F1 2020 [Tutorial] How to swap driver faces

ParkYongLee · Apr 25, 2021

(Example) Swapping Lewis Hamilton with Yuki Tsunoda

Morph Poses

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\cinematics\drivers\morph_poses\

open yuki_tsunoda.erp
scroll down the pkg tab (or filter "animset" in the search bar) and export yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf?context=animset
(probably optional, but I prefer to not have any duplicate name strings being loaded)
- open yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf%3Fcontext=animset.json with a texteditor (notepad, notepad++)
- scroll down or search "name": and replace
  "name": "stri yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1"
  with
  "name": "stri lewis_hamilton_rig_head_morph_v1"
- save the file
open lewis_hamilton.erp
filter for animset and select it, now import yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf%3Fcontext=animset.json

and save the erp
open lewis_hamilton.assetgroup with a texteditor

either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have

Code:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true">
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/morph_poses/lewis_hamilton.erp</ERP>
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/morph_poses/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP>
</AssetGroup>

save the file

Heads

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\cinematics\drivers\heads\

open yuki_tsunoda.erp
export all resources (alternatively you could manually look for the 7 files below and export each)

go to the exported resources folder and rename yuki_tsunoda to lewis_hamilton in the following cases:

Code:

character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.emb^^context=default
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=3&mesh
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=4&mesh
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=0&mesh
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=1&mesh
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=2&mesh
character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^render

~~alternatively (if you have a tool or use scripting) you could mass rename all idf files at once, but the highlighted once are the mandatory files~~
Edit: You better not mass rename the files, if you are going to cross-change drivers, so using A as C, C as B and B as A.

open lewis_hamilton.erp
import all resources (browse to your resources idf folder you just exported and changed)
so browse until character_package\heads\male_driver\lewis_hamilton\idf, so only the changed idf files will be imported (7 files)

save the erp file
open lewis_hamilton.assetgroup with a texteditor

either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have

Code:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true">
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/lewis_hamilton.erp</ERP>
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP>
</AssetGroup>

save the file

Frontend

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\frontend\2020\

open frontend_drivers_f1.erp
import all resources (browse to your resources folder you just exported and changed)
if you have organized your previous files, so that only the changed files and folders are existing, it will be less time consuming and easier to notice changes

save the erp file
OPTIONAL/ADDITIONALonly for drivers that do not exist in the frontend (like Yuki Tsunoda)
- open frontend_drivers_f1.assetgroup with a texteditor
- either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have
- Code:
```
<AssetGroup bigERP="true">
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP>
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/frontend/2020/frontend_drivers_f1.erp</ERP>
</AssetGroup>
```
- save the file
  Edit: For other existing F2 drivers, you need to add the frontend_drivers_f1 entry from 2020 into the assetgroup file, too.

ParkYongLee · Apr 25, 2021

Maybe I will create a video and maybe I will create a modular mod that makes it more comfortable. No promises.

EnriqueBanderas · Apr 25, 2021

It is all very clear, thanks! Only one thing, I am lost at point 3 of the FrontEnd section. When opening the frontend assetgroup file with a text editor I have this:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true">
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/frontend/2020/frontend_drivers_f1.erp</ERP>
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/frontend/2020/frontend_drivers_f2.erp</ERP>
<ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/incardriver/2018/incardriver.erp</ERP>
</AssetGroup>

Where should I copy the name of Yuki Tsunoda (or the other F2 driver I want to replace) here?
This is not clear to me. Thank you for Your assistance!

ParkYongLee · Apr 25, 2021

I guess you use a season mod already, so just add his line into it, doesn't matter if before or after the others.
(Well, you will notice, because this file changes the driver selection.)
as other f2 drivers are already being loaded, you might not need to include everyone - Yuki seems to be a special one, as he is not included in neither 2019 nor 2020 f2 frontend.

IidaMods2K1 · Apr 25, 2021

ParkYongLee said:
I guess you use a season mod already, so just add his line into it, doesn't matter if before or after the others.
(Well, you will notice, because this file changes the driver selection.)
as other f2 drivers are already being loaded, you might not need to include everyone - Yuki seems to be a special one, as he is not included in neither 2019 nor 2020 f2 frontend.

Really awesome.

ParkYongLee · Apr 28, 2021

I have edited the tutorial and corrected a few minor issues.

I removed the model file of those which need to be changed
because if you cross-change drivers and also change the model file, it will forward to the changes of the other driver, so if Lewis uses Yuki, but you would want to replace Max as Lewis, Max would also have the face body of Yuki but with Lewis' skin
So I deleted the statement you could mass rename the files.
If you change Latifi, you also have to import his idf to F2, else the frontend will not work correctly.
Generics seem to be loaded by default, no need for additional lines.
Corrected the yuki_tsunoda assetgroup entry for the frontend, heads need to be used.
I accidently pasted morph_poses.
Added a youtube tutorial video

Megustavocebr · May 23, 2021

Hi my man!!, i had some trouble to swap face between Delatraz or Bottas with Ralph Buschoung(i'm try with these 2 faces, first Delatrz second Bottas and not sucsses with that. Can u help me???

Buschoung is F2, and i do all theses stuffs show in the tutorial

Megustavocebr · May 23, 2021

to be cleary i've try to put Bottas in F2 in place of Ralph Buschoung

Tom45 · Aug 6, 2021

Someone managed to switch the face of, for example, Robert Kubca or Fernando Alonso with some IA driver. I've tried to do this, but when I replace the AI driver's face in the game, the faces cut through each other

Deleted member 1946917 · Oct 10, 2021

Hello

Is there anyone that can explain to me the method of swapping driver faces from previous/future games?

