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OT: Track converters

5 posts by 4 people · 13 Sep 2001 18:30 UTC - 14 Sep 2001 01:34 UTC

Nick 13 Sep 2001 18:30 UTC#162144
I have been hugely mislead by reports of track converters that can convert tracks from Indycar 1&2, NASCAR 1,2,3,4,Legends etc etc, when they mostly can't, or show up as completely black circuits so you can't see the barriers or anything. Does anybody have a track converter which will convert the original Indycar tracks to GPL - at least it should be the easiest one to do the conversion. Also, if converters (which work) are available, why can you not download tracks which have already been converted, possibly with better AI grooves and trackside detail. There is a huge market for this kind of thing, especially for people like me who have bought most Papyrus sims and would like to swap and change the tracks between them.
Nick 13 Sep 2001 18:32 UTC↳ reply to Nick#162145
I don't know why it says OT: Track Converters. Sorry. I am sure this isn't OT in rec.autos.simulators!
"Catisfit" <[email hidden]> writes: > I don't know why it says OT: Track Converters. Sorry. I am sure this isn't > OT in rec.autos.simulators! track converters aren't on-topic in ras? -- Gunnar #31 SUCKS#015 Tupperware MC#002 DoD#0x1B DoDRT#003 DoD:CT#4,8 Kibo�: 2 "a language is a dialect with an army and a navy"
You are two years late for most of that. AFAIK there are no straight convertors for the tracks from ICR1 to any suceeding Papyrus program, except for a method to take the original Indy 500 track addon for ICR1 and convert it to N2, then you could convert it to ICR2 and the POSSIBLY convert it for use with N3. However, since N3 has a perfectly fine Indy track that seems pointless. There is a convertor at theuspits.com that allows you to convert ICR2 tracks to N99/N3. The TPTCC league has been using these tracks for years. There also is a convertor that will take the N99/n3 tracks and make them usable in GPL. There also is a convertor that allows SOME of the GPL tracks to be driven in N3. Please note that the original icr2 > n2 convertor used to cost $15. I assume it is now free. The current GPL > N3 convertor also costs money and is available from Dave Noonan's site...with a link from the uspits. Several websites, such as Team Friendship have convertor or made tracks available for both GPL and N3. good luck dave henrie "Catisfit" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I have been hugely mislead by reports of track converters that can convert > tracks from Indycar 1&2, NASCAR 1,2,3,4,Legends etc etc, when they mostly > can't, or show up as completely black circuits so you can't see thebarriers > or anything. > > Does anybody have a track converter which will convert the originalIndycar > tracks to GPL - at least it should be the easiest one to do theconversion.
Quoted text (7 lines)> Also, if converters (which work) are available, why can you not download > tracks which have already been converted, possibly with better AI grooves > and trackside detail. There is a huge market for this kind of thing, > especially for people like me who have bought most Papyrus sims and would > like to swap and change the tracks between them. > >
EldredP 14 Sep 2001 01:34 UTC↳ reply to Nick#162096
In article <[email hidden]>, "Catisfit" <[email hidden]> writes:
Quoted text (13 lines)>I have been hugely mislead by reports of track converters that can convert >tracks from Indycar 1&2, NASCAR 1,2,3,4,Legends etc etc, when they mostly >can't, or show up as completely black circuits so you can't see the barriers >or anything. > >Does anybody have a track converter which will convert the original Indycar >tracks to GPL - at least it should be the easiest one to do the conversion. >Also, if converters (which work) are available, why can you not download >tracks which have already been converted, possibly with better AI grooves >and trackside detail. There is a huge market for this kind of thing, >especially for people like me who have bought most Papyrus sims and would >like to swap and change the tracks between them. >
They work fine. There are 3(?) converters. 2 are free, and one is about $15 US. I think they're all available in some way through www.theuspits.com(if it's back up). If you're having problems, it could be video-card related. Post some specs of your system, and I'm sure someone here can help you. Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +360.54... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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