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Want to record multiple tunes for each of your cars in GT5? Got an Android smartphone? This little app may just be what you are looking for.
The app, for Android only, requires you to enter all the basic settings for a car (default, min and max spring settings, HP, etc). You can then generate and record multiple tunes against each car.
Oppositelock has very kindly agreed to me using the calculations from his QuickTune spreadsheets (His thread can be found here). More recently I have also been able to add his gear ratio calculations to the app.
Version 0.81.0 introduces Car Sets and some zip files containing sample car sets can be found in the 'Car Sets' subfolder of the download page. More on this below, but this will give you access to over 500 cars!
Version 0.81.257 introduces an experimental tune import/export process. The app will automatically copy a tune to the clipboard when you save or load it. You can then switch to email or a web browser and paste the tune. Likewise, you can copy a tune from an email, forum post, etc, and ask the app to try to process it using the 'Import Tune' option on the File menu of the Tune screen.
Version 1.1.4 moves the 'parts' screen so that it belongs to the tune now instead of the car. Some new parameters are also added, namely PP, tyres and engine limiter.
Click here to go to the Android Market where you can download the app.
You can download car sets and a user guide here
Note: There is no iPhone version of this app. But do check out pgagoober's “GTune 5″ app for your iDevice.
Installation instructions and a quickstart guide are further down this post.
The app has been written with a WVGA screen (480 x 800) display in mind, but also caters for smaller screen sizes and some of the large tablets. Android 2.1 is the minimum version it will run on. It may work on other screens sizes and OS versions and indeed I'd be interested to hear back about which phones it does and doesn't work on. I'd especially like to hear from anyone who has a 7" tablet. One thing it doesn't like is landscape mode: This app has been written to stay in portrait mode.
Thanks goes to oppositelock for allowing me to use his Quick Tune and transmission calculations.
A huge thank-you goes to RabbidMaggot for sharing the car data with us all.
And a big thanks you to MikaelK and kebabs for all the testing.
Many thanks to all those who gave me feedback.
To install the app:
Simply download it from the Android Market.
To use the app:
When you start the app, by default it loads the last car you looked at. If this is the first time you have used the app, then the Triumph Spitfire is loaded. The Spitfire is one of several cars 'built-in' to the app.
Before you start entering car data, press the 'Menu' button on your phone. A menu will slide up. Press the 'Settings' option and set your user preferences. In here you can set your preferred version of Quick Tune (Or get the app to ask each time), set your preferred measurement of torque and set the default values for the Tune screen when you clear the current tune or enter the screen for the first time.
If you want to clear the current on-screen data, press the 'Menu' button on your phone and select clear. This only clears the data on the screen and does not affect the saved data.
On the first screen, set all the parameters of the car:
To set the drivetrain of your car, simply tap on the drop down list and then select the appropriate drivetrain from the list - You can scroll up and down this list if it all doesn't fit on your phone's screen. Note: The generic 4WD drivertrain will prevent you from using the Quick Tune calculator.
Pressing the Menu button when on the first screen will bring up a menu. From this menu, selecting the 'File' option will allow you to load and save car setups.
Both load and save show a list of 'car sets'. These are files on your SD card (in the 'GT5Tuner' folder) which contain car setup information. The one exception is the 'built-in' set which contains a sample set of cars to get you started with the app. At first this is all you will have until you download and install more sets.
Extra car sets are available to download from the 'car sets' subfolder where you downloaded the app from. To get you started, I have created three types of car sets for you to try: By Manufacturer, By Year and by Type. These are by no means complete but together they give you access to over 500 cars. Simply download one, two or all three of these and unzip them to the 'GT5Tuner' folder on the SDCard of your phone. At first I would recommend only downloading one of these. Each of these zip files contains several car 'sets', e.g. The 'By Manufacturer' zip file contains individual sets for manufacturers like Ferrari and Toyota and then groups other manufacturers by their initial letter. To unzip the files you will need to have an app installed that can handle zip files. Have a look in Android Market where there are plenty of free apps to do this.
On the next screen, you can either generate a Quicktune by tapping on the Quicktune button, or simply tap on each component and change its value, thus recording a favourite setup of your own.
There are three other buttons on this screen:
Pressing the Menu button when on the last screen will allow you to load and save tunes for the current car setup.
Note: If your device has one, you can use the optical trackball to navigate through the app.
Please note that I built this software as a way of learning Java for android. I am not a professional programmer and am giving you the software for free. I have only tested it on my HTC Desire, One S and Transformer Prime and there is no guarantee it will work on your phone. It may crash, freeze or generate weird and wonderful setups on your phone.
The app, for Android only, requires you to enter all the basic settings for a car (default, min and max spring settings, HP, etc). You can then generate and record multiple tunes against each car.
Oppositelock has very kindly agreed to me using the calculations from his QuickTune spreadsheets (His thread can be found here). More recently I have also been able to add his gear ratio calculations to the app.
