Power & Glory Version 3.2 Released!

[Paul Jeffrey]

The GT Legends Workshop team have released a substantial update to the legendary Power & Glory mod for GTR2.

Following a break of several years, a now considerably reduced GTLW team have been hard at work further refining and improving on this classic release, introducing a number of fixes to long standing issues and heavily improved physics to the Ford GT40 and Porsche 906 cars in game.

New users can directly install version 3.2 from scratch (assuming a vanilla install of GTR2 is installed) or updating from the previous version can be achieved via an updater.

DOWNLOAD: Download Power & Glory Version 3.2 here

CHANGELOG

BUG FIXES / OPTIMIZATIONS:

• Fix for the 1974 Zakspeed Escort RS1600 tyre file, which was causing CTD when using Soft Wet tyres.
• Fix for a wrongly referenced mesh in the Boss302 Mustang cas file, which could cause CTD at low detail setting.
• Fixed wrong tyre textures used on Boss302 Mustangs #15 and #16.
• Fix for missing shadowreceiver of Boss302 Mustang bonnet scoop in cockpit view.
• Fix for exhaust smoke position on Corvette Grand Sports.
• Fix for wrong body mask in Cortina GT #64021.
• Fix for material conflict in all affected 60’s Touring cars.
• Fix for material conflict in all affected 70’s Touring cars.
• Fix for material conflict in all affected GT Over 2 Liter cars.
• Fix for material conflict in almost all affected GT Under 2 Liter cars (still need to do Lotus 7).
• Fix for material conflict in all affected PTC Over 2 Liter cars.
• Fix for material conflict in all affected PTC Under 2 Liter cars.
• Fix for material conflict in Safetycar.
• Fix for to render ABS non-functional on Ford GTs and Porsche 906s
• Fix for wrong dirt/rain screens in Capri 2600 #72023
• Removed unnecessary “invisible” plane under zakspeed escort chassis meshes, and adjusted graphicalOffset in .hdc to correct height.
• Removed unnecessary “invisible” plane under Detomaso Pantera chassis meshes, and adjusted GraphicalOffset in .hdc to correct height.
• Removed front windscreen banner from Porsche 914/6 #70040 chassis meshes.
• Altered Porsche 914/6 lit headlight texture. #70040 headlight glow now correctly shows no tape marks when lit.

PHYSICS / FEATURES / GAMEPLAY:

• Revised physics for all Ford GT40s
• Revised physics for all Porsche 906s
• Reduced rolling resistance and drag for Alpine A110, #76 & #78 – 1300 engine replaces 1100
• Small changes to Lotus Cortina tyre diameter, ride height and suspension travel. ’65 Mann car now has Goodyear tyres. 67 Alain Dex car now has Firestone tyres
• Lotus Cortinas now in a single category, rather than the previous Works/Mann categories.

GRAPHICS:

• Removed right side mirror and cutoff switch box from Boss302 Mustang #70009
• Revised skin and body mask on Ford Capri #72054
• All GT40s slightly widened and lower nose re-profiled
• Correct diameter tyres for all GT40s
• New BRM style wheels to replace Halibrand wheel for the GT40s which used BRM style wheels
• Revised cockpit for Ford GT MkII – new gauges and repositioned mirror
• Revised cockpit for Gulf GT40s – new tape strip and wheel boss and #6 now has same gauges as #7
• Four sets of correctly sized tyres replace single set on Porsche 906
• Back-fire and passenger seat added to Alpine A110 – #76 & #78 now have 1300 engine exhaust
• New cockpit/dash for 1964 model Lotus Cortinas
• Revised cockpit for later model Lotus Cortinas
• Revised 3D model for Lotus Cortina body featuring new details such as side exhaust, boot lock, 3D Lotus badges, central fuel filler, and bonnet strap.
• New or revised skins for all Lotus Cortinas – #65037 replaces #66013 and #66001 replaces #66027
• Larger diameter tyres for all Cortinas

SOUNDS:

• Minor pitch corrections for the Ford GT40 and Ford GT MkII, to suit the physics corrections done in the car.

UI / HUD / OPTIONS:

• Included the “PnG UI Language Switcher” tool (located in the main installation folder), so that users can change the language of the Interface and without needing to download this tool separately.
• Corrections in the Italian dictionary files for better translation (external contribution from ‘NickM’).
• Separated the Corvette C2 L76 Roadster from the Corvette C2 Z06 in class lines, so that it can be selected separately (also for dedicated servers).
• Rectified missing lines/text for the specs in showroom for the Corvettes C3 L88 #68002, #68003 and #68045.
• Minor checkbox changes (spacing parameters).
• Car picture in the set-up screens has been changed to a top-view image (of a Cobra roadster) this substitutes the underside one (of a Ferrari 250 GT) causing confusion to some.

