Need help with GP3? Ask here

Damon · 3 Jun 2001, 15:41 (Ref:100571)

I have been reading a few posts here and it seems a few a you are having some problems with GP3 editing etc. I have been editing the game since I bought it and will probably be able to answer any queries you may have. So post your questions here and I'll try to help.

hypo · 5 Jun 2001, 11:32 (Ref:101416)

damon,
I have downloaded ,from various web sites---unsafedisk, GP3edit and a track file(Adelaide).
My question is--How do I get it all to work?

I`ve tried everything but my stooopid brain can`t figure it all out, any help would be great.

Minardi fan · 5 Jun 2001, 11:41 (Ref:101424)

Ditto. But then again, my computer is just refusing to run the bloody thing full-stop now.

Damon · 5 Jun 2001, 15:49 (Ref:101481)

Hypo, to run GP3 Edit you you need to decrypt the GP3.exe file. To do this you first need to copy the file "dplayerx.dll" from your GP3 Cd and put it into the same directory as the .exe file. You can find it by using the find files/folders option in windows. Once you have done this just run the unsafedisk and you will have a decrypted GP3.exe which can be fully edited using GP3 Edit.

As for the tracks simply follow the instructions that come with it. It usually tells you to place the given "F1ctxx.dat" file in the circuits directory and place all "jam" files in a folder you will have to create yourself in the "jamsh" directory. Also make sure that you have downloaded a track that is compatible with the graphics you are using (Hardware or software), if you try to install the wrong one it will not work.

Hope this helps,

Damon

hypo · 7 Jun 2001, 08:51 (Ref:102141)

thanks for the quick reply damon,
i have done what you said, but once i hit the `decrypt game` button it says either ---please remove dplayerx.dll from unsafedisc`s directory and when i do move it from the directory and try to decrypt the game it comes up with ---cannot open dplayerx.dll

any clue`s ?
thanks

Toth · 7 Jun 2001, 10:05 (Ref:102151)

I don't have a clue either when it comes to unsafedisc. When I try to run it it says that it's "dodgy" and then it aborts. I guess all I can do is download it from soem other locations and hope I find one that isn't dodgy. Any other idea's?

Thanks for offering help, it's very much appreciated,

Marc

enemy-ace · 7 Jun 2001, 10:53 (Ref:102170)

Don't run unsafedisk from your GP3 directory. Launch it from somewhere else and when it asks you for the .icd file, just go to browse and point it to your GP3 directory and your GP3.icd file. Then decrypt. After it finishes you'll have a new file in your GP3 directory called 'testme'. Remove your GP3.exe file to a safe place and rename 'testme' to GP3. Hope this helps. There should be a readme file with unsafedisk that explains this whole process a little clearer.

Damon · 7 Jun 2001, 10:59 (Ref:102173)

What he said

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Go through that listed above and if that fails you could just download an already decrypted .exe file from any one of the many GP3 websites. Try www.grandprix3.com for starters.

Toth · 8 Jun 2001, 08:20 (Ref:102460)

Well I did it like that. I tried many things but it kept saying it was dodgy.

Anyways the problem is solved because I downloaded gp3-decryptor from somewhere. For some reason it couldn't find gp3.icd but it worked fine one I copied the .icd form the cd

So the program works and I can drive my orange arrows

unsafedisc error messages are quite funny btw, I got:

"5h45hthj3 thingy error"