NR2003 & TPTCC - Car Files & Painting

Ok, I'm confused here... I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be for RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said painting in NR2003. As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. Thanks :) -Larry

You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates from the US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think you just have to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then import the new one. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06...

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> Ok, I'm confused here... > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be for > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said painting > in NR2003. > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > Thanks :) > > > -Larry > >

"Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06...

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> Ok, I'm confused here... > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be for > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said painting > in NR2003. > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > Thanks :) > > > -Larry > >

Larry, I did the same thing, just renamed one of the Corvettes. I then took it into the paint shop and erased the number and added my #42. I hope it works. bluestringer

Larry, I converted it for ya and posted it on RASCAR under TPTCC cars. Tim "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates fromthe > US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think you justhave

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> to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then import > the new one. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be

for > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply saidpainting

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> > in NR2003. > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > >

I knew someone was going to suggest this, and that was my plan, but... When I bring up the painter in NR2003, the graphics are all screwed up. It's all smooshed up into the upper left hand corner of the paint window. -Larry "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates fromthe > US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think you justhave

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> to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then import > the new one. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be

for > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply saidpainting

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> > in NR2003. > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > >

Tim, I got it. Thanks! How did you do that? I know there was a utility floating around somewhere to convert paint jobs, but I seem to have lost track of it. Is that what you used ? -Larry "Tim Paullin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bsvpnn$bha$[email hidden]...

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> Larry, > I converted it for ya and posted it on RASCAR under TPTCC cars. > > Tim > > "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates from > the > > US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think you just > have > > to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then

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> > the new one. > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab

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> > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be > for > > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said > painting > > > in NR2003. > > > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the

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> > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > >

That's what I was going to do, but my Paint Shop is all screwed up. The car is all smooshed up into the upper left corner of the window. Looks like my truck at IRP :) -Larry "bluestringer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jsIIb.2985$[email hidden]...

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> > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab the > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should be

for > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply saidpainting

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> > in NR2003. > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the car > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > Larry, I did the same thing, just renamed one of the Corvettes. I then

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> it into the paint shop and erased the number and added my #42. I hope it > works. > > > bluestringer > >

Sounds like Tim solved your problem, but for future ref you don't need to go into the paint shop to export the texture. Just go to the opponent manager, pick the car, and hit the export button at the bottom. It will save it as a TGA file in your imports_exports folder. Then edit it in Paint Shop Pro or something similar, and import it back in from the opponent manager. No Papy paint shop required. "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_GMIb.56721$hf1.39635@lakeread06...

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> I knew someone was going to suggest this, and that was my plan, but... > > When I bring up the painter in NR2003, the graphics are all screwed up. > It's all smooshed up into the upper left hand corner of the paint window. > > -Larry >

Your welcome. I used the paint shop in N2003. Exported the cup paint, imported it into tptcc. It's not a perfect fit, but it'll do for now. Tim "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:AHMIb.56722$hf1.8351@lakeread06...

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> Tim, > > I got it. Thanks! > > How did you do that? > > I know there was a utility floating around somewhere to convert paint

jobs,

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> but I seem to have lost track of it. Is that what you used ? > > -Larry > > "Tim Paullin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:bsvpnn$bha$[email hidden]... > > Larry, > > I converted it for ya and posted it on RASCAR under TPTCC cars. > > > > Tim > > > > "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates

from > > the > > > US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think youjust

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> > have > > > to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then > import > > > the new one. > > > > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to grab > the > > > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should

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> > for > > > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said > > painting > > > > in NR2003. > > > > > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but the > car > > > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

The reason the in-game paintshop is all weirded out is because the car is using a hi-res paintscheme.

