Hello!
I've got a Momo for what 4-5 months now?
Had some troubles with the throttle pedal but "solved" it using DXTweak2 (Windows XP here).

Now... the momo is well know for it's pedal issues, right?
Ok.

But... isn't the wheel pretty "solid"?
I mean, it's got an optical system for centering and all that, right?
So there's pretty much no "mechanical wear" on that system, right?

But now my wheel decided to decalibrate itself in the middle of the game...
I go to the garage and it's all fine, take the car for a spin and a few minutes after that the wheel goes a lil off center to the left...

Now, i've tried using the Clear Calibration software and reinstalled my drivers too.

There's even a "MomoTweak" app on the Wingman team website but it doesn't work with WinXP (it seems).

I've tried recalibrating the wheel on LFS too, of course.
In fact i always recalibrate my axis everytime i open up the game.

Tried leaving the "Calibration Lock" on too (used to have it always off).

Still, nothing worked.

Now.. i don't know what else to do, any suggestions before i throw it out in the garbage bin?

Thanks.

How many laps does a regular STCC "pub" race have?
Is it enough to be lapped? Wow.

anyone?

i don't know how this improvement forum works...
so this idea gets on a list or something?

Ain't that a really nasty and smelly keyboard? (@ at the pic)

Ah, and just for the record, ALT-TABBIN' LFS isn't recommended, at all.
If i were you, i would look for another solution.

The CTRL + F8 command which returns the WR for that combo is pretty cool.
But... could it show the splits of said WR too?

I think it would be nice to have.

You'd hit CTRL + F8 and receive a WR by :Someone: (13.67) (46.20) 1.15.290 for instance.

If it's not too much work to add it and others agree, can we have it?
I think it would be cool to have the splits too instead of "only" the WR time.

Quote from thisnameistaken :

they seem more about precision than finesse if you know what I mean.

It's "funny" you put it that way, i "agree".
I really like the open wheelers.
The FOX and FO8 (the later i like a lot more).

Here in Brazil people are really into the TBOs and those "road" cars.
Which is fine.

But they seem to think that driving with a open wheeler is "easy".
Well, that's not the case AT ALL.

If you're looking to drive FAST (over .3, .2 from the WR, on racing set and in a race) a open wheeler you gotta be goddamn PRECISE.

A lot of people don't see that, i find that really weird.


edit: and Bob, do you think the FO8 is "friendly"? holy crap man..
i'm really bad at this game then hehehe
that car is a beast, really fun to push it to the limit
but, to each it's own =)

Last edited by Meanie, Fri 2 Feb 2007, 23:16.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Really? What model is it? I've never seen a 19" TFT that wasn't 1280x1024 native.

edit: damn i'm dumb
but yeah, i've seen some 4:3 19" LCD screens here in Brazil.
Acer, LG, maybe some other brands too.

Thanks Tristan, it really does looks much better now.

Quote from FL!P :

83 for me. In cockpit view.

I use...
82!
It's the best, trust me! lol

What are you guys "g shifts" settings?
I would like to try some changes but i don't even at which values to start.

Is there a way to auto capture HOTLAPS instead of PBs?
Our league uses a hotlap upload system.
If there's a way to auto capture those, it would make things a lot better for us.

Welcome to S2.

Well, i'd recommend a Logitech wheel.
Be it a Momo, a DFP or a G25 i think you"ll be pretty pleased.

I've got a momo and for "mods" i use "momoleds", "pitspotter" and that's it.
Really useful stuff. Kegetys is king.

All i know is that i'm glad you're considering new tracks, amp my man.
You've got 3 servers, right?

If at least 1 of those would rotate between some (selected) tracks each, say, one week, that would be pretty cool.

Quote from mostflyskaterboy :

EST is -5 GMT
If that helps smile

Quote from banshee56 :

That is correct. LOTA's official time is based on Eastern Standard Time, or GMT (UTC) -5.

FYI...there is an array of present time clocks and an event countdown clock at the bottom of the forums.

alright, then i"ll register at 6 AM today!! lol =)
yeah i noticed the clocks now, i'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, you know?

Hello, i would like to even out my temps on the tyres.
That's the best thing, right?

How do i do that?

