Spirit Of Heat 1937 for NASCAR Heat available NOW!

For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ From the readme file: ======================== Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who first brought these cars to life on the PC. Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the 1937 timeframe. ======================== ENJOY! :-D -- JB

Thanks, John! Looks great. Hope it's a big success. --Steve Smith "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > > From the readme file: > > ======================== > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > first brought these cars to life on the PC. > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > 1937 timeframe. > > ======================== > > ENJOY! > > :-D > > -- JB

Awesome job John - looks and drives amazing. One question (actually I notice the saem with your 50s truck mod) I have the following confg: AMD 1.4 - 512MB RAM Geforce 3 - - Drivers 23.11 Win XP Pro SB Audigy - Gamer I run at max resolution 1280 etc however when the cars pass me (or the trucks) the tires disappear in the distance. In the truck mod the trucks will appear to disintegrate. So what I see in the Spirit mod is the body of the car flying off in the distance - with no wheels. Any ideas? Thanks Brad "Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Zze28.35168$[email hidden]...

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> Thanks, John! Looks great. Hope it's a big success. > > --Steve Smith > > "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > > > > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > > > > From the readme file: > > > > ======================== > > > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > > first brought these cars to life on the PC. > > > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > > 1937 timeframe. > > > > ======================== > > > > ENJOY! > > > > :-D > > > > -- JB > >

Awesome! Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for everyone to enjoy!

I think the issue with the tires is a LOD (level of detail) problem -- to make the game more friendly for slower PCs, you drop details as the cars move further away (and I think the tires are especially hard on the frame rate). Big Ben may be able to address this in future patches or add-ons. :-( -- JB On Sat, 19 Jan 2002 10:57:51 -0500, "Braddo" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Awesome job John - looks and drives amazing. > >One question (actually I notice the saem with your 50s truck mod) > >I have the following confg: >AMD 1.4 - 512MB RAM >Geforce 3 - - Drivers 23.11 >Win XP Pro >SB Audigy - Gamer > >I run at max resolution 1280 etc however when the cars pass me (or the >trucks) the tires disappear in the distance. In the truck mod the trucks >will appear to disintegrate. > >So what I see in the Spirit mod is the body of the car flying off in the >distance - with no wheels. > >Any ideas? > >Thanks > >Brad > >"Stephen Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:Zze28.35168$[email hidden]... >> Thanks, John! Looks great. Hope it's a big success. >> >> --Steve Smith >> >> "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:[email hidden]... >> > For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for >> > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: >> > >> > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ >> > >> > From the readme file: >> > >> > ======================== >> > >> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who >> > first brought these cars to life on the PC. >> > >> > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro >> > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not >> > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present >> > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the >> > 1937 timeframe. >> > >> > ======================== >> > >> > ENJOY! >> > >> > :-D >> > >> > -- JB >> >> > >

"Chuck Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2fqdo$ea1$[email hidden]...

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> > "Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:SZg28.2047$qn3.28279@rwcrnsc53... > > Awesome! > > > > Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for > > everyone to enjoy! > > > > Downloaded all files and installed fine as directed. Click on > SpiritofHeat.bat and nothing happens. I have all the fixes for Nascar Heat > installed. > > Chuck > >

It's not the .bat file you click on, Chuck, it's the Spirit of Heat icon, which links to the main NH exe, with modifications... HTH!

"Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:SZg28.2047$qn3.28279@rwcrnsc53... > Awesome! > > Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for > everyone to enjoy! > Downloaded all files and installed fine as directed. Click on SpiritofHeat.bat and nothing happens. I have all the fixes for Nascar Heat installed. Chuck

Chuck, Make sure the SpiritOfHeat.bat file is located in the following directory: "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" If it still doesn't work, go to my Spirit Of Heat site (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/) and download the "Fix" file, unzip the batch file, and put the new "spritofheat.bat" file in the "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" directory. Let me know if that doesn't help. FWIW, I'm assuming that you have other Heat mods installed and working, and that you've also got the 1.1, 1.3, and 1.5 (or 1.5a) patches for Heat installed. Plus the FULL installation of Heat (to run off your hard drive, not off the CD). LMK how it goes. -- JB On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 18:43:25 -0800, "Chuck Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"Jay J" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:SZg28.2047$qn3.28279@rwcrnsc53... >> Awesome! >> >> Thanks John, Big Ben and everyone for putting this mod on the web for >> everyone to enjoy! >> > >Downloaded all files and installed fine as directed. Click on >SpiritofHeat.bat and nothing happens. I have all the fixes for Nascar Heat >installed. > >Chuck > >

