N2 tire ?

How do you change the tire line in the track text file to get more tire wear? There are two tracks I just cant hang with the other cars. Thanks

You'd rather cheat than find a better setup/driving line? What happens when you eventually (if you do) race online with the rest of us? >How do you change the tire line in the track text file to get more tire wear? >There are two tracks I just cant hang with the other cars. >Thanks

Mike Petersen wrote Actually it is impossible online via the NROS to actually cheat easily as this. the *.txt files can only be altered by adding your personnal mirror setting. Everything else is logged and can/will be considered as cheating from any Nascar official. And I would think that via IPX or modem/modem N2 actually check out each client's track file and will kick anybody who has it altered at points that would be considered as cheating (tire grip files, per example). - Fran?ois Mnard <ymenard> Good race at the Brickyard! - Official Mentally retarded guy of r.a.s. - Excuse me for my English (I'm French speaking) - Sponsored by http://www.awpss.com/ on the NROS - "People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realise how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world."--

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> You'd rather cheat than find a better setup/driving line? What happens when > you eventually (if you do) race online with the rest of us? > >How do you change the tire line in the track text file to get more tire > wear? > >There are two tracks I just cant hang with the other cars. > >Thanks

I believe he was asking about tire wear, not grip. I have encountered one track where the AI seem to go longer on a set of tires than I can. I believe Nazareth is that way, maybe Myrtle Beach. One thing you can do is adjust the Pit window (the SPDWY line, numbers 2 and 3) so it is more in line with how long your tires last. The other is the adjust the TIRES line. There are 7 parameters, the first 3 are for the left side tires (grip, heat, life), the next 3 are for the right side (grip, heat, life). The last one is unknown. I don't know what adjusting the life by itself would do, but if you notice less grip or less heat then you'll know it isn't independent. Higher numbers mean more in each case, lower numbers - less. These changes are fine if you are only interested in running against the AI. One word of advice. Don't adjust these too much because what Mike said is right. You should practice with the same TIRES line that everyone else is supposedly using. Of course, there is probably alot of cheating still going on and this line is how they do it, unless the online server overrides the TIRES line to put everyone on the same track which is how it should be implemented. Then noone really knows what TIRES line is the correct one. :-)) David Martin Director of IVL Producer of RaceSet http://ivl.card.unc.edu

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>You'd rather cheat than find a better setup/driving line? What happens when >you eventually (if you do) race online with the rest of us? >>How do you change the tire line in the track text file to get more tire >wear? >>There are two tracks I just cant hang with the other cars. >>Thanks

What do you think Mike,I turned 20 laps and said, "I gotta cheat." I do my level best to run equal to the AI cars and I have the rels turned up on most tracks, but I just needed some help with wear on a couple tracks.I dont want to set the game to pit every 50 laps.From what I hear its tough to cheat online even if I did race online. Thanks for your concern about what I do with MY game on MY computer.

cartman politely asked: Mike Petersen replied: And I Add My Wisdom: Shoot... I'd like to know more about those tire lines also. It could be that "cartman" likes to do the same thing I like to do. That is, I tweak the various elements until I can at least have a fair shot at a good finish at each track (IF I drive a smooth, smart race, and get a few breaks along the way... the first two are difficult to achieve ;-). After all, I'm not the best sim racer there is, and it's just me and my virtual-world CC's... so what's the harm? Also, could it be that for many of us, this a game for PERSONAL enjoyment and not a vehicle to prove/compare/whatever our skills with other humans? If I were ever to go online... then it would be different (no tweaks). But I don't see that happening. I make my living in a form of "people management", and the LAST thing I want is to add more of that to my leisure activities. (i.e. the inevitable cries of "foul!" when incidents occur/or someone wins too much, etc.) At any rate... let's have fun here... Andre Ming O.F. Racing (Old Fart Racing)