Co-Driver Call-Outs

[bhoenigmann]

In my other, more recent rally sims such as DR2, the co-driver callouts include a number (1-6) for curve sharpness along with distance.

But, in my installation of RBR (RSF mod), the co-driver callouts never include these numbers.

I much prefer the numbering system used in DR2 over the call-out descriptions that I'm getting with RBR. Is there any way to get the callouts in RBR to include the (1-6) number?

And, as an aside - why is RBR's system "different" to begin with? Is it because of the sim's age? Or is it just a different style or preference?

Thanks!

[Suzume]

It's different because it mimics the actual pacenote style that Richard Burns and Robert Reid used when rallying. If you look up an onboard video of Richard Burns rallying you'll be able to hear very similar (but more detailed) pacenotes to what are spoken in game. The way they're implemented in game, they're very easily equated to a 6-1 numbering system.

Flat Left = 6 Left
Easy Left = 5 Left
Fast Left = 4 Left
Medium Left = 3 Left
K Left = 2 Left
90 Left = 1 Left

EDIT: FYI, Nicky Grist and Phil Mills are easy examples of world champion class co-drivers that gave the style of pacenotes you're more familiar with. The style and the notes are dictated by the driver however, not the co-driver.

That said, these can easily be replaced, and I'd actually recommend it for one big reason - there is a lot of time gap at the start and end of these original audio files that can make it very difficult for your co-driver to say multiple pacenotes very quickly, this means that at the highest level when you're going faster than the game even expects, your co-driver will really struggle to keep up. There is a mod kicking around from quite some time ago that replaces the "descriptive" callouts with audio edited versions of the same lines to create new "numbered" callouts from the original audio, but I'd instead recommend the complete pacenote replacement by Porridge that was made from actual onboard audio (without noise), which allows you to choose from Robert Reid, Phill Mills, and Nicky Grist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGj0b6QgsCQ

This video does a great job of showing it off, and has the download link in the description.