I've been driving through a 1937 season with @mantasisg 's Mercedes w125 and decided to make a couple of small QOL updates.
Sound:
The original sound is (i think?) similar or the same as the auto union type c. It sounds great, but I wanted a more pronounced difference in engine note between the two as I believe would've been the case in reality (the auto union had a 6l v16 and the mercedes had a 5.6l supercharged inline 8). This is my first attempt at any sound modding so it may be a little rough around the edges, and far from 100% there (not helped by the fact there's very few samples to work with). But I definitely think it gets the vibe across
Install:
Extract the zip and then copy the 'sfx' folder into your car folder, replace both files when prompted. I also recommend backing up your sfx folder before hand.
New engine sound:
Source examples:
Final drive ratios:
I've added 3 additional lower final drive ratios (3.10, 3.00, 2.93) to prevent excessive redlining at spa, avus, tripoli etc. No clue if this is at all realistic but I imagine in the day they would have been able to create whatever ratios were desired.
Install:
I would also highly recommend getting the physics update from @aphidgod and @67JTM's skinpack. (make sure to install the physics update before installing the final drive changes)
Sound:
The original sound is (i think?) similar or the same as the auto union type c. It sounds great, but I wanted a more pronounced difference in engine note between the two as I believe would've been the case in reality (the auto union had a 6l v16 and the mercedes had a 5.6l supercharged inline 8). This is my first attempt at any sound modding so it may be a little rough around the edges, and far from 100% there (not helped by the fact there's very few samples to work with). But I definitely think it gets the vibe across
Install:
Extract the zip and then copy the 'sfx' folder into your car folder, replace both files when prompted. I also recommend backing up your sfx folder before hand.
New engine sound:
Source examples:
Final drive ratios:
I've added 3 additional lower final drive ratios (3.10, 3.00, 2.93) to prevent excessive redlining at spa, avus, tripoli etc. No clue if this is at all realistic but I imagine in the day they would have been able to create whatever ratios were desired.
Install:
- first, you need to have the full version of content manager.
- click the 'about' tab in CM, click the version number a few times to enable developer mode.
- go into the 'content' tab in CM and find the mercedes w125.
- click 'unpack data' on the bottom of the screen
- find the 'final.rto' file in the unpacked data folder and create a backup.
- copy the 'final.rto' file from the download into the unpacked data folder, overwriting the original.
- Repack the data and delete the old unpacked data folder.
- done!
I would also highly recommend getting the physics update from @aphidgod and @67JTM's skinpack. (make sure to install the physics update before installing the final drive changes)
