My return to GPL - quesions

Hi all, I have been somewhat absent for a while now. I went through a nasty divorce about a year ago, and was seperated for the last 2.5 years. I was pretty busy with work and fnishing raising my youngest daugher, so I have been away from simracing for some time. Now my girls are all growed up .. I have had a nice relaxing weekend, so I got the bug and decided to install GPL again. It has not been on my machine for at least 2-2.5 years, and I really haven't run it much for about 3 years now. I am running Windows XP Pro, on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, with Athlon XP2800+, ATI Radeon R9800 Pro, a gig of PC3200 Corsair XMS ram, MS Sidewinder FF wheel, and Audigy2 ZS soundcard, with 5.1 Klipsch speaker system. I installed GPL in 2000 compatiblity mode, patched it with the all in one patch, and it runs fine. I then installed some additional tracks ( absolutely gorgeous), the large setup package ( 600 setups I believe), and the Nigel Patterson carsound update. I really like the new car sounds, sounds great on my system. I run it in OpenGL on my ATI 9800 Pro, at 1600x1200, anistropic at 16, and fsaa set to quality. All textures on, texture bias to high. I could not believe how advanced this sim is , even by today's standards, after all these years. Absolutely incredible. Thankfully, it did not take me long to settle back in at Monza, guess it is kind of like riding a back :). I am having a blast again - plus, back when I did run GPL, I did not race online much at all, I pretty much only ran Monza and Spa, and did not even attempt running a World Championship. There is a good bit I have to look foward to with this great sim. I have downloaded GPLEA 65 Season, the update, and the 65 season sounds., and look foward to that as well. Some questions for you hard core GPL'ers: My blap so far at Monza, with the Eagle, is 1:30. That is only good enough to get me around 10th-11th spot in a race. I think I am about driving at my limit, although I do know a couple of turns I can probably get a little more out of. Isn't there some way to slow the AI cars down some? Those bastards are fast! :).. Seems like I remember there was someway to set them to where they were more in line with the player's speeds? Is Dave Noonan's converter still available and worth it? I have ICR2, and all the Papy Nascar sims. Will it work with N2003 season? I think I have downloaded pretty much most of the user created tracks that appealed to me - love the ovals too. Any updated cars I should really look at getting? Any updates to the original tracks graphics ? Any other updates or mods I should definitely get? Where are folks racing GPL online these days? I would like to give it a try once I get comfortable with the tracks. Thanks for any advice, I am having a blast with this sim - for some reason, more than I used too !! -- Don Burnette

Hey Don ! Don Burnette <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... <snip> > Some questions for you hard core GPL'ers: > > My blap so far at Monza, with the Eagle, is 1:30. That is only good enough > to get me around 10th-11th spot in a race. I think I am about driving atmy > limit, although I do know a couple of turns I can probably get a littlemore > out of. > Isn't there some way to slow the AI cars down some? Those bastards arefast! > :).. Seems like I remember there was someway to set them to where theywere > more in line with the player's speeds? http://www.theuspits.com/sims/gpl/files/aitw103.zip > > Is Dave Noonan's converter still available and worth it? I have ICR2, and > all the Papy Nascar sims. Will it work with N2003 season? I think I have > downloaded pretty much most of the user created tracks that appealed tome - > love the ovals too. Yep, get it. Don't have a url though, sorry. > > Any updated cars I should really look at getting? http://gplea.racesimcentral.com/ Any updates to the original tracks graphics ? Yep, best to look at the rsc forums, as they seem to be scattered around now. www.racesimcentral.com. GPl forum there. > Any other updates or mods I should definitely get? 1965 season mod. Outstanding stuff imo. http://fp.gplegends.plus.com/Index65.htm > > Where are folks racing GPL online these days? I would like to give it atry > once I get comfortable with the tracks. http://www.vroc.net/ and/or here, http://fp.gplegends.plus.com/Index65.htm for Igor, used to race the 65 mod with. Can also be used for 67 stuff.

Don, if/when you grab AI Tweak you will need to ensure that your system also has VBRUN300.DLL. Bruce.

Bruce Kennewell wrote: > Don, if/when you grab AI Tweak you will need to ensure that your > system also has VBRUN300.DLL. > > Bruce. Thanks, where do I get that file? -- Don Burnette

Right here, Don. :) http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/VB300.htm Regards, Bruce. "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > Thanks, where do I get that file? >

"Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:qM6dnTLGG4Tu- [email hidden]:

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> Bruce Kennewell wrote: >> Don, if/when you grab AI Tweak you will need to ensure that your >> system also has VBRUN300.DLL. >> >> Bruce. > > Thanks, where do I get that file? > > >

it's almost impossible to find at the Microsoft site...but what you are looking for are the Visual Basic 6 runtime files. vbrun3 MAY be the old v3 of Visual basic. Try googling for private sites that have it available for dload..

Thanks! I appreciate all the tips guys! Don Bruce Kennewell wrote:

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> Right here, Don. :) > > http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/VB300.htm > > Regards, > Bruce. > > "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> >> Thanks, where do I get that file?

