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Gunn
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I've done about five hours now. If you've played Fallout 1 or 2 you won't be disappointed - they have done a good job of keeping the Fallout feel to the story and game world. It's almost the same game but in 1st person. While character interaction can be compared to oblivion, it's actually very much closer to Fallout 1 & 2, with multiple choice options producing an effect on your Karma. The characters are more individual and have more to say than in Oblivion. There is less repetition in the dialogue. There's a fair bit of swearing so if you are offended by modern language this game will certainly offend you.

I've had a few crashes and the odd bug (not recurring as yet) but nothing that I don't get with oblivion too.

Anyways.....back to the wastelands.
Gunn
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Quote from 5haz :Fair enough, by 1982 some teams were probrably producing as much downforce as today with only a rear wing.

More downforce IIRC.
Gunn
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The entire concept of iRacing as a product seems to be to satisfy the insatiable greed of the developers. It's a good sim, but is tainted by the outrageous cost, especially if you want a decent amount of content. They've ruined a good thing by being greedy. I'm sure I'm in the minority, but I refuse to participate in it even though I can afford it. The cost is ridiculous if you look at the long-term outlay.
Gunn
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As suggested already, please read this thread.
Gunn
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Quote from boosterfire :Hang on, I thought you Aussies ate kangaroo, isn't that true?

Some people think it's cruel, but the reality is that if we don't eat the kangaroos, they will eat us.
Gunn
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Quote from lerts :
i could be crazy as hell but being a good person i do much less harm that perfectly sane but mean and rotten

It's not all always about harm. If a fly is buzzing around your face it isn't doing anybody any harm, but if it persists in buzzing around your face you just want it gone.

There is more than one side to every situation.
Gunn
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Quote from Boris Lozac :Ok, that's not bad, they don't raise the price criminally like over here...and you earn what, 2000 AUD, minimum? I earn 500 euros, so 75 euros for the game is a huge rip off..

I earn about AUD$1000 per week. But after putting a roof over the family's head, and feeding them and the dog, paying for petrol, rego, and insurance for two cars, health cover, contents insurance, household bills, gaffer tape, dozens of small marsupials and hired the dwarf etc, 99 bucks hurts a lot, especially for a purchase that has a limited life span and you don't even know if you are going to like it until you've opened it and used it.
I've blown thousands on crap games over the years. Thank the Gods that LFS has been such great value and I got to try it out before I made my purchasing decision, and all at a very reasonable cost too.
Gunn
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Quote from Reini68 :Of course I did, only a lap earlier. It's true I didn't cross the finish line after the race had officially ended. But the finish line is a valid finish line already before the winner crosses it. At least in real life racing.

When the winner crosses the line everyone else is now on their last lap. If you fail to cross the line on the last lap, you're out. DNF = did not finish.
Gunn
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Quote from Boris Lozac :Order it online?

PS3 games are 75 euros here, but if i order them online it's about 45..

45 Euro = AUD$81.00. Plus postage to Oz and it comes out about the same.

Quote from danowat :Lucky he got it for $99, I saw new releases in Aus for $110!!!!.

The console version is retailing for $119 (EB Games) and the PC version for $99. They said they'd beat any price I could find, even if I find a cheaper price in the next week or so they will refund the difference. The thing that gets me though is in six months time the game will be $49.95 in the bargain bin. If game companies want to stop piracy they should start working on their price tag.

Quote from xaotik :Actually, I have a hard time picturing him happy in general - but that's just me being a smart-ass.

I'm actually a really happy guy. I have a great family life, flexible working hours with good pay and no daily dramas. Drop 'round for a beer some time.
Gunn
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Well. I just purchased Fallout 3. A rip off at AU$99, but what can you do?
Gunn
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Quote from ferraif40 :That is where I get the default skin from at the start, am I doing it wrong. Should I get the default skin from another folder?

Jon

It doesn't matter even if you don't start with a default skin. As long as your image fits the requirements (as posted above) it should work just fine. Your skins should be JPG files. If you have created DDS files and want to upload them to LFS World you will need to convert them to JPG or make JPG versions.

Open your DDS file in your graphics software and save or export as a JPG. Make sure the file size is less than 400KB (if too large use some compression). If your DDS files are bigger than 1024 x 1024 pixels they will not be uploaded.

When you're ready put your JPG skins into your LFS/data/skins folder. This is the folder where all of your own skins should live. LFS will make a DDS copy automatically from the JPG, so you don't need to worry about converting them yourself.
Gunn
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It's always been a crap race, probably due to the crap circuit. It's not enough that there is a beach nearby, it doesn't improve the racing one iota.

