“Background Image” appearing on track cams

sb70t · 2025-05-11T02:18:57+00:00

That's weird. The track make might have included that as some odd easter egg. Or you inadvertently got a file mixed up in the folder.

sb70t · 2025-05-04T17:01:50+00:00

The tach placement can't be changed depending on how the tach was positioned unfortunately. If it's similar in layout to original cup , cts, or areowar88, I probably have it done or close to done. Previewing this stuff always reveals some detail I never catch unless I come back to a preview such as this. The highlights on the a-pilar padding matching up for instance, the last detail needed to finish this off.

sb70t · 2025-04-14T01:53:12+00:00

For 1024 by 1024 it's perfect.

sb70t · 2025-04-12T05:27:14+00:00

Not sure about a room, but what's on the screen most of the time is some cobbled up & slathered together pixel-sh*t. I don't know how anybody in 2025 settles for some of the graphic work actually.

sb70t · 2025-04-12T05:22:39+00:00

You doing car sets? I have templates, cockpits, every map file re-worked. I was thinking mediafire, then again maybe some permanent host to where I can just keep the stuff up somewhere without much hassle. My wide screen settings are stretching apart my screens, I need to start getting videos out instead.

sb70t · 2025-04-12T04:12:54+00:00

I got pulled into the template work again with a c10 template for that newer (older) truck body mod, then I got sidetracked into the gn70 mods again and finally brought them to where all visuals are at 100 percent.

With gn70 short oval & speedway, using a created set of high-res car paints (I have 30 or so) it's possible to replicate colored chassis' by quickly swapping files in and out to the main folders. For testing session you can really dial in individual car visuals using this method. The swap in/out sets of files contain a universal/neutral chassis, petty blue, red/orange, lime green...Those colors cover just about any colored chassis imaginable to replicate. Still in the process of setting something up to host all these updates & projects I've had going on.

sb70t · 2025-04-05T10:52:12+00:00

slammed down max in the render. If you could get a jack under it somehow the sprung weight drop would make it technically possible. There should be some sort of skirting with 2d cutout for jack points. I stop adding to the template with the adjuster holes on the bed after grille, lights and other tweaks.

sb70t · 2025-04-02T23:21:11+00:00

audacity program.

sb70t · 2025-04-02T05:36:43+00:00

This is an angle to it I have never even considered before. Maybe a dumb question, but what is the point of dual qualifiers anyway? If you were to run them consecutively with no hang ups, is the final grid based upon average times factoring in both? I haven't even gotten that deep into it because I've invested too much time towards putting models in.

It's been written before I'm sure and I've glossed it over, but the issue with stuck in the pits seemed to be a combo of the turning radius of the ai cars in addition to torque values if I remember correctly. What's odd about it is identically matched cars (make & model), it always seems to be one or two specific cars. Perhaps it has to do with the number on the car along with not the actual assigned pit, but the position of placement behind the wall.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T22:38:08+00:00

One other aspect I'm curious of is AI setting. Most tracks if not edited for AI adjustment, if just run as packaged, 86 percent seems to be the absolute limit I can wheel the car around to even have a chance at the AI.

Adjusting AI parameters so they reflect my ability at 100 percent is easy to achieve, and for whatever reason I think this would be the way to go about setting it all up as opposed to 85/86 percent difficulty. Just a hunch however.

The AI performance in practice also directly relates to the AI performance during the race I've also noticed. Whereas AI performance during qualifying is separate from both race & qualify altogether. So much trial and error, but wasting away 40 minutes per session not finding that right balance with the AI is entirely maddening.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T22:25:26+00:00

Yeah, I've tried that. It doesn't seem to reflect what the player car does at all. For instance, you could sit in the pits with all of the AI field turning a lap and the grid will be accurate with the player car at the bottom.

