User:Shovas

Shovas

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Mods

Internet Archive:

• Click here to find all my mod downloads on Archive.org

Misc Sims:

• SHO XD Style SimHub Overlays - SimHub Overlays work with all SimHub-supported sims (which is basically all of them including GTR2, etc.)
• SHO Weather Generator - PHP command-line script that produces quasi-realistic weather scenarios from real weather data

GTR2:

• SHO ReShade Preset - GTR2 ReShade Preset Configuration by Shovas using Glamarye Fast Effects shaders
• SHO HD Mirrors - High definition mirrors, with various aspect ratios you can try, with a default that works on original cars and most mod cars (even if they messed up their aspect ratio)
• SHO Specialfx - Custom Specialfx.tec tweaks for bumps, bounces, grip levels, etc.
• Real Weather for GTR2 UI Tools by Pixiv - Weather files to support Pixiv's GTR2 UI Tools
• Real Weather for the Crew Chief GTR2 Enhancements Plugin - Weather files to support CCGEP's Custom Weather Feature
• SHO PnG Retrofit - Power & Glory Historical Immersion Enhancements Mod including Era-appropriate Tracks
• SHO Competition AI - Extensive attempts to improve AI competitiveness
• SHO Competition FFB for GTR2 - Crowdsourced FFB profiles for many popular wheels

GT Legends:

• SHO Competition FFB for GTL

Race 07:

• SHO Competition FFB for Race 07

Old:

• SHO Weather - Proof of concept command-line launcher for custom weather. Superceded by Real Weather for the Crew Chief GTR2 Enhancements Plugin

Simwiki Pages

• Watching Le Mans 24h Live - How to make your own free, live broadcast out of live timing screens, live radio commentary, and live onboard videos

GTR2:

• GTR2 Graphics Optimization

Contact

• Discord:
  • Discord @shovas
  • Simwiki Discord
  • Crew Chief GTR2 Enhancements Plugin Discord
• Forums:
  • Simwiki Forums
  • Trackaholics Forums
  • European Endurance Center (GTR2 Endurance) Forums
  • Evolution Modding Forums
  • F1Classic Forums

To-Dos

N/A

Ideas

• File Downloads Hosting - Host mods, etc.
• OneDrive - Tips, tricks, ideas, etc.

Notepad

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Scratchpad

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250701

Automatic AI
- test day and time trial could seed ai performance

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250630

Weather
- NivellesBauler race started thundering like it was Stormy but I thought I prevented it from starting in Conditions that would be Flooded
  - But it wasn't flooded. PathWetness well in spec.

22:00:00.719  0x6dfc  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (115, sampled) :  Custom Weather initialization took: 265.41ms
22:00:42.734  0x3f98  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (425) :  Custom Weather: Try substitute for WeatherMode "20MIN SLOTS".
22:00:42.734  0x3f98  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (462) :  Custom Weather: Found exact match with a hint "GAMEDATA\LOCATIONS\_NIVELLES1974\74NIVELLES.GDB" for track "74NIVELLES" will use "NIVELLESBAULERS" folder.
22:00:42.736  0x3f98  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (545) :  Custom Weather: Will use MAY weather.
22:00:42.736  0x3f98  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (496) :  Custom Weather: Track is "74NIVELLES".  Using "NIVELLESBAULERS/85" file from "G:\Games\GTR2Plus\UserData\Log\custom_weather\month5\20MIN-SLOTS.ZIP".
22:00:42.782  0x3f98  PubLvl  PubSrc  PubLoc  (115, sampled) :  Custom Weather: new session weather.txt processing took: 47.93ms

	Race
	{
		Conditions=83.60
		AmbientTemp=12.29
		TrackTemp=13.66
		OnPathWetness=45.33
		OffPathWetness=56.16

		Minute=20.38
		{
			Conditions=67.50
			AmbientTemp=19.68
		}
		Minute=40.28
		{
			Conditions=87.13
			AmbientTemp=19.68
		}
		Minute=57.25
		{
			Conditions=62.67
			AmbientTemp=19.68
		}
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250629

- Try Autocalibrate AI Mode="1" again
  - See if AI are more competitive with you in a race having run practice and qualifying, as if AI Difficulty were being overridden
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250628

Weather
- Lusitana vs Lisbona vs Lisbon vs Fado Raceway
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