Racing at night -- check this out.

CCCP1917 · 11 May 08, 03:47

ok so i go down to watch the nascar race and i accidentally leave race 07 up... but look at this, this is what i saw when i came back.

night racing at monza....

i really wanna know how i can hack my game to make it run night race... how do i do that.

any way here are some pics

hoboholic · 11 May 08, 04:13

You shouldnt need to hack it,
You should be able to set what time the race (or session) starts,
This is how it was in GTR2 so I would imagine its the same in Race07

Martidinho · 11 May 08, 15:01

No. It's not possible to set race time in R07...

11 May 08, 15:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martidinho

No. It's not possible to set race time in R07...

Unfortunately Martin is right (As always

) But once by fluke in my old racing league on of the practices was at night and it was slower times than at day but a heck of a lot more fun

KindaUnstuck · 11 May 08, 15:55

Set a few of my imported tracks to start the races at 8 or 10pm at night. Although the headlights don't shine on the road and you can see the car shadows as you would when it is daylight, it makes it different - especially on tracks where the graphics and detail doesn't look too good in the first place during daylight racing as the darkness hides it.

http://i29.tinypic.com/314t24y.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2nrfpjk.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2ytu1js.jpg

CCCP1917 · 11 May 08, 16:52

what track is that??

mydumpstinks · 11 May 08, 20:10

THis is from my .plr file, i havnt tried it, but it suggest to me that u can race at night!

Race Start Hour="20"
Use System Time="0" // Session start time for none-Cup races uses machine time

Maybe a mile off the mark, who knows

I dont!

11 May 08, 20:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by KindaUnstuck

Set a few of my imported tracks to start the races at 8 or 10pm at night. Although the headlights don't shine on the road and you can see the car shadows as you would when it is daylight, it makes it different - especially on tracks where the graphics and detail doesn't look too good in the first place during daylight racing as the darkness hides it.

http://i29.tinypic.com/314t24y.jpg

http://i26.tinypic.com/2nrfpjk.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/2ytu1js.jpg

Cool pics but where do you change what time it starts at??

KindaUnstuck · 11 May 08, 22:00

2. If you go into where the track files are located for your game, such as: C:\Program Files\RACE 07 Offline\GameData\Locations\Zolder (or whatever track you want to change), and then open the GDB file for it in Notepad, and in there you can change the times for when each session starts, so just change the times and save the file:

TestDayDay = Wednesday
TestDayStart = 15:30
Practice1Day = Saturday
Practice1Start = 15:00
Practice2Day = Saturday
Practice2Start = 18:30
QualifyDay = Saturday
QualifyStart = 20:00
WarmupDay = Sunday
WarmupStart = 15:00
RaceTime = 25
RaceTimeScaled = 25
Race1Day = Sunday
Race1Start = 21:30
Race1Laps = 11
RaceLaps = 11
Race2Day = Sunday
Race2Start = 23:00
Race2Laps = 11

3. I have also managed to do it for Monza. To do that you have to copy all the files apart from the Models and Textures folders for the track (such as the AIW, CAM, TRK, HAT files etc) into a new folder. Then rename them all (for example I renamed them all as "MonzaNight"). You then have to create a new .GDB file as you are not able to open the original file as it is encrypted. In this GRB file, put the start times you want etc for each session and wherever it is needed, put the name of the track (as shown in the image below):

http://i29.tinypic.com/2yy78k2.jpg

Then once you have saved the gdb file, copy all the files back into the original folder as below:

http://i27.tinypic.com/2q2iurt.jpg

Now when you go into your game, and look in the addon tracks list, you should have a track called MonzaNight etc

Monza 2006 at night:

http://i31.tinypic.com/52kfq1.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/b3k85c.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2vwsqe1.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/s1un2q.jpg

I am not responsible if anything goes wrong - but that is how I managed to get it to work.

