Quote from Scawen :

I think colour codes are correctly ignored. But codepage changes are not ignored. If you can find a reproducable case where one seems wrong, I'd like to know about it.

Join one of the ConeDodgers servers, say [CD] ConeDodgersRacing1
Leave it, its name is now stored in the Join Specific Game input box.
Click on the name box, remove the "1" at the end and try to enter a "3" to join [CD] ConeDodgersRacing3
You can't type in the "3".

Quote from AtomAnt :

The 213.40.196.103 doesn't help as you cannot open any windows/system32/drivers with notepad to edit.

There is no Hosts file by default on Windows 98/ME but a \Windows\Hosts.sam
This is the one you have to edit.
And save it as Hosts without any extension (take care that Notepad may add a .TXT extension which might not be visible depending on your folder view settings) and reboot.

Quote :

As far as updating the DNS, not sure all ISP's do this automatically.

They do it.
They should do it.
They will do it.
They MUST do it!

AS Historic, Westhill and Kyoto GP.

Although I had no choice other than Westhill to vote for in this poll

Quote from Scawen :

By the way, version U won't work any more. You'll need U30 or later because they use DNS lookup instead of fixed IP - and that is the change which allowed us to move the master server.

This is a very important information and this new requirement should be stickied

Not really a car but nice driving skills though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-rDBh617xc

Quote from 11SuLLy11 :

anyone have the link for the wingman program 4 dfp ?

http://www.wingmanteam.com/lat ... ware/latest_soft_main.htm

Quote from Boris Lozac :

but i did notice much bigger stutter with Patch V when someone leaves the garage

Yes, same here.

Quote :

and when someone skin is being downloaded

Yes, same here.

Quote :

the cars ahed of me lagg much more than before..

And yes, same here...

Not to mention that every car seems to lag a lot at the start of a full grid race.

All of that when playing on a patch V server even with a good old patch U client. You can notice the difference when playing on a patch =< U30 server.

Quote from Scawen :

Right I've dealt with this on host and guest side.

You are not allowed to join (from escape menu or garage) from the time the lights go green until 12 seconds later.

If any guest succeeds in joining at this time, the host will immediately force them to spectate.

Any guest who has U35 or newer version, won't be able to join at all, their join buttons have a countdown on them : join (12) join (11) etc...

Well done, thanks

Quote from Scawen :

I've just released the U33 dedicated host.

This is a program for hosting only!
It is not a patch and is no use if you are not running a host!

Anyway in U33 dedicated host only, I've added some code which penalises players who use the "teleport to pits from start line" cheat to save themselves half a pitlane drive when they are on a host running the "must pit" rule.

Thanks a lot

Quote from bo-kristiansen :

- can someone please post the U30 zip.
please

It's still online:
http://www.liveforspeed.net/fi ... php?name=LFS_U30_TEST.zip

Quote from Mc21 :

Maybe a simple raw to wav converter? Please

Quote from Scawen :

Dexster might help?

http://www.softdivshareware.com/

Loading the raw files you'll have to try mono and stereo - but all the old LFS raw files are 44100 Hz 16-bit.

I'm using Goldwave which is not free but it's really a great full featured tool
You can also use GX::Transcoder which is a freeware.
Unfortunately the site is not fully accessible at the moment but you can download the app from the Free-Codecs site:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/GX_Transcoder.htm


Back to the topic, I've just made some tests on some U32 servers and I'm a bit disappointed to see that there is still the ability to pit in lap 0
This is a major issue for races with forced pit stop and I really hope that it'll be fixed for patch V

Yep, race events should have the priority over new connections IMO.

And especially for the start sequence, no new connection should be allowed untill the race has started.

Quote from the_angry_angel :

See Hyperactive's answer

That was NotAnIllusion's answer

But anyway I got it.
Mods can delete this thread to avoid confusion

Quote from the_angry_angel :

This is intentional.

Oh. Why ?

Quote from tristancliffe :

I thought LFS gives you a time penalty (e.g. +30 seconds) if you get a speeding penalty close to the end of a race?

You get a 30 seconds penalty if you pit on last lap.
But in this case this is not a pit stop but a penalty stop.

10 laps race with forced pit stop.

If you pit in lap 9 and get a stop and go penalty because of overspeed in pit lane, it's not possible to achieve the stop and go penalty in last lap.

You enter the pits at the correct speed, stop at the correct place, but nothing happens, you just got a DNF.

