First Post

I currently have GTL downloaded to PC via Steam Account - Can I Add the Tracks that download for this site to this Steam version of Game? And if yes, What do I need to do to make work?

Many Thanks
Yangi19

The easiest way is to download the "autoupdater" and let him work, the way it is written in the FAQ of the website.
Than you have all tracks and cars of the Altbierbude and you are able to drive on the online servers.

Feel welcome to our community.

Never forget GTL installation video guide by Nilski:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbe-uHopDyA

Danke Erel 68 und byagm

I followed Instructions on video from Nilski (I think Correctly)......

Left PC over night to continue download Tracks and Cars etc.

When re-start tonight PC CRASHED. Reset to Restore Point, loaded GTL but it wanted Restart for System integrity... Crashed again. I have now deleted all Installed files and all Steam files (not a major issue as PC is recent and only for Games) - but very annoying

Any ideas on what I might have done wrong?

I only really want to download a few Tracks and Cars to existing Steam download, not everything at moment.

Dell, Win11 PC

Danke
Yangi19

I worked out How to just Download Tracks and Cars to my 'Steam' Version. Everything works perfectly.
Thank You Very Much to Every One who has contributed to such a great Source of Classic GT Race 'simulation' in Cars and Tracks I could never have experienced.
REGARDS
Yangi19

I completely missed your post about the Windows restore issue as that was the first day of my vacation.


Anyway, at the time of making the video I unfortunately wasn't 100% aware of everything surrounding the potential Windows issue if you restart the PC between installing the game and applying the GTL Patch through the Autoupdater, which is why the warning about that is sadly only present in the video description and not the video itself.

Interestingly enough even the Steam version of the game rarely has select users experience this issue with the Starforce Copy Protection (there have been a couple comments about this on the game's Steam page too) and the Autoupdater doesn't display the GTL Patch option to you if you are using a Steam version.
You can however "fool" the Autoupdater by manually installing the v1.1 Patch again (even if Steam is already v1.1), opening the Autoupdater afterwards the GTL Patch option should be visible and running that should get rid of any possibility of that issue occuring.


In short do not restart the PC between these three steps:
1. Install the base game
2. Manually update the game to v1.1 (no matter where you got it from)
3. Run the GTL Patch in the Autoupdater

I also don't recommend even starting the game before Step 3 but I have no experience on if that can cause issues too, but certainly after running the GTL Patch it is fine to restart the PC while the mod downloads and installs are in progress.



Happy to hear you got it working now though.

Thank You Nilski

Much appreciate your Reply. Yes, probably because system was taking so long, maybe i did not follow everything correctly. however, all is good for now, and I can drive on many Circuits with 'my' Lotus Cortina that I have always wished to experience but were before my time of racing ... ( I followed all racing/motorsport from age of around 6yrs old!)

Crystal Palace - My father Competed Once on Sidecar, may have been last ever event in 72 - I was there about 7/8 yrs old.
Snetterton Full Circuit 1960's - as Above i maybe 10 yrs old LOL
Montjuic Park - I read a lot about this track as a young enthusiast.
Targa Flora..... Was an Legend track in Papers and Pictures of a young age.
AND
Many Others.
Thank You, and everybody involved in the site and the recreation of wonderful track and Cars for Opportunities to 'experience' some classic events.

Kind Regards
Danke
Ian
(Yangi19)