM).  This is almost certainly not
>the only way
>to do it, but this is what has worked for me, with virtually no problems
>at all.

>These instructions are specifically for creating the FD class, but the
>same basic
>approach could be used if you prefer the FG class.

>It looks pretty involved, but this process really isn't that hard at
>all.  It really
>consists of:
>1) Creating an FD player
>2) Patching gpl.exe with GEM
>3) Getting the engine sounds setup correctly

>===================
>BEFORE YOU BEGIN...

>BACKUP YOUR EXISTING "gpl.exe" and "app.ini" files from your
>"\sierra\gpl" directory.  
>Do it...do it now!
>===================

>FILES REQUIRED
>==============
>gpl.exe v1.0 (from your GPL CD)

>GPL v1.2 Patch:
>http://www.theuspits.com/owheel/gpl/patches.html

>GPL Engine Manger v1.19 (GEM):
>http://www.egroups.com/files/vroc-f2/Utilities/EngineChanger.exe

>Nigel Pattison's Carsound Patch:
>http://www.theuspits.com/owheel/gpl/files/carsound.zip
>(allows multiple engine sounds in FD events)

>1) CREATE AN FD PLAYER
>======================
>* Load GPL and click on "Player Info";

>* Create a New Player.  This player will be a GP-class player, but it's
>recommended
>you add something like "FD" to the player's name to avoid confusion.
>When you've done
>this, exit GPL;

>* In Windows Explorer, go to your "\sierra\gpl\players\(your new FD
>player)"
>directory.  Open the "player.ini" file there, and make sure you have the
>player
>designated as a GP driver, by looking for this line in the [Driver
>Rating] section:

>driverRating = 3

>* Copy whatever car setup files you may want to use into the
>"\sierra\gpl\players\(your new FD player)\setups\(various tracks)"
>directories.  The
>setup files must use the F1 setup extension, such as "monza.fe1" for an
>F1 Ferrari.

>2) PATCH GPL.EXE WITH GEM
>=========================
>* Backup your existing "gpl.exe" and "app.ini" files (if you haven't
>already), both
>found in your "\sierra\gpl" directory.  You'll want to use these files
>for stock F1,
>F2 or F3 races;

>* Download the GEM v1.19 utility into a temp directory;

>* Create a temp directory that you can do some patching in, such
>"\sierra\gpl\temp";

>* Copy "gpl.exe" from your GPL CD into the "\sierra\gpl\temp"
>directory.  This will be
>the gpl.exe v1.0 file;

>* Patch this gpl.exe v1.0 with the Papyrus GPL 1.2 patch.  Make sure you
>point the 1.2
>patch utility to the "\sierra\gpl\temp" directory where the gpl.exe v1.0
>file is.  
>You'll now have a freshly patched gpl.exe v1.2 file;

>* Go to the directory where you placed GEM, and double-click on the
>"GEM119.exe"  
>icon;

>* A GEM window should pop up, titled "Specify EXE to Patch" and will ask
>you "Please
>enter path to GPL.EXE".  Type in the path to the freshly patched gpl.exe
>v1.2 file;

>* A GEM window will pop up with this message:

>"Exe has not been patched with 'Carsound' patch.
>Sounds will be left unchanged."

>This just means you haven't applied the Carsound patch yet to the
>gpl.exe file.  Click
>"OK".

>* The "GPL Engine Manager 1.1.9" main window should now pop up.  Here's
>where you
>actually apply different engines to different chassis.

>* To set up an FD package for each marque's chassis:
>Click on the drop down box next to each marque;
>Select the "2.5l Race" engine for each marque (Brabham through Lotus);
>Click the "Patch GPL" button.  GEM will use the path to the gpl.exe file
>you specified
>above.  Click "Yes" on the "Confirm Patching" window that pops up;
>After a moment, a "GPL Patched" window pops up.  Click "OK", then "Exit"
>on the GEM
>main window.

>Your gpl.exe v1.2 file is now patched to an FD version.

>3) SETUP THE ENGINE SOUNDS
>==========================
>I'd highly recommended applying the Carsound patch now, so you can hear
>multiple
>engine sounds in an FD event:

>* Extract the "carsound.exe" file from the "carsound.zip" file into the
>"\sierra\gpl\temp" directory.  Double-click the "carsound.exe" file and
>the FD version
>of your "gpl.exe" file will be patched to let you use multiple engine
>sounds.

>The Carsound patch also requires that you have the following .wav file
>for each marque
>in your "\sierra\gpl\sounds" directory.  You can use any engine sound
>files you like,
>but they must be named:

>bra.wav
>brm.wav
>cov.wav
>eag.wav
>fer.wav
>lot.wav
>mur.wav

>The sound files I use are available on the "Files/Car Sounds" page at
>the VROC-F2
>eGroups site, here:
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vroc-f2/files/Car%20sounds/engine_sound...

>* To make the engine files sound correct, the last thing you must do is
>edit the
>"sampleRPM" value in the "\sierra\gpl\app.ini" file.  Otherwise, the
>engine pitch will
>probably sound too high or too low.

>* Open the "app.ini" file with Notepad and change "sampleRPM" to this
>value, which
>I've found works well for the FD cars:

>[ Engine ]
>sampleRPM = 4500.000000

>* Save the file, and you're done!

>OTHER PATCHES
>=============
>If there are other patches you'd like to add (e.g., Papyrus' "disco fix"
>patch, etc.)
>you can add them now.  It would be a good idea to backup the patched FD
>versions of
>gpl.exe and app.ini before doing so.

>MANAGING THESE FILES FOR YOUR F2 AND FD RACING
>==============================================
>Because you now have different versions of "gpl.exe" and "app.ini" for
>F2 and for FD
>classes, you need to have a copy of both files for each class.  All I've
>done to
>manage this is create two directories, one called "F2_files" and another
>called
>"FD_files", and placed the appropriate versions of gpl.exe and app.ini
>in each
>directory.  When I want to switch between classes I just copy the
>appropriate files
>into "\sierra\gpl", then select the appropriate driver from GPL's
>"Player Info"
>screen.

>Hope this helps, and let me know if there are any inaccuracies with
>these
>instructions, etc.

>Cheers,

>Dave

>http://www.geocities.com/dmackf2

>December 18, 2000