Guide to participate at the Offline-Season

[killerbees19]

Guide to participate at the Offline-Season (English/Deutsch)


There's no official SC anymore, but that's not a reason to spoil the party!
The so called Offline Challenge is our competition with new ranking lists.

How to participate at the OC? Sadly the website isn't (yet) available in English. All required steps are explained here...

• Install Ski Challenge: We're playing with a custom patch, just take a look at the installation instructions. Please post your questions at the forums.
  
  
• We're playing only at practice mode! However, there are still race weekends. The season calendar with all details can be found here.
  
  
• Your results can be submitted to the ranking list via website or HTGT.app.
  We recommend the use of the so called Fast-Follow-Mode at the HTGT.app!
  
  
• After some minutes your results will be visible at the ranking lists of the competition.

Notice: All screenshots can be expanded, just click on it.
Some of them are a bit outdated, but that shouldn't stop you.
If there're any questions left, just post it at the forums...

[killerbees19]

How to register a HAPPYTEC account... (English/Deutsch)

This step is only necessary if you don't have an account at HAPPYTEC.at yet! If you can't remember your username, take a look at the search feature for usernames or browse through our memberlist. If you can't remember your password, you can reset it here! If your account is still inactive, because you didn't receive a confirmation mail, send a message to the admin team.

1. To register a new account, click at Registrieren, located at the dark bar at the top of the page.
   
   
   
   
2. Please confirm that you're accepting the rules and content guidelines.
   Click: Ich bin mit den Konditionen dieses Forums einverstanden.
   
   
   
   
3. Please enter your new username at the field Benutzername and your mail address at E-Mail Adresse. Please double-check your mail address! Type your new (and secure) password two times into the corresponding Passwort fields. Finally enter the answer for the security question at the Sicherheitsfrage field. Sadly this step is required to block automated registrations from bad robots. I know, it's a little bit tricky to get the right answer without understanding the language. Please use Services such as Google Translate to translate the questions.
   
   
   
   
4. Submit the form with the button Absenden.
   
   
   
   
5. You should see the following message if everything was successfully.
   
   
   
   
6. You should receive a confirmation mail with the subject "Willkommen auf HAPPYTEC" after some minutes. Please take a look at the Junk directory too! Finally open the message and click at the confirmation link.
   
   
   
   
7. Done! Your account is active...
   
   

[killerbees19]

How to login at HAPPYTEC... (English/Deutsch)

Allright, you can't login without a HAPPYTEC account. If you're not registered yet, please scroll up to the previous post.

1. To open the login page, click at Login, located at the dark bar at the top of the page.
   
   
   
   
2. The login forms looks a little bit different at each system or link. Please enter your username at Benutzername and your password at Passwort. If you're using your computer alone, click at "Bei jedem Besuch automatisch einloggen" to enable a cookie-based autologin. Submit the form with the button "Login"...
   
   
   
   Forgotten your password? You can request a new one here!

[killerbees19]

How to sign-up for the competition... (English/Deutsch)

Please login to sign-up for the competition. If you don't have an account yet or can't login, please scroll up to the previous posts.

1. Go to the eSports area of the website. There's a big tab labeled eSports at the top:
   
   
   
   
2. Click at Offline Saison (Selbsteintragungsfunktion) at the sub navigation:
   
   
   
   
3. You'll be asked for your (in-game) nickname at the first visit. Please select a flag at the left side too! Submit the form with the button Absenden.
   
   
   
   
4. Done! All your personal details are visible at the next page...
   
   

[killerbees19]

How to submit your results to the ranking list... (English/Deutsch)

There are two three ways to submit your results:

• with the so called Geistupload (ghost upload) at the website
  
  
• by using the HTGT.app (a small Java application)
  
• or by using the Fast-Follow-Mode of HTGT.app

You can't insert worse results into the ranking lists, only new personal records at this competition will be counted. Race or training ranking list will be selected automatically.

