Bingo. I dont need to know I am driving a licensed ferrari, porsche or mercedes to enjoy my racing. Thats what NFS & TDU are for. Driving carsr modeled and designed in a similar vein is good enuff.
Plus who wants to pay for the licensing fees required to get real makes/locations in the game?
Amen to that brother.
Usually replying that blue flag spammers are wussies will shut em up.
Thanks for the comments matagyula. I think i can improve on the actual capture process and once I can work vdub properly so i can use the clips in pinnacle, it should be better.
The "intro" wasnt really an "intro" to speak of. More like a story of a guy dreaming his fz50 from a road car, into the fzr race car. It probably wasn't told so well, but meh, next time.
hmmmmmm, musn't be very good then???
or do i need some other access options? i will upload to my isp webspace tomorrow in a different format if required..... or youtube it.
or do i need some other access options? i will upload to my isp webspace tomorrow in a different format if required..... or youtube it.
Wow. I mean, Wow.
You must be the super uber god.
Woop de freekin doo. Maybe you'll get hired by Scavier now?
You must be the super uber god.
Woop de freekin doo. Maybe you'll get hired by Scavier now?
LFS Black
Here is my first attempt at a movie.
http://rapidshare.com/files/31114002/lfs_movie.avi
New mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?ffsmx91w9ms
OR NOW WITH YOUTUBE GOODNESS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aaHGCy578
It is approx. 3m20s in length (640x480, ~50mb, DivX)
There are very very limited special effects in this movie, in fact only two types were used in the whole thing. I did this for a reason. I wanted to see what sort of reaction I can get without using the fancy effects.
It "only" took me about a week and a half to make it (I was planning on one night!!!).
The video is a little bit choppy in some places, but I will improve on this as time goes on.
I think its a good fast paced high energy video, no orchestral music here.
Comments please, good or bad!!
Cheers.
http://rapidshare.com/files/31114002/lfs_movie.avi
New mirror: http://www.mediafire.com/?ffsmx91w9ms
OR NOW WITH YOUTUBE GOODNESS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5aaHGCy578
It is approx. 3m20s in length (640x480, ~50mb, DivX)
There are very very limited special effects in this movie, in fact only two types were used in the whole thing. I did this for a reason. I wanted to see what sort of reaction I can get without using the fancy effects.
It "only" took me about a week and a half to make it (I was planning on one night!!!).
The video is a little bit choppy in some places, but I will improve on this as time goes on.
I think its a good fast paced high energy video, no orchestral music here.
Comments please, good or bad!!
Cheers.
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Reason : added new d/l mirror
The ones with four round wheels on them!
Does anyone use pinnacle studio in their editing? If so, can you use the avi files that fraps writes in Studio? I get the audio, but no picture. I can convert it to MPEG4 with virtual dub but then the resulting file is choppy and crap. The fraps avi's are pretty smooth so just want to try and do away with the compression until rendering time.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
I dont think thats a game related problem, I rarely get stutter, and when I mean rarely, it is rare. I found it started to become a little more frequent lately, but it all cleared up when i defragged my drive.
I have never noticed stutter upon connections during races or whatever.......
Taking the kids to Blackwood Primary School??
Socks for me all the way!!
I got speshul padded bottom socks so its real nice. I tried barefoot a couple of nights ago, but almost got a blister on me accelerator foot due to the ridges on the DFP pedals (yea i got weak wimpy soles).
I got speshul padded bottom socks so its real nice. I tried barefoot a couple of nights ago, but almost got a blister on me accelerator foot due to the ridges on the DFP pedals (yea i got weak wimpy soles).
Personally speaking, from my interpretation of all blue flag type rules is that if you get a blue flag it DOES NOT mean you have to pull over IMMEDIATELY and let the person behind you pass.
There are many racers out there who will abuse you and carry on like a pork chop spamming the text msgs with things like BLUE FLAG MOVE OVER etc etc when they think they are close enough.
If I get a blue flag and I am approaching, or in the middle of, a corner or a chicane I dont immediately move over as this is quite silly and dangerous as I could spin and end up crashing. I wait until it is safe to do so (like on a straight).
The other thing is, blue flag does not mean surrender your position which a lot of people seem to think it means. If I am in the middle of a race and I get a blue flag from the position behind me, I will not surrender that position without a fight. If I did, why bother even racing? If they end up passing me, well done, good pass, on we go. If I was a lapped competitor, well thats different, and I will move over when safe to do so. Often I will take a line off the normal racing line if I am slower and I know the faster cars are coming even before the blue flag appears (by checking mirrors) so they can get around me fairly quickly.
In real racing there are TWO blue flags. When held stationary it means there is a car close to you, when waved, it means somewhen is attempting to overtake you. I can't remember the bit where it says "when you get a blue flag - get the hell off the track NOOB"
There are many racers out there who will abuse you and carry on like a pork chop spamming the text msgs with things like BLUE FLAG MOVE OVER etc etc when they think they are close enough.
If I get a blue flag and I am approaching, or in the middle of, a corner or a chicane I dont immediately move over as this is quite silly and dangerous as I could spin and end up crashing. I wait until it is safe to do so (like on a straight).
