SW cockpit view tyre grooves

Hi. Lately I've installed the textures for slick type tyres for GP3 1.13. The problem is that after the installation I see the new textures somehow interferring with tyre grooves which shouldn't be there anymore. When I used older carsets with grooved tyres I didn't know about this problem which came out when I started using slicks.

I suppose the problem may be connected with tyre shape or something like that. Do you know the solution for that?

P.S. MY PC won't run GP3 in HW mode so don't ask me to do so.

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OK, post a screen to see what's up...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

Here it is. I used red arrows to indicate what I mean.


One more thing. Don't laugh at my cockpit. I know it's a mess

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/2009 01:23AM by abdelkader.

OK... First of all, take a look in this picture...



As you may have noticed, it's a magnificent pic taken from game in its hardware graphics mode... All the 16.777.216 possible colors are plotted in this picture... Except the tyres in external views, for what the game uses the 256-color palette...

What I mean? Even in HW mode, the game uses the SW mode for tyres when using external views (chase/TV)... OK, look at picture again... Noticed that even with slick textures, you may find the grooves in the tyres?

So, you got your answer... All views for SW modes (SW mode and HW external views) will feature those grooves... You won't see them in HW mode from cockpit or onboards...

And you were going berserk for that... Thanks for sharing your question...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

Thanks for the reply. Now it's all clear. I think I'll try darkening the tyres so the grooves are harder to see. Having all the things considered, I guess it's the only way.

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Well, I wouldn't say you to do that... It's just another of GP3 random bugs...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

abdelkader schreef:
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> Thanks for the reply. Now it's all clear. I think
> I'll try darkening the tyres so the grooves are
> harder to see. Having all the things considered, I
> guess it's the only way.


please check your mail for pictures... don't know how to put them here!?



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GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
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There you go, Marcus






It's easy. First you upload the pictures to some free photo hosting server and then simply paste the links with at the end

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/2009 08:25PM by abdelkader.

Thx my friend,

just like you see in my pictures ... cockpit view is allright but in TV view you see the lines in the tyres just like Erick said.
Don't bother me so much because I always use cockpit view.

Thx again for posting them



GPGSL-3: VTR Driver, S4~S11 (2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3th, 4th, 3th, 2nd)(Constructorstitel S7 & S9)
GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
WREXHAM Motorsports Racing Driver S16: ?

You're welcome.

Yes, I know what you mean. By the way, it's strange that the generic wheels have default grooves which can't be erased

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/26/2009 09:47PM by abdelkader.

I think we have need for an expert... but WHO???
Should there be someone on GPG who can take the lines away...???



GPGSL-3: VTR Driver, S4~S11 (2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3th, 4th, 3th, 2nd)(Constructorstitel S7 & S9)
GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
WREXHAM Motorsports Racing Driver S16: ?

I would take a look at car shape...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

ErickVonDraxeler schreef:
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> I would take a look at car shape...

Is there something wrong with the carshape,Erick?



GPGSL-3: VTR Driver, S4~S11 (2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3th, 4th, 3th, 2nd)(Constructorstitel S7 & S9)
GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
WREXHAM Motorsports Racing Driver S16: ?

Not so... Just wondering about the grooves not being present in carshape, specially in tyres part...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

Oh that... could you do that?



GPGSL-3: VTR Driver, S4~S11 (2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3th, 4th, 3th, 2nd)(Constructorstitel S7 & S9)
GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
WREXHAM Motorsports Racing Driver S16: ?

Nothing on shape...

GPGSL-3: Fox race driver and team manager - 2011-2012 Constructor Champion - 2012 Driver Champion

Season 9 - #18 Erick Von Draxeler - #35 Marcus Bongardt

Too bad... but nice try dooh, Erick!



GPGSL-3: VTR Driver, S4~S11 (2nd, 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3th, 4th, 3th, 2nd)(Constructorstitel S7 & S9)
GPGSL-4: ONE Racing Driver, S8~S11 // TYRANT Racing Driver, S12:1st, S13:13th, S14:1st, S15:13th //
WREXHAM Motorsports Racing Driver S16: ?

I don't know if it's of some help but I noticed that the grooves are visible only when the tyres are exposed to the sunlight. When I go through dark places (for example the tunnel at Monaco) the slicks look perfect. Maybe some kind of lighting adjustment is needed here...I'm just guessing.

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