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frokki
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Quote from rcpilot :The only time you'll see me on a drift server now is when I'm heavily intoxicated, and I'll still drift better than 90% of the people there while having problems walking.

OT: Have to agree with this, that's what drift servers are useful for!

Just a little bit of drink or smoke for me and I become dangerous and slow on the track (like i weren't already ). But you can be as high or drunk as you want, as long as you can sit still and keep your eyes open, you can drift
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frokki
S2 licensed
Bob's easy race -like neutral sets would do the trick. One per car, or two for the rallycross ones. If you want to adjust downforce or gearing, it's really not that hard to move one slider.
frokki
S2 licensed
There you go
frokki
S2 licensed
Scania, the longitudal lines on the asphalt in the forces view represents lateral forces. When the wheels are spinning, the line is red. On the other car you can see the red bar shooting onwards from rear tires - they are spinning. On the other car there is no bar at all on the rear wheels because they're just dragged behind, so this "quiz" was kinda pointless.

By wikipedia definition FWD drifting IS drifting, but who really cares? If it makes you a happier ass-dragger, then fine. There is just nothing to discuss about it.
frokki
S2 licensed
But I'd rather take 5 Eric's own venues than that. Both take about 2,5 years to model
frokki
S2 licensed
Sounds like the wheel is functioning well then.

If your car is drifting, the wheel really does countersteer "by itself", because the tyres want to follow the path of least resistance. If you try to straighten them at some point, there will most likely be more resistance, which is what you're talking about.

If you've never driven LFS with high amounts of wheel turn degrees, it can take some time to adapt despite possible real world driving experience. But it's just the lack of physical clues, nothing that a few practise days couldn't heal.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Koshi_Eternium :I've tried 20% and lower and it dosen't make it any easyier, So what Am I ment to put it too?

Doesn't make easier or doesn't make a difference? If you set in game force to 0%, does it really go off completely? If so, increase it one step at a time by pressing "." until you're happy with it, after all it's up to you how you want it.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Koshi_Eternium :Even on 30% in game on LFS, If I applied the same force towards and away from me, i could easily rip the wheel from the base, Thats how hard I'm having to move the wheel when i need to

Yup, 30% force isn't driveable with 2 or even 3 fingers, and that's why you have been advised not to do so (except pine-fin who either isn't driving with a G25, or has replaced weight lifting with LFS).
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Koshi_Eternium :I just don't see why in LFS the wheel is so much harder to turn even with under 40% in game with and without the profiler

It just is with G25. Anything over 30% and it starts to clip, and is rediculously(sp) heavy. Red momo at least was different, it gave the same resistance with double amounts of %.

How hard can it be?
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frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Koshi_Eternium :
Overall Effects - 101%
Spring - 0%
Damper - 0%
Ticked Enable Centering Spring - 0%
Ticked Use Special Steering Wheel Settings
Unticked Report Combined Pedals

The wheel will not let me over steer

How strong force feedback have you set in game? If it's too high, steering may have unnatural feeling. I use about 20%.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from steve :I've never felt any under steer or wheel lockup though the wheel, and I don't know how anyone cay say its there, when it is clearly not. I've owned every FF wheel though the last 5 years, and they all feel the same in LFS, dead, slow and un-responsive and sluggish (especially the RWD cars) . Don't get me wrong I love LFS, its just needs to get with the times when it comes to FF and what can be done. At least have "options" for more forces

If the car understeers under power, the steering feels lighter than normal. Take the XFR to BL car park with the default hard track set, turn your wheel from 12 to clock 7 or 8. Drive on second gear while keeping the wheel stationary with light grip, revs at 5000 rpm. close your eyes and floor the gas pedal. You can't miss the feel! For reference you can try few with eyes open
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from deggis :And people who laugh at seriously retarded people are all legends.

Don't we all laugh at swedes?
frokki
S2 licensed
ROFLMAO @ the Prelude
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from BlackbirdCaD :Can someone say me how i can see which revision of G25 i have?

It was on the label of that plastic bag which included installing instructions and drivers.

But if you threw it away without noticing like I did, better wait if someone knows other methods
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from pb32000 :Here in the UK you will be VERY unlikely to insure anything other than a <1.4 Fiesta/Corsa(*sick*)/Polo/Clio/106/slow Golf maybe/any other small car I can't think of atm, for a reasonable amount.

