F355 Challenge online server revival

[mickschen]

Nice works guys! Very cool!

[Holsten]

would it be possible to make the unlockable tracks also playable online?

[masis08]

Played this tonight with two other players online and it was great. Thank you for reviving this - great job!

Is the homepage due to be restored in game?

Also, is anyone scheduling regular F355 games, as it really is a load of fun.

I'm keen on organising regular races. Are you still playing? What time zone are you in?

[f355fanatic]

Hey guys,

I have been working on reviving the online features of F355 Challenge. The Network Race feature seems to be working fine after some testing.
It's still rough around the edges at this point but should get better over time.
It's only been tested with Flycast but should work with original hardware as well.

Let me know if anyone is interested in testing it.

https://x.com/KKK_ZZ_KK/status/1730276898952114187?s=20

Many thanks. Very happy to see the sega ranking again.

- We can't copy the PLY file to another VMU. Maybe you know a tip to unlock the protection ?

- I have a 404 error when I want to upload a driving data with a submit query button.

- Do you think it's possible to create the same ranking but for the PS2 game ? Many people know to use free mc boot to save the driving data. So we could upload it from a pc to a website.

[flyinghead]

- We can't copy the PLY file to another VMU. Maybe you know a tip to unlock the protection ?

Yes, the PLY file is copy-protected. You should be able to get around this by using DreamExplorer.

- I have a 404 error when I want to upload a driving data with a submit query button.

Can you give me more details?
I just tested it and I was able to upload my time for internet ranking.

- Do you think it's possible to create the same ranking but for the PS2 game ? Many people know to use free mc boot to save the driving data. So we could upload it from a pc to a website.

I really have no idea here

[f355fanatic]

Yes, the PLY file is copy-protected. You should be able to get around this by using DreamExplorer.

I succeeded with dreamshell and dreamexplorer.

Can you give me more details?
I just tested it and I was able to upload my time for internet ranking.

Maybe i didn't understand the use... what is the submit query button at the bottom of the page for? I thought it was to upload the driving data of a race.

I wanted to upload my times of the game F355 challenge 2 arcade deluxe version. And it's strange, the AC icon does not appear? Have you disabled the function? Or maybe it's just for the arcade twin version?

(name: Wailand[ARC])

[flyinghead]

Maybe i didn't understand the use... what is the submit query button at the bottom of the page for? I thought it was to upload the driving data of a race.

I wanted to upload my times of the game F355 challenge 2 arcade deluxe version. And it's strange, the AC icon does not appear? Have you disabled the function? Or maybe it's just for the arcade twin version?

Uploading ghost data isn't implemented yet, hence the error. The missing AC icon also needs to be implemented.
Hopefully I'll find some time to finish this.

[flyinghead]

I updated the F355 web site:

• Ghost driving data can now be uploaded

• View World rankings by default instead of just US and Europe

• Filter out 0:00:000 race times

Ghost/replay data uploading has only been lightly tested so give it a try and let me know how it goes.
Arcade race times still aren't fully supported.

[flyinghead]

Direct access to the site:
English
Japanese
Waiting list and races real time stats

[f355fanatic]

Many thanks flyinghead, I will test tonight.