GP4: F1 2024 v1.4 update

It's time for another 2024 update, and there's a lot more great content included. 

On top of that, we've had another driver change annoucement, with Liam Lawson taking over the VCARB race seat from Ricciardo for the remainder of the season. As there's another big break between Grand Prix, I'll work on a proper update after the USA GP in Austin with proper graphics, team arts and helmet and car number. Until then, I've simply added Lawson's 2023 Red Bull helmet for the time being along with changed performance files. 

I'm back making helmets for the 2024 season, though I only plan to make a small selection. Here's a small selection of what's in the mod, but there's more helmets for Leclerc, Sainz, Perez, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri and Ricciardo's final race helmet from the Singapore GP.

Gasly's 2024 Senna Tribute helmet

Gasly's 2024 Wolvering helmet

Ocon's Deadpool helmets from 2023 vs 2024

Albon's 2024 Panda helmet

Excalibur has also released his Ferrari SF-24 Evo, the update shape and textures from the Emilia Romagna GP onwards have been added to the mod, along with updated rims and tweaker positions. 

And now there's more liveries, almost every team getting the track specific treatment by Paulo Derpich. Most of the updates are sponsor related, and not all big livery changes have been done yet. However the biggest livery change is this beautiful Senna livery that McLaren ran at Monaco, here seen with my updated helmets for Piastri and Norris.

2024 McLaren by Isaint, livery by Paulo Derpich, helmets by fongu

Thanks also to Gitanes for updating his performance files up to and including the Singapore GP, they've also been added to this mod. 

Installation Notes

This update requires 2024 F1 mod previously released on this blog here: 
https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2024-mod-v10.html

• Download both the 2024 CSM mod updates below

CSM update - 2024 CMU24 update 3 v1.4
CSM update - 2024 CMU24 update 4 v1.4

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1_2024_CMU24_update3_v1.4.cmu
• File | Install new carset template | select F1_2024_CMU24_update4_v1.4.cmu

And as always, happy racing! 

GP4: F1 2024 v1.3 update

It's another race weekend, and there's another driver change. That means there's a new update to the 2024 mod. But there's much more to this update than simply a driver change, there's quite a lot of new things too. Let's dig into what's new in this update.

In the last update, I shared that there's quite a lot of work to do to add a mid-season driver change. However, this time, it's additionally complicated, because Ollie Bearman has previously raced for Ferrari this season, but is now in a Haas, so I had to get a little more creative in my CSM coding.

2024 Ollie Bearman Haas helmet by fongu

• New Bearman helmet skin by fongu
• Updated Haas texture by fongu
• Assigned Bearman's Bell helmet shape variation by Jvinu
• Updated Performance files
• Added updated Haas picture to GPxPatch
• Added updated Haas Team Art

There are also a couple of bug fixes in this update. 

• Some driver flags were not appearing properly on the TV graphics. 
• Mercedes drivers were in the wrong cars in the last update.
• Alpine shape fix by Excalibur.

I'm grateful to Paulo Derpich Nunes for getting in touch and providing some updates that he has done (with help from gap177 on the cockpits). This is quite a big update, and has considerably increased the mod size, especially with so many 4k high resolution textures. However, we love to see the track to track changes. 

• Updated cockpit textures, including track specific variants.
• Red Bull additional liveries - at the moment, they are only for my RB20 car, not the Isaint updated one. 
• Alpine additional liveries
• Williams additional liveries

Installation Notes

This update requires 2024 F1 mod previously released on this blog here: 
https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2024-mod-v10.html

• Download both the 2024 CSM mod updates below

CSM update - 2024 CMU24 update 2 v1.3 (It's called update 2 as it replaces the previous update from v1.1 and v1.2)
CSM update - 2024 CMU24 update 3 v1.3

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1_2024_CMU24_update2_v1.3.cmu
• File | Install new carset template | select F1_2024_CMU24_update3_v1.3.cmu

And as always, happy racing! 

GP4: 2023 & 2024 mod V1.2 update

I've got some updates to the 2023 and 2024 mod for you. 

As promised from the initial releases, updates will come as often as content is released in the community, and/or bug fixes and updates are required. 

With Franco Colapinto's debut in the Williams this weekend, in place of the outgoing Logan Sargeant, it seems like a good time to share with you the updated mod with various fixes and updates listed below. 

F1 2023 - v1.2

The 2023 mod sees mostly fixes for some bugs discovered in the previous release. These include:

Team art fixes - Ricciardo and team logos and added Team 11 car.

Tyres - Assigned Alfa Romeo Las Vega rims to Abu Dhabi GP

As per the 2024 mod, this update includes new 2023 Ferrari engine sounds by jcgrj, which can be selected in the CSM menu. 

I've updated the credits file too. 

It's a only a small update, but it has been sat around or a while so I thought it's a good time to share it. 