John, I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? Bert John Bodin wrote:

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> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > > From the readme file: > > ======================== > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > first brought these cars to life on the PC. > > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > 1937 timeframe. > > ======================== > > ENJOY! > > :-D > > -- JB

John, I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? Bert

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> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > From the readme file: > ======================== > Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > first brought these cars to life on the PC. > Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > 1937 timeframe. > ======================== > ENJOY! > :-D > -- JB

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> John, > > I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > > Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > > Bert

one VERY IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT ALL HEAT MODS!!! You MUST install on your boot C drive. If you do not install on C, with the defaul pathing, you will be in for constant headaches. I know that sucks, I know we should have complete control over our hard drive allocation, but trust me...install and fully patch heat on your C drive. dave henrie

Bert, Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they can corrupt compressed files during downloads. :-( -- JB On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote:

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>John, > >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >Bert > > > > >John Bodin wrote: > >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ >> >> From the readme file: >> >> ======================== >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the >> 1937 timeframe. >> >> ======================== >> >> ENJOY! >> >> :-D >> >> -- JB >

I did...... Everything is on C, in default directories. Dave Henrie wrote:

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> "BRH @attbroadband.com>".com... > > John, > > > > I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > > following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > > Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > > and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > > I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > > and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > > > > Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > > > > Bert > one VERY IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT ALL HEAT MODS!!! You MUST install on your > boot C drive. If you do not install on C, with the defaul pathing, you will > be in for constant headaches. I know that sucks, I know we should have > complete control over our hard drive allocation, but trust me...install and > fully patch heat on your C drive. > dave henrie

I did...... Everything is on C, in default directories.

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> > John, > > I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > > following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > > Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > > and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > > I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > > and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > > Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > > Bert > one VERY IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT ALL HEAT MODS!!! You MUST install on your > boot C drive. If you do not install on C, with the defaul pathing, you will > be in for constant headaches. I know that sucks, I know we should have > complete control over our hard drive allocation, but trust me...install and > fully patch heat on your C drive. > dave henrie

I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it de-activated. No difference. John Bodin wrote:

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> Bert, > > Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > > Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > > :-( > > -- JB > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: > > >John, > > > >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > > > >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > > > >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > > > >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > > > >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > > > >Bert > > > > > > > > > >John Bodin wrote: > > > >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> > >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> > >> From the readme file: > >> > >> ======================== > >> > >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> > >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> 1937 timeframe. > >> > >> ======================== > >> > >> ENJOY! > >> > >> :-D > >> > >> -- JB > >

I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it de-activated. No difference.

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> Bert, > Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > :-( > -- JB > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > >John, > >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >Bert > >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> From the readme file: > >> ======================== > >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> 1937 timeframe. > >> ======================== > >> ENJOY! > >> :-D > >> -- JB

"John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Chuck, > > Make sure the SpiritOfHeat.bat file is located in the following > directory: > > "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" It is. > If it still doesn't work, go to my Spirit Of Heat site > (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/) and download the > "Fix" file, unzip the batch file, and put the new "spritofheat.bat" > file in the "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" directory. Tried that. Still no joy. > Let me know if that doesn't help. > > FWIW, I'm assuming that you have other Heat mods installed and > working, and that you've also got the 1.1, 1.3, and 1.5 (or 1.5a) > patches for Heat installed. Plus the FULL installation of Heat (to > run off your hard drive, not off the CD). I have 1.1, 1.3a, and 1.5 patches installed. I'm not sure about the full installation. I tried uninstalling (just removes one or a few files) then reinstalled. There is a \data directory under Nascar Heat\ with 221 megs. Is that a full install? There is nothing in the Nacar Heat directory except \data and \SpiritOfHeat. The SOH directory has 80.2 megs in it. Thanks for your work and your effort to help. Chuck > LMK how it goes. > > -- JB

BRH, Please post your system specs and your operating system -- maybe that will reveal something. For example, I've tested the installer with Windows 98, but not ME, 2000, or XP, so that could be the problem if you're running one of those operating systems. :-( -- JB On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote:

