TRKIMG - program for converting Stunts tracks into BMP images, for DOS

Copyright 2010-2025 Matei Petrescu


Program "dosview.exe" is also available for viewing the images. The licenses of
the programs and the documentation of "DosView" are in directory "licenses".


     1. RUNNING THE PROGRAM
     2. COMPILATION
     3. LINKS TO DOS EMULATORS


1. RUNNING THE PROGRAM

First start DOS or some emulator. To convert a track file and then view it
enter the program's directory, "stmaps2", with command "cd", and type:

trkimg trackfile

For instance:

trkimg trk/zct270.trk

The track file will be converted into text file "track", in the format used in
game SimcarStunts from https://matei.one/idxscr.html. File "track" will then
be converted into an image: "img.bmp". To view it, type:

dosview img.bmp

If you want to view the tracks with another operating system, like GNU/Linux,
or some program improperly sold as operating system, like Win**ws, you can
download SimcarStunts mentioned above, which contains programs for converting
Stunts tracks and viewing them in 3D.


2. COMPILATION

If you want to compile the program, first download Open Watcom 1.4 or 1.9 for
DOS. The executable files available here were compiled with Open Watcom 1.4.

http://openwatcom.org/ftp/install/

https://sourceforge.net/projects/openwatcom/

Install Open Watcom in C:\WATCOM, enter directory "stmaps2" and type:

comp.bat

When asked, select version 3 - "No SDL (write BMP file)".


3. LINKS TO DOS EMULATORS

http://www.dosbox.com/

https://github.com/dreamlayers/em-dosbox/tags

http://www.dosemu.org/

https://github.com/dosemu2/dosemu2/releases

https://freedos.org/
