Nice site

Quote from ORION :

Btw is it possible to set a different mipmap lod bais for the text and the ingame textures?
It would be nice to have sharp text also on my notebook

What about Options -> Graphics -> Mip bias (Schärfe in german) -> -4.00
The mip bias option changes the texture sharpness as well as the text sharpness, at least on my laptop.

Quote from Scawen :

It's wider. It's a side effect of something else and i decided to leave it because it seemed to be more readable.

I like the new text width, it's easier to read especially in low-res. But I think, the "e" shouldn't be too much rounded, it currently looks like it has a different style then the other chars.


Edit: The lesson instructions look a bit strange now, with some lines having the normal font width and other lines squeezed together. You should change the wrapping limit, so the lines don't get so squeezed.

Last edited by GP4Flo, Sun 16 Oct 2005, 13:30.

I just took a look at my physics book and it also has a friction coefficient of 0.3 for car tyres on asphalt and 0.15 for a wet surface. There is a note, that this only applies if the car isn't moving.

Quote from Scawen :

From my point of view, ^ + *something* always has a special meaning, for example, changing colours, writing illegal filename characters in a filename, selecting a codepage.
[...]
My point is, LFS has a special meaning for "^^" and that meaning is "^".

What I meant is, that there would be an exception for ^ + space so you can easily write a single ^. LFS would replace the ^ + space by an ^^ internally, resulting in a single ^ on screen.

Ahh, really confusing all those ^


Edit:

Quote from tristancliffe :

Would the easiest way to change LFS's special character from ^ to, say, ¬?

I don't think that's really needed. The things I mentioned are only "cosmetical" problems, nothing really serious.

Last edited by GP4Flo, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 18:22.

One last question, is it possible to let the ^ stay when I press space afterwards? For example to write ^hello^ I have to type '^ SPACE hello ^ SPACE' in windows, but this doesn't work in LFS because the ^ disappears right after typing the h.

Quote from Scawen :

GP4Flo : But about the ^E, that must be some funny thing with the German keyboard input.

Yep, it's the same if I try to write ^E in other windows apps. But concerning Orion's example, there is a difference when writing several ^^s. In windows I get ^^ when pressing ^ twice, in LFS I only get one ^. Not a big deal, but I wonder why LFS handles this char different then windows.

Edit:

Quote from Scawen :

GP4Flo : how about if you let go of the shift key, after pressing the ^ character and before the E? [...]

That works fine. This is what I meant when I wrote "it's still possible to select the codepage, by pressing ^ SPACE E."

Last edited by GP4Flo, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 17:18.

I just noticed that I cannot write the § character, I only get an empty box []. Not a new bug, as it didn't work in S1 either.
Edit: You can write this char by typing Alt + 0167

There is a small issue with the codepage selection. When I try to select Central European by typing ^E, LFS writes an Ê. Not a big problem, because it's still possible to select the codepage, by pressing ^ SPACE E.

Last edited by GP4Flo, Thu 13 Oct 2005, 17:00.

As far as I know, the force feedback simulates the forces acting on the (virtual) steering column. It is possible to feel changes in the setup (e.g. caster), just like it would be in reality. Try some different settings and you will feel the difference!

Now can anybody teach me how to read all those languages?

Edit: Something like what "Hello" or "Sorry" means in Greek, Russian, Japanese, ect.

Last edited by GP4Flo, Wed 12 Oct 2005, 18:16.

The LFS Wiki has it's own address now: www.lfswiki.net

According to the guidelines of www.bod.de, where I want to publish the book, the resolution needs to be 305dpi. I'll ask them why they use such an unusual resolution.

The unofficial LFS S2 manual has been well received and I'm planning to make a printed version available at the time of the full S2 release. Now what's still missing is a decent cover image, so why not make a design competition

Now all you artists can have a go and design the best looking cover for the unofficial LFS S2 manual. After the submitting phase, there will be a public voting, then finally the best cover will be used for the book.

What can you win? Not much, but you will of course get all the credits for the cover design and receive a free book for sure!


Some guidelines for your work:
- 300 DPI
- PSD, PSP, TIF or EPS format (should be lossless for quality reasons)
- CMYK colors if possible (else I can convert it)
- 35,72 cm x 23 cm (see coversize.jpg)


The front should show a nice cover image with the Live for Speed S2 logo at the top. On the back there should be a keychart, similar to the keys.pdf in your /docs directory. Don't forget to leave some space on the lower left for the ISBN number.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to ask. I'm looking forward to see your designs!

Last edited by GP4Flo, Wed 26 Oct 2005, 17:48.

The LFS manual wiki has moved to a new server without ad banners and the 1080 port, so people behind a firewall can access it too.

http://lfs.racenetwork.de/

The LFS manual wiki has moved to a new server without ad banners and the 1080 port, so people behind a firewall can access it too.

http://www.lfswiki.net

Last edited by GP4Flo, Wed 12 Oct 2005, 15:44.

I'm studying sports and physics at the university in Frankfurt and will probably become a teacher in the future. I'm also doing a mountainbike guide training right now so I will be able to earn some money in the holidays by guiding people through the deep forests of Germany .

Quote from Vykos69 :

LFS S2 Alpha P2 Demo on actual "ComputerBild Spiele" DVD. That games-mag is sold over 1 million times in germany....

Now that's really great news! I hope LFS will get anther boost like it was when they put the 0.2 demo on the Gamestar disc

Yes, the logo is really nice, you did a great job there!

Just image how LFS would look like if we still had the old logo

Quote from nikimere :

i thought drivers emporium have/had the sole rights to publish the LFS logo on anything? I know they are gone now but the people that bought them out surely have some say in the matter?

That would mean that iRacing now owns the rights of the LFS logo :eek:


Seriously, I doubt it very much that they had any sole rights. As far as I know the devs allow anybody to make t-shirts or merchandising with the LFS logo.

I bet Eric modelled that track and now they are all training with their LFS karts

Alex Zanardi doesn't use pedals either, would you ban him from racing because of his "input method"?

In my area we can get TV over DVB-T, which is the digital version of the old terrestrial transmission. So we don't need a cable nor a satellite dash and can still watch motorsport on Eurosport - for free

Last edited by GP4Flo, Mon 3 Oct 2005, 20:15. Reason : typo

Quote from spoop :

Hey, hey, LFS gets help from Linux From Scratch on google battle!

Not if you enter "Live for Speed" vs. "rFactor", it's still better


Btw, Scawen still has to work a bit to beat Geoff Crammond

Edit: I just love these Googlefights... although Vic's "Feel the Silence" is a bit weak compared to Depeche Mode's "Enjoy the Silence".

Last edited by GP4Flo, Mon 3 Oct 2005, 19:24.

Uups, sorry I forgot to add them. They'll be in the next update for sure.

Quote from ColeusRattus :

As I a just skimming through: Kyoto National and Kyoto Long have the same description... it may be true for both, but it seems a little cheap

Just write a new one: http://lfs-old.4players.de:104 ... ction=edit&section=23

This manual is a community project - YOU can contribute if you want to. Nothing against suggestions, about in this case you can change the things right away

Quote from Cue-Ball :

When do we get our hands on the stunt track pictured on page 73!?

Ask Eric


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- Updated setup guide by Bob Smith
- Additional Tools
- LFS S2 artwork gallery
- Programmers' guide
- Minor changes here and there
- Improved image quality

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