F1GP-Ed Documentation |
This window allows you to install and remove some pretty neat patches which have evolved from Toni Wilen's GPPatch utility. These are the standard features which are always enabled: * Shows remaining time and your current lap in practice and qualifying * Shows the time difference to the cars on front and behind when you've crossed the finish line * Shows the racers' names who are in front and behind of you * Realtime laptime updating * A block flashes on the upper left corner when the first competitor crosses the finish line * Several listings: drivers by their positions, fastest lap times, race time - "*" shows your car's position and cars marks with "#" are the other human players Additional features can be configured with F1GP-Ed: HUD On Toggles the realtime drivers' list on or off. This is similar to a HUD view on flight simulators (Heads Up Display). The drivers' name will often be preceded by one of the following symbols: > car is currently in the pit lane - car intends to pit for tyres this lap + car is damaged and intends to make a pitstop this lap The HUD can also be toggled while playing the game by pressing the relevant key (5 on the numeric keypad, by default). (default is off) HUD Size This specifies the horizontal size of the HUD, and is made possible by the AGA chipset - so if you don't have an A1200 or A4000 you won't be able to use this feature. This option can also be changed while playing the game by pressing the relevant key (0 on the numeric keypad, by default). (default is Large) X Offset The horizontal position of the HUD - relative to the current screen display position. (default is 4) Y Offset The vertical position of the HUD - relative to the current screen display position. (default is 10) Allow Setup Change Alters the behaviour of the Right-Shift key (or whatever you have redefined it to). Pressing this key will bring up the car setup menu while you are actually driving and allow you to alter the setup without returning to the pits. You can enable this feature, disable it completely, or just disable it during races. (default is Never) Enable Turbo Keys Allow the 1-6 keys to be used to alter the game speed. It is advisable to turn these keys off if you find yourself pressing these keys accidentally while playing the game :-) (default is on) Turbo Keys Preset This allows you to preset the initial turbo keys setting. Select the key 1-6. This option essentially does the same as pressing the required turbo key when entering the cockpit. This saves you having to do this manually every time, for those of you who can't live without the turbo keys ;-) (default is 1) Font Specifies the font to be used by the HUD and information displays. Clicking the button will bring up a font requester. The only fonts that can be used by GPPatch are fixed width 8x8 fonts - only suitable fonts will be displayed in the requester. (default is topaz.font) Redefine Keys Redefined the keys used by GPPatch. These keys provide additional features whilst you are driving. The defaults are shown below: Ctrl Shows cars and their positions in front and behind of your car R-Amiga Shows positions and times of all cars (qualifying and race only) R-Alt Exit the position display activated with R-Amiga R-Shift Enter car setup menu 1-6 Alter the game speed. 1 = slowest and 6 = fastest. The exact funtion of these keys depends on what you have set the actual frame rate to. numeric keypad 5 Toggles drivers' list HUD on/off (race only) 0 Selects size of the HUD display (lowres/hires/superhires) - requires AGA-chipset to use smaller modes 8 Move HUD display up 2 Move HUD display down 4 Move HUD display left 6 Move HUD display right