Misc GTR2 16th Anniversary PATCH Part-1 16.0.0

GTR233 · Feb 19, 2019

There are many parameters but if you want to put your hands into grease and oil then you can start with notepad++ and tweak :
- track gdb file in GameData\Locations\[TrackName]
Here you can adjust track grip under "attrition =" value

- track aiw, open with notepad++ and scroll down till you see
"QualRatio" and "RaceRatio" then adjust value till you find something satisfying

Start with that then I will describe what you can modify in PLR file to adjust AI/car speed

Mach77 · Feb 19, 2019

I'll do that

I have a pretty good base with Catalunya. so I know exactly what i should aim for

Mach77 · Feb 19, 2019

well, I have the impression that no matter how much I change the attrition level, the grip doesn't change. I think that I'll let you tweak it at your rythm

I'll give you some links with the time that the real drivers had done throughout the 2003 and 2004 season

I can do sound modding, but clearly not track/car modding

GTR233 · Feb 19, 2019

Thanks for help, you are now my new beta tester and I will send you betas to test in few days

It is complicated to satisfy all people when their tastes are different/opposite but on this I agree that cars should be as close as possible to real times

Mach77 · Feb 19, 2019

even on the stock game, the cars + AI are faster for about 3-5 seconds per lap at 100% difficulty. way too much grip programmed lol

GTR233 · Feb 20, 2019

Speed and grip are 2 different things.
Reduce car speed is easy (decrease engine power, increase aero downforces and weight inertia) so you will have a beta to test next week end.
Grip is lot more controversial subject. Indeed on the one hand some will tell you that a real sim should have little grip because harder is better (iRacing philosophy), and on the other hand some will tell that in real life racing cars have got much higher grip than in any sim (I don't recall exact real driver names but you can find some videos at bsimracing.com where real pilots test AC/ACC/RF2/PC2 sims). To resume, along the 3 years I have worked on this patch, I have met people who asked me more grip and others who asked for little grip : that's not really the same direction

Mach77 · Feb 21, 2019

Yeah, race cars do have a lot of grip in real life. Even Jimmy Broadbent said it. And de don't have that feeling in the sim

chrisracer · Feb 25, 2019

The problem with grip in any sim is that grip is a feeling. In a car (race or other) grip is the feeling of inertia upon your body. You "feel" the grip. In any sim, you "see" the grip. It is a measure of the speed through the corner.

GTR233 · Apr 14, 2019

Finally, thanks to Mach77 advices and beta testing, I have reworked physics and IA to match real cars and drivers times so v9.8 should be available soon

GTR233 · Apr 21, 2019

@Ezracikgu reported double pitstops issue with 3h races (see GTR2 10th ann. Patch Reviews tab) but without mentioning which track/car/race/settings... so did anyone here experience same bug ?

Edit: so I have tested both HQ SPA 03/04 with HQ Viper and Lister in 3h endurance race and no bug for me, all cars refueled correctly and none entered twice in same lap.
Reasons for cars to pit in :
- refueling
- changing tyres
- fix aero damages
- fix mechanical failures

So I suppose the car first pitted in to refuel then car had either aero damage or mechanical failure and had to pit in again within a lap.

GTR233 · Apr 25, 2019

I still work on v9.8 which should be released soon

Here is preview of reworked tyre tread

GTR233 · Apr 26, 2019

GTR233 updated GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch with a new update entry:

GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch

GTR2 10th Anniversary PATCH v9.8 by GTR233 and friends
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GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch v9.6 review by Paul Jeffrey

GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch v9.3 review by Maxou Le Pilote

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GTR233 · May 2, 2019

A small UI update is availaible here :
https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/gtr2-10th-anniversary-patch.168045/

MaseBase · May 3, 2019

Is there a way to get anti-aliasing to work with this mod?

GTR233 · May 3, 2019

AA and AF work with GTR2 : I say in readme to not set AA/AF in GTR2config.exe menu because it was designed for 10 years old graphic cards, today modern cards have got MANY MORE settings such as DSR, DLSSR, and so on... So you need to activate AA/AF options in your videocard driver (use DIABLO II profile).
I suggest you to read this :
https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/reinstalling-gtr2-best-approach.163691/

f1mate2 · Jul 23, 2019

The mod is awesome, however my car wouldn't start after refuelling

I tried with auto/manual clutch, with/without ignition and with multiple cars

GTR233 · Jul 24, 2019

If you are new to GTR2 then you need to know that you MUST map both IGNITION + STARTER in controls keys as shown in screenshot (this is not even written in manual)

When you PIT IN : turn engine off by hitting ignition key to allow refueling
When you PIT OUT : turn on engine by pressing IGNITION key then STARTER key. Moreover GTR2 mimics engine stall at start so sometimes you need to press STARTER key twice.

HQ cars and HQ tracks have been deeply tested over 3 years so I am sure there is no such bug in the HQ versions included in the GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch (10AP)...nevertheless you may have installed other mods which have got the refueling bug like GTR2 REBORN MOD which modifies all standard cars whereas the 10AP adds HQ versions and doesn't modify standard cars/tracks.

which car(s) doesn't restart ?
which track(s) ? HQ or standard or 3rd party mod ?
Few months ago, another member called Ezracikgu reported pit issue but, after investigations, it was related with another mod he has installed and not 10AP. I repeat, 10AP doesn't modify stock GTR2 game (default cars and tracks are not modified by 10AP) but adds only HQ cars/tracks/textures.

f1mate2 · Jul 24, 2019

Yeah my bad, I had my ignition unmapped therefore it would do it automatically but the starter was mapped so it didn't start automatically.

I've been playing GTR2 for over 10 years but this is the first time I've met this issue because before these weren't assigned by default.

Thank you for the help!

GTR233 · Jul 28, 2019

GTR233 updated GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch with a new update entry:

GTR2 10th Anniversary PATCH

GTR2 10th Anniversary PATCH v9.8.1 by GTR233 and friends
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GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch v9.6 review by Paul Jeffrey

GTR2 10th Anniversary Patch v9.3 review by Maxou Le Pilote

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Amanda · Jul 30, 2019

Is there a way of combining the 10th patch with the European Patch?
Because I have the Steam version of the game and I don't have Ferraris or Porsches.

Nevermind. A clean re-install of both GTR2 and the patch fixed it.