GT5 Track Editor Thread
- Thread starter Tapey
- 1,324 comments
- 197,805 views
- 768
- Live_Fr0m_NY GTP_YoungTurbo45
This guy had it right the whole time... its funny how many people didnt really believe GT was goin to have a Track Editor
PD should have made GT5 like UT3. They said the file will be too big for GT5. What if they release a software and let the community handle it? That will make GT5 or any future GT game a fully fledged racing sim.Win win situation.
Now that would be a great idea, they could release a DLC Track Editor for those of us who want to be ambitious with track design (heck I'd even pay for it).
Serious question, would it actually be possible for a programmer to create an editor or a plugin for an existing 3D editor & import it into the game in the right format and if so would it be legal?
What I mean is, would it technically be possible to leverage UDK or Unity to create tracks and get them into GT5? I'm thinking if we can distribute tracks made with the simple editor in GT5 maybe someone could figure out how to create the track file format... then that may be a bit ambitious even if "possible".
Please PD give us your track editor
- 1,155
- gtp_iLex
Now that would be a great idea, they could release a DLC Track Editor for those of us who want to be ambitious with track design (heck I'd even pay for it).
Serious question, would it actually be possible for a programmer to create an editor or a plugin for an existing 3D editor & import it into the game in the right format and if so would it be legal?
What I mean is, would it technically be possible to leverage UDK or Unity to create tracks and get them into GT5? I'm thinking if we can distribute tracks made with the simple editor in GT5 maybe someone could figure out how to create the track file format... then that may be a bit ambitious even if "possible".
Please PD give us your track editor
This would need some serious reversed engineering as well as some hack for the game, both of which are restricted by most, if not all, EULAs
No info on surface... I wonder if I could choose whether Toscana for instance is Tarmac or Gravel. Also, the unnamed track, if it's snow based, you should be able to pick whether it's snowy tarmac (like the monte carlo rally) or full snow (like sno drift and Rally Sweden)
- 1,029
Exactly just using the values for each option, were basically exchanging coordinates, a set of numbers to determine the layout\environment.
Which is\would be amazing, because that way we could have 1000s of User Created Courses without having to sacrifice a huge chunk of space as if they were full separate courses.
Transfering\sharing would be instantaneous, not only would the possibilities be near endless but also the amount we can store.
Maybe less than 2mb for the Course Maker info...?
- 1,112
- United Kingdom
Exactly just using the values for each option, were basically exchanging coordinates, a set of numbers to determine the layout\environment.
Which is\would be amazing, because that way we could have 1000s of User Created Courses without having to sacrifice a huge chunk of space as if they were full separate courses.
Transfering\sharing would be instantaneous, not only would the possibilities be near endless but also the amount we can store.
Maybe less than 2mb for the Course Maker info...?
That's a good point you two made, It's like the code on old worm games I guess our tracks will be easy to transfer.
Exactly just using the values for each option, were basically exchanging coordinates, a set of numbers to determine the layout\environment.
Which is\would be amazing, because that way we could have 1000s of User Created Courses without having to sacrifice a huge chunk of space as if they were full separate courses.
Transfering\sharing would be instantaneous, not only would the possibilities be near endless but also the amount we can store.
Maybe less than 2mb for the Course Maker info...?
Thats a very good point, I still long for more control though. They could essentially provide more control to us with an editor and keep filesizes down.
The biggest thing that irks me about the editor as its known is that you can only have 4 sectors and the corners are automatically defined using sliders rather than being manually created.
The two big things I'd want as a minimum is direct control over the course route & surface and the ability to change the terrain elevation.
- 1,029
This, in addition to road width:tup:, seeing as we have Toscana with Tarmac and Gravel, I dont know if PD would split those 2 into individual themes (hope not) or allow us to choose surface per sector.
Germany Springtime, if its anything like ADAC Rally Deutschland we might also get some dirt surfaces.
It wont make or break, but will be nice to have those options.
