CTDP 2004 Mod for F1C (nearly) released!

We're uploading the mod right now, I'll post the link when everything is ready and nobody is faster than me in doing so.

Here the readme:




!!!!!!DO NOT USE THIS WORK AS BASE FOR YOUR OWN WITHOUT PERMISSION!!!!!!
!!!!!!THIS IS NO OFFICIAL PRODUCT AND NOT POWERED BY ISI/EA!!!!!!!!!!!!



F1 2004 MOD for F1 Challenge by Carshape & Texture Design Project
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Title : F1 2004 MOD for F1 Challenge 99 - 02
Date :
Author : CTDP & Friends
Email Address : carshape_Project@gmx.de
Homepage : [ctdp.racingmag.de]

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* Construction *

Editor(s) used : Zmodeler - Masstudio
Known Bugs : Hopefully none
Build Time : a long time

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* Description *

High Detail F1 2004 MOD for F1 Challenge 99 - 02

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*Requirements*

Make sure that you have installed the CTDP 2003 Mod or CTDP Conversion Pack on your F1 Challenge installation.
Otherwise this mod can't be used. And you need the original F1 Challenge 99 - 02.

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*Features*

-> 2004 High Detail Carshapes
-> 2004 High Resolution Textures
-> 2004 High Detail Helmetshapes
-> 2004 HANS Shape
-> 2004 High Resolution Helmets
-> 2004 Driver Names
-> 2004 Track order
-> 2004 Pit order
-> 2004 statistics
-> 2004 Pitcrews
-> 2004 Pitgarages
-> 2004 Driver Performance
-> 2004 Steering Wheels with NO LCD (Maybe we'll add LCD versions in v1.x)
-> Complete new Physics (You may need new Setups, but you can use the Setups included in this mod as base)
-> New Tyrephysics
-> New Track Cams
-> Downshift Backfires
-> New 3D and 2D Rims for each Team with motion blur
-> New Brake Shape & Textures (brake disk, brake callipers for each team)
-> New Terrain.ini and Damage.ini
-> New Campack
-> New Track Loading Screens
-> Complete new Menu
-> 3 lap qualifying rule for saturday only (please read 2004 rules section below)
-> season 2004 point system
-> New Game Launcher

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Copyrighted by Carshape & Texture Design Project & Friends:

Team Icons by CTDP (Neidryder)
Driver Icons by CTDP (Neidryder)
Menubackrounds by CTDP (Neidryder)
All 2004 Carshapes by CTDP (BMWFan,Neidryder & Nemo)
2004 Arai Helmetshape by CTDP (Kimifan aka Matthew)
2004 Sparco Helmetshape by CTDP (Kimifan aka Matthew)
2004 Bell Helmetshape by CTDP (Kimifan aka Matthew)
2004 Schuberth Helmetshape by CTDP (Kimifan aka Matthew)
2004 HANS Shape by CTDP (Kimifan aka Matthew)
2004 Steering Wheel Shapes by CTDP ((Kimifan aka Matthew & Stray (Ferrari Wheel) )
2004 Steering Wheel Textures by CTDP (KJ,Oms & Prozac)
2004 Jaguar Liveries by CTDP (Dahie)
2004 Jordan Liveries by CTDP (EnzoJZ & KJ)
2004 Minardi Liveries by CTDP (KJ based on 2003 Jörg Strombach)
2004 Ferrari Liveries by CTDP (KJ)
2004 Williams Liveries by CTDP (Dahie)
2004 McLaren Liveries by CTDP (EnzoJZ)
2004 BAR Liveries by CTDP (Dahie)
2004 Toyota Liveries by CTDP (KJ)
2004 Renault Liveries by CTDP (KJ)
2004 Sauber Liveries by CTDP (Jörg Strombach based on 2003 by EnzoJZ)
2004 Helmets Textures by CTDP (OMS & Jay (based on 2003 done by Andy Marson))
2004 Rims & Tyres by CTDP (Prozac)
2004 Pitcrews by CTDP (Oms,KJ & Neidryder)
2004 Pitboxes by CTDP (Oms,Dahie & Neidryder)
2004 Physics by CTDP (The Notorious, supported by Cheetah)
2004 Tyrephysics by CTDP (MikaF1)
2004 Driver Commontery by Richard D'Andrea
legs template by Cheetah
New Track Cams by CTDP (Twig)
New Terrain & Damage inis by Distorted vision
Downshift Backfire Shape by CTDP
Downshift Backfire Textures by Edu
GDB Updating & Tweaking by CTDP & Friends (Chris,Solaris & Raecer)
Campack by CTDP (Aprilliaracer & WilsonF1)
New Track Loading Screens by GTEvo
New Game Launcher by Watcher
Betatesting by Rex, Solaris, Chris, Aprilliaracer,Cheetah, WilsonF1, Yiots, Anthonyl,Variante Ascari

