Basically a re-post, i'd like to see something like different channels, RSS feeds perhaps (very trendy), subscribing to tags (or level / category of misbehaviour, ... something) you want and get some bans applied automatically.

"The more choice available, the more likely people will choose nothing.", kind of fits the current system, IMHO.

Hello! i was sort of waiting to see if there was any interest at all.

So i guess we're racing. Too late for website signup stuffs and i'm too tired to do PMs so i'll go for backup plan D:

All times in UTC/GMT

Password 18:00 to 18:50: cookin
Password starting from 18:50: same as previous events.

The server will be up from about 18:00 (qualifying starts 19:00).

*Edit: stats!

race_1-fe5_lx6.html
race_2-ky3_lrf.html

Bit of a holiday special with two rounds of cookin', many pies awarded to everyone who showed up.

Last edited by filur, Mon 25 Dec 2006, 21:21. Reason : stats!

Quote from Scawen :

About half of you do need to unlock, because of a fix in the unlocking system. I've just raised everyone's unlocks available to 2 right now, in case you do need to unlock.

:Kick_Can_

These be samples:

http://thenz.org/soundcomparison.rar

Overall the new ones seem slightly improved.

Quote from Winkel :

In the attachment i put comparison of LFS GTI and GeneRally sounds ;]

I think you've managed to slightly improve the LFS sound with to some added distortion.

Just "open the window" a bit and it should sound something like this (without the using-a-mic-to-record-speakers @ 8khz effect)

A separate "patching exe file" could be distributed by the current update system, it could be designed as a launcher, notifying you if there is an update (and performing the updates), launching the game if there isn't one. In my opinion this is a slightly better design, avoiding the restart for players who want tracks loaded as LFS starts, alerting and updating for players who don't race online very often and keeping the update code separated from LFS itself.

That said, the current system is very good.

Sounds like you want to filter messages and commands, could make for some tedious verification procedures i think, atleast for the chat messages, and i don't think chat messages should ever be filtered since it'll probably introduce administrative stuff under a false sense of security.

+1 for being able to hear/affect/control commands though.

Quote from Rugero :

got a quick question
is it normal that the carsounds after installing u34 sounds much different then in the first u patch?

Wow, i think you just took the record in not reading the thread you post in.

Quote from Scawen :

Car Sound Improvements

Quote from Anarchi-H :

I could write the code the backend would require on a couple of sheets of toilet paper if I were to use LFSWorldSDK or PPF to parse the data.
Anyway, I think you've got your way and I've got mine. I doubt they are going to converge (do they ever? ) so I'd best just drop it...

Still might try it though

I don't mean it's a bad idea or that it would take very long, just that i wouldn't use it for the thing i had in mind (and not really fit the target group of users [my target group, if i was to .. etc etc]).

The JSON provider would surely be a neat thing all by itself.

Quote from Anarchi-H :

If you are just going to display it, you are making things harder to adapt.

But very simple to use (and present), if the JSON backend already existed that't be great, but i wouldn't write one for this purpose.

I can't see many people using the more advanced stuff (insert fancy terms of choice, im very tired. ).

Quote from Anarchi-H :

(filur: You aren't a Java programmer per chance are you? )

No.

Quote from imthebestracerthereis :

so if i put that in my website will it show up :X Sorry, im a noob :dnfnoob:

That stuff was just an idea, needs someone to create and serve it. Would probably need to be lfsworld since pubstats is sort of a semi-non-free service now, would be a bit weird if someone else offered a mirror of practically everything for free.

Quote from Anarchi-H :

That would be JS aggregation

:shhh:

Quote from Anarchi-H :

I think it would be better to just give it back in a var though than display it, or like I said before use JSON. The advantage to the latter would be that you could use multiple remote scripting techniques to fetch it

I think i'd stick to extremely simple stuff for JS, code generator style, click button, copy, paste, stuff appears on website. XML for anything else.

http://www.ozoneservices.com/p ... /sx00-extras/cat5-01b.jpg

Being a wire, they're the opposite of wireless.

Race stats <- lovely lap-by-lap graph.

Combo really was random this week, 1 hour of MRT5 @ Westhill is probably quite unique.

I don't think the MRT is a boring car but i couldn't help nodding off after about 5 laps, Hyperactive had a spin in the chicane and i wasn't really paying attention, just managed to avoid a crash but spun myself. Quite a few close laps with Hyper, Jimmy and Mooney. Sorry again to Mooney for ze crash, it looks really weird in the replay, i think the low pps'es missed the impact. Great driving by Lococost crossing the line over 30 seconds before anyone else.

