Updating track with mods

Hi all,

Me again, just another question and thought I would start a new thread as not to conflict the issues.

In each mod the track names update, but not the physical track, there was some guidence in the FAQ but it is now a deadlink sadly. Is there anybody who is happy to reply with a step by step guide on how to update the tracks? Feel free to PM me the info if you would prefer

Here is the example of the dead link - [www.gp4central.com]

i a new around here to, but i tried to explain.

there is two kind mods. CSM mods and NonCsm mods.

CSM mods hasnt got to tracks in it. it is why you see to original tracks when you playing it. what you must do? example at 2020 CSM mod, it says, there is İstanbul track. you must download İstanbul track from different place, ie one of from our dear members F1virtuals, [f1virtual.blogspot.com]. than in game folder ie open new Track folder, and put istanbul folder in it. now it is ready to play. click on GPxPatch.exe, than GPxTrack section, than edit, than click folder icon and select DAT file of istanbul's. than you can play with İstanbul track.

but good news, some mods have trackpacks. ie 2006 [www.gp4db.com]. than install trackpack, open it with TSM toll which inside ZazTools [www.grandprixgames.org], than it auto load all mod tracks in your track folder. than select them with GPxTool, and play.

lastly, here is your link which work:

[www.gp4central.com]

Hi there,

Thank you so much for explaining! I think I fully understand it now and will have a look for the 1997 tracks later and let you know how I get on

I have one other question regarding mods - car performance. I am so much slower in every mod, even in a 2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari I would start fast off the grid but get caught lap after lap. I had a look at Change Average Performance Levels in the CSM and that helped but also made every very fast! Track records were broken by most cars, including the Arrows!

Is there something very simple I am missing? I don't want to cheat or be super fast, but I want to at least be competitive.

Thanks in advance, I appreciate everyone' input

your welcome.

how you changed average performance levels?

I've right clicked on the file in CSM - I just increased performance on race and qualiying and Ia m so much quicker and can compete a bit, but so is everyone else!

Edit - just seen your post in the other thread!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/12/2021 02:28PM by Fisienthusiast.

Hi, I followed these steps and nothing worked I am afraid, it was all just blank?

ok, i dont know it. maybe another member can give you to answer about CSM.

No problem I appreciate your help, I think it may just be the file is so old or something I do not know

So I have managed to download the tracks via TSM thanks to help from a member in my PMs, however, when I add them to the tracks in the patch it all looks ok, however, I still have the 2001 tracks in the game. Is it possible I have "saved" them in the wrong place? Where should I save the tracks once they are installed?

Fisienthusiast Wrote:
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> So I have managed to download the tracks via TSM
> thanks to help from a member in my PMs, however,
> when I add them to the tracks in the patch it all
> looks ok, however, I still have the 2001 tracks in
> the game. Is it possible I have "saved" them in
> the wrong place? Where should I save the tracks
> once they are installed?


hey again. open tsm, go on one of track which installed, click with right button to mouse and select "go to track" folder. look where is it. example my Detroit track in Grand Prix 4/Tracks/Detroit 1988 folder. and its dat name is S1CT12.DAT. for playing with it, i must select it with GPxPatch tool, GPxTrack section, Edit and add it one of slot in it.

Hi again, sorry to report this is exactly what I am doing, I created a folder called tracks. Should I save them from circuits? I added the default ones back and although they work in the menu they all come up as blank except for Argentina for some bizarre reason

Hi all,

I am still unable to successfully play GP4 with mod tracks in a mod.

I download the files, click the TSM file to open TSM, install them, move them from tracks to circuits then add them to the patch is CSM. Load the game, tracks look correct in the menu. Start race, crashes mid loading screen every time.

I have followed two different user's advise and sadly get the same results, what am I doing wrong?

for CSM mods create a trackset with TSM and select that trackset in your csm mod.
for non-csm mods use the GPxTrack extension in GPxPatch.
It's as simple as that.

CSM:


Non-CSM:

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Hi, oh my god I have been trying to do both at the same time. Thank you



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/20/2021 01:31AM by Fisienthusiast.

Carl_gpgames Wrote:
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> for CSM mods create a trackset with TSM and select
> that trackset in your csm mod.
> for non-csm mods use the GPxTrack extension in
> GPxPatch.
> It's as simple as that.
>
> CSM:
> [i.imgur.com]
>
> Non-CSM:
> [i.imgur.com]

Hi again, so to be clear only TSM format tracks will work in a CSM mod?

For example, I have a 2018 CSM mod but I can only find non-csm tracks on this site for it here [www.grandprixgames.org]

Does that mean they will not be compatible?

Apologies if this is another stupid question, just want to be clear

there is no special format in tsm. just DAT and WAD files like everywhere else.
just have a look to the TSM menu, i think it's quite self-explaining.

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Hi,

Thanks once again for getting back to me, sorry perhaps I did not explain my question as well as I should

I have found 2018 tracks. But they are downloaded as WAD files such as the tracks at the bottom half of this [www.grandprixgames.org] thread


Once downloaded, I then go into TSM, I click install track but cannot select them as it only looks for "TSM" files.

In this event, how do I install these downloaded tracks on TSM?


I have added screenshots of the process I am attempting to follow

[imgur.com]

[imgur.com]

mate, honestly?!

Step 1:


Step 2:


Then you create a tracklist (Manage profiles), add your track(s) in the right order and load the profile with CSM. really, shouldn't be that hard.

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Carl_gpgames Wrote:
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> mate, honestly?!
>
> Step 1:
> [i.imgur.com]
>
> Step 2:
> [i.imgur.com]
>
> Then you create a tracklist (Manage profiles), add
> your track(s) in the right order and load the
> profile with CSM. really, shouldn't be that hard.

Hi again,

Thank you, sorry if that was frustrating but I am using TSM for the first time really and thought the create track was for creating tracks, apologies once again.

Using this as an example, [imgur.com] there are no files on the GPI trackmap, magic data, loadingscreen and menu file included in the winrar file. Will this be an issue? Is it simply a case of my just needing to upload the wad and dat files, labelling the event correctly, and it is ready to add into a tracklist?

I once again apologise if this is frustrating and if I come across as an idiot, I just want to make sure I am getting this correctly as I actually have not had this explained to me before.

Nope, only the WAD (= textures and 3D objects) and DAT (= track layout) are necessary.
I would fill all fields, especially the adjective (in your case it will be "russian". The other files are not needed to play the track (GPI = trackmap in the menu, Loadingscreen = self-explaining, is usually contained in the mod itself, STR = text files for the menu (track information and so on), magic data is contained in the DAT-file, it's just that TSM gives you the possebility to adjuist the magic data if you like so).

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