[RELEASED] rF2 support in RaceApp

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  1. Racki

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    As promised not so long ago, there will be full rF2 support in RaceApp.eu. Testers are already checking out features in their early access account so it won't last too long for bringing it all to the public!

    What can you expect?
    RaceApp.eu is a free to use simracing league management platform. Our mission is to work closely together with communities in order to deliver exceptional experiences for drivers and organizers. Since we started in 2016 countless features were added as direct requests from our users - which count 2200 by today.
    Simracing communities are our partners and not our competitors, so their presence with their series will always be in the focus of the audience.

    What will RaceApp do for you?
    1. Fully fledged booking system: slf-service, car selector, teams, limits for same car/livery/class count, multiclass, safe password distribution, ...
    2. Racing results and statistics: multiclass, chart diagrams, incident statistics, sector time analysis, ...
    3. Series Scoring: scratch results, team score, endurance score, VLN scoring schema, rookie score, penalty management, multi series score, ...
    4. Long time statistics: driver event history, leaderboard of community drivers, etc.
    As framework aspect we manage data privacy aspects for you.
    There is a long list of features we will deliver in the upcoming months. But that is a different topic and too much for here.

    If you want to know more, visit raceapp.eu or our discord server. Our fb/t social media channels will get some more love too in the future so I will be glad if you join there aswell ;-)

    I am looking forward to see your feedback, questions and thoughts. I am here to hear you!
     
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    Update News! Version 1908 is online now!

    Early Access Accounts will experience:
    • ACC: Entry List Generator, Livery Browser, Log Import with Result Analysis (Driverswap is supported but only primary driver will be listed in the App)
    • rF2: Log Importer finetuning to latest feedback and bug reports
      INFO: Complete Mod support. Unknown mods will be automatically added to the database upon logfile upload. Then cars/classes/tracks are available in the booking system.
    • R3E: Quickresult Report working just in local browser without anything else (experiment for future)
    • Event Scheduler: Which community is driving which series on which days? Available through Button on the What's up page Appart from early access we have some

    News for all users:
    • NEW: Fairness Rating table on series statistics page
    • R3E: United WTCR 18/19 performance classes
    • R3E: Entry List csv report with R3E UserIds available from the event page
    • FIX: Series scoring happend to produce duplicate drivers in some cases
    As testing goes on we are optimistic to release early access features in September.
    Any feedback appreciated. I am here to hear you :)
     
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  3. Racki

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    I am proud to announce that rFactor 2 support for RaceApp has gone live in the newest update!

    Some quick notes on how to get started:
    1. Fill out the community registration form to gain your personal community area and become community owner in RaceApp
    2. Setup a racing series and check the various configuration parameters for booking, scoring and events
    3. Upload your dedi server logfiles at the Import menu
    4. Link the logfile to your event and click the calculate scoring button

    As an example have a look what our friends from MSRL have done here:
    Multiclass Series: https://raceapp.eu/#/Series/422
    Event: https://raceapp.eu/#/Events/3267?tab=race


    As always, keep me updated with your feedback - positive aswell as negative and keep asking if you have any questions!

    Yours, Chris
     
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    I missed to inform you about the 2004 update:
    1. The User Interface Framework was migrated to the newest version to be able to open the gates for the next features to come. With this migration it was a goal to give you a much improved experience on mobile devices. Mobiles and tablets adapt to landscape and portrait view and you can do everything in the mobile browser what is possible on PC. Keep me noted if you experience any issues!
    2. Start page shows communities where you are active first for quicker access
    3. Updates on Help texts, the banner and some cosmetics
    4. Backend preparations for upcoming features. URLs have no hashtag anymore, but old links are still perfectly valid
    5. Readability of event diagrams has been improved for endurance races
    6. Series Settings show more clearly the modes of team scoring now: Replacement Drivers / Best Of Team
    7. Empty Driver Tags show as [No Tag] now which is clearer than only -
    For other Sims:
    1. Support for 'Other Simulations' which do not provide a logfile. This is a Hello to every racer out there with a PS4 or XBOX and also to F1 drivers. You can use the app now in a reduced mode without logfile but you are able to use all other parts of it like the booking system or the event/series scoring.
    2. Fixes for ACC entrylist (firstName, lastName, forcedCarModel, UTF16 encoding, ballast and restrictor with 0 added)

    Today we released Update 2005!

    1. There is a new driver settings page which can be accessed from your driver profile which brings us space for several new features. (driver license can be set by yourself for now)
    2. Several smaller fixes (Details listed on our Discord channel)
    3. The help page unveils the first information on our upcoming community supporter subscription. I think we have found some really nice premium features for you

    For other Sims:
    1. The RaceRoom User ID now identifies logfile entries so you do not need to add your in-game names to the list anymore
    2. ACC entrylist generation has a checkbox to select if you want to force this list or allow nonlisted drivers to join aswell
    3. The booking tags BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD and PLATIN are recognized and used in the ACC entrylist
    4. ACC FirstName/LastName/ShortName can be entered at the new settings page to be used in the entrylist. If you keep them empty the App will generate the name from your DisplayName
     
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    Here are the release notes for the newest 2006 (June) Update!

