Vista preloads (dedicates ram) to apps you might use sometime during your on time. Sounds dandy til you realise what that software is. 90% is MS junk (media player, IE, etc) and the other 10% is what it gathers from your frequent usage.
I personally don't need my software to load fast...software I use CAN NOT be loaded fast as it's very complex and requires a lot of processing power as well as ram. I just need my software to be able to use as much of my RAM as it needs ONCE I use it. (software in question is Adobe creative suite, 3d Max, LinoColor drum scanner software/module, and other stuff I use for living). My solution for this is OSX.
However, whenever I needed to use XP Pro, I was able to tweak the system to run as I wanted it. Not sure how possible that is with Vista so I can't comment but people that have tried sure don't sound happy.
I'm sure Vista will get better with time but so will Linux. For those like me that need the OS to work right NOW, Vista isn't my cup of Joe.
I personally don't need my software to load fast...software I use CAN NOT be loaded fast as it's very complex and requires a lot of processing power as well as ram. I just need my software to be able to use as much of my RAM as it needs ONCE I use it. (software in question is Adobe creative suite, 3d Max, LinoColor drum scanner software/module, and other stuff I use for living). My solution for this is OSX.
However, whenever I needed to use XP Pro, I was able to tweak the system to run as I wanted it. Not sure how possible that is with Vista so I can't comment but people that have tried sure don't sound happy.
I'm sure Vista will get better with time but so will Linux. For those like me that need the OS to work right NOW, Vista isn't my cup of Joe.
I hate to be a pain but how do you justify having your OS use 511MB to run itself and a browser? Under any normal circumstances that should be less then 200 TOPS unless I'm misunderstanding the way Vista deals with memory.
While I have never noticed less traction It's also the favorite track of mine so I might be biased. Also, any road car as well as the Fox and LX's are just great on SO. GTR needs a bit more space IMO so proper tracks are more suitable. Just tweak your set accordingly and you should be fine. (FYI I use my BL set for the xrg on SO with great results, so I guess it's not really that big of a difference.)
You do realize that OS X, or any Apple OS ever made in the past, has been intended for quite the opposite. If it's charts, Office and the web you desire, windows is the way to go.
I've been a mac user for quite a long time (as I need it for my line of work) and it's close to perfect OS in terms of all things creative.
No fuss, you never think about the OS itself nor about stability.
It let's you use almost every bit of your hardware to accomplish the task at hand rather then waste a gig or two on looking pretty.
I'm no fanboy by any terms as I believe that one should not need to limit oneself to one single OS. I use OS X for design, Pre-press and photography post processing, XP Pro for gaming and debian for coding/fun.
In terms of MS windows, the best OS I've ever used is XP pro as it's as stable as Win OS gets without being hungry for your resources (at least after some mild tweaking).
Vista looks great but thats been it for me. When it manages to look great AND do it's job I'll gladly delete my XP pro partition.
IMO, any OS needing close to a gig just to exist is beyond me.
I agree with the OP and even more so with mrodgers (I think :P )
Chicanes are a great technical part to any RL track. However, the ones in LFS simply either serve no speed/tech purpose or they do it in such a wrong way that they cause a rather nasty section rather then force people to concentrate.
IMO, most LFS tracks are simply too fast (with the exception of SO) and require little to no tech driving. All they require is rinse and repeat "perfect" corner entry.
One good example of a good section in LFS is SO town course rev; the downhill before the chicane. Even the best pros can have a dificult time taking that one the way they want time after time. That IMO is the beauty or racing. Not the chase for a PB we see on so many other tracks.
Racing with tricky cars, such as the LX's and the RAC, makes the tracks a bit more challanging but it's simply not enough.
Chicanes are a great technical part to any RL track. However, the ones in LFS simply either serve no speed/tech purpose or they do it in such a wrong way that they cause a rather nasty section rather then force people to concentrate.
