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To get started in ICR2 track editing, first download the Tutorial Studio, which is a comprehensive step-by-step guide written by Tjerk. Since it was posted in 2008, there have been further discoveries and clarifications that were made in the forums. We will catalog those in this wiki.
As of 2020, Tjerk is leading an effort to gather info and update the tutorial.
Wolf_pd's list of tracks that haven't been done yet as of June 2020.
Workflow
Different track editors share how they set up their workflow.
- In Posts #43 and #54 of this thread, Checkpoint10 describes step-by-step the investigation a version of Rio that has issues
Modding tools
CowtownBob posts the PACK and UNPACK utilities.
Tjerk posts his MRON utility in Post #23 which can be used to simplify the deletion of the MRON section of a 3DO file in order to prepare the file for N2 to ICR2 conversion.
A copy of Winmip 1 which is needed to convert some files that Winmip 2 does not support.
The Last Chance Tools can convert PMP files better than Winmip.
Checkpoint10's tools: Skid mark generator - converts .csv file to .tsd file for loading in OPE 3D file tools - edits track.3d file to correct see-through hills RPY to LP tool - a new tool to create LP files from replays
SGE
Pavel shares some beginner's tips, including the files that go into a track and how to draw a track in SGE.
Eddie500 shares a tip on making banked corners in SGE. Post #70
TRKSG
In this thread, fab4 cannot get TRKSG to work and the community weighs in on the solution.
MRK files
The Tutorial skipped over the .mrk file as its purpose was unknown at the time. It is now known that .mrk is used to apply textures to walls (such as advertising).
Relevant forum posts:
3DO files
- Dennis reposts Pavel's guide to coding 3D files by hand. Essential reading for those learning the technique.
- Checkpoint10 discusses a 3D problem with Pavel starting from Post #43
- Dennis troubleshoots 3DO problems with the community starting on Post #20.
- Pavel discovered the solution for cars and walls being seen through hills.
- TSD lines sometimes get messed up on conversion. Pavel has a solution for this. This problem is also fixed if you use nooRok's converter.
- Pavel's guide to BSP functions
- Dennis discusses when to use BSP functions
Cameras
- The Tutorial has wrong information about the cameras. Pavel has posted some correct information in forum post #25 in this thread.
- Fastwalker and Mistycreek try to figure out camera editing, with examples of values from default ICR2 tracks.
- Checkpoint10 posted a Python tool that generates camera files from csv files.
Menu/track selection screens
Pavel discusses in Post #30 the different files in the track.dat that are used by various versions of the game.
LP files
Dennis figures out why his AI is too fast in slow corners and posts a solution in this thread.
Pavel on how to set up MINRACE and MAXRACE
Weather
Checkpoint10 describes what the fifth parameter of WIND and WIND2 does.
MIP files and graphics
A description of the ICR2 color palette
Checkpoint10 explores the specification of a MIP file and produces a MIP converter and pack/unpack Python script in the process.