F1 2015 Tutorial: How to replace any driver's name with yours

[Audren Lavenerable]

Hello there

I have been fiddling with the game files and I found out that F1 2015 stores text the same way F1 2012-2014 did, through .lng files. This means that you can replace any driver's name with yours ( to somehow get the career mode feeling back).

Here are the steps:

Download Ryder's Language editor here: http://petar.outer-heaven.net/downloads/
go to steamapps/common/F1 2015/localisation/language_[yourlanguage].lng
Open the Language editor and search (Ctrl +F) for lng_[driver's first name], replace the corresponding value with your first name then search for lng_[driver's last name].
For example: lng_kimi, lng_raikkonen

Save the files and you're good to go
Note: This somehow doesn't change the driver's name in the in game menu, you only see the result in a session. Moreover I don't know if it affects online gaming, probably not since it's client, I dont take any responsibility for anything that happens to your account/game.

And as always, Always back up.

Regards

Have fun!

 

[Audren Lavenerable]

Note: The post race classification as well isn't affected by this modification

 

[NavyJake]

Works great and if you edit some other info you can add your birthday, races won etc. Only thing I couldn't figure out was how to change the nationality.

Well done sir!

 

[ParkYongLee]

The nationality used to be stored within the database.

 

[NavyJake]

The nationality used to be stored within the database.

Yes I think I found it, but I don't remember it doing anything, I will check again. Thanks

 

[Dick Hobbs]

Works great in game, but when I exit game it crashes and I get black screen and this;

Runtime Error
R6025
Pure Vertual Function Call

Any ideas?

 

[seby1]

Yes I think I found it, but I don't remember it doing anything, I will check again. Thanks

Did anyone find a solution to changing the national flag?

 

[NavyJake]

I was never looking to replace the Flag, but the description that the driver's nationality was say British. If I changed this it changed it for all British drivers. So Hamilton is now American,