Missing tracks

Jim Duf · Mar 27, 2020

Hello everyone

I'm having problems installing some tracks : they are installed in Locations directory but missing in game (not shown in the track selection menu).
As an example, I can only see 17 out of 18 tracks included in F1RT2008 trackpack, 7 out of 21 tracks of F1 2016 trackpack, 3 out of 16 of F1 87 trackpack

Am I missing something ?
Thanks a lot for your help

Stig Bidstrup · Mar 27, 2020

Jim Duf said:
Hello everyone

I'm having problems installing some tracks : they are installed in Locations directory but missing in game (not shown in the track selection menu).
As an example, I can only see 17 out of 18 tracks included in F1RT2008 trackpack, 7 out of 21 tracks of F1 2016 trackpack, 3 out of 16 of F1 87 trackpack
Am I missing something ?
Thanks a lot for your help

Dont know the specific track packs.
But I can give you another example .Sometimes Tracks packs needs a main folder to be seen in game .
GPLA tracks converted to rfactor : They need to stay in the GPLA folder to be seen in game .
Locations Folder/ GPLA Folder : all GPLA tracks in this folder.
That could be your problem......

Jim Duf · Mar 28, 2020

Thank you for your answer., but it may not be the solution

These trackpacks install the tracks in a sub-folder of the Locations folder : F1RT08, F1_16, F1_1987tracks for the examples I mentioned.

Jim Duf · Mar 30, 2020

I've still tried some test but with no success. Can you please explain how rFactor manages the tracks ? Does it browse through the location folder at the start of the program and does it construct a tracks file which could be manually edited ? Is there a way to find something is wrong with a track ? I'm a bit lost.

Stig Bidstrup · Mar 30, 2020

Jim Duf said:
I've still tried some test but with no success. Can you please explain how rFactor manages the tracks ? Does it browse through the location folder at the start of the program and does it construct a tracks file which could be manually edited ? Is there a way to find something is wrong with a track ? I'm a bit lost.

Manages the tracks

sorry that i dont know..
Can you see the tracks in the folder ? --But you cant see them in the game correct ?

We are talking rfactor not rfactor 2 ?

Jim Duf · Mar 31, 2020

I have all the tracks in the folder (for example, 16 tracks in the F1_1987tracks folder) but in game, only 3 are listed by rFactor in the track selection menu.
I'm talking about rFactor (the first).

Stig Bidstrup · Mar 31, 2020

Jim Duf said:
I have all the tracks in the folder (for example, 16 tracks in the F1_1987tracks folder) but in game, only 3 are listed by rFactor in the track selection menu.
I'm talking about rFactor (the first).

Is it this one : https://www.racedepartment.com/downloads/rfactor-1987-f1-trackpack.26228/

Jim Duf · Mar 31, 2020

It is one of the packs that doesn't work for me, in fact the worst (3 out of 16 tracks)

Stig Bidstrup · Mar 31, 2020

Jim Duf said:
It is one of the packs that doesn't work for me, in fact the worst (3 out of 16 tracks)

Okay I will try it in my own game --tomorrow evening I will have tried it ..
See if I can figure out what goes wrong.......

Edit : Can you please name the 3 tracks you can see in this 87 pack ?

Jim Duf · Apr 1, 2020

Thank you for your help.
The 3 tracks that I see are 02-Jerez, 07-Paul Ricard and 10-Hungaroring.

Stig Bidstrup · Apr 1, 2020

I have installed the pack from the Link here on RD , everything works , I tried different DireX settings to see if it made any diff --it didn't. I didn't install the 4GB patch for rfactor at first to see if it made a diff--it didn't.
So I just ask some basic questions.
1. Your windows system : XP, 7 , 8 , 10 ? ( I use 10 ).
2. is your Video card a very old model ? ore do you own a fairly new PC ?.
3. Are you experienced with unpacking files -and games in general ?.
4. If the files you download have been packed with : easy 7 Zip and you unpack them with Winrar -files go broke. I use easy7 Zip to unpack....

Later I will upload a video of how I installed the Pack in this box. ( it was straight forward )
I did a clean game install today ( rfactor ) .

Video here Later :

Jim Duf · Apr 1, 2020

Thank you very much for the time you spent for these tests but unfortunately it's exactly what I did.
To answer to your questions
1. My PC is rather old but not vintage : Desktop Core2 Duo running 7 (32 bits) with 3 GB of memory
2. The graphic card is not too old, I think : Radeon HD 5700, last drivers
3. I don't remember exactly the date but I began playing (and working) on computer on Dos 3 before windows

and I know how to compress/uncompress files
4. I use 7-zip to unpack
Didn't tried different video settings or fresh install (I will, I was first exploring the hypothesis it was a problem of the pack itself). In fact I use a test instance of rFactor to test packs before installing in the main rFactor folders (one per mod, too used to games with mods interactions)
Maybe important : I use steam version of Rfactor. Something different there ?

Stig Bidstrup · Apr 1, 2020

My rfactor is DVD version with no dvd needed in the tray .
I would do a clean install . 3GB of memory thats low . use the 4GB patch-- but maybe you do .
Radeon is not Nvidia is it ?
Anyway good luck with the clean install Jim Duf

Jim Duf · Apr 1, 2020

I will try a clean steam install (not so easy).
Yes I know 3 GB is rather low nowadays but Seven only manages 3GB in 32 bit version and RFactor is supposed to run with much less (1 GB).
Radeon is ATI (now AMD).
I was not prepared with such difficulties with rFactor.
Much simpler with GPL for example.
Thank you for your help, Stig.

Stig Bidstrup · Apr 1, 2020

Jim Duf said:
I will try a clean steam install (not so easy).
Yes I know 3 GB is rather low nowadays but Seven only manages 3GB in 32 bit version and RFactor is supposed to run with much less (1 GB).
Radeon is ATI (now AMD).
I was not prepared with such difficulties with rFactor.
Much simpler with GPL for example.
Thank you for your help, Stig.

Your welcome

.
One of my Race mates @Denis Betty have had some strange things with ATI cards -as I remember it.

Denis Betty · Apr 1, 2020

None of this seems very familiar to me.
Have you checked the which files and folders are in the track folder?
Maybe you could choose a track that does not work and post a screen shot of the contents. Them Stig could compare this with what he has in his track folder?

Jim Duf · Apr 2, 2020

Good idea. I'll send you one subfolder screenshot as soon as I get access to my PC.

Jim Duf · Apr 2, 2020

Screenshots of the main F1_1987tracks folder and two different types of tracks, one with a subfolder, the other without.
The more I think of this problem, the more I think it may be related to the Steam version of the game

Tried to check the install yesterday evening through Steam, the server replied the install was correct.

Stig Bidstrup · Apr 2, 2020

Jim Duf said:
Screenshots of the main F1_1987tracks folder and two different types of tracks, one with a subfolder, the other without.
The more I think of this problem, the more I think it may be related to the Steam version of the game
Tried to check the install yesterday evening through Steam, the server replied the install was correct.

My files is exactly the same both in size and number there is no difference ( all 3 pictures )

Stig Bidstrup · Apr 2, 2020

You can try and run the game in offline mode if you think steam have something to do with it.
The basic approach is remove connection to your pc. steam will then ask if you want to run the game offline.