UKGPL Season 20 (2010-2011) Graduates Cup (67) - Mexico City - Nov 21

[vosblod]

If it stays the same meet in #UKGPL chat and we'll give out IP's so you can join direct. Come back soon Racelist 

[Hristo Itchov]

Post IP here too, in case someone joins later and misses the igor chat.

[Baab]

Join direct?  Are there some instructions on how to do that?  If not, can someone please write some below?

Cheers,

Bob.

[BadBlood]

Its not hard.
Start up the correct Mod of GPL directly (or via GEM).
Select the correct car via Team Info, if you need to, within GPL itself.
Select the Multiplayer option from the main screen (middle bottom) and when you click on the Green button you will open the Multiplayer options screen.
You will see options to Join or Host. Select the Join checkbox (top left) and type in the provided IP address into the IP Adress box below the Connect Via dropdown. This is all just below the Join checkbox. (If there is an address in the box already, just delete it using backspace.)
Click on Green and it will try to negotiate a connection.
That should be OK.

The most likely problem might be bandwidth mismatch. You may have to edit your core.ini file but if you get to that point you will need further advice from the host. I believe the normal settings are 3/84, 3/84

The settings for this are in the [Communication]
Mine are:
net_mdm_client_send_every = 3                ; Client packet freq on dialup
net_mdm_client_send_size = 84                ; Client packet size on dialup
net_mdm_server_send_every = 3                 ; Server packet freq on dialup
net_mdm_server_send_size = 384               ; Server packet size on dialup
net_server_port=0                             ; Server port number (0 = default)
net_use_mdm_bandwidth_for_tcp_ip=1            ; Use modem bandwidthfor TCP/IP - 1 = Use net_mdm_ settings *

I've had no major issues. There are other settings but these are the critical ones, I believe.

Hope that helps and isn't too confusing.

[bernie]

To join direct , fire up GEM , click on the green GPL button as if your doing an "off line" race or practise .
Next choose Multiplayer (instead of single race / training )

Type in the I.P. Address exactly in the box at l.h.s. top

Simples

[BadBlood]

Bit simpler than mine

[Phil Thornton]

All the GEM and bandwidth settings BadBlood talks about are the same issues whether you join direct or via IGOR or VROC.

To join direct you don't have to fire up GEM.  just start GPL on it's own and follow this bit of Badblood's explanation

Select the Multiplayer option from the main screen (middle bottom) and when you click on the Green button you will open the Multiplayer options screen.
You will see options to Join or Host. Select the Join checkbox (top left) and type in the provided IP address into the IP Adress box below the Connect Via dropdown. This is all just below the Join checkbox. (If there is an address in the box already, just delete it using backspace.)
Click on Green and it will try to negotiate a connection.
That should be OK.

So you just have to type in the IP address directly in GPL.  Incidentally URLs work too.  So if you want to connect to Mike's server UKGPL.5 all you have to do is type in www.jamesonline.net and it will find the server.

Mike must have started GPL on his server of course - that is the main benefit of IGOR you get a list of the servers running races.  To run the league we don't actually need IGOR provided the server is started exactly on time i.e. 9:00pm UK time in most cases.  All the drivers need to do is wait until 9:00pm and type the IP and password into GPL.

[Ronniepeterson]

Any chance of a practice server/ip address for Mexico race??

[hannah]

I too would like to test this on the practice track, please.

Thanks,

Hannah Hurricane

[vosblod]

Looks like the Igor racelist is back up so I've left UKGPL_6 on Mexico.

[vosblod]

This track is HARD! How in God's name does somebody do it in 1:50 in a 65. Sheesh. I'll be lucky to get 20 laps in if the Shift-R's don't get me...

No you just need a setup guru - like my son  

[Ronniepeterson]

Thanks for the practice server. Once I pick a car I might need the help of the set up guru, does he offer a consultancy service? On second thoughts are you sure that's not you practicing from an early age!

[BadBlood]

Fabulous picture - presumably the stethoscope was needed for a sick IGOR

[Baab]

Qualified alright and managed to get to the 1st corner first, then at the 2nd to last corner of the 1st lap, my wheel re-calibrated itself and and I had to turn right to keep it straight (hadn't hit anything up until this point).  This took me off across the grass.  Then waited for everyone to go past (after briefly rejoioning in the way, sorry!) and carried on.  The re-cal sorted itself out after several bumps on the barriers. Managed to get past some of the BRMs (nice when you have a lotus), but was then gutted to spin, then spin again and rip a wheel off.  What a waste of tokens!!!  Reckon I had decent pace and thought I'd be able to drive calmly enough, mustn't have waited long enough to cool the tyres and didn't have prib.  Oh well, on to the next race and a circuit I have never even seen!

[FullMetalGasket]

I dislike Mexico on the best of days - I think the BRM wasn't my smartest choice as a result 

Roll on the next track - whatever that is.....