Quote from Andreas Grauel :

cause some people has problems with the pitlimiter and have to push it twice or something to get it on/off !
I dont have this problem but heard about it very often

I have noticed this behaviour as well but, for some reason, it especially often occurs on Westhill track and rarely on Aston track (with FZR).
I am not using any key assignment script, only the in-game built-in settings.

It has nothing to do with my wheel because the same behaviour occurs even when using the default keyboard L key. And even if the car is parked on the track / stopped inside pit box.

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Quote from bLaCk VaMpIrE :

look at the right bottom

[OT]

Hi happy Miranda user!

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Last edited by Lotesdelere, Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:30.

Quote from Goop :

request for MRTs at AS Cadet

[D-R-T] Racing 3

Quote from Hankstar :

Back in the day (1986 - 1999) I played lots of flight games...Afterburner, Red Baron...
So if you're a sim-pilot I want to know your opinions on the best combat flight sims out there

Aaaaah Red Baron! Great game at the time.
This reminds me that I still have the Red Baron 3D CD so I may reinstall it soon
I've also played a lot of Joint Strike Fighter and even won a digital joystick in a world contest as I've finished third after fighting for 10 hours non stop
Afterburner was really fun too but more an arcade game than a simulation.

I've not tried many recent flying sims but Falcon 4.0 Allied Force the remake of original Falcon 4.0 is great and is a simulation.

Quote :

Is there a way you can get those older Win 95/98 games to run on XP?

Shouldn't be a problem in most cases but in case of troubles try to use the Windows 98 compatibility mode: right click the .EXE file -> Properties -> Compatibilty tab
In case of a dual core processor assign the process to only one of the cores.

Quote from wheel4hummer :

If I could find a 99% stable NTFS driver for linux

http://www.ntfs-linux.com
Although it's not free

Quote from the_angry_angel :

Ext2/3 Driver: http://www.fs-driver.org/

This is a good one.
There is also:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsd

Quote from Jakg :

Gaim? pfff, Miranda ftw!

Yes! Miranda of course!

http://www.miranda-im.org

WARNING!
The UK, Europe, USA & Canada are now back to Standard Time on Sunday 29 October 2006.

Which means:
UK, IE and PT time is now equal to GMT
CET = GMT+1
US East Coast = GMT-5

To be sure about your time zone check the links I've posted in previous post.

You can also download this little free app World Clock 3:
http://users.pandora.be/wheirm ... ms/programs.html#wclock30

I've made a preset file for this app (attached file) as a registry key. Just unzip it and double click on the .REG file. Of course you can edit these settings (right click on the systray icon).

Windows 9x/ME/2000 users: to be able to run this app you'll need the Visual Basic 5.0 Runtime Library which is available for download at the bottom of the same page.

EDIT:
Your local time and the UTC-GMT time are now displayed in recent patches of LFS as shown on the attached screenshot.

Last edited by Lotesdelere, Wed, 1 Nov 2006 10:21.

Quote from Scawen :

I am slightly disturbed by your loss of frame rate but so far we have only heard that from three people : you, siLc and robertchapple123.

Add this guy to the list:
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=248384#post248384

Quote from liberto :

@ Scawen : i installed LFS U and then patched to U20 and it was good with FPS (almost 30 alone and 25 with another car) then i installed U27 and i had this FPS bug again ... so i reboot my computer as you say but no effect .. 15 fps again with 1 car on the screen :s

Have a look to this post:
http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?p=248384#post248384

Quote from JeffR :

Grand Prix Legends - Ignoring the trainer's it was originally a one car class game, but now there are 1965 and 1969 (downforce) mods. But for me, I'll restrict the comparason to the original 1967 F1 car physics. The high power (400hp) low weight (1300lbs), no downforce, and huge slip angles (10+ degrees) made this sim unusual.

Indeed. GPL was and still is a great sim, one of the best games I've played.

There is still a GPL community and there are even graphics, cars and tracks updates. And also some online racing

Some links:
http://gplea.rscsites.org
http://www.f1legends.ch/index.php (great site, maybe the best one, but in french only)

Some pics:
http://www.f1legends.ch/update ... na/images/laguna_shot.jpg
http://www.dixierunners.speedg ... mrocks/images/mon_04a.jpg
http://www.f1legends.ch/update ... /spa/images/spa_scott.jpg

But I won't compare GPL with LFS though