Installation Notes

This update requires 2023 F1 mod previously released on this blog here: 
https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2023-mod.html

• Download the 2023 CSM mod update below

CSM update - 2023 Mod update 3 v1.2 (It's called update 3 as it replaces the previous update 3 from v1 and v1.1)

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1 2023F CMU23_update3_v1.2.cmu

GP4: ICYMI August 2024

Wow, it's nearly the end of August already and it's time to catch up with updates to this blog and updates from the GP4 community. 

New Car Templates page

I've added a new section to my blog, car templates. To be honest, I was never one to collect templates, so you will have to help me out if you want this page to fill up. In recent years, Excalibur and the RSCT crew have been providing us with great generic F1 cars. Somebody asked me for a template for the 2021 Williams for a GP4 league and I've shared that here too. Raulongo also shared templates for the 2008 cars we did together. 

2001 Lola CART template by Öggo and Adry77

However, I'm quite excited to find some golden oldies by Öggo and Adry77 in the 1999 Reynard CART car and the 2001 Lola CART car. 

I've also found in my archives, templates for a still-born IRL project from 2006, with two templates for the Dallara and the Panoz, plus completed car and textures of the Penske. 

There's also the 2013 Dallara GP3/13, but I'm hard pressed to find anyone doing any liveries for it. 

And there's the Gen 3 Formula E car pack I released late last year. 

Click on the yellow banner below to explore the new Template page. 

GP2 (as in the old F2) content added

Thanks to thestig88 for sharing this pack (https://www.grandprixgames.org) and looking through my own archives, I've been able to add some GP2 content. There was a 2008 GP2 Asia series created by Damon and released as a non CSM set. In this release, it's been added to the 2008 GP2 mod by Lee, and so both mods are included together in this download. 

I've also added to this blog 2006 GP2 liveries, which I think are by Drex, but I'm not sure. 

And finally, I've added a 2010 GP2 non-CSM mod. Again, I'm not too sure where this is from, but its likely to have originated from the GP4 Spain forum, with Damon possibly involved again. If you have any information for me, let me know and I can update this blog. 

I hope you enjoy some of these mods from the archives. 

Recent releases

F1 1990 CSM Mod
Kerley has been an excellent mod maker for years in GP4, and has recently dropped this excellent 1990 mod. He's really done an in depth and thorough work in this mod and it's well worth your time to check it out and try all the different variations that you can run.
Kerley | Info	Download part 1  Download part 2

Indycar 2023 CSM Mod updated
rracunis has presented an update to his already fantastic 2023 Indycar mod. There's so much stuff in here, and it's great to have this fantastic single seater series as an F1 alternative in GP4. The mod has some interesting features to try out via the CSM menu options, to customise the mod to your liking.
rracunis | Info	Download part 1 Download part 2 Download part 3

2010 Helmet Set compiled by SkaningeN
SkaningeN has compiled and completed another fantastic helmet set for the 2010 season. It's really been fantastic to now be able to run individual helmet shapes for each driver, and with such attention to detail of all the variations, this is a great update to add to your 2010 mod.
SkaningeN | Helmet Set

2010 Tyres & 2D Rims
As always with SkaningeN, there's the 2D rim pack with team specific rims as seen in the 2010 season.
SkaningeN | Tyres & Rims

1994 Benetton Sound v2.0
Some new sounds for the 1994 mod, with the Benetton Ford Cosworth getting an upgrade thanks to jcgrj.
by jcgrj | info

2023 Ferrari SF23 Sound
Also released recently are the 2023 Ferrari engine sounds, designed to go with Gitanes' physics that feature in my 2023 mod.
by jcgrj | info

New Devon - Sun City
A nice new fictional track by Viking75, blasting through the fictional streets of New Devon, Sun City.
by Viking75 | Info

1968 Hockenheim, Germany track updated
The Viking75 news trail continues with this update to 1968 Hockenheim, originally updated by drt01 and atticus. This track really does have a great vintage feel, as you blast down the straights in the Eifel forest before it was punctuated with chicanes and 'mickey-mouse' sections in later years.
updated by Viking75. Original by drt01 and atticus | Info

Pocono Raceway, USA
We have a new oval, the Pocono Raceway by Viking75. It's a track used by NASCAR and formerly by Indy cars aas well. It's a flat tri-oval and gives a bit of variety if you like your oval racing.
by Viking75 | Info

1958 Ain Diab, Morocco track dat file
Thanks to Viking75 for this basic beta of the Ain Diab track, the venue for the 1958 Moroccan GP. We don't have many early F1 tracks in GP4, so this is most welcome and I really do hope it gets some nice scenery to match in the not too distant future.
by Viking75 | Info

GP4: F1 2024 Mod update v1.1

Thank you for those who have been supporting this blog in various ways, I'm grateful to you. 

After the successful release of the 2023 and 2024 mods in recent weeks, I can bring you an update to the 2024 mod.  

Thanks to Excalibur and his recent release of the 2024 Williams FW46, we now have a complete 2024 grid. This also comes with the fix to the Haas that fixes the mirrored flag on the halo. 

This update also applies the pink Alpine livery (also by Excalibur) to the Dutch GP as seen at this weekend's event. 