IMO, most LFS tracks are simply too fast (with the exception of SO) and require little to no tech driving. All they require is rinse and repeat "perfect" corner entry.
One good example of a good section in LFS is SO town course rev; the downhill before the chicane. Even the best pros can have a dificult time taking that one the way they want time after time. That IMO is the beauty or racing. Not the chase for a PB we see on so many other tracks.
Racing with tricky cars, such as the LX's and the RAC, makes the tracks a bit more challanging but it's simply not enough.
Once you hit puberty IQ goes WAY down due to obvious reasons and doesn't return to a normal state until you turn 45 ish :lovies3d:
I'm obviously just kidding.
A high IQ means nothing more then the ability to process complex information at a fast rate. It doesn't make you smart or dumb. It just gives you the ability, with enough mental training and education, to be a bit "smarter" then the average bear.
I have an IQ of 147 according to a medical test done when I was 22 (26 now). I have graduated college without ever touching a book, aside from the books I read for either fun or sociology papers and managed to graduate with a 3.7 GPA average (it cerainly wasn't an easy school). I also speak 4 languages; 2 were learned out of need and the other 2 I simply liked.
So it would suggest that the higher IQ CAN help in terms of effort needed to accomplish tasks.
However, my brother who's IQ was rated @ 120 is a pure genius working as a scientist for a contracting government company (one of the nuclear programs he's forbidden to chat about). While he's always had to work hard to get tasks done, his dedication makes him much more able and effectively smarter in the real working world.
In other words, there are many more factor besides IQ levels that make a person "smart" and intelligent.
chances are victor won't be able to help you. Even if he does, it will still take longer to get online then if you do it electronically.
Not sure about Netherlands, but in most countries nowadays you can buy a prepaid money card (like a credit card) and use it for virtually anything you'd use your credit card for. That should be the fastest way possible to get your unlock.
Good luck and welcome.
Not sure about Netherlands, but in most countries nowadays you can buy a prepaid money card (like a credit card) and use it for virtually anything you'd use your credit card for. That should be the fastest way possible to get your unlock.
Good luck and welcome.
With the option turned off, the camera follows the center of the car (driver seat i believe but I'm not sure). Then you turn it on, it follows the front wheels and rotates perfectly with the car. This is to help people steer in chase view.
To try it out, take a car and using chase view do one doughnut with the option on, then another with it off. you will see the difference.
To try it out, take a car and using chase view do one doughnut with the option on, then another with it off. you will see the difference.
Quite a nice and simple idea. Hope your request is heard.
There are isses with unlocking if you recover your folder during the format process. The game works fine but the unlocking is the issue.
Thats why I pointed out that if you saved you old LFS folder and are trying to use it, reinstall a fresh new copy of LFS.
You should get some sleep though
I hope you didn't recover your LFS folder when you formated as that will NOT workin 90% of cases.
Just making sure you're in need of unlock rather then a fresh install
Just making sure you're in need of unlock rather then a fresh install
I'm fully aware of that as most game demos function this exact way. (Mostly FPS games as well as many sims) This is also the main reason for the small file sizes of game demos/replays.
However, it's very possible to include a reverse function, although additional coding needs to be done to the engine. The way games like Nexuiz do it (a DP based FPS) is the utilize a # of frames forward and back buffer. While it increases CPU load, it allows the user to go back at a set pace (the pace that the CPU and engine need to process the additional frames) which is roughly 1x rewind (e.g. no speedup option).
A simpler way is to call a time in the replay which would get processed and then replayed forward eliminating the need to restart the replay to get to an earlier frame. (there would be slight buffer time which would depend on the users processing power)
Another way to simplify the whole process is to execute replays as a forced set of events and eliminate the physics engine from them. by doing this, the replay stops being a re-enactment since the game only displays the position of the objects without any forces being applied to them.
However, it's very possible to include a reverse function, although additional coding needs to be done to the engine. The way games like Nexuiz do it (a DP based FPS) is the utilize a # of frames forward and back buffer. While it increases CPU load, it allows the user to go back at a set pace (the pace that the CPU and engine need to process the additional frames) which is roughly 1x rewind (e.g. no speedup option).