- 336
- Anaheim, CA
- ANGELSFAN13
- LA ANGELSFAN14
that doesnt answer my question really, but i was reading the most recent gameinformer magazine, and they had gt5 in it, well, something that worried me when i was reading it was the fact that, only the word generated came up, it was never an editor, but its randomly created by parimeters that you set (which, i may be the only one not to know this by now, but it disappoints me a little, i wish we had a little more control over it, oh well, new random tracks are good, it'll keep my on my toes)
- 73
- CaptainFederal
Yeah, I agree is a point of concern that it mentions "generate" as opposed to "edit/design." I mean for what its worth I feel they've done a great job even putting this feature in. And I know I will be making more rally stages for me to enjoy. However, its a step ahead and they're making strides. Personally, I feel like I would have been fine without a track editor. But I am happy to have it in whatever capacity it is.
- 1,003
- GTP_hellnback
So I'm guessing two people could enter in the same exact parameters and get two completely different layouts... ? Truely random
I don't know why people will be creating 4-5km 'F1 length' tracks when you can have track lengths of 10km... How much elevation change are we able to create...
Although I'm guessing you won't be able to choose the start/finish line location, so each track will probably have a pre-defined limitation, e.g. 300m of straight away to start and end a circuit. Will the tracks have grandstands and randomised adornments around them.
These tracks are going to be hit-and-miss, you'll need to find a good 'test' car to try the track out for keepability...
I don't know why people will be creating 4-5km 'F1 length' tracks when you can have track lengths of 10km... How much elevation change are we able to create...
Although I'm guessing you won't be able to choose the start/finish line location, so each track will probably have a pre-defined limitation, e.g. 300m of straight away to start and end a circuit. Will the tracks have grandstands and randomised adornments around them.
These tracks are going to be hit-and-miss, you'll need to find a good 'test' car to try the track out for keepability...
- 11,343
- Chicago, iLL
- GTP_Nismo
- 1,003
- GTP_hellnback
Yes. 4 sections.
Logically the start of section 1 will be the start of the track/lap, then by default the end of section 4 will complete the track/lap. Therefore the Start/Finish line will at this location.
As the vast majority of tracks have the Start/Finish line on a somewhat of a 'straightish' section of track, I believe we will find that a created track will have design parameters that coincide with this.
Logically the start of section 1 will be the start of the track/lap, then by default the end of section 4 will complete the track/lap. Therefore the Start/Finish line will at this location.
As the vast majority of tracks have the Start/Finish line on a somewhat of a 'straightish' section of track, I believe we will find that a created track will have design parameters that coincide with this.
- 315
- North Korea
- SaveMGO
I am just happy to know that there will be some
kind of "Track Editer" in GT5.
kind of "Track Editer" in GT5.
- 1,112
- United Kingdom
Me too unlimited tracks will rock!
- 1,851
- GTP_karlos
the track editor is going to be one of the best features ever can't wait to test it out
can't wait to test it out- 252
- 1,851
- GTP_karlos
there's been some doubt as to whether we can have a 10km straight but i'm hoping and i think we'll be able to...i think it was roadrunner89 or something like that that was doubting it. I think we'll be able to though
that was doubting it. I think we'll be able to though
I like idea of this type Track creator
In GT4 i always wanted to simply cruise around track in favorite cars using nring or some city tracks C'ote etc . Now i can simply get my ferrari BB512 and simply cruise around track which i don't know And every time it will be diffrent experience.
Hope this feature will be much improved in GT6
In GT4 i always wanted to simply cruise around track in favorite cars using nring or some city tracks C'ote etc . Now i can simply get my ferrari BB512 and simply cruise around track which i don't know
And every time it will be diffrent experience. Hope this feature will be much improved in GT6
- 1,851
- GTP_karlos
just think...you don't have to be great and yet you can be the fastest around your track 
- 7,830
- U S A
- Tetsumura
- Nigel Fox
- 206
- rpr101
i am going to try to make tracks from initial D =) and the Tokyo extreme racer series, both the wangan and touge games. such as mt. Hakone Nanamagari from TXR and mt. Akina from initial D (which is mt. Haruna in TXR because that is the actual name of the mountain that mt. Akina is based on)
Similar threads