It looks fine except for the one missing 'I' in "Pupperoni" on the left hand side. Otherwise it fits perfectly, especially the "Golden Retriever Rescue" letters on the back, which by luck fit the Mustang indents perfectly :) I did find that converter btw... -Larry "Tim Paullin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:bt09rp$qqv$[email hidden]... > Your welcome. I used the paint shop in N2003. > Exported the cup paint, imported it into tptcc. It's not a perfect fit,but

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> it'll do for now. > > Tim > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:AHMIb.56722$hf1.8351@lakeread06... > > Tim, > > > > I got it. Thanks! > > > > How did you do that? > > > > I know there was a utility floating around somewhere to convert paint > jobs, > > but I seem to have lost track of it. Is that what you used ? > > > > -Larry > > > > "Tim Paullin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:bsvpnn$bha$[email hidden]... > > > Larry, > > > I converted it for ya and posted it on RASCAR under TPTCC cars. > > > > > > Tim > > > > > > "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:[email hidden]... > > > > You would probably be better off starting with one of the templates > from > > > the > > > > US Pits. But if you want to use that car specifically I think you > just > > > have > > > > to export it from the NR2003 opponent manager, repaint it, and then > > import > > > > the new one. > > > > > > > > > > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > > news:w2HIb.55703$hf1.38333@lakeread06... > > > > > Ok, I'm confused here... > > > > > > > > > > I have no time to paint a car for this, so I was just going to

grab

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> > the > > > > > AI_10 Ford Mustang, slap my numbers on it, and go. > > > > > > > > > > I copied the original TPTCC Car file and renamed it like it should > be > > > for > > > > > RASCAR, and selected that as my online and offline car. > > > > > > > > > > Now, how the hell do I edit it to change the numbers? > > > > > > > > > > I have zero working knowledge of car paiting or how to apply said > > > painting > > > > > in NR2003. > > > > > > > > > > As it stands, I'm sure I'll show up as #98 in the race list, but

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> > car > > > > > will have a 10 on it. I prefer to have the 98 on it. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I had that thought run through my head. Thanks for backing it up. Now I know it wasn't just a sudden rush of air :) -Larry "John Simmons" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The reason the in-game paintshop is all weirded out is because the > car is using a hi-res paintscheme. >

Cool. Thanks! Wouldn't it be great if there was an external program written by someone to handle ALL of the car painting needs for NR2003, including spitting out the final, ready-to-use car :) -Larry "Haqsau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Sounds like Tim solved your problem, but for future ref you don't need togo > into the paint shop to export the texture. Just go to the opponentmanager, > pick the car, and hit the export button at the bottom. It will save it asa > TGA file in your imports_exports folder. Then edit it in Paint Shop Proor > something similar, and import it back in from the opponent manager. NoPapy

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> paint shop required. > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_GMIb.56721$hf1.39635@lakeread06... > > I knew someone was going to suggest this, and that was my plan, but... > > > > When I bring up the painter in NR2003, the graphics are all screwed up. > > It's all smooshed up into the upper left hand corner of the paint

window. > > > > -Larry > > > >

In article <qKYIb.57865$hf1.45588@lakeread06>, "Larry" <[email hidden]> writes: >It looks fine except for the one missing 'I' in "Pupperoni" on the left hand >side. Otherwise it fits perfectly, especially the "Golden Retriever Rescue" >letters on the back, which by luck fit the Mustang indents perfectly :) How do you get the Mustang? I'd rather drive that than a Vette... Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> How do you get the Mustang? I'd rather drive that than a Vette... > > Eldred Both the Vette and the Stang are part of the TPTCC mod which is available at the uspits.com.(v1.4) I understand that shortly, (relative term, I know) the next update for the TPTCC mod(v2.0) will be out for the beta team. That will also include at least one more car model, the 2003 Viper Competion Coupe. (Winner of the Laguna round of the Speed World Challenge GT series) dave henrie

In article <[email hidden]>, Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> writes:

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> Both the Vette and the Stang are part of the TPTCC mod which is >available at the uspits.com.(v1.4) >I understand that shortly, (relative term, I know) the next >update for the TPTCC mod(v2.0) will be out for the beta team. That >will also include at least one more car model, the 2003 Viper >Competion Coupe. (Winner of the Laguna round of the Speed >World Challenge GT series)

I must be clicking on the wrong thing - it never lets me change the car style. Eldred -- Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Member Screamers Racing League IICC League GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress N2k3 rank:in progress Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <bMYIb.57872$hf1.17166@lakeread06>, "Larry" <[email hidden]> writes: >Wouldn't it be great if there was an external program written by someone to >handle ALL of the car painting needs for NR2003, including spitting out the >final, ready-to-use car :) Wouldn't it be great if the game itself would do this? I managed to paint a car, well I stole one which came in the game and changed the number and sponsorship, by just stumbling around in the paint shop. Car showed up on my screen when I drove. Then, when my regular buddies suggest swapping carfiles, the nightmare begins! Everything else is so well thought out, but this is a quagmire. When I'm running my preferred "run around and murder people" simulator and the server changes to a map I don't have, it automatically downloads and installs, I do nothing but join the carnage a minute later than everyone else. Why can't this just automatically swap carfiles with a switch for those with small hardrives or slow connections to turn it off? Don McCorkle

