Interface Overview

RaceList Window (click for a larger image)
Toolbar

From left to right we have (narrower than the real thing):
Automatic race list updating -
on/off. When On, iGOR will automatically contact the Race List
Server to request an updated Race List once every minute. If you
leave iGOR running as a background application, the automatic updating
will be turned off after 5 minutes.
Join Race -
only available when a race is selected. Clicking this will bring
up the Join dialog to let you choose your driver etc. before racing.
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Host Race
- click this to host a race (either locally, remotely, or to run iGOR
as a remote host).
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Buddies
- click to open the Buddy List options window, to list your friends so
they can be found quickly in the Race List.
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Options -
click to open the Options window, where you can change various settings.
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Login -
only needed if the initial login (when iGOR runs) fails. Note
that iGOR will retry once a minute if it cannot login successfully.
Listen
- the same as Host -> Run as Remote Host.
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Remote
- the same as Host -> Run a Race
Remotely.
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Chat -
click to connect to the IRC server, click again to disconnect.
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Exit -
quits iGOR.
GEM+ -
quits iGOR and runs GEM+. GEM+ must be correctly installed
relative to iGOR for this to work.
Setups
- opens Setup Shop
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Buddy
List
The Buddy List allows you to list either full or partial names of
drivers that you want to keep track of.

Type in a
name and press Add, or select a name and press Del. Ok will then
apply the changes, Cancel will ignore the changes.
With your Buddy List setup, any races in the Race List where a driver
with a name matching one of those in your Buddy List will be
highlighted.
Race
List

Example Race
List
The Race
List you see is a listing of all races currently being run, after the
list has been filtered according to the settings you have chosen [ see filtering... ].
By clicking on the Column Headers you can sort the Race List (clicking
a second time reverses the sorting).
Selecting a race will fill the other two list views - Server Details and Race
Details.
Double-clicking on a race will (if you are permitted to join the race)
bring up the Join Race window.
The columns shown are:
Mod -
indicates which GPL Mod is being run by the server, and what 'colour'
the
server is. A server may be running such that multiple Mods can
connect, but only the Mod being used by the Host will be displayed
here. An icon will be shown for the main mods (65, 67), with a ??
for those mods I didn't get around to drawing icons for ;-)
The icon will have a small padlock icon if the server is using client
authentication (e.g. preventing a 67 car joining a 65 server);
there will be a small + if the server is allowing more than just the
indicated mod - e.g. a server that is allowing 65, 67, FV, etc. all to
join. In this case, the Mod is merely the mod that the host is
using - the other permitted mods can be seen in the server details list.
Server Name - usually
the name of the person who is hosting the race. The
Colours are as follows:
Green
- your ping to the server is good, and you have the track - join if you
want to!
Yellow - either your ping is high, or the race is about to start - join
at your own risk...
Purple - the race is passworded - only join if you know the password.
Red Cross - the race is running so GPL won't let you join.
N/A - you do not have the track installed, so cannot join this race.
Track Name
- the name of the track being hosted.
Event - the
type of event being run- Novice, Int Short, Int Long, Pro Short, Pro
Long or Grand Prix.
Status
- if the race is in qualifying, here will be the time left; if the race
is running, here will be the number of laps left.
Ping - if
you have automatic pinging enabled, the last ping to the server will be
displayed here. If the server cannot be pinged, no value will be
displayed. This does not necessarily mean you cannot join the
race.
Drivers -
the number of drivers in the race, and the maximum number of drivers
that can join the race.
If a face icon is shown in the drivers column, that means that one or
more of the drivers matches your buddy list.
Comments -
any comments that the hoster of the race wishes to be known.
By filtering the Race List, you can
quickly find races that you are interested in joining. If you
don't want to bother with this option, simply leave it switched off.
The first five buttons are for filtering the races by Colour. Check the boxes next
to the colours you want to see - typically Green, Yellow and
Purple. All 5 selected is the same as all 5 unselected.
The next four let you filter races by their Event - Novice, Intermediate (Short
and Long), Pro (Short and Long) and Grand Prix. All 4 selected is
the same as all 4 unselected.
Buddies Only
will filter races so that only races with a driver who is in your buddy
list will be displayed.
Mod Filtering
is used to choose races based on the mod they are using. If you
wish to see only those races running GPL1965, type "GPL1965" as the
filter string (excluding the ""). If you wish to see all GPL
mods, type "GPL". If you only want to see GPL (i.e. not GPL1965),
type "GPL " with the space. Clear the edit box to turn off Mod
Filtering.
Driver
Filtering is similar to Mod Filtering. Type in a name or
partial name in here and only races where there is a driver name
containing the Driver Filter will be displayed.
Server
Details
Some of the
information here will not be
displayed in the final release.
Track -
track being hosted
Event -
Novice, Int, Pro, Grand Prix
Players
- number of players / max players
Mod(s)
- mod idents allowed
Status
- time left / laps left / -mutating- indicates a server between states,
or waiting to be started by a boss.
Ping -
last ping to server
Number of
times race refreshed - shows how many times this server has been
in the racelist.
Average Ping
- the recent average of all pings to the server.
Max Ping
- max permissible ping
Bandwidth -
indicates bandwidth settings used by the host, or -1 if no settings
changed by iGOR.
Comments
- server comments
Chassis
- allowed chassis
Classes
- allowed classes
Password
- passworded race?
#Buddies
- number of buddies in the race
Info1 -
connection info.
Info2 -
location info.
Export Replay?
- yes or no
Export
Standings? - yes or no
Save
Chat Log? - yes or no
Checkpoints
Enabled? - yes or no
Client
Authentication? - yes or no
Server
Pingable? - yes or no - no indicates you will never see pings
for this server
#
AI Drivers - number of AI drivers
# Events
- number of events in the host racelist
# Racelist
repeats - number of racelist repeats
Race
List / Chat Tabs
Not much
to say here - click on the tabs to switch between the Race List and the
Chat Tabs. Or you could use Ctrl-Tab / Ctrl-Shift-Tab. In
combined mode, the tabs will not be visible - go to the main menu ->
Layout -> choose your layout options.
Status
Bar

Split
here into two rows, there are four parts to the Status Bar.
Status
Messages - informs you of what is currently happening / just
happened. Anything that is serious will be brought to your
attention in other ways.
RaceList Totals
- displays the total number of races, drivers and buddies in the Race
List.
Connection
Status - displays an animated clock when the servers in the Race
List are being pinged, and whether iGOR is Connected or Disconnected to
the Race List Server.
Update Status
- shows when the Race List was last updated.
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