Has to be the Wii for me. The gameplay is fun, and you get a little exercise. The gameplay is original and unique. The graphics are good, you can go for the flashy graphics if you want, but they don't do it for me sorry. I would rather have the fun in playing something truly differnt with a new way to control video gaming.

Quote from Alkanphel :

The CTRA guys keep wanting us to file reports against crashers, but it really does not help the situation right now, where almost a quarter of the guys do not get through T1 and T2. It is frustrating to get bumped out accidentally, and for some reason the car gets flung high up and smashed around just because of a little knock.
If the damage system online could be like the offline kind, then we wont have this much trouble.

It's just going to happen I am afraid when you get big grids and drivers unfamiliar with grids and starts. If there was some training available that would help drivers with completing T1 that will help, but sadly currently the only way to practice is to do it 'live' on the servers, and some drivers learn faster than others.

Reports help the problem, but it's not the end solution. But saying that a good driver will almost always find themselves driving around wrecks. Most wrecks are avoidable, even T1 wrecks with the proper awareness, but that can only be learned with experience.

For you guys in the mid field the only words of advice I can give currently is brake early, and brake soft. Get those brake lights on so that the driver behind you has time to get the light to register in their brain and get them to get the brakes on. It will help. Another bit is to get on the inside, wreckers usually end up wide =) the last bit is patience, a 2-5 position drop off T1 is not as severe as a DNF.

Tier 1 is a harsh environment, but it's going to be when the drivers ability range from literally nothing other than NFS, to a seasoned professional sim racer.

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It didn't change for me, will try it again.

Wow 5 pages already ZZZZzzzz I skimmed through the first page and gave up. If people are going to be ignorant and believe some whacked out theory be my guest, BTW you see that shiny new button on the other side of cliff? Yeah that one. Could you go get it for me please? Oh don't worry you can walk on air, there is an invisible force at work and you will be safe....

Think about it a second, take a bit plastic, some form of hard plastic that is bendable by hand, bend it in half, bend it in half the other way, repeat quickly until the plastic breaks and feel the break edge.

When metal bends a by-product of this is heat. I am not saying if it's enough to melt metal, but there will be heat readily available when tons of concrete are mixed in with steel and they fall many stories.

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Quote from Vain :

I bought a gamepad for this and it's pretty good fun with a good glass of beer on the desk.

I think I could get used to this sort of gaming. Does anyone know any similarly relaxing games for gamepad use?

Vain

Nope but your right I use it to chill out as it's relatively easy to play.

BTW anyone keeping tally of points, I have 186 coins so far in single mode =)

Got in a bit late here, but this is what I feel about wired networking through powerlines.

These systems work fine from my understanding. depending on the quality of the unit you buy will depend on the bandwidth which ranges from about 6Mb/sto above 120Mb/s which makes it much faster than wireless, and more secure for less money IMO. You are limited because you still must be wired into the unit, but for people that want to network their house, and have wired capability, without any drilling or alterations to run cat5 it's a great option, especially for us renters out there =)
http://www.more-shop.co.uk/ves ... erline-adapter-p-342.html

Like TAA said they are single phase and don't effect power transmission to any big degree as most electronics have filters that will filter out this communication and because of the limited amounts of power being used these filters can easily handle what the filter will perceive as 'noise' on the transmission line which is usually present to a certain degree anyways IIRC, just more than likely not in an intelligent signal form and literally just noise =)

Saying all this the last time I really delved into any type of electronic theory and signaling was a few years ago so I could be off the mark =)

http://www.more-solutions.co.uk/shop/homeplug.html - For some general information on wired networks through powerlines.

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Quote from Hallen :

Isn't it cool that we can argue like this about virtual cars? I think it is a testament to the quality of LFS.

either that... or we have no lives... I vote for your statement

Quote from rcpilot :

... but then you basically can't be cornering at all when you curb hop and the throttle requires much more attention on most corners. (Spin up the turbo, turbo spun up, drop throttle, play with throttle, full throttle again, etc. all within the space of a couple seconds.)

I agree! The turbo is manageable and can be effective, but it takes someone with great throttle skills to keep that boost from bleeding off, but not enough throttle to apply too much power to the wheels on exit.

