Spotter calling out lap times

This how i want my spotter:
 
Jerry Luis said:
This how i want my spotter:
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Already told Tim on twitter some time ago. Waiting for his response.
 
Had installed a fresh build 300, and again had no spotter.

Have gone back to my old post (#34) in this thread, and I can now confirm that what you have to do, if you have the default directories (rFactor2 in C:\Program Files (x86)\rFactor2 and Data in C:\Users\yourname\Documents\rFactor2) is to COPY C:\Users\yourname\Documents\rFactor2\Installed\Commentary to C:\Program Files (x86)\rFactor2\Installed.

This will leave you with the following directory layout:

C:\Program Files (x86)\rFactor2\Installed\Commentary\Commentary\1.0\

and all commentary files within.

This will enable the spotter. At least it does on my install.
The double Commentary\Commentary path, that I thought was incorrect, is actually correct.
 
Copying the folder from the documents area to the program files area worked for me! I can now hear the spotter! Thanks for the info cosimo!
 
Cosimo thanks I think I almost got it but please clarify
I found the commentary/commentary folder in the user/my documents folders - I also found the 2nd lot of rfactor 2 files in the c: program files area but I don't get an "installed" folder only a "core" and "plugins" folders - do I need to create an "installed" folder and copy the commentary/commentary folders into this?

P.S. Tim please correct this in a future update!!
 
Since i use thes settings, it works fine:

Number of effects=24
Spotter details=full
Spotter laptimes=always

Music=0
Sound effects=45
Engine=60
Tires=120
Spotter=74
Opponent=15
Player=55
 
mac22 said:
Cosimo thanks I think I almost got it but please clarify
I found the commentary/commentary folder in the user/my documents folders - I also found the 2nd lot of rfactor 2 files in the c: program files area but I don't get an "installed" folder only a "core" and "plugins" folders - do I need to create an "installed" folder and copy the commentary/commentary folders into this?
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Yes, create a "Installed" folder, and copy the Commentary one there.
Good luck,
 
I'm not sure it's about the C drive. I always install to a single path for both core and data and NOT in C:/Program Files. I then find the spotter always works. I think ISI have a mapping problem (IMHO), may be wrong, together with Windows 7 and 8, that has a habit of behind the scenes not putting files where you think they are......
 
Yep, I install to D drive and as soon as I put both folders together the spotter worked. No need for C.

No UAC either though - very good chance that'll stuff things up as usual ;)
 
Help! seems there is 2 solutions!

Just wondering what the solution is for this problem
1)Do I need to install core data in same place - move the commentary/commentary folders into by main directory?
2)Do I just need to increase the volume for the spotter and set sounds to 34?
Note : I have never since the start had spotter times being called?
 
You can try adjusting sounds first (its the quickest) but I doubt it will help.

For me installing the core and data together in a folder outside c:/program files/ (away from Windows UAC) did work.
 
cosimo said:
I think I found what was wrong for me.
I tried copying the "Commentary" folder in C:\Programs\rFactor2\Installed. That did not work.
What worked instead was the following.

When I noticed that the "Commentary" folder also had another "Commentary" folder within, and then "1.0". I tried moving up the contents to the parent, so to not have "Commentary\Commentary\1.0" but just "Commentary\1.0".

That did the trick!
I can now hear the spotter just fine.

However I don't know which Commentary folder did the trick (C:\Programs or D:\...) :-)
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Yes, this worked for me as well. All I did was go into C:\Users\(your name)\Documents\rFactor2\Installed

Copy the folder named "Commentary" to

C:\Program Files (x86)\rFactor2\Installed

Or whatever your path is to \rfactor2\Installed.

Essentially the installed\commentary folder must exist in the core rfactor folder.
 
My "core" folder looks like this:

Code: 
D:\Games\rFactor2\Core\...
D:\Games\rFactor2\Installed\Commentary\Commentary\1.0\...


My documents folder looks like this:

Code: 
E:\Games\rFactor2\Installed (the Commentary inside here is *not* used)
E:\Games\rFactor2\Packages

and my spotter works.
If I reinstall from scratch, the Commentary folder will only be installed in E: (documents folder) and rF2 won't pick it up, until I make a copy or move it to D:\ (core/program folder).
 
I can't beleive this is still being mentioned and moving files still.. Is this happening for everyone or just a selected few? if everyone why has ISI not made the changes in the installed packaged. Probably a reason behind it so hopefully someone from ISI can explain this.
 
never worked for me, but can hear faintly when I turn down everything else but obviously not a solution

I'd like " on you left " " on your right " warnings , would help reduce incidents also

guess thus falls under sound dev ( been posting about sound in the 5.1 reverb etc thread )
 
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