Hey everyone!
It's been a little while since I've updated AutoStages as I simply haven't had the time to work on it recently. However I have been reading your feedback and hope to have some time to work on v3 in the coming months.
I've been sitting on this version of AutoStages for weeks and figured it's best to just share it as a little beta test. This is only the 3 Stage non-season version with the following tweaks:
- Automatic toggle of the "Race Back to Cautions" rule in the Better Cautions mod. This allows for the modern caution flag system to be used with AutoStages where the field is frozen when the caution comes out. Here's how it works: The "Race Back to Cautions" option will be unchecked by AutoStages during the race stages, then automatically turned on once the leader reaches 65% of the final stage lap. Once the leader reaches 70%, the caution flag will fly and the entire field races back to the line to finish the stage. "Race Back to Cautions" will then be automatically unchecked when the next stage begins.
- Automatic Overtime. If the race is under caution on the second to last lap of the race, AutoStages will now automatically select the "Add Laps for Green-White-Checkers" option in Better Cautions. This will extend the race into the overtime period only when appropriate and it will be deactivated once the race concludes, \*hopefully\* avoiding the typical bugs associated with this option. Note that some advanced stats will not be exported if the race reaches overtime due to some errors I haven't diagnosed yet.
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That's all! The setup and installation for this mod is exactly the same as v2.1. Just change your AutoChat #5 to "OVERTIME RULES ACTIVE$" if you want an on-screen notifications. Here's a tutorial link:
View: https://youtu.be/kZ\_81TLF6g4
If you all can test these automatic option toggles for me, I can begin implementing this into the 2 and 4 stage versions and all season versions. Mostly, keep an eye on making sure everything switches at the right time. As always, you may run into some bugs. It's not perfect, but any feedback helps! Previous errors that some have mentioned for v2.1 may still be present in this beta build.
Have fun!