Restrictor Plate removal...

I see many people refer to Daytona when speaking of N2. Where do I go to get it?? Is it in the new track pack? Thanks for any help. >Check with Jeff Gordon.. if theres a cheat, he will know about it!! good call!! nah, its the truth... anyone that good is cheating.

I tried what you said, and it works. But: so I could go at least 220 on the back stretch. Also, about halfway through the turns, my car pulls hard right, into the wall for no apparent reason. Can someone please explain these problems to me, and how to fix them? Thanks. Also- with the restrictor plates on, I have to run the opponents at 117% to have a competitive race (this way, if I start 39th, it takes the whole race to get to the front!). But, during qualifying, they run 41.5 second times. How can I make them run the same times I do (47.8 in the draft, 48.5 alone). Thanks again.

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>Check with Jeff Gordon.. if theres a cheat, he will know about it!! >Doh! I can see flames being typed already ;) >Seriously... you need to edit the taladega.txt with edit or notepad. >find the line that starts with "spdwy" I believe. Then change the first >number from 1 to 0. You will also want to change the "RELS" section of >that track.txt so that you can modify the AI for the competitor cars. >This value equals the relative strength of the AI cars at that track. >IE.. smaller numbers make them slower, larger numbers make them faster. >"BLAP" is the setting for qualifying that you will want to modify as >well. The value is in thousandths of a second. so a value such as 25150 >is equal to 25.150 seconds. I do not believe that the BGN expansion >pack altered any of the above... but I could be wrong. >Scott

Hi Damon and welcome to the group; I'm gonna *** here but I hope you don't take it personally. It is more a question for the newsgroup as a whole..not intended to put you down... The subject of removing restrictor plates in N2 has always intrigued me...What is the allure? You get about what? 10 more mph? Big Deal. and you spend your time creating setups to accomodate this change when others are tweeking their hearts out to get the most out of their restricted cars. Since Nascar at Tally and Daytona(copyright Sega) use restrictor plates then we should be also....Otherwise I just might as well import one of the open wheel wonders from ICR2 and hit 240mph. the game is nascar, the rules are nascar, not Northwest Modifieds. What do we change next? is the35mph pit lane speed too slow at Bristol???? Kick it up to 150! Tired of turning left all the time...Hell lets race backwards! The point is...lots of things can be changed, and some are fun to do...but when it comes down to bragging about speed at Tally...I don't pay any attention to those 210+ fellas who got that speed just by editing a .txt file. Show me times that restricted engines produce and then I'll sit up and take notice. (grump mode off) dave henrie > Hi all, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup.I was wondering > what I need to do to remove the restrictor plates at taledaga and > daytona.Could anyone please let me know.I saw it somewhere on a web page > but can't find it to save my life!!!thanks...

Hi all, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup.I was wondering what I need to do to remove the restrictor plates at taledaga and daytona.Could anyone please let me know.I saw it somewhere on a web page but can't find it to save my life!!!thanks...

Check with Jeff Gordon.. if theres a cheat, he will know about it!! Doh! I can see flames being typed already ;) Seriously... you need to edit the taladega.txt with edit or notepad. find the line that starts with "spdwy" I believe. Then change the first number from 1 to 0. You will also want to change the "RELS" section of that track.txt so that you can modify the AI for the competitor cars. This value equals the relative strength of the AI cars at that track. IE.. smaller numbers make them slower, larger numbers make them faster. "BLAP" is the setting for qualifying that you will want to modify as well. The value is in thousandths of a second. so a value such as 25150 is equal to 25.150 seconds. I do not believe that the BGN expansion pack altered any of the above... but I could be wrong. Scott > Hi all, this is my first time posting to this newsgroup.I was wondering > what I need to do to remove the restrictor plates at taledaga and > daytona.Could anyone please let me know.I saw it somewhere on a web page > but can't find it to save my life!!!thanks... -- ///////////////////////////////////////////////// // // // Scott B. Husted // // // // http://home.ptd.net/~sbhusted // // // // // // // // ICQ# 4395450 // // // /////////////////////////////////////////////////

There use to be a "secret site" - one of the worst kept secrets Ive know about. But anyway... the last I knew they took it down. It had both a day and night daytona. It was simply a reworked Talladega I believe. Changed some coloring, logos, textures, etc. Was cool just seeing Daytona written on the fence, flag stand, etc =) The BGN Track pack does add California and Texas... both very excellent tracks to run. If you havent gotten the BGN pack yet.... go get it!! Its worth the money!! Scott

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> I see many people refer to Daytona when speaking of N2. Where do I go to > get it?? Is it in the new track pack? > Thanks for any help. > >Check with Jeff Gordon.. if theres a cheat, he will know about it!! > good call!! > >Doh! I can see flames being typed already ;) > nah, its the truth... > anyone that good is cheating.

