F1 2016 Modding Questions Thread

Graham Laing · Aug 6, 2016

This thread is for F1 2016 modding questions only.

If you have technical questions, please post in this thread and nowhere else. Thanks

Note: Current uploaded file size limit increased to 500 MB per file, effective 1st May 2017

thrashersfreak · Aug 21, 2016

How to mod F1 2016 - Walktrough

Hey guys, so I just found out that it is still possible to mod skins and colours of car liverys or something else of the game.
This Walktrough should help you, to learn how to export and import your mods into the game and make them work.

What do I need for modding?

- a graphic design program .. for example Photoshop
- the actual Ego ERP Archiver, you can find it here:/http://www.petartasev.com/modding/ego-engine/erp-archiver/

Let us say, we want to edit the car paint of the Ferrari livery. This walktrough should work also for the other graphic content like decals, umbrellas etc. This is just an example.

Let's start

1. searching for the file

So we first need the ferrari.erp file, which we have to find first. This file is located in this path:
/F1 2016/asset_groups/f1_2016_vehicle_package/teams/ferrari/wep
There you have the ferrari.erp file. ((((Make a backup of the original one!))))

2. open the .erp file and export the graphic

Now you need the ERP Archiver to open up your ferrari.erp file. Once you are in the ERP just click on "File" > "Open", then open up your ferrari.erp file. Once it is loaded, there should now show up a lot of content. The file we need is called "ferrari_paint.tga". If you found it click on it, then click on "Archive" > "Export Texture". Export the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" to a place you want, for example the Desktop. Leave the ERP Archiver open in the background.

3. editing your graphic file

So now it is your turn. Open the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" with a program like Photoshop and edit it the way you want. Once you have done that, save it. ((((It has to be the same format, in this case .tga.dds!))))

4. import the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" back to the "ferrari.erp"

Go back to your ERP Archiver and click again on "Archive" > "Import Texture", and select your "ferrari_paint.tga.dds".

5. save

Once you have done that, you are nearly ready to play. The last step is to save the ferrari.erp. Just click on "File" > "Save".

6. Have fun

I hope this walktrough helped you to getting better into the modding of this game.

SamuelGuillet42 · Aug 21, 2016

thrashersfreak said:
How to mod F1 2016 - Walktrough

Hey guys, so I just found out that it is still possible to mod skins and colours of car liverys or something else of the game.
This Walktrough should help you, to learn how to export and import your mods into the game and make them work.

What do I need for modding?

- a graphic design program .. for example Photoshop
- the actual Ego ERP Archiver, you can find it here:/http://www.petartasev.com/modding/ego-engine/erp-archiver/

Let us say, we want to edit the car paint of the Ferrari livery. This walktrough should work also for the other graphic content like decals, umbrellas etc. This is just an example.

Let's start

1. searching for the file

So we first need the ferrari.erp file, which we have to find first. This file is located in this path:
/F1 2016/asset_groups/f1_2016_vehicle_package/teams/ferrari/wep
There you have the ferrari.erp file. ((((Make a backup of the original one!))))
View attachment 149264

2. open the .erp file and export the graphic

Now you need the ERP Archiver to open up your ferrari.erp file. Once you are in the ERP just click on "File" > "Open", then open up your ferrari.erp file. Once it is loaded, there should now show up a lot of content. The file we need is called "ferrari_paint.tga". If you found it click on it, then click on "Archive" > "Export Texture". Export the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" to a place you want, for example the Desktop. Leave the ERP Archiver open in the background.
View attachment 149271

3. editing your graphic file

So now it is your turn. Open the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" with a program like Photoshop and edit it the way you want. Once you have done that, save it. ((((It has to be the same format, in this case .tga.dds!))))

4. import the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" back to the "ferrari.erp"

Go back to your ERP Archiver and click again on "Archive" > "Import Texture", and select your "ferrari_paint.tga.dds".
View attachment 149272

5. save

Once you have done that, you are nearly ready to play. The last step is to save the ferrari.erp. Just click on "File" > "Save".
View attachment 149273

6. Have fun

I hope this walktrough helped you to getting better into the modding of this game.

Would this allow me to edit my career driver helmet as well and if so, which file can I find it in?

thrashersfreak · Aug 21, 2016

SamuelGuillet42 said:
Would this allow me to edit my career driver helmet as well and if so, which file can I find it in?

I didn't try helmets yet, but I think so, technically yes. But the helmets are not located in the, for example ferrari.erp. They are located somewhere else, I dind't watch for it until now.

SamuelGuillet42 · Aug 21, 2016

thrashersfreak said:
I didn't try helmets yet, but I think so, technically yes. But the helmets are not located in the, for example ferrari.erp. They are located somewhere else, I dind't watch for it until now.

I went through the files and it seems that the file formats for the helmets is not .erp but mipmap.

fluffydave · Aug 21, 2016

Managed to open the helmet textures, Tried to edit it and put it back in the game by renaming the file type to ".mipmaps".

All I get is glitched texture for career helmets when I play the game, haven't tried the other drivers' helmets though. Is there any proper way to convert it back to .mipmaps? @aowzone

SASColfer · Aug 21, 2016

fluffydave, did you find out where your current career helmet is stored? I wan't to look into editing it? Does anyone know if they store a specific version for the tweaks you make ingame when you pick it?

realitychecked · Aug 21, 2016

SASColfer said:
fluffydave, did you find out where your current career helmet is stored? I wan't to look into editing it? Does anyone know if they store a specific version for the tweaks you make ingame when you pick it?

