There is you idiot.. :rolleyes:
The forum posts the thread and THEN you make the poll, which is added in the following minutes.
Just FTR, I never forgot to add the poll.
The forum posts the thread and THEN you make the poll, which is added in the following minutes.
Just FTR, I never forgot to add the poll.
LFS Photomode Competition Round 52 Voting: Endurance Racing
I got the Big Book of Top Gear 2009, Only Fools and Horses DVD, GT5 Prologue, Mercedes Benz World Off Road Driving experience (:tilt
, and a Mercedes Benz World A-Class Kids driving experience.
And some money from other relatives.
And loads of chocolate which I now have to eat
, and a Mercedes Benz World A-Class Kids driving experience.And some money from other relatives.
And loads of chocolate which I now have to eat
In its current form, LFS will be dead in 10 years.
Unless the whole graphics side of thing sees a major overhaul, and there are significant content additions, it really won't continue to stand a chance in the sim racing market. LFS' graphics have already been labelled out of date by some (although I personally think they're good compared to rFactor, for example).
Until the low-poly models and hideously low res interiors of the S1 cars are improved, it just cannot compete with some of the new releases. These somewhat detract from the new level of detail and quality first seen in the FBM, and continued through the Patch Z interiors and Scirrocco/Rockingham.
The core physics engine is (IMO) quite safe staying as it is, as it continues to be above even the latest games.
A major new release / series of releases is the only thing that will keep LFS going for another 10 years. I don't see how a game that will effectively be 18 years old can compete with fresh releases that make use of the latest technology and software/hardware capabilities.
Unless the whole graphics side of thing sees a major overhaul, and there are significant content additions, it really won't continue to stand a chance in the sim racing market. LFS' graphics have already been labelled out of date by some (although I personally think they're good compared to rFactor, for example).
Until the low-poly models and hideously low res interiors of the S1 cars are improved, it just cannot compete with some of the new releases. These somewhat detract from the new level of detail and quality first seen in the FBM, and continued through the Patch Z interiors and Scirrocco/Rockingham.
The core physics engine is (IMO) quite safe staying as it is, as it continues to be above even the latest games.
A major new release / series of releases is the only thing that will keep LFS going for another 10 years. I don't see how a game that will effectively be 18 years old can compete with fresh releases that make use of the latest technology and software/hardware capabilities.
Yes, you can blame server hosts when they just stick with the usual crap, but when they try to mix it up a bit, there's only so much they can do.
Whilst I do agree with you, what you want is verging on impossible to do.
We've (My team and I) have attempted to run servers with unusual combos before, and as a general rule, they fail epically. No matter how much encouragement you give people, they don't want to race a combo if they're no good at it. This covers both cars with *interesting* handling such as the RAC and MRT, as well as perhaps the more powerful cars like the LX6.
The problem about running these servers is you can't initially get enough people into your server to make other people want to join. If the server isn't populated, people won't join it.
You can't really blame server hosts and admins, because some try hard to push the more unusual combos, but their efforts are useless if the net result is 2 people in their server. The tried and tested combos are used by many because that's what gets people in their server, and for many hosts/admins, that's what is most important.
Well I finished my Silver DoE award, won most improved driver of 2009 at my local karting track (
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That's about it. I got an MSA Karting license also, but that's more of a "I bothered to turn up for the test" as opposed to "Yay, I passed the test"
)That's about it. I got an MSA Karting license also, but that's more of a "I bothered to turn up for the test" as opposed to "Yay, I passed the test"
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Just had a quick shower of snow here (about an inch or so), but this has brought gridlock to my entire town :doh:
Every road in the entire town is now like a skating rink (literally). The roads are so slippery that you would struggle to bring the car to a stop even from 5 mph. Cars are sliding down hills from virtually standing still.
It is actually a disaster.. All the grit bins are empty with no plans by the council to refill them until after Christmas, all the cars are getting stuck and sliding into each other.
That is the result of about 2 hours snowfall.
Every road in the entire town is now like a skating rink (literally). The roads are so slippery that you would struggle to bring the car to a stop even from 5 mph. Cars are sliding down hills from virtually standing still.
It is actually a disaster.. All the grit bins are empty with no plans by the council to refill them until after Christmas, all the cars are getting stuck and sliding into each other.
That is the result of about 2 hours snowfall.
Cardiac = Heart
Arrest = Stop
We managed near to that earlier this year on the NDR Public Racing Server... At least one admin was present for most of the day, and any wreckers would be dealt with a 999 ban, with warnings/kicks to people driving like prats.
This combined with shouting at people to be careful, brake in time, and give room at Turn 1 worked actually quite well. Several times we got through T1 completely incident free.
But then we all decided to go and get a life
Although I found that they are "Only provided on sities with difficult conditions ie steep hills or sharp bends"...
Which explains why there are four in my road.. cuz it's a hill
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Seven actually, but four now.
Maybe I speak for myself then... My road has about 4 grit bins
, and Surrey council had an absolute GRIT-MANIA session on Thursday night. They gritted practically every paved surface (including pavements) in the entire town Well I'm getting my Dad a 2-in-1 salt and pepper shaker (for ultra fast seasoning :razz, some aftershave stuff (the stuff has at the moment is as old as me), and some other crap.
I don't really know what I want for Christmas.. I've asked for a BBOTG 2009-10, coupla games and a DVD.
On a sort of side note, why do friends/family that you don't see very often always send you deodorant and washbags for Christmas. I've got about 541 cans of deodorant still to use up, and about 48 washbags in which to put them all
, some aftershave stuff (the stuff has at the moment is as old as me), and some other crap. I don't really know what I want for Christmas.. I've asked for a BBOTG 2009-10, coupla games and a DVD.
On a sort of side note, why do friends/family that you don't see very often always send you deodorant and washbags for Christmas. I've got about 541 cans of deodorant still to use up, and about 48 washbags in which to put them all
Grab shovel. Walk to grit bin. Dig. Throw. Dig. Throw
Problem sorted
Unless your road has no grit bin(s)... bad luck :P
Problem sorted
Unless your road has no grit bin(s)... bad luck :P
We got about 4 inches or so this morning. We drove into London to find that nearer the centre it had hadn't really snowed at all
"I don't believe it..." :PI think this is the first Pre-Christmas snow In my lifetime.. or since I can remember
Just normal tyres... We only have major snow a couple of days a year, so nobody bothers with snow tyres.
I did see someone driving along with snow chains earlier this year, but to be honest, there was only just enough snow to warrant snow chains
I did see someone driving along with snow chains earlier this year, but to be honest, there was only just enough snow to warrant snow chains
It's not really worth investing in snow-proof transport systems when we only get significant snow a few days a year
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