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  *     P97CS26.ZIP - Pieter's Grandprix 2 1997 Carset Version 2.6     *
  *                        February 24, 1997                           *
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  *  1996, 1997 PK Arnall, Pieter van Dieren, All Rights Reserved.    *
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  *    This carset is completely original artwork and may be freely    *
  *  copied and distributed as long as it is not modified in any way,  *
  *       no fee is charged, and this file is always included.         *
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  *            All cars are created by PK Arnall and can not           *
  *                   be used in any other carset.                     *
  *     Distributed on Pieter's GP2 Homepage: www.volftp.vol.it/GP2    *
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PIETER'S GRANDPRIX 2 1997 CARSET v2.6


What's new?
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Compared to carset 2.5 we changed the following things:

 * Updated McLaren and Lola
 * Updated helmets
 * Updated patchfile
 * Forti and Dome are no longer present.
   We left the cars in the zip, but removed them from the game.
   But since we can only leave one team out, we added a fictious
   Pieter's GP2 team. If you don't like it, you can always replace
   it for your own team. :-)
 

About the Carset
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Pieter's 1997 Carset 2.6 will update the ultimate formula one
simulator Grandprix 2 from Microprose fully to the 1997 season.

This carset uses the default BHP and weight values for the player's
car, so it should be no problem to use it with a racing league.

It contains:
1997 cars, drivers, helmets, numbers, performance patch that supports
all versions of GP2, pitbox order patch, changed cockpit colors to
match the colors of the cars, new pitcrew colors, new wheels, new
marshals and an installation file to make the installation as easy
as possible.

To install the carset read the installation section below.

The newest version of this carset can be found on
Pieter's GP2 Homepage: http://www.volftp.vol.it/GP2
or on Blue Hotel BBS: +31-(0)35-6032066


About the patch
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The patch that's used in this carset (P97CS26.GPE), is created with
Slobodan Blanusa's GP2Editor v2.12b for Windows.
So if you want to adjust some settings, you need the GP2Editor v2.12b
which you can find on Pieter's Homepage.


Installation
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IMPORTANT: This carset will change your original GP2.EXE, F1GSTATE.SAV
           and JAM files!
           Make sure you have a backup of these files in case
           something goes wrong.

           You can only use this carset if you used the maximum
           installation of GP2.

This is what you have to do:

  1. Make a backup of the .JAM files and GP2.EXE if you want to reset
     the game later.

  2. Create a new 97CARSET directory in the GP2 directory.
     (Example: C:\GAMES\GP2\97CARSET)

  3. Unzip this file to the directory: GP2\97CARSET
     Don't unzip it to another directory!
     Or if you have already unzipped it, copy *all* files
     to this directory.

  4. Now go to the GP2\97CARSET directory and run
     the batch file 97.BAT.

  This will install the complete set and will make the necessary changes
  to GP2.EXE.

  The first time you start GP2 after the installation, you will
  probably have to change some things again. E.g. your steering
  device setup, graphics options etc.


Trouble Shooting
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Before changes can be made to GP2.EXE, the file F1GSTATE.SAV has to
exist. To make sure this file exists, just run GP2 once and save the
changes while closing.

If you are experiencing some troubles, try to patch the game again
using the original unaltered GP2.EXE and F1GSTATE.SAV.

When you load a previously saved game, the names, numbers and cockpit
colors will change to their original values. Remember this!
If you did load a saved game by accident and you saved the changes,
you can reset the game to the 1997 season by simply loading the 
saved game P97CS26.QRL that's in the GP2\97CARSET directory.
Then exit GP2 with saving the changes activated.

I don't know why, (I think it's due to some other utils), but on some
systems GP2 crashes after the installation of the set.
If this happens, simply delete the file F1GSTATE.SAV in your GP2 
directory, then start the game again and load the saved game
P97CS26.QRL that's in the GP2\97CARSET directory.
Then exit GP2 with saving the changes activated.

The helmets in the menu cannot be changed yet. We are working on that.
But within the game they are ok. 

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That's all!

If you have any questions/suggestions you can contact:

Name  :  Pieter van Dieren      or        PK Arnall
E-mail:  pidi@xs4all.nl                   zimbabel@pobox.co.uk
Fido  :  2:286/700.7 


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Special thanks go to:

- Trevor Kellaway for creating the JAM to BMP converter GP2JAM.
  http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/tkellaway/gp2.htm
- Slobodan Blanusa (sblanusa@gradst.hr) for creating
  GP2 Editor v2.12b for Windows and the Dos Exporter.
- Antonio J. Rebelo for supplying us with photo's of the latest cars.

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DISCLAIMER

This carset may be freely copied and distributed, as long as it is
not modified in any way, no fee is charged and this file is always
included.
This software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either 
expressed or implied. The authors will not be held responsible for any
losses incurred, either directly or indirectly by the use of this carset.
This is not a Microprose product.


1996, 1997 PK Arnall & Pieter van Dieren. All Rights Reserved.
