F1RWRS -- 2015 Season - ROTY voting!!!

the Masked Lapwing · Post by **the Masked Lapwing** » 19 Jan 2013, 01:08

Autosport wrote:HRT to withdraw from Brazilian GP
After the F1RWRS Commission rejected the Holden Racing Team's plea for an exception to allow a fifth driver to replace Frank Zimmer at this year's Brazilian Grand Prix, team prinicpal John Zimmer confirmed that the team's only option was to not compete. "There's no point to bothering really," said Zimmer today. "It's either we turn up with a fifth driver and lose what remains of our budget for next season in paying the fine, or don't turn up and save some money in transport costs, which will be needlessly high considering we'll be there for one day anyway."
Zimmer is believed to have attempted to convince former driver Daniel Melrose to attempt to race, but considering this latest development, it is assumed that he failed.

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 19 Jan 2013, 01:42

lolwut. 14th and still makes Qualifying. Hilarious.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 19 Jan 2013, 01:44

Dofasco and HRT about tied for the worst combined time there. Dear me! :lol:

Post by **Ataxia** » 19 Jan 2013, 02:09

Looks like the Zimmer brothers need zimmer frames...outdone by a Dofasco.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 19 Jan 2013, 09:30

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:lolwut. 14th and still makes Qualifying. Hilarious.

Only 0.2 ahead of Mecha!

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 19 Jan 2013, 12:32

Qualifying live now; If there's someone around

http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server ... 3F1Rejects

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 19 Jan 2013, 13:54

Gary Cameron, privately, after pre-qualifying wrote:Fredo, Kay, what the pissing hell was that??? We've worked so hard getting upgrades on the car, even this late in the season, and you go out and deliver a performance like that! It's not good enough lads, it's just not good enough! I'm expecting a major improvement next time or else you're both in trouble for next year, contract or no contract!

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:08

Kollin Holles wrote:Andrea's qualifying performance is very frustrating. If we don't qualify for the Chinese Grand Prix, Johannes Rueckert will drive in Japan only, to give Andrea a break.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:10

Warren Hughes wrote:
Gary Cameron, privately, after pre-qualifying wrote:Fredo, Kay, what the pissing hell was that??? We've worked so hard getting upgrades on the car, even this late in the season, and you go out and deliver a performance like that! It's not good enough lads, it's just not good enough! I'm expecting a major improvement next time or else you're both in trouble for next year, contract or no contract!

Hate to be a killjoy mate but assuming the Jones cars qualify, that will put Prospec level with them on 72 starts, joint second overall.

tristan1117 wrote:
Kollin Holles wrote:Andrea's qualifying performance is very frustrating. If we don't qualify for the Chinese Grand Prix, Johannes Rueckert will drive in Japan only, to give Andrea a break.

How does that effect Rueckert's drive with Jones in the F2RWRS? Is that all still dandy?

Post by **Londoner** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:10

Damon Cannon wrote:Bugger, another DNPQ.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:39

James Davies wrote:Awww, crap...

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:42

Qualifying results up

Pointrox · Post by **Pointrox** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:52

Oh bloody hell! Bosevic was about to announce his retirement at the end of this season and suddenly he starts to deliver :lol:

Let's see what he can do, then.

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:52

Yeah! Both a Simpson and a Revolution making the start!

AdrianSutil · Post by **AdrianSutil** » 19 Jan 2013, 14:54

We look terrible here. Lowest start I think all year for Neuberg and Watkinson just scraped into the race. Not expecting much from the race.

Warren Hughes · Post by **Warren Hughes** » 19 Jan 2013, 15:00

I'm sorry, Du Lei on the front row? What is going on?

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 19 Jan 2013, 15:01

Fredo Mestolio said:

It's obvious I'm not too proud of our qualifying effort. It's truth we had updates available, but those apparently go more to improve the reliability of the car than anything else. Anyway, that's not an excuse and both me and Kay should have been able to qualify the car, unluckily everything didn't go as smooth as we'd like. All I can promise is to double efforts and try pass Pre-Qualifying at the next round, which should be easier for us given the high speed section at the end and beggining of the lap in Macau.

