carset/carshape.. what's the difference?

what's the difference between carsets and carshapes? does the carset update the shape or just the texture? if I download a carset, do I need to download corresponding carshapes for the textures to fit properly?

Carset = liveries/textures/graphics, etc.
Carshape= shape

Your last guess is right. You need both, since in Gp4 liveries only fit on the corresponding shape.

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so if i download a carset from 'person X' , i should use it on the carshape created by 'person X' ... ?

yes, unless stated otherwise




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Yes kappie, in general this is how you should go about getting cars/shapes. But sometimes people make textures and tell you which carshape it will work with, if they were not involved in producing the original set.

Which shapes should I use with Viper's 2001 carset? I can't seem to find many 2001 shapes... should I use the standard shapes?

a carset is usually a cars.wad file which has all shapes and textures.
if you download a 'car' it will usually have shapes (.gp4 files) and textures (.tex).
if it only has .tex texture files, it will usually say which shape its for. and its usually an original shape.
I would think Vipers 2001 set has everything included in a wad file.



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