FZR here for me. I hate the feeling of understeering and oversteering at the same time. The car rotates easy enough but is very hard on the rears if you're not careful. I dislike everything about the FZR and I won't come within 10 foot of driving one if I don't have to.

The XRR when driven very hard ends up becoming a snowplow, especially on mid-corner for me. But for me understeering is much more controllable than an oversteer and I am happy to push wide if I come in too hot. The balance on the XRR is very good IMO, just need to get rid of the turbo lag...

Cheers for the clarify =) Figured it was red because it was bad, but didn't know exactly what was going on =)

Cheers Bob, first time I actually had a look at this, seeing that I am making some error in my setup =)

Curious, when dampening goes above 100%, is the dampening capped or will it continue to dampen over 100%?

vipercar93 here =)

Quote from Shotglass :

hm might be driving without power to the wheels then

It cuts the engine until you reach the next gate.

Didn't feel any different to me than the previous versions, felt like they just repackaged old software =)

Considering it's free though

Quote from deggis :

...the onboard navigation system watches your speed via GPS and recognizes popular racetrack locations.

I'm sure this "big brother is watching" is going to be hugely positive marketing.

If you have the cash to fork out for a GTR, and want to keep the warrenty I think this is a great tool for car manufacturers.

Like Tristan said alot of people claim warrenty work when in actuality the warrenty is void because the owner had altered the vehicle in ways the manufacturer has not control over. With a system like this in place it will hopefully cut the cost of buying warrenty and make it more viable for cars to have longer and longer warrenties.

Quote from pizza_delivery :

by blipping the throttle, do you mean like heel toe?

I tried doing this to avoid lockup on the wheels upon braking, but i can't blip the throttle at all.

keeping in mind that I am using mouse.

I takes practice to get the timing just right =) A mouse is a bit different because you can reach 100% braking all the time. I would sugjest buying a cheap FFB wheel, IIRC you can get them for $50 now.

If you have to use more than 270degree's steering to drive a racecar under 'normal conditions there is something wrong with your driving =) I have turned my sensitivity down so that my first 1/2 of rotation is equivalent to a 1/4 of rotation in LFS, something like that anyways.

Like many people said before me, you don't need a 900degree wheel but it will make the realism that much better.

Quote from STROBE :

Really? Source? Best news in F1 for a long time - sooo much reliance on aero these days that no wonder they can't follow each other closely. Less pointy aero bits festooned everywhere + proper slicks = much, much better racing.

I agree, may actually be able to watch a full race where the grid isn't decided by T1 =) These are the two best bits I have heard in a long time, give some racing back to the drivers!

As of right now they are all the same tire, but hopefully eventually we will be able to select different brand tires that have different characteristics, other than tire compound.

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

It must be near the 20k's, it bloody sounds like it.

yeah =)

Now that is a bike engine =)

Anyone know how high they are revving these engines? That has to be into the 20k's

Quote from Kristjan.J :

Isn't Fern Bay from Jamaica, or something similar to it ?
And also the Kyoto Ring is from Japan right?

The scenery is supposed to reflect that yes, but IIRC South City's config's can be closely related to some real intersections in london =)

I know South City was inspired by some streets in London.

Quote from N I K I :

If you want to get even faster, I think you should get back on more brake force and use different braking technique.
While braking blip, or apply about 10% throttle whole time.
(Check WR, or my HL)

Nice time anyways

P.S. Look at Mo1, damn Ks demo driver drove 1:12.73, but I remember him from XRT demo days xD

You could run around the track with your foot on the throttle all the time, OR you could increase your diff's a little, which is usually why people use part throttle to keep the differential from unloading, and run slightly more brake bias to the front so you can drive like a normal driver. Hopefully when brake fade is introduced this will prevent people from riding the throttle...

You could get a faster time by increasing the braking force, just remember to let off the brakes more before a turn-in to prevent a lockup and get good at blipping the throttle on downshift.

I just want to point out that a COT car for any given speed will have over 2.5 times more energy than an F1 car that will need to be dissipated.

I don't have a degree in physics so I can't accurately comment, but I would have to say that was one wicked crash and I am glad he's alright.