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Post Cheltenham old course
Hello
I have been plotting Cheltenham's old course on the racecourse editor and would now like to test it. I made a copy of the Cheltenham folder under 'courses' and renamed it 'Cheltenham old'. I then plotted the hurdle and chase course on 'Hurdles2' and 'Jumps2' respectively. On the courses.dat file, I saw Cheltenham with this code:
Cheltenham (jumps)
LN000
GMU,0,S,T
1743,186
Cheltenham (hurdles)
LN000
GMU,0,S,X
null
I copied that data to a new entry among the hurdles2/jumps2 categories. I was looking to test the course at the October meeting. So I wrote the course name into the schedule list by writing in 'Cheltenham old' in the October meeting on sched_j.dat and showc_j.dat.

Having done these things, the game crashed each time I clicked past the Legends page. Is there something I have done wrong here or is there anything I have left out? Should the course's codes on courses.dat be different for the old course?
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Tue Jun 17, 2014 7:18 pm
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Post Re: Cheltenham old course
Did you change the name of the course in the courses file to Cheltenham Old?

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Yes, I copied the codes to the Hurdles2/JUmps2 sections on the course.dat file. On the editor, I didn't mirror the course. Would that command have uploaded it to the game?


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bobsworth13 wrote:
Yes, I copied the codes to the Hurdles2/JUmps2 sections on the course.dat file. On the editor, I didn't mirror the course. Would that command have uploaded it to the game?


No. Check the spelling of the courses. That would cause the problem. If there was a problem with the course itself, the game would run and then when you went to go view the course it would crash. It is a problem with the data files.

Make sure that these are both in your course file with correct spelling:
Cheltenham old (jumps)
LN000
GMU,0,S,T
1743,186
Cheltenham old (hurdles)
LN000
GMU,0,S,X
null

and make sure that in the showcase files the courses are listed as Cheltenham old:cc_hurdles2 and Cheltenham old:cc_jumps2. Then in your schedule file, make sure the number next to the course is correct, so they should read Cheltenham old3 and Cheltenham old4.

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Post Re: Cheltenham old course
Thanks. I have done all these things for the jump schedule but whenever I go on to start a new jumps game, it crashes. Checked the showcase and schedule dat files but I have spelt the course correctly. Not sure what the problem is here. Quite randomly, Cheltenham_old appears in the mixed schedule which I have not touched. Out of interest, what does the data against each course mean e.g. LN000; GMU,0,S,T; 1743,186 OR Null?


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Weird that it still doesn't work... hmmm...

And this thread explains what everything means: viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2819&p=17948&hilit=Course+files#p17948
Also, the NULL is the course location. Putting a location there (based on the large world map gfx file) will tell where the course is. A NULL means a random location in the country is chosen.

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WAIT! I just thought of a reason why it might not work. Change the location of the Cheltenham Old course to slightly different than that of the default one (so from 1743,186 to like 1745,188). I remember I had a problem with stables since they had the same location as courses. Maybe that will fix it.

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Cheers mate. Slightly changed the course's location but the game still crashes after the Legends page. '3' and '4' signify 'jumps2' and 'hurdles2' respectively don't they? I load a mixed schedule to see Cheltenham_old (because I saw it appearing on 8 June): it starts in mid-April, I click through to it and... for extra annoyance... it crashes at 3 May every time, and for no reason. :x


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How many courses do you have for Cheltenham Old? And what are they?

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I copied the entire Cheltenham folder and renamed the copy '1_Cheltenham_old'. The .map file retains the new course on Jumps1 and Hurdles1. So, I created two courses: Jumps2 and Hurdles2 to route the old course. I also changed the 'End chute' so its WPs would line up with the old course.


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Ok. So the problem is probably with the data files (showcase, schedule, courses). Would you be able to send me a zip file that contains the Cheltenham Old course, showcase_j, schedule_j, schedule_fj, and courses data file so I can play around with the data files and see if I can find a fix for you?

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How do you upload files to this forum? I can upload these files to Dropbox and send you the link to it.


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bobsworth13 wrote:
How do you upload files to this forum? I can upload these files to Dropbox and send you the link to it.


Dropbox works. Just post the share link.

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https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4254zis9r6w6 ... 2p9ajCXmua

My edits are:
courses.dat - added Cheltenham old to Jumps2 and Hurdles2 categories
sched_j.dat - Cheltenham old3 applied to October meeting
showc_j.dat - Cheltenham old applied to October meeting


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