Wednesday 21 August 2024

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: 

3 comments:

  1. Hey there Fongu, thanks a lot for the content ! I encounter a weird bug though. Both on the 2023 and 2024 versions of the mod. When accelerating, on certain gears it appears as if the game drops some revs and lowers temporarily the engine before going back to normal.

    Also, the intro video and some content from CSM on the 2024 mod display the 2023 content. How do I fix that, please ?

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    1. Hey Hinyaldee,

      Thanks for downloading and enjoying the mod.
      I think the drop in revs is a sound issue, I intend to include Jose's Ferrari sounds in a future update as an alternative.
      To save time, I built the 2024 mod on top of the 2023 mod, where possible, there is shared content. My concentration was on the cars and the configs mainly, the other things can be updated later.

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    2. Thank you for the reply ! Good luck for the rest of the work !

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