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SimTools v3 Public Beta

Discussion in 'Tutorials and Tips by the Developer' started by yobuddy, Sep 26, 2022.

  1. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Maybe your game is not updated in steam, as they put out an update to enable telemetry a few days ago?
    Once the game updates, you need to play it once also, so it can create the file we need to patch.
    Please let me know how it goes buddy!
    Last edited: Nov 12, 2023
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    Continuing testing on No Limits 2, Vibe settings don't seem to work consistently. The game was only reporting road detail/turbo once. Every other session the game has not reported any input in vibration settings.
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    Thanks yobuddy...... After I got control of my frustrations, I spent a little time this afternoon and I finally got it working in testing and then with ams2. But with dr2, I'm only getting random spastic movement that doesn't stop until I exit game. It set to 127001, 4123 also tried to capture motion, but got the same whacked out movement as before.

    Tomorrows another day!:)
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    With v3, It's not working with ams2 beta ver but works fine with the reg. ams2 ver. Any ideas? Both games worked with the single plugin on simtools v2.6
  5. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Maybe they changed something in the beta, as the official API is being used here.
  6. MatteKarla

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    Have anyone gotten Dirt 2.0 to work with Simtools3?

    WRC 23 and Assetto Corsa works great with Simtools3, Dirt 2.0 doesn't :-(

    With Simtools2 both Assetto Corsa and Dirt2.0 work. Would love to only use Simtools3.
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    Hello, I just can't find the WRC directory to install the plugin in V3. I have it on Steam and can't find it anywhere :D
  8. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    "Steam\steamapps\common\EA SPORTS WRC"
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    Daguru Rally drivers do it in the Dirt

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    Hi @Hobbs77 for beta to work with simtools V3 you need to go into simtools V3 options and select auto detect launched games at the top right:thumbs sim3 auto.JPG
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    Daguru Rally drivers do it in the Dirt

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    Hi @MatteKarla i found i had to unpatch dirt 2.0 from simtools v2 then patch v3 to get it to work :thumbs
  11. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    To get simtools to launch a different version of the game, you may need to update the lauch path for the game in v3. To do this please drag-drop the shortcut, or games exe file, over the game in SimTools v3 (like in the pic below)
    (Then when you launch the game in v3, it will use the new shortcut)
    [​IMG]


    This is because the dirt 2.0 plugin for v3 has been updated to use the newest api for the game.

    I will take a look....
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    It's all good !!
    I had the update but I hadn't played a game yet...
    Everything worked very well for me I tested on Assetto corsa and EA WRC and it's ok ;)
    The feeling is really nice on WRC
    Good job ;)
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  13. MatteKarla

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    Unpatched from Simtools2, removed plugin from simtools3, then installed from simtools3 again, this time it shakes like crazy, and continues even after exiting the game (shakes like crazy in the main menu).

    Xml-section before installing (and .bak-files removed by uninstalling patches/plugins)
    Code:
        <motion_platform>
            <dbox enabled="true" />
            <udp enabled="true" extradata="3" ip="127.0.0.1" port="20777" delay="1" />
            <custom_udp enabled="false" filename="packet_data.xml" ip="127.0.0.1" port="20777" delay="1" />
            <fanatec enabled="true" pedalVibrationScale="1.0" wheelVibrationScale="1.0" ledTrueForGearsFalseForSpeed="true" />
        </motion_platform>
    
    After installing plugin in Simtools3:
    Code:
      <motion_platform>
        <dbox enabled="false" />
        <udp enabled="true" extradata="3" ip="127.0.0.1" port="4123" delay="1" />
        <custom_udp enabled="false" filename="packet_data.xml" ip="127.0.0.1" port="20777" delay="1" />
        <fanatec enabled="false" pedalVibrationScale="1.0" wheelVibrationScale="1.0" ledTrueForGearsFalseForSpeed="true" />
      </motion_platform>
    Screenshot of settings:
    upload_2023-11-13_22-59-13.png
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    Thank you, for your reply.....But that box was already lit up. when I click onto my desk top short cut for beta ver of ams2 the v3 games profile darkens down and stop is highlighted as is usual. So it must be something else.
    Last edited: Nov 13, 2023
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    Perhaps......but both version work fine with v2.6

    *****UPDATE*****
    I needed to change the ams2 beta in game udp settings to pcars1. Don't ask me why, but it worked fine in v2.6 set to pcars2.

    *****UPDATE*****
    Had the same issue with pcars2....needed to also change the udp settings to pcar1.
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    I finally got dr2 it working.....I just changed the custom udp to true
    <custom_udp enabled="true"filename="packet_data.xml" ip="127.0.0.1" port="20777" delay="1" />
    It was originally set to false.
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    YES.....Read post just above this one.
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    Hi Yobuddy, Can you add version number which plugin has been installed? If already add it, where I have to check plugin version per game?
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    Hi !!!
    Do you know where we can find tutorial explanations on how to do crash detection ^^


    Thanks :)
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    My review of switching and setting up v3....

    I made the switch to v3 on saturday. Spent about 2 hrs trying to figure out and learn the new software. Spent another couple hrs sunday morning in total frustration and walked away to cool down..LOL..Came back sunday afternoon, made more progress and had ams2 running and then tried to get dr2 working next but had no luck.

    A few more hrs on monday, had ams2 beta which I had a problem with but was fixed by changing the in game udp setting to pcars1 and then went on to see if I could get pcars2 running and had the same problem. It also needed the udp setting changed to pcars 1. Then finally, on monday evening, I got dr2 running and shared my fix in eariler postings.

    So after all the time spent learning the new software aka the leaning curve, I now have all my driving games up and running including wrc23. So far so good, once I got to grips with the new software.

    So a big thanks to v3 beta and all involved with making this all happen!:cheers
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