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Revision as of 04:26, 11 April 2009
There has been an amazing number of utilities create by some extremely talent members of the GPL Community over the years. Here is a list of those utilities.
Absolutely Essential Utilities
If you run a Logitech wheel, like the majority of us, you can get the most current drivers here.
GPLPS GPL Installer by Bernd Nowak.
The utility greatly simplfies a new installation of GPL. It applies many of the basic patches and updates the car and original track graphics with the exception of Monaco which you can get HERE
GEM + iGOR by Paul Thurston
GEM functions as a front-end to GPL, which allows you to choose which mod you wish to run as well as many other settings. iGOR is the online race aggregator with built-in chat functionality.
Pribluda orignally written by Denis Fedorov and updated by Amir Kamal
Pribluda is an essential tool for hotlappers as it provides split times and for online racing as it provides standings and time gaps to cars in front and behind you. This feature is very useful to make sure it is safe to leave the pits or to reenter the track after an off. The most current version is 1.1.1.0 (20080209). Pribluda is included with the GPLPS GPL Installer noted above but an older version, 0.97 which some actually prefer over the new version. The older version (0.97) is also available on a standalone basis from this link.
GPL Digitial Display Modifier Look under Utilities then under Lee and Stefan
This utility allows the user to view the same information available at the bottom of the screen, such as RPM and gear, as is visable in the out-of-cockpit view while in the normal cockpit view. This utility is included with the GPLPS GPL Installer. So if you used it, you have already got it.
This is an program used to host and join online races. It also has chat funcationality. iGOR is now the primary tool now used to host and join races but some leagues still use WinVROC.
All-In-One Patch by Bernd Nowak.
This patches GPL to the final version 1.2.0.2. Plus it applies the BWPatch, the More Cars patch and the GPLEA Engine Sounds patch. Note that this is included in the GPLPS GPL Installer. So if you used it, then there is no need to use the All-In-One Patch.
GPL Replay Analyser by Jonas Matton and Martin Granberg.
This is an invaluable tool for all you budding race engineers. You are able to compare the results of 2 or more laps. Also, its able to export race results.
This utility adds automatic detection for shifters, TrackIR support, changing field of view in-car and message assigned to buttons. Note that this is included in the GPLPS GPL Installer. So if you used it, then there is no need to install this utility.
Other Utilities
By default, GPL online will show only 4 cars in front and 1 behind over internet dialup connections. This patch lets you increase those numbers to 6 in front and 2 behind, or more. And it allows servers to show any combination of cars in front and cars behind instead of the default 75%/25% division. This utility is already included in the GPLPS GPL Installer and the All-In-One Installer.
Allows modification of the starting grid placement for better online racing.
Utility for changing the location of the camera in replays.
GPL-Record by GPLFanatic
It is a simple program to overwrite the record.ini files that can be found in your Grand Prix Legends Tracks folder These record.ini files are used by the Game to display the best laptimes in the Info map of a specific Track. The program requires the file GPLLaptimes.ini produced by GPLReplayanalyzer. Without this file (and so whithout GPLRA) you can't use this program.
GPLCarswitcher by GPLFanatic
Allows changing the AI cars so you can have straight-up fights with cars of the same performance.
GPLMixDrivers by GPLFanatic
This utility mixes-up the starting line-up of the AI drivers.
Track Ai Fixes by GPLFanatic
Files to improve the AI at various tracks.
This utility functions as a folder switcher by renaming or copying folders allowing such things as multiple car sets.
Editing Tools/Utilities
ASE 2 3DO by P.A. Flack
This program is used for converting .ASE (ASCII Scene Export) files created by 3DStudioMax (or 123do) into .3DO files as used by Grand Prix Legends for 3D objects.