I have also tried Macau and Pau, but as the street lights don't work I haven't bothered keeping them

KindaUnstuck · 11 May 08, 22:04

A few things I have noticed on Monza are that at night, the wire fence in certain places flashes as if it was a light, and the lights are a bit temperamental around Parabolica - one or 2 only light up as you get near them.

You can also set the track to race at dusk if you select the race to start at 18:30. 20:30 gives you night time racing, and 05:30 allows you to race at dawn.

The tracks that have lighting on them generally seem to be tracks that were also originally in GTR2 such as Monza, Anderstorp, Valencia and add on tracks that have been converted from GTR2 such as Donington and Zhuhai.

I have also had trackside lighting working on Zolder.

Not got any lighting working on Macau, Brand Hatch or Pau.

12 May 08, 15:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by KindaUnstuck

1. That was a conversion of LongBeach from GTR2 I did for myself.

2. If you go into where the track files are located for your game, such as: C:\Program Files\RACE 07 Offline\GameData\Locations\Zolder (or whatever track you want to change), and then open the GDB file for it in Notepad, and in there you can change the times for when each session starts, so just change the times and save the file:

TestDayDay = Wednesday
TestDayStart = 15:30
Practice1Day = Saturday
Practice1Start = 15:00
Practice2Day = Saturday
Practice2Start = 18:30
QualifyDay = Saturday
QualifyStart = 20:00
WarmupDay = Sunday
WarmupStart = 15:00
RaceTime = 25
RaceTimeScaled = 25
Race1Day = Sunday
Race1Start = 21:30
Race1Laps = 11
RaceLaps = 11
Race2Day = Sunday
Race2Start = 23:00
Race2Laps = 11

3. I have also managed to do it for Monza. To do that you have to copy all the files apart from the Models and Textures folders for the track (such as the AIW, CAM, TRK, HAT files etc) into a new folder. Then rename them all (for example I renamed them all as "MonzaNight"). You then have to create a new .GDB file as you are not able to open the original file as it is encrypted. In this GRB file, put the start times you want etc for each session and wherever it is needed, put the name of the track (as shown in the image below):

http://i29.tinypic.com/2yy78k2.jpg

Then once you have saved the gdb file, copy all the files back into the original folder as below:

http://i27.tinypic.com/2q2iurt.jpg

Now when you go into your game, and look in the addon tracks list, you should have a track called MonzaNight etc

Monza 2006 at night:

http://i31.tinypic.com/52kfq1.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/b3k85c.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2vwsqe1.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/s1un2q.jpg

I am not responsible if anything goes wrong - but that is how I managed to get it to work.

I have also tried Macau and Pau, but as the street lights don't work I haven't bothered keeping them

Thnx really helpful info!

matmo · 12 May 08, 23:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by KindaUnstuck

1. That was a conversion of LongBeach from GTR2 I did for myself.

2. If you go into where the track files are located for your game, such as: C:\Program Files\RACE 07 Offline\GameData\Locations\Zolder (or whatever track you want to change), and then open the GDB file for it in Notepad, and in there you can change the times for when each session starts, so just change the times and save the file:

TestDayDay = Wednesday
TestDayStart = 15:30
Practice1Day = Saturday
Practice1Start = 15:00
Practice2Day = Saturday
Practice2Start = 18:30
QualifyDay = Saturday
QualifyStart = 20:00
WarmupDay = Sunday
WarmupStart = 15:00
RaceTime = 25
RaceTimeScaled = 25
Race1Day = Sunday
Race1Start = 21:30
Race1Laps = 11
RaceLaps = 11
Race2Day = Sunday
Race2Start = 23:00
Race2Laps = 11

