Thanks for your help... here ist the Command-window rFactor 2 ModMaker V1.7 Usage: C:\Users\KIPP-G~1\AppData\Local\Temp\_MEI63002\ModMaker.bat <Modfile> The Modfile must have NAME=<Name for the mod> (preferably one word) LOCATION=<Track folder name> repeat as required VEHICLE=<Vehicle folder name> repeat as required For example name=1960s_F1_UK Location=CRYSTAL PALACE 1969 Location=Silverstone90s Location=BrandsHatch etc. Vehicle=Brabham_1966 Vehicle=Ferrari_312_67 Vehicle=Historic Challenge_EVE_1968 Anything on a line after # is a comment If your rFactor is installed somewhere other than c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2 then you can add a line like this rf2dir=c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2 Similarly for the command to start Steam SteamCmd=c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam Drücken Sie eine beliebige Taste . . . Here the modified Favourite-File: { "# %ProgramFiles(x86)% will be expanded to your Windows setting but you can write it explicitly if you want": "", "# Same for %LOCALAPPDATA%": "", "# Use / not backslash": "", "#MyPostCommand: use this call a program or batch file after rF2 runs": "", "#MyPreCommand: use this call a program or batch file before rF2 runs": "", "#SteamDelaySeconds: How long it takes Steam to start up before we can start rF2": "", "CrewChiefArgs": "RF2_64BIT", "CrewChiefExe": "\"%ProgramFiles(x86)%/Britton IT Ltd/CrewChiefV4/CrewChiefV4.exe\"", "DiscordArgs": "--processStart Discord.exe", "DiscordExe": "%LOCALAPPDATA%/Discord/Update.exe", "MyPostCommand": "", "MyPostCommandArgs": "", "MyPreCommand": "", "MyPreCommandArgs": "", "SteamDelaySeconds": 10, "SteamExe": "d:/Zusatz/Steam/steam.exe", "TeamSpeakExe": "\"%ProgramFiles(x86)%/TeamSpeak 3 Client/ts3client_win64.exe\"", "UserData player": "player", "VolumeControlExe": "\"%ProgramFiles(x86)%/VolumeControl/VolumeControl.exe\"", "rF2root": "d:/Zusatz/Steam/steamapps/common/rFactor 2" } Here the Modmaker-file # Created by rFactoryModManager Name=micha rf2dir=d:\Zusatz\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2 SteamCmd=d:\Zusatz\Steam\steam.exe Vehicle=BMW_M6_GT3_2018 Location=Autopolis and the last: The scenario-File: { "Mod Selection": { "cars": [ "BMW_M6_GT3_2018" ], "tracks": [ "Autopolis" ] }, "ModManagerOptions": [ "micha.modfile.txt" ] } What ist wrong: Thanks for your help... Micha
I can't see anything wrong. I created a copy of your environment by Code: D:\Zusatz>mklink /j Steam "c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam" Junction created for Steam <<===>> c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam so d:\Zusatz\Steam points to my Steam install. I then run your data file with ModMaker.bat Code: >ModMaker.bat micha.modfile.txt rFactor 2 ModMaker V1.7 Using D:\Zusatz\micha.modfile.txt Name: micha rf2dir: d:\Zusatz\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2 temporary_copy: c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 3**\UserData\temporary_copy "Steam.exe" is running Creating rFactor copy in c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 3\UserData\temporary_copy\micha "Locations\Autopolis" not found "Vehicles\BMW_M6_GT3_2018" not found Starting rFactor 2 singleplayer... c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 3\UserData\temporary_copy\micha deleted. Press any key to continue . . . rFactor runs fine (though there are no cars and tracks so I can't actually load anything) ** I hacked ModMaker.bat to work in the non-existent "c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 3" just to make sure that path wasn't the problem. It simply created "c:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 3\UserData\temporary_copy"
I wonder if you have misunderstood how ModMaker.bat works? There is no need to make any change to the rFactor install, ModMaker makes its own temporary shadow copy of the folders using symlinks to the original folders and deletes it afterwards.
Thanks again for your help. I understood the principle, but Rafctor does not start with me. Nothing happens. I just do not understand that. Without the modmaker Rfactor starts properly. So I suspected a mistake somewhere. I do not understand that ... too bad ... but thank you very much. I'll keep trying
I'm already a bit further. The Modmaker.bat from the temp directory now starts from the command window and rf2 works with the appropriate modfile. That's a success. >ModMaker.bat micha.modfile.txt If rfactorlights is running in the background, rfactor 2 will hang with the startup logo. :-( I can not get it to work with RfactorModManger. I suspect that my installdir will not be taken over.
With a lot of assistance from @ctbr we have unearthed a bug in the ModMaker.bat . Just possibly it will fix @Vanisch's problem too.
Unfortunately the new version doesn't change the problem for me. Modmanager started, cars and race track selected, start rfactorbutton: nothing. :-( if the Mod Maker.bat is started in the Temp directory with a suitable module, everything works. I also created a batch file. ModMaker.bat micha.modfile.txt The Modfile is: # Created by rFactoryModManager Name=micha rf2dir=d:\Zusatz\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2 SteamCmd=d:\Zusatz\Steam\steam.exe Vehicle=F1_Legends_Racing_2_Season_1967 Location=Eifel Betonschleife Addendum: Works only with the old version. The new version makes an error message that everything should already be there.
Something odd is happening: when rFactoryModManager.exe runs ModMaker.bat rFactor doesn't see any plugins. Run ModMaker.bat itself and rFactor does see all plugins. SimHub uses a plugin so... I'm investigating.
Is there a way to "drill down" the car selection? For example "Apex Modding's FIA GT3 2012" has a lot of different series and years of GT3 cars, would be nice to be able to pick for example the 2014 blancpain cars only. I know I can do this by creating a mas file, but that takes ages and also takes up quite a bit of storage space. Just wondering if it's something which could be added to this?
I don't think so - I had a quick look at those data files and yes you'd have to create a "teams" MAS file for each car. That could be done programmatically but then a different mod might well handle the different classes/subsets differently. rFactor really needs to have a few command line options added (or a new config file) to select content rather than me playing games with the data files to fool it into doing what I want.
Thanks for that, I thought that would be the case. If it could be done you'd have done it already. SCGT was great for stuff like this, thought there might be something similar in RF2.
I had a look at what I did a couple of years ago, found that part of it I wrote 3 years ago doesn't seem to work anymore but so far I have no clue why (beyond that it's something "Windowsy" rather than anything to do with rFactor itself). I'll have another look but I'm not hopeful.
