Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default
setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup
screen. Anyone figured this out yet?
Jason
NASCAR Racing 2 setup saving problems
Users reported that renamed setups would not reappear and that default setups reset to Easy. David Sparks posted instructions and identified the minimal-install bug, for which the fix was a full install. Others noted that NASCAR 1 setups could be adapted with a utility to fit the new parameters.
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> Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
> save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
> no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default
> setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup
> screen. Anyone figured this out yet?
> Jason
I posted this same question to the Sierra online technical support
forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's only been a couple of
hours. I will post the response to this forum when I get one.
The manual shows a "Load" button on the setup screen which does not
appear in the game itself. Ideally the new setup should be added to the
pulldown automatically rather than requiring you to go through a loading
step.
Jeff
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>Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
>save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
>no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default
>setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup
>screen. Anyone figured this out yet?
> Jason
I sense an FAQ coming on. Here you go:
To save a setup under a new name:
Click on the name field next to the "Setup" button and the name will be
highlighted. Now you can type a new name in the field. After you've entered
the new name, click on Save at the bottom of the screen.
To load a new setup:
Click on the Setup button (the down arrow next to the word "Setup") and
select the setup from the list that drops down.
To have a specific setup loaded when you qualify:
Click on the Qualify button (the down arrow next to the word "Qualify") and
select the setup from the list that drops down. Now each time you go to
Qualify session for that track, the selected setup will be loaded.
To have a specific setup loaded when you race:
Click on the Race button (the down arrow next to the word "Race") and
select the setup from the list that drops down. Now each time you go to
Race session for that track, the selected setup will be loaded.
Dave (davids) Sparks
Late Night League
http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html
Go to the name and backspace it out then type in the
new name. Then change the setup and hit save. It took
me awhile to figure this out. email me if you still have a problem.
> > Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
> > save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
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> > no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default > > setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup > > screen. Anyone figured this out yet? > > Jason > I posted this same question to the Sierra online technical support > forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's only been a couple of > hours. I will post the response to this forum when I get one. > The manual shows a "Load" button on the setup screen which does not > appear in the game itself. Ideally the new setup should be added to the > pulldown automatically rather than requiring you to go through a loading > step. > Jeff > --The problem is.. after I click save.. and it tells me its saved its NOT
added to the drop down list. So, I cant ever reload it.. ALSO.. If I
change the defaults for race/qualify they ALWAYS revert back to
easy/easy.. (they do it after I click dave too).
Jason
I sence a patch coming on! :)
Jason, in order to get this to work you need to run a full
install!
Pete
> Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
> save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
> no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default
> setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup
> screen. Anyone figured this out yet?
> Jason
Jason,
I had the same problem, what I did was in windows i opened the tracks
file in NASCAR 2 and added a file named test. stg
That gave me a file name once in NASCAR 2 which I could rename without
loosing one of the preset settings.
As far as the setting reverting back to easy, not sure, maybe these
have to be set for what you want each time you reload that track.
Mike
There is a option that lets you load a default qualify and race setup every
time you reload the track. Just change the setups to the name you want to
load at the top left of the screen and you are set. I loaded all of my
setups from Nascar 1 to 2 and had no problem changing or saving......
Homepage http://user.mc.net/~n9ldx
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> >Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to > >save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is > >no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default > >setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup > >screen. Anyone figured this out yet? > > Jason > Jason, > I had the same problem, what I did was in windows i opened the tracks > file in NASCAR 2 and added a file named test. stg > That gave me a file name once in NASCAR 2 which I could rename without > loosing one of the preset settings. > As far as the setting reverting back to easy, not sure, maybe these > have to be set for what you want each time you reload that track. > MikeQuoted text (14 lines)
>Jason, in order to get this to work you need to run a full >install! >Pete >> Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to >> save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is >> no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default >> setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup >> screen. Anyone figured this out yet? >> JasonI'm having the same problem the load button does not appear. When I
try to use the pop up menus the set up that I just saved doesn't show
up in the menu also I can't delete the setup that I just saved.
