An idea for new qualifying format (Needs a grid start editor)

Hi all, I was just playing around in GP4 with different ideas and suggestions to simulate as close as possible the new knock-out qualifying format. The best method I found was the following.

- To use a practice session to conduct the qualifying session Q3 lasting for 15 minutes with all cars (human and cc) on track.
- Start another practice session (if you want to use a different performance file you will need to exit the game and load through GPx Patch). In Q2 knock out the slowest runners (P17 - P22) by selecting the drivers in practice this will ensure that the human driver and the remaining drivers (P1 - P16) are in the session only.
- In Q3 knock out the slowest runners again (P11-P17) by again selecting the drivers in practice this will ensure that the human driver and the remaning 9 drivers are in the session only.

Some advantages you can play with the fuel loads for each practice session to try and simulate as close as possible. I.e) A race fuel load in Q3.

But all this is useless and wasteful, but if we had a grid start editor and you could place yourself on the grid when you qualified it would be fantastic. What do you think wishful thinking or basis for consideration for an editor to made.

I would say basis for consideration if it can be done of course.

I'm using this method and a text editor (to edit the perf.txt file) to make the starting grid. It works perfectly !

which archive I have that to edit?

AYRTON SENNA FOREVER!

@ xav85

But you can't set human grid positions?

Buzz Hornet ecrit:
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> But you can't set human grid positions?


Yes

@ xav85

Interesting mate, can you share the secret?

In your perf file (make a copy before), after the qualifying session, just change the qualif parameter for each driver.

For example :

** GP3edit - Performance File **

[Team #00]
Name=mclaren,mercedes
Performance=815,815,0
First Driver=1,fernando alonso,15973,128,23000,0
Second Driver=2,lewis hamilton,15981,153,22000,0

[Team #01]
Name=renault,renault
Performance=800,800,0
First Driver=3,giancarlo fisichella,15756,284,21000,0
Second Driver=4,heikki kovalainen,15791,232,20000,0

[Team #02]
Name=ferrari,ferrari
Performance=816,816,1666
First Driver=5,felipe massa,15841,371,19000,0
Second Driver=6,kimi raikkonen,15800,450,18000,0

[Team #03]
Name=honda,honda
Performance=779,779,1666
First Driver=7,jenson button,15625,260,17000,0
Second Driver=8,rubens barrichello,15750,198,16000,0

[Team #04]
Name=sauber,bmw
Performance=808,808,2500
First Driver=9,nick heidfeld,15803,341,15000,0
Second Driver=10,robert kubica,15663,416,14000,0

[Team #05]
Name=toyota,toyota
Performance=792,792,1666
First Driver=11,ralf schumacher,15542,343,13000,0
Second Driver=12,jarno trulli,15567,362,12000,0

[Team #06]
Name=RBR,renault
Performance=792,792,6666
First Driver=14,david coulthard,15554,355,10000,0
Second Driver=15,mark webber,15446,484,9000,0

[Team #07]
Name=williams,toyota
Performance=793,793,1666
First Driver=16,nico rosberg,15703,301,8000,0
Second Driver=17,alexander wurz,15658,371,7000,0

[Team #08]
Name=STR,ferrari
Performance=770,770,6666
First Driver=18,vitantonio liuzzi,15450,303,6000,0
Second Driver=19,sebastian vettel,15508,266,5000,0

[Team #09]
Name=spyker,ferrari
Performance=750,750,4166
First Driver=20,adrian sutil,15621,247,4000,0
Second Driver=21,sakon yamamoto,15613,220,3000,0

[Team #10]
Name=super aguri,honda
Performance=775,775,3333
First Driver=22,takuma sato,15671,236,2000,0
Second Driver=23,anthony davidson,15606,204,1000,0


The starting grid will be :

1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Fisichella
etc...

yes, i've done that before to simulate actual qualifying results, it works perfectly

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@ xav85

Thanks but as the human selected driver you would need to contest qualifying, if you skip qualifying it places you automatically at the back of the grid.

I'm doing this in multiplayer, try with "quick race".

Thanks I'll look into it

xav85 Wrote:
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> In your perf file (make a copy before), after the
> qualifying session, just change the qualif
> parameter for each driver.
>
> For example :
>
> ** GP3edit - Performance File **
>
>
> Name=mclaren,mercedes
> Performance=815,815,0
> First Driver=1,fernando alonso,15973,128,23000,0
> Second Driver=2,lewis hamilton,15981,153,22000,0
>
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Please can you tell me what the individual numbers in the perf file mean and what they influence in the game?

Thanks
Paul

perf numbers are horsepower, first in qually and then in race (and practice), the 0 is damage probability (set to none here).

The drivers numbers are grip level in qually, range, may go up or down by this amount randomly, then the same again for race (and practice).

I think race is before qualy

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Tony

yes, qualifying is first, then race perf values

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oops, it's one or the other... Tony's made far more perfs than I have

In GP3 it was qual/race, but now i think its race/qual - xav85 has race/qual, so lets trust him :p

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Tony

I was wondering that because when I do my perf files I did it as qual/race, with a higher number for qual, but when I got to the race the cars were faster than in qualifing, so I'm guessing its supposed to be race/qual.