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Hi Jorge
> As I say in the topic, I have a question on races' configuration file
> editing. I've searched everywhere for an answer, to no avail. Google was
> not my friend this time, and neither was this list's search feature.

Yes, there is no "racemanager" tutorial or something like this out there 
till now.

> The thing is: I like running TORCS on quite low skill levels. Just to
> put the pedal to the metal and fly around the tracks. However that tends
> to become pretty unchallenging once one gets to know the track
> relatively well, so I came up with a custom race type composed of a
> complex set of nested subraces, all rather short. As I envisioned it it
> would be composed of:
>
> 1. A qualification stage;
> 2. A preliminary race, with a lot of cars;
> 3. A main race, with the top half of the cars;
> 4. A final race, again with the top half of the cars.
>
> And I made it and it works fine. However, once I get to know the tracks,

So as I understand it, you have found your way into the existing 
racemanager XML configuration files and you had already success on some 
customizing.

> I tend to win the preliminary race, and then I'm just the first one in
> the starting grid and the competition is over unless I just let everyone
> pass. So I went looking for a way to grab the top half of the cars, but
> reverse their order in the starting grid so that if I win the
> preliminary race I'm the last one on the main race's grid. This, I
> couldn't find.

If I remember correct there is a "last race reversed" option, just have 
a look at the existing racemanager XML files, they use "last race", in 
the same way you can use "last race reversed".

> I know the "attstr name="starting order" config parameter can have the
> values "last race" or "drivers list" but couldn't find any other. I even

See above, "last race reversed", I did not use it for some time, so if 
it does not work just let me know. I think it is currently not possible 
to just reverse a part of the field, although this would be easy to 
implement.

> got to the point of noseing about in the source code (I'm no coder), and
> did see a section that apparently makes reversed starting grids, but
> couldn't find the actual value to use in the configuration. And I don't
> really know if it does what I want or not.
>
> So I'm asking you now: is what I want possible? And/or is there a list
> of those xml parameters hidden somewhere, with possible values?

Not in a "non code" way, but if you download the "TORCS 1.3.6 
architecture and API documentation" (see link on latest news on 
www.torcs.org), the you can navigate to 
file://???/torcs_src/torcs/torcs/doc/manual/api/raceman_8h.html, where 
??? is your local path, or just open index.html and navigate to 
Files/FileList/src/interfaces/raceman.h, review the RM_ATTR_* thingies.

Btw. if you like to write or to create other forms of tutorials it would 
be a welcome addition.

Kind regards

Bernhard

Hello everyone.

As I say in the topic, I have a question on races' configuration file 
editing. I've searched everywhere for an answer, to no avail. Google was 
not my friend this time, and neither was this list's search feature.

The thing is: I like running TORCS on quite low skill levels. Just to 
put the pedal to the metal and fly around the tracks. However that tends 
to become pretty unchallenging once one gets to know the track 
relatively well, so I came up with a custom race type composed of a 
complex set of nested subraces, all rather short. As I envisioned it it 
would be composed of:

1. A qualification stage;
2. A preliminary race, with a lot of cars;
3. A main race, with the top half of the cars;
4. A final race, again with the top half of the cars.

And I made it and it works fine. However, once I get to know the tracks, 
I tend to win the preliminary race, and then I'm just the first one in 
the starting grid and the competition is over unless I just let everyone 
pass. So I went looking for a way to grab the top half of the cars, but 
reverse their order in the starting grid so that if I win the 
preliminary race I'm the last one on the main race's grid. This, I 
couldn't find.

I know the "attstr name="starting order" config parameter can have the 
values "last race" or "drivers list" but couldn't find any other. I even 
got to the point of noseing about in the source code (I'm no coder), and 
did see a section that apparently makes reversed starting grids, but 
couldn't find the actual value to use in the configuration. And I don't 
really know if it does what I want or not.

So I'm asking you now: is what I want possible? And/or is there a list 
of those xml parameters hidden somewhere, with possible values?

Thanks in advance.
Jorge

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