Preparing for the Patch

**TimCollier** · 07-28-2006, 12:20 AM

After reading the article ay rFactorCentral about installing the new patch (when it's released) onto a fresh install of rFactor, I decided that I would go ahead and fix up a newinstall...clean with only patches installed.

After giving it some thought, I did this:

1. First, I renamed the folder that my current version of rFactor is in, from "ProgramFiles/rFactor" to "ProgramFiles/rFactor1070".

2. I changed the destination and working folder information for the icon on my desktop to point to the new folder name. I also renamed the icon to be "rFactor1070".

My reasons for doing this were to leave the existing install as it is, and accessible to run, while also letting the fresh install have the default folder name.

3. I ran the "rFactorSetup.exe" original download and installed into the default location (ProgramFiles/rFactor). After doing so, I ran the new install and entered in my nam and other information, then exited the program. I copied the 1040 and 1070 patches into the new rFactor folder, and ran each to install the patches to this install, then deleted them.

Now everything is fresh and new, and ready to go!!

Also, no need to do the license stuff because since you didn't do an uninstall, your license information is still in the system on your box! Woohoo!!

Oh yeah, make sure that if you have to tell you anti-virus program to exclude real-time scanning on your rFactor installs, to add the new rfactor1070 version to the list!

Tada!! All done, and ready to roll....just make sure that after you get the patch downloaded that you place it in this new folder before running it...you don't have to, but it makes things easier as the program defaults to the folder the patch file is placed in if it finds rfactor.exe in the same folder.

**Ron_Schuermann** · 07-28-2006, 08:26 AM

Thanks Tim...I may try that this weekend!

jrowland96 · 07-28-2006, 12:04 PM

Yep! Good advice!! Thanks Tim! I haven't touched rF in the past week really, so I'll have to try and get this set up over the weekend. I anticipate the patch will be in the next week or two at the latest.

**davidan** · 07-28-2006, 03:12 PM

This is good advice Tim. I will do the same thing this weekend.

**davidan** · 08-01-2006, 10:40 PM

The patch is out. You can get it from www.rfactor.net or www.rfactorcentral.com

**Paul** · 08-02-2006, 11:10 AM

Thanks David!!!

jrowland96 · 08-02-2006, 11:18 AM

Anyone download and install the new version yet? How are the new circuits like Barcelona, Nurburgring, and Montreal?? Do they look and perform well??

I haven't touched rfactor in the past week and a half, so I'll download and get it installed hopefully by this weekend. I got a new guitar a week ago, so what little free time I've had, I've been playing that!

Here's a link to the guitar I got! Anyone else here play guitar or an instrument?

http://www.ibanez.com/guitars/guitar.asp?model=RG1570

**Paul** · 08-02-2006, 01:12 PM

OK, I've done all the patch stuff that TC put out. Now, what about loading the VOR stuff and the thing TC was working on? Is the o42 the only thing needed?

**davidan** · 08-04-2006, 06:44 PM

Here are some good tips and instructions that Mike Tyler posted on doing your patch install
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After installing the 1150 patch on my system here are the steps I'd recommend...

1) Rename your extisting C:\Program Files\rFactor to C:\Program Files\rFactor_1070

2) Reinstall rFactor to the native location at C:\Program Files\rFactor.

2B) DO NOT INSTALL THE OLD 1040 and/or 1070 PATCHES TO THE NEW INSTALLATION!

3) Install the new 1150 patch to your new installation at [C:\Program Files\rFactor .

4) Start the game and recreate your player name/file as you had it before and reestablish your control settings. - Some things have changed with the force feedback settings so it's better to take your time and do this again.

5) Copy all of the individual track settings folders from your C:\Program Files\rFactor_1070\UserData\\Settings folder into your C:\Program Files\rFactor\UserData\\Settings folder.

6) Copy all of your tracks from your C:\Program Files\rFactor_1070 installation to the new C:\Program Files\rFactor installation.

7) Make a full copy of your newly created C:\Program Files\rFactor and place it in a safe location such as C:\Backups for example. - (If something does go wrong when you start reloading your mods you'll be glad to have a nice clean, unaltered copy to start from.)

8) Install your preferred mods one-by-one. Take your time and don't look for short cuts. Supposedly there are some mods that are not working with the new patch.

8B) You'll need to install both the H6V8 (v3) and the PCC2005 mods before you install the VOR mod.

- You're done.

If you want to use a separate installation for the LMC mod however...

9) Once you have finished installing all of your preferred mods make a complete copy of the C:\Program Files\rFactor and rename it C:\Program Files\rFactor_LMC

10) Reinstall the LMC mod to this third installation.

Desktop Short Cuts - If you didn't delete it, go ahead and use your old desktop shortcut for the new installation and create a new shortcut to the C:\Program Files\rFactor_1070 installation and name it 'rFactor_1070' or something equally as easily recognizable and of course add another short cut, 'rFactor_LMC' for your C:\Program Files\rFactor_LMC installation if you made one.

All of this being said however I went ahead and installed the 1150 patch ontop of a copy of my older installation just to see what would happen.

It works. In fact, it works just fine, but I did notice that this installation, the copy with the patch installed on top of the 1070 version, starts up and loads much slower. So I would recommend the new installation method.

The biggest issue I found was time. There's no getting around it, it's simply going to take some time, time to download the 700MB patch, time to reinstall rFactor and time to reinstall your favorite mods. - Although I found this last bit was a welcome opportunity to cull some of the more rediculous and seldom used mods I've installed.

Good luck!

**Rickypro** · 08-18-2006, 05:55 PM

I followed Mike's instructions from above but I am having a problem. After installing the patch, when I start up the game. I get the opening video and such but when the fFactor symbol pops up after the video it just sits there and never loads. It does it on the install I renamed and the new one with the current patch.
Any ideas what I might be doing wrong??