Quote from Roadie :

yah, you gotta keep the devs on their toes! Make sure they aren't out getting wasted every night. j/k

Sigh... you don't seem to get my point. "j/k"...

Last edited by Mbrio, Wed, 7 Sep 2005 05:42.

I wasn't referring to you


And anyway, don't mind me. Maybe this time, asking for a progress report will result in one being given (I don't believe that has ever happened before though) and it's always nice to hear from the devs

Last edited by Mbrio, Wed, 7 Sep 2005 03:41.

Quote from Roadie :

it keeps us entertained. Progress reports make me want the final more and more

To clarify, I'm not talking about progress reports. I just take issue with the apparent desire of some people to get 24/7 updates on everything the devs do. And some people will simply say it's just a joke, but if a bad joke is repeated too often, it's not funny anymore (if it ever was...)

Last edited by Mbrio, Wed, 7 Sep 2005 03:19.

Quote from XCNuse :

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(you make it sound like a bad thing) lol

Don't get me wrong, I understand where the desire comes from, but you can take it too far...

Quote from XCNuse :

12 months?!? 12 months?!?! .. more like several years

sometimes i feel like i want to know what it is they do every day anyway lol

we should have like.. just a week or 2 when they say what they do that day.. i would just like to see what they DO DO instead of getting a report every so often.. just like a week or so.. or every other day or something when they would just say what they did, i seriously want to know what they come up with and find to do every day.. i mean after a while.. you think you would get bored lol or not have anything to work on.. or something

Some people would call that a stalker mentality...

Although it probably is a good system, it's only useful to use something like that if you do it from the start. It might be possible to use the rigid body dynamics and the collision detection, but it would probably take ages to implement that now.

Would be useful if you need to pee during a long race

Hehe, in the rFactor forum on RSC people are confusing rFactor with LFS and now they start doing it the other way round aswell :twirl:

Ehm, that's exactly what he's proposing and I agree.

This is the funniest I've seen: http://www.johnandjohn.nl/write/likeswater.jpg

I've started a case at WhatTheFont: http://www.myfonts.com/WhatThe ... thread.php?threadid=17713

I'll let you know if I get a reply.

Quote from Boris Lozac :

It would be a dream if Tiff Needel could test it in Fifth gear, or Clarkson in Top gear.. Now, that is publicity!...

With Clarkson crippled now, he did test GT4 for his Times column recently. Maybe the devs should sent him a copy of LFS

Have you tried a different browser?


Some nice observations in the review. It's the first time I've heard a reviewer mention the fact the interface allows you to change settings without interrupting your game, which is one thing I've always loved about LFS.

But what was that guy on about when he said the "developers should listen to the players and satisfy them by loading the game up with useless options"?

Quote from Cue-Ball :

I just checked and it cost $42.63 exactly. So I was a few bucks off going from memory, but rFactor is still cheaper. And keep in mind that S2 is only alpha (more expensive, but it's not "released" software) and is only two-thirds done, as everyone is keen on pointing out. So, by the time S3 is out, buying the full LFS will be much more expensive than the full version of rFactor.

A couple bucks more and it makes the difference between a 2 bit crack whore and a $1000 call girl.

Seriously though, I haven't bought rFactor yet so I can't really comment on the driving or any of that, but it does look godawful. The 3d models seem to be nothing but boxes (look at the mirrors for example and that freaky steering wheel that looks like it's been carved out of granite...) and the textures look like they were drawn in MS Paint. Especially their 2d art is just plain bad. What's with all those bevels? And the thick straight black lines? And that horrible interface (the overlay and the in-car dials)? And the over saturation? The textures all look like high res versions of 7 years old textures. There's no proper detail in them. It all looks cartoony to me. And it doesn't have to be. Look at the GTP mod and the Simbin games (say of Simbin what you want, but they do know how to make an interior look good). ISI could have easily hired some of those F1C mod making guys to actually make it look good. And that "but it's a modding platform" doesn't do it for me either. This game is supposed to be finished, but they're relying on mod teams to actually finish the game for them. So now I'm going to have to wait a year or so for a mod team to make a mod that actually is of a professional standard? I don't think so. I'll stick with LFS...

/rant out.

Quote from Djbob :

edit: it seems there is a 48 hour money back guarentee, excellent.

Only if you're having problems getting the game to work and have reported that to their support site within 48 hours of buying and still can't get it to work despite their support.

Quote from KiDCoDEa :

thats suberb. you have a new scene to hack now. cya.

Indeed...

Last edited by Mbrio, Thu, 1 Sep 2005 02:03.

Quote from Bob Smith :

I can say that the flywheel definately is modelled in LFS, simply because it's available to play with in LFS Tweak. Use high values and the revs are REALLY slow to build up. Use a huge number and give the engine silly power and you can make the car flip/roll.

Proof: Post #9

Ah yes, didn't know there was an option for it in LFS Tweak

Sounds like you're talking about the flywheel. I don't know if/how the flywheel is moddeled in LFS. Might be interesting for Scawen to have a look at. (The FXR and XRR could certainly use a lighter flywheel..)

Here's some interesting info on the subject: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/7177/flywheel.html

4th After Victor, Vari and someone else.

You can just import the posts without the users. The posts would then be linked to profile number 0 (which is a guest account.) You'd still have all the usernames attached to the posts though because that's saved seperately in every post.

Anyway, if the devs ask us for it, we'll certainly give them a backup. The LFS forum at RSC won't be going anywhere though, so you can still visit it and read the old posts.

The last racing event I went to was the 24h FIA GT race at Spa.

I posted some photos here.

Quote from admkirk :

Why the dual core? Imo, it's just a waste of money for most people.

Because I do a lot of multi tasking. When I'm working I usually have Photoshop, Flash, Director, Zend Studio, a couple browser windows, my own local web server, azureus, etc. running at the same time. It's just nice and useful not having to wait for a program to finish it's business when you're switching to another program. And besides that, multi core is what AMD and Intel are both pushing atm which will mean we'll see plenty of use for it in future programs and games. And the performance gain in Photoshop alone is worth it...

This is what I have right now:
AMD Athlon 2500+ Barton
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu Copper cooling
Asus A7N8X Deluxe Rev. 2
2x 512GB PC3200 DDR, CL2 (Corsair TwinX512-3200LL)
Asus Geforce 4, 4600 ti, 128MB
SONY GDM-C520 21" monitor
Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 200GB
2x Maxtor 5000DV, 200GB
Enermax SilentPlus-ActivePFC 350

And this is what I'm going to order at the end of the year:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or 4800+ Toledo
Asus A8N-SLI Premium, nForce4 SLI
Asus GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB DDR3
2x 1GB PC3200 DDR, CL2 (Corsair TWINX1024-3200XLPRO)
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 4 Pro
Maxtor DiamondMax 10, 300GB