G1GTV3 Mod

I've had to re-install V3 twice now. Sometimes when I go back to run it I just get F12001! Anyone else seen this. The last two times I've run it it's been ok though. Andi.

"Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote: > I've had to re-install V3 twice now. Sometimes when I go back to run it I > just get F12001! > > Anyone else seen this. The last two times I've run it it's been ok though. Make sure that the shortcut that launches V3 contains this parameter (rightclick / properties / target): "C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\F1 2001\F1-2001.exe" config=CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI As you can see, the V3 MOD makes use of the normal exe, but with an added line that points to the V3 *.ini file. I know this, because I couldn't launch the V3 MOD through my Wingman Profiler (I got the standard F1 game instead). Ice D

"Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OGnM8.323$[email hidden]... > > "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > I've had to re-install V3 twice now. Sometimes when I go back to run itI > > just get F12001! > > > > Anyone else seen this. The last two times I've run it it's been okthough.

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> > Make sure that the shortcut that launches V3 contains this parameter > (rightclick / properties / target): > > "C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\F1 2001\F1-2001.exe" config=CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI > > As you can see, the V3 MOD makes use of the normal exe, but with an added > line that points to the V3 *.ini file. I know this, because I couldn't > launch the V3 MOD through my Wingman Profiler (I got the standard F1 game > instead). > > Ice D >

You CAN launch via the Wingman controller, but you have to point the Wingman software to the SHORTCUT not the exe file. dave henrie

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:sooM8.142692$[email hidden]... <Snip> > > You CAN launch via the Wingman controller, but you have to point the > Wingman software to the SHORTCUT not the exe file. > dave henrie > Thanks for the tip. I have wondered for awhile how to do this and it never occured to me to point to the shortcut. Seems pretty obvious in hindsite however. (doesn't everything?) ;o) Elrikk

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> > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:OGnM8.323$[email hidden]... > > > > "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > I've had to re-install V3 twice now. Sometimes when I go back to run

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> I > > > just get F12001! > > > > > > Anyone else seen this. The last two times I've run it it's been ok > though. > > > > Make sure that the shortcut that launches V3 contains this parameter > > (rightclick / properties / target): > > > > "C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\F1 2001\F1-2001.exe"

config=CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI > > > > As you can see, the V3 MOD makes use of the normal exe, but with anadded > > line that points to the V3 *.ini file. I know this, because I couldn't > > launch the V3 MOD through my Wingman Profiler (I got the standard F1game > > instead). > You CAN launch via the Wingman controller, but you have to point the > Wingman software to the SHORTCUT not the exe file. Yeah, I figured that out right away, but at the final step it seemed as if the Wingman software hadn't nominated the shortcut, but the file that the shortcut pointed to. Which was the normal *.exe file, and that's no good of course. I think the V2 MOD had similar problems, where I made a new profile which launched the normal F1 game. But if you've got it working, maybe I will look at it again. Well, have you? Ice D

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> > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:sooM8.142692$[email hidden]... > > > > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:OGnM8.323$[email hidden]... > > > > > > "Andi Cole" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > > I've had to re-install V3 twice now. Sometimes when I go back to run > it > > I > > > > just get F12001! > > > > > > > > Anyone else seen this. The last two times I've run it it's been ok > > though. > > > > > > Make sure that the shortcut that launches V3 contains this parameter > > > (rightclick / properties / target): > > > > > > "C:\Program Files\EA SPORTS\F1 2001\F1-2001.exe" > config=CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI > > > > > > As you can see, the V3 MOD makes use of the normal exe, but with an > added > > > line that points to the V3 *.ini file. I know this, because I couldn't > > > launch the V3 MOD through my Wingman Profiler (I got the standard F1 > game > > > instead). > > > You CAN launch via the Wingman controller, but you have to point the > > Wingman software to the SHORTCUT not the exe file. > > Yeah, I figured that out right away, but at the final step it seemed as if > the Wingman software hadn't nominated the shortcut, but the file that the > shortcut pointed to. Which was the normal *.exe file, and that's no good

