FIA GT '97 rilasciato!

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-The FIA GT 1997 Mod Team

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FIA GT 1997 Mod

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FEATURES:

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63 cars from the FIA GT 1997 Championship.

Cars included:

Mercedes CLK-GTR

McLaren F1 GTR Long-tail

McLaren F1 GTR Short-tail

Porsche 911 GT1

Porsche 911 GT1 Evolution

Panoz Esperante GTR-1

Lotus Elise GT1

Lister Storm GTL

Dodge Viper GTS-R

Macros Mantra LM600

Porsche 911 GT2

Porsche 911 GT2 Evolution

Venturi 600 LM

TVR Cerbera

Tracks from RSDG:

Sebring

Tracks from SBDT:

Donington Park

Laguna Seca

Mugello

New AIW car support for;

A1 Ring - 54 Car Support

Spa - 48 Car Support

Nürburgring - 54 Car Support

Hockenheimring - 51 Car Support

Silverstone - 45 Car Support

Sebring - 48 Car Support

All other tracks - 36 Car Support

REQUIREMENTS:

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We recommend you start with a mod-less or virgin full install of EA Sports F1 Challenge 99-02. Installation into a F1 Challenge directory containing previously installed mods, can have unpredictable results.

INSTALLATION:

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1) Extract all rar/zip files into a temporary directory.

2) Drag the Audio folder to your F1 Challenge directory. Click "Yes to All" when Windows displays a "Confirm Folder Replace" warning.

3) Drag the FIAGTOptions, FIAGTSave, FIAGTSeason folders to your F1 Challenge directory.

4) Open the "Put in Options Folder" directory. Drag the folder named "Launcher" to your F1 Challenge "Options" folder.

5) Finally, drag F1C3D Config.exe, F1C3D Config_readme.txt, FIA GT 97.exe, FIA97.ini, Scc.exe to your F1 Challenge directory.

F1C3D CONFIG

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6) Double-click F1C3D Config.exe.

7) Select your video resolution from the drop-down list and then click "Next".

8) Click "Analyze".

9) Click "Finish" when analysis is complete.

10) The "Select Config Files To Update" menu will appear. FIA97.ini should appear in the menu window. Confirm that the FIA97.ini check box has been selected and then click "OK".

CREATE PLAYER

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1) Open the FIAGTSave folder.

2) Rename the "Your Name" folder to your driver name. For example change it from "Your Name" to "Kimi".

3) Open the renamed folder (in this example; Kimi) and rename Your Name.gal and Your Name.PLR files (in this example; Kimi.gal and Kimi.PLR).

SCC LAUNCHER

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1) Double-click SCC.exe

2) Click the "Main" tab.

3) Select "FIAGT97" from the "Series" drop-down menu.

4) Select a car to drive from the "Select Cars" drop-down menu.

5) Click the "Carlock" tab.

6) Lock or unlock the cars you wish to race against by clicking the car number. If you plan to run a Championship season, then do not select

more than 21 AI cars.

7) Click the "Launch" tab.

8) Select 97GT from the "Select Class to Race" drop-down menu.

9) Set the number AI vehicles to race against in the lower right corner (maximum of 21 for Championship season).

10) Click the "Run FIAGT97" button.

Note: It only necessary to run the SCC Launcher to lock or unlock cars. If you are happy with your car selections, then you can bypass the SCC Launcher by running FIA GT 97.exe.

BASIC PHYSICS MODELLING DETAILS:

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This is a simulation, the cars are difficult to drive. Please note that unfortunately not all wet weather tires have been fully developed. Some cars might seem to unfairly gain an advantage in the wet.

Note that at Hockenheim and Silverstone, the GT1 Turbo cars have a power disadvantage, as per real life. If you drive a turbo car there you will not be competitive, especially at Hockenheim which demands big power.

If you are having difficulty driving and controlling some of the high end GT1's, we would suggest driving a Lotus GT1, Panoz GTR-1, Venturi 600 LM, or if you prefer GT2 vehicles, a TVR Cerbera GT, Marcos, or Dodge Viper.

Porsche's are generally the most difficult to drive vehicles, so if you are up for a challenge, start here. For most of you, a Lotus GT1, or Marcos might be a good starting place.

