Apps Linear map (rally style) 1.3

NightEye87 · Dec 21, 2020

NightEye87 submitted a new resource:

Linear map (rally style) - Rally style linear map

This is a linear track map. Inspired by rally games, etc.
This app has mostly been a "playground" for Python for me. I learned a lot by making this and I had a lot of support from some very patient people to make certain things work

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It shows squares for stationary cars, triangles for moving cars (non-directional). Green for current car, yellow for all others. It uses abbreviated names on the right.
It has two buttons, "S" to toggle the split...

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NightEye87 · Dec 24, 2020

NightEye87 updated Linear map (rally style) with a new update entry:

Minor tweaks

Changelog:

The focused car now always renders on top;

The background is set to transparent by default;

This can be edited in the settings.py.

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Azorath · Dec 24, 2020

maybe a option to change colors like blue to self etc for colorblinds like me

NightEye87 · Dec 24, 2020

Azorath said:
maybe a option to change colors like blue to self etc for colorblinds like me

Inside the settings.py you'll find a section "#colours" in which you can adjust them

They are 0-1 instead of 0-255, but it shouldn't be too hard. R,G,B,A format.

@Wolf24h
I've got PNG's working but it's using too much CPU power (might not be noticeable?) and I can't get the active car to render on top with PNG's somehow.. Something for the future, maybe

NightEye87 · Jan 19, 2021

NightEye87 updated Linear map (rally style) with a new update entry:

Added possibility to make track splits ingame

This update features the ability to add track split locations ingame. It will not auto-refresh to show them right away.

To make track splits, after opening up the app, click the cog icon. There you'll see a few buttons.
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The first two will toggle driver names and split locations visibility. These values are not stored but can be manually set through CM or settings.ini.

The other ones can be used to set split locations. Simply drive the track and whenever...

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mike855 · Feb 1, 2021

This app looks cool.
I was thinking of an app to show distance with start line as many rally specials are not clear. Do you think it is possible to add that in yours?

NightEye87 · Feb 1, 2021

Do you mean a counter with kilometers/miles left to finish?
I can have a look if I can guestimate those numbers.

Would that be useful on circuits as well, for you? Or only point to point tracks?

NightEye87 · Feb 1, 2021

NightEye87 updated Linear map (rally style) with a new update entry:

Track length left

I added a display above the finish line that shows the length of track left for the active car untill the finish line.
This can be toggled on/off via the settings.ini or via Content Manager > Settings > Apps. There is an ingame toggle but it will not save the setting.

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mike855 · Feb 2, 2021

No sorry, I mean a counter to display the distance to the start line, to help positioning at the start of the special

NightEye87 · Feb 2, 2021

I'm not quite sure what you mean with that. Could you explain?

LeoDavidson · Apr 19, 2021

The app looks cool but isn't appearing for me. It looks like it fails to load. The py_log.txt shows the following error:

Code:

[ne_linearmap: error] Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "apps/python/ne_linearmap\ne_linearmap.py", line 23, in <module>
    import settings
ImportError: No module named 'settings'

I'm using the 64-bit AC, with the v1.3 download of the app, and have tried the stock launcher as well as Content Manager.

Could the "settings" app/module be a dependency from something I don't have, or is it meant to be built-in but not on my system for some reason? Or maybe I've turned off something it needs?

Thanks for your time!

NightEye87 · Apr 19, 2021

"settings.py" was used previously for storing settings. With the use of a config parser that changed to "settings.ini" so the game can't find "settings.py" anymore. Simply delete that line (line 23, "import settings") from the ne_linearmap.py file and it should be fine.

I wonder why you're getting an error message and I'm not. Strange. If more people report this, I'll upload a new version.

LeoDavidson · Apr 19, 2021

I removed the

Code:

import settings

and then got a similar error about the "sim_info" module. Removed the

Code:

from sim_info import info

line as well, and now the app appears in-game, and seems to work to some extent at least.

The py_log.txt now has lots of errors about things trying to use the "info" module which isn't defined, so I guess it's not completely working.

NightEye87 · Apr 20, 2021

The info module is used to obtain the split time. It's needed if you record new split locations because there is no other way of telling when a player drives through a timing gate. It's not a vital function and overall the app will still work

Try this one (remove .txt).

LeoDavidson · Apr 22, 2021

NightEye87 said:
Try this one (remove .txt).

That works great! No errors. I wasn't using the split times (yet, at least) so I don't mind losing that, and I can install the other app if I start to use them.

Thank you!

Joy Sekai · May 14, 2021

It refuses to work for me. I enable it in CM but it won't show in my game apps in-game.

NightEye87 · May 17, 2021

Joy Sekai said:
It refuses to work for me. I enable it in CM but it won't show in my game apps in-game.

After trying to load a game with the app active, could you send me the log.txt and py_log.txt?

Joy Sekai · Jul 11, 2021

NightEye87 said:
After trying to load a game with the app active, could you send me the log.txt and py_log.txt?

I totally forgot I sent this help request. I actually went a read the thread and downloaded the py.text and it fixed my problem.

Please Stop This · Oct 18, 2022

Code:

with open(trackInfoPath, "r", encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore") as TL:
    trackUI = json.loads(TL.read().encode('ascii', 'ignore').decode('ascii'), strict=False)

tracklength also in shared mem:
info.static.trackSPlineLength

(edit 30.oct 2022: shared mem is only updated properly after race start, not when app is loading , would be wrong after track change)

tg3964 · Jul 15, 2023

For some reason I can't get this app to work on certain tracks. One example of these tracks is the Nordschleife. I like using this to see how far I am through the lap. In the py_log.txt file in the parts about this app I see:

NE_LINEAR MAP :: Reading track splits from ini: ks_nordschleife:nordschleife
NE_LINEAR MAP :: Track splits: 0.261000, 0.587000, 0.000000
[ne_linearmap: error] Traceback (most recent call last):
File "apps/python/ne_linearmap\ne_linearmap.py", line 143, in <module>
trackUI = json.load(TL, strict=False)
File "D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\system\x64\python33.zip\json\__init__.py", line 268, in load
return loads(fp.read(),
File "D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\assettocorsa\system\x64\python33.zip\codecs.py", line 313, in decode
(result, consumed) = self._buffer_decode(data, self.errors, final)
UnicodeDecodeError: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xb0 in position 140: invalid start byte

More Info:
This app just doesn't show up in the apps list on the right at all on certain tracks.