Hi there!
Just in time for Christmas, I am pleased to be able to upload the final version of my Megapatch F1 2018.
DOWNLOAD Megapatch F1 2018I have been working on it on and off since November 2018, it’s taken me a long time! This explains why it’s not a 2019 edition. The upside is that you get to have Alonso in a Mclaren and Leclerc before he when to Ferrari. If people are still making stuff for me to be able to assemble, I’ll probably skip a year or two and make a 2020 or 2021 sometime in the distant future.
Some points about this Megapatch:
There were 21 races in 2018 and you can race all of them, despite the fact that GP3_2000 is set up for only 17. Change the tracks by going to the gpxTrack tab in Gpx on start-up and switching the track sets between ‘early’ and ‘late’ (late includes the last four races of the season). You can change the track map loading screens to match the early or late set of tracks by going to the bitmaps folder and over-writing with the correct images. You can change the main menus to match early or late sets by overwriting and renaming the GP2000v1.bin file.
The biggest frustration is that the carshape does include a halo (for accuracy) but overall is a very poor shape, it does not use the skins properly, distorting them. Its fine for in-car view by trackside views of cars is disappointing. If anyone wants to make a better shape that does justice to the skins but has the halo, please get in touch!
An another point about the halo, the incar view of the halo is not brilliant. Its passable, but its the only one I could find and I am not able to make masks myself to have a go at it. If you have a better one, let me know.
There were only 10 teams taking part in 2018 and GP3 needs 11. So I went back to 2016 and resurrected Manor Racing as the best compromise.
For some drivers there are more than one arm graphics to choose from. Swap them around within the folder. I might make a blue set of Bottas gloves. By the way, you should be able to see custom visors, arms, legs and steering wheels for all drivers. If you can’t it might be because of the naming of the files in your set up of GPX.
Lastly, I always care in choosing the music for each patch. It has to be music that came out the same year or the year before. I have chosen some less known tracks. One by Beck called ‘Dreams’, from Ride called ‘Lannoy Point’ and lastly ‘Find Me’ by Sigma.
Suggestions for improvement welcome.
Happy racing! (Happy Christmas!)
Elio