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As I wrote in my previous post... try editing BLAP to bring their qualifying times down to yours. As far as the pulling right.... I have no idea. Ive never run without the restrictor plates... so I cant comment on the top speeds either.. sorry. I hope someone else can answer those questions. Scott

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> I tried what you said, and it works. But: > so I could go at least 220 on the back stretch. > Also, about halfway through the turns, my car pulls hard right, into the > wall for no apparent reason. > Can someone please explain these problems to me, and how to fix them? > Thanks. > Also- with the restrictor plates on, I have to run the opponents at 117% to > have a competitive race (this way, if I start 39th, it takes the whole race > to get to the front!). But, during qualifying, they run 41.5 second times. > How can I make them run the same times I do (47.8 in the draft, 48.5 alone). > Thanks again. > >Check with Jeff Gordon.. if theres a cheat, he will know about it!! > >Doh! I can see flames being typed already ;) > >Seriously... you need to edit the taladega.txt with edit or notepad. > >find the line that starts with "spdwy" I believe. Then change the first > >number from 1 to 0. You will also want to change the "RELS" section of > >that track.txt so that you can modify the AI for the competitor cars. > >This value equals the relative strength of the AI cars at that track. > >IE.. smaller numbers make them slower, larger numbers make them faster. > >"BLAP" is the setting for qualifying that you will want to modify as > >well. The value is in thousandths of a second. so a value such as 25150 > >is equal to 25.150 seconds. I do not believe that the BGN expansion > >pack altered any of the above... but I could be wrong. > >Scott

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Yea,I agree with you Dave,I was just really wanting to see how fast I could get her up to.When it comes down to me changing my restrictor plate setups I'm not gonna change them.No way,It took me to long to get those tweeked!!!I've already tried the changes,thanks all for the info.I have already changed back to the restrictor plates also.I got fined 10.000$!!!Bill France told me the fines would be more next time!!!No seriously,I like to try and make the game as real as possible.BTW this newsgroup kicks ass!!!see ya...

<snip> % Also- with the restrictor plates on, I have to run the opponents at 117% to % have a competitive race (this way, if I start 39th, it takes the whole race % to get to the front!). But, during qualifying, they run 41.5 second times. % How can I make them run the same times I do (47.8 in the draft, 48.5 alone). The number to change in taladega.txt is BLAP. This number (very loosely defined) is the "Best Lap" for the AI. However, it is tied to RELS. The higher the RELS the "slower" you need to make the BLAP. -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

>....Otherwise I just might as well import one of the open > wheel wonders from ICR2 and hit 240mph. Gee..I have the converted N1 tracks for my ICR2 & I get around 256 at Tally. Think I'd like to race against you out there ;^) Seriously though, I think you are right. The only time to start messing with restrictor plates is when you've started getting bored & feel you need a new challenge. We buy sims for the reality factor, we *** to the sky if certain features are not present, & then make changes to it ourselves that in no way mirror the way things are done. If you want reality, keep it real!! Chuck Kandler #70 K&S Racing/Budget Racing

Is there a website that explains the rest of the settings in AI file? <99% of all lawyers give the rest a bad name > ( remove nospam in email address for replies )

% >The number to change in taladega.txt is BLAP. This number (very loosely % >defined) is the "Best Lap" for the AI. However, it is tied to RELS. % >The higher the RELS the "slower" you need to make the BLAP. % Is there a website that explains the rest of the settings in AI file? There is a FAQ for the track.txt files for ICR2 and N1 in the Help pages at my AutoSim site http://www.teleport.com/~mcarver/autosim.htm Most of this info will translate to NASCAR2. For additional information Jon Guest has some N2 specific at http://www.mercury.force9.co.uk/nascar2/seasons.htm -- **************************** Michael E. Carver ************************* Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<[ /./. [- < ]>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=