and the 0r4 update version,
Unpack the exe to a suitable folder and run directly.
The update replaces the original EXE but can also be installed stand-alone if you already have the VB runtimes.
Execution
Either
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Double-click Rd2Launch.exe from the desktop
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Select Start->Programs->RD2Launch->RD2Launch
- or set up a short-cut
Rd2Launch should find your RaceDriver 2 install folder by reading the registry
The program will display current settings for
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Prosim in career (select to change, may start with neither)
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Race-length in career (3 - 30, use arrows to change)
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AI difficulty in career (type value between 60 and 100)
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Steering Linearity (type value the range 0-100).
"100 is fully linear, which is the game's default setting."
This will only have an effect if the RD2 patch is installed
and the Steering Mode is set to Wheel in the driving options screen
Click either
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[Save] to save current settings
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[Reload] to discard changes
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[Launch] to save current settings and start RD2
Troubleshooting
Expects a valid registry entry for RD2 and for the program to be still in the folder it was installed to
Any other problems
email me at
keithb@email.com
or post on the RSC or BHM forums
No warranty of any kind is given and any issues resulting from its use are entirely down to the user.
History
0r5 May 2004
Steering Linearity
0r3 April 2004
Fix for not working with some custom installs
0r2 April 2004
First public Beta release
AI Modding
RD2AIMod
Alpha release
It expects the champ.big file to have been expanded into a subfolder called champ (debig, included, will do this), and lists all the Freetime ini files.
Select the championship to update and apply the required factors (eg set mistakes to 50% will halve the AIMistakes value for every driver.
Click update to update the file.
Note the original values are stored in the file and can be restored with the Restore button.
I've included my FTMustang.ini file, which is also expanded for races at Brands (very good) and Pikes Peak (pitiful).
You have to use iripper to replace the updated file into champ.big
debig
Introduction
unpacks .big files to a folder of the same name
Installation
Download
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the light version,
Unpack the exe to a suitable folder.
Execution
either
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create a desktop shortcut to debig.exe
and drag folders (all component .bigs unpacked to subfolders) on to it
or drag single .big files (unpacked to subfolders of current (set in shortcut) directory )
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or run debig.exe and type in file name to lower text box and click [unpack]
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or run with batch script (eg debig.bat)
Special thanks to
David Skotnicki (tocaedit), for his TocaRipper source files on which this program is 99% based!
Startup videos
This doesnt remove them entirely, just makes them less annoying
unzip videos.zip into your gamedata\video folder, overwriting the originals
PS only tested for demo
Distribution
These programs and files are FreeWare and may be distributed non-commercially freely,
but must NOT be charged for.
Please contact the Author if you wish to distribute the software in
any commercial manner.
