Q: Why don't you have carsets for NASCAR 2 anymore?
A: NASCAR 2 no longer uses carsets. Instead it uses a list of
drivers (128 maximum) from which up to 39 can be assigned to an
Entry List (96SEASON for example). You can then use these Entry
Lists to have different combinations of drivers for your races.
Q: How do I load your cars into NASCAR 2?
A: All 1999 season cars are saved as zip files. You will need
an unzip utility to download and install the files. Please follow the
download and unzipping instructions on either the updates
or winston cup pages. The 1998 season and older car sets
are saved as exe files. Just run the saved EXE files to start the self-extracting process.
Follow the on-screen instructions, editing the path to point to
your Nascar2\cars folder (where ever that may be). You should
then see the new drivers on the left-hand list in the Driver Info
screen.
Q: Which car do I drive, and how do I go about driving a different
one?
A: You always drive the first car listed in the Entry List. To
change this car, either start a new list with a different car at
the top, or import a new PCX for your car.
Q: I'm a Chevy man, how do I change the make of my car?
A: In the Driver Info screen next to the picture of your car, you will
see the manufacturer's logo. Clicking on this will toggle between
the big three.
Q: I don't like my car, how do I import a new PCX to NASCAR 2?
A: Just like with exporting, the program looks for PCX files in the
NASCAR 2 folder under filenames that start with X, followed by the
first initial of the driver, underscore, and then the first 5
letters of the last name. The player's car is imported from
'XT_PLAYE.PCX'. You can load this PCX from the NASCAR 2 folder
from the Detail Shop by pressing the 'Import' button (not 'Load
PCX' from the main Driver Info screen, that is for the driver
pictures).
Q: Do you have any good tips for painting my own car?
A: Try using on of our templates as a starting point. You can do the
best work outside of NASCAR 2's Detail Shop. Most of us prefer to
use Paint Shop Pro.
Q: Can I still change the Detail Shop's lame decals like in NASCAR 1?
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A: Yes, but it takes a bit more work. First off, you'll need to be
comfortable modifying one of the game's data files. Remember to
always make a backup! NASCAR 2 stores many of its files in
compressed DAT files. To edit the decals, you'll need a program
to extract the files from the layout.dat in your Nascar2\layout
folder. I use Corey Rueckheim's Pack.exe and Unpack.exe, you can find
it here
(The file is called trpckv10.zip). Follow the included
instructions to unpack the layout.dat file. Among the 500+ files,
you'll see one named decal.pcx. Open this in Paint Shop Pro or a
similar program, make whatever changes you'd like, and save the
changes. Did you remember to make a backup just in case? You can
then repack all the files into an updated layout.pcx.
Q: Your cars are great, how about painting one for me?
A: Unfortunately we can't. We don't have the time to take requests
for individual cars, sorry.
Q: Is there any way I can still use my cars from NASCAR 1?
A: There's no simple way to do this. The size and shape of the body
panels changed from NASCAR 1 to NASCAR 2. While it's possible to
lift the graphics off a NASCAR 1 car and paste them on a NASCAR 2
car using a paint program, it is very time consuming and the car
usually ends up not looking very good.
Q: When I import a file, I get the error message "Palette Corrupt".
How do I get around this problem?
A: Export a car from NASCAR 2. Copy just the car image of your new
car, but not the surrounding magenta or the color bar at the
bottom. Paste in place of the car from the freshly exported car
image. Now save the file back under the desired filename. You
may have to adjust the body panel colors again. It's a good idea
to keep a safe copy of your original car around for just this
purpose. Export it from NASCAR 2 and rename it for safe keeping.
Q: How do I get my driver picture into NASCAR 2?
A: See the readme.txt that was included in your NASCAR 2 folder.
Q: How do I load your carsets into NASCAR 1?
A: Just run the saved EXE files to start the self-extracting process.
Follow the on-screen instructions, editing the path to point to a
sub-folder of your Nascar\cars folder (where ever that may be) that
matches the name of the carset you're installing. The files for
the Cars96 set need to be extracted to Nascar\cars\cars96. You
should then be able to select the new carset from the Driver Info
screen.
Q: How do I change the Number of the car I drive?
A: You'll need to edit the drivers2.txt file of the carset you're
currently using. Just open it with a text editor (Windows Notepad
will work). The first number after 'DINFO' on the line with your
name is your car's number. Change it to whatever number you want
to use, and save the file.
Q: Ok, I've got the carset loaded but now I get an error: 'Can't Load
Garage'. How do I fix it?
A: Your most likely using the European version of Nascar, which can't
directly use our carsets. You must first use a converter to make
these sets compatible with that version of Nascar. You'll find
the link to the conversion program on the NASCAR 1 carsets page.
Q: How do I import new PCX files (like the Promo's) into the carsets?
A: First go into Paintkit and export the PCX of the car you want to
replace. Exit and look for the exported PCX in your NASCAR folder,
noting the filename. Rename the PCX you want to import to match
and move it into your NASCAR folder, over-writing the copy you just
exported. You can now go back into paintkit and import this
renamed PCX for the car you want to update.
All of our 1999 and later carsets are in a zipped format.
If you don't have a zip utility, you can download the shareware version of
Winzip,
versions are available for Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and NT users.
