Hi Guys,
I have managed to mod my PC game client to replace the McLaren F1 model with the Safety Car:
I will make a how-to video on how I did it, but for now here are some basic instructions:
1. Browse to your game folder, assuming you have steam installed on your C drive in the default installation folder - it should be in the following folder (for 32bit and 64bit respectively):
64bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\f1 2012 demo
32bit: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\f1 2012 demo
2. Backup the Cars folder by right clicking it, and copying and pasting it to the same folder - it should be called Cars Copy - rename the folder to a more suitable name such a Cars Backup.
3. Go into the Cars folder and delete the mc2 folder.
4. Copy and Paste the sc2 folder into the same folder - it should be called sc2 Copy - rename this folder to mc2.
5. Go into the new mc2 folder and start renaming the prefixes of the files - at the moment they will all be begining with the safety car prefix (sc2) - we need to change these all to have the McLaren (mc2) prefix. So rename them as follows:
Red is the old file name, Green is the new file name:
sc2.ctf => mc2.ctf
sc2.nd2 => mc2.nd2
sc2.ppts => mc2.ppts
sc2_AO.pssg => mc2_AO.pssg
sc2_highLOD.pssg => mc2_highLOD.pssg
sc2_livery.pssg => mc2_livery.pssg
sc2_lowLOD.pssg => mc2_lowLOD.pssg
6. Burrow down into the Balanced subfolder and perform the same principle task:
sc2_abu_dhabi.ctf => mc2_abu_dhabi.ctf
sc2_monza.ctf => mc2_monza.ctf
7. Go back up one folder level to the mc2 directory and then burrow down into the livery_main folder and perform the same principle task:
textures_high Folder:
sc2_gen_high_main.pssg => mc2_gen_high_main.pssg
textures_low Folder:
sc2_gen_low_main.pssg => mc2_gen_low_main.pssg
8. Go back up one folder level to the mc2 directory and then burrow down into the track folder and perform the same principle task:
sc2_abu_dhabi.ctf => mc2_abu_dhabi.ctf
sc2_monza.ctf => mc2_monza.ctf
You may notice that in the original mc2 folder, there were two additional folders (livery_00 and livery_01) - I have not recreated these folders in the safety car mod, and have not received any issues. However I may look into incorporating them if they start giving file inconsistency errors (missing files).
This is my first attempt at modding the game myself - it is pretty simple and a good laugh. Any feedback is most welcome!
Cheers,
Alec
I have managed to mod my PC game client to replace the McLaren F1 model with the Safety Car:
I will make a how-to video on how I did it, but for now here are some basic instructions:
1. Browse to your game folder, assuming you have steam installed on your C drive in the default installation folder - it should be in the following folder (for 32bit and 64bit respectively):
64bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\f1 2012 demo
32bit: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\f1 2012 demo
2. Backup the Cars folder by right clicking it, and copying and pasting it to the same folder - it should be called Cars Copy - rename the folder to a more suitable name such a Cars Backup.
3. Go into the Cars folder and delete the mc2 folder.
4. Copy and Paste the sc2 folder into the same folder - it should be called sc2 Copy - rename this folder to mc2.
5. Go into the new mc2 folder and start renaming the prefixes of the files - at the moment they will all be begining with the safety car prefix (sc2) - we need to change these all to have the McLaren (mc2) prefix. So rename them as follows:
Red is the old file name, Green is the new file name:
sc2.ctf => mc2.ctf
sc2.nd2 => mc2.nd2
sc2.ppts => mc2.ppts
sc2_AO.pssg => mc2_AO.pssg
sc2_highLOD.pssg => mc2_highLOD.pssg
sc2_livery.pssg => mc2_livery.pssg
sc2_lowLOD.pssg => mc2_lowLOD.pssg
6. Burrow down into the Balanced subfolder and perform the same principle task:
sc2_abu_dhabi.ctf => mc2_abu_dhabi.ctf
sc2_monza.ctf => mc2_monza.ctf
7. Go back up one folder level to the mc2 directory and then burrow down into the livery_main folder and perform the same principle task:
textures_high Folder:
sc2_gen_high_main.pssg => mc2_gen_high_main.pssg
textures_low Folder:
sc2_gen_low_main.pssg => mc2_gen_low_main.pssg
8. Go back up one folder level to the mc2 directory and then burrow down into the track folder and perform the same principle task:
sc2_abu_dhabi.ctf => mc2_abu_dhabi.ctf
sc2_monza.ctf => mc2_monza.ctf
You may notice that in the original mc2 folder, there were two additional folders (livery_00 and livery_01) - I have not recreated these folders in the safety car mod, and have not received any issues. However I may look into incorporating them if they start giving file inconsistency errors (missing files).
This is my first attempt at modding the game myself - it is pretty simple and a good laugh. Any feedback is most welcome!
Cheers,
Alec