3. I have also managed to do it for Monza. To do that you have to copy all the files apart from the Models and Textures folders for the track (such as the AIW, CAM, TRK, HAT files etc) into a new folder. Then rename them all (for example I renamed them all as "MonzaNight"). You then have to create a new .GDB file as you are not able to open the original file as it is encrypted. In this GRB file, put the start times you want etc for each session and wherever it is needed, put the name of the track (as shown in the image below):

http://i29.tinypic.com/2yy78k2.jpg

Then once you have saved the gdb file, copy all the files back into the original folder as below:

http://i27.tinypic.com/2q2iurt.jpg

Now when you go into your game, and look in the addon tracks list, you should have a track called MonzaNight etc

Monza 2006 at night:

http://i31.tinypic.com/52kfq1.jpg

http://i32.tinypic.com/b3k85c.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/2vwsqe1.jpg

http://i27.tinypic.com/s1un2q.jpg

I am not responsible if anything goes wrong - but that is how I managed to get it to work.

I have also tried Macau and Pau, but as the street lights don't work I haven't bothered keeping them

Why did you change the entries SettingsFolder / Copy / AI ?
Is it necessary?
Could not you leave it "Monza"?

Thx

KindaUnstuck · 13 May 08, 07:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by matmo

Why did you change the entries SettingsFolder / Copy / AI ?
Is it necessary?
Could not you leave it "Monza"?

Thx

I don't know, didn't try or think about it really. It takes so long for the game to load sometimes I just did it all in one go not expecting it to work and it did, so rather than starting to play with the files to work out which ones were not needed I just left it for now as I'm not clued up on how the game recognises which files it needs

Considering I accidentally managed to delete Imola whilst messing around (hooray for the previous folder versions thing in Vista) its probably safer for me to have 2 copies of some of the files anyway as I'm useless for backing things up.

I'll have a play tonight and see (hadn't thought about it that much to be honest).

Moretti · 18 May 08, 18:41

I can't overwrite the file.

What can I do?

Viper · 12 September 08, 10:36

Since this is still the same engine as in gtr2, shouldn't it be able to do nightracing just like in gtr2? With lights that actually... wel you know... give light?

David Wright · 12 September 08, 10:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Viper

Since this is still the same engine as in gtr2, shouldn't it be able to do nightracing just like in gtr2? With lights that actually... wel you know... give light?

Depends what you mean by the "same engine" as in GTR2 and it depends on what you mean by "be able to do"

Simbin describe the RACE engine as a branch of their basic engine with GTR2 on another branch.

Quote:

SimBin: "RACE is built on gMotor2 just like GT Legends and GTR 2 are, ..., what we did do was to take what we had learned from all of our previous productions and then to create a new branch of the game engine so that it would support the new features that we wanted to introduce with RACE. The branch used for GT Legends and GTR 2 did not offer the support we needed and to some extend offered features that we did not need for RACE, such as a full day night cycle for example."

"A short list of new elements we have introduced with our new branch of the engine would include, dynamic rain on the windows, working window wipers, support for bugs and stone chips on the windows, AI in multiplayer sessions, two race format, completely new shader system, rev limiter sound tied to performance, idle mode, double sided windows, transparent visors being visible behind a double sided window, full 3D wheels and above all we have upped the over all polygon count on the cars by roughly 40 per cent on both tracks, cars and interiors, this would not have been possible if we had decided to work with the GTR 2 branch of the game engine."

Viper · 12 September 08, 10:57

Damn. Thanks for the explanation.

11 May 08, 15:55	#5
KindaUnstuck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Guernsey Age: 27	Set a few of my imported tracks to start the races at 8 or 10pm at night. Although the headlights don't shine on the road and you can see the car shadows as you would when it is daylight, it makes it different - especially on tracks where the graphics and detail doesn't look too good in the first place during daylight racing as the darkness hides it. http://i29.tinypic.com/314t24y.jpg http://i26.tinypic.com/2nrfpjk.jpg http://i32.tinypic.com/2ytu1js.jpg Last edited by KindaUnstuck; 11 May 08 at 16:05.