Mark Dagnall said:

I'm relatively happy with my qualifying effort. Obviously I'm still trying to get a better knowledge of the car and my feeling is that I'm improving lap after lap. I ran into a little bit of traffic during the second session and I wasn't able to improve my time, but I expect a better race tomorrow. The car is easy to drive and the torque of the engine is great, I'm yet struggling a bit with the new tyres but we should be fine tomorrow.

Chris Dagnall said:

Well, Hansuke's position is where we expected him to be. We're quite happy with his performance and I hope he can get a few points tomorrow. That'd be great for his career. As for Nicolas, well, he's been struggling with the Dunlop tyres all season so we expected him to have trouble with a new car as well, but hopefully he'll be able to overcome the situation during the race and make some progress.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 19 Jan 2013, 15:05

Kay Lon wrote:Well, that didn't work as expected. The car was working fine and I felt like we are in a good position, but the times said something different. There's no excuse for this type of result, since we had no problems at all. We will come back stronger in China, even if the media are apparentely on the "let's kill Lon's career" trip again.

Du Lei wrote:... everyone was happy, that's nice.

tristan1117 · Post by **tristan1117** » 19 Jan 2013, 15:19

AndreaModa wrote:
tristan1117 wrote:
Kollin Holles wrote:Andrea's qualifying performance is very frustrating. If we don't qualify for the Chinese Grand Prix, Johannes Rueckert will drive in Japan only, to give Andrea a break.

How does that effect Rueckert's drive with Jones in the F2RWRS? Is that all still dandy?

It was more of an empty threat, to be honest. Battani is probably a better option.

Post by **Ataxia** » 19 Jan 2013, 15:42

I have a plan:

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] (in F2RWRS thread) wrote:So we don't all get confused, I'm sticking the waiting lists on the Discussion pages for each series. Anyone know what the F1 and F2 lists look like?

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 19 Jan 2013, 16:05

Nicolas, Y U NO Fast??

Also, what on earth is Du Lei doing on the front row???

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 19 Jan 2013, 16:13

JeremyMcClean wrote:Also, what on earth is Du Lei doing on the front row???

Because derp

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Jan 2013, 16:37

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] wrote:I have a plan:

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] (in F2RWRS thread) wrote:So we don't all get confused, I'm sticking the waiting lists on the Discussion pages for each series. Anyone know what the F1 and F2 lists look like?

Aerond posted the list in the new rules for 2016 thread.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 19 Jan 2013, 19:12

pasta_maldonado wrote:
Ataxia [BacLettNinj] wrote:I have a plan:

Ataxia [BacLettNinj] (in F2RWRS thread) wrote:So we don't all get confused, I'm sticking the waiting lists on the Discussion pages for each series. Anyone know what the F1 and F2 lists look like?

Aerond posted the list in the new rules for 2016 thread.

And it's now copied on the first post of this thread as well!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 19 Jan 2013, 20:42

How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 19 Jan 2013, 20:49

dr-baker wrote:How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

It's the only time Pippa will ever let Ben Fleet be on top.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 19 Jan 2013, 20:52

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
dr-baker wrote:How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

It's the only time Pippa will ever let Ben Fleet be on top.

ZING!

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 19 Jan 2013, 20:54

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
dr-baker wrote:How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

It's the only time Pippa will ever let Ben Fleet be on top.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 19 Jan 2013, 21:00

Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
dr-baker wrote:How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

It's the only time Pippa will ever let Ben Fleet be on top.

Ben Fleet might be happy with that though.

Post by **Ataxia** » 19 Jan 2013, 21:00

Klon wrote:
Stramala [kostas22] wrote:
dr-baker wrote:How the heckhole did Ben Fleet end up above Pippa Mann in qualifying? That's one heck of a performance!

It's the only time Pippa will ever let Ben Fleet be on top.

ZING!

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 20 Jan 2013, 06:46

Wow, can't believe I qualified, despite not developing the car AT ALL all season. Feeling sorry for Shinobu though, but it's still game on, especially because we're doing PreQ again for the next race, so we should keep ourselves there in the front. After last year's absolute 0, this is still a nice improvement.

