Android, thanks for the explanation, but what does it actually mean?
When you drive with very low preload compared to very high? Can it be explained in terms of how the car feels or handles?

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And by the way, sinse when does WHEN i joined the forum or HOW MANY POSTS- i have previously made, qualify you to be so rude ,arrogant, conceited, and have an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of your OWN rectum?

This is, i believe, a discussion forum for people to voice their opinions?
If you don’t agree with them that’s fine!
But as a moderator, should you really be setting an example like you just did? I THINK NOT!!

I'm sorry but I'm just voicing my opinion about the inaccuracy and negativity of your post, if that offends you then remember its just a discussion forum where people are allowed to argue their own points of view. I don't see how bringing my digestive tract into the discussion will add further merit to your argument.
There have always been a slice of poor-driving demo racers about. As the game gets bigger it should attract more, just as the forum keeps expanding, despite the arrogant mods attitudes.
What does detract from the community however is this proliferation of mob rule when it comes to demo racers, there's a minority of forum members that take every opportunity to be very insulting to new demo drivers who are just trying to get into the game, Scawen's next future customers if you like, and I think we need to do what we can to work against that blanket prejudice.
There will always be a selection of users just out to cause mayhem and wreck people's races but they will grow bored and move on, to be replaced by a new lot. They are not in general getting any worse than they always have been.

If the situation on the demo servers causes you so much consternation, why not race with the other S2 members on the S2 servers?

Thats the finest Fox skin I've seen in a long time. Great work

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so i didnt take english as an A level who cares?
and yes i can really tell how old u sound whilst listening to ur internet voice
and my posts read like a 7year olds? just be i add a few y's and u's? not sure if u noticed but u dont get a prize for the best grammar on these forums?

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^^figure those out....

What on earth are you on about? What is this thread about? Do we really care?

oh and stop fragging me, us mods should stick together

-1, I recall a big heated debate a few years back when lfs was on rsc, about this issue and the possible fragmentation of the LFS community.
As a general principal, i think there is nothing to be gained and a lot to be lost from this 'tribalism' of wanting to belong to a LFS subset. It's a GAME, a recreational pastime and it can be enjoyed by many people on their own different levels. That's what makes it great. Embrace the differences, don't try to partition them off.

Joined since Jan 2006 and only 10 posts, your observations about n00bs are derogattory, ignorant and inaccurate. I don't agree with your comments; there are plenty of new racers out there trying hard to learn the ropes, and doing well. There are also the usual few (very small minority in reality) that give rise to your sort of sweeping statements that gives out a biased impression which is not helpful for anyone.

Had a really good single player (restricted LX4) vs ai (UF1) race round Fe Green just now, got me thinking:

a) Less restriction on the AI cars to make them more competitive to race against
b) they are still easy to outbrake so make their brakes comparatively more effective and then you have good, competitive ai to race against for the first time
c) Still need to sort out their bully tactics when it comes to the racing line with no appreciation of your car's presence
d) Restricted class LX4 (novice) races, this poor car (and the LX6) get so little airtime compared to the brilliant close, accessible and well-supported races in the XFG and UF1. Make the restricted LX4's a new novice class for some great on line battles - a bit like the trainer classes in GPL with less HP and less chance to lose control.
This patch and the restriction option has a lot of very interesting possibilities.

tried out your uf1's vs LX4 round Kyoto Nat, they seem very evenly matched

i don't know if its my lack of familiarity with the more powerful rwd cars but I seem to get a huge amount of understeer under braking when entering a corner, far more than before. Maybe the new clutch settings need something dialled back out, or I have to learn to drive better...

good idea, and switch team autobalance back on if you can! 4 against 1 ain't fair (esp. when I'm the 1...)

I'm going in.................

who is SJH, is that you, SamH?
And who is the guy that keeps killing me 2 secs after I respawn?

I'll log in tonight for some butt-kicking.
My BF2 nick is F1at_Eric,
be kind to me, I'm a biig n00b.

:jedi: So will there be anyone on it tonight? (Sat 14th)?

1.41 update

thx, it works in multiplayer online but no maps in singleplayer/offline

Hmmm, just spent the last hour downloading the Desert Conflict (client) mod, but when I run it, there's no maps to choose from. Is this meant for on-line play only?

How about a friday night fight?
I logged on earlier after upgrading to 1.41, first time I've managed to take Wake Island single-handed, being the only player there, lol.

thank god for that! Now no more extra posts about this or we'll cut off Mull's main power cable, right?

i have only just discovered the fun of bf2 - will try out when i figure out how to drive the aircraft

I want the gears that would not physically be able to change from 5th to 1st in 2/10ths of a second, I want a realistic time lag before you can change from one to the next. I want engines that blow up if you change from 4th at 85mph to 1st or at least render some of the gears useless. I want a gearbox that simulates harsh treatment by sticking or missing a cog, so that in the end the less realistic drivers get penalised for their rough treatment.
Oh, and I want a pay rise.

...and we don't need this discussion to spread onto another thread

if you have £40 to spare, why oh why oh why did we have to put up with all your whinging posts about not being able to afford S2? The posts went on and on and on.
Take your £40, buy s2 first and get a cheap wheel for now to get into it. Then in 6 months save up and get an upgraded wheel.

learn to drive it smoother, you must be over-driving it in every corner for this to happen. Drive slower into the bends, keep in control, you will exit corners faster and get better laptimes and avoid wrecking your tyres.