How to fix Starting Lights Error in GTR Evo

KieferDJW · Nov 29, 2010

Hi,
the forum search ended without solution, so I'm starting a new thread.

As maybe some of you know, the default starting lights don't work so well with GTR Evo.
Race 1 (flying start): the lights don't switch to green
Race 2 (standing): the lights switch to soon to green, but you have to wait 1-2 sec until the game "let you drive".

I know that this isn't such a biiig problem, but its frustrating...

thanks a lot,

regards, Sebastian

KieferDJW · Oct 13, 2011

problem solved.
got to be edited with 3DSimEd.
Thanks guys!

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 3, 2011

Could anyone send me working startlights? I need to have the track ready by the weekend and all that's missing are HQ RD logo and working startlights. I can upload the lights in gmt format, i can't upload the whole track since it's a secret... Cold Laps. hups, slipped... But if there's a solution by opening the Default XPack and fixing it there, that ould be even better. So, help!

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 5, 2011

I have to take mine out now

I tried to solve it simply by replacing the green lights with red ones but they will stay on during the race, gives false signal if the track is is under redlights all the time.. It's sad that this question is common as the default XPack is faulty for everyone and the answer is simply, "use 3dsimed", no description of what is the error.. So,i have to do what with the 3dsimed?

ebrich · Nov 5, 2011

GTL start lights

I tried to follow the instructions inthe following links, but in GTL I couldn't get it to work, probably because I had just downloaded 3DsimEd and I hadn't a glue of what I was doing! So if you get it to work before me I would greatly appreciate a few pointers. Will have another go at it later.

http://www.racedepartment.com/bobs-track-builder/33357-race-on-help-start-lights.html
http://www.racedepartment.com/bobs-track-builder/21319-start-lights.html

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 5, 2011

Thanks, i think i found the error, there seem to be one step missing from the animation, haven't checked but i think i saw 0,1,1,1,1,0 in XPacker, instead of 0,0,1,1,1,1,0 ...

ebrich · Nov 6, 2011

After many hours of hair pulling I finally found that this works. From
http://www.nogripracing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24108&page=2
Need to change the material name, length of sequence and the frequency to 0.2.

1. open your stlite.gmt and stglow.gmt in 3dsimed , then edit materials as following :

2. in the stlite.gmt :

change material name rdlta to stlita
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0011110

change material name rdltb change to stlitb
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0001110

change material name rdltc to stlitc
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000110

change material name rdltd change to stlitd
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000010

change material names grlta to stlite
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000001

the sequence is 7 numbers long !!

3. edit materials of the stglow.gmt

grltglowa
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000001

rdltglowa
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0011110

rdltglowb
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0001110

rdltglowc
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000110

rdltglowd
In "Animation" box change "Sequence" to 0000010

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 7, 2011

Race07 there's no need to rename stuf, they use default names for startlight instances. But that's it, 7 step in the animation is needed, in default XPack there is 6.

RT1971 · Nov 7, 2011

If anybody else needs just some base startlights for ISI and SimBin games heres a very small xpack I did for someone else.
http://www.mediafire.com/?it97x73dxp7og1a

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 7, 2011

RT1971 said:
If anybody else needs just some base startlights for ISI and SimBin games heres a very small xpack I did for someone else. http://www.mediafire.com/?it97x73dxp7og1a

Excellent! Thank you so much, i was going to update the fixed lights to my CK-Tools pack, it's in DL section. Can i put your's in there, with credits off course?

RT1971 · Nov 7, 2011

Kennett Ylitalo said:
Excellent! Thank you so much, i was going to update the fixed lights to my CK-Tools pack, it's in DL section. Can i put your's in there, with credits off course?

These are scratch built off someone elses request not the same as the BTB ones. Do what you like with them, I love making the things.

Kennett Ylitalo · Nov 7, 2011

Ok, i will check them out and tell you what i think and do with them.

EDIT: Couldn't get them to work but i managed to fix the Default XPack so that it works. I will upload that today, i'll include the CK-Tools to it (edit:done). And i'll update the CK-Tools pack to include working lights as well. Thanks to all, this thread is now [SOLVED]...

If you like to correct the Default XPack startlights by your self, here's small tutorial:
- Copy the Default XPack from /XPacks to XPacker/XPacks. Extract the zip.
- Open XPacker, open Default XPack.
Find materials:
- GRLTA, RDLTA, RDLTB etc under Objects\Roadside\Lights\Start lights
- GRTLGLOWA, RDLTGLOWa, RDLTGLOWB etc under Objects\Roadside\Lights\Start lights glow
- Insert 0, at the beginning of the animation sequence for every material listed. For ex: GRLTA should have 0,0,0,0,0,0,1 instead of 0,0,0,0,0,1 Zip the XPack and enjoy your new working start lights.

The sequence (NONE,red,red,red,red,red,green) now starts with no lights on and turn red after the in-game startlights starts and turn green when the in-game lights turn off, they also stay green thru the whole race.. Old startlights had: red,red,red,red,red,green.

Remember to backup the original Default XPack, you may need it later when you get a project that uses the old startlights. I don't know if they work mixed but better be sure.