You will also need the official championship datafile to use with F1GP-Ed. Please note that the datafile is supplied in a different form compared to previous seasons. Instead of you just copying the datafile and having to make your preferred changes to it, you are now required to run the installer. This effectively allows you to merge your own datafile with the IAF1GPC datafile, so most of your own preferred settings remain intact. Please make sure you read the instructions below (they can also be found in the ReadMe.txt file in the datafile pack).
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| Download the official championship datafile pack (15K, version 1.1, 1.11.97) |
If you haven't got the standard Amiga installer program installed on your
Amiga, then you'll need to download Installer V43 from Aminet, if
your Amiga has Workbench 2.0 or higher (otherwise you'll need to obtain Installer V1.25 instead).
Installation
To install the datafile, simply double-click the "Make_IAF1GPC_Datafile"
icon, and follow the instructions. When participating in a championship
event, you must use the newly created datafile with F1GP-Ed.
Important Notes
You are not permitted to change any settings in the datafile created by
the installer, apart from those described in this document. If you need to
make any changes, you must run it through the installer again to ensure it
complies with the rules.
You must use driver number 39 (in team number 12) when participating in
championship events. Obviously, you may alter the names and colours for
your team and driver, if necessary. If you specify your usual datafile in
the installer will try to determine which team you usually use and it'll
copy this into the correct position, leaving the names and colours
untouched.
Speed & Risk Factors
Registered F1GP-Ed users who have enough memory in their Amiga to use the
local speed and risk factor patches in F1GP-Ed should install them.
Alternatively, you must manually copy the respective speed and risk
factor values (from the local speed and risk factor patch windows) into the
global speed and risk factor settings in the team editor window before you
start each round of the championship (i.e. for each circuit).
Number of cars in a race
You must start a race with at least 22 computer cars. Obviously, to have
22 computer cars at the race start needs the "Less cars in races" patch
to be enabled. The installer will ask you if you will be using this patch.
Unregistered F1GP-Ed users (or if your Amiga doesn't have enough memory)
must answer "no" to this question, so that a datafile with 25 computer cars
is created, as you are not able to use this patch.