Telemetry Tool for rFactor 2 14.2

Version 14.2 is here.

This is now a "combined" 14.0, 14.1 and 14.2 release.

Notable new rF2 related additions in these 3 versions:

• Tyre load + ride height data added (+ saved to lapdata files)
• Tyre coloring added to many places
• Fixed some issues with laptime accuracy
• RaceStart data + window added to rF2 mode

Other notable additions

• Map in Circle format. I have seen something like this in real pitwall, so wanted to just add it to my Tool too.
• Math Channels can be now used in Workspace
• "Car Ahead Telemetry" shows the controls + speed + gear of the car in front of you on track. Nice way to learn real-time how others are driving.
• STATS - option to customize, what data is shown
• WORKSPACE - many new traces added
• Fixed issues + improved the Race History loading
• Rewrote many multi-car tabular data views.
• Alerts will now show correct units and values will be in correct units too
• Performance updates + added option for FPS target. The Tool can now do easily 150-200 FPS, but for normal use the 20-30 FPS should be sufficient.
• DRIVING: Modified how tyre temperature coloring works
• Many, many little tweaks and fixes

For list of changes, see the ReadMe.txt.

Updating from older versions: Just unzip .zip on top of your old installation. No need to update the plugins. There are some new trackmaps for AMS2 though.

Clean/New install. Unzip the files to anywhere in your system (e.g. under 'Program Files\Telemetry Tool' or to somewhere else). On the first run the Tool will ask location for data files (if necessary), so no need to edit the baseSettings.xml file anymore.

For install help, see the help at https://telemetrytool.com/install

The new version has been tested quite a bit, but there might still be something odd lurking around. If you find anything odd, please let me know.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Some screenshots

First version of the Circle map. Comments/suggestions to improve it are more than welcome.

Small update 13.4 is here.

Main fix

• AMS2: Fixed issue, where in some cases the Tool would not start in AMS2 mode.

For list of the changes, check the ReadMe.txt.

If you don't play AMS2, you don't have to update.

Updating from older versions: Just unzip .zip on top of your old installation.

Clean/New install. Unzip the files to anywhere in your system (e.g. under 'Program Files\Telemetry Tool' or to somewhere else). On the first run the Tool will ask location for data files. For install help, see https://telemetrytool.com/install

It is advisable to move to this version regardless if you are on pre v13 or on any v13 version. This might be the last version for the v13 branch.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Version 13.3 is here.

Notable changes:

• ACC Nordschleife trackmap + related additions
• AMS2 new tracks/cars data
• http-server: Added new /JSON/sessiondata
• Histogram fixes/tweaks and added multidata histogram
• A lot of tweaks/fixes and optimizations

For list of the changes, check the ReadMe.txt.

Updating from older versions: Just unzip .zip on top of your old installation.

Clean/New install. Unzip the files to anywhere in your system (e.g. under 'Program Files\Telemetry Tool' or to somewhere else). On the first run the Tool will ask location for data files. For install help, see https://telemetrytool.com/install

It is advisable to move to this version regardless if you are on pre v13 or on any v13 version. This version has lot of optimizations and fixes. This might be the last version for the v13 branch.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Version 13.2 is here.

rFactor 2 related changes:

• Added OMI Profile to Driving
• Fixed situation, when sometimes in race the track positions would not get updated
• Added per class sort order to multi-car views

Notable changes.

• AMS2 new tracks/cars data + plenty of AMS2 related additions/tweaks/fixes
• F1 23, fixes to some trackmaps + new Singapore trackmap
• Added preliminary EA WRC support
• Added OMI profile to AMS2/PC2+ also for AC, R3E and rF2
• Added alerts to show an alert on UI, if some value, e.g. tyre pressure lower/higher than set "alert level".
• Fuel use estimate improvements
• UDP/TCP redirect fixes, also added new F1 23 redirect mode with Hz level settings, which makes it behave much better e.g. with SF1000.
• Added class sort order to ACC/AMS2/PC2/R3E/rF2 views.
• Multicar session history, now you can select, which columns are visible.
• RaceInfo: Added gaps, which shows caps to the cars in the same class and to all cars.
• Map: Altered bit the data shown
• A lot of tweaks/fixes and optimizations.

For list of the changes, check the ReadMe.txt. There is almost 100 changes listed.

Updating from older versions: Just unzip .zip on top of your old installation.

Clean/New install. Unzip the files to anywhere in your system (e.g. under 'Program Files\Telemetry Tool' or to somewhere else). On the first run the Tool will ask location for data files. For install help, see https://telemetrytool.com/install

It is advisable to move to this version regardless if you are on pre v13 or on any v13 version. This version has lot of optimizations and fixes.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Version 13.1 is here

Notable changes

• Many fixes to the multicar data system for F1 2018-F1 23, AC, ACC, AMS2, PC2, R3E and rF2. Now it is in state, it should have been at 13.0 release.
• rFactor 2, added option to 'Settings --> General Settings' to make the Tool use the surface IMO temps. (by default it uses the more stable inner IMO temps.
• Many F1 23 related fixes and new data usages, where feasible.
• Fixed issue, where it was not possible to load loaded laps from multilap telemetry into Statstistics Table. At the same time enabled opponent laps loading to multilap telemetry.
• Fixes to the 'BLUE Line: Fastest Opponent' to make it work with all the multicar data games.
• Added scrollbars to those windows, where the content might flow over
• RaceInfo, add zoom and rotate to the map in the centerpane . The settings are also saved on per track basis.
• Fixes to the laptime coloring and many places
• General: Optimizations and fixes

If you are using version 13.0, it is very advisable to update to the new version.

