All depends of:

1) Racing Line (Where to brake, where to accelerate, where not to accelerate too much, how aggresive you should point the car into the corner, etc etc)
2) How Aggresive/Confident the player is with corners
3) Last but not least, a setup with correct gearing, downforce, suspension and etc, plus knowing when to shift up, when to shift down and @ what RPMs you should shift, what gear you should be in corners (generally it's 2nd gear in T1, and 3rd on the rest of the corners -last corner could be 4th even. But some setups have this "swapped", where instead of 3rd, they use 4th, and instead of 2nd they use 3rd).
[Shortly: A good setup]
Also Engine Brake is common knowledge if you are into racing (be it professional, casual or w/e)
4). Thousands of practice, just like anything. In my prime FBM racing I got into really low 1:13s, almost scratching 1:12s (on normal BL, not Historic). Even if I have like 2k laps with FBM, its still a highway to learn more about it ^^

Also bear in mind about slipstream when racing

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Quote from NakaTech :

That licensed users pay as "S2" would have to have more benefits, in addition to tracks and new cars, I like the idea proposed by lucaf

Think my English short-circuited and didn't comprehend the sentence so well

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Dunno about lucaf's idea tho. I mean, why have reserved server slots for licensed users if the race will be full the time 15 peeps are racing?.
Sounds more like trying to fill "empty slots" than something useful at all tbh

Quote from NakaTech :

I would have to add more unique things that users of license S2 or more have

What do you exactly mean?

Quote from NakaTech :

and add a good system that prohibits the cracked servers

Scawen should do something like the cracked City Car Driving has, which after some time the car just bugs out and floats. It'd be fun af to see thousand of threads of cracked players asking why their cars are floating

Pic 1: I think the wall is there on purpose to avoid going OOB, hence even in this Blackwood, beyond that point there isn't too much to drive onto. Also one of those "emergency services" openings;
Pic 2: Misplaced collision;
Pic 3: Non-collision mistake;
Pic 4: That is suppossed to follow the railing, to avoid ppl from getting inbetween so easily (altho that can be done with a wheelie setup);
Pic 5: Supossed to be those "emergency services" openings, except this one doesn't have any barrier nor col wall;
Pic 6: That is an old bug, was doable in old Blackwood too. And that also happens with other spots too, like f.e. Blackwood Estate rocks in building's yards;
Pic 7: Non-col mistake;
Pic 8: Same as Pic 5;
Pic 9: Not that much of a "bug" imo, nor something to be worried about/need to get fixed.
Gyazo 1: Just LFS physics
Gyazo 2: Again LFS physics

Judging by left side driving, markings and environment, I'd say either England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland.

Are those concrete slabs? If so then that's normal. Concrete slabs flicker when they are joined together, because LFS
If not, then try reinstall LFS and see if it still happens.

Love all of them! Specially Mini-Monaco & Alberta Park

Personally if its a fun set (wheelie, super donuts and etc) I have no prob giving them to whoever asks for it. Same goes for drift setups.

But for racing setups Im not that open to give these sets. Even tho the people that gave me these setups are because its a "public" set and never told me specifically not to share them, I prefer telling these people to ask the actual person who made the setup to ask for it, to avoid problems and confusion basically.

Its up to the person if he/she doesn't want to share a setup, and begging won't make the situation better. If the person says "No", then you just say "np" and end of discussion. I have seen some people getting buttburn just because they didn't get a setup.

If not, then you could simply give the guy a similar set. If the person asking for a set is giving you a bad time, you can just give him a troll set. In the end he didn't specify what type of setup you need to send

>>The ones I can't stand are those who don't even bother to search first<<

A 4 laps race


Also depends of what car and track is selected for a race.

I'd say anything above 2-3hs.

Quote from TwinySkyline :

Then of course there is the usual skins with the Turkish flag, as patriotism is extremely developped in Turkey. But damn me, the Turkish flag looks damn awesome and can be greatly valorized on a well-done skin.

Kinda disagree on the patriotism part. I mean, patriotism is present on EVERY country, except that if its from a certain country its good but if its USA's or European its bad and intolerant (I don't agree with this type of logic, but you know, XXI people offended by anything).