Several of the included cars with TPTCC are Mustangs. I find the visibility out of the Mustang to be far better than the Corvette. That's the only real reason I chose it. I felt like I had blinders on in the Vette. -Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <qKYIb.57865$hf1.45588@lakeread06>, "Larry" <[email hidden]>writes: > > >It looks fine except for the one missing 'I' in "Pupperoni" on the lefthand > >side. Otherwise it fits perfectly, especially the "Golden RetrieverRescue"

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> >letters on the back, which by luck fit the Mustang indents perfectly :) > > How do you get the Mustang? I'd rather drive that than a Vette... > > Eldred > -- > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > Member > Screamers Racing League > IICC League > GPLRank -2.4 MoGPL rank +302.38 > ChallengeRank +54.48 MoC +743.77 > Hist. +82.82 MoH in progress > N2k3 rank:in progress > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Version 1.4 now ? Jeez, gotta go download it again :) I assume you can just install over the old one? -Larry "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > How do you get the Mustang? I'd rather drive that than a Vette... > > > > Eldred > > Both the Vette and the Stang are part of the TPTCC mod which is > available at the uspits.com.(v1.4) > I understand that shortly, (relative term, I know) the next > update for the TPTCC mod(v2.0) will be out for the beta team. That > will also include at least one more car model, the 2003 Viper > Competion Coupe. (Winner of the Laguna round of the Speed > World Challenge GT series) > > dave henrie

The automatic provision of car files is something I think we would all love to see in NR2003, but I believe it has been omited due to bandwidth considerations. To distribute cars for a, say, 20 car field would take a long time. Now, what _would_ be neat is if it linked to an online car pool somewhere that someone could put their car, and it would only have to be downloaded the first time you race with someone. However the issue there would be you would end up with 9 million cars in your cars directories, and the management of duplicates would be another chore. -Larry "Woodie 83" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <bMYIb.57872$hf1.17166@lakeread06>, > "Larry" <[email hidden]> writes: > > >Wouldn't it be great if there was an external program written by someoneto > >handle ALL of the car painting needs for NR2003, including spitting outthe > >final, ready-to-use car :) > > Wouldn't it be great if the game itself would do this? I managed to painta > car, well I stole one which came in the game and changed the number and > sponsorship, by just stumbling around in the paint shop. Car showed up onmy > screen when I drove. > > Then, when my regular buddies suggest swapping carfiles, the nightmarebegins! > Everything else is so well thought out, but this is a quagmire. When I'm > running my preferred "run around and murder people" simulator and theserver > changes to a map I don't have, it automatically downloads and installs, Ido > nothing but join the carnage a minute later than everyone else. Why can'tthis > just automatically swap carfiles with a switch for those with smallhardrives > or slow connections to turn it off? > > > Don McCorkle >

Im currently at the Pits Dave http://www.theuspits.com/sims/nascar_racing/tptcc-download.html and I don't see a version 1.4 available for DL? Mitch On Thu, 01 Jan 2004 22:20:56 -0600 Dave Henrie <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> > Both the Vette and the Stang are part of the TPTCC mod which is > available at the uspits.com.(v1.4) > I understand that shortly, (relative term, I know) the next > update for the TPTCC mod(v2.0) will be out for the beta team. That > will also include at least one more car model, the 2003 Viper > Competion Coupe. (Winner of the Laguna round of the Speed > World Challenge GT series) > > dave henrie

Mitch_A wrote: > > Im currently at the Pits Dave http://www.theuspits.com/sims/nascar_racing/tptcc-download.html and I don't see a version 1.4 available for DL? There's no 1.4, the current version is 1.3 which will very "soon" be replaced with a version containing 4 makes, still no visual damage though Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]: > There's no 1.4, the current version is 1.3 which will very "soon" be > replaced with a version containing 4 makes, still no visual damage > though Whoops!! Sorry about that...I 'thought' we had version 1.4...doh! dh