Driving in the rain today, I noticed that the wipers are working already
I found a workaround that makes it possible to have a simple weather forecast system using Autohotkey, which is a freeware program that can be used to run scripts using hotkeys.
Here's the method, in case anybody is interested in trying this, the files needed can be found in this zip archive: ((
Weather forecast using Autohotkey.zip ))
To create the script (not neccessary, you can just use the script in the zip file)
1. Create a weather.ini file using Autosim Weather Generator v1_0 by alexz.
2. Paste it into the Excel sheet, which converts the values into a script that can be used with Autohotkey
To run the script:
1. Place the six .wav files in the D: drive root folder, and place the weather.ini file in the correct folder.
2. Install Autohotkey (
Download it here) and load the script weathertest2.ahk into Autohotkey (right click - Open with - Use another App - Autohotkey)
3. Start a race, but deselect practice, qualifying and warmup (the weather.ini file doesn't have any setup for those sessions)
4. When you are on the start line, ready to start the race, press Shift, this will start the script and you get the first weather forecast. This also starts the timer, so it's important to press Shift at the beginning of the race.
5. After this, you will get an updated weather forecast every time you press shift. The script keeps running even if you pause the game, so pausing for a long time will cause the timing of the weather forecast to be incorrect.
6. If you want to start the race again, you will need to reset the script. Rightclick on the green Autohotkey icon in the tray, Select Exit. Then load the script again to use it in the next race.
If anybody is interested in using this method, I can post more information.