Multiple GP3.EXE?

Is it possible to have multiple GP3.exe files for different championships? I have my custom championship but I would like to play on the 1997, 98 and 99 seasons without having to change car sets. If it is possible how would I be able to go about setting up the other GP3.exe files?

Mullet345 Wrote:
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> Is it possible to have multiple GP3.exe files for
> different championships? I have my custom
> championship but I would like to play on the 1997,
> 98 and 99 seasons without having to change car
> sets. If it is possible how would I be able to go
> about setting up the other GP3.exe files?

I have just made some copies of the whole GP3 folder and renamed them to i.e. "GP3 70's", "GP3 80's, "GP3 90's", "GP3 2012" , "GP3 Indycar" or what you prefer..

After copying the folder you can modify as much as you like. I have a complete GP3 Le Mans "mod" with 2012 carset, tracks, sounds and more in my GP3 folder...

Perhaps it could work for you



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2012 10:54AM by shlund.

I see. But how would I set GP3 Edit so that it reads a particular gp3.exe? I don't want to export over my custom championship.

i think the gp3 tools read the game folder and the custom exe path. i once tried to have multiple settings making copies of the exe and the f1gstate.sav and swapping then everytime i needed by renaming them. i thought to make a small tool for the quick rename at the time but never went on

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2012 01:05PM by R_Scandura.

you could store various gp3.exe´s,.. (here 3 different Season-exe´s) in a folder you like and write little DOS-batches to automatically exchange them. I´m not into coding, but writing a DOSbatch is quite easy!

a "start.bat" could look like:

[CODE1:]

@ECHO off
cls
:start
echo.
echo.
echo Select your F1-Season by pressing any of these keys and hit ENTER:
echo.
echo.
ECHO 'a' ...Season 1996
ECHO 'b' ...Season 1997
ECHO 'c' ...Season 1998
echo.
echo.
set choice=
set /p choice=Your choice:
if not '%choice%'=='' set choice=%choice:~0,1%
if '%choice%'=='a' goto 96
if '%choice%'=='b' goto 97
if '%choice%'=='c' goto 98
echo.
ECHO "%choice%" is not valid, try again
ECHO.
goto start
:96
cd gpxpdata\bat\1996
call start.bat
goto end
:97
cd gpxpdata\bat\1997
call start.bat
goto end
:98
cd gpxpdata\bat\1998
call start.bat
goto end
:end
exit



and the start.bat from inside this specified folders (here: gpxpdata\bat\199x) where one gp3.exe is stored:

CODE2:

echo off
cls
copy GP3.exe "c:\Grand Prix 3\GP3.exe" /y
cd\Grand Prix3
start gpxpatch.exe /R
exit



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2012 02:11PM by pirx.

Mullet345 Wrote:
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> I see. But how would I set GP3 Edit so that it
> reads a particular gp3.exe? I don't want to export
> over my custom championship.


It's very easy....

Open GP3 Editor and choose: Options/GP3 Edit Configuration... and then enter the gameversion you want to modify, very easy and simple to administrate, works for me without problems...

Do the same thing with the carshape editor and export the carshape/cockpit you want to the GP3 season you like... Use the Sound editor the same way and you'll soon have your own personal mod(s)...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/24/2012 03:25PM by shlund.

Yes you can have multiple GP3 folders.

But you can also use GPxPatch and build multiple season sets with it. All your season sets are stored in a folder in GPxPatch and you just have to switch from one to another before loading the game in GPxPatch.

Link here

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Ok. So all I need to do is copy my Grand Prix 3 folder, rename the copies of the folder to F1 1998, 1999 ect, then set gp3 edit to read the gp3.exe in a particular folder. Gpxpatch would need to go in all of the folders as well so that it would load the particular gp3.exe. Is there anything else I need to do? Also, is there a way forme to download tracks from a certain year, so that I don't have to use the default tracks of GP3?

Mullet345 Wrote:
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> Ok. So all I need to do is copy my Grand Prix 3
> folder, rename the copies of the folder to F1
> 1998, 1999 ect, then set gp3 edit to read the
> gp3.exe in a particular folder. Gpxpatch would
> need to go in all of the folders as well so that
> it would load the particular gp3.exe. Is there
> anything else I need to do? Also, is there a way
> forme to download tracks from a certain year, so
> that I don't have to use the default tracks of
> GP3?



I think you've got it...

Don't think all tracks covers all seasons, but take a good look in an other tread regarding a 'tracklist' for GP3.

Furthermore you should try the reduced Belini circuits, which is specific for each year since 1997 (I think)...

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Mullet345
Gpxpatch would need to go in all of the folders as well so that it would load the particular gp3.exe

To be sure you understood correctly what everybody has said, there is two (three) ways you can go to use different season packs in GP3 :

1- Copy/custom your GP3 folder on your hard drive with your different packs
2- Use one GP3 folder with GPxPatch in it, then install your season packs in gpxdata folder (make a directory in it for each of your season pack)
(3- Use the DOS batch by pirx with 1st method)

Both of them works properly. Just use the one you feel the more confortable with.

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