How to: Install carlomakers spotter for ARCA

[Gareth Hickling]

This additional spotter for ARCA was made for rFactor but as ARCA is based on the same game engine it works perfect in ARCA also.

Installation
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Download the carolmakers spotter for rF from here: rFactor Central // rFactor Addons // Spotter Plugin 2.02
Also grab the 2.02 patch from the same page.

Run the installer and point it to your ARCA game directory, please note it will be currently pointing at an rF directory but dont worry, It will work here.

Once the installer starts up it will start downloading files from the net for installation.
Once complete it will install PilFius which is the voice recognition software, Once that has installed you will be presented with a win-zip self extractor for sapi.exe, Extract the files to a folder on your desktop then run the setup.exe.

Once that has done go back to the 2.02 patch for carlomakers spotter plugin, extract all folders in the patch to your ARCA game directory.

The plugin in now installed!


If you require the online and offline name packs, download them from this thread at RSC Driver Name Packs for Carlomaker Spotter 2 - RaceSimCentral Forums
and extract to contents to
c:/program files/ARCA remax/gamedata/sounds/pit/English Spotter Soundpack by F1Dave/drivers folder.


Once they are installed you can run the config exe that can be found in the spotter addon folder in your ARCA game directory.
Make sure you have the correct soundpack active and nascar mode enabled.

As you may see in the config screen there are plenty of variables you can change and as of yet I have not tested out the voice recognition stuff as that requires some setting up, I dont think ill use that function much tho as im always on TS.


Save and exit.

Start up ARCA and make sure you turn off the spotter from ingame as you dont need 2 guys shouting at you


Go racing and sit back and enjoy the new sounds, I find them far better than the original and more informative.

Enjoy!

[Sascha Henken]

Great Stuff there Gareth. I will try this out when I have some time. A spotter changement would be cool since only the stars will tell you IF and WHEN an official Spotter Pack will be released

[Patrick van Driel]

Thanks Gareth ,ill plug it in tonight

[Sascha Henken]

Lots of problems under Vista x64. That recognition software cannot be found when running the config.exe after I proceeded like you described. But I managed at least to get the Spotter working. It´s nice but haven´t yet tested it under Online Conditions.

[Sascha Henken]

So far i´m pretty impressed of this Spotter Addon. Though its not an original redneck american spotter dude talking but the atmosphere is definately there. The only thing that bugs me are the Driver names. They aren´t working because the Recognition stuff doesn´t work for me. But I do like the NASCAR style reaction: Stay low, stay low, stay high etc. blabla

What annoys me is the Spotter that tells me every three seconds if i´m faster or slower in a sector. Grrrr.

[Gareth Hickling]

The drivers names only work on certain calls like split difference if you ask your crew chief, who has got pole in Q and small things like that, So unfortunatly it will never say "Gareth Hickling is going high"

I think I may have a look into calling the crew chief tonight via the headset to see how it works. I do find this spotter far more atmospheric that the old one.

[Jesper]

why not ask a mate to go to spectator and to be a spotter for you. :jumping:
that would be cool
Ye I did this spotter the second day I got the game, I used it for the races.
Good job Gareth, bringing this too more people ;)

[Colin Shaw]

Good work Gareth...i most defo need a spotter amount of times i get overtaken.

[John Bergqvist]

yes, the spotter plugin is the only reason i use rfactor lol so its great to see that it works on Arca. Voice recognition works most of the time if you have a seperate mic + headphones (so it doesnt pick up sound from the speakers lol). also DO THE SPEECH TRAINING, i know its a bore but it really improves the accuracy. its quite nice cos he compares the times quite well and if your running last he'll berate you for driving slow lol

[Doug D]

I saw on rFactor Central a new updated verison 2.17
Has anyone tried this yet with Arca. I have been using this great addon since the day I received Arca. (without the voice recognition). Works great except every once and awhile it will trigger a pitstop request that I did not ask for. I can live with that.

Doug

[John Bergqvist]

all the update does is make the plugin work with Vista (its not made by the original author). infact i think it creates more bugs than it fixes lol.

[John Bergqvist]

i get a crash to desktop as soon as the track loads in arca under 2.02? any ideas? ive tried it with voice recognition on + off, works fine under rfactor.

[John Bergqvist]

wait, dont worry it works now, just need to run the game before you install the beta .02 update.