Hi, I want to make a mod with new drivers. Can you tell me how to do it?
And how did you change the ratings of the drivers?
Okay, there's a lot that goes into this and I don't have the time to help someone through the process of figuring every detail out.
If you want the basics, I recommend you first watch these two videos:
The important thing to note is that those two videos are about F1 Manager 2022, and while the basics have stayed the same, this year's game uses Unreal Engine 5 and not Unreal Engine 4. That is why you see less mods for this year's game, as there are simply not as many tools for modding UE5 compared to UE4. Plus, the tools that are compatible with UE5 often either don't work fully or need more tinkering than their UE4 counterparts.
However, if you still want to give modding a try, a good place to start for getting UE5 compatible tools is this GitHub repo:
https://github.com/carefreeduck/F1ManagerModding. It contains basic instructions for unpacking & repacking game files alongside a modified version of FModel that works with F1 Manager 2023.
(Note: To use this version of FModel with 2023 and not 2022, you need to set the Unreal Engine version in the settings to '5.1.1', set the AES key to the same one as 2022, and tell FModel to use the mappings from the file 'F1Manager2023.usmap' contained in the FModel folder).
As for the rest, I'll leave you to figure it out. I was able to do it after taking advice from the comments section of the videos linked above and from posts on the F1ManagerMods subreddit. That, and a lot of trial & error.
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