TdK Gp2 Stuff (WIP and bits)

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peke12 wrote:
11.05.2021, 15:32
A new 1994 carset?
Looks good.
No I´m quite sure it´s not a new carset (like I thought at first too) but I think it´s a new track! And it looks like a modern version of Imola!
Thanks for that! \:D/ \:D/
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I'm a big fan of the carsets modified by TdK.
I think they are very realistic regarding engine BHP and driver performance.

I try to do the same. I look up the cars BHP on wikipedia to put them in gpedit. Next, for the season I'm working on, I check how many mechanical failures each team had on all the races. To decide the mechanical failure number, I multiply the number of mechanical failures by 512. (I don't count crashes and driver errors, as they are not mechanical failures.)

For driver performance, I give the best driver of that season the max grip, 16384. Next I try to work my way down and try to put the driver performance in the same sequence as how the corresponding championship ended. For grip range, I just follow my intuition and put in some random numbers. fe: I give Senna a very low grip range (230), and Decesaris a high grip range. (1230)

Do you (@tdk or anybody else) have any extra tips for me on making the carsets as realistic and enjoyable as possible?
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I fully support Peke12 ideas and I also try to follow them in my carsets. Right now I'm owing a reply to roland and someone more regarding this (I'm short on time but I didn't forget it) but that's why I think having Senna with a random grip range of 128 (respecting the multiplication rule of doubling, 2-4-8 ... 128 ... 512 ... 16384) makes a great challenge.
I could add tweaking the team failure probabilities. I think the vanilla GP2 is fairly realistic regarding that, as Ligier used to fail a lot both in the game and in real life. I suppose BAR of 1999 would have a failure probability of 10000 or more.
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ismael wrote:
12.05.2021, 21:43
I suppose BAR of 1999 would have a failure probability of 10000 or more.
Indeed; 10240. The highest i have ever seen in my data sheets is the 1997 Stewart: 11264. That are 22 failures in 16 races. (My data sheets run from 1990 - 2020 :wink: )


peke12 wrote:
11.05.2021, 15:32
A new 1994 carset? Looks good.
No, only the track is new; 2020 Imola - Emilia Romagna. The carset is the 1994 FK-PAL carset with TdK data.
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peke12 wrote:
12.05.2021, 12:23

For driver performance, I give the best driver of that season the max grip, 16384. Next I try to work my way down and try to put the driver performance in the same sequence as how the corresponding championship ended. For grip range, I just follow my intuition and put in some random numbers. fe: I give Senna a very low grip range (230), and Decesaris a high grip range. (1230)
I work completly different. I use data from each qualifying and race (average speed), and convert them into (percentage) % values. With this i make an average value, 1 for quali, 1 for race. Together they create the drivers grip. I use difference in engine power to create variations in how good a car/driver performs in either qualifying or race. The random grip is also a calculated value, from the fastest driver, increasing on each driver who has a lower grip value.

It's all very difficult to explain, but it's all done in Excel sheets, and they make a lot more sense :) . I even do engine power based on the real F1 cars top speeds, with some adjustments to make it realistic for in the game.
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Imola - Emilia Romagna (Italy) 2020 TdK (v1.3).zip
Version 1.3, again a Tiny Update
(475.71 KiB) Downloaded 519 times

Version 1.2
- Fixed the pit entrance column/pillar. Was not visible.

Version 1.3
- Larger/Higher Marshall box.
Last edited by TdK on 05.02.2023, 17:22, edited 3 times in total.
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TdK wrote:
13.05.2021, 13:45
Imola - Emilia Romagna (Italy) 2020 TdK.zip


Enjoy! :D
Mate you are a FUCKING LEGEND MAN
A FUCKING LEGEND
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Wow, the track is of remarkable quality, excellent job =D>

Thank you very much, I was waiting for a current layout quite some time :D
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Pouco95 summarized the feeling. Thanks, thanks a lot!
The feeling is great and the details are awesome. The houses by Rivazza seem so accurate. This is really the Imola version we were missing!
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TdK wrote:
13.05.2021, 12:56
peke12 wrote:
12.05.2021, 12:23

For driver performance, I give the best driver of that season the max grip, 16384. Next I try to work my way down and try to put the driver performance in the same sequence as how the corresponding championship ended. For grip range, I just follow my intuition and put in some random numbers. fe: I give Senna a very low grip range (230), and Decesaris a high grip range. (1230)
I work completly different. I use data from each qualifying and race (average speed), and convert them into (percentage) % values. With this i make an average value, 1 for quali, 1 for race. Together they create the drivers grip. I use difference in engine power to create variations in how good a car/driver performs in either qualifying or race. The random grip is also a calculated value, from the fastest driver, increasing on each driver who has a lower grip value.

It's all very difficult to explain, but it's all done in Excel sheets, and they make a lot more sense :) . I even do engine power based on the real F1 cars top speeds, with some adjustments to make it realistic for in the game.
You explained it very well, thanks. It's good to see a complete different approach. Very interesting and much more scientific. I might try it too. :-)
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Thank you guys for all your kind comments! :D

Imola has been a lot of work, and i pushed Gp2 to it's limits with it, at least i noticed during editing/creating... ](*,)

But in the end it all worked out fine. I try to improve my quality everytime i release a track, and within the Imola track i made things i never did before; You might notice the different kerbs, many fence textures, fence behind other fence to create depth (alongside the marshalls), and some scenery tricks and bits i never done before. I even made 3 or 4 CC-Lines before i ended up with this one i finally liked :) .

(There is a update available: Version 1.2 See previous post! :wink:)

Kind regards, enjoy and have fun racing it!
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Amazing track!!
Well done! =D> =D>
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Will this happen this Sunday's Race, Max and Lewis together fighting in Zandvoort first corner, Tarzanbocht?
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Also, sneak preview 2021 Carset :wink:
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Looking forward for the set =D>

First corner was not that close today and the race pretty tactical, but good to have some great classic tracks back in the calendar =D> The banked corner must be a great feeling to drive
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