Getting the Nuernberg track to work

Hi All The Norisring (Nuernberg GP) sounds like an interesting track, but I can't get it to load. The trackinstall creates an empty directory which GPL couldn't 'see', so I did it manually. GPL can 'see' the track via the manual install, but when I try to load it, it fails. I've never had any other problems so I'm assuming there is something peculiar with this particular track. Has anyone actually managed to use this track? Cheers Alan

Alan Pengelly wrote: ... > The Norisring ...Has anyone actually managed to use this track? Yep, works fine and is a great track. There's now even a version of it for N2003. Where did you download it from? Maybe the zip was damaged? Achim

What Achim said. Lou Magyar's Norisring (laid out around the great stadium featured in Leni Riefenstahl's infamous "Triumph of the Will"; spooky!) is much nicer in N2003 than it ever was in GPL, where it felt way Mikki Maus. "Joachim Trensz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:brmu7m$4suck$[email hidden]...

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> Alan Pengelly wrote: > ... > > The Norisring ...Has anyone actually managed to use this track? > > Yep, works fine and is a great track. There's now even a version of it > for N2003. > > Where did you download it from? Maybe the zip was damaged? > > Achim >

Joachim Trensz wrote:

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> Alan Pengelly wrote: > ... > > The Norisring ...Has anyone actually managed to use this track? > > Yep, works fine and is a great track. There's now even a version of it > for N2003. > > Where did you download it from? Maybe the zip was damaged? > > Achim

Hi Joachim I got it from Magnus' track database, though it had a link to the author's website. The zip file unzipped okay, but I suppose something might have got corrupted. I've just downloaded it again and will try again tonight. Cheers Alan

Alan Pengelly wrote: > Hi Joachim > > I got it from Magnus' track database, though it had a link to the author's > website. The zip file unzipped okay, but I suppose something might have > got corrupted. I've just downloaded it again and will try again tonight. Maybe try again with the zip directly from the author. I downloaded it from there again a while ago to see if anything had changed, and it worked fine. Achim

I have found when adding tracks that often the installing will create a sub directory of the track with the same name and all files will be in that. Just transfer the contents to the first track folder and delete the subdirectory created by installing. That also happens with N2003 sometimes. "Alan Pengelly" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... Hi All The Norisring (Nuernberg GP) sounds like an interesting track, but I can't get it to load. The trackinstall creates an empty directory which GPL couldn't 'see', so I did it manually. GPL can 'see' the track via the manual install, but when I try to load it, it fails. I've never had any other problems so I'm assuming there is something peculiar with this particular track. Has anyone actually managed to use this track? Cheers Alan

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> >The Norisring (Nuernberg GP) sounds like an interesting track, but I >can't get it to load. The trackinstall creates an empty directory which >GPL couldn't 'see', so I did it manually. GPL can 'see' the track via >the manual install, but when I try to load it, it fails. I've never had >any other problems so I'm assuming there is something peculiar with this >particular track. Has anyone actually managed to use this track?

What kind of video card do you have? Some tracks won't load if you don't have a 3D card... 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.

"Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:rYDDb.28910$[email hidden]: > What Achim said. Lou Magyar's Norisring (laid out around the great stadium > featured in Leni Riefenstahl's infamous "Triumph of the Will"; spooky!) is > much nicer in N2003 than it ever was in GPL, where it felt way Mikki Maus. Mikki Maus...that's classic! The tptcc mod or PWF T/A mod work great with the nr2k3 version. Norisring should be run by cars with fenders so that they can bang and bump. That would be a scary track with exposed wheels. dave henrie

Full disclosure: I used "Dr. hcF. Ing. Mikki Maus" is a story about Porsche in a 1963 issue of Car and Driver (blush!). "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote innews:rYDDb.28910$[email hidden]: > > > What Achim said. Lou Magyar's Norisring (laid out around the greatstadium > > featured in Leni Riefenstahl's infamous "Triumph of the Will"; spooky!)is > > much nicer in N2003 than it ever was in GPL, where it felt way MikkiMaus. > > Mikki Maus...that's classic! > > The tptcc mod or PWF T/A mod work great with the nr2k3 version.Norisring should > be run by cars with fenders so that they can bang and bump. That would bea scary > track with exposed wheels. > > dave henrie

