Safety Car Fix "mod"

[JupiterJoe]

Okay, thanks for the feedback Remy. I take it there's no way to edit the .exe? I guess we have to wait 'til F1 2013

 

[snthennumbers]

Decoding the exe is potentially possible as there are exe decoders out there.
2 issues with this according to the programming development guy I sit next to at work:

#1 Companies who write games and programs don't want you to know what is in the exe file because it is proprietary information to that company. So it'll probably be hard to decode the exe to begin with.

#2 Should you manage to get the exe decoded, the code you'll be looking at might not even make sense depending on what programming language it was written in.

(#3) I don't think RaceDepartment allows uploading of modified game executables? Not sure...


My programmer guy said this would probably be a very daunting task

 

[samletigre]

FIA DRS ZONES 2013 ALL TRACKS
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bilder/drs-zonen-2013-6741817.html?fotoshow_item=1

 

[remydeleeuw]

FIA DRS ZONES 2013 ALL TRACKS
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/bilder/drs-zonen-2013-6741817.html?fotoshow_item=1

This thread is about the safety car mod and not about the drs mod.
Please post this in the total overhaul mod thread and not here

 

[Peppi]

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[WillsB3]

Decoding the exe is potentially possible as there are exe decoders out there.
2 issues with this according to the programming development guy I sit next to at work:

#1 Companies who write games and programs don't want you to know what is in the exe file because it is proprietary information to that company. So it'll probably be hard to decode the exe to begin with.

#2 Should you manage to get the exe decoded, the code you'll be looking at might not even make sense depending on what programming language it was written in.

(#3) I don't think RaceDepartment allows uploading of modified game executables? Not sure...


My programmer guy said this would probably be a very daunting task

Point 2 is basically invalid. The game is a compiled binary. We will NEVER be able to see the original source code (It physically isn't there).

All we can do is hex edit the exe and relevant DLLs (See Visor View Mod), but deciphering the compiled binary is an insane mission.

 

[nullsys]

Hi.
I just finished a 50% career race in Korea.
I have this and the realism mod installed.

No DNF's, but there were about 4 cars parked at the side of the road, and Webber sat in the middle of the road in Sector 3 for about 8 laps at the end.

No safety car. Just yellow flags.

Any idea how I can fix this?

After opening the ai_driver_config.xml from the download, the file is a complete jumbled mess in many editors. So it's hard for me to compare sc and rt values.
However, what I can figure out is that rt are supposed to be:
<rtRetirementSpeed float="70.0" />
<rtRetirementResetTimer float="" />
<rtStuckTime float="" />
<rtStuckDistanceSq float="" />
<rtPlayerDistanceSq float="10000.0" />
<rtStoppedSpeed float="" />
<rtModerateDamageThreshold float="" />

Is that correct? Maybe that's the issue.

 

[remydeleeuw]

The Ai Diver config file thats included in this mod is working perfectly.
You don't have to change it.

When you use the realism mod and this one, then you copy all files from the realism mod and only the tracks folder from this mod.

The only thing left to do is a little change in the database.
Safety car chance tab everything to 1
Safety car count tab everything to 4

Trackmodels tab --> Max safety car to 4 and safety car chance to 1


If you wan't to open the driver_config.xml use fergo bxml converter to convert it to text and afterwards to convert it to xml.

But again, you don't have to change anything in this file

 

[remydeleeuw]

Did you have all patches installed?
There was a bug in a previous version of the game that the damaged cars will stay on track.

 

[nullsys]

Did you have all patches installed?
There was a bug in a previous version of the game that the damaged cars will stay on track.

Hi thanks for that.
I'm fully up to date. I'm trying out that converter and checking the values. I'll report back. Thanks!

 

[Rishabh]

FInallllly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.

 

[remydeleeuw]

Hi thanks for that.
I'm fully up to date. I'm trying out that converter and checking the values. I'll report back. Thanks!

All values are as they should.
Changing values in that file won't help you fix the problem of not having a safety car and cars standing on track.
The cars standing on track is an old bug from the game itself.

Just copy the realism files and the sc track folder and edit the database as I said.
The it will work as it should

 

[Rishabh]

This mod will work on career also na?

 

[remydeleeuw]

yes this works in every mode except for online

 

[Rishabh]

Okk will start my new career very soon.
Was waiting for this mod eagerly and finally I will play career mode.

Thanks again.

 

[remydeleeuw]

Okk will start my new career very soon.
Was waiting for this mod eagerly and finally I will play career mode.

Thanks again.

You know it's finished a few months back?

 

[Rishabh]

You know it's finished a few months back?

Really?
I was inactive because of my exams but now I am fully free.

 

[nullsys]

Thanks. I fixe

All values are as they should.
Changing values in that file won't help you fix the problem of not having a safety car and cars standing on track.
The cars standing on track is an old bug from the game itself.

Just copy the realism files and the sc track folder and edit the database as I said.
The it will work as it should

Thanks for the help. I got the mod to work, but now I have other issues.
I just started my first Ferrari season and cars are now coming off the tracks.

In Melbourne they struggled with turn 12 every car failed to hit the apex and came off. Almost every lap.

In Malaysia they're struggling to stay on at turn 3 and 14. Again, coming off almost every lap.

Any idea what's going on? I didn't have this problem until I installed this mod.

 

[Martin Larsen]

Hi, I would just thank everyone that has been apart of creating this amazing mod

But, is there away to get the safety car to release the cars that are 1lap behind?

http://bildr.no/view/1427706

Like in this race, safety car after alonso crashed in Bahrain but my(im the Williams, 5th in the train) restart was bad beacuse the 2cars in front of me was 1lap behind.

 

[driveroz247]

Thanks. I fixe

Thanks for the help. I got the mod to work, but now I have other issues.
I just started my first Ferrari season and cars are now coming off the tracks.

In Melbourne they struggled with turn 12 every car failed to hit the apex and came off. Almost every lap.

In Malaysia they're struggling to stay on at turn 3 and 14. Again, coming off almost every lap.

Any idea what's going on? I didn't have this problem until I installed this mod.

This would not be happening because of this mod.

Was the track conditions changing from dry to wet at the times these things occurred? Do you have any other mods installed?