A simpler way is to call a time in the replay which would get processed and then replayed forward eliminating the need to restart the replay to get to an earlier frame. (there would be slight buffer time which would depend on the users processing power)
Another way to simplify the whole process is to execute replays as a forced set of events and eliminate the physics engine from them. by doing this, the replay stops being a re-enactment since the game only displays the position of the objects without any forces being applied to them.
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If the devs would only include rewind code in the next patch, this program would make searching for events in replays a breeze.
Great work.
Great work.
Simply install a copy for each partition and unlock both.
Downside of this is that whatever you download or create for one will be missing from the other (skins, sets, spr/mpr, etc)
A simple copy paste solves that as well.
Downside of this is that whatever you download or create for one will be missing from the other (skins, sets, spr/mpr, etc)
A simple copy paste solves that as well.
I appreciate your hard work and effort but to me Patch W killed a bit of LFS fun due to the sound. Patch V sounds much deeper and smooth. W sound just sounds like it's trying too hard. Now i understand there are clipping limits, etc so this is certainly not negative feedback to you.
I just thought that V sound was as good as it gets for LFS's current sound engine.
With so few odd combos on PUB servers, racing with AI seems the only way to get to know certain tracks in certain cars (other than cruising alone) so I do agree that AI needs work.
I just don't think it needs as much detail as some wish for.
All you need is an AI that can keep up with you using your set so that you can gain some experience racing against them.
Currently this is not the case.
At the danger of being flamed, I'm gonna use the rF AI as an example.
They are decent for learning how to race clean and fast but can not replace real online people.
I just don't think it needs as much detail as some wish for.
All you need is an AI that can keep up with you using your set so that you can gain some experience racing against them.
Currently this is not the case.
At the danger of being flamed, I'm gonna use the rF AI as an example.
They are decent for learning how to race clean and fast but can not replace real online people.
What track? Nuburing is unfamiliar to me.
Unless of course he meant Nürburgring.
Unless of course he meant Nürburgring.
Remove all downforce and do a lap on SO (any track) and you'll see what I mean. By nature all open wheelers/single seaters rely almost exclusively on downforce rather them mechanical grip due to weight and space limits. As such, these cars become very unreliable at low speeds even with their low horsepower and very low weight. Their balance is set through downforce rather then weight balance hence why you see this problem. (the majority of the weight is on the real axle.)
The reason why Monaco and Macau are few of the hardest tracks in the Formula world is not just the tarmac but the low speed nature of the track. And the fact that Macau is bloody narrow as it gets
As you know, the faster you push the FOX the better it grips. I quite often find myself going faster just to make a corner. Funky but it works.
(Speaking of which, MAN I really wanna drive a F3 in LFS. Just imagine the fun)
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Please reread my post.
I said that AI DOES need improvement. It just doesn't need special tricks such as secret selfdeveloped sets, etc. They need to be able to go fast, pit and race clean. If they can do this, they are already better then 60% of people playing LFS currently.
in LFS, go to options, control, axis. Hit the recalibrate button and make sure you press trottle 100, then brake then turn the wheel lock to lock. This informs the game of the range, etc.
In profiler, make sure you have seperate axis on both the LFS setting and the global setting. Do the same in LFS.
Also, with your PC on, disconnect your wheel from power anbd unplug USB. Then reconnect again. This should recalibrate the wheel hardware internally.
If all else fails, you might have a faulty wheel with mechanical issues or a short. I hope that's not the case.
Good luck.
In profiler, make sure you have seperate axis on both the LFS setting and the global setting. Do the same in LFS.
Also, with your PC on, disconnect your wheel from power anbd unplug USB. Then reconnect again. This should recalibrate the wheel hardware internally.
If all else fails, you might have a faulty wheel with mechanical issues or a short. I hope that's not the case.
