WEBMASTER NOTE: This is the old user guide for the GTR MOD
for F1-2002. While not written for rFactor, much applies.
GTR User Guide
The
Pre-Game menu offers you several options
At the top is the "Choose Player" selection.
If you have more than one player you may choose here.
When
you are in the Pre Game menu you will see the 3 types of cars you may
select. The GT and 24-hour GT class cars are similar in performance, the
N-GT are lower in power and are easier to control.
Unselecting any of these options will remove the cars from your car
selection screens.
Next
is the number of opponents in races.
Some of the add on tracks require this setting to be lowered to around 20
due to pit restrictions.
Next
comes Opponent Aggression.
Options
Opponent
aggression controls the AI drivers "behavior" on the track it
does not control their strength.
Over all AI strength is set in the Championship mode.
More on that setting HERE (Coming soon)
The Timid setting will have the AI drivers neatly falling into line in
corners and Kamikaze AI will weave, block, and generally make it much
harder to pass.
Since this will be a testing session set your
"Mode" to "Amateur". Once your car performs the way
you like you can change this back to professional.
The
only difference between the 2 modes is the shifting.
Amateur mode does not require you to "blip" the gas when
downshifting to equalize engine and drive train rpm.
For
the most realistic results this is best used with a clutch
controller and clutch assist turned off.
You
should, if you are considering online multiplayer, get used to the
professional mode as most online races are set up in professional mode.
The
bottom set of icons gives you further choices.
Advanced
Options will show you:
The selected player
The player's car
Other car engine volume
If this is set too high you might have problems hearing your own
engine when in a crowd.
Glance Angle.
This setting controls how much your head will turn when you are
steering into a corner and the look right/look left options.
This is also set using the glance
by steering icon at the bottom of the page.
Maximum Visible Vehicles
Keeping this low will help with frame rates when in a group of AI or Multiplayer
cars.
Max Multiplayer Players
Sets the online pit maximum. If you are on a regular broadband
connection 10 is about the maximum.
Multiplayer Closed Qualify
When you venture online you will notice that players entering the pits
will cause your game to hang for a moment. When this happens there is
a good probability that you may spin out or crash.
Closing the pit to new players during qualifying sessions insures
clean laps.
Record Race Telemetry is an option that will serve
you well.
You will need the program from Find
The Limit
Race telemetry can be used to see a number of factors that will determine
your lap times. Throttle/brake use, your racing line and much more.
More on this later.
Choosing a car and setting up in the
pre game menu
Click on the "change car" icon.
When
the choose car screen shows up you will be able to use the arrows that
point to the side or down to choose your cars. The sideways pointing
arrows show each car individually while the down arrow shows a complete
list.
Once
you have selected your car, it is time to start the game.
If you wish to configure more options, then select the
"Championship" mode here (Championship mode must be selected
from this screen.)
This may be done at a later time if you are too impatient
to wait to try the mod.
The next installment of this guide will follow soon.
If I have made any errors or omissions please email
me
