What?
You get this shiny red bar in your sig and you're not satisfied?
...
Want a cookie?
/more OT - Gekkibi I wonder if you exist in the real world. You may as well be our imaginary virtual friend from the posts / races amount you get lately
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+1 Keep it up. Thanks.
Anti-americanism?
I think the demo has (had...RIP XRT) enough content for casual players to be entertained for years.
On the other hand the community and involvement of the devs, test patches process and suggestions show you, demo user, that LFS is a unique product. Just go ahead and read a few of Scawen's posts to realise it fully.
You should not buy a license to access more content but to repay the dev team for the fun you had and will have. That is your way to support the community and become an active part of it.
Thanks for reading
Quote from Glenn67, from a long dead thread:
Sorry for those who remember it too well, and sorry for all short sized persons named Happy - this is only a joke and surely does not reflect the opinions of ... or any of its ... and ...
Sorry for those who remember it too well, and sorry for all short sized persons named Happy - this is only a joke and surely does not reflect the opinions of ... or any of its ... and ...
PMs may help? If they remain polite of course.
Another suggestion, following the good one above:
I was thinking about the stats offered by the CTRA website.
All good info but we may be missing something interesting and maybe controversial (the last bit driving my interest)
Any way to display, per driver, in %, the amount of time / laps / races / any of these three on CTRA as compared to LFSW?
This would show each driver's assiduity to CTRA, and could help detecting overall interest variations according to the modifications in CTRA servers.
I was thinking about the stats offered by the CTRA website.
All good info but we may be missing something interesting and maybe controversial (the last bit driving my interest
)Any way to display, per driver, in %, the amount of time / laps / races / any of these three on CTRA as compared to LFSW?
This would show each driver's assiduity to CTRA, and could help detecting overall interest variations according to the modifications in CTRA servers.
Depends on the efficiency of you A/C system and the temp you set it at...
and also at what speed you are driving
no easy answer there, but for newer cars a self regulating A/C not too cold (max 4-5°C below outside air temp) is more efficient that open windows outside the cities (from my own experiments, instant fuel consumption on screen so not utterly reliable).
Edit: and Tristan is right about the elderly lady taking 5 minute to reach 50km/h after the green light...
and also at what speed you are driving
no easy answer there, but for newer cars a self regulating A/C not too cold (max 4-5°C below outside air temp) is more efficient that open windows outside the cities (from my own experiments, instant fuel consumption on screen so not utterly reliable).
Edit: and Tristan is right about the elderly lady taking 5 minute to reach 50km/h after the green light...
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Reason : tristan was quicker
That is the proof you are getting in pace, and if you want to continue on this path you need opposition and higher licensed racers to battle with on race 1
I spend a few days in Malta some years ago and the bus drivers have an interesting fuel saving technique:
Put it in neutral as soon as you reach the desired speed. Never brake except in emergency situations. Traffic lights are an indication vaguely similar to "use some caution when red".
Efficient but scary?
On a daily basis I try to anticipate as much as possible to avoid accelerating, keeping good distances with the cars ahead helps making a buffer for the nervous speed changes that take a high toll in your consumption.
Take it easy uphills,
do not carry useless stuff in your car,
close windows to reduce drag,
change gear up asap at steady speed,
check tyres pressure,
take the bus
Put it in neutral as soon as you reach the desired speed. Never brake except in emergency situations. Traffic lights are an indication vaguely similar to "use some caution when red".
Efficient but scary?
On a daily basis I try to anticipate as much as possible to avoid accelerating, keeping good distances with the cars ahead helps making a buffer for the nervous speed changes that take a high toll in your consumption.
Take it easy uphills,
do not carry useless stuff in your car,
close windows to reduce drag,
change gear up asap at steady speed,
check tyres pressure,
take the bus
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Hey thanks for your query, I have checked out everything about you and I predict that your ideal job George Bush is a Office Gopher. Good luck in your new career.
