Forbin
1st in Qualifying: 4 points
1st in Sprint: 15 points
3rd in Feature: 15 points
Fastest Lap in Feature: 2 points
TOTAL: 36 points

Jiqonix
2nd in Sprint: 12 points
1st in Feature: 25 points
TOTAL: 37 points

Good race!

The thread title says Sunday but 7 July 2017 is a Friday.

Do you have to speak/write Finnish to participate? Is registration required?

Quote from taipalsaari :

XRT looked better shape.Similar to FC3S

The XRT (previously known as GTT) used to have dual exhaust outlets, but otherwise the shape has not changed.

Last edited by Forbin, Tue 4 Jul 2017, 18:57.

Quote from Abone :

He trying make LFS more "impressive" than he really is, with some jokes btw using a crack version for sure...he are free to doing what he wanting,we cant stop it.i agree with you, but i dont like, i dont watching,is really simple.we just wasting time with this style of conversation, we cant change world dude...

I think you may be misunderstanding the English in your screenshot. The highlighted part can be another way of saying "this person purchased the game for me." Based on that sentence, I do not see any indication he is using a cracked version.

I cannot comment on the content of the video because I did not watch the whole thing.

Last edited by Forbin, Thu 29 Jun 2017, 17:20.

Quote from Racon :

I'm on a CRT here, I hate flatscreens with a passion - call me fussy, but I like my colours to stay the colour they're supposed to be when I move my head

My guess is you've only used TN panels?

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/panel_technologies.htm

IPS-type panels are much less prone to that sort of colour distortion. I haven't owned any other type of LCD since my FW900 died. The primary advantage of TN is its speed (primarily colour-change response time, but also input lag and refresh rate support) over IPS, but that advantage is significantly narrowed these days.

Now you can get a really fast IPS-type panel that runs at 100Hz or more, even at resolutions as high as 3440 x 1440.

Around 2005-2007, I had a Sony FW900 24" widescreen CRT (22" LCD equivalent) that ran 1920x1200 @ 100Hz. It was old and the colours were washed out, but it was glorious for playing LFS. xD

G25

Is there no support for linked lists?

Quote from Scawen :

Good to see!

I always think LFS isn't well known enough in the USA.

This American appreciates your work. The lessons learned in LFS helped me immensely once I moved on to racing motorbikes.

Quote from BADLVBOY :

Mohombi - In Your Head

Quote from taipalsaari :

I have a G25 and I don't use it because it's crap

FWIW, I won a 64-lap race (FO8 @ SO5) with my G25 not too long ago. So it can't be that bad.

Try "button control rate" in the options menu. It's not exactly what you're looking for, but tweaking that value combined with careful button press modulation can result in the desired effect.

Quote from SimulatorRental.com :

When did they add the MRT? I was playing before then... and I think I remember a car being added before that, but not sure... rb4? or maybe an old version of the fxo?

The FXO's appearance was reworked in S2 to be less aggressive, presumably to differentiate it from the new FXR.

Full version history is here: http://en.lfsmanual.net/wiki/Version_History

In summary:

• 2002 August 18, original demo and pre-S1 content: XFG, XRG, and XRT (back then known as the GTI, GT, and GTT, respectively)
  
• 2003 July 17, S1: FXO, RB4, LX4, and LX6
  
• 2003 December 15: MRT5
  
• 2005 June 25, S2: FOX, FO8, XRR, FXR, FZR, UFR, XFR, RAC, FZ5, UF1
  
• 2006 April 21: BMW Sauber F1.06
  
• 2007 December 21: Formula BMW FB02, replaced XRT in demo
  
• 2015 December 19, S3: (no new cars yet)
  

Last edited by Forbin, Mon 20 Feb 2017, 14:48.

Give me RWD or give me death.

Yinz have fun with your hot hatch, I'll be over here all by myself in the FO8 and LX6.

Quote from CardsetCrazy :

And that's VERY accurate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myers%E2%80%93Briggs_Type_Indicator#Criticism

Quote from LFSANDREJ :

Not going to lie i might have to get a steering wheel for the computer i am finding the controls a little difficult

The mouse and/or keyboard controls are very different from what you might expect from other racing games. They take some time to get used to.

A wheel is highly recommended for LFS, especially one with force feedback (e.g. Logitech G25/G27/G29). IMO, LFS still has the best force feedback implementation of any racing sim.

Last edited by Forbin, Mon 9 Jan 2017, 16:15.

Quote from Racer Y :

You know, if you just HAVE to have a crotch rocket, I think this is the way to go. Naked. I like how on this bike everything is relatively easy to get to.

It's not like it's hard or time consuming to remove bodywork on a sportbike. I might even suggest things are actually easier to get to on a fully-faired sportbike once you remove the bodywork, compared to a similar naked bike.

Last edited by Forbin, Sun 11 Dec 2016, 03:35.

Quote from k_badam :

I think Borja means promises for S3, not LFS. Also, when was the new South City every announced, gibasa?

https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1863014#post1863014
https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1863578#post1863578
https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1863600#post1863600
https://www.lfs.net/forum/post/1870491#post1870491

tl;dr: South City update is "low priority."

Quote from BeNoM :

I drive all the cars with mouse, quite easy actually. You don't need FFB to know where you car is and what it's doing, sure it helps (A LOT), but I can see if the rear end is getting loose as well as hear it. Counter steer and throttle out of it is what I always do (can even get some good slides with FO8).

Also a lot of these "fast" setups are hotlaps setups that are made for 1-3 laps so the tyres wear out failry quickly, which could be a factor to the read end slipping out on you (OP).

This is a bit rude of me so I apologize ahead of time:

You're not exactly setting the world on fire with your lap times. I don't think your experience necessarily invalidates my statement.

Yes, you can get around the track with M+KB, and maybe even set some good hotlaps with sufficient practice. However, I suspect the speed comes much quicker with a wheel, and a wheel is better suited to the precision required for close racing. Additionally, while it may be easier to catch big slides with a mouse, I contend it's easier to prevent slides bad enough to require catching in the first place with a wheel.

I don't know how anyone can drive the open-wheel cars in LFS without a force feedback wheel and pedals. I did alright with a joystick, with throttle on the trigger button and brake on the thumb button, but that was back when we only had 3 cars (what are now known as XFG, XRG, and XRT). Once I bought a wheel, things got a lot easier and I got a lot faster.

Is purchasing such a wheel completely out of the question?

FWIW, a lot of hotlap setups do tend to be very loose. Case in point, my recent race setup for FO8 @ SO5 had an extra degree in the rear wing compared to a hotlap setup a teammate provided me with. Even then, there were places I had to be very careful to avoid oversteer using my race setup.

Last edited by Forbin, Tue 22 Nov 2016, 23:51.

Quote from WestlY :

only elektro motor have stable torque .. (( 2 pi R o / 60 ))

I wasn't referring to the torque vs. RPM curve, and anyway, an electric motor's torque output decreases as RPM increases, so it's not entirely constant.

I was referring to the torque pulses over the course of a full, 720 degree rotation of the crankshaft, as each cylinder fires.

I ended up having other plans with friends.

However, even if I didn't have other plans, I was disinclined to enter the event. IMO, the slalom and kart tracks were just way too tight, requiring I either reconfigure my wheel for less rotation or risk breaking it with the rate of steering necessary.

I did not try the "public roads" circuits.

Thanks, Rony! I'm repeating myself, but this is really my kind of series and I'm very happy you put it together. On top of that, you did a very good job running it, and the race reports are always a fun read.

I'll try to make it to the season end event, and I can't wait for next season!