Question. Does anyone know if the NASCAR 1 setups will work with
nascar 2 there both .stg files
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>>Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to >>save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is >>no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default >>setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup >>screen. Anyone figured this out yet? >> Jason >I sense an FAQ coming on. Here you go: >To save a setup under a new name: >Click on the name field next to the "Setup" button and the name will be >highlighted. Now you can type a new name in the field. After you've entered >the new name, click on Save at the bottom of the screen. >To load a new setup: >Click on the Setup button (the down arrow next to the word "Setup") and >select the setup from the list that drops down. >To have a specific setup loaded when you qualify: >Click on the Qualify button (the down arrow next to the word "Qualify") and >select the setup from the list that drops down. Now each time you go to >Qualify session for that track, the selected setup will be loaded. >To have a specific setup loaded when you race: >Click on the Race button (the down arrow next to the word "Race") and >select the setup from the list that drops down. Now each time you go to >Race session for that track, the selected setup will be loaded. >Dave (davids) Sparks >Late Night League >http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.htmlDo you use Arcade or Realisitic Mode?
Q.B.M.
Ok I have seen enough no this thought maybe someone would say something but
I guess not you need to read your manual.It says right in the book on Page
134 that setups have to saved to disk.And no it doesn't say in the book
that there is a load button just three different setup buttons.! is for
Default setups for Qaul. (top left corner) and the second is for Default
setups for Race (same corner right beside qaul.).And right below them two
is one that just says setup and comments under that.This is the button you
use to load setups from disk that you want to run.I guess I'm the only
person that reads the manuals to games so I don't keep asking the same
guestion.
> > Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to
> > save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there is
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> > no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default > > setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup > > screen. Anyone figured this out yet? > > Jason > I posted this same question to the Sierra online technical support > forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's only been a couple of > hours. I will post the response to this forum when I get one. > The manual shows a "Load" button on the setup screen which does not > appear in the game itself. Ideally the new setup should be added to the > pulldown automatically rather than requiring you to go through a loading > step. > Jeff > --Yes they work, but you need to modify them to fit the new parameters
(no air dam adjustments, 22gal of fuel, no stagger adjustments, etc.).
Dave Sparks made a utility to automatically legalize Nascar1 setups. I
have a copy posted on my utilities page.
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Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
Since you're asking this is the rec.autos.simulators group, I'm pretty
sure the majority of us are using the Realistic mode. After all,
that's why I got the game. If I wanted an arcade racer, I would have
bought Need of Speed, Screamer2, or some similar console type game.
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Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/
>Since you're asking this is the rec.autos.simulators group, I'm pretty
>sure the majority of us are using the Realistic mode. After all,
>that's why I got the game. If I wanted an arcade racer, I would have
>bought Need of Speed, Screamer2, or some similar console type game.
REPLY:
Yeah were being fooled by the word ARCADE. In no way is Nascar even in
this mode has an arcade type of feel and that's just fine with me.
For ex. if Nascar's sim was it's arcade mode nobody would be
complianing.
Another thing I found out is that you can't run a season in multiplayer
mode. Bo hoo. And how do you create your player and run him in the
mulitplayer mode. They always seem to assign you somebody else. I've
been through the manual, which in some cases is very weak like this.
Player creation is not covered very well at all.
Thanks.
Q.B.M.
Read the manual? Get real. That thing is just for leveling up the
computer desk, isn't it?
This could be, but by the time you got to page 134, I had already clicked
on all the buttons and clickers and figured out what they were for. Not a
lot of rocket science involved to figure out that if you click on the name
and it changes color and a cursor appears, you can edit it. Or that it
takes pressing the <Return> key to get the changes to stick. But then
again, there are there those that can't, or won't read the manual, and are
to scared of screwing something up to click on the buttons and see what
happens.
Live large,
Ya it says save setups to disk .... your hard disk...... I have no
problems loading or saving setups.
> Ok I have seen enough no this thought maybe someone would say something but
> I guess not you need to read your manual.It says right in the book on Page
> 134 that setups have to saved to disk.And no it doesn't say in the book
> that there is a load button just three different setup buttons.! is for
> Default setups for Qaul. (top left corner) and the second is for Default
> setups for Race (same corner right beside qaul.).And right below them two
> is one that just says setup and comments under that.This is the button you
default
loading
> > step.
