The Future of the Settings Foundry?

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I wanted to run an idea past everyone to see what you all thought of it. This project, if implemented will take time and effort, but the end result may be one of the best things to ever hit the GTSpeed community.

The current (almost non-existant) format of the Settings Foundry is, needless to say, not the most user-friendly thing in the world. Here's what I'm proposing:

A new, automated, database-driven Settings Foundry. In this system, you would first create a Settings Foundry account at GTSpeed. Then, you'd be able to log into your account and add settings for any of the cars through a point-click interface. This interface would first ask you to enter what parts you have installed on the car for this settings package. Then, it would require you to enter the settings you used for each section.

Then, everyone else would be able to view your settings, as well as the settings of others. This way, finding settings for a particular car would be as easy as finding that car in the database, and clicking "Settings Foundry" on the car's main view screen.

What do you all think?
 
You might want to include a small space for notes by the contributors - so they could include comments like what controller they were using, what they were trying to acheive with the set up (eg. trying to fix understeer, trying to make car better over kerbs), that sort of thing.
 
Originally posted by vat_man
You might want to include a small space for notes by the contributors - so they could include comments like what controller they were using, what they were trying to acheive with the set up (eg. trying to fix understeer, trying to make car better over kerbs), that sort of thing.

Yes, very good point. That will be included as well.
 
Are you talking about the GT2 settings Foundry? Pleasae don't take it away if you can help it, because I use it all the time.:( :eek:
 
Originally posted by gt2kid
If you're considering a Q+A section also, I'm available.

Actually, I'd like to talk to you sometime about writing for the E-Zine.
 
I'm flattered and will humbly accept. What kinda article did you have in mind? I can't conduct a test drive on gt3, but I can do gt2 (if anybody's interested)
I was thinking maybe a comparo test, Merc Cougar then and now 😈
I could also do tuning tech articles for suspension stuff, tranny tuning, etc...
 
Originally posted by VetteEMT
I'm flattered and will humbly accept. What kinda article did you have in mind? I can't conduct a test drive on gt3, but I can do gt2 (if anybody's interested)
I was thinking maybe a comparo test, Merc Cougar then and now 😈
I could also do tuning tech articles for suspension stuff, tranny tuning, etc...

Yeah, I was referring more to the tuning stuff.
 
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