Quote from nutty boy :

Is it allowed to be based on a real city?

I guess yes, unless someone actually owns the city.

Whenever I watch a wet weather race in real life, I come to the conclusion that the thing I miss the most in Live for Speed - more than anything else - is rain. It gives you a completely new sense of car control, and having driven a Formula BMW car in wet weather in Spain, I know that there is just nothing more fun or more exciting in this world, than racing in the wet.
I know it's on the list for S3, but S3 is still very far away from any kind of release right now, and I really don't want to have to wait till then to drive the FO8 in monsoon-like conditions.

I know that rain and wet tarmac requires quite a lot of programming on the physics side and it does have some eye-candy that needs to be made as well, but if it's possible, I would love to have the devs focus on just this for a couple of months and release a patch that includes wet weather conditions.

+1 just for the idea!

I am a driving god!

According to Dalek0220 at least, since I am actually able to control the FO8 rather well.

Free roaming mode would be useless in a racing simulator because:

It's a racing simulator.

Hey - what does that actually mean? It means it's not a drifting simulator, it's not a driving simulator. Sure, you are free to use it as a drifting or driving simulator, but don't expect the game to be developed in that direction.
With this in mind, ask yourself, how would free roaming mode contribute to the racing experience in LFS?
And no, illegal streetracing is not an option.

One thing I would agree on introducing is a free track practice mode, where you could essentially open up the complete Aston track, South City or whatever. I doubt it would require much coding, since the complete track is already loaded whether you pick South City Long or South City Sprint 1.

Still, it's not necessary in any way.

Quote from mixer13134 :

Yea they are nice, tho a little bit of AA would've been good.:P

I've always wanted to know, what font is that?

Thank you very much everyone

I agree, some AA would be nice, but I'm not quite comfortable with creating fake AA in Photoshop just yet, and my GPU can't handle more AA, so it's kind of

The font is a free one called Lane, and when you download it you get 4 versions. The one used in the wallpapers is "Lane - Upper"

Edit: I uploaded the originals, if anyone should be interested (though they are watermarked): Originals at Flickr

Last edited by evans, Sun 25 Mar 2007, 12:39.

Introducing the "Fighting for time" FXR-edition wallpaper series.
All wallpapers are in 1280x1024.

1: "From up high" - available in one version only.
"From up high" - V1

2: "Turning point" - available in two versions.

"Turning point" - V1
"Turning point" - V2

3: "Waiting for time" - available in two versions.

"Waiting for time" - V1
"Waiting for time" - V2

4: "Escape" - available in two versions.

"Escape" - V1
"Escape" - V2

Update: I uploaded the originals to my Flickr account: Fighting for time - the originals

Last edited by evans, Sun 25 Mar 2007, 12:40.

It definitely depends on who you are, how you understanding of racing is etc.
Of course, LFS will make almost anybody better at driving an everyday car, but when it comes to pushing the limits and driving the car on the absolute edge, it's a different story.

I have always been quite fast at adapting to cars and tracks in LFS, and I especially have a flair for the formula cars. So after two years of sim-racing, I decided to give it a go in the real world last summer. I signed up for a Formula BMW license course in Valencia, and even though I didn't get through to the next round, I could definitely feel the influence from simracing.
I had no previous experience, but I could maneuver the car around easily, keep up with the other drivers and even catch up with them.
I still believe that the reason I didn't go through to the next round was because I was not mastering heel-and-toe, which was essential to be the fastest. Cornering, lines and stuff like that was good, and I can only thank simracing for that.

And learning heel-and-toe is just a matter of getting a clutch pedal, which is what I am currently aiming for.

Quote from Bosse :

Umm, £36 is lower than most other games (atleast here in Sweden)?

Depends on the platform and the actual content and hype of the game.

Anyhoo, S3 is not going to be released tomorrow, so you'll have plenty of time to save your money.

I think most people here, like me, has been with LFS from either S1 or the beginning of S2, which means that we'll be happy to throw in £12 for more content and even better physics. I don't see LFS as one whole game, because I have paid twice for new content, and both times the amount was quite small, but the update itself was huge.

On the other hand though, £36 might be a lot if you're completely new to the game.

"Shift+R for restart"

or the more popular one:

"Shift+R for boobies"

That was a really good movie!
I especially like the HDR effects you used in the first couple of shots.

Quote from XCNuse :

looks like the cameraman was falling off a ladder

I think we all can do without all that tilt

tilt isn't always a good thing, sometimes it can be usefull, but still only a little amount of tilt is needed, not 45 degrees

Thing is I wanted to get this sort of angle on the twisty bit of road. It's sort of like the Senna "S".

Fresh outta' the shop.
No real purpose with the whole showcase-thing, just liked the concept. If responses are good, I'll do some of the other tracks and configurations

Quote from farcar :

No idea what you're talking about. illepall
Great edit though!

Thank you

mebeh bebeh, meh beh? meh!

I'm +1 on that. Always wanted the splits to appear whenever I check the WR for a new track, so I know what is actually fast

Quote from LFSn00b :

Just nobody can't make silvia soundset to XRT?

This isn't the proper thread for those requests mate

Quote from Eldanor :

Here goes an idea for anyone with the time to do it:
If track width is know, the we can compare it to the external dimension using a 3D program. I hope you get the idea, I would do it, but I don't have 3DStudio right now

Can be done just with LFS and an imaging program even, and some simple math.

Haha, I've had this idea for some time but never really went on to production. Very well done

Quote from BigDave2967 :

Pits Required: Yes. One. Pit between lap 5 and 45.

I take it you mean lap 35, not 45?

The poor guy doesn't even get a chance, does he?

Quote from sharkboots :

They'll be used in racing in a flash if the performance is there. I can definitely see some potential - compared to using regular tyres the wheel/tyre assembly might be lighter, sidewall flex might be reduced, and brake cooling potential might be improved.

Yeah, but imagine those wheels on an F1 car. The g-forces they would have to deal with. What if part of the wheel starts bending into it's own centre on the racetrack?
Also, with the downforce levels so high in F1, those spokes have to be so hard, I doubt it'd be any advantage. The tyres would also produce a lot of drag.

Paavon, put me down as well

still don't have a pm cpt slow :s

Quote from Captain Slow :

yes no problem
ill pm you the password

thanks mate

edit: my username is evans of course, racername is paavon