I enjoy it. I think Race07/GTR Evo/STCC drives much better than GT Legends, plus you get loads of real content. I must admit that I spend more time in GTR E last year than in LfS, but that is due to me having almost no time to race anymore, so 2-3 laps soloing on the Nürbi is about as good as it gets for me.
Now I don't want to offend anyone really, but I do think that if anyone has inside info, chavm is one of the least likely candidates...
Can happen if the car is deformed enough. Not really a bug, because it's either having hands clipping through the steering wheel or very awkwardly deformed animations.
There must be a difference in our reception of things, because I for one would only be disappointed by the fact that this post should have been made a year ago, and that the policy on accepting idiocy in here is way too lax in my opinion.
The Devs are no superior beings, they're human, and as such also prone to emotions and I can dearly understand Erics reaction, especially since he recieved enough flak in the past for not finishing the new interiors for a certain patch in time, but never got the apreciation he deserved for all the great work he did, be it the new interiors, new SO, the almost unnoticed exterior updates on the XFs and XRs and the Scirocco, which I think was much more work than taking VWs CAD model and type "scale to 20000 Triangles" in a console.
I used the dice because it's the simplest form of gambling. Of course, machines are more complex, but the basics remain the same. They are not allowed to remember the previous "throw", but they are set on a certain chance. That means, if the chance to win is 98%, it is possible that a machine pays out less than that or more than that, because it's based on chance. The longer you watch it though, the closer it'll be to 98%. That's how propability works.
Also, I gather that those "fruity" machines only pay out what's in them? Because the machines I maintained payed out independent from the actual amount of money in them, as I payed the winners out from the cashier.
Now if they only pay out what's in them, it addas another "layer of luck", meaning that if you win on a machine that hasn't a lot in it, you've bad luck because you win only a little. That would also be the only thing that you can gain knowledge about by watching. Still, the chances to win should be the same, no matter how much money is in them.
On a closing note: gambling is a serious addiction that can and will ruin your life, much like alcohol or drugs.
Also, I gather that those "fruity" machines only pay out what's in them? Because the machines I maintained payed out independent from the actual amount of money in them, as I payed the winners out from the cashier.
Now if they only pay out what's in them, it addas another "layer of luck", meaning that if you win on a machine that hasn't a lot in it, you've bad luck because you win only a little. That would also be the only thing that you can gain knowledge about by watching. Still, the chances to win should be the same, no matter how much money is in them.
On a closing note: gambling is a serious addiction that can and will ruin your life, much like alcohol or drugs.
Sorry, but a fan under the wheel would not make any sense as there would be next to no airflow, because the table would obstruct it.
I could interpret a worrying obsession with blood into that. Also, I do prefer green over red. Still like the rythm.
I wonder what makes you think that the devs would pay more attention to suggestions with polls in it. Now I'd understand if the devs themselves would make these kind of polls to determine which was to go. But that wouldn't be like Scavier used to work, and I doubt it will work like that now or in the future.
Now I don't know what the UK legislation is on gambling, but here in Austria, and I guess all across the EU (which would include the UK), no matter how "big" the machine is, the chance to win has to be totally unrelated to the money that is in it, and unrelated to any previous wins. Also, if it hints that there's a win coming up, it can't be based on chance, it would be predetermined, which would make it fraud.
Also it basically comes down to propability calculation. To make it easier, let's use a dice as an example.
A person does throw a dice numerous times without ever scoring a six. Now you take the dice. Now you'd think that the more often a dice is thrown, the more likely it is to score a six.
But every single throw has the exact same chance of scoring a 6 as a dice has no memory. Thus, no matter how often somebody has thrown it, you have the same chances to win as if you'd taken a "fresh" dice.
Nope, modern computer based slot machines have to be as random as scientifically possible. They are very strictly controlled by the governement.
Also, I was responsible for 18 slot machines, which meant that I payed out the wins, I checked the balance and I emptied the cash boxes. In short: I knew when which mashine won, how much it won and how much money was put in it, and there was know way in hell to see a pattern without using serious math skills and computers. There's no way that anyone can possibly know when a machine is winning, especially without all the detailed inside info.
Also, I was responsible for 18 slot machines, which meant that I payed out the wins, I checked the balance and I emptied the cash boxes. In short: I knew when which mashine won, how much it won and how much money was put in it, and there was know way in hell to see a pattern without using serious math skills and computers. There's no way that anyone can possibly know when a machine is winning, especially without all the detailed inside info.
Simply not true, and at least in austria illegal. There are no signs that show if a machine is winning. That would be against the very principle that random chance or luck is the deciding factor. Not to mention that it would be fraud.
Going by flashing lights or even watching a machine to see if it pays out is about as sensical as only to gamble without wearing underpants...
Those who claim to know "how it works" are just trying to convince themselves to play on against their better judgement. It is a form of addiction.
Going by flashing lights or even watching a machine to see if it pays out is about as sensical as only to gamble without wearing underpants...
Those who claim to know "how it works" are just trying to convince themselves to play on against their better judgement. It is a form of addiction.
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Having worked in a slot machine casino to add a little to my lousy journalist income, I tell you that you cannot possibly win on these machines in the long run.
