Should be up now.

Here's the deal:
I'm currently trying out a rented server and I would like to find out how well it would be suited to hosting LFS servers. Unfortunately I can't do a lot of testing since I'm a bit busy right now (and the WC is on), so if anyone wants a free server for the next days, just post the setup.cfg you want me to use here and I'll set it up and PM you the password(s).

Only condition: I would like some feedback about the performance of the server after you're done.

Quote from JeffR :

Here's a speed run (gauge view) in a 2006 Z06 Corvette to 190mph, wind noise is barely noticable. Of course in a real race car, the side windows would be down. This was done on a 3 mile runway, and my guess is that it took over 2 miles to reach 190mph.

z06190.wmv

My guess would be that they used an external mic somewhere near the exhaust or engine. In reality the wind noise is MUCH louder at these speeds.

Of course the standard internet tough-guy response would be: Drive over and beat him up. But in the real world that would probably not lead to the desired results.

Unfortunately I've had to deal with a few similar issues in the past. How did you pay? If Ebay, Paypal or a CC were involved, there's a good chance you can get your money back from them.
I'm not familiar with Finish laws, but over here it's crucial to set the seller a time limit by which the goods have to be delivered. If it's the same over there, do that (by registered mail) and make it look somewhat official. I usually use the last names and address of my girlfriend and her room-mate and make the head of letter look lawyer-ish. Can't hurt to enlighten him about the consequences and quote the respective laws, too.

In my experience it's also very effective to make a big stink about this in his direct environment. Call his neighbours, employer, bank, parents, football-teammates and anyone else you can find via Google or phone books and ask them for other contact information. Also mention that the subject is owing you money, that you're gonna get the police involved and that they should relay this to him since you're unable to get a hold of him. Tell the other victim to do the same. If he's leading a halfway normal life otherwise, he won't want to lose his face in front of his friends and family, and they'll start to inquire, especially when hearing from more than one person.

If you do get a hold of him, give him an "easy way out". He's got to have an opportunity to pay you back without admitting to be a thief (unless that's painfully obvious already), because that won't happen.

http://keepvid.com/ + some kind of USB storage?

edit: should have read the previous replies

Quote from joeynuggetz :

I think that if you're playing with FF off, then it's close to cheating becuase you do have that advantage of just being able to easily turn the wheel. People that use FF are at the mercy of what the physics engine and FF is telling them and they re-act accordingly. Just my opinion. If were to play without FF, it would see as if I'm just moving a bunch of pixels around the screen and not really coming close to racing.

I'd disagree. It would be very easy to get rid of the steering feedback in a real car. Engineers don't do it because the feedback actually makes it easier to drive at the limit.
My point is, people who turn off FF are turning off something that is supposed to _assist_ you to be faster, not handicap you in the name of reaslism. If it does not work that way, then it's obviously not terribly realistic, so why would leaving it on be the "right" thing to do?

At this stage there just isn't any hardware that would be suitable to simulate the steering feel of a real car, so I don't see a point in putting up with the (unrealistic) downsides that come with "toy-level" FF, like the fragility and slop of a bunch of plastic cogs and the slow movements and high rotational inertia of a tiny electric motor with a 50:1 gear reduction.

Exactly. If you brake too early and enter too slow, that only hurts you in the first half corner itself(simply put). Say you go 5km/h too slow for 2 secs, that's like 1 car-length or so.

If you get on the throttle too late and exit 5km/h too slow, it hurts you during the second half of the corner AND the whole straight that follows. That quickly adds up to 5+ car-lenghts, depending on how long the straight is.

If the corner is very short and the straight that follows is very long, it's usually better to go a little slower through the corner so you're able to accelerate sooner and exit faster.

If the corner is very long and the following straight is very short, it's usually better to go faster through the corner and get on the throttle a little later.

There aren't too many mid-engined exotics that come in this color, luckily.

Next one...

http://motor.tuportada.com/img/wp/porsche-carrera-gt-23.jpg

Quote from Kajojek(PL) :

EDIT: I dont think anybody can park better than me :P 26.9 Seconds Wohoo (Still, not a lot of room for improvement hehe)

Watched the replay now. Small things first:
-Turn off throttle cut on upshift in the player options. This will help your straight line speeds.
-Do not clip the grass before the first turn. You get dirt on the tires on the left side and that means your car will be all over the place while braking. With clean tires you could brake much later and harder.

The real problem is your turn-in, however. You turn in too early, so you find yourself at the inside of the corner but your car is still pointing virtually straight. That means you have to slow down much more to make the corner, and that means you exit too slow.

Before a corner, go all the way to the outside without touching the grass and stay outside as long as possible. When you turn in, do it _decisively_. Any meter you drive without using all available grip, you're wasting valueable track-width you could be using to rotate the car.
Also, make sure to use the outside curbs before the S and the last turn.

http://www.107.peugeot.co.uk/peugeot.swf

Let's hear your times!

Quote from CrazyNuts :

If you right click and SAVE AS it works

Nope, no worky. Just tells me "file not found". Are you sure the filename is correct(speeling/capitalization)?

Maserati 3200 GT.

Fiat Grande Punto.

edit: boo!

Last edited by bal00, Wed 7 Jun 2006, 16:16.

Quote from Thorvertonian :

VW Rallye Golf

You got it.

Somehow the link doesn't work.

Quote from Mazz4200 :

Which model ??, not sure what you mean ?, do you want the registration number too ?

Just the name of the car. Those lights should give it away.

So, which model is it?

Corrado is wrong...go ahead Mazz.

I don't think there are, it was just a suggestion.

Anyway...



http://www.blinkerfluid.net/wai.jpg

Nissan Pivo?

I'm not sure including obscure concepts is a good idea, though.

From what I've read LFS ties the unlock to the specific computer, so it presumably uses some relatively static information about the system like hardware, partition sizes etc. to do so.

Maybe it can't collect this information due to changes in the interface in Vista or receives some unexpected values (Windows version number for example). Of course this is just speculation, but since you seem to be able to connect to the master server to pull the (demo) server list, it doesn't sound like it has anything to do with connectivity or firewalls.

I had a shot at improving it:
http://www.blinkerfluid.net/lfs/lightswitch2.ahk
or
http://www.blinkerfluid.net/lfs/lightswitch2.exe

Set the key for the lights to "Page Up" in LFS. Alt+g turns on the lights, "Page Up" turns them off. It doesn't interfere with chatting, menus, MSN or anything else.

A bit of squeal is normal and tells you you're at the limit of adhesion. Louder squeal means you're sliding and losing speed.

The "no squeal" shouldn't be understood as general advice. I just mentioned this to somasleep because I have a replay of him and he was having issues with bigger slides costing him speed.