Hi Res Source Pics by CTDP (Variante Ascari)
Cover and Laben Design by Steffen & GTEvo

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*Installation*

Just run the "CTDP2004MOD_V1.0Basic.exe" Setup file and follow the instructions.
PLEASE read the License Agreement and the ReadMe before you continuing.
Then choose your F1 Challenge 99 - 02 root folder and press "Start".
Setup will copy all needed files into your F1 Challenge 99 - 02 root folder.
You can choose between 3 different versions:

-> 2002 default Physics (Contains untouched physics and engine.ini's from 2002 Season of F1 Challenge)
-> 2002 default Physics + 2004 Engines (Contains untouched physics and 2004 adjusted engine.ini's)
-> 2004 CTDP Physics (Contains complete adjusted physics to simulate season 2004)

NOTE: Please choose only ONE!!! of this Physics.
After copying the files, a batch file will start and will copy some stock game files into CTDP 2004 Mod.
Then Setup will create 3 Icons (Run CTDP Mod, 3DConfigCTDP & Uninstall CTDP Mod) in your startmenu and on the desktop.
Before exiting setup please let the setup run 3DConfigCTDP.

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*Please Note*

This is the basic version of 2004Mod by CTDP. It contents only the Melbourne version of all Shapes & Textures.
Set details to full and run in 32bit mode for best quality.

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*Online Gaming*

To play F1 2004 MOD online please choose multiplayer in SINGLE PLAYER MENU, quit the mod and start Multiplayer Menu via the Launcher.Otherwise you
will have some problems with Multiplayer Menus.
Make sure that all users have the same physics version installed! Otherwise you will get HDV mismatches!

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*Running the MOD*

If you click on the CTDP icon on the desktop and only the stock game of F1 Challenge 99 - 02 launches, run 3DConfigCTDP again.
ATTENTION: For Season 2004 you only have a starting grid of 20 cars, so set AI Players to 19 in the game options.
Otherwise you will have more then 2 cars of each team in a race.

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*PLR File Notes*

For ultimate race feeling change the following lines on your PLR file which can be found at "F1 Challenge - Folder"\CTDPSAVE\<"Your Playername">\"Your Playername".PLR.
The easiest way to get all this changes without opening the PLR file is to rename the existing Profile called "No Name Player" to you wishname. All this changes are
already done in this PLR file. To Change the PLR File, follow this instructions:
Open the PLR file with Notepad and edit this lines:

[1].Search for:
Half Rate="0" // 0 = super-high physics rate, 1 = normal

[2].change to:
Half Rate="1" // 0 = super-high physics rate, 1 = normal

[3].Search for:
Launch Control="1" // Whether old cars get launch control because we failed to document it properly

[4].Change to:
Launch Control="0" // Whether old cars get launch control because we failed to document it properly

[5].Search for:
Tire Sampling="0" // 0 = normal, 1 = extra HAT samples (*slightly* more accurate over sharp curbs, otherwise a waste of CPU)

[6].Change to:
Tire Sampling="1" // 0 = normal, 1 = extra HAT samples (*slightly* more accurate over sharp curbs, otherwise a waste of CPU)

[7].Search for:
NO AI control = 0

[8].Change to:
NO AI control = 1

To fix a spark BUG for the Cockpitview you have to change this in PLR file:

[9].Search for:
Spark Flow="0" // Add to enable: 1=flow over current 2=flow over other vehicles

[10].Change to:
Spark Flow="1" // Add to enable: 1=flow over current 2=flow over other vehicles

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*Season 2004 Rules*

We're sorry but without a C++ Programmer the 2004 rules can't be simulated. All we can do is a mixture of 2002 and 2004. But for that you'll have to do
some changes in your Playerfile.
You'll find this file in your >game directory<\CTDPSave\ >yourname< directory.

[1].Search for:
CURNT Qualify Laps="12"
PRACT Qualify Laps="12"
QUICK Qualify Laps="12"
GPRIX Qualify Laps="12"
CHAMP Qualify Laps="12"
MULTI Qualify Laps="12"
RPLAY Qualify Laps="12"

[2]. Change to:
CURNT Qualify Laps="3"
PRACT Qualify Laps="3"
QUICK Qualify Laps="3"
GPRIX Qualify Laps="3"
CHAMP Qualify Laps="3"
MULTI Qualify Laps="3" // NOTE:All players have to set it to 3, otherwise it will cause bugs
RPLAY Qualify Laps="3"

The AI will do 12 laps but only the first 3 laps will be rated.

