DiRT Rally DiRTy Pacenotes 2.5.1

Palo Samo · Feb 18, 2017

Be patient my friend, I will try and make the tutorial on Monday.
EDIT: Due to unforseen circumstances tutorial will be ready on Tuesday (if the engineer can fix my broadband

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Ze70R · Feb 21, 2017

Sure Palo Samo , we gonna wait as mach as you need

for such a nice mod. I did try everything you said but still nothing.I lunched Sweet lamb after i did check the Cmd window there was nothing, only the two rows when i start it

anyway good job ! we gonna wait for the tutorial.

Palo Samo · Feb 22, 2017

I can't upload the tutorial because my broadband service has been disconnected for some reason and I am in the middle of resolving this stupid problem plus my mobile data is limited... But I am working on improvements to the mod in meantime

Ze70R · Feb 22, 2017

Great news , waiting to test the improvements.

Palo Samo · Feb 22, 2017

Just been told I had to take a new contract and will get connected on 6th of March. What a joke.

petrolhead49 · Feb 24, 2017

Hello guys,

Great work Palo Samo and a big thank you, I have to say I have been waiting for an option to customize pacenotes since the game was launched. Even though the original system is fantastic, compared to rbr original for example, and a great attention to detail was given, I found that if you really drive with pacenotes and don't want (or don't have time) to learn the stages by heart, it is essential to make your own, a thing that not only adds to the element of realism (doing the "recce"), but also helps you improve your race line and do less guess work. I also want to develop a system of making pacenotes in real life, and it helps, so you're a life saver. I used the tool on a couple of stages and it's brilliant, I have to say, does everything it should. I also encountered a few problems, and I wish to try and contribute in a constructive way, or maybe I'm doing something wrong, don't know. So:

- first thing is in the editor, it takes a lot of time to make the notes, because if you select one instruction, for ex left_5 in folder left_turn, you can not use it again, you have to click on a different item in the same folder, like left_4 for ex and then delete and start over etc. A workaround would be to use a duplicate for each folder, does this happen to someone else?

- second thing, I can't make Gordolon work, even with no pacenotes and all the original files, the com prompt window just closes when I launch the stage. And other stages are working, like Approche du col, with the same files. Am I doing something wrong, perhaps?

Palo Samo · Feb 25, 2017

Thank you for your input, this is what keeps me motivated

As for your problems, they come from my lack of programming skills (I didn't know java or python before this project) and lack of time to improve my program. There is another similar mod being developed by a serious programmer so it will be a lot better but in meantime I will try and improve my app. Thanks again!

Ze70R · Mar 5, 2017

Hello again Palo Samo , any news about your tutorial ? Are you gonna release it ?

Palo Samo · Mar 5, 2017

Yes, I will. When I am done with converting editor from Java to Python I will update the package and create a tutorial. Current editor has got limitations and there are also very nice changes to DRCP as well. It shouldn't take long (I hope).

petrolhead49 · Mar 27, 2017

I did a couple of stages in different countries, when I get some free time, it's brilliant, def pays to make your own notes!
With Gordolon I get this error, though I got it to work earlier today...

Initial UDP closed
Detected stage: Gordolon - Courte montee
Traceback <most recent call last>:
File "DRCP.py", line 169 in <module>
File "DRCP.py", line 164, in read_udp
File "DRCP.py", line 96, in detect_stage
File "DRCP.py", line 103, in read_pacenotes_file
IOError: [Errno 22] invalid mode <'r'> or filename: ''

Any news on recent developments? Or about the similar mode being developed?

Thanks!

Palo Samo · Mar 29, 2017

Improved version of the tool is almost finished, I will release beta today

Palo Samo · Mar 29, 2017

Palo Samo updated DiRT Rally Custom Pacenotes with a new update entry:

DiRTy Pacenotes

This tool has been renamed to DiRTy Pacenotes as I believe it should be working with any DiRT title that has UDP output (currently only DiRT Rally is supported, but hopefully will be upgraded to support DiRT4 in June). It is now fully written in Python 2.7.View attachment 182240

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Palo Samo · Mar 30, 2017

Palo Samo updated DiRTy Pacenotes with a new update entry:

Small fix

Removed inactive menu items

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petrolhead49 · Apr 4, 2017

Thank you for the effort, much appreciated! It's a lot friendlier. I will test it further.

Ze70R · Apr 6, 2017

Palo Samo , Shoud i change some volume in my windows to hear my new pacenotes or anything else ? I cant hear my pacenotes .I did turn down the in game speech to 0, still nothing ?Where shoud i look for a problem ? I did check my sounds the are same as names and numbers as Nicky Grist`s(wav format).Thanks for you help in advance

Palo Samo · Apr 6, 2017

Run DiRTy Pacenotes Reader and a DR stage you have created your pacenotes for. When your co-driver reads the first pacenote you should see DPReader icon with volume silder in Windows Volume Mixer.

Palo Samo · Apr 14, 2017

Palo Samo updated DiRTy Pacenotes with a new update entry:

Improvements

Live editing - fire up a stage for recce and create your pacenotes as you go without reaching for keyboard.
Some bug fixes and stuff.View attachment 185663

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Ze70R · Apr 14, 2017

Hi Palo Samo , how is this Live editing works without pressing keyboard? . Can you guide us step by step ? I dont get it . Thanks in advance

Palo Samo · Apr 14, 2017

EDIT: When creating tutorial I encountered some bugs, which were not there before this update. I guess I am in line with Codies' update strategy

Sorry about that, it is now resolved.

EDIT#2: Tutorial is not going to be released tonight because there is a fundamental flaw in the logic of creating pacenotes which I hadn't thought of until tonight. Currently pacenotes are being read at a distance which they were created at but if they are created after the corner, etc. then they will be read after the corner, etc. I am working on a fix

Stay tuned.