Change color player on the map

[nonobecane]

Hi,

Do you know how to change the color player on the map ?

I want to change yellow to red for more visibility.

Thanks for your answers

[MiniJoe]

Currently, you need to change code and recompile:
\speed-dreams\src\modules\graphic\ssggraph\grtrackmap.cpp Lines 771-774 set the color for the current car.

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//grYellow: ffcc00
   currentCarColor[0] = 1.0;
   currentCarColor[1] = 0.8;
   currentCarColor[2] = 0.0;
   currentCarColor[3] = 1.0;


They are rgba, so changing
currentCarColor[1] = 0.0;
gives red.

Would be a nice feature to get these colors from a config file instead of having them hard coded...

[nonobecane]

Yes!! Thanks for your answer MiniJoe

Would be a nice feature to get these colors from a config file instead of having them hard coded...

I'm agree with you

[simon-2]

two other issues with the map i was wondering about...:

1: the map is always oriented in a way that start/finish-lane is horizontal. For real-world tracks, it would be nice to have it north-up. is there any way to display it rotated? Didn't find out yet..

2: scaling... for larger tracks, everything is scaled down so that the map can be shown completely. Unfortunately, the dots showing the cars are also scaled down, so for a larger track it is almost impossible to see them at all... so i think it would be better to scale the map down, but leave the dots in a standard size..?

[tlow]

Press 'm' to cycle through different orientations of the track map, which includes turning it off.

[simon-2]

well, ok- so maybe this is a feature-request for next version
i know i can change representation style, but if i view the full track, i would prefer to see it in a familiar way (north-up, as i know the track layout from every map, flyer etc), and i think it would also make sense to see the car-dots even if i view the full track

for explanation: this is as it is:

map_as_is.png

which has nearly no recognition value, as it is rotated, and no use, as you can hardly see the cars.

this is as i would like it to have:

map_better.png

would just need another entry in the track-xml, like "north direction" or so.

[tlow]

One of the track map orientations is a zoomed map where your car is moving "north" and the map rotates around it. Probably the closest to what you want. This is the map orientation that I use.

[MiniJoe]

well, ok- so maybe this is a feature-request for next version
i know i can change representation style, but if i view the full track, i would prefer to see it in a familiar way (north-up, as i know the track layout from every map, flyer etc),
<SNIP>
would just need another entry in the track-xml, like "north direction" or so.

In my new track designer work, the entire track (and hence the mini map) is oriented correctly. (North up).
New tracks (v5) will have this feature.

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<attnum name="original bearing" unit="deg" val="-100.1131990" />


I too prefer this view.
I will look at back porting it to track v4 for mini map only.
I also like the bigger dots for large tracks.

[tlow]

Oh dear, I completely misunderstood the issue. Sorry.

[simon-2]

yeah, cool

no need to port it back, i can live without it until it gets in release version. When will v5 track engine be released..?

i think it won't matter if i place "original bearing" in a track right now to be prepared for v5..?