These are some of the utilities that will greatly enhance your thrill from the classic F1 racing simulation, GRAND PRIX IV by Geoff Crammond & Microprose. Some are thoroughly indispensable!!!
NOTE : that this page is just a sample of what is available. There are far more comprehensive listings at some of the other sites linked at the bottom of this page.
GP4 retro 2012 MOD - My customization of GP4's original liveries to lightly mimic the 2012 through to 2020 F1 seasons, while staying faithful to Geoff Crammond's original .GP4 car shapes and skin templates within the sim.
Very Simple & Easy Install. The only other (optional) tweak you may possibly wish to do is using Lo2k's Team Editor to adjust steering and helmet positions.
Classic GP4 cars with creative and imaginative adaptations of modern F1 liveries: download the free car sets & menu art, here... >> Vics-One-Drive
Menu Art + Grid Cars for the 2018 carset.
You can import the .tga files into GP4, using Lo2k's GPI Browser.
Run the game and configure graphics / sound, then exit
Install GPxPatch by SDI Utilities
Run the game again
IMPORTANT! It is recommended to install (or extract) GP4 to your Home directory, not the default Program Files directory.
IMPORTANT! The first time you play GP4, you will be prompted to configure the graphics and sound. After this is completed, you should exit the game, and then restart it.
The GP4Central version of GP4 is already patched with the Official v9.6 patch, the Decrypted No-CD exe and the latest version of GPxPatch. You just extract it, and play!
Remember to restart the game after configuring your graphics and sound (see step 4 above).
For editing some of the games settings, Cameras, Tyres, cars and drivers performance, Team Menu art graphics, and much much more... (used to be available at realgpx.com, which is now offline).
WARNING: be careful when using this util in conjunction with GP4 Tweaker, because the settings from both programs can often conflict with one another in very unpredictable and very unpleasant ways!
GPI Browser is quite self-explanatory, it imports/exports menu images into/from GP4 and gives you functions to save and load 32bits (non RLE) .tga files to replace original images.
This is the Official v9.6 patch version which includes fixes to several bugs in the initial release of GP4: includes AI improvements, physics Improvements (improving increased over/understeer effects of damage and decreased slipstreaming effects), and more compatibility for steering wheels.
GP4Builder is the latest tool to edit Grand Prix 4 game 3D objects.
From tiny objects like helmets to complete new tracks, this tool lets you rebuild everything, changing textures and previewing all changes in realtime.
With the full version of this editor you can edit practically everything in GP4, contains features not seen in other programs such as editing menu backgrounds and menu texts! A must download!
The GPxPatch is a real-time extension system for GP4. It patches GP4 at run-time to change several aspects within the game and to add functionality of its own. This means it can change and extend GP4's display for example, or how GP4 saves hotlaps. Includes a track manager, extended save games, screenshot key, an in-game log viewer,
'gp3split' and more. My absolute favourite is the real-time telemetry Timing and Scoring on-screen display, just like the live F1 broadcasts on telly!!!
Tool created to solve problems with encapsulated files in wads and especially with track wads. In that way, it can quickly update any number of files in one or all track wads.
Features:
- Extract selected/all files from a wad
- Create new wads from a selected folder
- Update one wad or all track wads any number of files
- Batch files auto-updating through scripts
Enables you to update many parameters within the game, too numerous to mention all, but examples are: adjust steering positions, adjust wheel positions, disable black flags, modify circuit laps, modify tyre grip levels, modify camera positions, etc., etc., Just load the program before running GP4 to make your changes, your settings are then saved to an .ini file which is then used by the game in real time.
WARNING: be careful when using this util in conjunction with Team Editor, because the settings from both programs can often conflict with one another in very unpredictable and very unpleasant ways!
