Quote from DownShift :

it doesnt seem like you can F up the motor in this game so your not going to over-rev. you can F up your motor but it takes going down the BL straight at 160, slaming it to first gear and holding down the gas untill you stop LOL if you ask me the motors in this game need work >_<

It used to be the case that flooring it before a start would significantly damage your motor. It would also be damaged over a longer 10 or 20 lap race if you disabled throttle cut for upshifting. The damage model might eventually return to that level one day.

How is the oval with LRF cars? Or anything without downforce? Which LFS car would be the nearest analogue to a NASCAR car?

Quote from Metalstar :

I dont like them, Pits are there for refuelling and changing tyres. Not artificially creating interesting moments.

I agree. When a race isn't long enough to need more than 1 tank of fuel or more than 1 set of the softest tyres, I don't see what strategy is added by a forced pit. Just a stop and go penalty for everyone. I mean, would you rather pass someone in the pits rather than toe to toe on the track? illepall

I think one of the enduro leagues had live timing on a website for a 24h event. Was that LFS Spectator?

Quote from christoph schirmer :

c) FILSCA and LFS is a sad matter indeed. I would very much welcome leagues to FILSCA and provide service. But there is one problem: we do not have a script for uploading the results, nor do we currently have the man-power to develop one. That script is actually everything needed. FILSCA is a community-powered endeavor, and as such depends on the engagement and commitment of its members. Maybe some one who is skilled in php would be interest to code a parser?

Some weeks ago the long-standing absence of LFS from the list of FILSCA simulations was explained to be primarily due to lack of a script to automate uploading of race results. I was wondering if anyone in the sizable community of programmers who make addons had taken up the task yet. There's already scripts that can generate lots of stats, http://www.geocities.com/mrodg ... 3_2006_06_16_results.html so shouldn't it be doable?

Don't get discouraged if your progress slows, on a previous set of physics it took me 3 months to go from about 2 seconds slower than the fastest guys to within 1 second.

If you're only going to use one car, you could at least use an spr instead of mpr replay. The lag jolts at the start and the corners aren't too visually impressive.

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

I wouldn't call that barely noticeable. You start to hear wind by 2nd/3rd gear, and by 5th wind and other noises almost overpower the engine compared to the same rpms in 4th.

Quote from rabidmaddog :

It's just intended as some silly humor. Thank you Captain Serious

There's an off topic forum for that.
http://www.lfsforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=42

Put me down as an alternate. The dates and times are great for me, but I don't know if it will conflict with another league yet.

Will the OCC also include XRG events? It's the least used car according to lfsworld. http://www.lfsworld.net/?win=statstats&whichTab=carusage

You should put this report up on the LFS News site.

I find it's a lot easier to control the mouse with shifting up and down set to the mousewheel and throttle/brake on the keyboard. Putting the gas on a mouse button means you're going to be pushing down on it most of the time. This creates friction with your desk/mousepad, so you have to use more force to move the mouse when you steer. That results in slightly jerkier movements giving you less fine control. With the gearshift on the scrollwheel instead of the buttons you never have to put downward pressure on the mouse, allowing you to glide it around effortlessly. It also makes gearshifts slightly faster.

Right now the standard practice for leagues is to have a private server and give out the password by email or in a private forum. Wouldn't it be easier if you could enter some LFS accounts into a whitelist file and set your server to only allow those to connect? LFS usernames have to be verified by the master server to connect so it's already secure, plus there's no risk of leaked passwords. It would save a lot of the effort in playing email tag to distribute or announce passwords, especially in some leagues where they're announced or sent at the last minute to minimize leaks.

With the success, I hope it encourages more leagues to open North American divisions.

What kind of dates or times are these races going to be held in?

Quote from XCNuse :

ya i suggested this a long time ago back in RSC where it got a +1 from just about everyone

since then there have been like 50 other people suggesting this

anyways.. we dont even have rain yet, so dont count on it anytime soon

You probably weren't the first either :P.

Yeah, I didn't start this thread for bashing. We don't even know for sure what simulator they use. Might not even be rFactor OR LFS. I'll find out friday, anyhow.

http://revupmontreal.ca/fanZone_bestbuy.html
http://www.bestbuy.ca/marketin ... include/Intel_Event_E.pdf

How did I miss this? Intel's doing another sim tour but in Best Buy stores in Canada. It's probably only the same one as in the BMW pit lane park, but still, you get a full cockpit sim.

I was great to have a populated LRF server for once. On an NA friendly time slot to boot.

Quote from wE1l :

As for the essence of racing, it is not necessarily only the final position.

The essence of racing IS the final position. That's what all the drivers are aiming for in a race, the big cup at the end of the road. One of your examples mentioned Schumacher getting points after crashing out. If one crashed from his own driver error and no fault of equipment or other drivers, why should a driver be awarded any points at all? illepall

Great track guide videos. They remind me of these training movies from WWII Online. http://www.snoopstuff.com/

You should put them up on youtube or google video. Free streaming for all!

I'm starting to resent these "zomg restrict demo for better LFS!" threads. The thinking seems to follow these steps:

1. Restrict demo
   
2. ...
   
3. Profit! (for devs)

Not every longtime demo user fits your stereotype.

I started playing LFS before S1 came out and I didn't buy a license until after S2 was out. Not because I was a cheapskate, nor that I thought the demo was "good enough". I waited because LFS wasn't good enough, not for me, not until a certain time. Has everyone forgotten the S1 setups with their wierd rollbars, super stiff suspensions and hyperinflated tyres? I saw LFS as a sim with a lot of potential but several glaring holes that needed to be filled. If the aero bug had been discovered earlier I would have probably waited even longer until the current patch was out.

If LFS had the restrictions suggested in this thread, such as a time limit or no online(and just where does anyone get off suggesting the latter for a demo of an online racing sim?illepall) I would have probably forgotten LFS long ago and would now be playing (and paying for)rFactor or Netkar Pro. All most of these restrictions would do is kill the online demo scene, leaving new prospective buyers no one with whom to have quick pickup races online, making it nigh impossible to give the software a proper test. Unless one of the majestic S2 users deigns to come down from their lofty mountain and give the poor bastard a race at a set time. How would that be any better of an incentive to purchase a license?

Last edited by cannonfodder, Sun, 4 Jun 2006 03:59.

I would also prefer signing up here.