I know this might be tough and go against the RD rules so if someone could PM me or email me that would be great

For example I am looking to bring Alonso’s face from F1 2021 into F1 2020

I am looking at doing this for personal use, thanks.

incarnati0n · Mar 22, 2022

Seem like this works different in F1 2021, can anyone post here the difference, I've been trying to get it to work but no luck.

hbngggh · Jun 12, 2022

incarnati0n said:
Seem like this works different in F1 2021, can anyone post here the difference, I've been trying to get it to work but no luck.

The same way of this but you can ignore Frontend part and you replace the idf files of each drivers you swap in their ressources. Then you import all ressources from the driver instead of just the idf ressources. also im pretty sure this violates racedepartment rules

Megustavocebr · Jun 12, 2022

hbngggh said:
The same way of this but you can ignore Frontend part and you replace the idf files of each drivers you swap in their ressources. Then you import all ressources from the driver instead of just the idf ressources. also im pretty sure this violates racedepartment rules

Violates?? For Why?

Megustavocebr · Jun 12, 2022

ParkYongLee said:
I have edited the tutorial and corrected a few minor issues.

I removed the model file of those which need to be changed
because if you cross-change drivers and also change the model file, it will forward to the changes of the other driver, so if Lewis uses Yuki, but you would want to replace Max as Lewis, Max would also have the face body of Yuki but with Lewis' skin

So I deleted the statement you could mass rename the files.

If you change Latifi, you also have to import his idf to F2, else the frontend will not work correctly.

Generics seem to be loaded by default, no need for additional lines.

Corrected the yuki_tsunoda assetgroup entry for the frontend, heads need to be used.
I accidently pasted morph_poses.

Added a youtube tutorial video

F1 2021 seems like you can swap every driver linke in 2020. but you can ignore Frontrend.

its works 100%%

BUT - When you try to change senna, Senna is without cap. how fix it?

Deleted member 1946917 · Jun 12, 2022

hbngggh said:
The same way of this but you can ignore Frontend part and you replace the idf files of each drivers you swap in their ressources. Then you import all ressources from the driver instead of just the idf ressources. also im pretty sure this violates racedepartment rules

Face Swapping doesn't violate rules only uploading DLC content does.

Deleted member 1946917 · Jun 12, 2022

Megustavocebr said:
Violates?? For Why?

It doesn't, dw

Megustavocebr · Jun 28, 2022

ParkYongLee said:
(Example) Swapping Lewis Hamilton with Yuki Tsunoda

Morph Poses

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\cinematics\drivers\morph_poses\

open yuki_tsunoda.erp

scroll down the pkg tab (or filter "animset" in the search bar) and export yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf?context=animset
View attachment 468941

(probably optional, but I prefer to not have any duplicate name strings being loaded)

open yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf%3Fcontext=animset.json with a texteditor (notepad, notepad++)

scroll down or search "name": and replace
"name": "stri yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1"
with
"name": "stri lewis_hamilton_rig_head_morph_v1"

save the file

open lewis_hamilton.erp

filter for animset and select it, now import yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1.idf%3Fcontext=animset.json
View attachment 468962
and save the erp

open lewis_hamilton.assetgroup with a texteditor

either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have

Code:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true"> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/morph_poses/lewis_hamilton.erp</ERP> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/morph_poses/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP> </AssetGroup>

save the file

Heads

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\cinematics\drivers\heads\

open yuki_tsunoda.erp

export all resources (alternatively you could manually look for the 7 files below and export each)
View attachment 468944

go to the exported resources folder and rename yuki_tsunoda to lewis_hamilton in the following cases:

Code:

character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\ character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.emb^^context=default character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=3&mesh character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=4&mesh character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=0&mesh character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=1&mesh character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^lod=2&mesh character_package\heads\male_driver\yuki_tsunoda\idf\yuki_tsunoda_rig_head_morph_v1!!!temp000.idf^^render

~~alternatively (if you have a tool or use scripting) you could mass rename all idf files at once, but the highlighted once are the mandatory files~~
Edit: You better not mass rename the files, if you are going to cross-change drivers, so using A as C, C as B and B as A.

open lewis_hamilton.erp

import all resources (browse to your resources idf folder you just exported and changed)
so browse until character_package\heads\male_driver\lewis_hamilton\idf, so only the changed idf files will be imported (7 files)
View attachment 468945
save the erp file

open lewis_hamilton.assetgroup with a texteditor

either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have

Code:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true"> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/lewis_hamilton.erp</ERP> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP> </AssetGroup>

save the file

Frontend

file directory path:

Code:

...\F1 2020\2020_asset_groups\animation_package\scenes\frontend\2020\

open frontend_drivers_f1.erp

import all resources (browse to your resources folder you just exported and changed)
if you have organized your previous files, so that only the changed files and folders are existing, it will be less time consuming and easier to notice changes
View attachment 468953
save the erp file

OPTIONAL/ADDITIONALonly for drivers that do not exist in the frontend (like Yuki Tsunoda)

open frontend_drivers_f1.assetgroup with a texteditor

either copy the line from "yuki_tsunoda.assetgroup" or duplicate the existing line and replace the second entry so that you have

Code:

<AssetGroup bigERP="true"> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/cinematics/drivers/heads/yuki_tsunoda.erp</ERP> <ERP>2020_asset_groups/animation_package/scenes/frontend/2020/frontend_drivers_f1.erp</ERP> </AssetGroup>

save the file
Edit: For other existing F2 drivers, you need to add the frontend_drivers_f1 entry from 2020 into the assetgroup file, too.