I'd be glad to see it go TBH.
Gunn
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Make sure your file is a JPG file and that it is 1024 x 1024 pixels in size.
Also make sure the name starts with the correct car prefix (XRT_, for example) and that the file name is not too long.
Gunn
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Quote from amp88 :Yep, I was playing to the stereotypes.

Np, just keeping it real
Gunn
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Quote from polepositiondriver :Oh my mistake I thought this was a forum where people can discuss things.....

Yes you are correct, though this topic has been posted several times and usually ends in tears. So while it may seem unfair, please excuse the attitudes of some members towards topics like this.

Despite the trouble you seem to have had with the search feature, please try again and post in one of the existing topics (if they haven't all been locked by now). Thanks for understanding.
Gunn
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Quote from Klutch :Thanks for your contribution to the other 500+ shit drift or race threads.

You should think about eliminating your own shit posts (like the one above) before bullying others about the same thing.
Gunn
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I loved the first two games, it's a bit of a pity in a way that the new game is in first person, I think you lose the feel of the old games, though it does seem like they have tried to remain true to the original concept. I'll probably buy this one.
Gunn
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Quote from Becky Rose :Let me see now, you put the Union flag knicked from the Brits in the corner, like the Americans put stars in the corner of theirs, then to hide the fact you stole the idea from the yanks you put the stars in the larger area of the flag.

At least the Kiwi's where a bit more subtle and changed the colours on the stars.

Actually, many of us despise the union jack being part of the flag, but since we are still a part of the Commonwealth it remains there. Burn the flag I say!

Quote from amp88 :Throw another shrimp on the barbie and get me another Fosters.

We don't call them shrimp, they're called prawns, but Hoges had to say "shrimp" in the tourism ad aired in the US because it was decided that the word "prawn" would not mean anything to the yanks.
Hardly any Aussie drinks Fosters either as it is considered to be on par with goat's piss. Most punters would rather crack open a slab of almost any other brand of the amber fluid.

Anyways, there's a few too many jumbucks in me tucker bag so I'm off to the thunder box to give birth to a big brown baby boy.
Gunn
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What part of Australia is that car from? Each Australian state has its own livery.
Gunn
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There is one thing that humans absolutely do not need at all, ever.....and that's advertising.
Gunn
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OooooK, so the thread's continuing in that direction.
Gunn
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Quote from AMB :And you guys wonder why I post in a nasty way to people I don't like? pfft, serious, nice to know some nice people play this game.

How can you be sure that they aren't just doing the same thing - posting in a nasty way to a person that they don't like?
Gunn
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Quote from Ripley :Here's one of my everfirst attempts in making a skin...with Gimp and very little knowledge. It's not finished.

I noticed that the 2048x2048 psd master skinnerz template (all of them) are horizontally "compressed". If I wanted to make some nice round wheel covers (as opposed to now, as I just followed the polygons) what are the proportions I should resize to ?

Thanks.

Never mind: found this http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=15724 and others...

The skins in LFS are horizontally 'compressed' too. There is no exact ratio to use as all cars are a bit different and the stretching is not uniform along the length of the whole car. But as a rough guide stretch the image to 2560 x 2048, then make your changes and additions, then resize it back to 2048 x 2048. Having said all of that, the wheel arches are not round anyway, so you've still got a bit of work to do to make a smooth curvature around them. In essence you'll still be following the shape of the polygons on the 3D model.
Gunn
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Quote from Jacko1 :Hi anyone know where I can get the xfg bus mod like shown on you-tube and xrg pickup I've looked everywhere but can't find them.

Thanks

Illegal mods are not allowed on this forum so you are unlikely to find them here either.
Gunn
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Quote from dawguk :In the past, when this sort of thing has happened, it HAS caused a scandal. Let's not forget, we're crying out for consistency here, so let's not pretend that we should expect anything less from ANY press, let alone the British.

It only caused a scandal when the British press got tired of seeing Ferrari and the great Michael Schumacher win again and again and again.

Take a long hard look at the F1 press, they mostly thrive on negativity and drama. Good racing is boring for them to report about. They want to see human beings being dragged down and kicked for whatever reason. Backstabbing whiners, the lot of them. The F1 magazines are full of hype and false drama, live commentary is often polluted with wild speculation and bias. It's getting difficult to enjoy the media coverage these days while there's a bunch of dicks running around trying to start personal and political fires just so they've got something 'newsworthy' to publish.
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