Can't Load Garage

Hello, I downloaded the cars95 file and i imported a Car that i made using Photostyler . This car that i made is the one that i drive.. But occasionally, i have got ten a CAN'T LOAD GARAGE ERROR when trying to go into the garage.. Does anyone have any suggestions?? Thanks.. Phil

The ftp site to get the best cars95 file is: ftp.webcom.com /pub/zyllyx/iwcc/paint There is a ww home page but I have lost it some where. This ftp site does allow for anonymouse logins. Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators Path: newsserver.rdcs.Kodak.COM!newsserver.pixel.kodak.com!news.ltw.org!newshost.marcam.com!news.kei.com!eff!news.umbc.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!math.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!boulder!news.coop.net!news.den.mmc.com!news2!sde820!rotherme Subject: Re: Can't Load Garage Nntp-Posting-Host: 3.9.8.30 Organization: Martin Marietta Astronautics, Denver Date: Thu, 15 Dec 1994 22:08:49 GMT Lines: 13 Hey, where did you get that cars95 file! I just bought the game two days ago and can't seem to get any sleep now. Could someone post the site to get the cars95 file? Todd Rothermel Martin Marietta PO Box 8048 Bldg 10 MS G Philadelphia, PA 19101 Phone: 1-610-354-1473 Fax: 1-610-962-2647 Carman Okon

Hey, where did you get that cars95 file! I just bought the game two days ago and can't seem to get any sleep now. Could someone post the site to get the cars95 file? Todd Rothermel Martin Marietta PO Box 8048 Bldg 10 MS G Philadelphia, PA 19101 Phone: 1-610-354-1473 Fax: 1-610-962-2647

I don't think it has anything to do with the car data sets. I have seen it a few times also - a red box that says "Can't load garage" I usually go back to the track, hit escape, and try again. Then it works. Anyone else seen this? -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Raleigh, NC | Exit the Gates of Hell - run Linux! | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

>I don't think it has anything to do with the car data sets. I have seen it >a few times also - a red box that says "Can't load garage" I usually >go back to the track, hit escape, and try again. Then it works. >Anyone else seen this? Yup, I get it _all_ the time with cars95 set. Copying the *.txt files to the cars94 directory works okay, so it's definitely the .dat file that's at fault. Maybe the Euro and US versions are different? -- Gizmo Team Shark, IICC, LF3000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Launchpad is an experimental internet BBS. The views of its users do not necessarily represent those of UNC-Chapel Hill, OIT, or the SysOps. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

>Hey, where did you get that cars95 file! I just bought the game two days ago and >can't seem to get any sleep now. Could someone post the site to get the cars95 >file? The cars95 is available at webcom.com in dir pub/zyllyx/iwcc/paint as IWCCCARS.ZIP ( i think ) the version 1.1 patch is there also NCR11.ZIP ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Richard Edgar U. of Alabama at Birmingham ------------------------------------------------------------------------

: >I don't think it has anything to do with the car data sets. I have seen it : >a few times also - a red box that says "Can't load garage" I usually : >go back to the track, hit escape, and try again. Then it works. : > : >Anyone else seen this? : Yup, I get it _all_ the time with cars95 set. Copying the *.txt files : to the cars94 directory works okay, so it's definitely the .dat file : that's at fault. Maybe the Euro and US versions are different? : -- Gizmo : Team Shark, IICC, LF3000 --- The "Can't Load garage" message has nothing to do with the carset, guys. It is a result in memory conflicts and tie-ups with the little replay screen that runs in the menu areas... I can almost guarentee that. I would even venture to say that people with the less RAM are experiencing this occurance far more then others with more (?). Nope, it's not in the carset. It happens often to me when I exit a Practice/Warm-up session (after getting the tires nice and warm so I can tune) and the replay screen is quite congested.... I get the message. However, when I finally can get to the garage.... everything is back to the beginning (ie. tires are all at 70 deg. etc) :-( This has all been mentioned, so maybe it'll be addressed in due-time ;-) -- Christopher Goucher Atlantic Geoscience Centre work: (902) 426-4754 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home: (902) 865-9270 CANADA

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>Subject: Re: Can't Load Garage >Date: 16 Dec 1994 15:15:32 -0400 >--- The "Can't Load garage" message has nothing to do with the carset, guys. >It is a result in memory conflicts and tie-ups with the little replay >screen that runs in the menu areas... I can almost guarentee that. >I would even venture to say that people with the less RAM are experiencing >this occurance far more then others with more (?). Nope, it's not in the >carset. It happens often to me when I exit a Practice/Warm-up >session (after getting the tires nice and warm so I can tune) and the replay >screen is quite congested.... I get the message. However, when I finally >can get to the garage.... everything is back to the beginning (ie. tires >are all at 70 deg. etc) :-( This has all been mentioned, so maybe it'll be >addressed in due-time ;-)

Hate to disagree with you guys, but the European version IS different from the US version and the car sets won`t work without a tweak. Here`s what you do: (Thanks to Gary Brown for the original info :-)) ) Using a hex editor go thru the cars**.dat file & replace every occurence of the string KELL_5 with BENG13 (there should be 4), run the game & hey presto!!!! I`ve got a DOS prog that allows you to enter the 2 strings, with a filename & it does the rest. If anyone needs it, suggest a site & I`ll put it there. This isn`t the only difference, we (in Europe), get a crappy 21 page manual instead of the 170+ page affair you get Stateside.... ***** Gavin ***** Fidonet: 2:443/100

: Yup, I get it _all_ the time with cars95 set. Copying the *.txt files : to the cars94 directory works okay, so it's definitely the .dat file : that's at fault. Maybe the Euro and US versions are different? Someone posted the fix for the Euro vesion here, a few weeks ago. It required editing the *.txt, if I remember correctly. Bob/NYC -- NBC: Nobody But Clinton ABC: All Bill Clinton CNN: Clinton News Network CNBC: Clinton News Broadcasting Center WNET: Newt mispelled, by OBE intern.

Quoting hruska from a message in rec.autos.simulators >usually go back to the track, hit escape, and try again. Then it works. > Anyone else seen this? Bob: Yeah. I do the same thing and it works for me as well. | )/-\(_)|__

>--- The "Can't Load garage" message has nothing to do with the carset, guys. So how come I get it only with cars95.dat, not the default? I have 8MB. No EMM386, just HIMEM.SYS, no SMARTDRV or anything else to hog the RAM. That little replay screen can be real full but with cars94 there's never a problem, so it _is_ the car set, in some way or other. Anyway, NASCARs are slow and boring... (woah! flames!) -- Gizmo -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Launchpad is an experimental internet BBS. The views of its users do not necessarily represent those of UNC-Chapel Hill, OIT, or the SysOps. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

>>--- The "Can't Load garage" message has nothing to do with the carset, guys. >So how come I get it only with cars95.dat, not the default? >I have 8MB. No EMM386, just HIMEM.SYS, no SMARTDRV or anything else to hog >the RAM. That little replay screen can be real full but with cars94 there's >never a problem, so it _is_ the car set, in some way or other. >Anyway, NASCARs are slow and boring... (woah! flames!) The program is looking for the cars in the cars set for #4 and the default car you drive. If you have "Swapped" any of these cars the program gets very confused. Try Swapping them back and then export/import the cars you want into those slots.... -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=