Renaming a Track

Does anyone out there know how to "copy" a track so that you have 2 tracks that are identical but maybe with different AI and a different name. I am trying to copy the Talladega track so I have one with the AI update and one the original way. Also, I could substitute the copy for that race to kick off the season and also for that one that is around the fourth of July (without naming names of course). Also, I would like to copy the C***te Track for a certain date in the lone star state and Michigan for a Certian race out west. I am not talking about changing the code that makes these tracks look the way they do. I just want to have 2 seperate restrictor plates with different AI and different race names and logos in the season page in the game. If there is a way to do this, please give the knowledge to do so. I have tried renaming the .dat file and the txt files, this does not work. Also, I have tried to unpack and change the taladega name to something else, but it wont repack the file...I am doing something wrong. Any help in this matter is appreciated. Thanks John

Well, you're headed in the right direction...just rename the references to 'dega in the taladega.pck file, and then go ahead and repack the dat file. :) Best Regards, Marc Marc J. Nelson Sim Racing News - USA http://members.aol.com/simracing

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> Does anyone out there know how to "copy" a track so that you have 2 > tracks that are identical but maybe with different AI and a different > name. I am trying to copy the Talladega track so I have one with the AI > update and one the original way. Also, I could substitute the copy for > that race to kick off the season and also for that one that is around > the fourth of July (without naming names of course). Also, I would like > to copy the C***te Track for a certain date in the lone star state > and Michigan for a Certian race out west. > I am not talking about changing the code that makes these tracks look > the way they do. I just want to have 2 seperate restrictor plates with > different AI and different race names and logos in the season page in > the game. > If there is a way to do this, please give the knowledge to do so. I > have tried renaming the .dat file and the txt files, this does not work. > Also, I have tried to unpack and change the taladega name to something > else, but it wont repack the file...I am doing something wrong. > Any help in this matter is appreciated. > Thanks > John

This is also what I'm trying to do but with no success. Someone posted here that you rename four or five files withing the track .dat file and this should do it. I got a "problem loading track info" message in N1. Maybe it involves unpacking and then packing the .dat files? I've got a pack/unpack utility and can unpack but no clue as to how you pack everything back into a .dat file. The instructions weren't very clear (at least to me). If anyone out there can help please post or e-mail. Thanks. Gary Saucier