Related: When threads are moved to forums that I don't have access to, but have unread messages, it'd be nice that even if you click on it and get the 404 page that it still marks it as read

it's only legal on the last lap

Maybe we need another Xmas event. I participated in the NDR one in 2018.

I still lurk the forums, more active lately trying to keep the OT forum from becoming the next QAnon recruitment centre, and race iRacing as much as I can with a newborn daughter. I follow LFS progress with things as I do wish it well.

I've already done my part. 9 month old daughter...

Can confirm. Used FanaLEDs to drive my SLI-M for years before I finally bought a new wheel.

Google Drive is another alternative. Free, reliable and reasonable bandwidth limits.

Yeah seems unlikely. Wonder if it's just some weirdness between LFS and BT HID devices. I don't have any devices with > 32 buttons to test (button box is 32 max, and my T300 is fewer .

EDIT: It's a **** awful idea, but I wonder if using something like vJoy could work as a workaround (assuming a vJoy device with >32 buttons gets registered by LFS).

Last edited by gu3st, Tue, 27 Oct 2020 21:41.

Well, your buttons wouldn't be through the simucube, but through your wheel device. What wheel do you have equipped?

LFS might not be able to support more buttons until it supports newer DirectX. Seems like there's a 32 button maximum.

Quote from Scawen :

With the changing day/night has there been consideration about changing track temperature? I'm not sure what LFS uses in terms of environment temperature as an input for tyres, but even some location baseline with some modifier based on time of day could add some variety to races.

I don't know if that's possible, or if/how LFS models temperature coming into the tyres from the environment.

I do my best to report users for spam but it seems to be pretty common still. I wonder about adding a small mileage requirement for demo users to post on the forum. Even like 10km should be enough of a deterrent as most posts are not at all related to anything LFS related.

Quote from bbman :

Right, I really do have to invest in ACC one of these days then...

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for every possible temperature and their complex interactions being part of all sims, but temps alone isn't really enough. It's like the current clutch model - if all you need to do is not overdrive the car that hard without any further consequence, it becomes a non-issue.

If the damage model is good enough that you have to think about punting another car and risk losing oil/coolant, I'm all for it. If it's only to adjust a few HP of the performance: half won't notice it, the other half won't experience it (when was the last time you were on a server with wind?). Similar with brakes: When you need to decide whether to take a harder compound where you won't beat anyone under brakes or risk having them explode 11 hours into a 12 hour race - heck yeah! If it's "just" to make them glow cool, what's the point?

Well it does affect performance in iRacing's case. Cold brakes brake worse which is expected, they just don't have the wear implemented yet. I also don't know if I've ever raced in a "still" track in iracing. There's always some wind somewhere.

Conversely the damage model is much more sensitive than ACC. In iRacing some front damage might not immediately be terminal, but over time (especially if you don't pit and get all repairs), can result in your engine spontaneously blowing up (to simulate the loss of fluids). A hard enough hit with the wall can be instantly terminal and kill your car immediately. You can also damage your suspension in such a way that when it's repaired, it's still not perfect. It's great to run 24h of Nurburgring when your steering is off centre by the 12 hour mark (my team won 24h that way, we even did an engine swap after it went boom).

The new damage model with break off parts is great too, but still suffers from suspension mount points being static, limiting the deformation possible, but still results in some very satisfying crashes.

Quote from bbman :

I can't remember the last time a car had to retire due to simply overheating. Other than due to damage, cooling systems nowadays seem to be so overengineered that overheating issues are a thing of the past.

If you want something unique, then go for brake temps and resulting wear. I believe no current sim tracks that (GTR had just temps iirc). Only an issue for endurance races, but something you still see irl as brake wear can't really be engineered away...

ACC does brake temps and brake wear, including different brake compounds better suited for sprint/endurance with different braking performance, longevity and characteristics.

iRacing also has different brake compounds which affects braking performance. It also does brake temps as well, but it's a pretty hidden feature, with no way to check your current/past/present temperatures, but it does affect braking performance. This is also fed into the sim to do brake glow which looks badass at night.

Edit: I think rFactor 2 also does brake temps.

Last edited by gu3st, Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:51.

iRacing simulates both water and oil temperature. It becomes especially relevant in oval superspeedway racing as you will blow up if you stay in the draft. Front damage can also cause high temps eventually leading into a blown engine.

HMD with free sync would be nauseating.

I mean.. is there a review process if this can get through? Or is it simply an automated anti-virus process that checks "ok this isn't malware I guess" and approves it.

Quote from Evolution_R :

I'm shocked why this is published... Google, are you drunk? Reported.

Because Google doesn't review any apps that are published. You can publish anything for the low fee of $5.

The Play Store is just a cesspool wasteland.

Amazing what happens when there's no review process before distributing an application.

Quote from cargame.nl :

And then my comments get removed with a 'talking rubbish' flag. Double standards here.

I know exactly what I wrote, CCP is not a race, its a regime. And its from the 50s.

For you it's not too late to say sorry.

Why would I apologize for your racism?

Quote from cargame.nl :

Racist? Where did I mention a race?

In your thankfully deleted post. I wouldn't blame you if you forgot what you wrote, as it seems like your mind is stuck in the 1960s.

And it's water under the fridge at this point. Hence why this account, which also used to be banned, is not.

Quote from cargame.nl :

ah censorship on the rise again, how unexpected.

Don't post racist vitriol and your posts won't get deleted.

I think the stream banner takes the most popular stream on Twitch that's under the LFS category. That stream was using the LFS category for some reason. I reported it to Twitch.

Finally we can race the XRT around Blackwood