i think you will find that for LFS, you dont really need any of the forces you have there, other than overall strength to basically keep the FFB on.

LFS produces its own forces very well, and thus alot of people do not use the wheel's own settings to adulterate/manipulate these forces.

all i have is the overall effect strength set to 50%, the rest are at 0%

in game i think i have 50% forces too.

it is like that quite alot for reverse or different from standard track setups.

does nobody else think those track screen shots just look a bit 'flat'??

fair enough the track and kerbs look nice, but the barriers and tree look crap.

i dont know how to pin it down, but netkar and many other sims just seem so 2D, especially the environments.

imo this is very important in a game, and create the right/wrong feel for the whole game.

TBH, unless you are racing with people you know, i think it is presumptious to think that other racers will race clean.

by that i dont mean blatant wrecking, but their inability to be aware of who is around them and to be able to make clean and appropriate passes.

alot of racers can be fast, but i think the mark of a real racer is to be clean and fast! i try to be both

its a shame that you get proper nobs that purposely drive dangerously on S2 servers, but i can only say keep going and lookout for the safer/fairer servers. there are quite a few.

also, if you stick to racing with a crowd that know you then they are more likely to back up your ban claims.

Quote from Gunn :

like the disembowellment of a musubi-filled Sumo Wrestler suffering from acute explosive diarrhea

nice of you to paint that picture.........

as for the psssssssssst noise, im sure all noises in LFS will imrpove when the sounds engine becomes the next focus of the devs attention. meanwhile i think you just have to settle for 3rd party replacement sounds clips.

what is the file name on LFS movies? i couldnt see a 'living for speed' as the title suggests.

almost as vain as mine ^

Hmmm good topic

Geoff Crammonds Grand Prix 1
Geoff Crammonds Grand Prix 2
STAR WARS: Xwing & Tie Fighter (originals)
Warcraft 2
Doom 1
Doom 2
Quake 2 (my first real 3D shooter, i missed Q1 due to my hardware)
Need for Speed: 2-SE, 3-Hot Pursuit, 4-Road Challenge, 5-Porsche
System Shock 2 (had to put it in there because i thought it was so good at the time although i had to do some digging in this thread to remember it! ending was dissapointing for me as it only took 1 attempt :doh: )
Half-Life
Live for Speed

These are the games that have stood out for me over my gaming years, and given me the most enjoyment and longevity.

Last edited by mrbogeyman, Tue 3 Jan 2006, 21:32.

top service, give that man a gold star...mmmm gold bar....yum. you can have one too vic

im illepall

Quote from ferret :

Let me say this, NOTHING before or since has gripped me in the way that Live for Speed has. I Still try every other sim/arcade racing game out there but in my heart of hearts I know they will be unistalled within a matter of either minutes or sometimes days. rFactor (deleted), GTR (deleted), GT legends (I gave it a month), NS2003 (stayed on my HD for about a year but didnt play that much), the list goes on.

Anyway, back to my point. When people talk about the cost of a game they fail to realise that with the majority of games out there, there is a limit to the amount of time you play that game before the boredom factor sets in. OK, I'm not an avid game fan and do get bored with games quite easily, FPS are so samey these days as an example. So what do you do? You put the game on the shelf and go out and buy a new game. Within a year you may have spent in excess of £100 on new games. Live for Speed has cost £24 for 3 years of gaming. ABSOLUTE BARGAIN I say.

absolutely spot on IMO

i dont expect FPS games to last me long, im not saying they arent good or worth it, but it generally takes me only 2 weeks to complete any FPS game.

obviously if i played a FPS online, it might have a longer life, but i dont. it is far too mainstream for most normal folks to jump in and go without getting absolutely pasted.

i have always been a driving game fan, since Geoff Crammonds GP1. i started searching for a new driving game shortly after i found out EA were cutting support for NFS: Porsche 2000 which i used to play online. LFS filled that void.......and them some!

LFS totally blew away previous racing games, it didnt really have any silly arcade exploits you could cheat with like wall riding. i know there are bugs, but these are minor and temporary.

great post ferret, i think you summed up beautifully what most racers on here think, and what we feel like saying to those who continually moan or grip.

this thread, along with tim stelton's (on RSC) i think should be stickies!

Last edited by mrbogeyman, Tue 3 Jan 2006, 19:37.

doh :doh: i should really have posted my DESKTOP rather than my BACKGROUND.....!!

I always go for the minimalist destop, with a games menu for LFS, COD2, Farcry etc etc directly after clicking the start menu for quick access

i got those glitches a while back, was just due to faulty drivers. had to roll back my drivers until nvidia brought out new ones.

Here is my desktop at the moment!

A cool picture of yours truely going warp speed on my bike :P

bah, u guyz suk! im gonna haxorz u al!

mwwahhahaha, look at my l33t sp3ak! im deh gr8est! i pwn u all!

im @ the top of the tree, shizzle ma nizzle............



time for me pills illepall

cool midgets btw

i just filled my ants:

that was scary!

i was trying to listen really closely, but when it screamed i looked up to see that scary face!

can nobody see the big green dribbling giant troll? after all these posts?
:feedtroll:

methinks it should be locking time?

Quote from franky500 :

he cant send to every1

so who is this secret source???............

Quote from franky500 :

all in total only cost me £300 as the processor is being sent to me for FREE.. .from a friend...

anymore of them going? oh i would need a MB to go with it, im a 754slot
unless of course you have a A64 3700 754slot going handy

getting to know a team is the best way you can get in. thats what i did :P
they couldnt get rid off me, so i had to join!

just hang around with whatever group you feel comfortable/competitive with. this way your races will be fun and close.

bear in minds that some teams may be elitist, but this would be fairly obvious as they will be very competitive and therefore have every right only to accpet compeitive drivers.

other teams wont care about your speed, if they like you then im sure they would let you join in.

its kinda like if you want to join a racing team, or a racing club.

also bear in mind, some teams might be pretty damn busy already, so probably wont be accepting new drivers.

anyway, have fun racing. hope you find the right bunch for what you want to do.

Quote from Akuma66 :

I got Forza, good game, nothing wrong with it even though its not a sim. Some times you just want to blast around on a arcade game

i agree.

i played the demo, and for a console simulation/racer i would say its about the best you can get.

it was suitably difficult with the standard controller, but im sure it will be more immersive with the wheel. just make sure and turn all the aids off. i couldnt brake right with the xbox controller!

Quote from felplacerad :

it's a song by a band called presidents of the united states of america

ahhh! i know that one but you were so out of tune i couldnt make it out :P

Quote from NotAnIllusion :

Amen! More racin' less complainin'

Quote from Blowtus :

can't you guys just get involved in some leagues or something and quit worrying about progress reports??

agreed!
"gimmie gimmie gimmie, we want more nya nya nya"........stfu! patience brats!
we dont need scawen reality tv........"today scawen picked his nose................then ate it"

"tomorrw scawen will figure out the meaning of life"

"tune in next time when eric will add a panel to the UF1 bumper."

Quote from Scawen :

and LFS still keeps the largest number of racers online for any sim (anyone please correct me if i'm wrong about that).

wow, if that is true then LFS rocks!!

i know LFS gets blown away in the bigger picture. but whats the point in comparing it to Quake3.....

i think it would be cool to see a comparison of stats for ONLINE PC RACING SIMULATORS.

even if it isnt top, but is somewhere near comptetitive then i think that goes to show that the methods and development practices used by the devs are highly effective.

sure it might not sell as many copies as GTR (yet), but for what LFS aims at (online racing) it sounds as though it is right on track.

anyway, like i said, stats would be ace to confirm that...if possible?