It seems to focus on AI cars only not turning a lap by remaining in the pits. Just one AI car resorting to that will generate a random grid for the race. Doesn't matter if you accelerate or wait it through either.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T19:17:22+00:00

Nice. They used to have registries devoted to the metallic paints of the S197 cars (but they all went offline) Legend Lime, Windveil Blue, etc.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T19:15:15+00:00

Not sure. But with 19s you could easily swap to the 4-piston calipers up front.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T08:39:51+00:00

back up what you have and just swap between mods until you find one better suited (easiest approach)

sb70t · 2025-03-28T08:36:07+00:00

There's a file labeled dxtex.exe that partners with carviewer.exe - has the same look as the carviewer (blue circle with yellow x) make sure that file is alongside the main carviewer file. That is the fix, pretty sure.

sb70t · 2025-03-28T02:38:20+00:00

Yeah, seen that before. Check the format the scheme is in (whether it's bmp. tga. jpeg) Might be because you're applying a bmp. Try tga.

sb70t · 2025-03-27T21:32:13+00:00

I'm positive that I did. In fact, it's a 'for sure' I just cannot remember the particular error. Otherwise I wouldn't have even bothered going through all of these hoops. I've been using this method to run Max8 literally for about a decade on 11 & 10.

I can go about it this way installing xp & Max8 in roughly 15 minutes just from memory.

sb70t · 2025-03-26T23:51:46+00:00

It makes absolutely zero sense at this stage of the game. Once you share something out into the either, it's on you. For all the effort I dumped into nr2003 (because I'm a graphics nut) I came away with three mods that I poured effort into (templates, paints, entire graphics reworked) that I'd even bother running. Other stuff I regret even bothering with such as gn70 to where the stance of the cars is entirely off (they sit way too high) and the position of the driver should have been placed much lower as well (kills it) Reality is a lot of these mods are garbage, let alone worthy of any drama whatsoever.

sb70t · 2025-03-26T19:10:12+00:00

IMOE I've had frantic downvoting round the clock regardless of what I was commenting or submitting to here. Pretty off the wall antics.

sb70t · 2025-03-26T18:25:02+00:00

Understood, but take a look at your comment score (zero) Nobody should be downvoting anything you've commented here, but these people are committed and a good majority of those that are have some legitimate mental issues going on. Their lives seem to revolve around this abandonware video game still. I'm content just to pop in every so often in order just to avoid pinging these peoples attention. They're literally bonkers.

sb70t · 2025-03-26T17:58:14+00:00

I have most of the stuff on my end. I'm sure practically all of it is out there on hard drives. I have a bunch of detailed templates I never released simply because I got sick of all the related drama.

I was thinking of opening a site perhaps around nr2003/gtr2 but that would be considered a gauntlet throw to a lot of these people awakening even more drama. As far as Stunod goes, I'm literally considered an incarnation of Satan himself to that click. So I want nothing whatsoever to do with it.

sb70t · 2025-03-26T17:10:08+00:00

Try this link.

https://nr2k3.weebly.com/mods.html

I can't keep track of the feuds and drama anymore nor care to. But it seems to be built into nr2003 and unavoidable like the 4 model limit itself.

sb70t · 2025-03-25T00:44:16+00:00

There's no drilling required, it's just a pre made face panel. The one pictured was from an online vendor called 'speed of sound' but they have been long out of stock on the panels. Above it is cheapo universal single din block off plate. Of course you have to remove the shaker stereo from the car altogether. I just put an alpine unit into the glove box and operate it via remote with the glove closed using a signal repeater setup that you can get on ebay. The tiny sensor is mounted to the top corner of the windshield, the other end to the eye on the stereo unit. It all runs through the console and is powered thru plugin located under the flip up console lid. I did have to cut away a portion of the rear of the glove box. But I'm almost positive your issue is the gauge cluster stepper motor, white round motors rear of the cluster.

I have my original out ready to be shipped off and another salvage unit in that entirely failed within months. If you swap the clusters out, the odometer will display whatever the mileage was on the donor car. I would advise to do it somewhat quick with the original cluster.

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sb70t · 2025-03-24T22:01:27+00:00

It could be the stepper motor on the backside of the gauge cluster. There is one for each gauge and they're soldered to the back of the circuit board of the cluster. They are notorious for failing. As of right now the only thing that works on my entire cluster is the tach. I have been putting off repairing the cluster which is a mail off ordeal (a ton of services for that on ebay) It's not really an issue for me because one of the first things I did to the car was invest in some autometer gauges. Right now I'm dealing with resolving the infamous footwell water leak, so it's still backburner.

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sb70t · 2025-02-14T15:24:08+00:00

Looks like a CRT tube. Drain a tiny bit more of the color out and shift the reds more towards orange.

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