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Nick A
S2 licensed
Excellent work! Looks much more realistic in my opinion. I'd like to see this incorporated as an option in the game too.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Potenitally the most interesting race sim for years. What a waste.

Considering those viewing this thread are probably the niche they are aiming for I would be pretty concerned about the reaction to the pricing if I was them. It's several times the price of a good sim and it looks like an arcade game.

It'll be a flop with little community to race against. I'm sure they'll change their minds and charge a flat fee in the end though.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Well done Stigpt! Glad you got it working.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Yeah, great news. This is potentially so useful, but would be so much more useable with a button interface. Looking forward to it.
Nick A
S2 licensed
I don't think it's the same thing. No-one watching the race would know your fuel load or tyre temperatures. Anyone watching the race (like your pit crew) can see how many times you pit.
Nick A
S2 licensed
OK, thanks count. 'Setup Changes Requested' was what I meant when I said "Setup changes at pit stop" in my first post btw. Perhaps it's even a bug and was meant to be shown on a seperate line?
Nick A
S2 licensed
I did some tests and it doesn't switch what it says it's going to do. But that's not to say that it's doing what it says it will! Let me know what you find.
F12 Damage repair option
Nick A
S2 licensed
I had a good search and I don't think this has been mentioned before but appologies if it has...

I noticed that when you make a setup change during the race via the F12 menu, some text (something like "Setup changes at pit stop") appears in place of the repair damage [on/off] option. So if you make a setup change and then decide you want to change the damage repair option you have to undo your setup changes for the damage repair option to reappear and then re-define your setup changes, which is pretty fiddly in the middle of a race!

So my suggestion is that the damage repair option is not hidden when you make a setup change in the F12 menu.
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Nick A
S2 licensed
Point taken. It depends if you have a pit radio. I would like to see it implimented anyway as in races like the GFC league you probably would know. Best option would be to have it as something which could be turned on/off for each server.
Nick A
S2 licensed
What about during the race?
Nick A
S2 licensed
+1 from me. I would really like to know how many pitstops other drivers have done during the race so adding it to the positions list would be great.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Thanks, but according to android's post here shader model 3.0 is irrelevant to LFS:

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=442381#post442381

And I only play LFS (and a bit of rfactor). I don't really need the very best in detailed rendering for racing, but a decent framerate in LFS is important.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Thanks for your suggestions.

Doonster - thanks very much for the offer but I'm not sure it would be a good idea to send a gfx card half way round the world by post so I think I'll go for a new one.

I'll keep an eye out for a good deal on a 7600GT, otherwise I still think I'll go for the X800 GT which I reckon should be just about fast enough for what i need.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Sorry should have said. PSU is 300W and it's PCI-e. I did some reading and actually looks like I will need to spend a bit more to get a card that's as good as my old FX5900XT.

I thought this from HDUK looked pretty good for the money (£32 delviered) and should be a bit quicker than my old card:

http://www.hotukdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113485

That's according to Tom's Hardware list anyway:

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/ ... aming,review-29792-6.html
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Budget graphics card advice
Nick A
S2 licensed
I've just bought a new PC (Intel Dual Core 2.2GHz) and am looking for a graphics card to replace the on-board graphics.

I only play LFS and a bit of rfactor so I don't see any need to buy anything other than a budget card (I'm thinking about £35 should do it) as my current machine (AMD 1.7Ghz with NVIDIA 5900XT) can run both games adequately. I'd like to be able to play LFS on full detail without much drop in FPS with lots of cars around though.

Does this sound resaonable? Any specific card reccomendations appreciated.
Nick A
S2 licensed
I have released an updated version of the GI Rev Meter for Patch Y. See post 30: http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=437243#post437243
Nick A
S2 licensed
Yeah, sorry it's sold now.
For sale: Act Labs 2006 Shifter on ebay (UK)
Nick A
S2 licensed
Hardly used (less than 2 hours). Works with any wheel. It's quite different to the G25 shifter, much more solid feel and higher springback force. Comes with USB adapter (which also accepts the Act Labs wheel and pedals).

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Act-Labs ... ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Nick A
S2 licensed
The FBM is quite a different car to drive than the FOX. The FOX is also arguable the most popular car in LFS at the moment so it won't be going away. I will still most of my LFS time FOXing, but the FBM may become my 2nd choice.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Silence :hidesbehi I guess that answers the question. Buy the game, you won't regret it!
Nick A
S2 licensed
Is this a new feature, or has the amount of head shake just been increased since X10?
Nick A
S2 licensed
I didn't realise they had an expirey date. Can you remember where you read that? I wasn't going to buy it until just before Christmas anyway though.
Nick A
S2 licensed
That's quite an old version. You should download the latest patch (X) from www.lfs.net.

I'm assuming you have an S2 licence and your profile hasn't updated for some reason. But if you haven't then do buy it, LFS is a bargain at £24 in my opinion and the money goes straight to the 3 developers, who have done a fantastic job.
Nick A
S2 licensed
Well I posted it as an improvemment suggestion. It would be nice to have something to print to give as a voucher. If you come up with anything good please post it, I'm sure others would use it too.
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