Quote from [RCG]Boosted :

duh, there would be an option to set a temperature, not that u have to, u would still be able to start with cold tires.

And in real life you can say that you want the tyres to be 70 degrees celsius? Maybe on a BF1 but not on a GTI...
And IMO hotplapping system doesn't have any big problem that should be addressed now and time should be spent on more important developments (for example normal replay system or real tyre changing strategy).

But the problem with preheated tyres is that I (and a lot of others as I see from spr's) very often start the lap with lower than ideal tyre temperature and finish it with overheated tyres as a result of low pressure (mainly with faster cars, GTR's and BF1 for example). And usually I have to warm one side of the tyres better than the other (or rear tyres differently from front tyres) before starting the hotlap.

So we could end up seeing hotlappers waiting minutes for the tyres to cool down which would be worse than the current situation . And I think that the option to adjust the temperature of every part of all the tyres would be extremely unreal.

I agree with those who say starting from the pits would mean unnecessary minutes driving round the circuit.

So my conclusion is the current hotlap system is good and shouldn't be changed

Quote from steve :

LOL cartoonish? perhaps you need a hardware update, this certainly does not look cartoonish in anyway. http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=173568#post173568

Yeah that's not cartoonish, that's more like a stamp

Quote from ajp71 :

I just tried it in Dx8 and am only getting occasional crashes in the menus (but they still mean a restart) graphics wise on 800 x 600 no AA it gave amazing FPS for something ISI based on my PC but they were shocking, literally talking in terms of original GPL style graphics except for the cars which look like high detail models totally out of place and that was running it with the default, (fairly high?) settings.

Now going to try a bigger resolution and leave Dx to Auto. Anyone know how to get the cockpit instrumentation to work, I only get the shift lights and a rev bar on the LCD, please don't tell me there not in the demo nK style :doh:

Press 1,2,3 for HUD, mirror, cockpit instrument.

I find this demo quite enjoyable.

I just had a 10 lap race with full grid and with AI difficulty set to 105% and I had a great fight in the middle of the pack with good FPS (1280x1024x32 DX9 high settings with A64 2500 Mhz, GF 6600GT). I liked the way I could force the car to a small oversteer with throttle in order to go out faster from the slower corners. In some cases I even had to save spins with fast countersteers.
I also like how the light conditions change throughout the day.

On the other hand I can't really tell at the moment if the car behaves realistically under wet conditions or not, I need more time . But it causes quite dramatic fps drop which should be decreased (I mean the drop . I hate the effect how the curbs force the car to go out to the grass. And finally the FFB effect: when I started first without checking the options, I felt almost no FFB. Then I changed to the predefined MOMO FFB setup and then I could feel really strong effects although many of them felt to be artificial and not very apropriate.

All in all IMO LFS is still the king in terms of driving feel but I am waiting for the final release to see the netcode and the possible improvements.

Last edited by csimpok, Fri 21 Jul 2006, 17:57.

Quote from Victor :

yup, thanks it's fixed now.

Now I think it shows (even now) the attempts since your actual best time was set. For example I did 9 runs with GT after my best GTI time.

I got bored of GTI so I changed to GT and realized that the counter of attempts restarted. Maybe it's a bug (?).

Quote from Scawen :

Let's imagine you owned a small shop and you're working at the till. And let's suppose the light in the drinks fridge was broken. And you put a sign on the door, saying "The light is broken, sorry". And you tried to position that sign so it's impossible that anyone could open the fridge without seeing the sign.

And then you find that 1000 people visit the shop, and 100 of them say "Mate, the fridge light is broken". And some of them shouting across the shop "Mate, the fridge light doesn't work". It would begin to become irritating. At first you'd smile and say "Yes, thanks". Gradually you'd begin to say "Yes, I know". Slowly you'd start to say "Yes, there is a sign on the door". Then, "Yes, that's why there is a sign on the door". Soon you'd start to take a breath and growl quietly, "Yes I know that". Eventually it would be like "I've put a sign on the door! Why does no-one read it?" Then the next person would start to fire up adrenaline rushes as you hold back your anger "Can you read? There's a sign on the bloody door that says the light doesn't work!"

Lol ok I understand but that last customer surely wouldn't come back to your shop again, neither his/her friends or relatives

Is it really such a big problem that some people ask stupid questions or don't read the first post that the thread has to be stopped? The solution is to ban them? After all they all paid for the product and want it to be better, I don't think that any dev should treat them as idiots even if they don't read through the whole thread.

I am in.

Quote from DEVIL 007 :

Sorry for a silly question but did you check if you have Haze effect switched on?

??? yes, haze effect is at "no" in otions menu. Or what do you mean?

Scawen said that he would set Haze effect on as default in the new patch but for me its still off for some reason.

Why do the cars (every car) consumes much less fuel now than before patch?

Quote from MacEST :

Well, if it's possible to win a bmw m6 car with lfs, then I think us foreigners would surely take a 2nd or 3rd visit to the qualifying events if we would have bad luck in the first. I know I would. Sure it's going to cost a lot, but hey, if I could win the car - my life would change

Anyhow, it's sad to hear it's only for german speaking people, but I also understand the marketing question of it.. I'm happy for the 10 lucky german chaps that will race for the car, but at the same time feel a little envious and crap that we, foreigners, can't participate. As if the EPS competition is not enough for them arrr..

Oh well, hopefully these competitions will find their way into a more international level too for the future.

Hi Mac!

It's time to consider applying for German citizenship
Not that I give more than 5% chance that I could win the car but it's frustrating not have the chance at least ...
And I am sure as soon as Hungary or Estonia reaches the population of 80 million and the same purchasing power as Germany we will be able to win an M6

So good luck for N1lyn, Biggie and the other faster drivers

What about the option that we could determine which tyres we want to change and whether we want the car to be repaired or not? Is it possible to do in a small compatible patch like this? (It would be good )

At Racing Challenge the prizes were sponsored by Fujitsu-Siemens Germany if I am right, and there was no limitation like this

Quote from cannonfodder :

The first event was yesterday on the 22nd, if I'm not mistaken. Have there been any press releases or reports in the german lfs sites?

I am interested too. For example which track is used? Is it possible to use own set or just predefined one? How many laps do you have? The fastest 1 lap counts?

Don't know if it was mentioned, but "/w wr" doesnt seem to work when I am online on a server.

nothing

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Quote from Vykos69 :

Main price is a BMW M6.

:wtf2: Add Hungarian cities! :ambulance

Are you racing at the moment?

Great news that we have F1 car

Although I have a little fear that maybe the sponsors want the game to be playable for a bigger audience therefore Scavier make the game a bit arcadish so that everyone can handle the new car

I hope its not the case, and they have a contract with the passage that nobody has voice in the development of the sim.

Last edited by csimpok, Tue 18 Apr 2006, 18:46.

Quote from steeflawson :

Strange link for a strange game ??
and its not LFS i think
http://driventoperform.intel.com/eng/race/italy/default.aspx

Oh maybe this will be the new LFS? (with patch R)
Well, the high nose bug and low grip issue surely disappeared

I live in Budapest, one of the most beautiful cities in Europe
http://www.budapest.com/