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>I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it >de-activated. No difference. > > > >John Bodin wrote: > >> Bert, >> >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. >> >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. >> >> :-( >> >> -- JB >> >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH >> <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: >> >> >John, >> > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: >> > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data >> > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. >> > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) >> > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? >> > >> >Bert >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >John Bodin wrote: >> > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: >> >> >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ >> >> >> >> From the readme file: >> >> >> >> ======================== >> >> >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. >> >> >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the >> >> 1937 timeframe. >> >> >> >> ======================== >> >> >> >> ENJOY! >> >> >> >> :-D >> >> >> >> -- JB >> > >

"John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> BRH, > > Please post your system specs and your operating system -- maybe that > will reveal something. For example, I've tested the installer with > Windows 98, but not ME, 2000, or XP, so that could be the problem if > you're running one of those operating systems. > > :-(

==================== FWIW I've downloaded both SOH and pick-up heat and have been unable to get them to work also-took three trys to get the everything downloaded--when I click on shortcut get a DOS screen flash than NH opens to normal game. Have all the patches installed, also have craftsmen truck installed--works fine sys is 933PIII 512mbram winme

There is a faq we use at the tptcc website that 'might' help. We have started using the DTM mod for Nascar Heat and had plenty of users who had never used Heat or non-self-installing mods before. It may not have the answer but it should cover a few bases for you. Once you have Nascar Heat properly installed on the default paths, then most of the mods and tracks are one click installes.(not DTM yet, however) use the tptcc link at theuspits.com dave henrie "buzz1" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2ifsp$11gmiq$[email hidden]...

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> > "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > BRH, > > > > Please post your system specs and your operating system -- maybe that > > will reveal something. For example, I've tested the installer with > > Windows 98, but not ME, 2000, or XP, so that could be the problem if > > you're running one of those operating systems. > > > > :-( > ==================== > FWIW I've downloaded both SOH and pick-up heat and have been unable to get > them to work also-took three trys to get the everything downloaded--when I > click on shortcut get a DOS screen flash than NH opens to normal game. > Have all the patches installed, also have craftsmen truck installed--works > fine > > sys is 933PIII > 512mbram > winme > > >

Word on the NASCAR Heat forum is that some people have had trouble downloading the mod files with Netscape, but with IE the downloads have worked fine. ????? -- JB On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote:

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>I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it >de-activated. No difference. > > > >John Bodin wrote: > >> Bert, >> >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. >> >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. >> >> :-( >> >> -- JB >> >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH >> <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: >> >> >John, >> > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: >> > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data >> > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. >> > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) >> > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? >> > >> >Bert >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >John Bodin wrote: >> > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: >> >> >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ >> >> >> >> From the readme file: >> >> >> >> ======================== >> >> >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. >> >> >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the >> >> 1937 timeframe. >> >> >> >> ======================== >> >> >> >> ENJOY! >> >> >> >> :-D >> >> >> >> -- JB >> > >

The desktop shortcut points to a batch file -- you can bypass the batch file by doing the following: 1) Make a copy of your CTS shortcut on your desktop (just copy the desktop shortcut to your desktop -- it will appear as "Copy of CTS" or such). 2) Right-click on the new CTS shortcut and select "Properties." 3) Edit the shortcut destination to read as follows (make sure it matches the path and executable for whatever it says in YOUR existing CTS mod): "C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat\NASCAR Heat.exe" -mod:SPIRITofHeat -noautoplay OR: "C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat\NHeat.exe" -mod:SPIRITofHeat -noautoplay (Depending upon whether YOUR current CTS mod is pointing to a "NHeat.exe" executable or a "NASCAR Heat.exe" executable.) NOTE that the quotes MUST be retained as shown above, and that the 2 lines above should appear as one line, with a space between the end quote and the dash( the "..exe" and the -mod:SPIRITofHeat portion). This SHOULD get you up and running. -- JB On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:42:52 -0600, "buzz1" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> >"John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> BRH, >> >> Please post your system specs and your operating system -- maybe that >> will reveal something. For example, I've tested the installer with >> Windows 98, but not ME, 2000, or XP, so that could be the problem if >> you're running one of those operating systems. >> >> :-( >==================== >FWIW I've downloaded both SOH and pick-up heat and have been unable to get >them to work also-took three trys to get the everything downloaded--when I >click on shortcut get a DOS screen flash than NH opens to normal game. >Have all the patches installed, also have craftsmen truck installed--works >fine > >sys is 933PIII > 512mbram > winme > > >