    - Event Password control: It has an update button so you do not need to refresh the whole page anymore. But this is only a fallback scenario because there is also an auto sync. Literally in the same second when the event manager enters a new passwort all of the drivers get notified (incl. a little shake animation). Keep me updated if this works flawlessly!
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    - Event password distribution: For driver swaps all teaming drivers are now permitted to see the password. Password distribution logic was also enhanced to support the scenarios with event confirmation On and Off. If you have it Off, all series registered drivers can see it. Having single event confirmation Off but guest signup On is also supported. Description texts in the series settings have been enhanced to document it more clearly.

    - iCAL calendar sync for all events of a community: It is separated for every simulation of the upcoming events. Never miss an event from your community anymore!
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    - Social media sharing: Until recently plattforms showed only a standard image and a standard text if you shared RaceApp links to them. Now there is a logic for series and events to extract your individual input. The app uses the first .jpg or .png image you used on the series info tab. (fb, twitter, discord)
    [​IMG]

    - The text editor for the series info now supports an image browser also featuring an upload directly to the RaceApp storage.

    - Driver Email notifications: Get a notification when there is an upcoming event and you have not confirmed/cancelled your event participation yet. Find the settings in your new driver settings page. Further notification types can be added upon request.
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    - Events with multiple runs: Navigation has been improved to jump between the event pages of the single runs. The shown event name is a calculation of the running number within the series.
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    There are also some bugfixes:
    [​IMG] (ACC) with driverswaps: theoretical best laps were missing
    [​IMG] Other Sim: Calculation of team score in the event scoring editor was buggy
    [​IMG] Driver Tag Scoretables: Penalty points were not applied correctly
    [​IMG] Self Service registration was moved to the top of the screen in order to be better visible for new users
    [​IMG] (ACC) Entrylist did not contain the car numbers
    [​IMG] Series Settings: dropdown for class selection closed without action on any keypress
    [​IMG] (rF2) Pole position calculation failed if not all drives participated in qualifying
    [​IMG] (ACC) Session type R1 added
     
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  6. Racki

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    Update 2007 is online now!

    With this update we introduce a new way for you to support RaceApp. Thousands of drivers worldwide use RaceApp completely free of charge and get monthly updates and personal support on top - how could that possibly work? It's simple: I dropped all the plans for a community subscription model and instead I just ask for a small, voluntarily, monthly donation of all users! That means RaceApp will stay completely free for everyone.

    If you support RaceApp you get 'Boosters', which allow you to support the community of your choice. As soon as a community reaches a total boosted value of 10 Euro all premium features get unlocked. This means you do not only support RaceApp but also your beloved community and give back some thank you to the guys who make all of this possible. Here are the details: https://raceapp.eu/Help?tab=pricing

    Another aspect of this update is a brand new translation tool. So if you are interested to have RaceApp in another language (French, Spanish, Italian or whatsoever) get in contact and I enable you access to the online editor. It is quite some work because of the massive content we already have, but if we distribute that among the community it should be doable quite well.

    One last thing: As we are waiting for the new ACC GT4 content to be released I have already added the cars which are known to our database. Of course there are no liveries yet, but you can already use them in the booking system.

    All the best and stay safe, Chris
     
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    Welcome to the August 2020 Update! Here are the release notes:
    • NEW: Generic csv entry Lists for all other Sims which have no specific format (ACC, R3E)
    • NEW: Additional input fields in the penalty form
    • NEW: Driver swap scenario now supports an option to calculate scoring on driver basis instead of car basis
    • NEW: Result Position calculation has an enhanced calculation for drivers with same points respecting if they are in the same car (driver swaps) or have more 1st/2nd/… places.
    • NEW: Redesign of Community Detail Page including
    ○ Read First Tab: Include onboarding information for new drivers here
    ○ Statistics Tab,
    ○ Settings Tab with color inputs for upcoming releases,
    ○ Community Registration can now be updated in self service by the used who did the registration
    • NEW: ical Calendar export for drivers now supports driver swaps
    • NEW: Whats up page supports upcoming event entries for driver swaps now
    • NEW: Boosted communities do not show Google Ads anymore
    • NEW: Added Steady Sync button in Driver Settings so you can trigger the update of your profile by yourself
    • NEW: Event booking for driver swaps now enables event organizers to edit booking in a way to consolidate teams into one car for special events.

    • Update: Country Dropdown was enhanced with many additional entries (Hello to Hongkong!)
    • Update: Some Description texts for Mod Support
    • Bugfix: Error messages did not show up (mainly Booking)
    • Bugfix: Driver Profile Add/Remove Driver Names was not working correctly
    • Bugfix: Known issues in new UI
    • Bugfix: ACC Import with 0-Laps-Drivers, BOM Unicode format
    • Bugfix: Manual Scoring has a check now to ensure all drivers from the penalty list are also in the scoring table
     

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