Description Score
Salary 3/10
Education 2/10
Job Satisfaction 5/10
Community Contribution 3/10
Pulling Power 4/10
Uniform 4/10
Total 21/60
... and Tony Blair gives the same result
Description Score
Salary 3/10
Education 2/10
Job Satisfaction 5/10
Community Contribution 3/10
Pulling Power 4/10
Uniform 4/10
Total 21/60
... and Tony Blair gives the same result
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Reason : more testing...
SS license is still pretty recent.
The userbase is not so big at the moment that SS2 can be well populated. IMO the MRT event is promoting SS servers, thus people who are not really interested in the FBM (like me) could be convinced to race sing le seaters more and gain licenses for SS2 and SS3.
Just wait and see?
The userbase is not so big at the moment that SS2 can be well populated. IMO the MRT event is promoting SS servers, thus people who are not really interested in the FBM (like me) could be convinced to race sing le seaters more and gain licenses for SS2 and SS3.
Just wait and see?
Does not seem like a joke to me...
CTRA is free as stated xxx times by Sam, but you have to buy the S2 license to get it. This way it is a part of what you get when you buy S2 (call it bonus or whatever). Is it too late or too early?
Regarding race 1:
I love race 2 but the population is variable as well as the skill range. This means you can spend a race all by yourself there, and I am not fond of this. Therefore I go to race 1 sometimes for a door to door race in a (half) full grid, not for points or wins but to enjoy good fights.
And I usually do not win...
I really appreciated working towards my silver license on a race 1 server populated by silver and more racers, and feeling that all points gained there were deserved. When you get a racing standard decent enough to compete with silver and above then you start getting points, that is how it should be don't you think?
Getting silver should not be an easy task, or there would be no point in CTRA
Although this combo may not be the easiest if you want to finish a race.
LX4 on South City Chicane route is complicated enough all by yourself to wreck the car!
Make sure you try a few laps offline before you join.
DMR server is a very good place to go for clean and fair races, and populated enough in Europe evenings. Keep up the good work!
LX4 on South City Chicane route is complicated enough all by yourself to wreck the car!
Make sure you try a few laps offline before you join.
DMR server is a very good place to go for clean and fair races, and populated enough in Europe evenings. Keep up the good work!
-1
Please do not create a tool that reminds us all that we have no life...
That's about the last thing to worry about when you try MRT, time to sort priorities it seems. Oh and I should drive this ugly sounding FBM more to get nat B... at least 20 races considering my skills, that is probably more than my LFS time until the cup. We'll see.
Good idea anyways, thanks
Why do you all want points?
As I see it the goal of CTRA point system was a solution to offer high quality pickup races, by filtering the cleaner and faster racers, promoting them using points.
We still see that on race 1: racers with dedication will eventually get a higher licence, this taking more or less time according to skill and cleanliness. The others will not progress and leave.
Therefore the system works and achieves its goal. Race 2 and SS2 servers are not full yet, so there is room for more racers promoted before an evolution is needed, no rush there.
Once you get points / licences for higher servers the points were only here to make sure you can find racers fast and clean enough to offer you some competition, and are no more use for you (except if you want to be in the fisrt page of the website).
So why would you want more licences?
BF1 is way too fast and scary for me to drive
I also find a recurrent issue in BF1 pickup races, this is the wide range of skills.
At least when i'm not fast in a slow car I can still see the leaders and race mid pack after a few laps. In the fastest cars the fast drivers are long gone and the rest is spinning around, no close racing involved there.
I want battles, overtaking attempts, defending opportunities during a race and I do not have the skill / practice to achieve that at higher speeds.
I also find a recurrent issue in BF1 pickup races, this is the wide range of skills.
At least when i'm not fast in a slow car I can still see the leaders and race mid pack after a few laps. In the fastest cars the fast drivers are long gone and the rest is spinning around, no close racing involved there.
I want battles, overtaking attempts, defending opportunities during a race and I do not have the skill / practice to achieve that at higher speeds.
This ideal line (press 4) does no more change, but it is different for all the combos.
