View source for Track files and formats

VDrift's tracks are composed of 3D-modeled objects in .JOE format, PNG graphic files for textures, and text files describing the objects and track.

==Files==
The files that define each track are within the '''data/tracks/''trackname''/''' directory, where ''trackname'' is the "short name" of the track.

===about.txt===
Simple text file with the track's full name as the first line. Credits may be on following lines.

===roads.trk===
This file defines the road surface for the track. It is generated by the [[Creating tracks|track editor]].  Following is the format of this file:

 <number_of_roads>
 <number_of_Bezier_patches_for_the_1st_road>
 Control point coordinates of Bezier patch 1 (total 16 points)
 Control point coordinates of Bezier patch 2 (total 16 points)
 .
 .
 .
 .
 <number_of_Bezier_patches_for_the_2nd_road>
 Control point coordinates of Bezier patch 1 (total 16 points)
 Control point coordinates of Bezier patch 2 (total 16 points)
 .
 .
 .
 .
 <and so on>

===trackshot.png===
This is a 512x512 PNG graphic file that is displayed in the menu when selecting the track to race on.

===track.txt===
This file defines various track parameters. This file is in VDrift's [[Configfile format]].

===objects/*.png===
The PNG files have names corresponding to the object they belong to. These are the textures for the 3D model objects that make up the track.

===objects/list.txt===
This is a plain text file that defines the relationship between objects and textures, and also sets object properties. It is generated and edited with the [[Listedit tool]] which is part of the [[Track editor]] tools.

A description of each field in the list.txt file can be found at the following location: http://svn.vdrift.net/viewvc.cgi/trunk/listedit/format.txt?root=VDrift+Track+Editor&view=co

===objects/objects.jpk===
This file contains all the files that define the 3D models for the objects that make up the track. It is in the [[JOEPack format]], which contains many files in the [[JOE format]].

[[Category:Tracks]]