TYRES:

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We have 5 tire brands.

Bridgestone - Difficult to drive. These tires probably provide the most grip.

Dunlop - Probably the easiest to drive. Wear can be an issue.

Goodyear - Fairly easy to drive, similar tire to the Dunlop's overall, though probably slightly faster.

Michelin - These are probably the most difficult to drive. They have good (low) wear and are an excellent choice for long races, though bridgestone tires probably are the fastest.

Pirelli - Also difficult to drive, these tires tend to wear out quickly. Raw grip is high.

POTENTIAL ISSUES:

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1) Cars are not selectable from the menu.

1. Fix.

Make sure all

"Allowed Vehicles" fields in the PLR file are blank.

They should all look like this;

CURNT Allowed Vehicles="AND: "

Your PLR file can be found under FIAGTSave\ folder, under the user's name folder. We highly recommend you use the included Save file, as it includes some optimizations specifically for our mod.

2) Getting FIA GT X-Spec to work along side the FIA GT 97 mod.

If you have FIA GT: X-Spec. The game will overwrite the default camera file in the FIAGTSave\ folder. The Cmaps.mas, CBD.mas, & Drivers.mas will also be overwritten in the FIAGTSeason\Vehicles folder.

2. Fix;

To get the mods working together, please backup these mentioned files, install the FIA GT 97 mod, and then replace the specified files in the FIAGTSeason\Vehicles folder with the X-Spec versions. Our mod does not contain any new files within these mas files, and so could be compatible when doing this. To be safe, back-up the files you are replacing.

Step 1 - Rename CDB.mas, Cmaps.mas, & Drivers.mas in the FIAGTSeason\Vehicles folder. (to say, 1CDB.mas, etc.)

Step 2 - Install the FIA GT 97 mod as specified.

Step 3 - Rename CDB.mas, Cmaps.mas, & Drivers.mas in the FIAGTSeason\Vehicles folder. (to say, 97CDB.mas, etc.)

Step 4 - Rename 1CDB.mas, 1Cmaps.mas, & 1Drivers.mas in the FIAGTSeason\Vehicles folder to CDB.mas, Cmaps.mas, & Drivers.mas, respectively.

It should work now, though camera's may experience issues when using FIA GT X-Spec. To resolve this you must switch between camera files in the FIAGTSave\ folder. We have included a file called "ChangeCamera's.bat", which will alternate the files for you. You may create a shortcut to this file if you wish, and be sure to select this first when alternating between mods.

3) Pit crew animations set to MED or HIGH causes CTD.

3. Fix; Set Pit crew animations to LOW.

4) AI cars do not suffer mechanical failures.

4. Fix; Set Mechanical failures to "Selected season".

KNOWN BUGS:

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Unfortunately this mod is not as complete as we would have liked. University, family, career all prevented us from investing the amount of time necessary to meet the demands of this mod.

Some small transparency issues when using 16-bit color.

Race time is not accurate when race distance is set to less than 100%.

Helsinki Thunder is Beta due to lack of accurate data.

Any issues can be brought to our attention at the following forum;

http://rscnet.org

CREDITS:

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FIA GT 1997 mod

a non-commercial race sim project

Alless: Cockpits

AS-GTR: Car textures

Atomkopf: Modelling

Baggio: Testing

Bentleyexp8lover: Car textures

Broken: Information gathering & data input

Cheetah: Templates

Chipsy69: Modelling

Derheitzer: Cockpit textures

Fez: Modelling

Fonsecker: 3D rims

Lukester: Car textures, templates, helmets, driver suits

Mika: Cockpits

Misanthrop: Car textures, AIW editing

Porscheman: Menu screens

Speed12: Physics, AIW editing, AI setups

SteveK: Car textures

Tblincoe: Sounds, Menu Screens, Car textures, Testing

Uzzi: Helsinki Thunder Beta

Vince Klortho: Testing

Zero Signal: Menu graphics, car textures, website

Special thanks to;

- Andy Pilgrim for providing input on the handling of the Porsche GT1.

- Godzila for letting us use his menu system as a basis for ours.

- ISI

- Jonnyfilmboy for letting us use his carbon brakes.

- Mikkel and everyone else at RSC and Boomtown for their help.