• NEW ADDED CONTENT:
  1969 IGFA German Racing Team Ford GT40

Are you planning to try this new update to P&G? What's you favourite car combination to race in game? Leave your comments below!

 

[MTL ka8]

Hi, first of all thanks for the awesome mod, I remember playing it back in the day and decided to take the opportunity and relive the experience. Sadly the installer is not working for me. Maybe I can ask for some help.

I've downloaded the complete package form the mediafile links, I've checked all files with the additional app and all is OK. Running Windows 7 64bit, when I click on the PnGv3.2_installer.exe it doesn't do anything it just stalls (tried running as administrator as well). It starts three identical processes called "PnGv3.2_installer.exe *32" and I can't even end the process or the process tree.
... and that's as far as it goes

I have exactly the same problem

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

@aSaThatsme Maybe you can help ?

 

[MTL ka8]

Yeah I hope somebody help us. I buy gtr2 Just because of this mode.. But I have the same problem as Kostadin Kostadinov Windows 7 brand new install the game

 

[David Wright]

I've downloaded the complete package form the mediafile links,

We haven't uploaded the 3.2 mod to mediafile. I don't know if this is related to the issue.

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

My bad, It was from https://mega.nz
I've downloaded them from another of the mirrors as well, same problem.

 

[MTL ka8]

I get it from nogrip

 

[Kevin Knorpp]

Well, it wasn't really a choice...it just is so there really is no "how" to it. Stood out immediately to me. To be fair, default setups are often a big factor in initial impression so might be interesting to hear others' favorites but only after setup fiddling as that might motivate me to tinker more.

 

[Rob Fitness]

thanks so much the update, love this conversion.

one question though.

is there a way to line up the in game wheel rotation to the 900 degree of the physical wheel?
its the only thing that stops this being perfect for me

 

[aSaThatsme]

Kostadin Kostadinov and MTL ka8:
I'm sorry but I have to admit that at the moment I can't think of any *reasonable* explanation for your problem. Not without hands-on debugging with your computers This kind of non-functionality is quite rare.

General stuff:
I presume that your computer hardware works perfectly, you have enough RAM available (the installer is started twice by design! but the installer isn't awfully big) and also have free hard disk space on drive C: (like several gigabytes at least on drive where your Windows is, because the installer uses temp folders).

Also if your virus software is a bit "trigger happy", it might try to interfere/stop the processes from starting correctly. A quick try without your virus software might be worth trying (no need to uninstall it but just disable the real time scanning part or something like that).

PS.
The installer doesn't really like being run with elevated/Administrator rights. It just doesn't work correctly as designed then. The installer has the ability to elevate itself but only after it has gathered all the needed data from "the normal user account".


cheers.. aSa C[_]

 

[David Wright]

one question though.

is there a way to line up the in game wheel rotation to the 900 degree of the physical wheel?
its the only thing that stops this being perfect for me

The answer is no I'm afraid, though the in-game wheel can be removed.

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

Kostadin Kostadinov and MTL ka8:
I'm sorry but I have to admit that at the moment I can't think of any *reasonable* explanation for your problem. Not without hands-on debugging with your computers This kind of non-functionality is quite rare.

General stuff:
I presume that your computer hardware works perfectly, you have enough RAM available (the installer is started twice by design! but the installer isn't awfully big) and also have free hard disk space on drive C: (like several gigabytes at least on drive where your Windows is, because the installer uses temp folders).

Also if your virus software is a bit "trigger happy", it might try to interfere/stop the processes from starting correctly. A quick try without your virus software might be worth trying (no need to uninstall it but just disable the real time scanning part or something like that).

PS.
The installer doesn't really like being run with elevated/Administrator rights. It just doesn't work correctly as designed then. The installer has the ability to elevate itself but only after it has gathered all the needed data from "the normal user account".


cheers.. aSa C[_]

Thanks for the response, it was the "trigger-happy" anti-virus. All is well now, I installed 3.2 with ease and I was able to chuck some old Alfas last night to a varying degree of success Thanks guys for making and supporting P&G.

@MTL ka8 you can try disabling the virus software for the duration of the install.

