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Flotch
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This is indeed funny as we faced a longtime ago at work (and even recently)on our industrial application for hmi, this particular issue of 49 days leading to a crash.
It took very long times to detect it, because there was never any cases in which the application or even the power supply have remained operational for more thn 49 days Big grin
Glad it is under control on your side !
Flotch
S3 licensed
but this apply only if you make an exact replica with the logo of the brand, in this case, Amynue seems to have changed it, so ...
Flotch
S3 licensed
Quote from Amynue :Already denied because "we can't permit LFS models to be used in LFS".

God what a waste of time. I worked so hard to make it perfect. Should have released it back in 2010 Taped Shut

Let's wait a few more decades, maybe they will finally release it into the game as part of the Historic Cars Pack

We can drive trashcans now, but Scirocco with physics slightly off (yet way ahead of what would be possible in other games) - unimaginable Zzzz

strange ... cannot you make it an 'R' version if proposing the exact model being sensitive ? As I do not think there would be a rule for tuning the FBM or the mrt5 for instance ...
Flotch
S3 licensed
very true Big grin Big grin
Like trying to translate "Force FeedBack" in French !

By the way, glad for you Scawen to be able to relase this wonderful update, and good luck going back to business with the tire physics Thumbs up
Flotch
S3 licensed
I agree with you, 'ombre' is more for shadow. The term "shading" is barely translated when applied to graphical things. Oterwise it would be "nuance" ... but never heard this in videogames thing Big grin
Flotch
S3 licensed
That is the RWD thing ! You need to understand what is going on when slamming the throttle. With a 4WD there is less power overall on front and rear axle, so it is easier regarding this aspect. On a FWD, if you are putting too much effort on the driving wheels, you will simply go straight, and so releasing the throttle calm down the thing ... On a RWD when cornering, if you :
- release suddenly the throttle you brake you rear wheel doing a kind of handbrake kick
- put too much throttle and you can spin them, making the car to slide from the rear
=> in both cases you may loose the control of the car (or at least the rear wheels).
So it requires some controls and practice to make it right, but for having driven RWD in real life for lots of years now, I can tell you they can be the most satisfying experience in the end Smile .
In LFS, due to some flaws in the physics, it is a bit difficult to feel very comfortable quickly with RWD compare to FWD/4WD vehicles, but do not give up and practice, you may enjoy ! (keyboard is not the best possible experience of course, but anyway ... )
Flotch
S3 licensed
indeed, it was really nice ... What happened PedroXDBR ?
Flotch
S3 licensed
I made few attempts with bikes in LFS, but clearly not very fun ! Scavier needs to associate with Piboso to have GPBikes physics Omg omg omg
Flotch
S3 licensed
indeed engine sound is not very appealing, but the model looks very nice Thumbs up
Flotch
S3 licensed
is your game unlocked with S3 contents ? you have a message on the initial screen in game.
Flotch
S3 licensed
@Scawen : in the "installed mods" menu, it is a bit difficult to find out a particular mod => would it be possible to have the same kind of menu like the "browse" menu ? or at least having a thumb in front to diagnose quickly what kind of vehicle it is about ?
If I am not clear I can take some snapshots ...
Flotch
S3 licensed
insane Na-na Thumbs upThumbs up
Flotch
S3 licensed
martin 18 is proposing to make the engine and sounds files : https://www.lfs.net/forum/thread/95895-Engine-Requests-For-Your-Mods
Flotch
S3 licensed
exactly, people playing demo or cracked version for years claiming they can't afford the game ... doesn't seem so serious !
Flotch
S3 licensed
I understand the point raidho36, but if the price of a computer is the same everywhere, it would be like asking for O&G companies to lower the prices at the gas station because the life is expensive as is the price of the car you are driving ... not reasonnable.
As soon as you can afford a computer to run videogames, a wheel, the electricity to make it run, but telling that the price of an 18£ game is too much for what it is makes it difficult to believe.
Flotch
S3 licensed
do Intel and AMD lower their cpu prices in Turkey ? Is there some special discount from Nvidia and AMD to sell their graphic boards overthere ?