1993-1996 Peugeot 106 Rallye then! (Well, may be a bit over priced for the quality, at least here)
1.3 l, 8V, 100bhp, 810 kg
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frokki
S2 licensed
Glorian, imo the OP had a valid point. Even virtual race track is a race track, not a sandbox. If one can't control his car or respect the ongoing race, he shouldn't be there.

BTW I fixed the image for you. Don't take it seriously, or by no means personally.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from steve :It would also be nice to be able to have some sort feeling when the front wheels lockup also.

If you are turning and lock up the fronts, I believe that you can feel it. If your steering wheel is straight (as in 99,5 % of the situations when the brakes would lock up), there are no forces that would make the steering wheel move left or right.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Jakg :Or she could sell it and then i get £1,000 for my first car.

So the question is, what car should i pick? and is the Proton any good?

All i need is cheap insurance/running/repairs and economy.

If you want a bit more powerful car than fiesta/corsa/swift etc... Some have suggested a 200sx. I have zero knowledge of british insurance policies (here in Finland it it's calculated of accident and robbery stats, displacement and the model year), but reliability, running costs, repair costs and beginner friendliness (who cares) aren't probably the best features of this car.

However, 1996-1999 Almera GTi has the same SR20DE engine with 140-150 bhp. Japanese reliability, cheap parts and drinks 9,5 l/100km in city and 7,4 l/100km on highway. It has nice sporty handling, it's small (3-door, 1200 kg) and could fit in your price range too!
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frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from mathew4445 :5. The speeds/track size in lfs dont 'feel' realistic like, Blackwood is 3.3km long, And the back straight would have to be atleast 1km of that, It takes a total of.. 20 seconds? 30 seconds maybe? (in the XFG(only going 150-160).

I don't understand this, and don't believe that LFS could do this wrong. If you drove against the pit limiter (80 km/h) for an hour, I believe you'd really move 80 kilometers on the track. Besides, it takes 24,4 seconds to go 1 km at 150 km/h

Quote from mathew4445 :for example when traveling around the track at 100km/h (~60mph) it 'looks'(visually) slow at 100 FOV, Even though i dont use 100 fov, it would be default. Which is also way too far forward to see the mirrors, Even though thats what look left/right are for.

I think this is something that can't be much improved by improving LFS, since it's our equipment that limits reality.

If you try to simulate the vision of your eyes squeezing it into a little square 2D display, you have to compromise between natural looking enviroment (smaller fov) and sense of speed (bigger fov). The wider display you have, the less you have to compromise.
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frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from Stang70Fastback :Is anyone else having issues with the leather shift boot on their G25. It's REALLY getting aggravating for me because half the time I go to shift into 5th gear, I mis-shift because the leather folds over on itself and blocks me from getting all the way into fifth. It's driving me nuts!

I've missed one or two shifts because of that, but some people have reported it's really annoying or blocks the 6th gear almost every time. Did yours do it from the beginning?
frokki
S2 licensed
Because othewise it would sound too German.
Schi laufen zu meine hause.
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from The Moose :Pah, Tea has more caffeine. Coffee is for posers.

http://www.stashtea.com/caffeine.htm
Accodring to that, even coke has more caffeine than tea
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from NathanRx-7 :I don't understand...?
What is the license system on here?

They are referring to the CTRA X-System, which is an external addon not related to LFS itself.

LFS has two different licenses, S1 (the old one with limited content) and S2. Third one (S3) is still to come when the game development reaches that stage.

EDIT: Whoops, this was let open as I did my grocery shopping
frokki
S2 licensed
But wouldn't those who want to floor the brake do it by re-calibrating their brake axis or button rates(?) then?
frokki
S2 licensed
Quote from NtrlBrnRacer :its useually i recalibrate the wheel before the race.. then it gets so bad that during the race i go slamming into the wall because the wheel gets unaligned

I don't know if this is any help, but I had similar(?) problems with red momo, and never found the cure. It just lost some calibration in crashes (or fast movements!), improved damage system that was

If your physical wheel jerks from left to right on straights, reduce force feedback strength (I used 101% in profiler and about 40% in LFS with that momo) to reduce it.
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