For list of changes, see the ReadMe.txt in the .zip.

Updating from older versions: Just unzip .zip on top of your old installation. If you use PC2, make sure to update the relay.

Clean/New install. Unzip the files to anywhere in your system (e.g. under 'Program Files\Telemetry Tool' or to somewhere else). On the first run the Tool will ask location for data files, so no need to edit the baseSettings.xml file.

The new version has been tested quite a bit for F1 23/F1 22/ACC/AC/AMS2/R3E/rF2, but there might still be something odd lurking around. If you find anything odd, please let me know.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Hello,

V13 with F1 23 support is out. You can get the new version from
https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/telemetry-tool-for-f1-23-and-many-other-games.61580/

Notable rF2 related changes are:

• Fixed issue on long endurance race, where DELTA would stop working
• Preliminary tyre type data/coloring added to relevant views.
• New multi-car session history statistics shows many data, like laptimes averages (last 3, since pitstop, all valid laps etc), laps since pitstop etc. for all cars in the race
• Fuel need estimate calculator, data is based on your laps completed on the selected car and stored by Telemetry Tool.

Notable new changes

• Full F1 23 support
• Changed lapdata and opponent file formats and added more data to the headers
• Experimental TCP Forward support (to mitigate VPN related packet drop issues).

Normal install rules apply. Just unzip the whole packet on top of your existing installation.

Or you can do a clean install to a new directory. Then the Tool will ask for location of data files, so you can keep using your old data files.

Enjoy, and get faster.

Some screenshots:

Multi-car session history

Multi-car session history details.

Version 12.4 is here.

Notable RFactor2 changes/fixes:

• New plugin with new data added
• New trackmaps added to the extra track map pack in https://telemetrytool.com/addons

Other notable additions:

• All relays have been updated
• AC: new plugin to mitigate conflicts with other plugins
• ACC: tyre wear data entry + many ACC related optimizations + 1.9 DLC updates, including Valencia trackmap
• AMS2: New Nordschleife 1971 trackmaps + 1.4.7 additions
• R3E: new versions data added
• Workspace: Load and save buttons added for easier management of the workspaces
• BLUE LAP lap has new option: Previous lap

See the ReadMe.txt for the list of all additions/changes.

Update

To update, you can just unzip the whole .zip on top of your existing installation.

For simple update, just update the Telemetry.jar in the existing installation + the bin directory (new relays) + update the TelemetryToolPlugin.dll.

New Install

If you are doing a new install, just unzip the package anywhere in your system (can be in \program files or e.g. \bin\telemetry_tool). Then copy from the <telemetryTool install dir>\bin\rf2_plugin directory the TelemetryToolPlugin.dll to <rFactor 2install dir>\bin64\Plugins

On windows start the tool with runWin.bat and select the game mode. On first run the Tool will ask for the location of data files etc. and it will setup all things for you. The default settings should work well.

If you use the Tool on Linux/Mac, check the ReadMe.txt for details on running the Tool on those platforms.

Enjoy and get faster.

Version 12.3 is here.

It took much longer than expected to get this out.

Notable rF2 changes/fixes:

• -Updated the TelemetryToolPlugin.dll and optimized bit the data sending. Replace the old TelemetryToolPlugin.dll in the rF2 plugins directory with the one in bin directory.
• Fixed race history saving. Now even if you do just one single race, the race history + timing data will be saved (if enabled from the settings)
• Added Grip level to the Driving pane
• Added GEAR info to the Map tabs 'Name + speed' view
• Added tyre into to the Map tabs 'Name + Car' view
• Fixed track map adding so that new track encountered is immediately available for use, i.e. there is no need to restart the tool, if you encounter/have new track.
• Created few simple trackmaps for RF2: Download them from https://telemetrytool.com/addons
• Fixed negative wheel speeds saved to the lap data files
• Fixed issue, when multiple similar rows would be saved to lap data files. This will reduce the size of the lapdata files significantly.
• Also the game sometimes sends driver name as vehicle name. If I can find a solution to this, I will fix it,but I doubt there will be fix. In those cases the car name is the vehicle class.
• Fixed the text on the top of the window to be correct for each event
• Initial work to get proper laptime data stored. There are some small inconsistencies on laptimes. This will be fixed on a later release, as I plan to simplify the laptimes stuff on the Tool

Key new additions on this release:

• STATISTICS TABLE GRAPHS: Added session long view, where you can see key tyre data for all laps in the session. Very handy e.g. for ACC to setup the tyre pressures.
• MAP: Added forward pit window (or you can also select any car in the race to show, where they would land after normal pitstop).
• RACE INFO: Fixed some issues with fuel use calculations. It should now work better also at the start of the race.
• RACE TIMING: You can now select any driver and show their laptimes from the race.
• COMPARISON PANEL: You can now adjust the width of the data visual line. Makes easier to work with that data.
• Fixed race history saving. It should now work well in all games even, if you just do one race and quit the tool.
• RaceRoom Racing Experience support added
• AC multi-player support, i.e. data is now collected from all cars in the race, when you install the plugin. Also a lot of changes/fixes relating to multi-car data and other data. This works only on the PC version.
• rFactor 2, new plugin, which should put less stress on the network connection + plenty of fixes/tweaks
• AMS2: Added the new tracks + cars data
• A lot of little tweaks/fixes here and there.

See the ReadMe.txt for the list of all additions/changes.

Update

To update, you can just unzip the whole .zip on top of your existing installation.

For rF2, update the TelemetryToolPlugin.dll in your <RFACTOR2 directory>\bin64\Plugins directory with the one in the <telemetry tool install dir>\bin\rf2 directory.

New Install

If you are doing a new install, just unzip the package anywhere in your system (can be in \program files or e.g. \bin\telemetry_tool). On windows start the tool with runWin.bat and select the game mode. On first run the Tool will ask for the location of data files etc. and it will setup all things for you. The default settings should work well.

For rF2, install the TelemetryToolPlugin.dll in your <RFACTOR2 directory>\bin64\Plugins directory with the one in the <telemetry tool install dir>\bin\rf2 directory.

If you use the Tool on Linux/Mac, check the ReadMe.txt for details on running the Tool on those platforms.

Enjoy and get faster.

Cheers.

Some screenshots
session wide tyre statistics

Race Info

Lap comparision

Telemetry Tool v12.2 is out

Notable rFactor 2 fixes/changes/additions

rFactor 2

• Fixed the issue with data from online races not showing correctly.
• Fixed the issue where Thrustmaster SF1000 wasn't getting data during online races.
• Added some new data from the game to the Tool, e.g. TyreWear, Engine temperatures, Yaw etc
• Added FCY data to the tool, e.g. FCY will be shown at top like SC would be shown
• Added some telemetry data from other cars to the RaceTiming tab
• Added GEAR info to the Map tabs 'Name + speed' view
• Added temps to the Race Info
• Fixed issue, where the user added car list would not work correctly. The thing should sort itself out as you keep playing. If you want to sort this earlier, you can edit the rf2_cars_added.csv (in tracks\rf2) and make the id (first item on each line) to be ascending from the lowest number (something 1070+).
• Fixed the text on the top of the window to be correct for each event
• Fixed the data not resetting correctly when going from P->Q->R
• The game still occasionally does not send the data for all cars. I will keep checking this.
• Also the game sometimes sends driver name as vehicle name. If I can find a solution to this, I will fix it,but I doubt there will be fix. In those cases the car name is the vehicle class.

Other notable fixes

• Many F1 22 related little fixes
• AMS2 new tracks + FCY display added
• Workspace, X-Y Plotter and Histograms now use same graphs. Added also many new diff graphs, which might be of interest
• Many little fixes and tweaks. Check the ReadMe.txt for the list of changes/additions

How to Update
Update from 12.0/12.1:

• Update the Telemetry.jar
• Update at least the tracks dir data for AMS2 and Kartkraft.
• There is also new AMS2 relay version, so update the bin/ams2_relay, if you use the Tool with AMS2

Update from pre 12.0 version, just unzip the whole package on top of the old installation. You can do this also if you are updating from 12.0/12.1.

To adjust/fix the track/vehicle ids, it is a good idea to run Tools -> Manage DB Data -> Fix database data

Clean/New install
Clean/New install. Just unzip the package somewhere in your system (can be in 'Program Files' or somewhere else). Then run the tool with runWin.bat. On first run the Tool will ask for data location etc.

Mac/Linux
Mac/Linux install, check the ReadMe.txt for more details.

Enjoy, and get faster ...

A new version 12.1 is out.

In 12.0 and 12.1 the notable new changes are:
Moved to Java 17
- Updated the custom JRE to Java 17
Launcher
- Added option to run feedtester directly from the launcher
Global DB
- Did another data cleaning, you can now see the data from the Global DB from https://racinggametelemetry.com/laptimes.php
- Changed the data of the new window 'Show laptimes from global DB' to show best race laptimes
General
- Some new settings
- F1 22 support

Update
Update from 12.0: Update the Telemetry.jar and at least the tracks dir data for F1 and AMS2
Update from pre 12.0 version, just unzip the whole package on top of the old installation.
Clean/New install
Clean/New install. Just unzip the package somewhere in your system. On first run the Tool will ask for data location etc.
Mac/Linux
Mac/Linux install, check the ReadMe.txt for more details.

Check ReadMe.txt for changes in 12.0 and 12.1.

Enjoy, and get faster.