thanks will try that as soon as I get back to town Buzz "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> The desktop shortcut points to a batch file -- you can bypass the > batch file by doing the following: > > 1) Make a copy of your CTS shortcut on your desktop (just copy the > desktop shortcut to your desktop -- it will appear as "Copy of CTS" or > such). > > 2) Right-click on the new CTS shortcut and select "Properties." > > 3) Edit the shortcut destination to read as follows (make sure it > matches the path and executable for whatever it says in YOUR existing > CTS mod): > > "C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat\NASCAR Heat.exe" > -mod:SPIRITofHeat -noautoplay > > OR: > > "C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat\NHeat.exe" > -mod:SPIRITofHeat -noautoplay > > (Depending upon whether YOUR current CTS mod is pointing to a > "NHeat.exe" executable or a "NASCAR Heat.exe" executable.) > > NOTE that the quotes MUST be retained as shown above, and that the 2 > lines above should appear as one line, with a space between the end > quote and the dash( the "..exe" and the -mod:SPIRITofHeat portion). > > This SHOULD get you up and running. > > -- JB > > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:42:52 -0600, "buzz1" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > > > >"John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:[email hidden]... > >> BRH, > >> > >> Please post your system specs and your operating system -- maybe that > >> will reveal something. For example, I've tested the installer with > >> Windows 98, but not ME, 2000, or XP, so that could be the problem if > >> you're running one of those operating systems. > >> > >> :-( > >==================== > >FWIW I've downloaded both SOH and pick-up heat and have been unable to

get > >them to work also-took three trys to get the everything downloaded--whenI > >click on shortcut get a DOS screen flash than NH opens to normal game. > >Have all the patches installed, also have craftsmen truckinstalled--works

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Aaah... You may be onto something there. I've been using Netscape. I'll try IE, and let you know how I make out...... Thanks! John Bodin wrote:

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> Word on the NASCAR Heat forum is that some people have had trouble > downloading the mod files with Netscape, but with IE the downloads > have worked fine. > > ????? > > -- JB > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH > <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: > > >I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I > >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I > >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it > >de-activated. No difference. > > > > > > > >John Bodin wrote: > > > >> Bert, > >> > >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > >> > >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > >> > >> :-( > >> > >> -- JB > >> > >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > >> <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: > >> > >> >John, > >> > > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >> > > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >> > > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >> > > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >> > > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >> > > >> >Bert > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >John Bodin wrote: > >> > > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> >> > >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> >> > >> >> From the readme file: > >> >> > >> >> ======================== > >> >> > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> >> > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> >> 1937 timeframe. > >> >> > >> >> ======================== > >> >> > >> >> ENJOY! > >> >> > >> >> :-D > >> >> > >> >> -- JB > >> > > >

Aaah... You may be onto something there. I've been using Netscape. I'll try IE, and let you know how I make out...... Thanks!

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> Word on the NASCAR Heat forum is that some people have had trouble > downloading the mod files with Netscape, but with IE the downloads > have worked fine. > ????? > -- JB > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH > >I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I > >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I > >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it > >de-activated. No difference. > >> Bert, > >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > >> :-( > >> -- JB > >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > >> >John, > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >> >Bert > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> >> From the readme file: > >> >> ======================== > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> >> 1937 timeframe. > >> >> ======================== > >> >> ENJOY! > >> >> :-D > >> >> -- JB

That was exactly the problem. I re-downloaded using IE, and everything installed properly. Great Job, BTW! You guys do terrific work. One final question: Is there a No-CD patch for Nascar Heat which will allow IRL HEAT and SOH to load/run without the CD? Thanks! John Bodin wrote:

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> Word on the NASCAR Heat forum is that some people have had trouble > downloading the mod files with Netscape, but with IE the downloads > have worked fine. > > ????? > > -- JB > > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH > <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: > > >I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I > >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I > >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it > >de-activated. No difference. > > > > > > > >John Bodin wrote: > > > >> Bert, > >> > >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > >> > >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > >> > >> :-( > >> > >> -- JB > >> > >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > >> <"bertrh<no-spam>"@attbroadband.com> wrote: > >> > >> >John, > >> > > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >> > > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >> > > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >> > > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >> > > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >> > > >> >Bert > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >John Bodin wrote: > >> > > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> >> > >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> >> > >> >> From the readme file: > >> >> > >> >> ======================== > >> >> > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> >> > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> >> 1937 timeframe. > >> >> > >> >> ======================== > >> >> > >> >> ENJOY! > >> >> > >> >> :-D > >> >> > >> >> -- JB > >> > > >

That was exactly the problem. I re-downloaded using IE, and everything installed properly. Great Job, BTW! You guys do terrific work. One final question: Is there a No-CD patch for Nascar Heat which will allow IRL HEAT and SOH to load/run without the CD? Thanks!

