TPTCC question / also for TSP

Well Im having some slight problems with the TPTCC. The problem begins with this: I have all the sim project graphic enhancements on my ICR2 tracks. For example, instead of Longbch.dat I have Lngbchhq.dat. TPTCC does not know to convert these. So what I have done is this: I convert the new and old tracks from N2 into ICR2. Then I edit the TPTCC schedule to say lngbchhq instead of longbch, then I move all the files from longbch into lngbchhq, then cut and paste the contents of longbch.txt into the lngbchhq.txt file, deleting the old .txt info first. This gets the track working in N2 and moves the intended track.txt info over BUT that is all. If other changes are made to the AI or the grip levels, ect somewhere else in the TPTCC process (for example, I know that its possible to change some of this in the .dat file) I would not get this change with the above system. So if the powers that be are willing I would like assurance that the only changes made from N2 -> TPTCC are in the track.txt file or in some other place that my system would cover, but not in the track.dat file. If this is not the case, then I hope sombody can help me with a way to get all the TPTCC changes and retain the TSP graphic updates. Thanks much L8er

Using the track convertor, it shouldn't make any difference what your ICR2 track is labeled. I haven't used any of the TSP updates, but I have installed 3d track updates from the Rendition Ready web site and then converted the tracks to N2. this worked like a charm, Remember to install and patch N2. then install and patch ICR2. Then convert the tracks from ICR2 to N2. Finally run the TPTCC patch after all your tracks are in order. dave henrie

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> Well Im having some slight problems with the TPTCC. The problem begins > with this: I have all the sim project graphic enhancements on my ICR2 > tracks. For example, instead of Longbch.dat I have Lngbchhq.dat. TPTCC > does not know to convert these. So what I have done is this: I convert > the new and old tracks from N2 into ICR2. Then I edit the TPTCC > schedule to say lngbchhq instead of longbch, then I move all the files > from longbch into lngbchhq, then cut and paste the contents of > longbch.txt into the lngbchhq.txt file, deleting the old .txt info > first. This gets the track working in N2 and moves the intended > track.txt info over BUT that is all. If other changes are made to the > AI or the grip levels, ect somewhere else in the TPTCC process (for > example, I know that its possible to change some of this in the .dat > file) I would not get this change with the above system. So if the > powers that be are willing I would like assurance that the only changes > made from N2 -> TPTCC are in the track.txt file or in some other place > that my system would cover, but not in the track.dat file. If this is > not the case, then I hope sombody can help me with a way to get all the > TPTCC changes and retain the TSP graphic updates. > Thanks much > L8er

If you're looking to convert the graphics, then you'll be better off with the Rendition Ready graphics, rather than those from TSP. The main reason is that ICR2 allows for some of the images to be in 16-bit PCX, while N2 doesn't go for this. The converter is most likely having a hard time figuring-out what to replace what with, since there's no N2 equivallent. You'll find that some of the TSP tracks use all 16-bit MIP's, but there are still some with the old PCX's. IMHO, ours are better looking, but the stuff from the Rendition Ready site a better suited. Cheers! Marc

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> Well Im having some slight problems with the TPTCC. The problem begins > with this: I have all the sim project graphic enhancements on my ICR2 > tracks. For example, instead of Longbch.dat I have Lngbchhq.dat. TPTCC > does not know to convert these. So what I have done is this: I convert > the new and old tracks from N2 into ICR2. Then I edit the TPTCC > schedule to say lngbchhq instead of longbch, then I move all the files > from longbch into lngbchhq, then cut and paste the contents of > longbch.txt into the lngbchhq.txt file, deleting the old .txt info > first. This gets the track working in N2 and moves the intended > track.txt info over BUT that is all. If other changes are made to the > AI or the grip levels, ect somewhere else in the TPTCC process (for > example, I know that its possible to change some of this in the .dat > file) I would not get this change with the above system. So if the > powers that be are willing I would like assurance that the only changes > made from N2 -> TPTCC are in the track.txt file or in some other place > that my system would cover, but not in the track.dat file. If this is > not the case, then I hope sombody can help me with a way to get all the > TPTCC changes and retain the TSP graphic updates. > Thanks much > L8er

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