1997/98 Official Championship Datafile

(V1.1 - 1 November 1997)

As mentioned in the rules you will need to obtain the latest version of F1GP-Ed (version 3.36 at the very least) before you can participate.

You will also need the official championship datafile to use with F1GP-Ed. Please note that the datafile is supplied in a different form compared to previous seasons. Instead of you just copying the datafile and having to make your preferred changes to it, you are now required to run the installer. This effectively allows you to merge your own datafile with the IAF1GPC datafile, so most of your own preferred settings remain intact. Please make sure you read the instructions below (they can also be found in the ReadMe.txt file in the datafile pack).

Download the official championship datafile pack (15K, version 1.1, 1.11.97)

If you haven't got the standard Amiga installer program installed on your Amiga, then you'll need to download Installer V43 from Aminet, if your Amiga has Workbench 2.0 or higher (otherwise you'll need to obtain Installer V1.25 instead).

Installation

To install the datafile, simply double-click the "Make_IAF1GPC_Datafile" icon, and follow the instructions. When participating in a championship event, you must use the newly created datafile with F1GP-Ed.

Important Notes

 You are not permitted to change any settings in the datafile created by the installer, apart from those described in this document. If you need to make any changes, you must run it through the installer again to ensure it complies with the rules.

You must use driver number 39 (in team number 12) when participating in championship events. Obviously, you may alter the names and colours for your team and driver, if necessary. If you specify your usual datafile in the installer will try to determine which team you usually use and it'll copy this into the correct position, leaving the names and colours untouched.

Speed & Risk Factors

Registered F1GP-Ed users who have enough memory in their Amiga to use the local speed and risk factor patches in F1GP-Ed should install them.

Alternatively, you must manually copy the respective speed and risk factor values (from the local speed and risk factor patch windows) into the global speed and risk factor settings in the team editor window before you start each round of the championship (i.e. for each circuit).

Number of cars in a race

You must start a race with at least 22 computer cars. Obviously, to have 22 computer cars at the race start needs the "Less cars in races" patch to be enabled. The installer will ask you if you will be using this patch. Unregistered F1GP-Ed users (or if your Amiga doesn't have enough memory) must answer "no" to this question, so that a datafile with 25 computer cars is created, as you are not able to use this patch.

Last modified: Saturday 01 November 1997 - 22:41