11 May 08, 22:00	#9
KindaUnstuck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Guernsey Age: 27	2. If you go into where the track files are located for your game, such as: C:\Program Files\RACE 07 Offline\GameData\Locations\Zolder (or whatever track you want to change), and then open the GDB file for it in Notepad, and in there you can change the times for when each session starts, so just change the times and save the file: TestDayDay = Wednesday TestDayStart = 15:30 Practice1Day = Saturday Practice1Start = 15:00 Practice2Day = Saturday Practice2Start = 18:30 QualifyDay = Saturday QualifyStart = 20:00 WarmupDay = Sunday WarmupStart = 15:00 RaceTime = 25 RaceTimeScaled = 25 Race1Day = Sunday Race1Start = 21:30 Race1Laps = 11 RaceLaps = 11 Race2Day = Sunday Race2Start = 23:00 Race2Laps = 11 3. I have also managed to do it for Monza. To do that you have to copy all the files apart from the Models and Textures folders for the track (such as the AIW, CAM, TRK, HAT files etc) into a new folder. Then rename them all (for example I renamed them all as "MonzaNight"). You then have to create a new .GDB file as you are not able to open the original file as it is encrypted. In this GRB file, put the start times you want etc for each session and wherever it is needed, put the name of the track (as shown in the image below): http://i29.tinypic.com/2yy78k2.jpg Then once you have saved the gdb file, copy all the files back into the original folder as below: http://i27.tinypic.com/2q2iurt.jpg Now when you go into your game, and look in the addon tracks list, you should have a track called MonzaNight etc Monza 2006 at night: http://i31.tinypic.com/52kfq1.jpg http://i32.tinypic.com/b3k85c.jpg http://i27.tinypic.com/2vwsqe1.jpg http://i27.tinypic.com/s1un2q.jpg I am not responsible if anything goes wrong - but that is how I managed to get it to work. I have also tried Macau and Pau, but as the street lights don't work I haven't bothered keeping them Last edited by KindaUnstuck; 29 November 08 at 13:40.

11 May 08, 22:04	#10
KindaUnstuck Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Guernsey Age: 27	A few things I have noticed on Monza are that at night, the wire fence in certain places flashes as if it was a light, and the lights are a bit temperamental around Parabolica - one or 2 only light up as you get near them. You can also set the track to race at dusk if you select the race to start at 18:30. 20:30 gives you night time racing, and 05:30 allows you to race at dawn. The tracks that have lighting on them generally seem to be tracks that were also originally in GTR2 such as Monza, Anderstorp, Valencia and add on tracks that have been converted from GTR2 such as Donington and Zhuhai. I have also had trackside lighting working on Zolder. Not got any lighting working on Macau, Brand Hatch or Pau. Last edited by KindaUnstuck; 11 May 08 at 23:14.

11 May 08, 04:13	#2
hoboholic Hobo strikes again! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Western Sydney, Australia	You shouldnt need to hack it, You should be able to set what time the race (or session) starts, This is how it was in GTR2 so I would imagine its the same in Race07

11 May 08, 15:01	#3
Martidinho Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Halmstad, Sweden Age: 19	No. It's not possible to set race time in R07...

11 May 08, 16:52	#6
CCCP1917 Join Date: Apr 2008	what track is that??

11 May 08, 20:10	#7
mydumpstinks Join Date: Apr 2007	THis is from my .plr file, i havnt tried it, but it suggest to me that u can race at night! Race Start Hour="20" Use System Time="0" // Session start time for none-Cup races uses machine time Maybe a mile off the mark, who knows I dont!

18 May 08, 18:41	#14
Moretti Join Date: Mar 2008	I can't overwrite the file. What can I do?

12 September 08, 10:36	#15
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Since this is still the same engine as in gtr2, shouldn't it be able to do nightracing just like in gtr2? With lights that actually... wel you know... give light?

12 September 08, 10:57	#17
Viper Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Torhout, Flanders, The Great Kingdom of Belgium Age: 28	Damn. Thanks for the explanation.