GP4Builder 1.305 and the future

Hi all the GP4 men,

Here is time again for a new GP4Builder revision...yep, one more, but also maybe one of the last one.
Yep, you read me well, There's some time now I'm slowing down my work on GP4Builder. Not that I hate working on it and in fact I loved each and every hour (well, not each of them but nevermind ) passed programming on it but it's a 7 (seven!) years work now and a lot of reasons are there to make me stop (not playing game that much anymore, loosing faith and will, having a real life...you named them).

So things are on the way to finish.
Oh, there might be one or maybe two new revisions in future because I made some heavy internal changes for this version and thus bugs will surely rise up quite soon and need some fix but I'm not sure I will add any new feature now.

Even if it's not my last post here (of course it isn't), I wish to thank everyone around that played a role in bringing this tool to its actual modest level, from my initial professors who teached me all the basics needed to start with programming, to every guys around who reported bugs and of course to every modders who used it to bring a new life to GP4.
Thank you all.

Lo2k

Anyway, here's the traditional picture :


and the history log:
v1.305
New : Part Number in search list
New : Quick notes (internal notepad)
New : Global setting for Kerb external side height
New : Transparent shadows Display
Enhanced : Search type is now defined automaticaly
Enhanced : Textures are immediately refreshed when applying texture name changes
Enhanced : mouse wheel is now handled in Texture Renaming window
Enhanced : Axis locks are now better handled when entering/leaving local axis mode
Enhanced : Increased sun direction precision values to 3 digits
Enhanced : Better Jip mapping display for jips smaller than 32 pixels height
Enhanced : improved Jip mapping commands values naming
Enhanced : .gp4 selection is now coloured in wireframe mode
Enhanced : speeded up split lines display
Fixed : Search didn't lead to the right part if an object had several parts with the same texture
Fixed : Some objects were disapearing when rotated on Z axis (mostly trees)
Fixed : forced 1 axis object move if local axis mode wasn't disengaged before leaving vertice level
Fixed : Vertex V mapping texture coordinate information was not correct if changed
Fixed : error if a sector hosting a track camera was deleted
Fixed : vertice snapping was actived when repeating vertex move
Fixed : Path to .gp4 file was lost if GP4Builder cameras were saved in another folder
Fixed : Some .dat files can't be opened since v1.217
Fixed : -1 list index error when trying to edit default new scene object (since v1.217)
Fixed : speeded up some features needing to find latest created object (2 seconds to none)
Fixed : Speeded up .dat to .gp4 on the fly creation (10 seconds to none)
Fixed : Jip ID 915,940,941,942,943,944 were not displayed
Fixed : error when attempting to create a car object shadow





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2009 03:07PM by Lo2k.

Thanks Lo2k for all those wonderful things you have done for GP4.

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[gp4facile.xooit.com]

Cheers and thanks for everything you've done for this community Lo2k.

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HD SUZUKA - MENU ADDONS - ONBOARD CAMERAS - VIDS

I don't think your efforts will ever be matched, my friend. Thanks for everything.


My unfinished tracks: [www.grandprixgames.org]
Send bug reports and track editing questions to f1virtualblog@gmail.com

Prblanco schrieb:
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> I don't think your efforts will ever be matched,
> my friend. Thanks for everything.

+1
gp4 would most probably be dead without you

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used to be GPGSL's Nick Heidfeld

I repeat again, probably one of most better modding tools of whole racing modding scene.
For sure you'll not never forget for your gorgeus contribute to improve modding scene in GP4.

Good luck for your real life.

My workthread with all RELEASED and WIP stuff





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2009 04:00PM by Rot Teufel.

thank you very much lo2k

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My GPGSL Career

I am so grateful for your extraordinary work for the community!

Thanks for another great update!

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X (@ed24f1)

Thank you very much for all your work and your big effort during this 7 years.
Thank you very much Laurent :D

GP4-ARGENTINA

You have developed not only the finest track making/editing software around laurent,but also the the gp4 community in total. the cars/tracks etc generated/created with your collection of tools helped keep gp4 going well after many games of it's period long retired....seven years is testimant to your commitment to gp4 & though it may have seemed thanksless as the years went by..be assured your works were/are appreciated...

Thanks for all your 7 years work lo2k! We miss your effort!

I know that's not ellegant to ask this after you say what you say, but it's only a question, anwser if you want: about track side elevations that you say some time ago, you will put it in final version? Is there a possibility to make track side elevetions (like hills) with only mouse click? I know some games that have this type of terrain editor with mouse, maybe you can have a look at this and put it in final version.

Thanks again!!!

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Thanks!

Track-Packs 1988-1991-1993-1994-1995-1997-1999

Thanks for all the work you have been putting into Grand Prix 4

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Thank you Laurent. The tool is fantastic.
Simple to use with extraordinary features.

Gp4world aka: Jcaranti
Racing Generation: Web Admin
WE OPENED AGAIN, COME AND JOIN US.

very sad to read, but i think that you are one of the 2/3 person which give a second life to GP4.
thanks laurent, for what you did and for what you will do for Gp4 comunity in future

Samuele
32BOBO32

Thank you Laurent.

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raulgullon.com -
Wedding and Motorsports Photography.

This tool has been one of the greatest things I have experienced in the modding comunity...and it's for free
I remember when it was impossible to modify layouts or make new ones still at the beginning of 2005...only updatzing graphical stuff was possile (as did Ricardo Lampert very well)...and today we can build any track we like with brilliant quality and features

Thanks for all this...I would have never started to build F1 cars...so luckily I had the chance to work on tracks instead

Thanks a lot for everything: without your efforts a lot of things wouldn't work as they do.

Bye

ROAR

Thank you very much Laurent !!!

Thanks for everything!!!