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==Remote boats== | ==Remote boats== |
Revision as of 05:18, 13 October 2014
The following control panels are on the Boats tab:
Boat data
The Boat data control panel is where you configure VRTool to import boat data directly from the Virtual Regatta game server.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 the Auto update in control to program VRTool to update the boat positions every 10 minutes.