Hello.

LFS Companion is a local insim application I've been working on the last couple of years. Its primary purpose is to make it easier to keep track of the chat, on-screen buttons to show you rpm, speed, gears etc. It is quite beneficial for the average LFS driver.

After getting good feedback on it, I'll be making it public and be developing it further.
This project is open source.
https://gitlab.com/kriss0706/lfs-companion

Features
- Read chat from within the application window
- In-game UI that displays speed, rpm, fuel percentage, lights, handbrake, avg fuel etc.
- Fully customizable in-game UI using insim buttons.
- In-game options to customize settings like fuel warning, kmh/mph, automatic lights etc.
- Hotkeys can be pressed to interact with the insim.

Connection properties (host, port for insim to connect to) can be set in the <LFS_Companion>/Config/Connection.ini.

LFS Companion is likely going to ask you to download the .NET runtime. You can find that here:
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0

Important notice
For the insim to read data sent from your LFS (speed, fuel etc.), you need to go into the cfg.txt in your LFS folder and set the following:

Last edited by kristofferandersen, Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:51. Reason : Updated version link

I've had a lot of fun with this vehicle. Hoping for it to be approved soon, good luck to you Evo. There's not a single thing i would like fixed/changed with this car. Great work.

Hello Skinners.

I've made a few minor changes to the application, it should be a lot more stable and easier to use now:

v2 changelog:
- Seperated file name and file extension.
- When making the transfer, the file is copied over from source to target location instead of giving an error.
- Removed file name tags.

I've updated the first post with the newest files.

Last edited by kristofferandersen, Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:45.

Its oddly satisfying to drive around with the LCT3000 truck. Even though it could be longer its just about long enough.

Move & Replace
I decided to get back into making skins, and came up with this piece of software to make the process a little bit easier. What it does is copying a file from one directory to another, with the click of a button.
I won't be going too in-depth of how to use it, as it fairly easy. But would just post it here in-case anyone could find it helpful.

I've attached some images on what it looks like.

Features
- Specify filename for what you would like to replace.
- From and to- directory can be changed to whatever you'd like.
- Can be minimized to tray to free space in your taskbar.
- Automatic override, for automatic move/replace between the specified folders.
- Move/replace manually with the click of a button.
- Copy to a 2nd output location, which can be done in preferences.
- New: Add an increment to the file specified. For each write the increment in the filename will increase by the specified amount in your preferences.


This program is universal, it doesn't have to move just image files.
Thats all really.

Last edited by kristofferandersen, Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:20.

Thank you for the update Kostas!

I've been wanting for a while to auto-start both LFSLazy and LFSDiscord when LFS is started. At first i made an app that launched LFS, then Lazy and then LFSDiscord. But was getting an error saying "invalid command line". Even tried setting the directory as work directory.

Seems like its not working with the LFS scripts either. So I've made a script with AHK. Same error though, LFSDiscord does give the error and does actually work even though the error shows.

How about an autostart feature?

The account and game password can be changed at https://www.lfs.net/account/details

Isn't that good enough?

Quote from versiu :

Bring back 900hp and stock steering wheel! And u can make base setup with restrictor to match BlackBird. I loved that kick of boost

I disagree with bringing back 900HP. I mostly drive on cruise servers, and for that this car is more than enough. I drive with wheel so i can manage the amount of power that i want it to output, so its okay. Its worse for mousedrivers. I think this car would be so much better around 400HP. But overall a great car to drive. For now my set is configured to handle corners pretty well.

Can't wait to try it. gl

- For keyboard and/or mouse users, its hard to tell what gear you're in if you're driving from within the cockpit.
- The car is fun to drive, but imo it has way too much power than necessary.

Quote from marcin338 :

but some of the people doesn't have that problem and they playing online with tanks.. so it's quite weird issue.



well still not fixed

I played on TC the other day and played around with the tank, along with a bunch of other players. No one was getting the OOS while using it either.

EDIT: Had a good time with it, good job with the mod.

I like this one. But i would much rather prefer for the front and rear lights to be brighter. But overall well done.

Quote from Rappa Z :

Classic Scawen, not just allowing mods but putting together an entire vehicle editor for the community.

My thought exactly, just making the editor itself must have taken such a long time.

Quote from MacedoSTI :

I hope is possible use other 3d applications, like 3dsmax... blender is...

You can use an editor of your choice. You don't have to worry about that, they all do the same thing. I believe naming blender was just an example. Don't quote me on that, but that's what would make sense.

I haven't seen anyone mentioning mod restrictions. What about racing leagues? How can they prevent their players from using mods? Perhaps a setting in the config to disable them? Or if possible: Check if the modded car has increased power, so that players are still able to change the look of the car but cannot gain advantage over other competetors.

Quote from SimulatorRental.com :

OK then.... I guess I am out of business then.
Anyone in USA want to buy some race simulators?

So how is it all set up? Do you just have 1 LFS account, and just connect to a LAN server with the same account whenever someone wants to play? Because you could buy x LFS S3 licenses for the amount of setups that you have and then just rent a server from the LFS website. That should help you keep going. If you decide to sell, do you ship to Norway?

Looks very promising, good luck!

You can make changes to your account, such as game password and web password over at:
https://www.lfs.net/account/details

- game password is used when you activate Live For Speed.
- web password is used to log into the forum.

Quote from mrawsome892 :

Hey can I get S1 or S2? I really want to play the full game and am super interested in racing but don't have the money to buy anything

I can't give away licenses per request, you'll have to join the giveaway like everyone else.
I don't have a date yet, but I'll have another giveaway ready soon.
Thread stays closed until its ready.

Hi.

If you purchase the S1 license now, you pay £6. If you decide to upgrade later you pay another £6. I hope this helps.

You can find your uploaded setups for your team, private or public setups. Drag them from your file explorer to the browser window to upload.

https://www.lfs.net/account/setups

Welcome to the community everybody. If you're interested in racing, you could check out the Leagues section at the top of the website.

I'm not a racer myself, so i cannot tell you a lot. But Leagues is a good place to start.

Quote from PedroXDBR :

Hello! Is the winner already selected?

No sorry, I've been busy. The winner is MattGod, congratulations. I've sent you a message in private.

Quote from Van Sterberkt :

iRacing driving school is pretty good imo. We should create a videp series like this in LFS

I watched some of those, great playlist. You can't put yt playlists in the youtube tag though, they just appear as broken. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFB47FE28B00FD472

New giveaway 2 weeks from now, good luck everyone. Drawing 26/03/2021.

Quote from PedroXDBR :

Just a question, will the Google Sheet document with the participants be updated? Or these named are the only ppl that are allowed to participate on the giveway.

Great question. That sheet is supposed to keep track of all participants, I need to find a way to automate it. For now I'm manually adding usernames in that sheet.

But to clear things up, for now only demo users are allowed to join. I see no reason to give out s3 licenses now at this point.

We ended up on 22 participants, I'm honestly suprised we got this many. For those that registered a couple of days ago, I choose winners based on their statistics and how active they've been around on demo servers.

Winner is bowst. I'll message you shortly. Congratulations!