F1 2018 Modding Questions Thread

drose · Sep 3, 2018

Does anyone knows if we can use any mod from 2017?

KeisariKine · Sep 3, 2018

drose said:
Does anyone knows if we can use any mod from 2017?

suits and helmets are the same template so you can add in the textures manually, also skins for cars if you use my 2017 cars mod

Ace9921 · Sep 3, 2018

Did something break with audio on downshifts using pitch-shifted BDL files on the v1.05 patch? Downshifts sounded fine on v1.04, but for some reason, v1.05 has downshifts that seem to drop down to a lower pitch, and if you're overrevving the engine, you then get the sound pitch spiking immediately back up to what it should be. What happened between patches to cause this?

It might be a bit difficult to think about just by reading this, but I'll have a video up comparing the downshifts soon. I had a mod ready to go until this stupid patch dropped and I now have to deal with this problem. I'm fuming.

EDIT - Here's an example of the downshift weirdness I'm experiencing:

WTF?

drose · Sep 4, 2018

KeisariKine said:
suits and helmets are the same template so you can add in the textures manually, also skins for cars if you use my 2017 cars mod

Thanks mate!!

Spocky · Sep 4, 2018

Have they made it so you can't change the drivers this year? Anyone know of a way?

It might kill my interest in the game if you can't.

Wizaard5 · Sep 6, 2018

You can with some ERP program ERP archiver and ERP language. You have to change some name. Their is some good tutorial on youtube too

SuperBroad · Sep 6, 2018

Wizaard5 said:
You can with some ERP program ERP archiver and ERP language. You have to change some name. Their is some good tutorial on youtube too

Yes but theirs no language file this year as far as I know

deviant · Sep 6, 2018

Can someone find how to change those goddamn names, im in my 3rd season trying to make transfers...

Ace9921 · Sep 7, 2018

I'm not finding any language data anywhere in the game's ERPs. Something tells me the language files may be burried within the large game.dat file. Question is, how do you open that thing?

Michael Sandee · Sep 7, 2018

Is anybody able to play online when they change skins of helmets or cars?
I'm asking because I changed the sponsor boards and it tells me I am cheating and kicks me off the server. I honestly didn't know you gained speed when you change graphics.

deviant · Sep 7, 2018

Michael Sandee said:
Is anybody able to play online when they change skins of helmets or cars?
I'm asking because I changed the sponsor boards and it tells me I am cheating and kicks me off the server. I honestly didn't know you gained speed when you change graphics.

Changed my helmet, and for some reason ranked games won't load in...

y00pdl · Sep 9, 2018

y00pdl said:
Apparently I don't have the rights to post a new thread about this, so I'll just post it here!

I made a short(-ish...?) tutorial on how to change your career-mode helmet mode from the basic Arai to any of the other models in the game:

As a continuation on the first video about helmets, here's a guide on changing your glove and suit logo's!

D'oh...! Forgot the link... Here it is:

daandw · Sep 9, 2018

Ace9921 said:
I'm not finding any language data anywhere in the game's ERPs. Something tells me the language files may be burried within the large game.dat file. Question is, how do you open that thing?

Tried it with a hex editor. I can't find any driver names sadly

mixmax · Sep 9, 2018

in f1 2018 there is no localization folder to edit Lng files?

daandw · Sep 10, 2018

mixmax said:
in f1 2018 there is no localization folder to edit Lng files?

Sadly not. We will have to find out where the language is stored now. I have no idea tbh

micmcmiller · Sep 10, 2018

how can I edit normal tires in the f1compounds.vcmpd.xml that the normal tires have better grip in the rain. which values do I have to edit?
sorry for my bad english. greeting mic

Ace9921 · Sep 10, 2018

daandw said:
Tried it with a hex editor. I can't find any driver names sadly

The file might be encrypted, in which case, a hex editor will do nothing for you. Could someone investigate game.dat?

Aitze · Sep 10, 2018

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micmcmiller · Sep 10, 2018

micmcmiller said:
how can I edit normal tires in the f1compounds.vcmpd.xml that the normal tires have better grip in the rain. which values do I have to edit?
sorry for my bad english. greeting mic

done, got it out myself

Bruce Banner · Sep 10, 2018

I'm trying to change the colour of the number on the Mercedes for my career butwhen I paint bucket the number it always messes up the alpha behind it which just fills in colour in a rectangular block ( I HATE working with Alpha channels as I can't get to grips with them . Ive tried using Kris's video from last year regarding shark fins as some kind of guide but 1 - with the exported number file it's a dds file rather than a layered psd file and 2 - Kris is so fast on Photoshop in the video that I can't keep up or understand it

being no Photoshop genius . Can anyone help please ?