BTW also had the gtr2.exe replaced with the NO-CD version to get that Ferrari + Porsche content, P&G didn't like it. Best scenario is to use clean install.

 

[aSaThatsme]

Excellent Kostadin

....BTW also had the gtr2.exe replaced with the NO-CD version to get that Ferrari + Porsche content, P&G didn't like it. Best scenario is to use clean install.

Hmm.. Installer doesn't verify the GTR2.EXE version any more (it did that few versions ago). Now the Installer will just replace the "any version" GTR2.EXE with the one that comes with the package while copying. Something else must have been there, like changed file name (GTR2.EXE.EXE ? Wouldn't be the first time because Windows defaults to hide extensions). The Installer only detects the name GTR2.EXE.


cheers.. aSa C[_]

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

@aSaThatsme I'm not sure what happened, but on the first install attempt the gtr2 I had was unmodified except the NO-CD crack for the .exe and if memory serves me correct one other file replaced for the same reason. After finishing full install of P&G 3.2, I tried starting the game and the gtr2.exe kept crashing on execution. So I noticed the GTR2_Verifier you've added and run it to try and diagnose the problem. It said there was some kind of change to the gtr2.exe blah blah blah ... possibly to using the NO-CD crack. So I uninstalled all, did a fresh gtr2 install and P&G 3.2 (Procter & Gamble ) after that all was fine. So I'm guessing the gtr2.exe didn't get replaced. BTW used install option 1, which copies the GTR2 files for a separate P&G experience.

I left the note, not in order to complain, just in case that another user runs into the same problems, he can check if the solution will work for him. Once again thanks a lot !

 

[aSaThatsme]

About GTR2_Verifier .. if it complains about some file and the next line got a Note line, it means the change in the file may not be a problem at all. The good no-cd GTR2.EXE will get called as "de facto no-cd patch for GTR2 v1.1", or the 2G version of it. There are couple of versions that get recognized.

About P&G .. have you seen our headquarters...

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

I would rather see the parking lot

 

[MTL ka8]

Kostadin Kostadand MTL ka8:
I'm sorry but I have to admit that at the moment I can't think of any *reasonable* explanation for your problem. Not without hands-on debugging with your computers This kind of non-functionality is quite rare.

General stuff:
I presume that your computer hardware works perfectly, you have enough RAM available (the installer is started twice by design! but the installer isn't awfully big) and also have free hard disk space on drive C: (like several gigabytes at least on drive where your Windows is, because the installer uses temp folders).

Also if your virus software is a bit "trigger happy", it might try to interfere/stop the processes from starting correctly. A quick try without your virus software might be worth trying (no need to uninstall it but just disable the real time scanning part or something like that).

PS.
The installer doesn't really like being run with elevated/Administrator rights. It just doesn't work correctly as designed then. The installer has the ability to elevate itself but only after it has gathered all the needed data from "the normal user account".


cheers.. aSa C[_]

Thank you so much it was antivirus the game is just amazing match match

Excellent Kostadin



Hmm.. Installer doesn't verify the GTR2.EXE version any more (it did that few versions ago). Now the Installer will just replace the "any version" GTR2.EXE with the one that comes with the package while copying. Something else must have been there, like changed file name (GTR2.EXE.EXE ? Wouldn't be the first time because Windows defaults to hide extensions). The Installer only detects the name GTR2.EXE.


cheers.. aSa C[_]

Thank you so much It was the Antivirus...Game is just amazing amazing amazing

 

[kamackeris]

weird this....DL the p+g mod and it works ok, although i can't seem to get it running really smooth. anways i tried to play GTR2 and when i try and load it up P+G loads up everytime even though i'm clicking on the GTR2 exe ???

 

[David Wright]

weird this.... anways i tried to play GTR2 and when i try and load it up P+G loads up everytime even though i'm clicking on the GTR2 exe ???

P&G is a stand-alone mod. The gtr2.exe in your P&G install will not run the original GTR2 - all the GTR2 menus and cars have been removed

There are 2 install options. Option 1 copies your GTR2 files to a new folder. If you opted for install option 1 you need to click on the gtr2exe in your original GTR2 install.

If you opted for install option 2 you have converted your GTR2 install into a P&G install. You will have to install GTR2 again.

 

[Kostadin Kostadinov]

You've installed it over your GTR2 mate, now if you want to play GTR2, you'll haveto make a separate install.

 

[kamackeris]

oh bloody balls !!! i didn't realise !! won't i have to install p and g again then>>