Here in Austria, the win rate is 98% of the money put in (not the pay-out rate though, there's a difference: you win if you score a win, but it isn't paid out unless the player whishes to do so, thus a lot wins are not paid out at all, as they are lost when the players continue to play.)
And here's what fools the people: you win quite quickly, and you win quite often. Still, you don't win as much as you put in. There might be days where you win 1000 Euros with only 150 euros inserted in a machine, but over the course of a year, even if your wins paid out immediately instead of playing on with them, you'd still end up with 2% less money than you had beforehand. The only real winner is the casino.
Here in Austria, the win rate is 98% of the money put in (not the pay-out rate though, there's a difference: you win if you score a win, but it isn't paid out unless the player whishes to do so, thus a lot wins are not paid out at all, as they are lost when the players continue to play.)
And here's what fools the people: you win quite quickly, and you win quite often. Still, you don't win as much as you put in. There might be days where you win 1000 Euros with only 150 euros inserted in a machine, but over the course of a year, even if your wins paid out immediately instead of playing on with them, you'd still end up with 2% less money than you had beforehand. The only real winner is the casino.
Nope, it's an alomst exact carbon copy of the Starion. The 944 just looks very similar to both the XRs and the Starion.
I wonder too, because the pics only tell me two things: you put an ordinary casing fan on top of the G25 and added an old school switch to a very inconvenient position. I imagine that switch being flipped quite often when racing and trying to shift with the paddles.
I never ever bothered about this, and in fact, until now I didn't even know there was an issue regarding this, allthough IIRC, my car has the tacho on the left and the speedo on the right.
I mean, do the swapped instruments anything harmful? You still can read them at a quick glance, can't you? But then, I very rarely watch the dials, as I usually keep focused on the road.
I mean, do the swapped instruments anything harmful? You still can read them at a quick glance, can't you? But then, I very rarely watch the dials, as I usually keep focused on the road.
Played in December, left me surprisingly cold.
You can see the numbers in LfS World, Gnomie 
And to add to the topic: I don't think that iRacing "killed" LfS, it's rather the natural cycle of a game. Anything new rekindles interest that wears off until the next new thing is added. Problem is though, that LfS is really starting to show it's age, which makes it interesting only to a hardcore playerbase, and less to new ones.
That effect makes the "wave" of interest smaller than it could potentially be.
Also, many people here are long time followers, and I guess they are in a similar situation like me: The times in which I actively pursue to play LfS become further apart and shorter. And THAT is what's going to cause LfS's slow "death".
And to add to the topic: I don't think that iRacing "killed" LfS, it's rather the natural cycle of a game. Anything new rekindles interest that wears off until the next new thing is added. Problem is though, that LfS is really starting to show it's age, which makes it interesting only to a hardcore playerbase, and less to new ones.
That effect makes the "wave" of interest smaller than it could potentially be.
Also, many people here are long time followers, and I guess they are in a similar situation like me: The times in which I actively pursue to play LfS become further apart and shorter. And THAT is what's going to cause LfS's slow "death".
Got me a Google G1 phone today and spent most of it toying around with it. Great and I hope it will raise my productivity, as I work in two freelance jobs (journalist and real estate agent) that require me to be out of my home office a lot. Posting from it now 
As there are some old school titles mentioned here, I'd like to present my latest acquisition, a very well done "old school" RPG.
Eschalon
Captures the spirit of games like Ultima.
Also, right now, it's only 15.19 € when you buy it via steam as opposed to the 19.99 it would cost otherwise. Also, there's a demo if you want to try it out.
Eschalon
Captures the spirit of games like Ultima.
Also, right now, it's only 15.19 € when you buy it via steam as opposed to the 19.99 it would cost otherwise. Also, there's a demo if you want to try it out.
I agree that it isn't needed, especially as on the PC you can do much better things as you are not limited to LfS as software to make renders/screenshots.
Ace mod 1.02 was released and it seems like it's great, still downloading.
Another underrated game I spent years on (as a mod and alter as retail) Red Orchestra
Another underrated game I spent years on (as a mod and alter as retail) Red Orchestra
Sad, as for the very limited time I had for racing, CTRA was always the perfect place. Now with it gone, I don't yet know where to continue to race, as ordinary pubs are too casual, while leagues and tournaments need too much commitment.
Saying that, I still hope that CTRA will rise again, once SamH has solved his presumably numerous issues both IRL and with CTRA/LfS, regardless of the bad blood between him and becky.
Saying that, I still hope that CTRA will rise again, once SamH has solved his presumably numerous issues both IRL and with CTRA/LfS, regardless of the bad blood between him and becky.
Funny label, but it was posted by me some pages ago
I oppose, because, while avatares serve the same purpose as signatures, meaning being anle to quickly identify the poster without having to read the name, they don't break the thread up like larger signatures do.
Well, that happened to me too, especially since I was already let down by Oblivion (and i loved Daggerfall and Morrowind back then). So I wasn't dissapointed with it per se, but I still found it only mediocre at best. For me, Fo3 is one of those games you start playing, then something more interesting comes along and makes you forget about it quickly.
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