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*ONE-ENGINE-PER-WEEKEND RULE*

It's not possible to simulate the "One-Engine-Per-Weekend" rule. So we decided to make the engines more sensetive.That's why it's impossible to
finish a 100% race with max rev.
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*Special Thanx to*

-> !!! Jay for putting CTDP on tv, getting real drivers to test the mod and some advise to the track department of ctdp !!!<-

-> mdaro for his server space for all our betastuff!
-> our hoster RacingMag and Armin for all support,webspace etc
-> To Mike Wilhelmi for help with Terrain file and some of his Textures for it
GTEvo for his PR and the Wallpapers
Tantra & Ethone for Trackediting help
Cheetah for his help with the physics
Marc Arts and Locutus for the tools to edit F1 C

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VEHICLE MODELERS

Marco Buettner
Menno Meeldijk
Andreas Neidhardt
Jiang Zheng



VEHICLE PAINTERS

Daniel Senff
Jiang Zheng
Joerg Strombach
Kunal Jain



TIRE & RIMS MODELER

Debashish Ramachandran



TIRE & RIMS PAINTER

Debashish Ramachandran



HELMET MODELER

Matthew Scerri



HELMET PAINTERS

Jay Ekkel
Omar al shaikly
Andy Marson



MENU PROGRAMMER AND GFX

Matthew Scerri
Debashish Ramachandran



CAR & TYRE PHYSICS

Henri Paul Bourassa
Barry Gray



TRACK CAM CREATOR

Tom



GAME LAUNCHER TOOL PROGRAMMER

Watcher



TRACK MODELER & TEXTURER

Matthew Scerri
Debashish Ramachandran
Menno Meeldijk
Jay Ekkel



BETATESTER

Maximilliano Sirman
Solaris
Chris
Anthonyl
Variante Ascari
Aprilia Racer
James aka Wilson F1
Yiots



SPECIAL THANKS TO

Jay for putting CTDP on tv
getting real drivers to test the mod
and some advise to the track department of ctdp
mdaro for his server space for all our betastuff
our hoster RacingMag and Armin for all support,webspace etc
To Mike Wilhelmi for help with Terrain file and some of his Textures for it
GTEvo for his PR and the Wallpapers
Tantra & Ethone for Trackediting help
Cheetah for his help with the physics
Marc Arts and Locutus for the tools to edit F1 C
And all those we forgot...

Website | Blog | Twitter | CTDP: Site Blog Twitter

Already online and I am downloading it now . I want to thank you all who did something to this awesome mod.

DOESNT WORK!!!!

EDIT// After clicking constantly for 2 mins, it started

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AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1024mb PC3200 GeIL Goldern Dragon RAM, ATi Sapphire X800 256mb, Windows XP



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/14/2004 08:37PM by mad otter.

You can get it at

CTDP at Racingmag


The links there are alright, but imagine, in the last half an hour about 700 People were downloading the mod, so be patient, if the server is a bit slow, or doesn't get a connection at the first attempt.

Website | Blog | Twitter | CTDP: Site Blog Twitter

first, second, third.... 12th... 16th attempt... :P still didn't get, haha

keep clicking!!! it works eventually!!

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AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1024mb PC3200 GeIL Goldern Dragon RAM, ATi Sapphire X800 256mb, Windows XP

it's boring to keep closing the new window, and doing it all over again :p

it's been working on the first attempt

well, it will be hard to choose between RH and CTDP :|

just right click and save as

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AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1024mb PC3200 GeIL Goldern Dragon RAM, ATi Sapphire X800 256mb, Windows XP

woot finally !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
have been playing 2k3 for a while now seeing as i dont like RH :P

Yay, after several more tries, I think the server got distracted and let my lappie grab the file

2nd click for me

ok, I get a huge bug when I try to open F1C with the mod :



it's only a sample, coz I get hundreds of those error meassages, everytime for a different file :s

ok been playing for a while and wow its amazing look at the chrome helmets of jpm and trulli and the bar is stunning .The music in the menus is great real great job guys and cant wait for the track spcific car packs to come

damn ! I wanna be able to open the mod, but I simply cant :| (read my previous message)

k u probably rtead this but have u got 2003 ctdp if not u need that or just download the conversion from thier website although i doubt this is your problem

I got my download

ah ok, thx I'll try that conversion

i've got it and i'm impressed by how the cars look less stretched than the RH cars. the GFx engine definately limits the real potential of this mod. come rFactor things should look even better for CTDP

Surely the renault sidepod doesnt look like that (toward rear)! Way too low, right?

Looks sweet though!

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