FIELD SIZE (NUMBER OF OPPONENTS)?

OK, I've read the included readme about increasing the field size for the individual tracks. However, if you look at the list, a few of the tracks are listed wrong. Darlington, Michigan, N Wilkesboro, Pocono, and Rockingham are already at their maximum size. If you look at the track.txt files, you'll see that the number of cars is 1 more than what is listed as the maximum in the readme. This is due to the pacecar, because with a full field of 39 cars the number in the track.txt file is actually 40. If you change the txt files to 39 (as per the readme) you will only get 37 opponents, you, and the pacecar. I assumed by this logic that you could then add 1 to the rest of the maximum listings (change the taladega.txt to have 40 giving you 38 opponents, you, and the pacecar). Unfortunately bad things happen when you do this (cars going through the pit wall onto the track and other neat stuff). Why is it that those tracks I listed above work with the cars set at 1 more than the maximum allowed by the readme? -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

<snip> : Why is it that those tracks I listed above work with the cars set at 1 : more than the maximum allowed by the readme? The readme.txt file did not provide information about adding the 1 for the Pace Car. I didn't mess with those that were already set to the maximum. However, I did overlook that 3 of the tracks have extra Directories for the Night races. You do need to update these also if you wish to run with the maximum number of opponents. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Yes you need to make the changes to both versions, as the day and night races are effectively at different tracks. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

OK, I admit I am an absolute moron. I forgot that had turned on word-wrap in my text editor. I have it configured to insert a carriage return at column 80 (I had a reason for it at one point, but I've forgotten why). Anyway, this was screwing with the long PIT lines in the track.txt files. After fixing this, I got all the tracks working correctly with the maximum number of cars. If you're going to do this, yes you do need to add one to all of the tracks that aren't already at their Max size (Darlington, Michigan, N Wilkesboro, Pocono, and Rockingham don't need any modifications) to account for the pacecar. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

T. Busch said with a lack of reguard to reality... >Yes you need to make the changes to both versions, as the day and night

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>races are effectively at different tracks. >-- >Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences >The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative >Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ >> However, I did overlook that 3 of the tracks have extra >> Directories for the Night races. You do need to update these also

if >> you wish to run with the maximum number of opponents. Ahem, gentlemen. Did y'all find out how to increase the Entry List size to fill the extra slots at certain tracks? This is a rather crucial bit of information to know before change the track pit size. (Yes, I do intend to do it, in time). Mike -- ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor Motorsports IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!) part of "The Pit Crew" http://www.theuspits.com/

I have already done the work for you...Find it on my Utilities Page JC -- http://www.netusa1.net/~carroll/nascar2.htm E-mail me for Cheap, maybe, even free Image Scanning! http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/3744/ > T. Busch said with a lack of reguard to reality... > >Yes you need to make the changes to both versions, as the day and > night > >races are effectively at different tracks. > >-- > >Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences > >The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative > >Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ > >> However, I did overlook that 3 of the tracks have extra > >> Directories for the Night races. You do need to update these also > if > >> you wish to run with the maximum number of opponents. > Ahem, gentlemen. Did y'all find out how to increase the Entry List > size to fill the extra slots at certain tracks? This is a rather > crucial bit of information to know before change the track pit size. > (Yes, I do intend to do it, in time). > Mike > -- > ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. > NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo > PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D > SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix > PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor > Motorsports > IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!) > part of "The Pit Crew" http://www.theuspits.com/

Um, what are you talking about? The changes that you make in the track.txt file (as directed in the readme.txt) increase both the maximum number of cars in the active field for each track and the number of pit stalls. You don't need any other changes to race against the maximum field. -- Emory University Graduate School of Arts & Sciences The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative Nascar Setups Page: http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/