Either way I don't have any type of problem on these people making these skins at all, just giving out an opinion (maybe a bit harsh, but that doesn't invalidate it). They are just ugly for me, which doesn't mean they can't make them nor stop doing these skins. Maybe it also depends on the effort someone puts into these skins. It's not the same the effort skinners here put onto them, than just a casual doing one. Who knows, maybe they get into skinning, just like me. As with everything not everyone will like your work. I started the same way these people did, making those type of skins, but with time I started to like replicating liveries on LFS cars. I enjoy it, its also a way for me to kill time, and of course headaches when stripes don't fit because skin stretching, specially on the lovely FZ5
I oveshoot the corner a bit too fast with only specifying on "turks" tho.

*cracks LFS*
"Ama go post my cracked LFS gameplay on Official LFS Forums, nothing could go wrong".

I really don't know if they do this on purpose (which I think they do), or just a special type of people. Can't help but semi-laugh at these type of threads.

Quote from GerryTheLeper :

It can't make things worse so it would definitely be better. Yes players might leave, but at least some will stay. The vast majority of gamers don't even know LFS exists so even just having people playing it in steam friend's lists would promote the game better than now. I don't think much would need to change. Steam has zero quality control and there are a tonne of junk abandoned early access games so if the updates are slow it doesn't matter. Opening the game to the modding of real cars and tracks would pick up that slack and then some!

I just believe that there is currently a huge gap in the market for a good multiplayer racing sim because the multiplayer in all the current sims (outside of iRacing $$$$) are awful and LFS has a great system.

People nowadays want content, content, content, content, content, And crysis 3 graphics.

At this current state, with so few cars and tracks, updates are rare (they are "major" but not that major) and no Mod Support (this and content itself): there wil be an increasing in player base? -There will be an increase, low and slow, but will increase (I do hope so). But at the same time a chunk of that will be lost because of the aforementioned lack of content. So you'll see the triple of threads demanding content, and updates.

A point for adding to steam are the paying methods Steam has, which will benefit a lot of people from almost every country.

I agree that LFS is really open when it comes to InSim and etc, and has some features that outstand other simulators (Clutch for example, altho it needs a bit of tweaking to it), but in terms of content its really falling behind.

LFS NEEDS this tyre physics update more than ever.

Quote from GerryTheLeper :

If you put this game on steam and open it up to workshop mods it could become the most popular racing game in the world. Project Cars and AC don't do multiplayer as good as LFS and multiplayer games are the ones that draw in the huge player numbers on steam.

They will end up leaving once they see how slow updates come.

The problem is that in case LFS wants to make it to Steam, the whole infrastructure would need to change, and the devs would need to focus on it 24/7 (not like abandon their life totally, but mostly). Mods will make LFS last a little bit longer, but it won't last forever.

I'm not saying that bringing LFS to Steam is bad, but at its current status its better not to. It won't make things better.

Quote from delis :

What's with the Turks and them ugly skins here lately?

Only lately?? I'd say since the entire LFS' history.

I get it that not everyone is an artist to make skins (me included), but I agree, average turk skins on LFS are ugly af lol. Either badly done, stolen or renamed from XRT skins.

Quote from delis :

Skins are nice and all, but why bother posting just screenshots? That's what edited pictures topic is for. Post skins here please.

This.

Whats the point of showing off skins that are private use only on a subforum about getting skins?.-

IMO the XRG took the corner alright and the XFG braked too early and turned into the XRG.

AFAIK there is already a LAN option, when you create a server you can choose between local-network-hidden.

LAN/LOCAL - Your host will not connect to the master server. Guests can connect by clicking on "Join Specific Host", selecting the "local network" option and typing in the IP address of your computer.

NETWORK/INTERNET - Explains by itself.

HIDDEN - Your host will connect to the master server but will not appear on the List of Hosts. Guests may connect to your host by clicking on "Join Specific Host", selecting the "Internet" option and typing in your host's name.

More info here: https://en.lfsmanual.net/wiki/Hosting

Plus you can set a password on these 3 to avoid unwanted people to join.

It should be that, unless I understood something different lol.

Some cars need a more durable clutch (XFG,RB4,FXO,XRT,UFR,FZR). I have the impression XFG burns more clutch than the XRG, and there is little difference between them, apart from weight, engine and etc. On the other hand, powershifting a RB4 or a FXO equals to clutch dead literally. UFR and FZR aren't a quick dead clutch, but it suffers, specially the UFR. XRT would be in the middle, not clutch-happy nor a durable clutch either. I get that with mouse its a bit easier to burn clutch, but still, these cars are clutch-happy, and sometimes you need to powershift, which CT makes the difference.