Good luck.
While I agree that AI needs improvement in terms of awareness and speed, I don't think we need a complicated setup as suggested in post 1.
LFS shines online. IMO, spending too much time on AI is better used to improve other things such as tracks, car modeling, scawen's physics changes, etc.
LFS shines online. IMO, spending too much time on AI is better used to improve other things such as tracks, car modeling, scawen's physics changes, etc.
Here's a simple and quick tip to FOX beginners.
If you think you are driving at the limit of the FOX, PUSH HARDER! As many seasoned FOX racers will confirm, the faster you drive the FOX, the smoother it goes and more grip it has.
Due to the weight, lack of great mechanical grip and balance, FOX doesn't like going slow. You have to enter corners with trottle on and try no to brake too long as you would in TBO's.
When you brake, brake while keeping the car streight, release brake THEN turn in and gun it. The weight shift will allow you to position your car into the apex while the trottle will increase your speed, shift weight to rear, effectivly increasing mechanical and aero grip.
The only time you should ever spin the FOX is if your pushing extremly hard exiting and touch a patch of grass or racing with fried tires.
Good luck getting there.
If you think you are driving at the limit of the FOX, PUSH HARDER! As many seasoned FOX racers will confirm, the faster you drive the FOX, the smoother it goes and more grip it has.
Due to the weight, lack of great mechanical grip and balance, FOX doesn't like going slow. You have to enter corners with trottle on and try no to brake too long as you would in TBO's.
When you brake, brake while keeping the car streight, release brake THEN turn in and gun it. The weight shift will allow you to position your car into the apex while the trottle will increase your speed, shift weight to rear, effectivly increasing mechanical and aero grip.
The only time you should ever spin the FOX is if your pushing extremly hard exiting and touch a patch of grass or racing with fried tires.
Good luck getting there.
Tracks in LFS are really not challanging nor logical, especially considering the beautiful physics we have. There are too many flat out curves, not enough corners and the streights are way too long.
BL rev is one of my fav tracks ingame, along with ASclub, and all Fernbay. However, they are all to short (FE Black is nice and long and I love it with passion).
Also, I prefer all these tracks in non GTR cars as they seem to be made for non GTR. WE has potential to be a great GTR track but it lacks quantity of curves and corners. (GTR track are meant to be high speed, just not as simple and easy as AS)
Ever since I started playing LFS, I hoped for an editor so I could convert the dirt part of BL into tarmac, even it out a bit and connect it to the rest of the track by taking out the long streight. Now imagine the LX, FOX or anything on it for that matter.
BL rev is one of my fav tracks ingame, along with ASclub, and all Fernbay. However, they are all to short (FE Black is nice and long and I love it with passion).
Also, I prefer all these tracks in non GTR cars as they seem to be made for non GTR. WE has potential to be a great GTR track but it lacks quantity of curves and corners. (GTR track are meant to be high speed, just not as simple and easy as AS)
Ever since I started playing LFS, I hoped for an editor so I could convert the dirt part of BL into tarmac, even it out a bit and connect it to the rest of the track by taking out the long streight. Now imagine the LX, FOX or anything on it for that matter.
As someone who's native language appears to be English, your writing is bad. It took me a while to even grasp your topic.
AFAIK, there are no variations of glass opacity possible but I might be wrong.
I have yet to notice any difference so it hasn't caught my eye.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.
AFAIK, there are no variations of glass opacity possible but I might be wrong.
I have yet to notice any difference so it hasn't caught my eye.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.
Any decent wheel is great, G25 being the best from the consumer bunch. It really lets the game shine IMO. What's funny, I've found myself drive the more "difficult" cars since I got mine (DFP) and I'm having a blast with them. (LX, Rac, XRT etc)
I have to admit though, I've gotten slower in the GTR's and Fox. Go figure
Congrats on getting your G25.
I have to admit though, I've gotten slower in the GTR's and Fox. Go figure
Congrats on getting your G25.
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