SIMSYNC PRO USER GUIDE
The use of SimSync PRO is very importance to partecipate in any official event organized by EsportSeries.net and must be started systematically before accessing each prequalification phase, before accessing the post-prequalification free tests, as well as race day, so that you will be able to download and install the latest versions of the following content:
- mandatory and optional apps;
- customized car skins;
- files for the customization of the official circuits and the distribution of the MOD circuits used in the championship (in case of updating failure of the circuits, it will not be possible to access the server due to "Checksum failed");
- Safety Car;
- EsportSeries theme (to be activated in the main game menu, by pressing CTRL + T): this adds the bookmark filter to the list of filters available in the server list (last filter on the right); by activating this filter, the qualification or competition servers are immediately displayed, thus avoiding the tedious (and for some, unsuccessful!) search operation.
It is the responsibility of each driver to remember to synchronize content via SimSync PRO, before the start of the prequalifications, after their conclusion for access to free practice and before the start of qualifying on the race day. Every drivere has to verify that, after updating with SimSync PRO, the mandatory apps are correctly installed and working.
To test apps, after updating with SimSync PRO, three days (72 hours) before the event, Race Direction will set up a practice server in the same weather conditions of the race, which will be closed before the start of drivers briefing on the race day. When used correctly, SimSync PRO installs all the content related to the selected league and updates the apps correctly.
Installation and use of SimSync PRO
The SimSyncPro ESPORTSERIES.ini and SimSyncPro.exe files will be placed in your Assetto Corsa installation folder, which, by default, is: "C: / Programs (x86) / Steam / steamapps / common / assettocorsa". If the game has been installed in a different folder, open the steam games library and from the list of games on the left, click with the right mouse button on the name "Assetto Corsa"; a menu will appear, in which the "property" item must be selected; in the next window, select the "local files" tab and then "browse local files"; Assetto Corsa installation folder will be opened.
The two SimSync PRO files will be inserted in that location. Before starting the prequalifications of each event, at the opening of the free practice and on the race day, it will always be necessary to update contents by starting SimSync PRO.
So, do the following:
- launch SimSyncPro.exe (if not present on the PC, it will be necessary to download and install, once, also the .NET Framework 3.5);
- optionally select the SimSyncProESPORTSERIES.ini file (by clicking on the window next to the Upload button);
- check the entries for the mandatory and recommended app and folder on the league you wish to attend. This will allow you to download any files related to the Safety Car, the official circuits, the customized skins and the EsportSeries theme.
- Once the selection has been correctly made by ticking the items of interest, click on the START button;
- if a password is requested, use the one that will be sent to you when registering for the championship and press ENTER;
- when the window with the detail of the files to be downloaded appears, click on the OK button. The download will start and the downloaded files will be automatically installed.
NB: never start Assetto Corsa from SimSync PRO, always use the normal procedure (from Steam or from desktop shortcut).
Problems connecting to SimSync PRO
Make sure you have correctly set your firewall, to allow SimSync PRO to make outgoing connections from your PC. If an error message appears while updating the EsportSeries.net content, try changing the connection mode, going to the menu at the top right and selecting "Options", "Connection type" and then "Http" (by default, SimSync PRO uses "Passive FTP").
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