Camacho wrote:
If I create a variant, could I play this variant as a single race?

I usually edited the original Tour de France to run different tours than the original one, and for now I don't know how to make that. Last years I have used the Cyanide database editor but this year it seems to be impossible.

lluuiiggii wrote:

That's exactly the point, it should now be easier to play variants as single race. All you need to do is name the stages correctly (read the first post to see how), then add a suffix to the files (which can either be a year in which the variant will appear in career mode or whatever you want), and choose it in single play. The description in the first post should clarify it all

thobe96 wrote:
Is there a way to just add races that I made??

Thomas66 wrote:
What do I have to put in to the `stage name´ at the editor when you put in the stage info? and if you export the stage, should you give it a special name or something? or can you name it however you want it?

giddy69 wrote:


This is a LOT more specific this year.

Found this out the hard way trying to install roturn's Berlin Pro Race.

This file name MUST end in '_2012' otherwise it will not be recognized by the game. Therefore a valid name would be 'classic_2012'

All stages in a stage race must end '_"stagenumber"_2012' e.g stage 1 of the event called 'stagerace' will be 'stagerace_01_2012' and stage 2 'stagerace_02_2012' and so on

In the 'stage name' part of the editor you enter just the part before the _ therefore in the two examples above you would enter 'stagerace' and 'classic'

If your stage shows up as "Plouay-Plouay" you've done it wrong.

Hope this helps.

giddy69 wrote:


This is a LOT more specific this year.

Found this out the hard way trying to install roturn's Berlin Pro Race.

SportingNonsense wrote:
Written by Eyolfur. https://www.cyanide-studio.com/forumPC...mp;t=12994

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PCM12 comes with a brand new data-driven way of handling stages in both career and one-off stages and tour modes. This brings a few changes in the way the packs should be produced and installed, but it will eventually make the whole variant stage easier.

In the stage editor :

-Every stage created has to be exported with a stage name and a region. These parameters will be used later by the game.

In the database :

-Every race needs an unique and valid 'gene_sz_filename' field. Don't rename the original filenames and be careful when you add new races.

Bad behavior example : World championships
Do not name the road race top_world and the timetrial top_world_itt. As the two filenames share the same prefix, it will bring problems for the data. (the itt will be considered as a variant of the road race).

-Every Race ID has to be less than 1000, in order to fit in the stage ID nomenclature.

-STA_stage : there is no need to fill the STA_stage database with stage info anymore. Everything is data driven, so the only relevant info is the link with the calendar : IDstage/fkIDrace/gene_i_day/gene_i_month/gene_i_stage_number.
The stage ID is directly linked to the race ID. You have to respect the nomenclature : ID stage = IDrace + 1000*stage_number. So the 7th stage of the tour de France (ID 25) will be 7025.

In the filesystem :

-You should NEVER change any stage of the CM_Stages folder in the PCM12 install path. These stages are the root stages of the game.
-Any change you do in your stages has to be done in the /Mod folder in My Documents.
-Unfortunately you can't have various Mod folders. All the custom stages have to be put in /Mod/Stages.

Nomenclature :

-The variant is determined by the filename of the CDS file : [RACE PREFIX]_[NUMBER]_[VERSION].cds
[RACE PREFIX] : The race prefix is the gene_sz_filename of the Race.
[NUMBER] : Only for Stage Races. This is the stage number. First stage is always the stage '01' and the code has to be in two figures.
[VERSION] : Identifies the variant with either a year or any identifier.
-Every variant of the stage is playable in Stage/Classic/Tour Mode, so you can easily test your stages.
-On a stage race, it is recommanded to make a variant for every stages in the same [Version]. Otherwise the career will take a mix of different versions.

Rules for career :

-If a stage has variants, the game will automatically choose a variant for every season, depending on the [VERSION] of each variant.
-In year 2012, the game will automatically select the 2012 variant. First in the Mod/Stages folder, then in the /CM_Stages folder. If there is no specific stage for 2012, a random stage will be taken among the variants.
-If a stage is "overriden" in Mod/Stages. The original CM_stages file file never been taken.
-In Career mode, you can add variants anytime you want. The variant choice is done at the start of the season. e.g, if you don't have a 2013 variant on the 01/01/2013, it won't automatically update if you add a new 2013 stage. You can know which variant will be used by checking on the calendar.

Variant selection samples :
.CM_stages has c0_piemonte_2012, Mod/Stages has c0_piemonte_V1, c0_piemonte_2014,c0_piemonte_test.
=> in year 2012, c0_piemonte_2012 will be taken.
=>in year 2013, there is no 2013 version so any version (except the previous 2012) can be taken, including the c0_piemonte_2014 version.
=>in year 2014, c0_piemonte_2014 will be taken, even if it was taken in 2013 too.
=>in year 2015, any version except c0_piemonte_2014 can be taken.

.CM_stages has t1_china_01_V1,t1_china_01_V2,t1_china_01_V3 and Mod/Stages has t1_china_01_V3,t1_china_01_V4,t1_china_01_V5
=>same rule every season : t1_china_01_V3 from CM_stages will never be taken.
=> Any version from V1 to V5 can be taken, except the previous variant chosen (the same version will never happen two season in a row)

Conclusion :

It might seem a little bit complicated but with some practice the rules are quite easy and natural. Don't hesitate to ask questions, or do some tests before changing years in career to understand the variant selection. You may test every season in career by changing the GAM_config_game_i_starting_year value and init a new career.