Thanks! I appreciate all the tips guys! Don

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> Right here, Don. :) > http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/VB300.htm > Regards, > Bruce. >> Thanks, where do I get that file?

Don - I would gladly email it to you, it's only 226KB (zipped) G Patricks

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>On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:58:58 -0500, "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Bruce Kennewell wrote: >> Don, if/when you grab AI Tweak you will need to ensure that your >> system also has VBRUN300.DLL. >> >> Bruce. > >Thanks, where do I get that file?

>Any updates to theoriginal tracks graphics ? try here for original track updates http://www.legendsof67.free-online.co.uk -- Steve H GPL Rank -17.90 Can't help about the shape i'm in Can't win,it ain't pretty and my tires are thin.. "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Hi all, > > I have been somewhat absent for a while now. I went through a nasty divorce > about a year ago, and was seperated for the last 2.5 years. I was pretty > busy with work and fnishing raising my youngest daugher, so I have been away > from simracing for some time. Now my girls are all growed up .. > > I have had a nice relaxing weekend, so I got the bug and decided to install > GPL again. It has not been on my machine for at least 2-2.5 years, and I > really haven't run it much for about 3 years now. > > I am running Windows XP Pro, on an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, with Athlon XP2800+, > ATI Radeon R9800 Pro, a gig of PC3200 Corsair XMS ram, MS Sidewinder FF > wheel, and Audigy2 ZS soundcard, with 5.1 Klipsch speaker system. > > I installed GPL in 2000 compatiblity mode, patched it with the all in one > patch, and it runs fine. I then installed some additional tracks ( > absolutely gorgeous), the large setup package ( 600 setups I believe), and > the Nigel Patterson carsound update. I really like the new car sounds, > sounds great on my system. I run it in OpenGL on my ATI 9800 Pro, at > 1600x1200, anistropic at 16, and fsaa set to quality. All textures on, > texture bias to high. > > I could not believe how advanced this sim is , even by today's standards, > after all these years. Absolutely incredible. Thankfully, it did not take me > long to settle back in at Monza, guess it is kind of like riding a back :). > I am having a blast again - plus, back when I did run GPL, I did not race > online much at all, I pretty much only ran Monza and Spa, and did not even > attempt running a World Championship. There is a good bit I have to look > foward to with this great sim. > > I have downloaded GPLEA 65 Season, the update, and the 65 season sounds., > and look foward to that as well. > > Some questions for you hard core GPL'ers: > > My blap so far at Monza, with the Eagle, is 1:30. That is only good enough > to get me around 10th-11th spot in a race. I think I am about driving at my > limit, although I do know a couple of turns I can probably get a little more > out of. > Isn't there some way to slow the AI cars down some? Those bastards are fast! > :).. Seems like I remember there was someway to set them to where they were > more in line with the player's speeds? > > Is Dave Noonan's converter still available and worth it? I have ICR2, and > all the Papy Nascar sims. Will it work with N2003 season? I think I have > downloaded pretty much most of the user created tracks that appealed to me - > love the ovals too. > > Any updated cars I should really look at getting? Any updates to the > original tracks graphics ? > Any other updates or mods I should definitely get? > > Where are folks racing GPL online these days? I would like to give it a try > once I get comfortable with the tracks. > > Thanks for any advice, I am having a blast with this sim - for some reason, > more than I used too !! > > > > -- > Don Burnette > > >

On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 10:57:05 -0500, Don Burnette wrote:

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> Hi all, > > I have been somewhat absent for a while now. I went through a nasty divorce > about a year ago, and was seperated for the last 2.5 years. I was pretty > busy with work and fnishing raising my youngest daugher, so I have been away > from simracing for some time. Now my girls are all growed up .. >

Hey Don, it's good to have you back! Sorry to hear of your troubles, but it looks like you persevered and came through. WTG! > Is Dave Noonan's converter still available and worth it? I have ICR2, and > all the Papy Nascar sims. Will it work with N2003 season? I think I have > downloaded pretty much most of the user created tracks that appealed to me - > love the ovals too. > I think there is a separate version which can convert both icr2 and n2003 tracks. > Thanks for any advice, I am having a blast with this sim - for some reason, > more than I used too !! Yep, it's like a good aged wine: While the wine itself gets better with time, you also learn to appreciate it better for what it is as you yourself get older and wiser ;-) All the best & welcome back, uwe -- mail replies to Uwe at schuerkamp dot de ( yahoo address is spambox) Uwe Schuerkamp //////////////////////////// http://www.schuerkamp.de/ Herford, Germany \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ (52.0N/8.5E) GPG Fingerprint: 2E 13 20 22 9A 3F 63 7F 67 6F E9 B1 A8 36 A4 61

Thanks Icer, I got it from the link that was posted. Don Icer wrote:

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> Don - I would gladly email it to you, it's only 226KB (zipped) > > G Patricks > >> On Sun, 1 Aug 2004 16:58:58 -0500, "Don Burnette" >> <[email hidden]> wrote: Bruce Kennewell wrote: >>> Don, if/when you grab AI Tweak you will need to ensure that your >>> system also has VBRUN300.DLL. >>> >>> Bruce. >> >> Thanks, where do I get that file?

