to be honest, you need a computer driven pacecar. everything else can have effects to the race. i've done some league races and in the most races the pacecar caused some trouble.
you can use this spare guy to trigger the pacecar and work as racecontroll but the pacecar should be driven by an A.I.
a cheat becomes a cheat, only if someone knows you are using it
use the ai, as a pacecar. give the ai a setup with a maximum speed. if you want the pacecar to come in, give it a stop and go penalty. after entering the pits, send it to spectate.
i'Ve talked about this topic with becky already. we thought about how to "increase" the skill level.
one of the outcome was, the FZ5 with 200kg wheight on the back feels the most like a nascar but not speedwise.
i am up for an oval license, which could give me a big help in choosing drivers for oval races.
ok there are not enough tracks, but flat ovals on autocross (as i've made several layouts) offer almost the same skill levels you need on the big oval. which is: make a move only when you should make it, concentrate in close combat and keep a steady pace.
i am all up for it and if there is any help needed... just write.
there needs to be a ladder system so you can improve skills.
one of the outcome was, the FZ5 with 200kg wheight on the back feels the most like a nascar but not speedwise.
i am up for an oval license, which could give me a big help in choosing drivers for oval races.
ok there are not enough tracks, but flat ovals on autocross (as i've made several layouts) offer almost the same skill levels you need on the big oval. which is: make a move only when you should make it, concentrate in close combat and keep a steady pace.
i am all up for it and if there is any help needed... just write.
there needs to be a ladder system so you can improve skills.
we will need to have some more delay and testing due to the fact patch X brought new balancing to the GTR class. i am not sure how this effected the cars and maybe i need to adjust some of the planed race-rules / racelength and tactics due to this as i really want to have a format with both xrr and fzr cars, maybe fxr is now able to compete as well...
GTRs new balancing in patch z
ok this is the first thread to gather your experiences with the new balancing for the GTRs.
what do you think, are they now closer together depending on which track and so on and so forth...
how about tire wear and fuel now, any changes... just put here all infos you can think off about this topic.
cheers
what do you think, are they now closer together depending on which track and so on and so forth...
how about tire wear and fuel now, any changes... just put here all infos you can think off about this topic.
cheers
:riceboy:
sorry, i could not resist...
sorry, i could not resist...
the ramps do not have any friction. its like you are driving on ice. you can drive with 5 km/h on the ramp and not accelerate but you will slide along the whole ramp.
the autocross-objects are far away from finished (like the barrier bug).
i also think lfs needs to add a bit more of gravity to the whole game. but thats just my impression from driving my car compared to this game.
the autocross-objects are far away from finished (like the barrier bug).
i also think lfs needs to add a bit more of gravity to the whole game. but thats just my impression from driving my car compared to this game.
ok i get your point, but i want to add my 2cent to this "discussion"
why not having something like bonus-points. like you have 5 bonus points which you can spend on your car. e.g. 1 points for wheight reduction, 1 point for more horsepower, 1 point for less fuel consumption, 1 point for less tirewear... another driver will just push his main speed and adds all 5 points to more bhp. some other driver want to push his handling and adds all 5 points for the downforce. now this does not make sens for one race, but when you look at a league where you have to predefine your "tuning" before the first race, you have to think about which tuning do you need for a good mix on all tracks OR you just say, ok i want to win that oval race and give the BHP a push but that guy will defo suck in all south city tracks.
on short races users will always use the same setup but its the tactic on long races that brings tuning into interest.
this means, the system needs to be embeded in some sort of league structure or like ctra servers: you first earn "improvement points" and then you can spend them on your car and improve it to run with it on a league on that server.
so you get a +1 from me, but i needs a shit load of work...
i'd rather want to have a proper damage model and aero-model first though
why not having something like bonus-points. like you have 5 bonus points which you can spend on your car. e.g. 1 points for wheight reduction, 1 point for more horsepower, 1 point for less fuel consumption, 1 point for less tirewear... another driver will just push his main speed and adds all 5 points to more bhp. some other driver want to push his handling and adds all 5 points for the downforce. now this does not make sens for one race, but when you look at a league where you have to predefine your "tuning" before the first race, you have to think about which tuning do you need for a good mix on all tracks OR you just say, ok i want to win that oval race and give the BHP a push but that guy will defo suck in all south city tracks.
on short races users will always use the same setup but its the tactic on long races that brings tuning into interest.
this means, the system needs to be embeded in some sort of league structure or like ctra servers: you first earn "improvement points" and then you can spend them on your car and improve it to run with it on a league on that server.
so you get a +1 from me, but i needs a shit load of work...
i'd rather want to have a proper damage model and aero-model first though
actually, i think your internet connection is part of the game. the same applies to wheels. for example if your wheel brakes during the race, you cannot just say: "oh sorry, my wheel broke while racing, i will rejoin and you count all the laps together, ok? ah and forget about that crash i've made, it was my wheel - not me"
if you have a bad connection, FIX IT. if you cannot provide a stable connection for the race, YOUR PROBLEM. as long as the server is not responsible for any time-outs i do not see any point in leting people rejoin and even add up their laps.
