The 1955 F1 Mod For Grand Prix Legends Is Released

[Clive Loynes]

There is an issue where sounds can change if you go off track that I used to have but I think there was a fix for it.

Have a look under Sound in this thread
http://srmz.net/index.php?showtopic=3714

Many thanks, I did find an old post by John Roberts who suggested that this issue is caused when the sound card gets hijacked by something else.  I've made sure that the screen saver isn't trying to chip in.  I also installed EndItAll but couldn't see any obvious culprit.

[dave curtis]

All I need now is for someone to tell me why my otherwise perfectly reliable sound system shuts down in the middle of GPL sessions?

Is this a case of losing all sound, but GPL is otherwise running fine?
I've certainly had something similar where all sound is lost because some other program/service has taken focus from GPL [maybe it's popped up a Windows notification or similar which is not visible with GPL running].  In which case, I find clicking the mouse typically restores sound again.

Cheers,
Dave.

[Clive Loynes]

Ah! Thanks Dave, I shall try that if it happens again.

I left it running for some time yesterday, after having shut down the screen saver, and it didn't happen then.

Cheers

[EvilClive]

Clive - if you can fix all of that & work out how to make the 55 cars brakes work after a couple of dabs on the pedal do let me know.

I have even followed Evil's advice and started to set gear ratios for their retardation effect rather than any consideration of acceleration.   


I am convinced that the advice regarding the technique of chucking it sideways to scrub off speed is absolutely spot on,.......................if I could only just fathom out a setup that lets the darn thing do it!!!!

There is no substitute for years of practice.....................

[FullMetalGasket]

Ah! Thanks Dave, I shall try that if it happens again.

I left it running for some time yesterday, after having shut down the screen saver, and it didn't happen then.

Cheers

Swapping the diff angles would be a good starting point, that and massively shunting the brakes rear-wards were part of my favoured setup for Monaco

[Clive Loynes]

Cheers Tim,

That's the direction that I took once I had found my trusty diff lock sheet! 

I probably over did the brake bias thing as I then smashed backwards into all the straw-bales and Armco.

Once I had GPL working again I spent a few hours trying to make the Merc SL do Indianapolis without melting the front right.  Think that I ended up with 60/85 and two clutches.  Brakes didn't come into it.

However, this was all a waste of time as the rotten thing wouldn't let me join the server due to a bandwidth mismatch error.  I then modified the core.ini, which I'm told is no longer necessary these days, but after a while GEM and GPL fell out with each other and I was left in the same position as my first attempt of installation, in that GEM would only launch the '67 version, no matter what it said it was going to do.

Axel suggested I try a new clean install but since that will be the third new, clean install, I probably need to have a few sleeps and some anger management therapy before attempting that.

[Clive Loynes]

Just a thought. 

For my second install I had to use the 2004 Demo and that has its core.ini named as CORE.INI.  Could that have prevented the server fro accessing it?

I forget when I purchased my GPL disc or how many installations it has been used for but my current system has decided that it isn't genuine!  It worked on my first attempt to install the 55mod too!

You appreciate that the guidelines for conduct on this forum do not allow me to adequately express my frustrations!   

[Clive Loynes]

SECONDS OUT ROUND#3

Hmmmmm.........

It appears to be my wheel and pedals that cause the problem? 

I re-downloaded GEM and installed it over the previous copy.
Then went from GEM to iGOR and tried to join the Mybroga server, which was running 55mod at 36fps.  This gave the same bandwidth error as the Groundhog Server on 60fps.
However, if I disconnect my wheel and pedals it allowed me in.  Driving these things with a keyboard is going to be tricky! 

I was able to get back to iGOR using control/alt/del and after shutting everything down I was able to start the 55mod at 36fps off-line, with my wheel.

This means that I can now do all the practice that I want but cannot join a server to race anyone! 

Any ideas?

My wheel is a G25 and pedals connect via a separate USB Bodnar interface.

[Cookie]

When you open the iGOR join dialog there are some optionschecked at the bottom...

Have you tried to change the wheel related ones? as they are obsolete imo!

[Clive Loynes]

When you open the iGOR join dialog there are some optionschecked at the bottom...

Have you tried to change the wheel related ones? as they are obsolete imo!

Cheers

Will have a look.

[Clive Loynes]

I've messed with the FF setings but still no change.

Also, if I start GPL55 from GEM and then try to join via the IP the I still get the same result.    So it probably isn't iGOR that is the problem.

[Cookie]

Have you looked for firewall or AV not blocking ?

[Clive Loynes]

Have you looked for firewall or AV not blocking ?

I ticked "stop blocking" early on in this process but it is all getting a bit hazey as to when and which installation it was.  I will investigate.

I think that the steering wheel might be a red herring.  If I persist with the attempt to connect past the point where I can't calibrate anything it still gave a client/server mismatch.

[Clive Loynes]

I have tried switching off both AV and Firewall but the result is still the same.

[Cookie]

Maybe you must allow the igor.exe and the mod (gplc55).exe explicit in your firewall and AV.

As it works offline this is the only option left imo.


PS

is there any other .exe involved for the bodnar module?