How to: add downloaded content to Race Series

[Günthar Rowe]

I was about to write one of these today as I just got asked again how to install something, but Viper has done a good job already :tongue:

All download come packed in a compressed format such as .rar or .7z .
A good tool to open these is 7zip.

There are two different installation possibilities for the game, the offline version for which you require a DVD, or the online/steam version, which can be installed with either the DVD or Steam purchase.

Tracks​

Off-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of C:\Program Files\Race 07 before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called Gamedata, extract this to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\

If the folder inside has the track name, first check if the Gamedata folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [trackname] folder to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\Gamedata\Locations


On-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\[USERNAME]\Race 07\ before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called Gamedata, extract this to:
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\common\Race 07\

If the folder inside has the trackname, first check if the Gamedata folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [trackname] folder to:
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\common\Race 07\Gamedata\Locations

If the Gamedata folder and/or the Locations folder does not exist, you'll need to create it yourself.

Cars​

Please note: the files found in the download section under "Cars" are always skins a.k.a. liveries for existing cars. Installation instructions for these are under "Skins". The installation instructions in this part are for ADD-ON CARS a.k.a. mods.

Off-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of C:\Program Files\Race 07 before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called Gamedata, extract this to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\

If the folder inside has the car name, first check if the Gamedata folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [carname] folder to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\Gamedata\Teams


On-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\common\Race 07\ before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called Gamedata, extract this to:
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\common\Race 07\

If the folder inside has the car name, first check if the Gamedata folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [carname] folder to:
C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps\common\Race 07\Gamedata\Teams

If the Gamedata folder and/or the Teams folder does not exist, you'll need to create it yourself.

Skins​

Off-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of C:\Program Files\Race 07\CustomSkins before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called CustomSkins, extract this to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\

If the folder inside has the skin name, first check if the CustomSkins folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [skinname] folder to:
C:\Program Files\Race 07\CustomSkins


On-line version:
I recommend taking a backup of \My Documents\Simbin\RACE 07\CustomSkins\ before you continue so it can easily be restored if something goes wrong.

Open the compressed file (.zip/.rar/.7z).
If the folder inside is called CustomSkins, extract this to:
\My Documents\Simbin\RACE 07\

If the folder inside has the skin name, first check if the CustomSkins folder is inside or not. If it is, follow the instruction above.
If not: Extract the [skinname] folder to:
\My Documents\Simbin\RACE 07\CustomSkins\

Edit by staff to reflect Steam changes to file locations in late 2013

 

[UMC 22]

This should be stickied then.

 

[Ryan Callan]

Stuck

 

[Günthar Rowe]

thx Ryan/Ross

 

[Adam Brooks]

so if you add a car by following the instructions..where does it appear in the game?

 

[UMC 22]

It depends on the mod. Most of them create a new class with it's own button which will appear on the selection screen. Other mods add cars to one of the existing classes. Either way, the mod description here on RD and/or the readme file will usually tell you.

 

[Maximus787]

so if you add a car by following the instructions..where does it appear in the game?

I have the same problem here... I install many car mods and every time I have to go looking for the new car and it takes SO long because I have so many car classes/categories. A lot of the readme files don't tell you under which class to find the car.

Is there a way of finding out where the car will be placed by opening one of the mod files themselves?

 

[Günthar Rowe]

open the .inccar file in note pad and look and the Class= and it will have the name of the class the car is in.

 

[Hiroshi Awazu]

Deleted, posted in wrong thread.

 

[Enrique Berton]

 

[JR Racing]

I am having terrible trouble getting the supertouring 90's / btcc 98 mod to work in Race 07 offline.

I folloed the instructions above, game loads ok but get no new car classes in the menu - looks as it did before unpacking the mod into the relevant folders.

Have added tracks to the game with no problem but haven't managed to work out mods yet.

 

[Lars Brugman]

I am having terrible trouble getting the supertouring 90's / btcc 98 mod to work in Race 07 offline.

I folloed the instructions above, game loads ok but get no new car classes in the menu - looks as it did before unpacking the mod into the relevant folders.

Have added tracks to the game with no problem but haven't managed to work out mods yet.

How many mods have you got installed?

 

[Steve William]

I am having terrible trouble getting the supertouring 90's / btcc 98 mod to work in Race 07 offline.

I folloed the instructions above, game loads ok but get no new car classes in the menu - looks as it did before unpacking the mod into the relevant folders.

Have added tracks to the game with no problem but haven't managed to work out mods yet.

• same thing, i know how add mods but no new classes appear even after installing the gt power extension .

 

[4 8 15 16 23 42 108]

What are the steps exactly you are doing? GT Power expansion pack itself doen't add a new class if I remeber correctly.

 

[JoelGL]

We encountered the same issue as @Andreas Scholz. My friend installed GT Power expansion and we see the 2 new tracks (Mid Ohio and Chayka), but we can't find the 3 cars (Zonda, BMW M3 GT2, and Ford).

As @Steve William said, no new classes were created. So anyone knows where to find the new cars?

 

[Dennis Phelan]

The cars can be found in the GT Pro and GT Sports classes.

 

[JoelGL]

The cars can be found in the GT Pro and GT Sports classes.

Thanks. But we didn't see those 2 new classes. Other than the base Race 07 and the GT Power expansion, are we supposed to have others installed? Is GTR Evolution required to see these? He doesn't have GTR Evolution.

 

[4 8 15 16 23 42 108]

Weird. No idea right now. Should not be necessary to own GTR Evolution I guess.

 

[Dennis Phelan]

All the GT cars are in GTR Evo! That could very well be the reason.

 

[Shovas]

I've gotten tracks to install correctly but I can't find cars inside the game that I have added. Where are they? How do I know they're working? What's the difference between Cars and Skins? How do I know when to put which where? Thanks