Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!neptune!gords From: gords@neptune.UUCP (Gord Smith) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Ferrari Formula 1 Session and Track Files Message-ID: <287@neptune.UUCP> Date: 13 Jun 88 18:56:22 GMT Article-I.D.: neptune.287 References: <355@stsci> Reply-To: gords@neptune.UUCP (Gord Smith) Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada Lines: 70 In article <355@stsci> kyp@stsci.EDU (Mark Kyprianou) writes: > > I just received Ferrari Formula 1 and I think it's a great game. > I have a few questions, so if you can supply the answers I will be > extremely grateful. I am also quite interested in this. I was about to post the same type of article when I came across this one. I looked at 1986.ses and a saved season file (which I called ff1.1986 which became ff1.1986.ses and found the following differences (for what it's worth): 0 2 3 4 5 6 9 0 0 3 4 5 6 9 0 2 etc. The standings matrix just as it would appear on the standings screen. > 28 S.J. Ferrari 7 0 15 491 0 704 13 700704 Stefan Johansson 28 g.s. Ferrari 7 0 15 491 0 704 13 700704 (gord smith --> me) > s 01/12/86 00:00 ? Test Track start time > c 01/11/86 07:00 ? > t ff1:rio 64 158 3 2 6 54 40 ? The ff1:rio is the track file. But I start 01/12/86 00:00 clock 01/11/86 07:00 I think the word was clock track ff1:rio 64 158 3 2 6 54 40 > Brazillian Race Name > g 03/21/86 08:00 Track open time > p 03/21/86 10:00 11:30 1st practice time (start and end times) > q 03/21/86 13:00 14:00 1st qualifying time > p 03/22/86 10:00 11:30 2nd practice time > q 03/22/86 13:00 14:00 2nd qualifying time > p 03/23/86 10:00 10:30 race day warm up time > r 03/23/86 13:00 15:00 actual race, two hours. Brazilian goto 03/21/86 08:00 pract 03/21/86 10:00 11:30 qualify 03/21/86 13:00 14:00 pract 03/22/86 10:00 11:30 qualify 03/22/86 13:00 14:00 pract 03/23/86 10:00 10:30 race 03/23/86 13:00 15:00 I didn't notice if any of the numbers beside the drivers were any different in the saved file, but it's worth playing around with. It's interesting that the program actually writes out the more verbose keywords in a saved season file than the file which came with the game. Also notice this allows for the potentiality of setting up 1987 seasons, etc., although I don't know how one would implement rule changes such as the 150 litre limit for turbos. P.S. I've done this same sort of thing with the Earl Weaver Baseball player stats file (decoded the statistics). If anybody's interested I can e-mail the format. Anybody tackle the stadiums yet? (I'd love to build a decent stadium editor where you could change foul territory or create non-standard fences like Fenway, etc.) P.P.S. Thank goodness Senna & Prost didn't have the same Honda turbo engines in 1986 that they have now or this game could be as boring as the Montreal Grand Prix was. (I won it in my Ferrari, anyway). On to Detroit! -- D. Gordon Smith Cognos Incorporated S-mail: P.O. Box 9707 Voice: (613) 738-1440 FAX: (613) 738-0002 3755 Riverside Drive uucp: decvax!utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!cognos!neptune!gords Ottawa, Ontario "Just say NO to bugs!" -- me CANADA K1G 3Z4