of > course. I think the V2 MOD had similar problems, where I made a newprofile

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> which launched the normal F1 game. But if you've got it working, maybe I > will look at it again. > > Well, have you? > > Ice D >

yes, it seemed easy...I haven't done it for V3 since I broke my LWFF. But with V2 I just pointed to the shortcut and the profile would load automatically. Check and make sure the video line in the two config files match. The two files are the original F1 config file called config.ini and the second file is configfiagtv3.ini both files will have a bunch of text inside, if you open them up(like with notepad) here is the line you want to look for. OBJDETAIL=3 TEXDETAIL=3 VIDEOGUID=D7B71E3E-4141-11CF-E57D-312001C2C935 <<<<<<<this one! GAME_DATABASE=GAME.GDB make sure the long text/number string that comes after the = symbol are exactly the same. copy the config.ini text/number string and paste it into the proper place in the configfiagtv3.ini file. good luck. dave henrie

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote > "Ice D" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > You CAN launch via the Wingman controller, but you have to pointthe > > > Wingman software to the SHORTCUT not the exe file. > > > > Yeah, I figured that out right away, but at the final step it seemed asif > > the Wingman software hadn't nominated the shortcut, but the file thatthe

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> > shortcut pointed to. Which was the normal *.exe file, and that's no good > of > > course. I think the V2 MOD had similar problems, where I made a new > profile > > which launched the normal F1 game. But if you've got it working, maybe I > > will look at it again. > yes, it seemed easy...I haven't done it for V3 since I broke my LWFF. > But with V2 I just pointed to the shortcut and the profile would load > automatically. Check and make sure the video line in the two config files > match. The two files are the original F1 config file called > config.ini and the second file is configfiagtv3.ini > both files will have a bunch of text inside, if you open them up(like with > notepad) > here is the line you want to look for. > OBJDETAIL=3 > TEXDETAIL=3 > VIDEOGUID=D7B71E3E-4141-11CF-E57D-312001C2C935 <<<<<<<this one! > GAME_DATABASE=GAME.GDB > > make sure the long text/number string that comes after the = symbol are > exactly the same. > copy the config.ini text/number string and paste it into the proper place

in > the configfiagtv3.ini file. Looked at it, but it didn't work for me. Those Video-lines in the *.ini files are the same, but I don't think that's the problem anyway. My guess is, the Wingman software is too 'clever'. It recognizes the assigned GT-V3 shortcut as such, and goes directly to the file it refers to. But by doing so, it bypasses the special parameter in the shortcut, that tells it to use the 'configfiagtv3.ini'. If I knew of a way to set that parameter in the actual F1-2001.exe file itself, the problem would be solved. I could simply take the original F1-2001.exe file, copy it, rename the copy to F1-2001-GT.exe (for example), and edit that file to use the 'configfiagtv3.ini'. I could then make a profile with that *.exe file. Anyway, it's no big thing, as it works without using the Wingman profiler :) Cheers, Ice D

You can always just backup the CONFIG.INI and rename CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI to CONFIG.INI. Then you can just run the normal F12001 exe to run the mod. -- Damien Smith [email hidden] ICQ: 77028579 F1 2001 rank: -11.512

"Damien Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote: > You can always just backup the CONFIG.INI and rename CONFIGFIAGTV3.INI to > CONFIG.INI. Then you can just run the normal F12001 exe to run the mod. I suppose that's true, hadn't thought of that. You would have to switch the files back and forth to play both the F1 game and the GT MOD like that, not a big problem. Actually, the only reason I use the profiler is so I can change CAM-views with a wheel button (insert key > button 6), but that seems to work without launching the GT MOD from the profiler (when the normal F1 2001 profile is selected in the profiler, that binding transfers to the GT MOD somehow). By the way: I have found that after watching a replay, the keybinding on the wheel no longer works (also in F1 2001 game). Ice D