> > Jeff
> > --
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> use to load setups from disk that you want to run.I guess I'm the only > person that reads the manuals to games so I don't keep asking the same > guestion. > > > Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to > > > save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there > is > > > no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for theQuoted text (11 lines)
> > > setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup > > > screen. Anyone figured this out yet? > > > Jason > > I posted this same question to the Sierra online technical support > > forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's only been a couple of > > hours. I will post the response to this forum when I get one. > > The manual shows a "Load" button on the setup screen which does not > > appear in the game itself. Ideally the new setup should be added to the > > pulldown automatically rather than requiring you to go through aBefore you go getting snotty look on the same page that you pointed
out. Page 134, now look at the bottom right of the set-up sheet. Now
do you see the load button that no one is getting.
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>Ok I have seen enough no this thought maybe someone would say something but >I guess not you need to read your manual.It says right in the book on Page >134 that setups have to saved to disk.And no it doesn't say in the book >that there is a load button just three different setup buttons.! is for >Default setups for Qaul. (top left corner) and the second is for Default >setups for Race (same corner right beside qaul.).And right below them two >is one that just says setup and comments under that.This is the button you >use to load setups from disk that you want to run.I guess I'm the only >person that reads the manuals to games so I don't keep asking the same >guestion. >> > Nascar2 is wonderfull.. But, Im having problems with setups. I try to >> > save a setup and it wont save.. If I rename a setup and save it there >is >> > no way to get it back... Also if I change the settings for the default >> > setups they revert to EASY and EASY every time I return to the setup >> > screen. Anyone figured this out yet? >> > Jason >> I posted this same question to the Sierra online technical support >> forum. I haven't gotten a response yet but it's only been a couple of >> hours. I will post the response to this forum when I get one. >> The manual shows a "Load" button on the setup screen which does not >> appear in the game itself. Ideally the new setup should be added to the >> pulldown automatically rather than requiring you to go through a loading >> step. >> Jeff >> --Before you go flaming people for not reading the manual, maybe you
should try reading it yourself. Look at the screen shot on page 134 (The
same page you referred to in your post). See the Load button? Huh? For
your information, as a few people have pointed out recently, there IS a
bug in the minimum install that causes you not to be able to load setups
other than the pre-canned ones (Easy, Ace, etc.). You can save setups
all you want. They just don't get added to the pull down menu, thus you
can't load them. The procedure you so "eloquently" described just does
NOT work. Doing a full install fixes the problem (and also wipes out
another 76 MB of disk space, I might add).
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> Ok I have seen enough no this thought maybe someone would say something but > I guess not you need to read your manual.It says right in the book on Page > 134 that setups have to saved to disk.And no it doesn't say in the book > that there is a load button just three different setup buttons.! is for > Default setups for Qaul. (top left corner) and the second is for Default > setups for Race (same corner right beside qaul.).And right below them two > is one that just says setup and comments under that.This is the button you > use to load setups from disk that you want to run.I guess I'm the only > person that reads the manuals to games so I don't keep asking the same > guestion.>I'm having the same problem the load button does not appear. When I
>try to use the pop up menus the set up that I just saved doesn't show
>up in the menu also I can't delete the setup that I just saved.
Well, after some followup from Jason, he managed to pin the problem down to
having done a minimal install. Your setups are properly saved on the hard
disk, it's just that the game is looking for them on the CD-ROM. The only
known fix at this point is to do a full install.
Dave (davids) Sparks
Late Night League
http://www.sequoia-dev.com/Hawaii/latenite.html
Jeff what I said there was not a button that said load but a button that
said setup and this where you load from I did a minimum install and had no
problem you just have to use diskd to saves setups then like the books
says.But if you do a full install that takes a whole 76 Mb of hard drive (
this is alot of space not!!!!) space you don't have to do this.So before
you try and correct me read my letter better.
Robert
but
> > I guess not you need to read your manual.It says right in the book on Page
> > 134 that setups have to saved to disk.And no it doesn't say in the book
> > that there is a load button just three different setup buttons.! is for
> > Default setups for Qaul. (top left corner) and the second is for Default
> > setups for Race (same corner right beside qaul.).And right below them two
> > is one that just says setup and comments under that.This is the button you
