Yes, it is possible. The server sends like every message you'd see as you were ingame through InSim, thus making it possible to read all the chat going on, as well as messages (votes, pits, other messages...).

Also it is possible to chat back as the "host". Where "host" is the actual "PlayerName" in the cfg.txt of the server (not the HostName) iirc. A utility would also be able to change a wide variety of server settings (e.g. kick/ban, restart, end race, change track, laps, ...).

...anyway, didn't laugh about your thread at all :P

Quote from Bob Smith :

I created a replica of an autocross course for Warper, the track is what is being used in the German Formula Student Championships this year. Assuming I did a good enough job, you could compare the MRT5 with the vehicles competing there.

But still, it's not identical (either car or track). I think the ideal solution is for someone to build Blackwood. Ideally on the field behind my house. Portsmouth doesn't need water resovouirs anyway.

That really sounds like the way to go

Quote :

I only wish people could notice the Enthusia Proffesional Racing that I could even call a simulator.

Aye... the physics demo video doesn't look that bad and you're right... one has to try it out at first but it looks promising. I also like the Trailer, some "racing" would've been nice though...

Unfortunately PS2 + Equip + Game would be too expensive for me and in he end, I'd miss the simple and great online mode, I guess

I have never worked with OutSim yet and don't take it serious if I'm wrong but make sure you are converting the raw data to float values (datatype float (4 bytes as well) not double or int or others).

Although the README and InSim doc confuses me... the InSim doc says:

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You can identify an OutSim packet by its size (64 bytes) and first byte (zero).

and the README says:

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unsigned int :time in milliseconds (to check order) (4 bytes)
Angular Velocity :3 floats (12 bytes)
Orientation :3 floats Heading, Pitch, Roll (12 bytes)
Acceleration :3 floats X, Y, Z (12 bytes)
Velocity :3 floats X, Y, Z (12 bytes)
Position :3 ints X, Y, Z (metres x 65536) (12 bytes)
Game ID :1 int (optional ID - if specified in cfg.txt) (4 bytes)

that makes a total of 68 bytes?

You know.. there actually must be S3 soon.. or there will be fewer patches.. I mean, it's "Q" already, not many letters left until "Z"

... you start the same thread of 'You know you play LFS too much when...' over and over again.

Try send some message through LFSW to Atomicpasi .. seen him on the server right now

Quote from GP4Flo :

Maybe the devs skip S2 and release S3 this year

Sshhh! Insider info, top secret!

It's done, when it's done! And when it's done, I can also turn on windshield wipers and adjust side mirrors in addition to the turn signals illepall *dreams on*

Quote from Bob Smith :

Hahaha. I can imagine you now, walking down the street, randomly running up to strangers shouting "don't use a cracked copy of LFS" (in a voice similar to that weirdo from Police Academy), doing a mild spasm and running off, with mad, twitchy eyes.

*lmao*! And in fact they don't use any cracked whatever at all :P

Hm.. I'm not sure about this. It may be some server running LFS Tweak to modify some car to be similar to a BMW-M5 3.8L or the server is blocking incoming connection due to a firewall or router.

If there was other people than it sounds like it's rather some LFS Tweak setting.

/edit:
Mh okay I just read LFS Tweak won't be out until S2 Final but I found this one to tweak some settings: http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=3209

Note to everyone who is not familiar with "tweaking", you can't tweak your car to 5000hp and join a server, you can't join a regular server at all if you change anything. You can play offline for your personal joy, for example tweaking yourself some BMW M5 3.8L

(Got that tweak->joinserver question earlier).

Last edited by Messiah, Mon 16 Jan 2006, 13:37.

I've never heard of that you can change the penalty for hitting objects.

Congratulations to all teams! 24 hours is a real challenge over and over again!

There were so many people actively involved again, it's just awesome! And the whole thing all around it (if you get up and go get it!) brings you very near to the race, the tracker, the streams, the interviews and all that kind of stuff

MSO maybe?

Quote :

struct MsgOutPack // 128 chars - LFS reporting displayed messages
{
char Id [4]; // MSO + zero
char Msg [128]; // displayed message, with colours removed
};

Montreal->Dubai.. uh, what a trip. Hope you like the scene change ^_^

Good luck there with your job and your privates. Err.. I don't mean your "privates".. private stuff and.. uhm.. LFS and so on

I actually don't know what "LFS Lapper" is, but if it doesn't need any user to control some UI first but can be started via commandline it should be possible with web languages (eg PHP, ASP?) to start executables.

Last time I was working on my project, I was doing some gap-message function, sending your own client some message about the driver in front of you and behind you about the gap + split/lap time. Quite more difficult than I thought

I turned on the virtual lights because sometimes you'll start where you can't see the real lights and I start counting in my head. 3 seconds from the first red lights, on zero it goes to green like: Red, Red, Red, Green!

I never floor the pedal because the engine still makes popcorn sound when revving it to the max. I found out starting with wheelspin in the XRR is much better than without, since I don't have a clutch pedal to further optimize a start off the line. Though you are right, it needs some concentration to not spin around in the middle of the field =)

For FWD cars I do like most people over here and trying to reduce wheel spin as much as possible and I rather keep some wheel spin than underrev.

I hope they'll feel slightly p...ed off, for they cannot ruin this great game

Anyway, I'm in no doubt that $$$ offers raise with every stage of LFS, also with no doubt S3 will be one of the best sims outthere for a very long period of time

Oh zeh gods! So much (old) honey!

I don't think that most people care about Credits anyway. They're just like junk you are collecting, because you think "Mmh.. I might need it some day", but you won't need it unless you throw it away and a short while after you really need it

Noone yet knows if they ever will be good for something and what that may be, there were lots of suggestions and ideas though

Quote from scotty37 :

Are you liking live for speed because I think its .well do you:fence3d:

Indeed!

Quote from axus :

Well this probably takes the crown for the most pointless thread of the year. I know its 1 Jan still - 364 days to go, but I can't see this being beaten.

lol! ^^

Happy newyear's everyone =)

Heh, thank you

Quote :

You were only gone 4 months, was that less than you imagined?

Yes, by far :P
But sometimes I feel like I never left in any way

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Quote from TagForce :

Hope you mean new MPR format... Would love to be able to make sense of the entire file for personal reasons. No, not cheating.

I wouldn't bet on that. We have been told that the MPR format is probably ... some kind of "modified", e.g. add time indexes to 'jump' within the replay but only from within LFS. As far as I know it is like a stream of in-game data, thus making it playable forward only and running LFS as dependency.

Hm, I still don't get the problem

But I'm not sure about the bounds values.. these are maybe relatively to the node, 90° to the direction it is pointing in, while 65536 is still 1m. But don't trust on what I'm saying since I'm not 100% sure.

Depends on the point of view ^_^

In fact, you are right... there is no request to get *ALL* NCN/NPL for players on the server and in the race.

I often used the IS_STA (status) packet to retrieve the number of connections and/or players in the race to then send IS_NCN oder IS_NPL packets for requesting player data, especially after connecting with InSim.

So... you can say there is some command and you can request everyone's data hehe

Thanks for all these kind words, it was a really nice feeling to read :')

A few month of abstinence was definately a good choice and I'm slowly starting to here-long the good days of LFS racing <3 *pounding* I had my first race since month today and it was -as always- exciting!

I'm finding my way back to a normal day basis and LFS is still in my racing simluation heart. I may spent some days to create some... err... skins that suit me or skins I'm able to do with my limited gfx talent, hehe.

So... let's go for a fixed future and LFS