I was wondering how exactly the vertical FOV in rFactor corresponds with the horizontal FOV in other games, like LFS. I'm pretty sure it's more than just 90 degrees horizontal FOV = (90/16)x10=56.25 , for a 16:10 monitor. I've had a search for some FOV calculators, and most suggest that with a 16:10 aspect, 90 degrees horizontal works out at around 65 degrees vertical. Any ideas how this is calculated?

Last edited by DaveWS, Sat, 16 May 2009 11:12.

This could be solved by introducing a minimum weight in the cockpit, of say 80 Kg, and drivers under 80 Kg must have ballast added inside the cockpit or around the back of the seat for example.

Click "sync" (to turn it off).

Quote from GrIp DrIvEr :

I will have to say that this a 75% chance that it is J.C. and R.H. I think you sir, have a million pound photo!

On the subject of money, have you.....

/me runs

I was thinking the same Tristan. It's just a twat who doesn't deserve any attention, so move on people. Christ.

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Hehe. Thanks for trying to explain, I think I understood most of what you said. An interesting experiment regardless though.

Quote from tristancliffe :

Interesting. So the dll is effectively an "FOV = Options Menu + 15°" hack?

No, it's effectively a move viewpoint 0.250m or so back from original LFS viewpoint.

Quote from Juls :

There is something wrong with your screenshots. There is no way I can get the same view with dll on and off, even with camera moved full forward. I think you somehow disabled the dll in both screenshots.

Here is the default LFS view, I chose FOV to match exactly the FOV from your screenshots (palmtree on the left, writing on the right). I have bigger horizontal FOV because I have different aspect ratio but we only look at horizontal FOV.

And second view with the DLL on, and camera moved full forward. No way it can give the same view. Notice how mirror is less distorted, how the windshield shape is more square too, and the windshield border does not hide the same part of the landscape than in previous view too. Notice how the short range ground changes between the two screenshots while far range remains unchanged.

There is nothing wrong with my screenshots, you need to use custom view to allow you to move the camera forward enough.

I've taken 2 more screenshots, at 640x480, both with FOV at 90 degrees. Both are taken in custom view, with wheels and body on, and driver arms and wheel on to simulate cockpit view. The first screenshot is without the dll. The second is with the dll, but with the view moved forwards 0.250m.

Like I said to Tristan, all I can see this does is move the graphical viewpoint something like 0.250m (depends on your FOV, but it's 0.250 for 90 degrees) backwards from the original viewpoint that LFS thinks you have, hence why the reflections on the car look different. If you want further evidence, move the rotation slider around and see how the view pivots 0.250m around the original viewpoint.

I thought it was interesting at first, but I think if you move the camera forward to compensate, you end up with everything the same as it looked without the dll.

The BBC stream has been rubbish recently. Is it constantly stuttering / jerking for anyone else?

Quote from zeugnimod :

It wasn't the funniest thing I have ever seen, as promised. :/

But it sure was ****ing disturbing...

Congrats to both racers, I think it's worth a thread tbh, I mean, it's a FORUM for a RACING simulator.

Quote from amp88 :

I dunno...the wind noise and tyre squeal sounds normal to me...

I'm certain. Besides, sticking a special exhaust on a car won't make it reach 15000 rpm all of a sudden.

Quote from amp88 :

Crazy S2000 exhaust. Even louder than the Carrera GT with Awe straight pipes.

The audio has been edited, probably double the pitch of the original video.

Quote from danthebangerboy :

That link is just total b*llocks, makes no sense, how does leaving a word out of a sentence ever make sense?

Engauge sense of humour.

Tip, it's not supposed to make sense.

Williams have suffered a massive drop in pace in Bahrain, check out the fastest laps from the race: http://www.formula1.com/result ... 07/6621/fastest_laps.html

Williams 1.5 seconds off the pace...

Best win for Button so far I think.

Quote from amp88 :

Legard is a complete idiot. He just said there were 26 laps gone by looking at the graphic at the top of the world feed but it actually means there are 26 laps to go. Get him out and put someone who's not an idiot beside Brundle.

I'm learning to filter him out while listening to Brundle.

On the BBC website there is a tab for the onboard at the bottom of the live stream.

Quote from Xaid0n :

Anyone watching the onboard footage on BBC Interactive? Soooo cool

I have my laptop on with the onboard, next to my desktop with the TV coverage, it's brilliant!

Vettel has been very very scruffy for several laps now behind Trulli, watching the onboard. Not impressed.

Did Brundle just say that the 7th gear ratio is defined by regulations? No wonder the cars keep hitting the limiters when in the slipstream of others.

They want to increase overtaking, the ratios need an extra bit in reserve for drafting...

Legard is almost worse than JA, completely clueless.

My teammate Hugo is having problems with his wheel. It randomly crashes during racing, and the steering / pedals in game freeze leaving the car to continue in the same path until it hits something.

We've found that the only way to get the wheel back up and running is to replug it, and go shift + c (reinitiate controllers). The problem is, he needs to be able to change to mouse (almost at the instant his wheel dies) to regain control of the car just to stop it from crashing, then switch back to wheel mode once everything is sorted.

The question is, does anyone have any knowledge of a script or something to switch controllers to mouse in one button press, and back to wheel again, in one button press?

Quote from evilpimp :

The McLaren sounds retarded lol. Sounds like a toy tbh :P. And whats up with the weird revs sometimes? It goes like iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii e iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii e iiiiiiiiiiuiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii like the e is the shift and sometimes without shifting it goes weird (the u) ???

Quote from DeKo :

also, the mclaren sounding weird is when its coming on and off kers, it sounds almost like a gearchange.

This is confusing almost EVERYONE, even commentators. I'm 100% sure this "sound" is not KERS kicking in. KERS is only noticable as a sudden increase in acceleration, nothing else, no change to engine sound.

What you are actually hearing is interference in the signal of the onboard audio feed, causing the audio speed to change or stutter momentarily.

I don't know whats causing the interference, it could be related to the electrical energy in the KERS system, I really don't know TBH.

Quote from GreyBull [CHA] :

This thing is called the LFS Pro Series. It would be good to have arrechee signing-up here instead of seeing him doing circles on LFS ES, 1 second every lap in front of his faster opponent.

The more top drivers entering leagues like LFS pro series the better.

Quote from AlienT. :

Dave,

On the home page go into STATS then pick DRIVERS, you can then see rankings based on iRatings for both the Road and Oval. At present you need an iRating of 3057 to be in the top 250 for road and an iRating of 3145 to be in the top 250 for Oval.

*Facepalm*. I can't believe I missed this section, thanks!