Aerond · Post by **Aerond** » 20 Jan 2013, 20:49

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pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 20 Jan 2013, 21:26

Aerond, as requested, here's a bit of a rFactor heads up.

RCD Files

RCD files control the driver's individual skill and performance. The most important field's I've highlighted in bold.

Aggression 0 - 100 (%)
As this number increases the AI will give other cars less room, both while passing and while following. It also increases the frequency at which they try to pass and the increases the threshold they are willing to endure before giving up a pass (or crashing, as the case may be...)
The aggression slider in the UI also affects this directly. RCD Aggression * UI Aggression = final....and should always be between 0-100%.

Reputation:
Courtesy:
Recovery:
All but worthless or no longer used.

Composure:
The lower the number, the higher the frequency of "intentional" mistakes. (if AI Mistakes is > 0 in the playerfile). If AI Mistakes in the playerfile is set to 0.0, then the AI drivers never make mistakes. *cough* Well, mistakes that are planned. "intentional" mistakes are things like, taking a turn too wide, or missing a breaking point.
Increasing composure also decreases the time between bad driving zones. (also affected by the playerfile variable AI Limiter, see MinRacingSkill below)

Speed: 0-100
How close to "optimal" this driver drives a track. This number directly interacts with a variable in the AIW file called "AIRange" AIRange tells us how wide the gap, from 0-100% (expressed as 0.0 to 1.0 in the AIW) The default is 0.1 meaning that the full range of Speed RCD values from 0 to 100, are directly mapped to the top 10% of the max speed = 90-100% For example a driver with 100% speed will drive at (0.9 + 0.1 * 100%) = (0.9 + 0.1 * 1.0) = 100% of what he thinks the track can handle, while a driver with speed = 0 will drive at (0.9 + 0.1 * 0%) = (0.9 + 0.1 * 0) = 90% what he thinks the track can handle. There is a random fluctuation in this value, but it's much less than in previous version where the random fluctuation was so great that it made the original value meaningless.

Crash: 0 - 100 %
CompletedLaps: 0 - 100%
Only used in auto completing laps (skipping practice/qualifying)

MinRacingSkill=0 - 100%
When the AI Limiter variable(from the playerfile) value is > 0.0, the AI drivers go through cycles of optimal driving and sub-optimal driving where their driving skill falls to MinRacingSkill * Speed. (Set the AI Limiter variable to 0.0, and the AIs will always drive to the best of their ability...every lap) So for example if you have a driver with Speed = 50, a AIRange in the AIWfile = 0.2), and MinRacingSkill = 90 This AI guy will usually drive around at (0.8 + 0.2 * 0.5) = 90% speed (really very very slow....but this is just an example), but will sometimes dip as low as (this speed * MinRacingSkill = (0.9* 0.9) = 81% while having a bad lap.....that is extremely low, but this is just an example with easy numbers.

You'll have to experiment with the mod that you're using, but low values in MinRacingSkill and Speed fields make the drivers RIDICULOUSLY slow. Like, 14 seconds off the pace and lifting in full throttle corners....

.VEH Files.

These are the most important files in the whole game. They just describe paramaeters about each vehicle.

[img]ww.rfactor-league.com/rFactor/Images/vehiclestructure.jpg[/img]

Here's an example of a .veh file, the #27 Williams of Callum McAllister from rFAF1.

/
// The first section defines what maps to load for the new vehicle skinning
// technology. The first line defines a "prefix" to be used for all generic maps.
// Currently, generic maps are used for the livery, wing, driver, driver arms,
// driver helmet, and pit crew. The second line will replace the default livery
// with the new specified, for the track specified. The format is as follows:
//
// DefaultLivery="PREFIX" // PREFIX is the base texture map name, assumed to be BMP unless specified
// PitCrewLivery="PREFIX" // This is only needed if it differs from the default livery PREFIX
// TrackLivery="TRACK, PREFIX" // TRACK is the track name as defined in the event GDB
// TrackLivery="TRACK, PREFIX" // For example, "2004_Toban"
// TrackLivery="TRACK, PREFIX" // You can have an infinite # of these lines
//

DefaultLivery="27skins\27honda.dds" - Tells rFactor where to find the livery for this vehicle. This example says that the livery can be found in a folder called "27skins" in the same directory as the .veh file, and that the livery is called "27honda.dds".

