Difference between revisions of "Boats Tab"
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| − | |''' | + | |'''Advanced tip:''' If you want to be precise you should synchronize the '''Auto update''' timer with the game server. First you need to establish exactly when the game server cycles. Once a race is in progress the server cycles at a fixed number of minutes past the hour, and then every ten minutes. For example if the first server cycle is at 8 minutes past the hour, the subsequent cycles will be at 18, 28, 38, 48 & 58 minutes past the hour. This information is usually published on the VR game forum. But you can easily figure it out yourself by doing the following: |
| − | + | * Turn '''off''' the [[File:CtrlUncheck.gif]] '''Auto update'''. | |
| + | * Click on the [[File:CtrlGet.gif]] icon to make sure VRTool is current. | ||
| + | * Now click the [[File:CtrlGet.gif]] icon at say 15 seconds past each minute until fresh data comes through from the server. | ||
| + | * As soon as this happens turn the [[File:CtrlCheck.gif]] '''Auto update in''' back on. The VRTool update is now synchronized with the server. Note which minute it is for future reference. | ||
| − | You | + | You have to reset this to the correct minute each time you re-start VRTool. After that VRTool stays in synch with the server as long as it's running (unlike the VR game console which loses time continuously). |
| − | For this sort of thing it's really helpful to have | + | For this sort of thing it's really helpful to have a clock with a sweep second hand on you desktop. '''ClocX''' is a good free one, and it also has a nice simple alarm module in case you are prone to falling asleep! |
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==Remote boats== | ==Remote boats== | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 13 October 2014
The following control panels are on the Boats tab:
Boat data
| This method of importing boat data is just one of several you can use with VRTool. All of these methods are described in detail in Importing Boat Data. |
The GetUser control at the top of the panel is where you place a copy of the GET message which the Virtual Regatta game sends to the game server to retrieve boat data. Obtaining the correct message string for your boat is quite complex and is described in detail in Importing Boat Data.
Click on the 
icon beside this control to send the GET message to the game server. The data returned from the server is displayed on the panel below the control. If you click the icon more than once in a 10 minute server cycle the data returned will a repeat of the previous data and it is ignored with the message "Same or old boat data".
Select 
Auto update in to make VRTool to update the boat positions automatically every 10 minutes.
Advanced tip: If you want to be precise you should synchronize the Auto update timer with the game server. First you need to establish exactly when the game server cycles. Once a race is in progress the server cycles at a fixed number of minutes past the hour, and then every ten minutes. For example if the first server cycle is at 8 minutes past the hour, the subsequent cycles will be at 18, 28, 38, 48 & 58 minutes past the hour. This information is usually published on the VR game forum. But you can easily figure it out yourself by doing the following:
You have to reset this to the correct minute each time you re-start VRTool. After that VRTool stays in synch with the server as long as it's running (unlike the VR game console which loses time continuously). For this sort of thing it's really helpful to have a clock with a sweep second hand on you desktop. ClocX is a good free one, and it also has a nice simple alarm module in case you are prone to falling asleep! |