Version 0.81.0 introduces Car Sets and some zip files containing sample car sets can be found in the 'Car Sets' subfolder of the download page. More on this below, but this will give you access to over 500 cars!
Version 0.81.257 introduces an experimental tune import/export process. The app will automatically copy a tune to the clipboard when you save or load it. You can then switch to email or a web browser and paste the tune. Likewise, you can copy a tune from an email, forum post, etc, and ask the app to try to process it using the 'Import Tune' option on the File menu of the Tune screen.
Version 1.1.4 moves the 'parts' screen so that it belongs to the tune now instead of the car. Some new parameters are also added, namely PP, tyres and engine limiter.
Click here to go to the Android Market where you can download the app.
You can download car sets and a user guide here
Note: There is no iPhone version of this app. But do check out pgagoober's “GTune 5″ app for your iDevice.
Installation instructions and a quickstart guide are further down this post.
The app has been written with a WVGA screen (480 x 800) display in mind, but also caters for smaller screen sizes and some of the large tablets. Android 2.1 is the minimum version it will run on. It may work on other screens sizes and OS versions and indeed I'd be interested to hear back about which phones it does and doesn't work on. I'd especially like to hear from anyone who has a 7" tablet. One thing it doesn't like is landscape mode: This app has been written to stay in portrait mode.
Thanks goes to oppositelock for allowing me to use his Quick Tune and transmission calculations.
A huge thank-you goes to RabbidMaggot for sharing the car data with us all.
And a big thanks you to MikaelK and kebabs for all the testing.
Many thanks to all those who gave me feedback.
To install the app:
Simply download it from the Android Market.
To use the app:
When you start the app, by default it loads the last car you looked at. If this is the first time you have used the app, then the Triumph Spitfire is loaded. The Spitfire is one of several cars 'built-in' to the app.
Before you start entering car data, press the 'Menu' button on your phone. A menu will slide up. Press the 'Settings' option and set your user preferences. In here you can set your preferred version of Quick Tune (Or get the app to ask each time), set your preferred measurement of torque and set the default values for the Tune screen when you clear the current tune or enter the screen for the first time.
If you want to clear the current on-screen data, press the 'Menu' button on your phone and select clear. This only clears the data on the screen and does not affect the saved data.
On the first screen, set all the parameters of the car:
- Tap on the component setting value, e.g. Default Spring Rate Front.
- A dialog will appear with the current setting in the middle. The buttons on either side of the value will allow you to change the value.
- Tapping on the -- button will decrease the value by 1
- Tapping on the - button will decrease the value by 0.1
- The + and ++ buttons do the opposite.
You can also hold down the button and the value will increment/decrement rapidly. - There is also a quick-copy button, which is only shown when the component is one of a pair. This button will show the value of the other component in the pair and tapping on the button will copy the value to the current component.
To set the drivetrain of your car, simply tap on the drop down list and then select the appropriate drivetrain from the list - You can scroll up and down this list if it all doesn't fit on your phone's screen. Note: The generic 4WD drivertrain will prevent you from using the Quick Tune calculator.
Pressing the Menu button when on the first screen will bring up a menu. From this menu, selecting the 'File' option will allow you to load and save car setups.
Both load and save show a list of 'car sets'. These are files on your SD card (in the 'GT5Tuner' folder) which contain car setup information. The one exception is the 'built-in' set which contains a sample set of cars to get you started with the app. At first this is all you will have until you download and install more sets.
Extra car sets are available to download from the 'car sets' subfolder where you downloaded the app from. To get you started, I have created three types of car sets for you to try: By Manufacturer, By Year and by Type. These are by no means complete but together they give you access to over 500 cars. Simply download one, two or all three of these and unzip them to the 'GT5Tuner' folder on the SDCard of your phone. At first I would recommend only downloading one of these. Each of these zip files contains several car 'sets', e.g. The 'By Manufacturer' zip file contains individual sets for manufacturers like Ferrari and Toyota and then groups other manufacturers by their initial letter. To unzip the files you will need to have an app installed that can handle zip files. Have a look in Android Market where there are plenty of free apps to do this.
On the next screen, you can either generate a Quicktune by tapping on the Quicktune button, or simply tap on each component and change its value, thus recording a favourite setup of your own.
There are three other buttons on this screen:
- Parts: Specify which extra parts and tuning upgrades you have on the car.
- Transmission: Allows you to record the gear settings of the car. From within this option you can also access oppostitelock's gearing calculator.
- Misc: Here you can record notes about this tune, e.g. fastest laps, track, etc. You can also record ballast settings.
Pressing the Menu button when on the last screen will allow you to load and save tunes for the current car setup.
Note: If your device has one, you can use the optical trackball to navigate through the app.
Please note that I built this software as a way of learning Java for android. I am not a professional programmer and am giving you the software for free. I have only tested it on my HTC Desire, One S and Transformer Prime and there is no guarantee it will work on your phone. It may crash, freeze or generate weird and wonderful setups on your phone.
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it doesn't work on my Galaxy