Looks like arguing that Ferrari or Tesla shall reduce the cost of their vehicles by 80-90% because when in some countries around the world people there cannot afford an F12 at 400k€ or a Model S at 100k€ ... The production cost remain the same for the company ... and in the end if no-one has the money to buy it, just do not sell the thing there ... I think the devs already made a great gesture by reducing by 50% the price of their software in some part of the world, and as usual, for some it is never enough !

Yes, everyone knows the argument that selling something very cheap will increase the number of sales. Give it for free, you will have even more consumers ... of course ... Why not paying them to use your product ? it will bring even more people Big grin . Keep in mind as Scawen is saying, that here you are having very few people involved in keeping the product alive, the project is not ended and their aim is not to just sell more licences without having anything to do anymore with the product.
The great AC from Knuos is a good example : it can be found very cheap nowadays, but the counterpart is you have to deal with the actual content whatever the bugs there are inside, and nothing more forever from the dev team ... but, is it serious to compare the sales of LFS and AC ?
Flotch
S3 licensed
I understand, and wait to see the "Progress report : Fern Bay" news showing what Fern Bay 2.0 will look like in the coming months !
Hope for you guys to enjoy some holidays !
Flotch
S3 licensed
On the WR page, the previous WR remain displayed.

Good work for the frenzy hotlappers Thumbs up
Flotch
S3 licensed
I was wondering Eric : as you came to deal seriously with the RB4 design, don't you plan to make a race version while you are at it in aim to master the rallyx tracks Shy ?
Flotch
S3 licensed
The RB4 is clearly gorgeous ! What a change Heart
Flotch
S3 licensed
anyway, this is not surprising : to have a good acceleration, as much as you can, you need power (or "powerband", "mean power"...), so you better be able to reach RPM higher than just the "max power RPM". For instance, the stratos engine is supposed to give its max power at 7000 (but you can suppose it is a classic small lie quite common in rallying : remember the 2000's car having "300hp" but able to get sub 4s to the 0-100kmph with more than 1200kg, while in real they were having at least 300hp between 2000 and 7500 rpm), so the real peak power is probably higher with some more hp, and you have a gearbox doing some classic 1500RPM drop between gears when hitting +8000rpm, leaving the engine running around the peak power RPM to maximize the acceleration.
Having cars hitting the peak power at the redline is not so efficient regarding this (NB : this does not mean Ferrari road cars are not accelerating quickly Tongue ), this seems then normal for a rally car to have a redline higher by a consequent margin than the peak power.
Flotch
S3 licensed
Quote from Flame CZE :I was looking at some photos and onboard videos and even though they shift up at about 7000 RPM, the speedo gauge actually goes up to 10000, so I thought the redline would be higher than 7200.

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It may be my eyes, but to me he is shifting at 8000

The guy is even reaching 8500+ several times
Flotch
S3 licensed
Quote from Kid222 :Car is good, but imo it has waaaaaay too much grip for a car without wings.

Agree. The tires are way too huge for such a weight and this power output, and the aero seems ... not in line with the visual Big grin
The sequential gearbox seems a bit strange for such a car, but why not ... it is fictive in the end !
Otherwise, it is very nice to drive, the engine sound is good Smile , but the initial 340hp should not be a problem if the "overall" grip is lowered regarding the performances.
Flotch
S3 licensed
Quote from teeembo :This image shows antiroll bars and drop links both ends

https://conceptbunny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lancia_Stratos_Group_4_1972.jpg

You are right => the 037 wasn't having one, the stratos was more conventional regarding this.
Quote from Flame CZE :As I'm no expert, where can I get such information? I checked this reference page and is says it does have an adjustable rear anti-roll bar. Uhmm So they didn't actually use it in the rally spec?

https://www.ultimatecarpage.com/spec/1087/Lancia-Stratos-HF-Group-4.html

I'm also struggling to find a good picture of the suspension geometry - I oly approximated it according to some reference photos and the 3D model, but it may be totally wrong Big grin.

I saw these drawings if it helps : https://xwebforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/lancia-stratos_x1-9.26171/post-217983
Flotch
S3 licensed
Heart Heart Heart Heart

no rear antiroll bar and toe-out FTW !!
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