- RSDG: Sebring.

- SBDT: Donington Park, Laguna Seca, and Mugello tracks.

Chrysler Viper GTS-R, and Porsche 911 GT2 models.

- Slasher_GT for designing our logo.

- Tim Wheatley.

- Virtua LM Team for all their support.

- www.rscnet.org, and our patient and supportive fans.

Copyright & Permissions

This mod is freely available to anyone, is strictly not for profit, and may not be used for commercial purposes. GTmods has no relationship with the FIA, IMSA, ACO or any of the teams or sponsors, and copyrights of those products reside with the individual copyright holders. The material provided in this mod is not connected to Electronic Arts or Image Space Inc. No support can be obtained from these companies for F1C if you have applied this patch.

The files in this mod may not be modified by anyone or converted to another video game unless permission is granted by GTmods. This mod may not be profited from commercially by a third party unless permission is granted by GTmods. If you downloaded this file from anywhere other than this website then it is being mirrored and as such may be out of date. We accept no responsibilities for losses or damage resulting from the use of this mod.

If you would like to create vehicles, improve textures or any aspect of this mod, please contact us first, as we may be able to help. In doing so, you *may* be given access to our data, pictures and even be accepted into our team, either temporarily, or permanently (depending on circumstances).

Permission is not granted to convert, release or brand any part of this mod as your own. We will be releasing a version of the mod on a newer platform in due time. More details will be released at a later date.

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Mirrors (Please be patient as new mirrors as well as a 56k friendly install are uploaded):

Mirror #1: http://download.boomtown.net/en_uk/article...iew.php?id=9691

Mirror #2: http://www.gamershell.com/news/25979.html

[Guest spreng]

Sorpresone!!!!!

[Guest nedone]

OK...finalmente è arrivato!!!

dopo tanta attesa abbiamo un MOD con le stupende auto del FIA GT 97!!

a me piace molto!!...sono coscente che la fisica non sia perfetta e che abbia dei piccoli erriri...ma mi piace...è il lavoro di appassionati che incontra la mia massima stima!!!

bene...sono già in attesa di piccoli aggiornamenti, quali Sonoro, fisica(cosa ardua), e aggiornamento tracciati al 97...

...le macchine sono molto molto scivolose...con la CLK-GTR non si sta in strada, se considerate l'immenza impronta a terra delle gomme e l'ala da aereoplano, è proprio un controsenzo no? Sbirciando però il setup si può notare come l'assetto sia molto improbabile: barra ant 50, camber post 0, prima che arriva fino a 200...e mi fermo qui...con una piccola aggiustatina la cosa migliora, ma restano comunque scivolose...

OK lascio la parola a chi ne capisce più di me, sperando che qualcuno abbia ancora installato F1ch

[Guest bismark]

lo ho scaricato ieri notte, oggi lo installo....

Qualche screens delle macchine e degli interni?

[Guest civediamodomani]

dai raga', ditemi com'è. ho l'HD che mi sta espoledendo

EDIT: nedone nn avevo il tuo commento. mi stai scoraggiando a scaricarlo. altri pareri?

Edited November 3, 2005 by civediamodomani

[Guest bismark]

http://www.drivingitalia.net/forum/index.php?app=downloads

Un video..cosi' si puo' avere un idea.

Le macchine hanno un gran fascino c'e' poco da dire...mi sembra un po' macchinosa l'istallazione, cosa che odio in un mod.

[Guest thunder64]

QUOTE(bismark @ Nov 3 2005, 11:14 AM)

http://www.drivingitalia.net/forum/index.php?app=downloads

Un video..cosi' si puo' avere un idea.

Le macchine hanno un gran fascino c'e' poco da dire...mi sembra un po' macchinosa l'istallazione, cosa che odio in un mod.

279632[/snapback]

Macchinosa? io lo ho messo in F1 challenge ho fatto partire il 3d config ed è partito senza problemi

[Zakke86]

ma che palle...

possibile che nn possono fare un bel installer come tutti gli altri...

nn l'ho ancora finito di scaricare e mi è già passata la voglia di giocarci...

Edited November 3, 2005 by Zakke86

[Guest thunder64]

Ecco la mia gioia

[Guest thunder64]

Lotusssssssss