To install a new custom
carskin TEX & CVS files.
(These instructions are for original
Heat carset... it's the same for all add-on carsets, you just work in their
appropriate folders.)
2) Rename the *.TEX file you were sent (or
downloaded) to be car738.tex and copy it into
your main Heat directory, which by default is:
C:\Program Files\Hasbro Interactive\NASCAR Heat
3) Rename the *.CVS file you were sent (or
downloaded) to be car738.cvs and copy it into your main Heat directory
also. (NOTE: Ignore this step if you don't have a CVS file.)
4) In the same Heat directory, copy your
drivers.txt file into another folder for safekeeping.
Now edit your drivers.txt file with Windows
Notepad.
Add a new entry UNDER the second to last entry
in the list to look like this:
table Driver
number 738
name Timerider
chassis Stock
rank 99
race_image 100
body_style ccar
end
… obviously, make the name whatever you want it to be in the game and on-line.
And you’ll notice the number is the same as the car738.tex. Also,
the body_style entry says ccar. This is for Chevy. pcar= Pontiac,
fcar= Ford &
Dodge (it’s the closest
spoiler style).
Don’t edit the Hasbro car….this screws up
the Beat the Heat and other
challenges.
Save the drivers.txt
file and overwrite the old file.
5) Go into the game and pick the Player-#
or name you usually choose on the first Main menu screen. But
in the second Drivers selection screen, choose your name that now appears
farther up in the alphabetical list. Don’t pick the name in the very
bottom position….that’s the old Hasbro 141 car.
Good luck,
Timerider55