You can select auto for h gate i think tho right? Otherwise people without g25s would be screwed.

I think I started on the cruise servers and drifted a bit. Now after learning lines, I can't go back to cruise servers.

I haven't tried multiplayer yet so i dunno. It's a decent laptop. 2 ghz core 2 duo, x1400 mobility. 1BG ddr2. Desktop will be sweater once i get the board replacement (was doa). Q6600 2.4gh quad core, 680i nforce motherboard, 2 gigs of ddr2. I'll get a newer video card once i have the money too.

I apologize if this a waste of a thread. But its been probably a good month since i've played. My desktop is still outta commission as i have to send new parts i got for it back and stuff.

I just hooked my g25 up to my laptop, man do i miss how the cars feel while driving them. LFS really is a drug. I've been enjoying spinning out around corners with the FZR, accelerating to over 200 in the XRR

LFS ROCKS!!!

correct me if im wrong, but doesnt c++ compile through the .net framework? Also I agree with them. C++ and open gl are probably your best bet. C# is a nice language as it has garbage collection and all, but I dont know how good its 3d is.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Posting here confirms you as a member of the "We're glad LFS is harder and more realistic now" club. Yes, LFS has just had a new patch, and we think it's great.

Okay, so we lost digi-speedos, we lost autocut/blip, we lost behind view (as we knew it) and immediate 90 degree look (but had 45 degrees added instead) and a few things need ironing out (which'll happen for the final version), but we've gained a whole lump of realism in return. Having to control the throttle for upshifts, and manually blip on downshifts (with or without autoclutch) is so much better for racing.

Digi-speedos are gone forever, which is a nice nudge to realism. Okay, so some real road cars had them, but they were few and far between (and generally less accurate), so it's a good thing. We now have to drive by feel! Woot!

Cockpit view is going well, now with slight adjustment! Now everyone can have a realistic (ish) driving position and view!

Clutch heat is still a bit dodgy, but then it's early days, and I'm willing to put money on it improving (without setting a timescale).

In short, because of ALL the changes to LFS, we love it even more.

Does that describe you? Then post in here, and join the club

Post and thread slightly in jest (but only slightly) and partially as a mini-dig to all the "it's too hard now" moaning nancy boys!

Joined definatly, however I did like the digital speedos at it was easier to read the numbers. I like the field of view being back a bit.

BUY IT! You will not regret.

coppy the setup file(s) to data/setups

True, however it allows you to send the message off, without causing more problems due to typing.

Quote from ColeusRattus :

I'd say don't worry too much. I am a very bad driver if you compare it with the span time I do race... but I am a rather occasional driver, so I don't expect myself to be anywhere near the aliens

BUT even though I am bad speed wise, I mastered (or at least am decent) in the two almost as important skills: consitency and caution. Just by managing to stay onn track and avoid crashes, I end up in the upper third to fourth of the field, even in quite short races. And to hone these two skills, the AI is not very usefull anyway, as it drives to predictable. SO just hop online and memorize your "I'm sorry, my fault" chat-bind

I should really get around to setting those binds.

As i'm not a very good racer, and newer to it, I thought i'd race a quick AI on a track i use a lot - South City Town Course Rev. The AI happened to really kick my but. Ill upload the replay if you want in a reply. It was pulling 1:48.50s or so, while my best was 1:51.?? (both driving XRG). Is it kind of sad that it beat me so nicely? Should I try to keep racing online to improve, or keep agianst a couple AI till I win?

Thanks for your advice & input, happy newyears.

Is that with any car? Try the XFG or XRG, they are both the H pattern gear box. The cars that use sequential gear box require you to use a sequential setup.

I like my 720 degrees, as it fits the rotation on most of the lower end cars, and its a bit more gradual. Realistic on how fast you can turn the tires also. Ive played with a mouse to try and drift on my laptop, its funny seeing the tires jerk into max lock.

I drive an automatic in real life, this is a nice write up (as i've read some around, due to interest in driving a manual). I have my g25 clutch set up in LFS so that its fully engaged around 50% down. However, if im still, in first gear, clutch down, and release it to the point where its slightly less than full engage, the car in LFS stalls. I wish it would slightly roll or have the rpm drop or something. I need to practice lifting off the gas nicely too with the shifts, as im used to powershifting all the time.

Quote from The Very End :

Oh ok...do I get a ok wheel for that? remember that that is max what I want to pay..

keep an eye for a good g25 price. I payed $192 canadian with tax and shipping, it was around $150 shelf price. At the time that would have been around $140 shelf price, so probably a little less than 800 nok

android, could you post a pic of that, cause i bough the M4 40mm screws, but i wasnt sure on washers and what not. or origami, could you post pics of the parts you have. Im actually not to sure if i have the right screws.

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I just did a race on the 8 lane drag with 7 AI, I was the only one to finish. The AI were driving around the start line, some didnt even move. some drove forward a bit, then parked on the side.

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Quote from Rotatox :

the reason i bought the g25 was because of this game, and my fav car is the XRR. Unfortanetely ill be sticking the the lsat version now as i hate sequential, i'd rather stick with H pattern and clutch and be slightly slower than everyone esle in the race, than drive sequential. Im playing this game for the fun factor, and to me, the shifter is a big part of that. I hope at teh very least an option to have H shift is brought in to all the GTR cars. Single seaters can remain sequential. However i'd prefer the rest to at least have a user option

Agreed. Also Im saying that I had the h shifter on my setups, but it wouldnt work at all. In patch x i used h gate for every car, except the F1s. I want to do the same

I like the XRR and FXR over the FZR due to the forced induction. One thing though, because the XRR and FXR and set as sequential, shouldnt we be able to use the h shifter still with the G25? As the only way it lets me shift using those cars is with sequential.

Quote from CTito :

Ok, they don't want or they want to develop following their own ways, but the LFS is still TOO delayed regarding the RACE 07, for example. The LFS only has the NICE³ multiplayer, but look at the physics! It needs to be improved faster. For example, I abandoned LFS and went race on GTR2, it's much more developed (physically) that the LFS. The rain, the time, the temperature... When we'll have it on LFS? On 2009? On 2009 the Simbin will launch GTR3, and the Blimey are launching "Ferrari Project" next year, look at the graphics, the physics, and maybe the better multiplayer (LFS has the B.E.S.T multiplayer I've ever seen BY WHILE).

I agree with the friend above, 5 people will not finish this game and change it, becoming a SIMULATOR, too fast than the other companies.

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GTR2's auto clutch when off still does its thing.

i play this game cause of its current realism in patch x, patch y will make it that much more fun. If im infront of you when that light turns green, prepare to drive around my stalled car.

nice man. Mine is around 10.40-.50 with the FXR. I have hit just under 11 with the XRR before.

Best racing sim ive played so far. Ive tried gran turismo 4, a bit of forza 2. They're pretty good, but I find they lack in some areas. The auto clutch when disabled in GTR2 was still on, that annoyed me. I'm also like many a junior programmer, and respect the fact how good of a game this is to be made by 3 people. Very impressive actually.

merry christmas devs, keep up the awesomeness of the game

android, i have a g25 and tried to do calibration as you stated. After setting up the wheel, gas, brake, etc. Do you press the clutch a little, then click on the clutch setting and select the axis to finalize it?
Nevermind, I figured it out.

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