"IN a story" not "IS a story" - doh! "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:XzXDb.36100$[email hidden]... > Full disclosure: I used "Dr. hcF. Ing. Mikki Maus" is a story aboutPorsche

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> in a 1963 issue of Car and Driver (blush!). > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > "Steve Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:rYDDb.28910$[email hidden]: > > > > > What Achim said. Lou Magyar's Norisring (laid out around the great > stadium > > > featured in Leni Riefenstahl's infamous "Triumph of the Will";

spooky!)

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> is > > > much nicer in N2003 than it ever was in GPL, where it felt way Mikki > Maus. > > > > Mikki Maus...that's classic! > > > > The tptcc mod or PWF T/A mod work great with the nr2k3 version. > Norisring should > > be run by cars with fenders so that they can bang and bump. That would

be > a scary > > track with exposed wheels. > > > > dave henrie > >

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> In article <[email hidden]>, Alan Pengelly <[email hidden]> > writes: > > > > >The Norisring (Nuernberg GP) sounds like an interesting track, but I > >can't get it to load. The trackinstall creates an empty directory which > >GPL couldn't 'see', so I did it manually. GPL can 'see' the track via > >the manual install, but when I try to load it, it fails. I've never had > >any other problems so I'm assuming there is something peculiar with this > >particular track. Has anyone actually managed to use this track? > > What kind of video card do you have? Some tracks won't load if you don't have > a 3D card... > > Eldred >

Hi Eldred I have a Geforce 4. I tried to install it again, but still no luck. Very strange, and it must be something to do with the files as every other track I've loaded has been fine. Oh well, I'll have to let this one go! Many thanks Alan

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>> What kind of video card do you have? Some tracks won't load if you don't >have >> a 3D card... >> >> Eldred >> > >Hi Eldred > >I have a Geforce 4. I tried to install it again, but still no luck. Very >strange, >and it must be something to do with the files as every other track I've >loaded has >been fine. Oh well, I'll have to let this one go!

Hmm...I haven't tried that track since I got my GeForce 4 either. I'll try it and get back to you. 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 <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: >Hmm...I haven't tried that track since I got my GeForce 4 either. I'll try >it >and get back to you. Ok - I downloaded the track, and tried the install. Same thing as you - created the directory, but didn't copy any files. I tried copying the files manually and editing the 67season file. I didn't realize it had already done that, but it still didn't work. When I looked at the files in the directory, it was obvious. in the norisrng track directory, rename the file called dat to norisrng.dat. Then try it... Worked for me. 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.

EldredP wrote:

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> In article <[email hidden]>, > [email hidden] (EldredP) writes: > > >Hmm...I haven't tried that track since I got my GeForce 4 either. I'll try > >it > >and get back to you. > > Ok - I downloaded the track, and tried the install. Same thing as you - > created the directory, but didn't copy any files. I tried copying the files > manually and editing the 67season file. I didn't realize it had already done > that, but it still didn't work. When I looked at the files in the directory, > it was obvious. > in the norisrng track directory, rename the file called dat to norisrng.dat. > Then try it... Worked for me. > > Eldred > -- >

Well spotted Eldred - I must be blind not to have seen it! I'll try it tonight, but it sounds like things should work out fine. Many thanks for your help! Regards Alan > .

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> >Well spotted Eldred - I must be blind not to have seen it! I'll try it >tonight, >but it sounds like things should work out fine. > >Many thanks for your help! > >Regards > >Alan

Sorry - didn't mean to imply that you were blind for missing it. Since I've been running servers for the past several years, I have a LOT of experience getting track installs to work right...even when the install programs DON'T.<g> 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.