there is also one more thing which makes me a bit suspicious:
e.g. someone is in the way of crashing, he just unplugs his network cable (can be done pretty easy) and times out. afterwards he comes back and says: "sorry i timed out, the crash was because i've timed out but now i am back and will you just add my laps up. ok?"
look at MoE, every timeout they had (and in a 24h race there certainly are a lot of them) will bring a 2 lapspenalty to the team. as the storm cup races are not that long i just stick to my opinion:
if someone is timing out, its his fault and a rejoin will reset his lap count to 0.
btw. i did that: "add laps after rejoin" in the first season of lfscar 360 cup. it was a shit load of work and i had 2-3 times the feeling the one who rejoined just wanted to cover a driver mistake... so i changed the rules from season 2 on: if you time out, you start with 0 again - period.
if you have a bad connection, FIX IT. if you cannot provide a stable connection for the race, YOUR PROBLEM. as long as the server is not responsible for any time-outs i do not see any point in leting people rejoin and even add up their laps.
there is also one more thing which makes me a bit suspicious:
e.g. someone is in the way of crashing, he just unplugs his network cable (can be done pretty easy) and times out. afterwards he comes back and says: "sorry i timed out, the crash was because i've timed out but now i am back and will you just add my laps up. ok?"
look at MoE, every timeout they had (and in a 24h race there certainly are a lot of them) will bring a 2 lapspenalty to the team. as the storm cup races are not that long i just stick to my opinion:
if someone is timing out, its his fault and a rejoin will reset his lap count to 0.
btw. i did that: "add laps after rejoin" in the first season of lfscar 360 cup. it was a shit load of work and i had 2-3 times the feeling the one who rejoined just wanted to cover a driver mistake... so i changed the rules from season 2 on: if you time out, you start with 0 again - period.
actually i have a 4 year old laptop with centrino cpu.
you can set up how much lag you want. the more lag you have, the better the quality.
you can set up how much lag you want. the more lag you have, the better the quality.
well, now you just need someone who translates that into a program *g* or even into lfs-lapper
+1 for the biger area
and
+1 for different surfaces: (gravel, concrete, tarmac, sand?, snow?)
and
+1 for different surfaces: (gravel, concrete, tarmac, sand?, snow?)
i bet there is a service from google as well... which will be the best one probably...
i've tested mogolus now as well and must say, this one is by far the best. it lets you put overlays over your stream, blending between different streams or movie files (replays *g*), live-ticker messages, and i think also the quality was the best.
it lets you put "intro" pages and inserts in your stream and also other text messages.
although the handling needs to be "learned" first i think this has the best overall capabilities.
it lets you put "intro" pages and inserts in your stream and also other text messages.
although the handling needs to be "learned" first i think this has the best overall capabilities.
i'll try out now Ustream.tv... lets see if the quality options are better...
as far as i can tell, the handling is exactly the same on ustream, but it has much more options on how your stream is presented on the website, it lets you even start polls, co-hosting and much more.
about the quality: its basically the same i think its a bit worse though, as i could set the framerate only up to 23 frames/s maybe there is some tricks with it though
as far as i can tell, the handling is exactly the same on ustream, but it has much more options on how your stream is presented on the website, it lets you even start polls, co-hosting and much more.
about the quality: its basically the same i think its a bit worse though, as i could set the framerate only up to 23 frames/s maybe there is some tricks with it though
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morpha, how is your gear? do you think your computer limits the quality?
which screen capture software do you use? i can only select my webcam which is... useless
the good thing with this tool is, you do not need any special software to install to watch it. you get a handy link and thats it. i like it.
so how does it work, is your signal streamed to a server of zaplive and from there spread across the viewers?
how did you set up your gear and everything? can you describe it a bit so other people may profit from it?
so how does it work, is your signal streamed to a server of zaplive and from there spread across the viewers?
how did you set up your gear and everything? can you describe it a bit so other people may profit from it?
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the only reason she will drive is for marketing purposes. i do not see her as one of the 22 best drivers in the world and i surely see her not be able to compete in F1 as a podium or even points runner.
thats not because she es female, but just because the plain fact she only won 1 race in indycar so far... which is ... not enough for forumla 1 imo.
but maybe she is better on road-courses. who knows.
thats not because she es female, but just because the plain fact she only won 1 race in indycar so far... which is ... not enough for forumla 1 imo.
but maybe she is better on road-courses. who knows.
how is the oval-part of it. is it adequate drafting? i mean is there aero-push and drag?
go to multiplayer,
HOST A NEW GAME,
DELETE THAT PASSWORD YOU HAVE ENTERED THERE;
YOUR DONE
HOST A NEW GAME,
DELETE THAT PASSWORD YOU HAVE ENTERED THERE;
YOUR DONE
i am on msn, icq and skype most of the day actually... msn keeps loging out from time to time so maybe thats the reason...
at the moment you are losing control of your car (spinning, going of track, whatever) you lose all rights of way on the track and at that point you are free to be passed even under caution. its up to the race marshalls to let you retake your position or not but most of the time you end up at that spot where you picked up enough speed to not being passed by the car behind you.
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