rFactor2 Vehicle File Assistant
Easy and automated creation of .veh(icle) files from a provided template by using short lists.
Useful when creating skin packs for addon content or leagues
Features
- automatically creates all files from easily editable lists
- automatically assigns start numbers and supports offsets for different classes
- also allows to assign numbers manually (either for all cars or just for some)
- unlimited amount of classes, teams and cars per class
- user defined in-game filters
Usage
If you use the default file names as in the example/ directory, you can run the script from command line by typing:
python VehicleFileAssistant.py
You can also specify one or all file names and directories yourself:
python VehicleFileAssistant.py teamList.txt classList.txt in/ out/
For more details, simply run with the -h argument.
File structure
The whole concept is fairly easy. First off all you create a classList.txt file like this:
Name=GTE
Cars=Ferrari, Aston, BMW, Corvette, Porsche, Dodge
NumberOffset=100
CategoryPath=VWEC, GTE
Classes=VWEC, VWEC_GTE
Name=LMP1
Cars=Lola
NumberOffset=0
CategoryPath=VWEC, GTE
Classes=VWEC, VWEC_GTE
Then you need to place the .veh files of the cars you want to use in your templates directory. Name these files like the cars in your class list (e.g. Ferrari.veh)
Now you can add as many teams as you like in your teamList.txt, using this structure:
Class=GTE
Car=Ferrari
Team=Team Name 1
Livery=Filename1.dds
Class=LMP1
Car=Lola
Team=Team Name Three
Livery=Filename3.dds
[...]
To add a number for a certain car, just add the line Number= after the Livery= line:
Class=LMP1
Car=Lola
Team=Car with a number
Livery=Filename4.dds
Number=77
Prerequisites
- Python 3.3 or newer