Hi everyone,
Today I installed GP4 on my laptop (Windows 7, 64 bits). Of course I wanted to update/enhance the game, so I followed the normal procedure: run
GP4Patch, replace the .exe file with the
decrypted file and then run
GPxPatch. The game works fine, but for some reason I cannot use
GP4Tweaker and
CMagic, two tools which are essential for a realistic racing-simulation. GP4Tweaker does nothing (it cannot find the right directory) and CMagic keeps telling me "file access denied", and it fails to produce
magic data. If someone can help me, please let me know. Feel free to ask more information.
In short, I would like to change:
Pitstop times (
GP4Tweaker)
The
slipstream effect and the
dirty-air effect (according to some people this is also featured in
GP4Tweaker)
Tyre wear (I'd like to test the mysterious
cc shuffler value in the
magic data)
Other track-data, like
AI errors and
failure rates.
There are probably better editors than the two I mentioned. If so, please tell me. I have read there is another magic-data editor, the
trackset manager, which is probably more user-friendly. Unfortunately, only a part of the magic data can be edited in this way. Even worse, I cannot find an existing link to download it (linkrot is a major problem in the world of GP4, many useful tools are not available for download anymore). Hopefully someone can shed some light on the matter.
Thanks!
P.S. I'm no computer or software expert.