Quote from Humbleridderen :

Well, I didn´t get the password through PM, even i registered in lfs.forum.dk, so lost todays race. Now i try here? please send me password for next race.

Sorry, i didn't have time to check all the forums FEL had posted on. You're very welcome next monday. :sorry:

Quote from xenoa :

Still change to race tonight ?)
or next week ?

Next week.

I'll switch to the webpage signup for next week, it's very simple, works sort of like OLFSL's password pages, you basically just click a button to get the password. I'll post more details in a bit.

Last edited by filur, Mon 18 Dec 2006, 21:31.

Shameless triple-post :bump: Server online.

*Edit: ok so it's an hour early, timezones confuse me. qualifying starts in ~2 hours.

Well that's about a million times more complicated than what i meant/had in mind.

What i meant was ..


Service provider would probably be using a local cache of the hostlist.

The new status buttons can be used with just HTML, more info could be served using dynamically created javascripts with document.write()'s, new feature for LFS World perhaps? (i think Victor likes javascripts )

I don't know much about wireless stuffs, but a simple forum search for "wireless" brings up results such as these:

lag problems
Constantly Disconnecting from Server (without error message)
Disconnection problems
Spinoff : Internet connection issues
Online problem, lags!
problem connecting with a server
Server Disconnects - Urgent help needed
Losing connection constantly please HELP!
Sudden Disconnection
Disconnected too often: Any ports I should forward?

etc.

I've been toying with some new ideas on how to organize these events, i won't be moving to the new stuff for this monday but i might give it a try for the next one (25th). The new system consists of getting an account for FLP's "interwebs", going to What's Cookin' and selecting if you'll race, not race or you don't know (yet). The password will then be found on the page if you have selected that you are racing, ie. you're supposed to confirm your participation each week and be able to get the password without PM's. If anyone wants to try it out (it'll be set up for this event even tho it won't be required), send me a pm.

Anyway, for this monday (tomorrow), this is how it'll go down.

• Same password as before, people who have raced before are welcome to join.
  
• New drivers who have signed up for this monday will get the password by PM.
  
• Drivers who want to sign up can post here or send me a PM, but with the 18:30 UTC deadline (tomorrow).
  
• First come, first served, server will open at about 18:00 UTC
  

I'll be hosting since FEL is on vacation, sadly my bandwidth is about 0.1% of his so i'll need to limit the grid to about 16 drivers.

I have no bind for sorry, for the exact reasons Gimpster argues you shouldn't. I also pretty much never apologize if i don't know what caused the incident, feels just a bit too random and insincere.

In short i agree with everything Gimpster said, one of my least favorite things is the type of driver who gives you a nudge, a push, a big bump then finally a big crash along with "im sorry" in various colors.

New sound sounds like the old sound sent thru a lowpass filter with some added resonance, with gearbox whine on top, outside the filter. I only watched a replay of a full grid LX6 start and drove a few cars very briefly, but the overall impression is that everything is quieter, muffled, blurred, skid sounds way less audible, engine sounds of surrounding cars much quieter. I don't like the new sounds.

Quote from HondaCivicSI :

ok the thing is that I record them with fraps but the file is huge (20sec is 235MB) and it is too large to upload on youtube. what can I do? to I have to buy fraps?

You compress the video using a suitable codec in a suitable program.

Quote from (SaM) :

Start up VirtualDub. http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/. Open the avi file you recorded. [...] go to Video > Compression and choose one of the codecs (XviD or DivX are recommended). Press F7 to save it and it's done.

Last edited by filur, Sat 16 Dec 2006, 01:40.

Quote from sweetreid :

I'd like to race on the 18th! :mr-t:

Quote from wimpie :

Can I join next monday?

If there's room (which there'll be for sure) you're both welcome to join.

On another note. Since FEL has taken to the skies and is slacking around somewhere in east Asia, i now have to organize this thing for the next two weeks. Problem is he didn't really tell me all the details of how he went about things. It'd be great if some of you who have previously taken part could drop me a PM, i'm mostly interested in if he used the same password or if he changed it for each event (i always joined using the server admin pass), so if anyone remembers any old passwords click here.

Happy Birthday.

Quote from Gunn :

Trying to delete an entry:

XML Parsing Error: no element found

Fixed, i think.