The other thing is, blue flag does not mean surrender your position which a lot of people seem to think it means. If I am in the middle of a race and I get a blue flag from the position behind me, I will not surrender that position without a fight. If I did, why bother even racing? If they end up passing me, well done, good pass, on we go. If I was a lapped competitor, well thats different, and I will move over when safe to do so. Often I will take a line off the normal racing line if I am slower and I know the faster cars are coming even before the blue flag appears (by checking mirrors) so they can get around me fairly quickly.
In real racing there are TWO blue flags. When held stationary it means there is a car close to you, when waved, it means somewhen is attempting to overtake you. I can't remember the bit where it says "when you get a blue flag - get the hell off the track NOOB"
The dude in the Ferrari putting it into the wall is definately, unfortunately, Australian.
It happened at Eastern Creek raceway in Western Sydney, during the "Powerskid" contest (seeing how long you could pull a burnout from a standstill WITHOUT using your brakes) which was a part of the Powercruise event. It was a couple of years ago though. I heard a rumour it was a Ferrari dealer that was driving but that is totally not confirmed.
Check this video, it's the same one, but with footage of two cars showing how it should be done at the start, then the ferrari dude.
First car is an EH Holden from about 1963ish, second is a Holden Commodore ute. Both with big freakin superchargers hanging off em.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nM5a-TRQSg
It happened at Eastern Creek raceway in Western Sydney, during the "Powerskid" contest (seeing how long you could pull a burnout from a standstill WITHOUT using your brakes) which was a part of the Powercruise event. It was a couple of years ago though. I heard a rumour it was a Ferrari dealer that was driving but that is totally not confirmed.
Check this video, it's the same one, but with footage of two cars showing how it should be done at the start, then the ferrari dude.
First car is an EH Holden from about 1963ish, second is a Holden Commodore ute. Both with big freakin superchargers hanging off em.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nM5a-TRQSg
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Oh dear god, not again.......................
My 2c is this:
I try most racing sims that I can play on my crappy PC, but I always come back to LFS. The main thing I think for me, is the multiplayer experience. It is just awesome. When I first downloaded the demo, way back in 2003 or even earlier, I couldn't believe the immersive feel of the driving model compared to anything else available at the time.
Even now, I compare other models to LFS. Graphics and sound are all very well for some, but for me, I've played plenty of pretty games with awesome sound, but if the car doesn't feel like a car, it doesn't last long on my play list.
I try most racing sims that I can play on my crappy PC, but I always come back to LFS. The main thing I think for me, is the multiplayer experience. It is just awesome. When I first downloaded the demo, way back in 2003 or even earlier, I couldn't believe the immersive feel of the driving model compared to anything else available at the time.
Even now, I compare other models to LFS. Graphics and sound are all very well for some, but for me, I've played plenty of pretty games with awesome sound, but if the car doesn't feel like a car, it doesn't last long on my play list.
How about this for a modern take on the whole thing?
http://www.elfin.com.au
Click on "Showroom" to check the cars out. I see a base for a LX8 if I ever saw one! Mmmmmmmmmmm, LS1 V8 goodness.
http://www.elfin.com.au
Click on "Showroom" to check the cars out. I see a base for a LX8 if I ever saw one! Mmmmmmmmmmm, LS1 V8 goodness.
Are you capturing at a slower than normal rate? This will help your pc performance.
Run your replay at half speed, and capture at 12fps instead of 24fps. Then, when it is played back at normal speed (24fps) it all plays, well, normal. It means your PC has more time to process and capture each frame (not slowing it so much).
At least thats how I think it works........
Run your replay at half speed, and capture at 12fps instead of 24fps. Then, when it is played back at normal speed (24fps) it all plays, well, normal. It means your PC has more time to process and capture each frame (not slowing it so much).
At least thats how I think it works........
I would definitely agree with this. The first time I saw the hybrids on a road track my first thought was that it must be because they heat up faster. Just try putting hybrids on the rear of a RWD car (such as XRT) and see how much easier it is to rip a burnout over having road tyres on.
I would say the benefit of the hybrids would detoriate over a longer race as they could easily overheat, and it would depend on the track and driving style too. I have tried them, and use it for short 4 or 5 lap races, longer races, I go back to normal road tyres.
http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/~mak ... fs/sajam2007/Image005.jpg
OK, I'm feeling some sort of caption competition coming on......
"Walls and oncoming traffic are bad mmkay?"
OK, I'm feeling some sort of caption competition coming on......
"Walls and oncoming traffic are bad mmkay?"
Plus, you are from Melbourne. That would explain quite a lot!
HELLO!?!
Torque, baby Torque! Electric equals loads of torque!
And I've seen many an electric car do plenty good burnouts.
Isn't that one of the reasons they switched from titanium plates to the wood-type ones? To stop the sparks from flying all over the place?
Especially on your bumpier road circuits (take a look at some old Adelaide F1GP footage and you see what i mean).
Probably deemed a "fire hazard" or somethign.
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