Quote from johnfromsunnymull :

That would be legendary! UFC that would be awsome, not as fast as UFR? but faster than UF1?

While cute, we already have the UF-BR which fills this gap quite nicely.

Most fun I've had in LFS in a while.

Quote from mrodgers :

Possibly because the multiplayer list is as follows....

Demo
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not enough racers to have a race from here on out....

+ a bloody Gazillion!

I loved the fact that demo and licensed used to be separated.
Now it's just a bloody mess.

Yeah, yeah, equal opportunity poop...at least give us an option like we have with cruise.

Quote from chavm481 :

so like a tuned version of the gti?

Dude, you really are making Americans look as arrogant as the world would like them to be.

Seriously.
Wikipedia first, LFS Forum second.

As a general rule, many cars from the same manufacturer share the same platform, engines, etc. It brings R&D as well as production cost down while giving the customer a variety of choices.

As far as VW, generally the following cars share the same platform:
Golf, Jetta, Beetle as well as all the variations of those (convertible, wagon, etc)

There is nothing "tuned" about the Scirroco.
It was just developed around the same platform.

I havent been really active for ages now and its not LFS itself. Its what the majority of servers run as combos/cars.
Shame that the best cars ingame imo, are the least raced ones; lx, FZ5, RAC.
I cant stand SS as much as i try and low power FF cars were never my thing so....im playing other things when time permits

How you people manage to derail every bloody thread with completely off topic crap is beyond me. Every single one.

Question asked and answered.
No need to add personal idiocy to it.

I was talking about FZ5 not FZR...we have enough GTR servers :P

Glad things are working out.
Expect to see me there.
What global time is the server ussualy visited?

Thanks

If I may suggest, adding the FZ5 would make me a permanent installation on your server.

FZ5 races tend to be very head to head over 10+ laps.
Sadly, the only way to race FZ5 online these days are drift servers....which aren't really racing.

Also, FZ5's and LX6's can be paired up on quite a few tight combos (only way to race IMO are tight tracks)

I believe quite a few people would welcome this.

Thanks for providing a different then norm server.
LFS really needs them now more then ever.

Nice...so what's next?
New tracks?!
Ahh I'm just joshin' (sadly)

Quote from frokki :

I thought that 3 years with LFS doesn't make you old school

But anyway, you are so right. The nature of races and general attitude of the racers have changed quite a lot in those 3 years I've been in. In 2005 everybody just raced, raced and raced. A restart after a finish, and another 5 laps of fair racing after T1 mayhem. Now the T1 habits have gone better but everything else is worse. That's why I only race in controlled environments like CTRA servers, because I want to make use of those few hours I play instead of getting an end race vote on the last and 12th lap (like last week) or get hit by a guy zooming the pit lane wrong way (like week before).

Nah, I'm playing LFS on and off since the XRT was 6speed and BL had a tree in the middle of the chicane.
Just never jad a reason to register till 05.

However, even in '05 the community was much smaller then it is today.
When you know everyone you race with night after night, you care about your driving and behaviour.

Ah well....it's just a game, lets not take it too seriously.

Last edited by gohfeld23, Fri 27 Jun 2008, 18:19.

I really miss the old clean days of LFS as well and I'm affraid LFS will never go back to what it once was.

I don't think that the dev team has brought this upon us however, the recent changes that have been made/added have attracted a very "young and competetive" crowd that many of us old LFS'ers don't agree with.

Races have also become much more dirty then they used to be but there is a simple explanation to that.

Back then, you knew everyone you raced with as there were only a very limited number of players.
People had to take care of their reputation as respect on the track was much more important the simply fast laps.
This has changed quite a bit, as many might have noticed.
As devs obviously like the increased popularity, I don't expect the devs to cater to the needs and wants of the old minority.
I simply just race cars that the new crowd doesn't like, for the most part (LX, RAC, etc)

The good old quality is still there, however limited and hard to find. But its sure worth looking for it.

First off, you should download a fresh S2 Y and see how things run although I have to admin, looks like a GFX hardware problem.

Good Luck

Quote from BWX232 :

Then I guess lower the seat.

Seriously!?

I really hope your wheel doesn't move when you move the seat.

Quote from BWX232 :

In most cars the steering wheel is below the windshield.

Thats generally not true.
All cars that I've ever owned and most small cars in todays market have a steering wheel possitioned fairly high.
Larger cars like SUV's and Minivans dont.

