Hey all,

as promised, after a good amount of work in the last couple of weeks, split by some holidays too, I’m happy to present you with the release of NRatings v3.0 !

As mentioned in my previous post, the NRatings client you install is now without any local database (hence the much smaller download size too). It draws the data directly from my webserver, which in its turn has a process to connect to racing-reference.info to update the data. This process is not yet automated, but I’m working on it.

IMPORTANT: Please read the following very carefully:

As this release uses a whole new system to get the data, I consider it still a beta release, and bugs may (and probably will) come to surface.

Some notes for users who were used to the older versions:

  • The method to set the path to your NR2003 install has changed. You can now actually define multiple instances of NR2003 installs. Go to “Tools – Options” to define them. This is useful for people who use different instances (for example a separate instance for the Indycars mod).
  • The screen where you get the real-life data does not have a “Get New Data” button any longer. This is because you’re now directly connected to the webserver and see the latest data available there. No need to update anything yourself anymore.
  • The help is now online.

As said, this is a beta release, and please observe the following limitations and issues for now:

  • Only data for Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Camping World Truck series is available, and only starting from season 2000 onwards. I still need to finetune and automate the data-updating process on the server, and once that is done, these limitations will be lifted. For now, please stick with it.
  • You can only span races over 5 seasons maximum, as there’s currently a datalength limit I haven’t been able to resolve yet. Will work on it too.
  • When you click the button “Import ratings from real life data”, and also when you change series and select seasons, the user interface might get a little unresponsive. This is because the forms are directly connected to the server, and there’s obviously a little connection lag. There will be a better UI responsiveness in next releases, but for now please don’t click 35 times on the button when it doesn’t respond in 3 or 4 seconds.

So, as you can see, it’s far from being finished, and there’s still a lot of work to be done, but at least it should get you all going again with using the data from the latest races.

SUPPORT FORUM

You may have noticed I have disactivated the comments on the NRatings page. Please, if you have any remarks or suggestion, and especially if you find a bug in NRatings, post it in the new NRatings support forum found at http://www.tjeuten.be/forum (registration required). It’s easier for me if all the issues and remarks are centralized in one place instead of being spread all over various other forums.

REQUIREMENTS BEFORE INSTALLING

DOWNLOAD

Grab it from the NRatings page