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> Word on the NASCAR Heat forum is that some people have had trouble > downloading the mod files with Netscape, but with IE the downloads > have worked fine. > ????? > -- JB > On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 05:07:45 GMT, BRH > >I downloaded the files from Big Bens' site. Twice, as a matter of fact. I > >don't run any download accelerators. I do run ZipMagic, though. However, I > >tried the install with Zip Magic activated, then tried again with it > >de-activated. No difference. > >> Bert, > >> Did you download the files from Big Ben's site or from the second site > >> on the BHMS server (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/)? > >> Much as I hate to say it, you might try grabbing the files from the > >> OTHER site, just to see if there's a problem. I downloaded the files > >> from Big Ben's site, and they all worked fine. > >> Do you have any download accelerators running or such? Sometimes they > >> can corrupt compressed files during downloads. > >> :-( > >> -- JB > >> On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 03:36:47 GMT, BRH > >> >John, > >> >I downloaded all of the files, but when I try installing, I get the > >> >following error at the 13% of Total Process mark: > >> >Decompression failed: Invalid Compressed data > >> >and the file that it chokes on is paint.res. > >> >I have applied all of the patches, and I have also successfully installed, > >> >and run, IRL Heat (Great Mod, BTW....) > >> >Any advice on what I need to do to suuccessfully install Spirit of Heat? > >> >Bert > >> >> For all you fans of historic racing, the Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod for > >> >> NASCAR Heat is available NOW at Big Ben's site: > >> >> http://www.thebigben.racesim.net/ > >> >> From the readme file: > >> >> ======================== > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 -- Dedicated to the memory of Neil Bainbridge, who > >> >> first brought these cars to life on the PC. > >> >> Spirit Of Heat 1937 mod is a full conversion for NASCAR Heat by Hasbro > >> >> Interactive, featuring vintage Grand Prix cars 1930s. We have not > >> >> attempted to simulate any particular era, but many of the cars present > >> >> in this mod were active on the Grand Prix circuit in or around the > >> >> 1937 timeframe. > >> >> ======================== > >> >> ENJOY! > >> >> :-D > >> >> -- JB

"BRH @attbroadband.com>" <"bertrh<no-spam> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > That was exactly the problem. I re-downloaded using IE, and everythinginstalled > properly. > > Great Job, BTW! You guys do terrific work. > > One final question: Is there a No-CD patch for Nascar Heat which willallow IRL > HEAT and SOH to load/run without the CD? > > Thanks! > Yes, you should be running that first and getting it squared away before you install the mods. The TPTCC page at theuspits.com has a file that includes all three patches and the nocd. Get that squared away, then install the mods. dave henrie

What you still need to do is copy the Nascar Heat executable to your main Nascar Heat directory, and also rename the "data" directory to "run" on your HD. Then it works, but you still need the CD. There is a Nascar Heat NoCD patch (I think at the Pits) which does all this, plus removes the CD requirement from the Nascar Heat executable. Stephen "Chuck Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:a2i4va$m4k$[email hidden]...

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> "John Bodin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Chuck, > > > > Make sure the SpiritOfHeat.bat file is located in the following > > directory: > > > > "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" > > It is. > > > If it still doesn't work, go to my Spirit Of Heat site > > (http://irlheat.bhmotorsports.com/spiritofheat/) and download the > > "Fix" file, unzip the batch file, and put the new "spritofheat.bat" > > file in the "..\NASCAR Heat\SpiritOfHeat\" directory. > > Tried that. Still no joy. > > > Let me know if that doesn't help. > > > > FWIW, I'm assuming that you have other Heat mods installed and > > working, and that you've also got the 1.1, 1.3, and 1.5 (or 1.5a) > > patches for Heat installed. Plus the FULL installation of Heat (to > > run off your hard drive, not off the CD). > > I have 1.1, 1.3a, and 1.5 patches installed. I'm not sure about the full > installation. I tried uninstalling (just removes one or a few files) then > reinstalled. There is a \data directory under Nascar Heat\ with 221 megs.

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> that a full install? There is nothing in the Nacar Heat directory except > \data and \SpiritOfHeat. The SOH directory has 80.2 megs in it. > > Thanks for your work and your effort to help. > > Chuck > > > LMK how it goes. > > > > -- JB > > >