[killerbees19]

How to upload ghosts by hand... (English/Deutsch)

You can't upload ghosts without being signed-up for the competition! Please scroll up to the previous posts if you haven't finished this step.

Your local offline results will be stored by the game as "ghost" at the file OfflineProfiles.xml. You can upload this file at the website to submit your results.
Please note, that we recommend the HTGT.app instead. It's a little Java application with many features. However, here's the guide for manual upload...

1. To upload ghosts, select the corresponding menu item Geistupload:
   
   
   
   
2. Now you're able to select the XML file at your harddrive. It's labeled with "Choose File" or similar. Navigate to the Game_Data directory of the game and select the OfflineProfiles.xml file. Don't select the Profiles.xml file, it's a different one!
   
   Alternatively it's possible to Copy & Paste ghosts from other files or locations by hand. Please don't fill the textarea and upload a file at the same time, that's not supported!
   
   Submit the form by clicking at Absenden.
   
   
   
   
3. Errors while parsing your XML data will be displayed. If everything is alright, you'll see a confirmation page. Confirm your selection by clicking at Ja (Yes) to insert your result into the ranking list.
   
   If you've uploaded multiple ghosts, instead you'll see a table with all ghosts. Use the button "Geist übernehmen" (apply ghost) at the right side to insert your result into the ranking list(s).
   
   
   
   
   
4. Done! If you've uploaded multiple ghosts you can go back to the confirmation page:
   
   

[killerbees19]

How to upload ghosts with HTGT.app... (English/Deutsch)

You can't upload ghosts without being signed-up for the competition! Please scroll up to the previous posts if you haven't finished this step.

You could use the manual ghost upload at the website too, but the HTGT.app (HAPPYTEC Ghosttool) is the easy ultimative all-in-one solution! You can download the HTGT.app at the forums, there's even a tutorial video.

AT THIS POST THE MANUAL UPLOAD WITH HTGT.APP WILL BE EXPLAINED...
THE (BETTER) FAST-FOLLOW-MODE IS THE SUBJECT OF THE NEXT POSTING.

1. Open the XML file at HTGT.app: File » Open default path
   
   
   
   
2. Maybe it's required to select your ingame profile: View » Select profile...
   
   
   
   (Slower results will be stored at the "DefaultUser" profile!)
   
   
3. Now select the ghost with your keyboard or mouse:
   
   
   
   (It's possible to select multiple ghost at once!)
   
   
   
4. Now upload the ghost: Server » Upload marked ghosts
   
   
   
   
5. Confirmation dialog...
   
   
   
   
6. Done! Your result should be visible at the ranking list(s) after some minutes...

[killerbees19]

Use the Fast-Follow-Mode at HTGT.app (English/Deutsch)

You can't upload ghosts without being signed-up for the competition! Please scroll up to the previous posts if you haven't finished this step.

The last post explained manual uploads with the HTGT.app. You can download the HTGT.app at the forums, there's even a tutorial video.

THERE'S A FAST-FOLLOW-MODE AT THE HTGT.APP!
THIS IS A EASY-PEASY WAY TO UPLOAD GHOSTS...

1. Open the XML file at HTGT.app: File » Open default path
   
   
   
   
2. Maybe it's required to select your ingame profile: View » Select profile...
   
   
   
   
3. Now start the FFM: Server » Fast-Follow-Mode
   
   
   
   
4. The application is monitoring your XML file now and wait's for new ghosts:
   
   
   
   (Note: Don't close this dialog while playing, otherwise Fast-Follow-Mode will be disabled again!)
   
   
5. After some seconds your ghost will uploaded to the server. You'll be asked to confirm everything before it'll be inserted into the ranking list:
   
   
   
   (Note: This confirmation question will be displayed only for better results.)
   
   
6. Now you could download a new (foreign) ghost too:
   
   
   
   (Note: This question will be hidden at multighost mode.)
   
   
7. Done! Start playing again and don't close the Fast-Follow-Mode dialog...

[killerbees19]

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