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Hi Alan

Code wise it happens in src/libs/raceengineclient/raceinit.cpp, 
initStartingGrid.

Customizing the staring grid is supported in the racemanager and track 
XML's, so you can customize the number of rows, the distance, the 
distance from the start line and more without coding.

If the track and the racemanager define the same option with different 
values, then the definition in the track "wins".

For examples have a look at config/raceman/endrace.xml:
<section name="Starting Grid">
       <attnum name="rows" val="2.000000"/>
       <attnum name="distance to start" val="25.000000"/>
       <attnum name="distance between columns" val="30.000000"/>
       <attnum name="offset within a column" val="10.000000"/>
       <attnum name="initial speed" val="0.000000"/>
       <attnum name="initial height" val="0.200000"/>
</section>

Or tracks/road/e-track-2/e-track-2.xml:
<section name="Starting Grid">
     <attnum name="rows" val="2"/>
     <attstr name="pole position side" val="left"/>
     <attnum name="distance to start" unit="m" val="4.0"/>
     <attnum name="distance between columns" unit="m" val="8.0"/>
     <attnum name="offset within a column" unit="m" val="4.0"/>
     <attnum name="initial height" unit="m" val="0.2"/>
</section>

In case you run TORCS on Windows vista or higher have a look at, 
http://torcs.sourceforge.net/index.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=30#c6_7, 
read the comment about the virtual store to find the file to edit.

Kind regards

Bernhard

On 01/18/2014 12:22 AM, Alan Ali wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Would you please tell me where the initial position (x and y) of the car
> is initialized?
> I can find that the initial inter vehicle distances are equal to 5 meter
> and i want to change this value, how can i do it?
>
> Thank a lot in advance.
>
>
>
>
>
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Hello,

Would you please tell me where the initial position (x and y) of the car is
initialized?
I can find that the initial inter vehicle distances are equal to 5 meter
and i want to change this value, how can i do it?

Thank a lot in advance.