AC Multiclass Abarth500/Mazda MX5@Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn, Wed 15th February 2023

[RasmusP]

Woo hoo - downloaded the file from the opening post, dropped it into the right folder first go and connected to the server no problem. Pity I don't have time to practice but at least I will be all good tomorrow to use the full practice session.

If you have at least a few minutes, I'd suggest doing some laps in the F2004 (or offline something similar).
The track isn't that complicated but with the slow Wednesday cars, you won't learn the track within practice + qualy.
However with the F2004, you'll know the layout within 10 minutes

 

[JamKart22]

The server is saying 10 mins practice and quali...

I assume this isn't correct?

 

[Douglas Aird]

If you have at least a few minutes, I'd suggest doing some laps in the F2004 (or offline something similar).
The track isn't that complicated but with the slow Wednesday cars, you won't learn the track within practice + qualy.
However with the F2004, you'll know the layout within 10 minutes

It's ok, I did my orientation laps on Sunday for an hour or so. I'm not fast but I know my way around.

 

[HF2000]

The server is saying 10 mins practice and quali...

View attachment 640062

I assume this isn't correct?

Thanks, Colin.

Great that you noticed it!
It's not correct and I've changed it immediately. So 60 min practice and 20 minutes qualify as usual.

 

[Kek700]

I had to laugh at Rasmus response to my less than successful description of how to sort
the surface.ini file.

From my point of view it seemed almost too simplistic and straight forward.
It just shows that as we communicate we do so from our isolated view point, and are more often than not, conveying our thoughts properly.
And what makes it even more funny is that I still see it as straight forward and over simplistic, even with the weight of evidence that no one understood it.

Perhaps I am the Autistic racer.

Admittedly I did include the removal of the rest of the circuits, as my PC does not even recognise those circuits when in the UI. It also gives a failure screen at the start of AC, even before getting to the UI.
And thought that it may be the same with other computers, but not exactly with the same outcome.
After a trimmed down circuit I now get no failures..

 

[HF2000]

It also gives a failure screen at the start of AC, even before getting to the UI.

That happens indeed if you don't use ContentManager. With CM it's fine.

 

[Kek700]

I fear at some point I will be thrust into having to use CM, I shall do my best to advert this situation.
I know deep inside that when finally moving into the light, I will proclaim its genius, if only by my peers uptake of this all encompassing software addition.
Historically, it is all down to not wanting to leave the 1950’s, viewing CM as symbolic of a 21st century enforced night mare.

On that note I will have a cup of tea.

 

[HF2000]

I fear at some point I will be thrust into having to use CM, I shall do my best to advert this situation.
I know deep inside that when finally moving into the light, I will proclaim its genius, if only by my peers uptake of this all encompassing software addition.
Historically, it is all down to not wanting to leave the 1950’s, viewing CM as symbolic of a 21st century enforced night mare.

On that note I will have a cup of tea.

Relax Ernie. Using CM is nothing like trying to get Netflix to work on your black&white tube TV set.

 

[RasmusP]

Ernie, we should schedule a little discord/team viewer meeting to get you running with cm

The cool thing is that CM doesn't change anything in your config!
You can happily use CM to practice this one track offline without errors and then use the standard launcher for the next session.

It just adds additional stuff (like AI flood for track day mode on free roam tracks) but the main reason is that it is way faster to do the usual things lime joining a racedepartment server!

And ofc one big reason is to download csp from within CM and configure it.
Instead of getting a pre-configured package from me


But everything that's possible with the standard launcher will continue to work.

 

[Kek700]

Okay Rasmus I will go for CM. you have sort of convinced me, especially as we are going more for these new circuits, which I really like.

I will down load it Friday after formula agile.

 

[HF2000]

especially as we are going more for these new circuits, which I really like.

You can count on that!

 

[gearwhine]

I fear at some point I will be thrust into having to use CM, I shall do my best to advert this situation.
I know deep inside that when finally moving into the light, I will proclaim its genius, if only by my peers uptake of this all encompassing software addition.
Historically, it is all down to not wanting to leave the 1950’s, viewing CM as symbolic of a 21st century enforced night mare.

On that note I will have a cup of tea.

Ernie, you will never look back. It will remind you of how you felt when you tried real coffee after all those years of Camp coffee

 

[stigs2cousin]

Don't be too worried about CM, even big PC DummDumms like me can work it.

In fact I started out AC life directly with CM (Mercy for a late adopter) and the few times I tried the Vanilla Launcher I found it clunky and a nuisance.

You're gonna love it.

Carsten

 

[gearwhine]

Ernie, you will never look back. It will remind you of how you felt when you tried real coffee after all those years of Camp coffee

You probably have to be an old Brit to understand that one. Right Ern

 

[gearwhine]

And here it is, the Dowsetts Tipo 184 Special brought to you by Legion. https://*************************/2023/02/dowsetts-tipo-184-version-20230214.html
Better grab it quick before RD police deleat my post he he . It is a blast, our very own MX5 in a vintage F1 car

 

[RasmusP]

And here it is, the Dowsetts Tipo 184 Special brought to you by Legion. https://*************************/2023/02/dowsetts-tipo-184-version-20230214.html
Better grab it quick before RD police deleat my post he he . It is a blast, our very own MX5 in a vintage F1 car

No reason for the moderators to delete the post. The link is already blocked in the forum software

 

[gearwhine]

No reason for the moderators to delete the post. The link is already blocked in the forum software

Easy enough to find on what is left though

 

[KDiesel]

Anyone else get pitlane "lap not count" msg?

 

[eN1xes]

checksum error any idea?

 

[Boukâh]

checksum error any idea?

@eN1xes Fulvio, put the new surfaces.ini file from the bottom the first post to the right track directorie (exchange with the old one). The how-to is also in the first post.

https://www.racedepartment.com/threads/multiclass-abarth500-mazda-mx5-flughafen-frankfurt-hahn-wed-15th-february-2023.255198/post-3639786