Just check your data\knw folder and you will understand the difference:
the .trs file is the "rubber" overlay and is updated according to your in game options while the .knw files are the AI paths, not updated dynamically.
In patch X the .knw files were updated after each AI race to simulate AI learning (but AIs were much slower and also were "learning" wrong lines, and forgetting fuel, tyres...)
Just check your data\knw folder and you will understand the difference:
the .trs file is the "rubber" overlay and is updated according to your in game options while the .knw files are the AI paths, not updated dynamically.
In patch X the .knw files were updated after each AI race to simulate AI learning (but AIs were much slower and also were "learning" wrong lines, and forgetting fuel, tyres...)
Tested last night a few iterations,
my route apparently goes to the US and back
final ping to UKCT min 139 max 204ms... average around 180ms
It is playable and did not alter my driving any further
Thank you for your time.
CTRA servers ping increase
I do not know where to post / PM this.
I have been experiencing a high ping increase with all CTRA servers lately (1-2 weeks?)
CTRA servers were 49-75ms, and I now receive 150-180ms pings from all CTRA servers.
All other servers unchanged, for example CD servers (also UK based?) are still in the 50ms
My provider is in Switzerland and I have not noticed any other modification with my connection.
Any idea about what caused this / how to improve it or further testing?
Is it still acceptable / playable for the other drivers if I play with a 150ms ping? I did not enter a crowded CTRA server since this issue appeared fearing it may ruin other's races.
Thank you
I have been experiencing a high ping increase with all CTRA servers lately (1-2 weeks?)
CTRA servers were 49-75ms, and I now receive 150-180ms pings from all CTRA servers.
All other servers unchanged, for example CD servers (also UK based?) are still in the 50ms
My provider is in Switzerland and I have not noticed any other modification with my connection.
Any idea about what caused this / how to improve it or further testing?
Is it still acceptable / playable for the other drivers if I play with a 150ms ping? I did not enter a crowded CTRA server since this issue appeared fearing it may ruin other's races.
Thank you
Thanks (again)!
Time to (re)work my sets it seems
Time to (re)work my sets it seems
Damn how did I miss this wonderful thread?
The number of racers online may not increase but for sure the level of debates in there reaches unexplored abysmal peaks
Thanks to all who participated and entertained me for some time.
My special thanks to Jtbo, Shotglass and Polyracer for under the belt wicked blows that made me smile. Keep up the good work!
The number of racers online may not increase but for sure the level of debates in there reaches unexplored abysmal peaks
Thanks to all who participated and entertained me for some time.
My special thanks to Jtbo, Shotglass and Polyracer for under the belt wicked blows that made me smile. Keep up the good work!
Hi Scawen,
Thank you for the fantastic idea to regroup the communities (and making wrecking a bit harder).
No big issues so far (apart from my GFX card not being able to cope with AA...) and racing on demo-welcoming servers was great (although I doubt wreckers spend time reading the forums and discovering test patches).
I note a 5-10 FPS drop on BL1 using the same graphic settings as patch Y - No AA, AF 16x, nothing high res.
I've been playing with the MIP bias sliders - I don't think these affect FPS?
And thumbs up for hidind this revolution until Y18 - what a surprise!
Thank you for the fantastic idea to regroup the communities (and making wrecking a bit harder).
No big issues so far (apart from my GFX card not being able to cope with AA...) and racing on demo-welcoming servers was great (although I doubt wreckers spend time reading the forums and discovering test patches).
I note a 5-10 FPS drop on BL1 using the same graphic settings as patch Y - No AA, AF 16x, nothing high res.
I've been playing with the MIP bias sliders - I don't think these affect FPS?
And thumbs up for hidind this revolution until Y18 - what a surprise!
Nah...
That was the smart solution.
Here is mine (mechanical engineer
)Go to the data\sound folder
rename message.waw and sysmessage.waw to .old or whatever you want and enjoy the silent chatter
FGED GREDG RDFGDR GSFDG