I guess it depends where you live and what type of cars you drive but as a standard, most European small and sports cars have a steering wheel above the bottom part of the windshield.

What's the verdict on the black sky?
I combed through the thread but didnt find a sollution short of reinstalling LFS.

On the track (real track that is) you really feel tyre , engine and susp. damage by "feel"...not so much sound or other silly simulated stuff.

When LFS let's me turn my head to listen for engine, exhaust noise or touch the bottom of my dash to check for heat (yes, it works..at least in my track car) or smell the oil burning, then we can talk about removing all simulated gauges.

'Till then.....

Oh poop I missed the sign-up for this baby...what a shame. Thats what I get from taking a break.
Well, wish all the best of luck.
I'll be following this one from the sidelines...thats for sure.
Always good to see LX in action.

Another thing I really can't live with anymore is CamLevel.
It's made LFS so much more enjoyable.
Cross fingers on it being included in the next patch. LFS really needs it.

Quote from Glenn67 :

The best way to reward safe driving is make the sim more realistic (better damage modeling, dynamic track conditions, racing line, better tyre modeling in regard to wear and damage due to misuse, etc)

Most of these will come in time I hope.

Considering the recent wave of cretins with 25BP in their pockets, I'm afraid that wont cut it.
However, I don't think a system against it will cut it either as those people simply don't care.

There might be a leak somewhere or maybe its my aged PC but with p14, my FPS has been cut in half even when I force LFS into my old settings (AA, AF off, set everything as it was and elliminated new features). I also get MUCH more moire as well as aliasing.
I'll try to figure out what's causing it and post back.

Here's mine.
Stable, predictable and loves dips (esp. if you use CamLevel...oh what joy)

Enjoy and report back

Bloody Hell thats a Beautiful Beast!

C'mon Scavier.....there is obvious interest in a bigger and badder LX (race prepped please :P )

Quote from frokki :

Yesterday I drove the LX6 for few hours, and noticed how hard it really can be correct sudden slides. One hand on the shifter and one wheel on grass = one frokki less in the race . I haven't noticed such a thing with other cars.

Seems your LX6 set is at fault.

I used to get my sets for "fast" people and hated every second of racing with those. Then I started making my own, quite realistic sets, and currently I'm enjoying the beauty of RAC and LX6 more the any other class.

I'll post my LX6 set once I get off work. Someone might like it.

Yes, it should work fine.
Just FYI, I got my DFP brand new for $70 USD which is as dirt cheap as it gets.
Buying a used wheel is always a flip of a coin as you can't possibly know what has been done to it prior to your ownership. Keeping in mind that wheels are not the most sturdy PC accessories, take this as a bit of warning.

IMO, regardless of how little you pay, it becomes very expansive once it brakes after a month of moderate usage.

But yes...it should work with no problems.

Quote from ACCAkut :

You can buy factory stock VW Golfs and Passat with DSG boxes:bandit: .... , in performance cars you could (up to now) eventually find a real sequential box (Ascari A10)

Sure you can. My brother owns a TT with a DSG. However, neither are they standard equipment not are they an American family sedan.
This kid is talking about a sequential on his dads 300M FFS.

Quote from seinfeld :

if its a triptronic, then using the triptronic or sport mode, instead of just using the auto mode,
its fine, they use solinoids to shift the gears, and also its not like an old school auto box, the sequential boxes use clutches like a manual, when you are in first gear, the clutch is already on in 2nd, when u are in 2nd the 3rd gear clutch activates, waiting for the solinoid to be activated.
1,3,5 use the same clutch, and 2,4,R has its own clutch so when the solinoid activates to shift the gear the clutch engadges, thats not how the old school auto gearboxes work.

they are designed to be used in the way they are made, but your dad is right talking about old old auto gearboxes using 1,2,3, D in old boxes to screw up the tranny, unless u install a manual shift kit in them.
all the people that replied in this thread were just talking so much shit, the guy was asking a real question about cars, it just shows how many keyboard warriors are on here. you all try to sound knowlagable when ppl ask about the game, but when it comes to real life Q's you just fill the thread with useless bullcrap

If you knew shit about cars you wouldn't have made this post.
What you described above is a double clutch system, also known as a dog DSG....something a 300m does NOT have. A dual clutch, sequential trans was built for performance and the certainly aren't standard issue on a family sedan (unless the vehicle is a $80k car).
But hey, feel free to tell people to shift their DSG equiped Ford Taurus with confidence.