Not actually cars, but I'd love to see motorcycles added to LFS, doesn't matter if real or fictional. Same goes for trucks and vans.

Because for ppl its boring to do jobs, and since on TC you only drive to make money, plus being a med or a cop, its far more simpler to adapt (makes no sense to me, as only driving gets boring after a while, and jobs add that bit of "fun" to it, same for bank and etc).

Quote from cargame.nl :

press - ... No need for a button. Or hold shift and - to also block system messages.

Individual people on a server cannot be muted, that is true. Not sure if this is really desirable, back in the days it was not.

I already know about that, I use them on these random servers, but at the same time some servers don't allow players to block messages (If the server has an InSim they would put a message on screen to re-enable messages, or they would kick you or ban you if you keep on blocking messages), plus if I block messages a moderator/admin could be talking to me and I wouldn't notice and would end up banned thinking Im ignoring him.

+1 Some people are really annoying but at the same time you don't want to disable all messages in case somebody talks to you, or a moderator/admin is calling ya.

There could be a button on the Connections List to mute/unmute players.

Quote from Eri9k1 :

Screenshots by my friend, he have S2

1º- You can't post VOB-mods nor talk about them on LFS Forums (at least until a Mod Support is added);

2º- Then why doesn't your friend post the pictures himself? Or is it another """friend""" story? You are demo, you can't post pictures of licensed content, even if it was taken by another person...

Quote from daftKow :

1. Is there a way to get the computer to run a "perfect lap"? Sorta like in OptimumLap; so I have a reference to approach. I see the "Pro" AI; is that a good place to start or still easily beatable by a good driver? Can I export that lap to look at the data and compare mine?

2. Is there an autocross course generator? One that follows SCCA guidelines would be awesome. Not crucial, but it'd be nice. I found the thread on the layout database so I'm sure I'll be happy for a (long) while.

(kinda a followup to q1+q2 A computer driver run a "perfect lap" on a custom autocross course would be awesome ...

3. I'll probably be focusing on the XRG as it's RWD with similar power to the Miata. It is a bit bigger and heavier though. Any plans to include a Miata-type car? same power as XRG but a bit lighter with double wishbone suspension...

4. Would love to eventually get a VR setup; or maybe a 3 screen setup. Does this require a lot of computer power? I'm trying to find what are recommended specs for a 3 screen or VR setup; it's difficult to find any feedback! Any would be appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance! Sorry about the long post; I appreciate if you've made it this far

Cheers,

Welcome first of all!

Answering the question/s:

1. Well, even in PRO you can beat them easily if experienced enough. To get you an idea:
BL2 (Blackwood Historic) with Formula BMW: A good lap for average racers is mid-low1:12s-low1:13s, and AI on PRO do 1:15-1:16s. Its good for references, but for online racing its pretty bad. Idk if you already discovered it, but pressing 4 both on numpad or the numbers below Fbuttons, you can toggle the race line, which will help you learning the track. AI runs 2-3 seconds below average racer laptime to resume such a testament.

2. If I understood the question well, Autocross has only MRT SCCA-alike layouts by default. Sadly there isn't any SCCA-like layouts by default for other cars, so you'll have to create them yourself, or search around the forums for them :S.

3. For now the top-priority is to release a new and improved Tyre Physics and the Volkswagen Scirocco. I'd leave that on a not certain. There will be more content added thats for sure, but we don't know which cars and tracks will be. It's a big question mark for now.

4. I'm not into VR, so maybe another user experienced enough with VR will answer you this question better than I could even do .

Hope I answered your questions. Have fun racing on LFS!.

Quote from cargame.nl :

My A-bomb suggestion wasn't really welcomed, sadly. But what about making continent internetz? Lets isolate Middle East internet from the rest of the world? Yes / No?

So because 1 guy attacks a server the rest of the area needs to be isolated?. Non-sense at its finest

The only thing that would do is transferring the problem, not solving it. Meaning that ppl from the rest of the world would still be able to attack the server... Then we should isolate the world from the internet?.