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Don Burnette wrote: > > Hi all, There goes the neighborhood again..... hi Don :D Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Hey all, Ok, I have downloaded and installed some user made tracks, the 65 season, new carsounds, and 65 season setups. I now have, several different exe's for GPL to launch it with. Below is what I have: GPL.exe - obviously the orininal patched GPL65D.exe GPL65G.exe GPLC65.exe GPLCES.exe GPLCFD.exe GPLCFG.exe GPLCFV.exe I have not installed the 65 setups. I see several folders there, that are not listed in my original players/myname/setups folder. Not sure where to extract these too. I browsed in my files for a readme to explain the above, and I either missed it or do not have one. Any advice would be appreciated, or just point me to some sort of readme that explains all of the above. I am curious as to what the difference is between all the executables I have. Thanks, Don Burnette

OH, one more thing. When I launch GEM+2.2.16, in the race option, it offers me 1967, full 65, and lite65. However just to the right of that, in the season box, it only offers me 1967. Should this not offer me the 65 season as well? Thanks, Don Burnette remove clothes when replying via email

"Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > OH, one more thing. > > When I launch GEM+2.2.16, in the race option, it offers me 1967, full65, > and lite65. > However just to the right of that, in the season box, it only offersme > 1967. Should this not offer me the 65 season as well? gplc65.exe is the '65 mod, I don't use the rest so I can't tell you the differences but as I understand it they are various engine/chassis combinations like FD, FV & so on. There's a readme that comes with the '65 mod that explains all this & more. You're right that the 'other' option box in gem should offer the '65 physics to go with the graphics pack you select. Do you have more than one gpl install by any chance? Try resetting the path to gpl.exe in the gem options. Malc.

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> "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... >> OH, one more thing. >> >> When I launch GEM+2.2.16, in the race option, it offers me 1967, >> full 65, and lite65. >> However just to the right of that, in the season box, it only offers >> me 1967. Should this not offer me the 65 season as well? > > gplc65.exe is the '65 mod, I don't use the rest so I can't tell you > the differences but as I understand it they are various engine/chassis > combinations like FD, FV & so on. > > There's a readme that comes with the '65 mod that explains all this & > more. You're right that the 'other' option box in gem should offer the > '65 physics to go with the graphics pack you select. Do you have more > than one gpl install by any chance? Try resetting the path to gpl.exe > in the gem options. > > Malc.

No, only one install. The patch is set correctly. The season button is grayed out, and only lists the 1967 season. I will look around for the readme. Thanks, -- Don Burnette remove clothes when replying via email

What you're looking at - the Season button which leads to the 67season selection of tracks - is a bit of a misnomer. GPL uses a file to make the tracks (maximum of 64 tracks) available to race on. In other words, if you have 200 tracks in your gpl\tracks folder, you need to juggle the ones around that you want to race on, so you list the active tracks in that file while the others are inactive. You can put all 65 season tracks into the 67season file if you like. GEM+2, pre-patched, allowed you to create another file (had to be 8 character name) to put what ever tracks you wanted in. I made one with just ovals called ovaltrax for instance. The 67 season file also used to be changeable through that season button, but with the v.2.2.16 patch, that's not available. The patch changed the availability since there seemed to be bugs arising from it. I understand that a new GEM+2 will be out "soon" BTW. The 67season.ini can be changed with various other utilities, such as GPL Replay Analyzer > tools > track organizer. Or the older GEM+ will do it. Bob Simpson "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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> > No, only one install. > > The patch is set correctly. The season button is grayed out, and only lists > the 1967 season. > I will look around for the readme. > > Thanks,

Thanks for the good info Bob, I appreciate it. I am having a blast driving the '65 cars. Much easier to handle, and have had some good close offline racing so far. It's like a whole new sim for me now, with the tracks, updated graphics, 65 car phsyics. Don Burnette simpson wrote:

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> What you're looking at - the Season button which leads to the 67season > selection of tracks - is a bit of a misnomer. GPL uses a file to make > the tracks (maximum of 64 tracks) available to race on. In other > words, if you have 200 tracks in your gpl\tracks folder, you need to > juggle the ones around that you want to race on, so you list the > active tracks in that file while the others are inactive. You can put > all 65 season tracks into the 67season file if you like. > > GEM+2, pre-patched, allowed you to create another file (had to be 8 > character name) to put what ever tracks you wanted in. I made one > with just ovals called ovaltrax for instance. > > The 67 season file also used to be changeable through that season > button, but with the v.2.2.16 patch, that's not available. The patch > changed the availability since there seemed to be bugs arising from > it. I understand that a new GEM+2 will be out "soon" BTW. The > 67season.ini can be changed with various other utilities, such as GPL > Replay Analyzer > tools > track organizer. Or the older GEM+ will do > it. > > Bob Simpson > > > "Don Burnette" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:<[email hidden]>... >> >> No, only one install. >> >> The patch is set correctly. The season button is grayed out, and >> only lists the 1967 season. >> I will look around for the readme. >> >> Thanks,