HDVehicle=williamshonda\williams.hdv - The name of the hdv file for this car. Each car in a mod can have different hdv files.
Graphics=williamshonda\williams.gen - See above.
Spinner=williamshonda\williams_Spinner.gen - See above.
GenString= // Used to generate GMT names in *.gen file
Cameras=1979_cams.cam // Defaults to cams.cfg in UserData directory - Cam file for the car
Sounds=Ford.sfx - Sound file
HeadPhysics=headphysics.ini // Affects driver eyepoint only
Cockpit=williamshonda\fw07_cockpitinfo.ini - Sound file
Upgrades=williamshonda\upgrades.ini - Sound file.

You won't need to change the values above, if you just copy and paste them from an example of the car you want you'll be fine.

BaseVehiclePrice=0 - Set to 0
UnlockExperience=0 - Set to 0

//////////////////////////TEAM HISTORY AND INFORMATION///////////////////////////////////////////

Number=27 - The number of the car. It won't make one appear on the livery, it is just so rFACTOR KNOWS WHAT NUMBER THE CAR IS.
Team="Williams-Honda" - Team Name. This is the name displayed on the monitor at the track.
PitGroup="Group14" - Determines wit pit box the car pits at.
Driver="Callum McAllister" - The actual driver name
Description="#27 Callum McAllister" - A description of the car, for the menu.
Engine="Honda" - Description only.
Manufacturer="Honda" - Description only.
Classes="1980" - Classes are groups of vehicles. All cars in the 1980 rFAF1 mod are in the class 1980.

FullTeamName="Williams" - For the car selection menu
TeamFounded=1972
TeamHeadquarters="UK"
TeamStarts=-
TeamPoles=0
TeamWins=0
TeamWorldChampionships=0

Category="1980" - Determines under what category the car appears in the car selection menu. For example, this car will appear under the drop down menu 1980. A comma added after it provides a drop down in a drop down, for example, "1980, Turbo".

If there's any more files you need explaining, just ask (like engine, .hdv, etc....)

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 20 Jan 2013, 22:03

CLICK THIS LINK. NOW. http://justin.tv/aerond

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Jan 2013, 22:17

pasta_maldonado wrote:CLICK THIS LINK. NOW. http://justin.tv/aerond

Wow, this is epic. It may be low-quality, but I can make out the Foxdale cars... Can't make out the race positions at the top of the screen, BUT I GET TO WATCH AN F1RWRS RACE.... :mrgreen:

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Jan 2013, 22:56

Aerond wrote:Reject commentary here http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server ... 3F1Rejects

By the way, when I click on this link, I just get a long load time of minutes, so basically I am enjoying watching the video footage with little idea as to positions etc.... (And this has happened for previous rounds too).

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:09

dr-baker wrote:
Aerond wrote:Reject commentary here http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server ... 3F1Rejects

By the way, when I click on this link, I just get a long load time of minutes, so basically I am enjoying watching the video footage with little idea as to positions etc.... (And this has happened for previous rounds too).

Do you get the blue box come up? You need to enter a username into it and then hit enter. That will get you on.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:18

AndreaModa wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
Aerond wrote:Reject commentary here http://client00.chat.mibbit.com/?server ... 3F1Rejects

By the way, when I click on this link, I just get a long load time of minutes, so basically I am enjoying watching the video footage with little idea as to positions etc.... (And this has happened for previous rounds too).

Do you get the blue box come up? You need to enter a username into it and then hit enter. That will get you on.

This is what I was getting:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:27

dr-baker wrote:
AndreaModa wrote:
dr-baker wrote:By the way, when I click on this link, I just get a long load time of minutes, so basically I am enjoying watching the video footage with little idea as to positions etc.... (And this has happened for previous rounds too).

Do you get the blue box come up? You need to enter a username into it and then hit enter. That will get you on.

This is what I was getting:

Try client 02 instead of 00 and see what happens.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 20 Jan 2013, 23:35

You know what? I just tried it in Google Chrome instead of my old familiar IE7, and there it worked! Using Client 02 did not work... Ah well. You live and learn!