IndyCar Racing Car Editor ========================================================================= Info/Comments : CSCHRAME@SILVER.UCS.INDIANA.EDU ========================================================================= If you are tired of driving the same IndyCar #0 car around the tracks, you can change the looks of the car to one of the other 32 cars in the simulation. Go to the indycar\cars\cars93 directory and make a backup copy of the file CARS93.DAT. Save it to something like cars93.bak. This is in case you mess something up in the file. If the game won't load, you've probably just mistyped a number or letter, so just rename the CARS93.BAK to CARS93.DAT and you're ready to go again. With a hex editor look in the cars93.dat file for the consecutive hex values: 8E 53 03. They only appear once in the file and are near the top. They are part of bigger chain of hex values, namely: 8E 53 03 00 05 00 D8 31 00 00 D8 31. Once you've found the string of hex values, change them to one of the string of hex values listed below to make your car look like the one in the simulation that you desire. I've purposely put in a few extra spaces so you can see the pattern of the repeating values 00 05 00 and 00 00 which are the same for all cars. Only the values with ** above them need to be changed. If you change the values of the car and forget what you've changed them and can't find the section, look for TEXT values indy0r.3do which is 69 6E 64 79 30 72 2E 33 64 6F hex. This four bytes before the start of the section that you change. ** ROADCAR: ** ** ** ** ** ** ** to make your CAR # CHANGE 8E 53 03 00 05 00 D8 31 00 00 D8 31 to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- IndyCar 99 35 8F 0A 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Penske 12 EE B3 05 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Kinko's 92 72 49 04 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Penske 4 8B 82 05 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Craftsman 25 8E EC 01 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Andretti 5 D5 7A 04 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 JC Penney 90 6C E7 03 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Hogan (Rahal) 1 4B 48 06 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Hogan 26 AE 79 06 00 05 00 34 00 00 00 34 00 Valvoline 3 B5 F5 07 00 05 00 15 2D 00 00 15 2D Mackenzie 2 E8 51 05 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 ???? can't read 17 C8 89 01 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Sullivan 51 9C 63 02 00 05 00 E8 05 00 00 E8 05 Duracell 9 F1 1D 02 00 05 00 34 00 00 00 34 00 Amax 16 E0 71 00 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Interstate 21 C9 B6 03 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Amway 22 83 A2 00 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Menards 59 51 E5 05 00 05 00 34 00 00 00 34 00 3M Scotch-Target 10 99 B4 07 00 05 00 46 04 00 00 46 04 Kodalux 18 DB DC 04 00 05 00 60 02 00 00 60 02 King Racing 40 0F 18 04 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 King Racing 80 A8 DC 06 00 05 00 30 32 00 00 30 32 Mobil 6 38 AC 04 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Monroe 23 45 AB 06 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Kendall 75 8E 83 07 00 05 00 34 00 00 00 34 00 Auto Nation ?? 50 3D 41 00 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Bosch 19 3B 40 07 00 05 00 58 0B 00 00 58 0B Sulaco 36 85 20 05 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Kenwood 14 2B BB 01 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Firestone 87 E8 16 06 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 STP 11 65 58 01 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Rational 77 E6 D3 00 00 05 00 98 10 00 00 98 10 ** SPEEDWAY CAR: look for the hex values 8C 6A 02, they only appear once, near the top. They are part of a larger string of hex values, namely: 8C 6A 02 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F. ** ** ** ** ** ** ** to make your CAR # CHANGE 8C 6A 02 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F to: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- IndyCar 99 2D 8E 0A 00 05 00 08 01 00 00 08 01 Penske 12 93 83 05 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Kinko's 92 17 19 04 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Penske 4 F0 52 05 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E Craftsman 25 33 BC 01 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Andretti 5 7A 4A 04 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F JC Penney 90 D1 B7 03 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E Hogan (Rahal) 1 F0 17 06 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Hogan 26 53 49 06 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Valvoline 3 5A C5 07 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Mackenzie 2 8D 21 05 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F ???? can't read 17 6D 59 01 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Sullivan 51 41 33 02 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Duracell 9 96 ED 01 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Amax 16 45 42 00 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E Interstate 21 6E 86 03 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Amway 22 E8 72 00 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E Menards 59 F6 B4 05 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F 3M Scotch-Target 10 FE 84 07 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E Kodalux 18 40 AD 04 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E King Racing 40 74 E8 03 00 05 00 93 2E 00 00 93 2E King Racing 80 4D AC 06 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Mobil 6 DD 7B 04 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Monroe 23 EA 7A 06 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Kendall 75 33 53 07 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Auto Nation ?? 50 E2 10 00 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Bosch 19 E0 0F 07 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Sulaco 36 2A F0 04 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Kenwood 14 D0 8A 01 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Firestone 87 8D E6 05 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F STP 11 0A 28 01 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Rational 77 8B A3 00 00 05 00 53 2F 00 00 53 2F Be careful with the hex editor, make sure you know how to use it. If you mess up the file you'll know it, IndyCar racing won't load. Copy your saved backup file to get it going again. Once Papyrus or someone comes out with a car editor this all for nothing so enjoy it while it last.