Quote from deggis :

And that's a nerd LAN party?!

well if you had read the article on lfs news, you would know that it was a bigger event, with a vernissage, bodypainting show and more...
25 LFSers were there + about 50 other people...

Thanks for the congrats ;-)
The article on LFS-News is out...

Czech LFS League - Studio Rimska Octavia Cup knows its winners, a summary on LFS news... Here some pics from the ceremony



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Last edited by Chaos, Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:21.

The actual line drawn on the track is missing (or the timekeeping line is offset from what is drawn on the track)

One thing when learning to drive fast is the order of importance.

1. The most important thing, alfa&omega of racing, is the racing line. First learn the line by driving slowly on the track. Look at the WR replays if you can't figure out the line by yourself. Everytime try to use the whole width of the track and what is also important, be smooth with the steering (and gas/brake)

2. Getting on the gas. After you can get your line right, learn when (just at the apex or a bit after) and how quickly to apply gas so that you stay on the racing line. The saying "Slow in, Fast out" comes here. It's much better to brake early and get the line right than trying to brake late and overshooting the corner. This is safest way to get some nice times, even when you don't know the track 100%

3. Get the braking right. Why braking 3rd? Because when you brake, you gain time only on say 200m of braking. Coming out fast of a corner gains you time the whole straight following the corner, up to the braking point for the next one.

Last edited by Chaos, Sat, 7 Jan 2006 23:00.

Quote from Renku :

On FXR, flatshifting does damage the engine!

LX4+LX6 too

want to drive more economically? don't press the loud pedal all the way down... simple...

nice idea

Quote from Integra_Racer :

Yeah I got it sorted but I still can't play lfs until next month. Thanks for you help everyone!

write an email to the devs explaining what happend... usually they will grant you another unlock...

Quote from MadCatX :

When you are talking abuot credits, how they can be used? In S1 you unlocked car for it, how it is in S2? "Offline" credits seems to be useless, dunno how it is about online ones....

no, they have no use in S2...

Quote from MadCatX :

Because I don't own credit card, PayPal or MoneyBookers account, I've decided to buy S1+S2 licence via liveforspeed.cz. I have a simple question, when can I expect my voucher code? I sent money on desired bank account 2nd Jan. Does anybody have any experience with these mediate licence purchasing?

(Sorry if I am asking silly....)

What about asking (or searching, cause it has been asked a few times already) in the czech forum eh? Usually it takes 2-3 days until the money appears on the account (inter bank transfer). The guy in charge sends the vouchers as soon as he sees the money has arrived...

What about a option to have the MPRs smoothed out when played? I imagine it could be just a math routine that would smooth out the lines the cars take, so we would not see them "jump". It would be nice for making vids and when showing LFS to someone... (difficult to answer when the guy asks why the cars jump...)
And leave it as an option because of leagues and appeals, where the admins need to see wheter it was a lag or something else...

Last edited by Chaos, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:52.

Quote from J_Matrix :

Yes, i think that weight should be distributed over the car, possibly equally so that there should not be too much difference in the original mass distribution of the car. That would really help in future.. And of course it could be a system that would not be forced for everybody, whose that want to use it can set it via server, others can simply not activate the system, and race as we all do right now

well, irl they put metal plates on the floor where the co-driver would sit...

Quote from whisperinghill :

Well I don't believe this statement at all. It is pretty common for FXR racers to come to a corner and go from maxed out 6th gear and down shift to 4th or even 3rd in one motion. For one, I don't think you could keep the wheels from locking up in real life and if you could get it in gear, it would blow the engine up. Probably the very first time.

This makes for the driver that has learned the nuances of LFS racing to be extreemely fast but not very realistic.

imo that's nothing wrong if you don't overrev the engine... and the damage is there, just flatshift for 5 laps in the FXR and you'll hear/experience the power loss....

ok, I shot about 10 more pics and this one is the sharpest...

Quote from KiDCoDEa :

your last photo, the one thats more important, is very unfocused. can u take a better picture please?

well with flash, the photo is focused, but you can't see a thing in the lens because of the reflection, and without flash i can't hold my hand still enough... I'll try, but no promises...

Quote from Shotglass :

mwahahaha i love the lego stand for the lens

hehe, built in 5 mins and does its job at first I thought of a better stand, but now I think I don't need it

Last edited by Chaos, Fri, 23 Dec 2005 19:46.

So, it took some time, but here are the promised photos...

I wish everybody many happy racing miles in the next year!

Last edited by Chaos, Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:41.

Victor, please make little markings on these timelines on each whole hour
and maybe on the others too (days, months...)

Last edited by Chaos, Wed, 21 Dec 2005 22:52.

Well back on RSC I suggested to have the banners as they are now, but also to have some, which could be skinned the way the cars are skinned now... This would make it much easier for teams to get a server for ads...

And another thing is a MOTD screen upon conneting to a server...

Last edited by Chaos, Sun, 18 Dec 2005 10:26.

Quote from jeffB36 :

Also, Why dont I see other peoples skins?? I have that option turned on in the control section??

IMO because it works only with an S2 license...

good idea

Quote from Cue-Ball :

If something like this were to be implemented I would like to see it done both ways and the server admin given the choice. Reserving spots when you're only reserving for 3 people and you can host 20 racers is no big deal, because you're only setting aside a small percentage of the total number of slots. However; if you're like me and can only host 10-12 people at a time, yet you want to reserve spots for yourself and four friends you've just "reserved" almost half of the grid. If none of the reserved people show up that night you're stuck with only 6 open spots on the server. In this case it would be preferable to kick the last joined user in order for an admin/reserved player to get on the server.

I really like the idea of reserved slots, but I'd hate to get stuck limiting myself to 6 racers just because I have 4 reserved slots.

well if you host, you decide no? so where's the problem of adding/removing reserved slots?

Happy b-day Scawen, enjoy the day!

Quote from avih :

hmm.. I must say it's a bit disappointing... what about the depth perception? virtual image size, eye strain etc. Does it have real advantage other than a nice gimic?

well i played 2 hours straight now, no probs with eyes or anything... i even set a new pb... the advantage is that you have a larger monitor and you can have it closer to your eyes than a normal screen...

Quote from KiDCoDEa :

can u plz take photos from where ya eyes are usually looking at lens?

yes... but in about 2 weeks when my brother brings a camera...
I have the black momo and the lens is just above the line of the top that needs to be taken off to tighten the wheel in place...
and the lens-monitor distance is 300mm (in my previous post i only guessed, because father needed to work on the computer...)

Last edited by Chaos, Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:48.

Quote from detail :

What is your monitor size in mm? What is the distance between the screen surface and the lens?

monitor - 430mm
distance - cca 500mm