F1 2016\character_package\drivers\male
It doesn't store specific versions, your settings are saved in the game. In my case, all helmet textures and miscellaneous look very pixelated/blurry, corrupted looking. I suppose this has to do with the alpha channels?

fluffydave · Aug 21, 2016

That seems to be the case with this year in-game customizable helmets. Alpha channels allow different colors to be changed and stored in the game, this makes helmet texture editing impossible unless someone figures something out.

Edit: see forum for helmet modding progress

Should Be There · Aug 21, 2016

So i've had a dabble at these files as well, wondering what the career helmet for each team is for? Other than gloves, there is a base helmet layer. Any chance changing that has an effect? I've managed to export them but no luck injecting them back into the game...

CW. · Aug 21, 2016

thrashersfreak said:
How to mod F1 2016 - Walktrough

Hey guys, so I just found out that it is still possible to mod skins and colours of car liverys or something else of the game.
This Walktrough should help you, to learn how to export and import your mods into the game and make them work.

What do I need for modding?

- a graphic design program .. for example Photoshop
- the actual Ego ERP Archiver, you can find it here:/http://www.petartasev.com/modding/ego-engine/erp-archiver/

Let us say, we want to edit the car paint of the Ferrari livery. This walktrough should work also for the other graphic content like decals, umbrellas etc. This is just an example.

Let's start

1. searching for the file

So we first need the ferrari.erp file, which we have to find first. This file is located in this path:
/F1 2016/asset_groups/f1_2016_vehicle_package/teams/ferrari/wep
There you have the ferrari.erp file. ((((Make a backup of the original one!))))
View attachment 149264

2. open the .erp file and export the graphic

Now you need the ERP Archiver to open up your ferrari.erp file. Once you are in the ERP just click on "File" > "Open", then open up your ferrari.erp file. Once it is loaded, there should now show up a lot of content. The file we need is called "ferrari_paint.tga". If you found it click on it, then click on "Archive" > "Export Texture". Export the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" to a place you want, for example the Desktop. Leave the ERP Archiver open in the background.
View attachment 149271

3. editing your graphic file

So now it is your turn. Open the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" with a program like Photoshop and edit it the way you want. Once you have done that, save it. ((((It has to be the same format, in this case .tga.dds!))))

4. import the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" back to the "ferrari.erp"

Go back to your ERP Archiver and click again on "Archive" > "Import Texture", and select your "ferrari_paint.tga.dds".
View attachment 149272

5. save

Once you have done that, you are nearly ready to play. The last step is to save the ferrari.erp. Just click on "File" > "Save".
View attachment 149273

6. Have fun

I hope this walktrough helped you to getting better into the modding of this game.

Great Guide!
I thought it would be a while until we saw any livery moddding breakthrough because of the .mipmaps, I never thought about the wep file

realitychecked · Aug 21, 2016

CW. said:
Great Guide!
I thought it would be a while until we saw any livery moddding breakthrough because of the .mipmaps, I never thought about the wep file

You won't find anything else other the the car textures on the erp files. But whatever.

UniqX77 · Aug 21, 2016

fluffydave said:
Managed to open the helmet textures, Tried to edit it and put it back in the game by renaming the file type to ".mipmaps".

All I get is glitched texture for career helmets when I play the game, haven't tried the other drivers' helmets though. Is there any proper way to convert it back to .mipmaps? @aowzone

How do you open a Mipmaps file? Because I found a file who called "Agent Natalie" and I want to know who that is

Töttös Dani · Aug 21, 2016

Ty for help

TheDiego12YT · Aug 21, 2016

TheDiego12YT · Aug 21, 2016

Hi, I have a problem with the skin by putting advertising is me bug and put into blue suspensions etc.

Jason Shew · Aug 22, 2016

thrashersfreak said:
How to mod F1 2016 - Walktrough

Hey guys, so I just found out that it is still possible to mod skins and colours of car liverys or something else of the game.
This Walktrough should help you, to learn how to export and import your mods into the game and make them work.

What do I need for modding?

- a graphic design program .. for example Photoshop
- the actual Ego ERP Archiver, you can find it here:/http://www.petartasev.com/modding/ego-engine/erp-archiver/

Let us say, we want to edit the car paint of the Ferrari livery. This walktrough should work also for the other graphic content like decals, umbrellas etc. This is just an example.

Let's start

1. searching for the file

So we first need the ferrari.erp file, which we have to find first. This file is located in this path:
/F1 2016/asset_groups/f1_2016_vehicle_package/teams/ferrari/wep
There you have the ferrari.erp file. ((((Make a backup of the original one!))))
View attachment 149264

2. open the .erp file and export the graphic

Now you need the ERP Archiver to open up your ferrari.erp file. Once you are in the ERP just click on "File" > "Open", then open up your ferrari.erp file. Once it is loaded, there should now show up a lot of content. The file we need is called "ferrari_paint.tga". If you found it click on it, then click on "Archive" > "Export Texture". Export the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" to a place you want, for example the Desktop. Leave the ERP Archiver open in the background.
View attachment 149271

3. editing your graphic file

So now it is your turn. Open the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" with a program like Photoshop and edit it the way you want. Once you have done that, save it. ((((It has to be the same format, in this case .tga.dds!))))

4. import the "ferrari_paint.tga.dds" back to the "ferrari.erp"

Go back to your ERP Archiver and click again on "Archive" > "Import Texture", and select your "ferrari_paint.tga.dds".
View attachment 149272

5. save

Once you have done that, you are nearly ready to play. The last step is to save the ferrari.erp. Just click on "File" > "Save".
View attachment 149273

6. Have fun

I hope this walktrough helped you to getting better into the modding of this game.