As you can see my middle and "inside" parts of the tyres heats up almost equally, but not the outer side part of it.

Should be really simple to even out the temps, right?
What should i do?

Thanks

Quote from RoCkBiGdAvE :

I usualy do none BUT i think i should start.

Just before xmas I started to get weird pains / feelings in me neck/shoulder area on the right hand side. I stoped using my wheel since then untill a few weeks back and during the time I didnt play I was fine. Now, their back.

DFP = health risk i tell thee!!

Yeah, people are just joking and all (which is fine ) but it really is important.
Even if you don't feel disconfort and/or aches, if you play anything for more than say 1 hour at times you really should start stretching and all, you know?

Prevention.

There is a chance of causing lesion due to repetitive effort. Even athletes have to be careful about it.

Well, i hope someone with knowledge on the matter show up.
With some exercises for us hehehe.


Cheers

ps: the joking is fine, by the way, but please think of the future hehe, this is a "serious matter". Even if you're young and indestructible.

That's cool, banshee.
So i will be receiving an e-mail when the registration is avaiable?
I registered on the forums already (with a blank login field).

I don't want to miss my spot on the FO8 and FOX series.
If i miss out those, i'm really screwed hehe.

For the sake of curiosity, what time is there now?
I'm at 19:47 (GMT -3) now.

And it will be 08:00 "AM", right?
Cheers.

Yeehaaa, yeah banshee, you guys sort out that site (joking ) of yours so i can join the league, pretty please?

i've tried the OWRL but it's german based, right?
And my ping doesn't fare too well there...

So, i better come and race with you LOTA guys.
I've raced with some Core boys in the past on your server and it all went fine.

So... i'm really counting on you man! hehehe


ps: i tried to sign up again at lota's website but it's not avaiable at the moment, right? cheers

Hello fellow pilots.
I'm just wondering, what kind of stretching exercises you guys do before playing, if any?

People with wheels should stretch their legs and feet as well as their arms and wrists.
People with mouse should stretch their wrists as well.

I do some stretching exercises that i do on the gym (the ones i think are useful for the muscle groups LFS uses ) but lately i've been ending up with some aches (and i'm young :tilt after really long sessions so i've created this thread so people who know more about that than me can share their exercises too (preferably with pictures please).

What do you do?

Hello, i'm from Brazil and our national league will be running cars which interest me only from August onwards.

Now, i've got this 7 other months to drive elsewhere, heh.

I'm really into the FOX and the FO8.

Do you guys know any league which will be running any of these cars?
From now till month 8 of 2007.

(Maybe even the BF1.)

I really don't want to spend all my time on training alone and pub racing.
I'm not fast, i'm a pretty good mid-fielder tho.
And most important of all, i race pretty clean and fair.


So, do you know any leagues who runs any of these cars?
It's gotta be an "international league" (which allows pilots from other countries than it's own) or at least a league where a "test" or something is held prior to accepting a new racer.

Any suggestions, i'm all ears.
Thanks.

Do you have it on Portuguese (Brazilian one), CrazyICE?
If you don't, do you want it translated? I guess i could do it.

If there's any interest on that, send me a PM.

Quote from Hankstar :

Like a footy, but round.

Bummer dmwright! But this could be a good thing. I had two weeks off over Chrissy and hardly touched a computer at all. Tell ya what, I didn't miss it one bit! I've barely touched my PC since I got back either. Haven't even re-clamped the Momo. Of course, I've started drinking a lot...

Hahahaha! Hank!

Probably it's a pretty dumb question but...
Isn't all this "shiney" paint kinda troublesome?

I mean, for the other racers?

Say you're on a bright sunny day and then such a car is is front/besides you, wouldn't it reflect the sunlight and hurt your eyes?

If that's what you love brother, go for it.
More power to you!

Quote from DeKo :

its GP4 yeah. those screenshots arent from me (as i said in the post), although i wasnt far away on my old geforce 6800, im yet to try it with my X1900XTX. I imagine it will look rather sexy.

grandprixgames.org told me pretty much everything about modding the game, and has a very active mod community.

But, do you have any idea which mods are used on those screenies?
Does the guy tell you that?
Where exactly did you get those?

I want to know what he's using, mod-wise

Thanks man.