FRC Simulators (That still work)

[gblake]

Originally Posted by DanielPlotas

I found the download page for 5th Gear, installed it and ran it. But I could only get to the main menu because the actual simulator requires PhysX, and I have an AMD card.

Edit: I got a PhysX installer here, but it seems that you have to have a dedicated server to play.

Edit2: I was able to run a server and a player at the same time on the same computer, but neither would show a field. Not sure what to do from here.

Daniel,

I've been planning to begin working on a replacement (6th Gear). If I get some time in the next few days, I'll take a shot at reviving a copy of one of the 5th Gear versions (BTW - each year was different (evolving) code, not just different config data).

There should be more than one year floating around WPI or some other location.

Wish me luck.

Blake
PS: Once you get a server and client communicating with one another, the client should be offering you a chance to choose an alliance and a robot, and the server should be showing that the clients are doing that.
PPS: I vaguely remember that there was a wee bit of config data that told the server and clients how to find each other, and that there should be done installation instructions on the same site(s) as the executable(s). Did you find any instructions?