And finally, but not least, I've included jcgrj's 2023 Ferrari SF23 engine sounds too. If you have the 2023 mod installed, it will give you the option to choose these sounds in that mod too (in the CSM menu). 

Installation Notes

This update requires 2024 F1 mod previously released on this blog here: 
https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2024-mod-v10.html

• Download the 2024 CSM mod update below

CSM update - 2024 Mod update 2

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1 2024 mod update 2.cuh

And finally, enjoy the mod! 

GP4: F1 2024 Mod v1.0

I'm pleased to share with you the F1 2024 season mod for Grand Prix 4. 

The mod is designed to be updated as new releases come out. As we now have 9 out of the 10 cars created and released, along with standard set of helmets and wheels, there's plenty to be enjoying in this mod. 

It can be a stand alone mod and everything should work fine. However, it's designed to sit inside the 2023 mod as there is a lot of shared content. You can find the 2023 mod and a lot of the background detail here: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2023-mod.html

Much of the individual content released can be found here: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/p/gp4-2024-download-sources.html

As for many seasons now, we owe a huge gratitude to the RSCT boys, namely Excalibur and Isaint, who between them, have shared their work on the current season. Whilst we wait for the Williams to be created and released, my 2023 Williams currently fills the gap. I've designed the structure of this mod so that if alternative versions of cars are released, they can be easily dropped into the mod, and a selection added to the menu. You can see an example of that here, with two versions of the Red Bull RB20 in the mod. 
Thanks again to Excalibur for updating us with new rim textures. 

This season, I've diversified my content creation, which means that I cannot give the same dedication to the special helmets, however I did push myself to release the base season pack to be released before the season got under way. I actually created Ollie Bearman's helmet at the time when he stood in for an ill Carlos Sainz, and though I never released it, it is included in this mod. If I manage to do some special helmets this season, you will find them showcased here: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/p/gp4-2024-helmets.html

Thanks also to 32bobo32 for his amazing 2024 pitcrew and engineers, including the Ferrari blue variants from the Miami GP. 

Thanks to Gitanes for continuing to work on physics and performance files. At the time of writing, included are track specific performances up to, and including, the British GP. As with the 2023 mod, this comes with magic data updates, but they will only work if selected in the CSM menu, and you have the tracks with the same dat files installed (tracks available seperately, see the bottom of this post).

I've quickly filled in some areas of the mod, generic internal visors, basic internal cockpit textures, team arts and temporary loading screens and weather conditions. 

A fuller list of thanks is in the 2023 mod page above, but my thanks again must go to: 

• Carl_gpgames - thanks for the 2022 mod as a base, cockpits, pit monitors, steering wheels, pit props, collision file, GPxPatch graphics and background videos. 
• prblanco - various patches
• Mailson Teles - sounds
• Petrus - GPH updater
• Öggo - individual helmets tweak, Blender plugin, car collision editor and CAP converter
• gplaps - DirectX 8 patch
• crosire - DirectX 9 patch
• gp4wonder / DOSOAL - Sound Hardware Acceleration
• btone & Ruboy - Def Panel
• Duffer - LCD font editor
• Zaz for CSM, TSM, Slimtex... and the rest of Zaz Tools
• Rene Smit for GPxPatch
• Madman271 for GP4Tweaker
• Lo2K for GP4 Builder

Installation Notes

If you don't have Grand Prix 4, I recommend downloading this installer compiled by Carl_gpgames, available at the top of this page.  https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/p/gp4-mods.html

Install GP4, then the GP4 patch, then GpxPatch and Zaz Tools. 

I recommend whitelisting the drive if you have an anti-virus, as well as the Zaz Tools folder after installation. Also right click on CSM.exe and run in administrator mode and compatibility mode: Windows XP SP2 or SP3. 

** If you already have the 2023 mod or a previous version of the 2024 mod, skip the first download. **

• Download the base CSM mod:

CSM mod - base structure

This forms the foundational structure that will form the core of the mod for you to add the season you want on top of it. It will not work by itself, but will be the first installation you need to do in CSM. 

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1 2023F base mod.cuh

* note that this presents the 2023 carset in CSM, which will not work unless you download the mod as previously mentioned. If you are just interested in the 2024 mod, ignore this one on the CSM menu. 

• Download the 2024 CSM mod (v1.4 updated October 2024)

CSM update - 2024 Mod update 1

CSM update - 2024 Mod update 2 v1.3
CSM update - 2024 Mod update 3 v1.4
CSM update - 2024 Mod update 4 v1.4

• Open CSM
• File | Install new carset template | select F1 2024 mod update 2.cuh
• File | Install new carset template | select F1 2024 mod update 3.cuh

This mod does not currently include any tracks, you can find the latest tracks available for GP4 starting here: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/p/gp4-track-downloads.html

v1.1 notes: 

https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-f1-2024-mod-update-v11.html

v1.2 notes: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/08/gp4-2023-2024-mod-v12-update.html

v1.3 notes: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/09/gp4-f1-2024-v13-update.html

v1.4 notes: https://fongugp4.blogspot.com/2024/10/gp4-f1-2024-v14-update.html